Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-20
for railway stations, but Is soon to have
one that is worthy Of Us greatness, for the
two roads named afe Investing 100000 In
terminals and unfrsn-itknot

for railway stations but IS soon to have
one that is worthy IF us greatness, for the
two roads named a9e Investing $4,OO0.O 600 In
terminals and unfon-depot.
There has been some doubt whether Sc
attic Will remain the terminus of the Great
Northern system aid The headquarters Of
It's steamship line, and 1T is contended that
the great ships which Mr. Fill has recently
built at New London draw more water
also been said thatktheg cannot enter any
port In Asia, but that is a mistake. They
draw from twenty-Hgft to thirty-two feet,
according to their sargoes, but even with
that draft they cSna nnd convenient an
chorage at Yokohama. Kobe, Nagasaki
Hongkong, Manilafand every other port
they desire to enter sexcSpt Shanghai, where
a bar keeps out air vessels drawing more
the Empress steamers. and all others of
size, are required to receive and discharge
their cargoes at Wusung, at the mouth Of
1 IN fangtse river, twelve miles below
Shanghai. Seattle has the poorest harbor
OF any of the cities on the Pacific coast
put the Inhabitants declare that 1t is good
enough for Jim Hill and everybody else
ana get very indignant when people inquire
as to the possibility Of removing the head
quarters of the Great Northern steamship
service to Everett or Belingham.
seattle Is the headquarters of the Alaska
traae, and during the summer season
steamers are going and coming every day.
The Alaska trade last year was worth $40
oVVOU, ana the receipts of gold here
amounted to nearly $16OO0,0OO. There is
active rivalry between Seattle and the
neighboring cities, particularly with Taco
ma and Portland, and little Bellingham in
the north is also bidding for the Alaska trade
claiming to be 100 miles nearer the Alaska
ports than Seattle or any other place on the
coast. Said ]. ]. Donovan of Bellingham
the other day:
everybody who goes to Alaska must
pass 'nIs Town, and we can supply every
ehing that is needed as well as Seattle or
san francisco. Alaska has q very short
season for commerce. and as soon as mer-
chants understand that a steamer which
can make only four trips a month from
seattle can make five trips a month from
Bellingham, business is going to change.
There Is an advantage of 100 miles each
way IN favor of Bellingham, or thirteen
hours, which 1s twenty-six hours on the
:, TRIP, more than entire day-which
Is an important consideration both as to
time and fuel. That one day multiplied by
TOUR increases the effective capacity Of a
steamer % per cent"
Bremerton Naval Station.
Across the bay from this city is the
united states naval station Bremerton.
were uncle Sam has had a great deal of
tfouole protecting his sailor men from
narples That lie in wait for the unwary
6remerton was at one time considered the
Wickedest town on the coast, and Secretary
Long notified the authorities that either the
navy yard or the saloons and other evil
PAGES must close. Now I am told it has
become quite respectable
A battle ship is being built here. It's his
tory is characteristic of the town and the
people. ihere are no steel mills in this
part of the country, and all the material
must be brought from the eastern states.
Nor were there any shipwrights, but they
also could be imported, and a syndicate Of
citizens, determined to demonstrate the abil-
lily and enterprise of Seattle, furnished the
capital to establish new ship yard and
pulld a man-of-war at a certain loss of
several hundred thousands of dollars. The
municipal pride of the members of
this syndicate has proved very expensive.
The ship Is under way, but has been a long
time In building, and the engineers have
had an immense amount Of trouble because
OF the lack of labor and material The
work of construction is going on slowly but
surely, and it will be completed some time,
provided the pluck patience and purses of
the guarantors hold out.