The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-08
Shipping And Waterfront News
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one to the other. New York has only
now taken the first legislative step to-
ward such improvements in the Gull
len Harbor act, which permits the
Board of Estimate to construct proper
water terminals as distinct from mere
docks. Next this bill in Importance
are the canal terminal act providing
by the issue of bonds, when approved
by the people at the polls next month,
accommodation for barges coming
over the enlarged Erie canal soon to
be finished, and the previous act au-
thorizing a commission to consider
port improvements in concert with
New Jersey. This commission seeks
new arrangement, whether by perma-
nently heightened piers or otherwise,
a plan by which "the port of New
! York may for years to come be able
I to harbor any vessel that may be hor-
bored in any other port" Finally
Commissioner Tomkins is completing
plans for a beginning upon the gi-
gantic task of making, with State and
Federal cooperation, a new railway
harbor in Jamaica bay.
When tramp steamship can enter
New York port without pilot at any
hour of the twenty-four and at any
stage of the tide and lie at a wharf
where any railroad can send a car to
meet her, paying a modest fee only to
the city, Montreal and Portland and
Southern cities will have greater trou-
BILE in coaxing away our commerce.
Docking Canada's Ships.
! Pail Mall Gazette: Tenders for the
construction of four cruisers of the
Bristol type and six destroyers of the
River class, which are intended, in &C
cordance with the arrangements made
during the conference on Imperial De-
fence in 1909, to form the neuclus Of
a Canadian navy, have been for some
time under consideration at Ottawa,
but, in consequence of the general
election and the change of admins
tration, a decision with regard to them
is deferred.
1t is specified that the vessels must
be built on Canadian territory, and
several British firms, in competition
for tho ,UorIy ora non, anuogad in Low
ing down the necessary plant.
A notable feature of modern ship
building is the combination of great
establishments to develop their oper-
ations abroad, and an instance in point
is the cooperation between Messrs.
Vickers, Ltd, Barrow, and Messrs.
{ Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co., New
, casle-on-Tyne, whereby the reconstruc-
! ton in Spain of that country's naval
! fleet is being carried out, and new
! fleets built in this country for Argen-
tina, Brazil and Turkey.
Another well-known combine is that
of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and En-
gineering Co., Govan, and Messrs. John
Brown and CO., Clydebank, who have
joint interests in the Coventry Ord
nance Company while both these
clyde firms are now associated with
view to the development of the
industry in the Dominion.
A Big Cape Breton Venture.
The company with which they are
concerned has been formed at Sydney,
Cape Breton, under the name of the
British Canadian Shipbuilding and
Dock Company with a capital of e.
100000. Sir Henry Pelatt of Toronto
is the chairman, and the board in
cludes Mr. Charles e Ellis, managing
director of the Clydebank establish
ment, and Mr.. Alexander Oracle, chair
man of the Fairfield Company.
A site covering about 800 acres has
been acquired, and although at first
from 1000 to 5000 men will find en-
ployment, it is expected that when the
works are in full operation the num-
Der will be increased to 5000 Ship
repairing, it may be taken, will form
no inconsiderable part of the compa-
nys activities, for the drydock pro-
jeoted is 1000 feet long by 40 feet
wide, with depth on the sill at high
water of 40 feet.
On its cost, which is estimated at
100000, the Canadian government,
under the Dominion Dock Subsidy Act, |
will pay 10 per cent for thirty-fve I
years. The shipbuilding yard is to be
provided with eleven slips, eight of .
which are to be large. enough for the
of super-dreadnoughts I
while the manufacture of guns. gun
and armor plate will also
be undertaken.
Canadian Vickers.
Another big concern that is to build
ships in Canada is Canadian Vickers
(Limited), which has been incorpor-
ated at Ottawa with a capital of ell