The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 31, 1919, Page 21

Seattle Delivered 81 OceanCarriers in 191 BY FRANK C. DOIG Publicity Director, Chamber of Commerce Seattle finished its shipbuilding program for 1919 with the launching on the last day of the year of the 10,400-ton steel steamship Robin Goodfellow. This vessel is one of four sister ships built by the Skinner & Eddy Corporation on its own account, all of which are now in the water Once more Seattle establishe of the country by delivering to ear S81 ocean freight ely $180,000, 0 at fleet repre 1 itwelf as the premier » the United States Shipp! carriers, aggregating 660,400 tons about 11 per cific coast estimate Seattic has exceede er ship in the country by from three to four per Hog Ish Atlantic yards are still trailing behind this city in the turned out amount of tonnage The record of Seattle yards for tonnage built for the shipping board follows: . Builders, Skinner &@ Nddy J. F. Duthie & Co. Ames Company Seattle North Paci Meacham & Rabcock Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging © & Celes Company Dead Weight * Total Ratimated total for Unite Seattie’s share of United Sta 1917, RECORD FROM AUGUST 3, TO END OF 1919 Dead Weight Butiders. Ships, Material Tons Skinner & Eddy ...... f Meet : J. EF. Duthie & Co. Ames Company ...... Seattle North Pacific Seattle Construc Meacham & Tab Nilson & Kelez Puget Sound Brid Allen Company ‘ Total .... “I believe the resources and the conditions are here. I feel that the spirit of the people of Seattle is equal to the task of building @ @reat world metropolis between the shores of Puget Sound and Lake Wash- ington, and to build a city that will endure as long as our present civilization lasts.” | x” eg + J. CHURCH 1] LEE H. WAKEFIELD ( Gen. Mgr. Vulcan Manufactur- | | Pres. Wakefield & Co, | ing Co. i= - - % a x “Seattle is the greatest salmon dis- tributing center in the world, main- tains the largest halibut fleet on the seven seas, and Is second in the cod- fishing trade. “The millions spent in outfitting sailing craft, steamships and tugs op- erated exclusively in the fishing praite) directly benefit Seattle: “Foreign nations are making heavy “The success of Seattle depends wholly on how close capital and la bor get together. Employes must re- ceive respect and consideration if an| purchases of canned fish of alt va institution is to succeed. When this enol ps pris cordien eahipite th nothing will deter the|°hi\ey 1 believe that Seattle's pros perity is assured.” is a reality, prosperity of Seattle.” Uncle Sam Had to Count Only 1,154 Noses 50 Years Ago, but He'll Have Nearly Half a Million This Year! have to worry much about Seattle's census 50 e¢ Sam didn't numeratora very long to count noses one month after the legislature had In't take the censu city checked up in 1860 e village a charter there were only 1,154 souls to t hen Uncle Sam's army of tr lay to count noses It will be a | first place there will be nearly 40 will have to be made to 1,300 mu ytal number of employes in the Their annual pay checks ted for ors strike hard task out are 19 shipyards in Seattle today, employing 90,000 workers 7 : 5,000,000 a year with an aggregate earning capacity of $5,000, There ane dozens and dozens of employers who have more people on their payyrolls than there were humans tn Seattle 50 years ago. tema ete ame ANRC Ge tte a ec nears an. YS | worke ns demote npltehe when sum wdvantages af living or ergy. Seattle 7 ts must Be 7 appreciated Seattle is by all odds the cheapest port on the Pacifie coast pgr ship. — ' the capped with eternal! In the vista to the magnificent: Mount It south stands | Rear Located in the heart of the Puget sound pla nda, Seattle ts ideal as the bi ® for vacation | ¢ trips | Jontio peaks, " glen shed the from all rounded by natura A delin splash the pure, cool streams bounding with fish to tempt the portaman an liner Wasily accessible by rail, water or Mirrored in ite p face are the most modern har an abundance rs, primeval wild ture's th raw m carty ay of | Products of nume uty spots, to Indian trails of 60 years ago, Seat tle, metropolia of the Pacific North west, in the logical starting potnt| gy for all pleasure tours Rainier National |” 4 veritable fairyland wil with tourist camps,| Yac Mew into its own aml the creation may rest | the | Lakes Union, Washington virona, untrial visited to be news. | Orient Westward the Olymptos catch th ©, rugged, serrate ridges, tinte by setting suns inte kaleidoscop: To the east are the Cascades, ma-| things of beauty, . with| All eyes were focused on Seattle ewh water in| during the war period as record ind Green| after record was shattered in ship INDUSTRIAL SITES LARGE OR SMALL Located at the Junction of East Mar- ginal Way and Spokane Street, the Heart of Seattle’s Industrial District Best of street car service. Paved streets, water, light and sewer. Served by every railroad entering the city. Close to Port Commission’s ter- minal facilities and docks. A short canvass of the situation will convince you that, at present prices, this is the most attractive industrial property on the market. When looking for a location, insist upon your broker showing you this property and we will gladly furnish him with prices, terms and maps. G. KINNEAR COMPANY 1111 White Building