The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
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eminent by means of the river. .,l
harbors pork barrel has spent g. .uu.
600 on the brcakwatcr II uUu t,,' .r.
which protects the haruur. a.l un
dredging the inner channc.- {. m.t.
them available for deep drJ.t .. .w.
ers.
In addition municipal Improvements,
have been planned Wh.,u Wt ...,
$l0.000,0O0 and Will cover Further
dredging and the construction ~ Eva
and "A half niles Of whir.l.. ,.m
and warehouses. \ mUu.,... '.. -.'
railway to cost $2.Oo000O ard a,. .n.A
to serve all shipping intoro-.- .- as
built between Los Angeles anal u.
outer harbur.
Los Angclcs's $500 manu','.tns
establishments turn out annually
products valued at over $llu.u.. 0o0
and il is one OF the greatest '..hs-
ports of the world. I'll. r... Ion
of the consolidated city j. .u 'N.' ,h-
borhood of 500 900 hut the l... 500.
gan is Il 900. 900 Ny 1870"
San Francisco has . tWr u D.. soa
wall which cost over $2.UuuU u. md
it is now spending about S'"u. no
for now wharvcs.
Tho piers and hulkhcld WH.r.os
offer berthing space of over ilt, u e.
the average length of the docks .. ns
something Ike 200 feet and 'l. ly-
erare width 100. As the Government
fixed the pierhcad line AZ 500 r.,' '.In
shore, the new structures 'N'..5Hs
from ten to e,c,cn hundred feet ...,
had to be built at an anel, TIE
dental efforts of the t"redu ana Inn
noria. those exceedingly activ" marine
borers, are being frustrated nova.
days by the use Of coucrct" p..rl
California contends that i has ~
held back in manufacturing ow., ?,
the high railroad freight rates o. I've
East. That is, cost of produCt.ou p.G'
freight. has been too high to enable
worth Will" competition wit 'he
Eastern producers in the do"."-'c
market The Canal Is expc,. %
remedy this state of affairs hv u,k-
ing raw materials more rcas q
as well as by enabling Califnr, -
send her products to the A''au'. ...-
board at much lower cost
Seattle in 1869 was the l.M. :
twenty families count 'cm 'H....
To-day its population approx 'es
5000 and the city boasts ID .'t-
two story building.
With the balance Of the Puget - as
district Seattle hopes and ,,..'s
some day to give san France
run for first place in the sun .. '-
Pacific coast despite the prom .rs
of the latter city.
To prove her belief IN '.-.'
Seattle il spending $1,000 0oo "a go
assistance of the Federal Gpv,.."...
in auGmentn- its hdrhor far. I
anticipation Of big cXpan~ Z
trade through the Canal. r.
waterway cuts n month from ..
Ing time between Seattle .r Ny
York, as compared with tn, ... ..-
Seatt.e's ship canal who. -
ing $3,G25,0o0, will run fr." ."
Sound To- Lake Westminster
Union which is in III, y,.'r.
city. OF this total '>pyH-,
eral fund is contributing
OF over 60 per cent. WI .....
tiun of the locks Of the rtr.. ..
itself, those of Scattlr's
Will he the LARGEST in ~. .... ms
they will he free Of AL TOLLS
There are several mpur'
lpll terminal projects u....
Seattle, one of which VIII ..
eco, sum already Lrlrun'
II * safe to say that ;... g
projects planned or und,r
Country's most important l.. "I
he carried out despite a.. 10
war, as in most instances s
have already been apprur' 20
top of the 500 coo .OUO uu. sd
l., e,