Author: GILMAN, D.H.; ET AL
Title: Railway & Marine News, a Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, August 15, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 15 - Prepare for the Panama Canal / Salvage of Steamer Spokane
Description: Seattle, Washington: Railway & Marine News, 1911. First Edition. Magazine. Features: Are the Hill Lines Preparing to Invade California Territory?; Big Railway Systems of U.S. Cutting Expenses; Prepare for the Panama Canal! (Editorial); Nautical biography of Capt. James S. Gibson (with photo); What Should We Do To Be Prepared For the Opening of the Panama Canal?; Salvage of Steamer Spokane is Praised by Marine Experts - article with photo; Portland to have powerful fireboat; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; New Collier Neptune Takes on 13,000 tons of coal in One Day - article with photo; Floating Gridiron for Scows designed by George Francis Fay is built by the Drummond Lighterage Co. - feature article with two photos and three diagrams; News of Tacoma; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; Largest scow on the Pacific Coast built by Nelson & Kelez of Seattle - brief article with photo; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9".; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall; Stumpf straight flow engine, Hill Lines, James J. Hill, Panama Canal, Capt. James S. Gibson, Steamer Spokane - salvage, Portland - fireboats, Marine Insurance, Shipping Law, Collier Neptune, Floating Gridiron, Scows, George Francis Fay, Drummond Lighterag. Good .

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