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THe Marine REVIEW 104 TABLE I. COMMERCE OF PORTLAND, OREGON, BY WATER, FROM THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. A., 1908. " RATIVE STATEMENT OF TRAFFI COMPA ; ae ee by a and Handled by Sea-going Vessels. ae ae ea-going Vessels. ae River Vessel Tons Tons 'Ons, 2 Estimated. . 'iwlig ¥is-+9 Estimated Yea Tons. Value. Receipts. Shipments. Total. ' Value. he Tons. ir Value. 1898 1,121,161 27,776 488,818 516,594 «ths oe 2 a Siege aes Te oS 1999 1,489,708 36,253 _ 336,134 BUmReR rae fh 2 cls8b2 des dae os 1900 1,287,582 32,905 489,385 MSGARO Ll oer 3 es SEONG a: ve 1908 eee 1,534,780 29,548 639,736 POG 2NA? ese? oo, 2204 Re ee 1902 oes 1,567,336 145,514. , 985,912 "1,131; BOB! cites : Be 1908 ee 1,596,220 ee on oe as be 8 ~ 927;281,302/00. pee hee | $58,086,911 04 oe 905,45: 30,775,609.00 229,833, 548,495 peat, Se ' peat} 08 et eee 1905 24 a 712,339. 00's 240;026 736,779 . 946,805 31,786,007:00. "3,259,958 "$8,498,946 .00 1908 (esos os 2atSitos 36377'640100 - 226656; 974317 |. 1,200,973. 34,407,991 .00 3,532,094. 60,785,631 .00 1907 "2. 5c 1c. 1 2+ 2,586,964 31,583, 804. 00. $72,441 (1,092,276 |. 1,664,717 45,000,000 .00 4,251,681 '76,583,804.00 = ye eg bs "TABLE I. ee sniploving: toe! in. handing A ciohi th ROSS. COLUMBIA. RIVER. BAR, Lome FROM. Sphecene: OF. 1s reduced to a 'minimum, : ome ro AC "U. S: ENGINEERS. _ ay a | oh AMERICAN. (BRITISH. OTHERS.. "cOASEWISE._TOTAL. ; "Price of Oil and Coal. tesa ea ia e es . Tonnage. | eae os daa us ines Deen so aac Sh Sem "The price of steam. coal, delivered tc toa 7 106.".114,446. 22... 1,478 --...190.....276,869....-307--» 404,629 TBB7 | sopebte rete tet y- 'ocae 106 oa 'B51 185 276,665» 306 406,918 ocean steamers at "Portland: ranges Y Tes regal de 221,119 ° 219. 284,508 Be (2326 © 378 555534. 613. 811/547 from $4.50 to $6 per. gross, ton, The teol, LP 99a 98 idauay «7 zene 308 342,374 | (502 474,991 principal bunkers available to ocean Outs ese, 7, 10849. 23+. 994,499 96 ~ -46,619 © SBE. 941,968 © 462", 443,921 steamers are 'located on the west side Total...14 20,803'. 168. 219,327 13. 14,445 | TTA 664,337. 969. 918,912, where there is a depth of water of 50 'Umotel...47 36,483 © 137. 723,998 18 (24/173 | (334. 365,232 .536 . 649,883. fio Die bunkers - are 'provided with cy cok ee ee ee eee electiic hoists and electric conveyors. 1895) <5. be 31 22,673 122 201,042 20' 30,115 $89 473.433 | 762 727,263 4, : Out 131 221246 . 122 209,973 © 14 22,776 » 546° 478.037. 713° 733.032. he bunkers have a capacity of 8,000 : Total...62 44,919 244 411,015 34 | 52,891 (1135 951, 470 1475 1460,295 tons and having dockage facilities can | 8 830 101. 191,078 49 89,332 320° 290188 478 $76,428 nenals, 3,000, en on the dock. 'The 1900, 40. to 8 830 10 ; : 428 - Pune Out... 27. 4738 91 174,235, 49 86,195 « 300' 308,317,447. 568,485 coal used by the ocean steamers Total' 1k 10b68 «102 «365,313 98 +173;527 < 620° 593,505 * 925~--1144,913 comes from Wellington, B. C, South 563 37 82,315 497. 414,806 576 573,272 oe eee Bled Diamond, 19040... Coe i 75eb S 68,568 ; 80 Out... bh o50cd = 3274395. 