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CALHOUN, SCOTT; CLOSSON, C.C. - Railway & Marine News, a Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, February 15, 1912, Vol. X, No. 3 - the Successful Gas-Driven Holzapfel 1 / Harbor Island Terminals and What They Mean

Title: Railway & Marine News, a Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, February 15, 1912, Vol. X, No. 3 - the Successful Gas-Driven Holzapfel 1 / Harbor Island Terminals and What They Mean
Description: Seattle, Washington: Railway & Marine News, 1912. Magazine. Features: Nice half-page photo-illustrated ad for the Alaska Steamship Company; Recent Railroad Rumors Given Flat Denial; Florida East Coast Railway open for Traffic; Edwin Hawley, Railway Wizard, Dead; Editorial - Seattle Must Have Terminals; The Successful Gas-Driven Vessel, Holzapfel I - major article with illustration of the vessel; Harbor Island [Port of Seattle] Terminals and What They Mean; Eight Prominent Shipping Men Endorse Terminals; Economy of the [Seattle] Municipal Plan (part 5) - major article with map of proposed Civic Center and adjacent district; Diagram of outboard profile of the steamer Potlatch; Panama Canal Tolls Before Congressional Committee; J. Bruce Ismay Coming To Coast - the president of the International Mercantile Marine Company will travel from New York to investigate trade and port facilities; Big Tonnage Building for Vancouver, B.C, Trade - informative article on Vancouver ship construction; Curious Light Phenomenon of Indian Seas - Phosphorescence; Marine Insurance and Shipping Law News; Great Dock System for Panama Canal - article with illustration of docks and harbor at Panama; 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; Alaska Steamship Company, Florida East Coast Railway, Edwin Hawley, Seattle Terminals, Holzapfel I, Harbor Island, Port of Seattle, Terminals, Seattle Municipal Plan, Civic Center, steamer Potlatch, Panama Canal Tolls, J. Bruce Ismay, International Merca. Good .

Keywords: Nautical Back Issues

Price: US$ 295.00 Seller: RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines
- Book number: 447h5629