The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-10
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT.

THE BAY FRONT.
The steamer Ducentha, from Gulf
port for Delagoa Bay with a cargo of
day and was supplied with 1850 tons
OF coal by A A. Brown & Co.
Another vessel to be supplied with
coal was the Ludgate, from Gulfport
for Buenos Ayres. She was bunksred
with LOO tons by the Gulf Transit Co.
The steamer Evelyn, 1915 tons, ar
rived yesterday from Tampico, and
will be loaded with lumber and timber
by'The Keyser- Muldon Co.
The coast steamer Manteo arrived
yesterday with a good cargo.
The river steamers Captain Fritz
and Eugene. from Choctawhatchee
Blackwater river landings, arrived yes
terday with full cargoes Of naval
stores.
The launch Swan entered yesterday
with good cargo of naval stores and
number Of passengers from Choc-
tawhatchee landings.
Among the arrivals of the fishing
fleet yesterday were the Seaconnet
with 1900 pounds of snappers and a.
900 pounds of groupers, the Ida M.
Silva with $1,000 pounds of snappers
and 5000 pounds of groupers and the
Priscilla with 1000 pounds Of snappers.
All were to Saunders & Co.
The coast steamer Manteo is due to
leave tonight for her regular weekly
run to points down the coast.
E=a RecgrAssion on Our West Coast.
There is undergoing alterations at
Seattle, Wash, 900-ton bargentine,
Mgtth q. producer gas engine of the
H0ur- cylinder type developing 800
horsepower at 200 revolutions per
minute. This engine is of the up-draft
type, 3 feet in diameter. 10 feet high,
and is intended to work on low grade
Of Ignite, costing about four shillings
per ton at the mine. This vessel when
ready for sea will carry lime in barrels
to San Francisco and will have among
her equipment a wireless telegraphy
outfit.
Water Freights VS.. Overland.
AaadistiHing company in Peoria, Ill,
recently shipped train load Of whisky
to New York to be transported by
steamer around Cape Horn to San
FrancIso. instead of shipping the same
by. train direct. By this arrangement
this cargo will travel $4,000 miles in
stead OF 1000, but thereby large saving
in freight rates will be accomplished.
This is an object lesson in shipping by
water VS.. rail, which is impressive, to
say the least.
Russian naval estimates for 1912
provide for an expenditure OF $50. 10S,-
078, being an increase Of over rs per
cent more than was appropriated for
this purpose this year;
oGe.veseAuother Big Canal.
II Is reported that a syndicate OF
French and Russian capitalists are
preparing to construct a canal to con-
meet the Black and Baltic seas,
project which has often been consid-
cred by the Russian government but
hes not taken definite form on account
of the expense involved, which will be
about $3.50 900, 900. The waterway will
have a total length Of 1900 miles from
Riga to Kherson, but the engineering
difficulties are not considered serious,
as every advantage will be taken OF
the rivers Dwina and Dnieper, which,
of course, will have to be dredged and
widened, while waterfalls Will be cir
~CrfTnvented by canals, and canal with
siBehsEwill have to be constructed be-
tween the. two rivers in the vicinity Of
Vitebsir. "a
Municipal Ownership of Waterfront.
a,,iMarine Journal: A report recently
submitted by Chief Engineers G. w.
Stamford OF the department of docks
has for it's principal recommendation
the municipal ownership and develop
ment Of the waterfront of this port.
1T is desirable" says Mr.. Stamford,
that this city should proceed to plan
it's waterfront development under
broad municipal policy OF control and
organization looking to the gradual
substitution of public for private own
ership without undue hardship. This
should be accomplished In such way
Us to make available in the interim all
the advantages that are derived from
sthe ySexfsting private enterprises. The
city should adopt a fundamental basis,
which should make 1t easy to organize
the port for more progressive develop
ment.
Mr.. Stamford, in conformity with
the policy which he outlines, has also
prepared plans for piers, new bulkhead
lines, waterfront streets and ware
houses, all of which would accord with
a. comprehensive improvement of the
port. With the opening of the state
barge and the Cape Cod canals In 1918,
and the Panama canal in 1915, the
commerce at this port particularly Will
face entirely new conditions. which
win doubtless cause it to expand even
more rapidly than at any period in its
already remarkable history. These con-
ditions must be anticipated by pro-
vision for handling commodities more
economically with less waste of time
tain at present If the port is to lead
the procession in the future as in the
past.
The "Monitor" Controversy.
Marine Journal At different Pc
RODS since the civil war one T. r.
TirnbY has claimed that he was the
Inventor OF the revolving turret that
was placed on the first monitor de-
signed by John Ericsson and construct
ed at the Continental Iron Wor'rs,
Green Point. this city, in 1852. The
refusal recently of the navy depart
Fnent TO furnish a war vessel to con-
vey the remains Of the late Mr. Timby
from this city TO Washington for
burial for lack of a precedent and the
satisfactory establishment OF the fact
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