The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25

pany's yards on this bay. this year. was
launched this, morning. This is to be
steam schooner known as the Daisy
Freeman The dimensions of>the new
vessel are: Length. 173.5 feet. beam
3S6 feet and depth OF hold 1873 feet
She Will have a gross tonnage OF SIS
and lumber carrying capacity OF u.s.
600 feet. The Daisy Freeman
makes a total of four vessels. two sail
and two steam. with total tonnage OF
2704. launched from these yards this
year, with one more steam vessel to go
or the ways before New Years and an
other nearly In frame ON the stocks.
The record OF the yards so far this
year has been: Sailers-Schooners,
Yosemite. S27 tons. and Sva. SIS TONS
Steamers-Hoquiam. GA tons. and
Daisy Freeman. 615 tons The vessel to
come off in. about two weeks Is the
double-decked eable-tender steamer.
with auxiliary sail power. building for
use among the South Sea Islands on the
Mackay- Bennett Transatlantic cable.
On the stocks is the hull of what will
be the steam schooner Yellowstone,
building for c. r. Mccormack & Co..
Humboldt Standard
The coming year should see Monte
rey take on a spurt OF growth that
will outdistance any other community
on the Pacific Coast. There are rea-
sons for this. This city Is situated in
the center OF the California coast. and
from IL there is easy access to the
population OF the great valleys Of Cali
fornia. There Is no better harbor on
the Pacific Coast than Monterey Bay,
and at the present time there are one
or more transcontinental railways that
have their eyes on the place. The ex-
tension of the Santa Fe to the Santa
Clara Valley and down through the
Paeheco Pass to the San Joaquin VAL
ley is believed TO have something in
store for Monterey. . . Then there
is the Western Pacific Railroad. The
Gould system is building a road TO
California and there is a reason
to believe that 1t will come TO Monte
rev. 1t is certain that the electric
railway from this city to Santa Cruz
and that work will start on IL the
coming year. In fact. IL may be run
ming before next December. The break
water will also be built. A brigade
army post for Monterey Is almost
certainty. Z" All of these will make
Monterey the lIvelIest and most pros
porous town on the Pacific Coast They
citizens OF this place will stand to-
gether and work for the good of the
community they will come great deal
sooner.-Monterey Cypress
The La Grange Ditch and Hydraulic
Mining Company is contemplating the
expenditure of between $4,000 and
$500 900 in constructing an electric
light and power plant and dredger
at La Grange The company began the
construction of its dredger some weeks
ago but on account Of the
congested condition OF the rail-
road. through lack of necessary
material has been hampered and
delayed, and will hardly be able
TO begin active mining operations
until late in the spring. The power
plant, however. is partially construct
ed. and the outside wiring is being
pushed forward energetically. The
plant will generate 1000 horsepower.
and after operations at La Grange are
in good working order the company
will extend the power and light line
to Waterford, Modesto. Ceres and Tur-
lock The company also proposes to
construct and operate Touring mill
with a capacity of twenty five barrels
and to put up large warehouse for
the benefit of the ranchers In this To-
cality- This company has also under
consideration proposition TO join with
another company farther up the river
for the installation of a power plant of
$4,000 horsepower. The proposition
will involve a storage reservoir and
Will call for from S1,00OsO0O to 81 00O,-
000--ModeStO News.