The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 11, 1919, Page 9

on, which constitutes Seattle's greatest fresh ‘ lies on the north and east and is 30 miles in length, breadth of more than three miles. Lake Wash- d with Puget Sound by a ship canal and is acces ‘ocean liners. Lake Washington Canal was opened to navi- Jely 4, 1917; cost $3,500,000; length about 10 miles; largest ms ft. long between gates and eighty ft. wide, with maxi- y of 36 ft. Smaller lock is 150 ft. in length with maxi- ‘ oe st 16 ft. With exception of Panama Canal, these are - © ever built by ‘the United States. eg Advantages of Seattle aliread Facilities ‘Traffio—Westboun:! Anchorage Area Available Within Seattle Harbor, With Depth of Mean Low Water of the empty Various Areas Available Sq. Miles railroads hau! Eniott : sa3 4 on an average of Depth fe 180 empty cars per day 4 to 2 ‘of the tremendous move bs lindas ef forest products. ¢ tte. For economical p desirable to have them @h westbound cargo and they ‘export freight from Puget low tide Depth of water 7 dathoms “ake Union Lt Depth of water, mean low tide, 3 to 8 fathoms (no tide) (Presh water body) Lake Washington (West side) Depth of water, mean low tide 2 to 10 fathoms (no tide) (Fresh water body.) mean low tide, entering terminal Principal approxi miles of be i 11.80 Steamship Lines Operating Out . of Seattle Foreign Coastwise Lewal city . ‘Tow Boat ...: Terminal Facilities wharfehed area (outside Wi acres, Spur track wharves (ship side and ‘ars. Number of 400 can be simultaneous Wading or discharg 6 Water Facilities Water Area 183.590 Acres Shage Line 193 Miles Number Docks and Wharves . eesace 37 Lineal Anchorage Arta Spur track capacity of of wharf sheds and 600,332 tons 3,500 cars 35,111 tons Frontage 009 cars 12,544,000 gal 14,009,000 gal GES OF SEATTLE FOR ORIENTAL TRADE SAVING IN TIME ‘via usual trade routes. 12 Sq. Miles Percentage of Statute Milles advantage Distance from from Saving in Saving in miles in favor time in favor trip in favor Francisco Seattle of Seattle of Seattle of Seattle 7263 6943 a9 2 days 20% 7164 6923 BaD 1% days 15% 5263 5029 2M 1% days 15% » 6526 5189 3a7 2 days 20% wing of time means a great deal when it comes to figuring: 1—Vessel charter rates per day. 2—Price of coal and amount consumed per voyage 3—Price of fresh water and amount consumed per voyage. 4—Wages of crew per voyage. from three to five days on each round trip is an advantage in per round FRANK T. HUNTER, FRANK P. HAUSER, ‘ President. Sec, and Treas. RV. NEWSHAM, Manager Liability Department Frank T. Hunter Co. , Marine, Liability, Surety Bonds and Automobile Insurance a Ballway Exchange Building, Second Avenue at Cherry Street SEATTLE, WASH. GALBRAITH & CO. ILDING MATERIALS OF EVERY KIND AND ‘ DESCRIPTION Office Galbraith Dock—Foot of Madison St. Bifleient Service—Telephone Main 1000—Prompt Delivery Inpporters and Exporters , Manufacturers and Packers Furuya Bailding 216-220 Second Ave. So. SEATTLE, U. 8. A. BRANCHES Seattle, Washington Tacoma, Washington Portland, Oregon Vancouver, British Columbia Yokohama, Japan Kobe, Japan We have successfully Represented American Manufacturers in the Orient for 28 Years. MAY We Serve. You? Spokane and Wyoming Main 3228 Barton & Company Wholesale Packers Seattle THE SEATTLE STAR + Established 1853 Puget Mill Co. 208 Walker Building SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Fir and Hemlock Lumber and Lath MILLS AT PORT GAMBLE AND PORT LUDLOW WASHINGTON Minneapolis Office—1029 Lumber Exchange Agents af San Francisco, California: Pope & Talbot, 859 to 869 Third St VULCAN Manufacturing Company Ship Auxiliaries—Engineers Founders Machinists Forgers Steel Fabricators 1200 Fourth Ave. S. SEATTLE Wicks Tire and Rubber Products Co. Manufacturers of Automobile Tires and Rubber Products Central Bigg. SEATTLE, U .S. A. The Uchida Trading Co., Ltd. AGENT FOR The Uchida Steamship Co., Ltd. 614 LEARY BLDG. SEATTLE, U. 8. A. CHISATO MAKINO, Mar IMPORTERS EXPORTERS Cho Ito & Co. 720-725 L. C. Smith Building SEATTLE Head Office: KOBE, JAPAN “A SLIVER OR A CARGO” THE SCHWAGER & NETTLETON LUMBER CO. “For a Greater Port” The State Bank of Seattle SEATTLE, U. S. A. Second at Madison HALLIDIE MACHINERY CO. MACHINE SHOP EQUIPMENT Presses and Steam Hammers, Steel Plate Machinery, oi ‘Pneumatic Tools, Air Compressors. Offices: 907-11 L. ©, Smith Bidg. SEATTLE, U. 5. A. STAR CARRIAGE. CO. Manufacturers of ‘The Northwestern Motor Truck. Distributors for Goodrich Tires 2401 First Ave. So.—Tel. Main 3658 SEATTLY, U. 8. A. Rogers, Brown & Company IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS Hoge Building Seattle, U. S. A. STETSON MACHINE WORKS SEATTLE, U. 8. A. Seattle Flour Mills SEATTLE, U.S. A. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1919 PAGE 9 J. F. Duthie & Co. Shipbuilders and Engineers TEAMSHIP ‘oADMIRAL LINE. Fares In ite enls and Hern ROUND TRIP SUMMER EXCURSION RATES NOW IN EFFECT To CALIFORNIA— | To ALASKA— SAN FRANCISCO 844,00 | SKAGWAY (12 dnys) LOS ANGELES 60.00 | SITKA (12 days) BAN DINGO ..... 71.00 | ANCHORAGE (20 days) THE ADMIRAL LINE Tickets and Information—604 Second Avenue. s 80.00 s.00 145.00 Builders of Steel Ships Elliott 2008 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, WIRING AND REPAIRS Manufacturers of Marine Eleétric Fixtures GEO, RB. COOLEY ELMCTRIC CO. 813 WESTERN AVE. SEATTLE, U. S. A. Twentieth Year Ripley Fish Company 1899-—Pioneer Dealers—i919 Todd Dry Docks, Inc. Harbor Island, Seattle, Washington Wholesale Fresh, Frozen and Salt c FISH Fresh Frozen Salmon, Halibut, Sable Fish, Cod, Ete. Salt Herring, Salmon, Sable Fish, Cod, Ete. A . MILD CURED SALMON Seattle | | Largest and Most Modern Ship Repair Plant on Pacific Coast Pier 1 Repairs Made to Steel and Wooden Vessels , a Roslyn and 3) Queen Coal|| 2 Floating Dry Docks of 12,000 Tons Capacity The Reslyn Fuel Co. SEATTLE, U. 8 A. 1 Floating Dry Dock of 3,000 Tons Capacity Quick Service on All Classes of i Marine Repairs Steam.and Electric Hoists FOR ALL PURPOSES Washington Iron Works SEATTLE, WASHINGTON General Agents for White Fuel Oil-Burning System Parson’s Turbines Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works COMPOSITION ROOFING Anything in Sheet Metal 8631 EAST MARGINAL WAY Pacific Machine Shop & Mfg. Co. Mechanical and Electrical Engineers Builders of Marine Auxiliaries SEATTLE, U. 8. A. Olympic Foundry LARGE IRON CASTINGS SEATTLE, WASH. A. W. QUIST A. 8S. DOWNEY A. W. QUIST COMPANY Structural Engineers and General Contractors 310 Hoge Building SEATTLE Main $497 Hood Manufacturing Co. “HOOD TRACTORS” SEATTLE, U. S. A. Hendricks Manufacturing Co. MACHINISTS Marine Work of All Kinds Phone Elliott 3450 SEATTLE, U. S. A. Puget Sound Paper Box Co. 2518 Western Ave. Elliott SEATTLE, U. S. A. Reynolds Torch Mfg. Co. Oxy-Acetylene Cutting and Welding Torches The Reynolis Does Not Backfire Phone Elliott 591 301 Horton St, SEATTLE, U. 8. A. Seattle Machine Works Incorporated BUILDERS OF Marine Engines and Dredging Machinery SEATTLE, U. 8, A. South Wellington Coal UNITED COAL SALES ( : COMPANY Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Co. Manufacturers of Old Growth Fir and Cedar SNOQUALMIE FALLS, WASH. GEO. S. LONG, Pres. 0. D. FISHER, V. P. & Treas. Phone: West 1240 2900 West Flortda PHONE NORTH 105 Rogers Mylroie Lumber Co. * LUMBER CAR—CARGO—RETAIL Service Our Specialty 3725 Twelfth N. E. SEATTLE, U.S. A. W. I, McCORMICK, Secy, W. W. WARREN, Mar. Propeller Wheels—Ship Castings Gray Iron and Machinery Castings SALMON BAY FOUNDRY CO. INC. Office Phone: Ballard 570 Ballard Station, Foot of 24th Ave. N.W. SEATTLE, WASH. 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