Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-02-24
NEW ALLEN a ROBINSON BLOCH

and mizzenmast four booms each.
This gives two cargo booms to each
hatch. There are also two heavy
booms attached to the mainmast and
jiggermast capable of handling 80 to
80 tons each.
The Cargo Capacity.
The cargo capacity aside from the
space in the reserve coal bunkers. Is
about 3OO.0O0 tons. Besides, the boats
will carry 250 tons of stores and a
total OF G,195 on of coal in regular
and reserve bunkers.
Space is lett for putting up tempo
rary hunks or cots that would pro-
vide accommodations tor about 1900
troops. or 2,i0O steerage passengers.
Besides. there are accommodations
for 253 frst-class passengers and 6S
intermediates. The crew will num-
Der about 250.
The fact that there may be traffic
in Asiatic passengers is indicated by
the ROOF set apart as an opium den.
which, with two hospitals. is located
on the main deck as far aft as pos,
sible.
Each boat is equipped with two 30.
ton Lindc marine ammonia compress
sors in its refrigerating plant on the
upper deck. Air coolers between the
decks circulate 1000 cubic feet of air
per minute. TIE installation Of the
holds is important In the carrying of
frozen cargoes, and in this an eXper-
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insulation by use OF pumite is com.
paratively new. but has given excel
lent results where tried. Calcined
sterilized pumice is used. II is plac
ed in layers six inches thick with
two thicknesses of wood and a layer
of paper between. The pumice is san
itary and non-innammable, two greai
qualities.
A portion of the cargo room is tc
be specially prepared for transporta
' ton of silks and is made absolutely
rat proof.
There is a complete laundry fitted
with washing machines, mangles
starch kettles. etc. and a dry room
The equipments of the Dakota ant
Minnesota includes Is metallic life
boats, one wooden row boat and fiv,
metal life RATS.
Hill Wants No Subsidy.
At the launching of the Dakota
Mr.. Hill made an address. in which
he said:
Some of the people down in Wal
street seem TO be willing to furnish
us with what they call a merchant
marine. They have merchant ma
rines and navies and such things tc
sell. But somehow or other the ships
we can get that way are not lader
with gold. They turn out TO be nc
good. If we want good ships we mus
build them ourselves. Every stand
ard of life in u country is higher
and better than il is anywhere else
except one thing. and that thing is
transportation. Transportation is the
problem which confronts the industri
al future of this country. If we would
gain and keep the markets of tn,
world, We must furnish cheap trans
portation. II we fail in this. thes,
great sister ships which you have
seen-the Minnesota and the Dakota
will soon be for sale-and | NEAR
sale and not sail. | mean the!
will soon be under the hammer of thu
auctioneer.
THE problem of inland transporta
ton was a hard one, but we have
solved IL. The problem OF transport
ing goods across the Atlantic wa'
difficult. hut we have at last made {
good start at solving il. The prob
lem of conveying the product of ouI
rich and fertile land across the Pa
cific is most difficult of all. I'm no
afraid to tackle IL. All I'm afraid o
is a fire in the rear.
Il hope and believe we will soor
have more ships on the Pacific.
hope and believe we, in America, will
not adopt that malady which they cal
in Britain 'physicalitis.' hope tina
those who control the affairs of thi'
nation will always realize that tn,
conquests of m are a hundre,
times more to be desired than tn,
%conuests Of war.
DO you know what we have to d,
In transportation in order to make TIA
oriental market available? Do you
know just what the problem is?
will tell you. In order TO carry on
business to the Orient we've got I,
carry a barrel of -four from st. pau
or Minneapolis to Hong Kong for jus
% cents more than II costs us L
bring that barrel of Nour to New
York. Did you ever tn nix of il tina
way? II means that we've got {,
carry a ton of -four ten + as tar on
copper cent. | don't KIN whethe
any OF you ever tried it, but | a tel
YOU that it's pretty hard work I,
carry n ton ten miles for a cent. But
as ! told you. ! am willing 10 tackl
the job, BY and by | may call upor
you for our prayers. brt that's all
want in the way of a SUBSIDY Ana
conda Standard.