The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-21
SEATTLE'S SHIP
YARDS HUM;
VESSELS IN
DEMAND
"0lve ua the ahIpai"

give us the nhlpnt
II 10 tho universal cry along
Seattle's water front, where es.
porters serambllng desperately
about In search Of vessels. are
being literally pushed into tho
sea by a de!uae OF cargo rolling
up behind them.
Every shlp yard 10 busy build.
Ing more bottoms. Contracts
already signed will keep them
industrlously at Il for many
months 20 come.
One exporter alone has contract
cd TO ship 10000 tons Of merchan.
disc 20 Vladivostok lie has already
arranged for II sailings. and Is cast.
ing about for additional charters at
almost any price.
Lumber Market 1rlsker
In the East the lumber industry
has revived. There Ii little doubt
felt among Washington mmbermen
today that by January the impetus
viii bo felt here In n material and
sudden raise In lumber prices. ae-
companlcd by a brisk demand.
II IL assured. they say. There IL
Ia report that 10000 900 feet of
Puget sound. Oregon and California
lumber has already been contracted
for. II In 20 be shipped TO various
destinations.
Lumbormen are not so deeply
concerned as 20 whether they will
be- able 20 sell their product aA they
are worried over the matter OF de
livery.
Railroad Yards Full
Frank Waterhouse a Co. has 400
carloads Of merchandise consigned
10 Nladivostok standing in Seattle's
railroad yards.
Warehouse recently returned
here from New York TO announce
that he had chartered a whole navy
Of Japanes. frelghteru. and Ia grab.
bling every bottom he can lind
loose on the seas.
With the Moran shipysrds build.
Ing two froighters. 36s feet over all.
for the Ward line OF New York. be.
sides fulfilling government con.
tract FOR three submarines. the Sc
attic Construction a Dry Dock Co
IL working about To capacity
To Build Freight Carriers
The Anderson Steamboat Go. IL
nov building lighthouse tender
As soon as this vessel ia Off the
ways. they will begin building a
number OF small freight carriers for
coas,wise service.
Soattle's harbor commerce. II
averaging well over the daily mark
OF $1,000. 900. according TO Port
Warden PRysae.
Coastwise trafflckers have shown
remarkable activity within the
last few months
The Alaska Steamship co. has
purchased three now vessels for
the Seattle-Alasks run. and the Pa
cifio Alaska Navigation Co. has
purchased two for service between
here and California ports.
jap Line Adds Boats
Two new boats have boon added
TO the O. s. X. service between Sc.
attic and the Orient.
James Griffiths a Sons have pur-
chased two vessels TO operate be.
tween Seattle and Alaska.
". II. Grace & Co. is building
three new vessels for New York.
Seattle trade thru tho canal.
The situation at Seattle Ia typical
OF every other port on the Pacific
and Atlantic seAboard.
william Brown Meloney. an nu-
thority on commerce. writing In the
current Saturday Evening Post.
sums M the situation thus:
This country's need - the
worlds need todny--is ahips.'
Anything 10 Now a ship
Men have turned to scraping tho
bottom OF the sea for vessels. he
declares.
III has become n saying that he
who can possess himself OF n tub
or soap box that will float. and a
stick for n mast or n kerosene can
for an engine. owns the beginnings
of a Croesus." no continued.
Something OF an idea OF the do.
mand for ships may be gathered
from his figures:
"Tramps under both neutral and
belligsrcnt flags that previously
could be chartered for from $4,000
To g. 900 month cannot be had
now for less than 5000.
Where It cost In the spring OF
1914. si.60 a ton 20 ship coal from
tho Atlantic coast 10 the east coast
Of Central America. tho charge Is
now $500.
Vessels are paying for them
selves in two or three trips. Early
In November two wooden six.mast-
cd schooners were chartered out OF
the Chesapeake and New England
coal traffic. one at $4,000 to carry
coal To the coast OF Spain. the 9th.
or To- carry coal to Rio Janiero for
a lump sum of 100000.
Il know of three small Dutch
steamers that 10 10 IL years ago
cost about 100000 all told TO put
overheard. and for which an Ameri-
can owner will pay s2.700.000 II
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