The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-25

HOW AND WHERE IT WILL 60.
Twenty Millions wanted FOR work
nt Navy Yards. Including Porto
Rico and the Philippines - About
the same Amount FOR Increasing
Navy Equipment
The secretary Of the navy, in bis an
nual statement of estimates TO bc sub
mitted TO congress. asks for an appro-
pSation OF SgS.9l0gS4 for the navy
during the next fiscal year. OF this
tum over S2O.OOOOOO Is estimated for
public works at navy yards and naval
stations, including those In Porto Rico
and the Philippines. II also includes
an estimate for the Increase Of tie
navy amounting 10 S23, 1O3Ol0, OF
which S1T.3O3OlO is for construction
aud machinery. SGuOO,OuO for arma-
mcut aud $4,000 for equipment. The
estimate for armor aud armament is
S2OOOUOO larger than the estimate oi
last year for the same puruusc.
The estimates for public works in-
Ciude a number OF large sums for WORK
ialthe Philippines. In bis annual re-
port Secretary Long will call attention
10 the necessity .or complete navy
yards at CavitC and OiougapO, with
every provision for The docking o.
American ships there. 50 that the navy
will not be compelled to depend upon
the docking facilities at Hongkong.
liis estimates include an item Of Sl2'-
300 for a naval station at Guam. S3Sl,-
Opy for naval station at Cavite aut
81 t443OOO for naval station at Dion
gupo. An increase of SiOS.0O0 is asked
for the new naval station at Tutuiia.
The largest single item for the naval
station at Cayite calls for 100000 FOR
rofrecratug plant 10 is also pro-
posed To- oNprud 100000 for power
plant for yards and docks ut tlat place,
$4,000 for power house and $1,000
for shop aud foundry. 10 is csti-
mated that % quay wall 90 Olougapo
viii cost Ss33.OOO, of which sum Secic-
TRY Long asks for $l-0oU0 ior use
during the next year.
The estimates for Olongapo provide
for a complete navy yard, with ma-
chine shops, foundry, storehouscs, boil
ev shops, barracks and quarters. II is
estimated tLat the cost of dredging and
filling ut this station will be S2,S7G000,
but only $4,000 Of this is asked for at
this time An estimate is also submit
ted Of S2,Gi3,OOO for the naval station
at san Juan. Porto Rico, being an IN
crease over the estimate of last year of
S2.573, 600. The largest items in this os-
innate arcSl 100000 for masonry dry
dock. 100000 for the purchase of adj
dtional land and S2JO0O0 for dredging
1t is also proposed 20 spend large sums
the construction of ordnance and
1ipment shops, building Of fire.
= Of pier a power house and barracks
and officers quarters. The total csti'
mates show an Increase over those Of
last year amounting 10 $3l, l4S53i
The bureau Of ordnance submits an
estimate OF 100000 for reserve guns
for ships of the navy. The bureau OF
equipment asks for S2,00OO00 for tie
equipment Of vessels and S25O0OOO fOi
coal equipment, each of these items be
iuk an increase over the estimates OF
last year of 100000,
The bureau OF navigation asks fol-
100000 for the Naval academy, Z
decrease of 30 per cent over the appro
priation of last year For the nava
training station at Port Royal Sl59, TJt
is asked, S3l 800 for the naval training
station on the Pacific coast, ,2s'
for the naval training station at New
port and SEQ 1000 for the Naval Wa
college.
The bureau Of ordnance submits ~
estimate Of 100000 for new uava
magazine near Boston, 100000 for Tie
same purpose at Portsmouth,, ~ II.
t$S0O00 for Improvements al the nava
magazine, Mare island, California, an,
100000 for naval magazine an,
equipment at Puget sound, these liz
urcs including sites. The same lu
reau asks for Si9, 500 for improvement;
at the magazine, Iona Island New
York. S93 500 for improvements at DO
yer. y. j.; S32 coo for sea wall a
Goat island, Newport, II. l., and SO
600 for improvements 20 magazine
Foyt Lafayette, New York.
Trial Costing $3.50 over Nine Eggs