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July, 1909 TAE MarRINE REVIEW TABEMe I DETAILS OF TOWING CHARGES ON PUGET SOUND. SINGLE AND DOUBLE DECK VESSELS. (From the Biennial Report of The Port of Portland Commission, 1907-8.) --_----_ PUGET SOUND--SINGLE DECK VESSELS. ee Between Cape Flattery and . oe c 9 "oO § os 2 = ae ome : : J 3 gan 3 g . 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To or From Cape Flattery and the Following Piaces: . 2 a . ad a ' = : q Bags ges a a 'Oo gO A a ° : g ae iP Sof ge a aa <i 32 a8 poe os . ° 2 i au Bea 5 20 Q ow mx Po § AY 5 ;ES0e Hye ny ee 3 2 ghee gees s BH sone EIS ° ao oon Bo ESSS S BS so SEB rs ens SSeGa saon § se Ay 2A 3 8H PH ROR g40n S a 4 As ian oO es} a © 851 to 1,000 tons $125 $175 $200 ° $225 $250 $275 $300 1,001 to 1,200 tons 150 200 225 250 275 300 325 1,201 to 1,500 tons 17.5 225 250 275 300 325 350 1,501 to 1,800 tons 200 250 D5 300 325 350 375 1,801 to 2,000 tons 1225 2f5 300 325 350 375 400 2,001 to 2,500 tons 250 300 325 350 375 400 425 2,501 to 2,750 tons Ze S25) 2350) 375 400 425 450 2,751 to 3,000 tons 300 350 or 400 425 450 475 3,001 to 3,500 tons 325 375 400 425 450 475 500 Towage to or from Fraser river puints above Stevenson subject to special rates. Hawser Charge.--Vessels 500 tons and under, $5 each way; vessels over 500 tons, $10 each way. Rate from Vancouver to Sound ports above Snohomish, which is the most com- pletely equipped vessel of its kind in the world. Puget Sound is indented with nu- merous bays and inlets which offer excellent shelter and anchorage. The entire sound, from Point Wilson to Olympia, a distance of 105 miles, is One grand harbor, large enough, deep enough and roomy enough to shelter the navies of the world. Add to these very favorable conditions absolute freedom from ice and a climate that | Seldom registers a temperature below 25 deg. Fahr., and it is easily seen that the natural harbor facilities of Puget Sound are very unusual. The six requisites for a good har- bor may be summed up in (1) protec- tion from storms, (2) ample depth and good anchorage, (3) size, (4) ac- cessibility, (5) sufficient shore line for the construction of the necessary Port Townsend on. vessels of 1,000 tons and over, same as sea rate to Sound ports. Ves- sels towing from sea to Tacoma or Seattle and calling at Port Townsend or Port An- geles for orders, will be given a direct rate. Captains to wire agent of tugs 48 hours' no- tice of when tug is required. docks and wharves, and (6) facilities for handling freight and for the re- pair of vessels. Elliot Bay, speaking, the which harbor is, properly of Seattle, is 135 miles from the open sea, it is_ protected on the west by the Olympic mountains and on the east by the Cascades; immediately surrounding the bay are high hills. The bay opens to the northwest but at no point is there an open sweep of more than eight miles. The protection from the prevailing winds of winter is com- plete. In general the harbor is sO pro- tected that except at very rare inter- vals it is perfectly safe for row boats. oS The depth of water in Elliot Bay varies. from 9 to 65 fathoms; there are nearly 2 sq. miles of anchorage in water between 20 and 35 fathoms deep. The harbor is accessible for "ness 227 all vessels at all times of the year and under any weather conditions. The area of Elliot Bay is 6 sq. miles. The shore line of Seattle harbor, in- cluding the dredged waterways, is about 20 miles. The foregoing gives in some detail the natural facilities and advantages of Seattle harbor. Two features re- main to be considered: (1) the amount of shippng centering in EI- liot Bay and its probable future in- crease; (2) the facilities for taking care Of the traffic and the plans for future improvements. The water-borne traffic centering in Seattle is of three kinds: local, coast- wise and foreign. In studying this commerce one is ut once impressed by the marvelous growth of the busi- of this enterprising western sea port. The following quotation from a recent issue of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer gives a number of interesting figures bearing on _ this point: "When the fire of June 6, 1889, swept away the business portion of Seattle, the city's area was about 20 sq. miles." It is now 55. §q. suites. In 1888 -Seattle's population was 28,- 000; it was 47,000 in 1890, and in 1909 it has jumped up to nearly 310,- 000, with a floating population sec- ond to no other city of its size. More- over, the assessed value of property has increased from about $16,000,000 in 1889 to $178,136,718 in 1909, While Seattle had 12 banks, with resources worth, approximately, $10,000,000 in 1889, the city now has 26 banks, with resources worth probably more than $75,000,000. Bank clearings for the first. week after the fire 20 years ago amounted to only $610,031; the weekly average now is about $11,000,000, and it is not uncommon for the daily clearings to range anywhere from $2,000,000 to above $3,000,000. Seattle had practically no foreign trade in 1889. Customs receipts in 1908 reached a total of $1,252,295. The total annual outgoing tonnage is close to 2,000,000, and the incoming ton- © nage is slightly under the total of the outgoing tonnage. Exports in 1908 were valued at $47,129,169, and the value of imports reached a total of $57,655,070 for the same year. Alaska's business alone is worth $30,000,000 a. year, and Seattle's trade with Japan, China, Australia, Hawaii and -the Philippine Islands is steadily expand- ing." The local shipping of Seattle is carried on by a large number of small steamers locally termed the mosquito fleet. There are about 70 of these steamers plying between