The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-15

Special Dispatch to the Post -Tntelligencer
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. 1.-THE
Puget sound naval station and Pacific
coast points from San Diego to Dutch har-
bor and unalaska are the subject Of
earnest recommendations for improve
ments by Rear Admiral Bradford. chief
of the bureau OF equipment of the navy
department. in HIS annual report. made
public today.
Rear Admiral Bradford is now on his
way to Seattle. to study further the spe-
cial needs of the Bremerton station. He
has for some time recognized the supreme
Importance of the naval establishment on
the sound and called attention to II in
strong terms In his report OF last year.
In his present report he calls the atten-
tion Of Secretary Long to "the very great
necessity of establishing large coal stor-
age facilities here" He says the only
facilities for storing coal at the naval sta
tion at Puget sound are temporary wooden
sheds TO which the coal must be carried
from the beach in carts. with the reverse
operation when coal in ships. and coal
hulk with a capacity of 1000 tons. He
urges that IL Is especially important TO
provide at this station for storing at
least q 1000 tons of coal with pier TO
which ships dlscharging and loading may
have more and better facilities for rapidly
handling coal.
There Is available and under the con-
signanze under the bureau of yards and
docks .0o0 for the construction Of a coal
shed and appliances at the Puget sound
station. Tb4 report says this amount =
tofafIy nadfqsate for rfne buf7y5se osssIfeo
and It especially urges that II may be
increased sufficiently to provide as above
indicated. In calling attention TO the
necessity for increasing the coaling facili-
ties at Bremerton the report says:
THAT as good coal may be transported,
either from the Eastern coast or from
British Columbia TO this section. II Is
necessary to provide much larger storage
facilities"
Plant for Bremerton.
Admiral Bradford also recommends
strongly that a plant be established at
Bremerton for making necessary repairs
10 the electrical appliances OF warships.
The expenditures for the maintenance
of the station In the last nscni year were,
labor 1919; materials. So3i: total. ss.3S3.
The bureau IS endesvorinr TO have a
site from the public domain In Dutch har-
bor and Unalaska set aside for the pur-
pose OF conducting coal storage house
and pier thus following the recommends
lions made by Gen. Randall. of the army,
in his late report.
A coal storage house Is TO be erected
on Japonsxi opposite Sitka.
paragraph from the report Of interest
20 Pacific coas, shipping is;
.The attention Of the department IL re-
spectfully called 10 the necessity for &
survey Of the western Pacific ocean FOR
tho purpose OF making a careful examina-
tion with reference to the great number
OF impcrfeetiy known dangers 10 navigs-
tinn therein. In consideration OF the
greatly increased commerce across the
Pacific and the probability Of a still
greater Increase In the near future. this
h deemed important, The existence Of
many az the reported dangers Is doubtful
and yet as long as they remain on tho
charts they are a menace TO navigation
and cause much sohcitude on the part
OF mariners. Capt. y. ". Mccalia. L. s.
y recommends that all vessels crossing
the Pacific be required "a traverse certain
lines for the purpose of deciding posi-
tiveiv upon The existence Of dangers now
supposed TO be on the direct routes. and
also for the purpose OF assisting such
ships as may have been accidentally dis
abIed
ssrhe bureau IL very favoTahy Inn
presxad with this recommendation. and IL
preparing charts showing the proper
course to pursue,
In addition TO publishing results of
surveys b. naval ship the coming year q
work of the bureau provides for the COM
| ulgtlan az the nautical charts of The har-
I bors. coast and waters between the state
! of Washington and the territory Of
| Alaska