The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-03-06
SKINNER 6 EDDY ENTER TRANSPORTATION GAME
 SEATTLE TO ALASKA
(Railway and Marine News)


 Entrance of the Skinner-Eddy in terests in regular Alaska shipping service is seen in the sale of the Motorship Foshay and in the pass ing of the controlling stock of the Northland Transportation Company to a group of Alaska and Seattle men headed by Gilbert W. Skinner, Henry Seaborn and William Semar. The first two named are large stock holders in cannery firms operating in Alaska, while the last is manager of the Northland Transportation Co. He will be operating head un- der the new management.
 The W. B. Foshay was built last year at the Lake Washington Ship yards for the account of the w B. Foshay Co.,, of Minneapolis, which owned the control of the Citizens Light & Power Co.,, of Ketchikan which, in turn, owned the North land Transportation Co. The vessel was built for the Northland line and was designed and equipped to meet the needs of the service of that company between Seattle and Southeastern Alaska points. She cost approximately s5O0,000 and was designed by Lee & Brinton, naval architects. She is 186 feet long, 96 foot beam, 15 feet inches loaded draft, of 1255 tons gross e g s t r; is all-refrigerated, equipped to carry 925 tons of freight and to have passenger ac- comodations for 56.
 Before the vessel was delivered by the shipyards, a receiver was ap- pointd for the w. B. Foshay Co.,, at Minneapolis. To protect the in terests of the equipment and of the supply firms, principally on the Pacific Coast, a receiver for the ship was appointed in the Western Washington federal court, thus keeping all details of the ship apart from the proceedings in the East, except as it pertained to the equity of the parent corporation.
 The Northland Transportation Co.,, and the Citizens Light & Pow CT Co.,, being solvent, were not in cluded in the receivership, stock only and no bonded indebtedness being owned by the w. B. Foshay Go.
 Actual passing of ownership of the ship and shares of stock passed early this month when the neces- sary funds were deposited with the court to pay off all indebtedness against the ship.
 The new group has changed the name of the W. B. Foshay to the Northland and under that name she sailed for the north on Febru- ary 14 on a regular schedule to Ketchikan,. Juneau and other South eastern Alaska points. Extension of service to Juneau is part of the ex- pansion plan of the new owners. Prior to sailing the company was host to a number of friends and shippers on a trial trip on Puget Sound on February II and open house was held on February 12, while the vessel was berthed at the J. c. Hayden Dock Co. terminal, Pier 5.
 The motorship Norco, the other vessel owned by the Northland Transportation Co.,, which has been in service on the same route for four years, is being withdrawn from service for a complete overhaul and drydocking and rebuilding of her Diesel engines. Mckenzie & Petrick have been awarded the contract for overhauling the engines while the drydocking will be done by the Lake Union Dry Dock Co. It is ex- pected that this work will be com pleted in from sixty to ninety days, after which period the two vessels will sail on a weekly schedule.
 Capt. Leonard W. Williams for mer master of the Norco, has been transferred to the Northland as commander.