The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-08
FIXING FOR SEASON
OF 1907
BOATS AND STEAMERS AND
LAUNCHES UNDER CONTRACT
AT THE SHIP YARDS or THE
ciTY--HUsY TIMES THERE.

Finding things q bit quiet down In
the heart Of the city yesterday, an As
t0rlnn reporter wandered along the
waterfront until he got into the live
Her section wnere the boat builders
and machine makers are all working
Overtime trying to catch up with their
orders for the coming season.
He found the Astoria Iron Works
in full blast on big general line Of
boilers and other ordinary phases Of
its large custom work, and Superin-
tcndcht Troyer paying particular at
tention TO a fine group Of gas engines
going together under pressure OF time
limit orders, He has Just completed
"A splendid 81 horsepower Troyer gas
engine for the J. Lindenberger, Incir-
porated, to serve the launch Betty now
under general line Of repairs at the
X. NJ. I.eathefs boat yard. He also
showed a fine three cylinder high
speed. Is horse power Troyer, for Cap
| tain Alec Miller, 10 be installed In the
new and handsome launch Meta M.
just being finished at the big shops
Of John Salm, on West Astor street;
this engine Is Il new type, very lighl
and powerful, and proven success
Mr.. Troycr had a line Of six fine
horse power engines Of the Troyer
pattern on the benches undergoing the
fnlsnIng touches, for various local
boats about the river, mostly OF the
fishing class. And yesterday his COM
mny closed the contract for the con-
s,ruction Of one OF the 3-cylinder h-T
engines referred TO, for the new fish
patrol boat, ordered by Fish Commits
sioner Van Dusen.
Across the street and on the water
front. the Leathers yards are bristline
with work indicating the approach OF
the new fishing season, and all hands
are busy all the time. Mr.. Leatheri
IL finishing the repairs on the Linden.
berger launch Meta, which, on Satur'
dag next, will be dispatched to
southeastern Alaska, under commant
OF Captain Hamilton. with John Bon
, novitch in cnarge Of her engines.
, He has just completed fifteen fin
large fish boats, each OF which will
carry 100 fish. as against the Colum
bia river boats 1000 and 1900. o
these six are for the Alaska Fisher
mems Packing Company; ten are billed
To the Portland -AlaskasPacking Asso
citation, and three go to Peter Nelson's
sailing station on the Kuskuquin, II
Alaska There are four yet to finisl
Six Of them have been delivered, Mint
go into the water on Saturday and The
others will be pressed to completion
at once.
He has just closed contract with
L. p. Hunt, of the Shakan Canning
Company, at Shakan, Alaska, for a fine
SO foot steamer, which will be equipped
with 35 h-p Union gas engine, anC
Yesterday he closed the deal for the
new fish patrol boat for the State, with
Warden Van Dusen, alluded to else
where in this issue.
Mr.. Leatners has also bunch OF
FISH boats on the ways for local deliv'
cry and service. The 65 foot steamer
belonging to the Pacific Transfer
Company, Is still on the ways at his
yards and Tom Bell, who was in the
city yesterday, will have her finished
right in the yards here and send her
engines here for installation. Mr..
Leathers will proceed with the paint
ing of the vessel at once.
John Salm, the Astor street boat
builder has his yards full of work, the
| tHltl lltIi llClC bSlliS tiN bN" uiiN hA'N
launch Meta NJ, for Alec Miller which
Is u fine specimen of that particular
handcraft. He has a number Of big
fish boats also underway for local
owners and can scarcely stop work
Hong enough to talk.
Wilson Brothers yesterday closed
a contract for new S5 foot. twin
screw steamer, with William Andrews,
of Deep River and will begin work on
her today; and their Smith Point
yards are full of minor orders and
craft generally.
Besides the Betty, the we'll known
launches Sophie, and the Pilot are
undergoing full repairs at the Leath-
ers yards, and the last limit of his
orders, on anything and everything he
has there Is June the 18th next.
SO 1t will be seen there is no lack OF
signs of the coming season in that To-
cality.