The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 6, 1919, Page 9

A FREE PORT ZONE of Commerce attention of those in congress who probably will have the voice in the selections. tablishing a free port certain steps must be taken into con- Harbor advantages, facilities for handling cargoes ily and cheaply, and the general location of the port in relation je great trade routes of the world must be considered. Claims of Seattle sets forth the claim that it has the best harbor on the States seaboard. This assertion is based on a report of the id States Shipping Board which placed this harbor at the head e list after making a careful survey of all harbors on the ican coast line, both on the Pacific and Atlantic. 8 decision of the shipping board was based on the fact that S of any tonnage now afloat can reach Seattle docks, and that fing is necessary to keep the channel clear. Good anchorage as found to exist anywhere in Seattle's harbor. No towage es or pilotage fees are necessary to bring vessels to Seattle's p has been computed that owing to the excellent facilities ling cargo, vessels can discharge and load cargo at Seattle than at any Pacific Coast port. has upwards of 140 miles of available waterfront, both ‘and salt water. The Lake Washington canal connecting Puget | with Lakes Union and Washington provides a great fresh- i basin in addition to the already extensive waterfront on t Bay in Puget Sound. The Lake Washington canal locks are r igh to accommodate any vessel now afloat or under con- i These locks are only exceeded in size by those in the @ canal. in: SH Fresh Water Anchorage the shores of Lakes Washington and Union miles of front- yailable for whafves and industrial institutions. These lakes ‘safe anchorage in fresh water for an almost unlimited num- in going craft. to the canal and also bordering on the Sound is a large ribed as Magnolia Bluff, which it is declared by marine ts would be available and ideally situated for the establishment port zone. This area would provide ample ground for large ial development, and already is reached by good rail facilities. extensive area that might be available for a free port p known as Harbor Island, near the mouth of the Duwa- er and at the head of Elliott Bay. This area already con- number of large manufacturing plants as well as storage v1 and rail facilities. } location of Seattle, on one of the great trade routes of the o is declared to be another advantage in its favor. It re- o to three days less sailing time for vessels from the _to reach Seattle than any other Pacific Coast port. This fact ‘is declared to be sufficient to swing the balance heavily in ' of Seattle as a free port location. N. GAITHER, FRANK T. 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