32 68,413. «484 «394,793 572 © 589,669 Wash. These are all good quality, Se bi i oe SG aires 981 ose tee ttanga ONS steam coals. Ss se ea The fuel oil docks have a decth of 1907.00... Tay 8 7 1a6se 71, 172,518 78 189: 881 1079, 103 4,1 ; OW 10 15,351 61 151,859 69 170,426 842 906,063 982 1239,699 a of 40 ft. and are provided with eae as ee ; the mos My . Total. . 23,904 132 324,377 147 360,201 1723 1985,409 2020 2693,891_ ost approved appliances for load ing oil economically and safely. A large number of local steamers burn through the elevator, cleaned, sacked All these docks are equipped with crude oil. The average cost of. the and loaded without further handling. The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.'s dock at Albina is 800 ft. long; the San Francisco & Portland Steam- ship Co.'s dock is 600 ft. in length. 100-ton electric derricks, electric con- veyors, and the lumber docks are pro- vided with chutes as well as electric slings. The docks are provided with railway spurs and the necessity for TABLE III. fuel oil is $1 per barrel of 42 gals. Several docks provided with passen- ger facilities are devoted exclusiyely to river traffic. In connection with the harbor facili- THE PORT OF PORTLAND. oe OF VARIOUS DREDGING WORe, DREDGE COLUMBIA. Average : Length COST PEROYARD Pipe ae NY on Shore Total | ; ine. Tht. ards. Dredging. Work. il. t. Year. : Location of Work. Kind of Material. Feet. Feet. Celts. eae Cote oe 1903 ie Chautiel pcs) eis used, hae Big i ey ee W008 3 2,401,124. 3.9 aes BO er ee 1904 Ship Channel ........-s.seese se eee Gravel. and drittwood: 3.2. is, a 1000 o> 1,135,529 3.52 Zt 3,52 40,008.96 1905 Ship Chabnel 220. Neeh ay. Gravel and driftwood.........esse0ee We 3G 539253 84 ; OOR 4 44,782.84 1906 Gain Changel.i.-s.5 Gravel and driftwood.............0. Me A) 865 8. 86S 30,685.76 1907 Ship Channel 2 ee Gravel and driftwood................ 1000, 63 116/075. 8:7 ont Ba 10,103.62 eee Pataki Pim Ss. Pare Wand. Sand. gravel and. duiftwood) 0. 00 44 265,959 8.75. 45 13.28 35,137.21 1908. Willamette Bridge. yess cee cee Clay, sand and driftwood. -.i0 3.7, .. 2000 10 160,917 5227 1.4 6,67 10,756.70 DREDGE PORTLAND. Average Length COST PER YARD Pipe a Ne Ci. Shore ', otal : : Line. LAEt, rds. edging. F Total. . Year. Location of Work. Kind of Material. Feet. Pech oe aera Cone Gon oe 1905 Wancouver Channel 10, 0.<...6+.. Sand and aritwood.... 80.02)... 1000 3 321,770 4.76 a ie $15,310.10 1906 Mancouver::Channel 2300830 004, Sand. and drittwood...cccrons sys. es 1000 3 253,415 4.67 ae 4.67 11,825.82 ! 4007 Supe pared ob a Sr Gln ta: eee hei ae drittwood. 1s. e..... 3000 820 29,317 '29 5.82 34.82 10,206.86 _-- eee cS and, gravel and driftwood......... 1500 16 10,455 2124 24 30.19 1907 East Portland--Bl.58 i....... Sand, gravel and driftwood : 062 a ak ore 8°5 ore is ; Doe 82500) 22 21,062 22°38 3 3 5,567.60 1907 East Portland--Bl, 60,............-, Sand, gravel and driftwood oes 1907 East Portland--BI. 83 ....... Sand, gravel and dritwcod ye ee sey ae en a 2.24 983.24 4,201. o ven. : Bore, 2000 16 8,52 2 2.2% 81 ee Weidler Dock, Pe Ba ce feye@es--...9and, gravel and driftwood.......... 2500 20 ee 24 7 5.97 37.07 5 001.12 eidler Doc pylland 3. -,.-....4- Sand, gravel and driftwood.......... 1000 16 167,637 8.16 9.88 18.04 44,730.24 Above costs do not include interest, depresiation nor administration expense.