No. 28. Everett, Bellingham, and Grays Harbor, Wash. (revised 1938). In press No. 1. Transportation on the Great Lakes (revised 1937). No. 2. Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. No. 3. Transportation lines on the Great Lakes.. No. 4. Transportation lines on the Mississippi River System... (Prepared by the Division of Research, United States Maritime Commission] View of central water front with Lake Union in the background_-_- Aerial view of Smith Cove showing Port of Seattle Commission piers Nos. 40 and 41 and Great Northern Railway piers Nos. 1 and 2.. Aerial view of east side of East Waterway with Duwamish Waterway in WAR DEPARTMENT, THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS, Subject: Report on the port of Seattle, Wash. To: The Chief of Engineers, United States Army. 1. There is transmitted herewith a report on the port of Seattle, Wash., which is a revision of the data published in 1931 as part 1 of Port Series No. 7 and is now issued as Port Series No. 7. The present report was prepared by this Department and the United States Maritime Commission as a result of the cooperation prescribed by section 8 of the Merchant Marine Act and in furtherance of the objects entrusted to the War Department by section 500 of the Transportation Act of 1920. 2. In accordance with the agreement for cooperation between the two organizations, the report is now presented in two parts, part 1 of which was compiled by this office and part 2 by the Maritime Commission. The information in part 1 covers port and harbor conditions, fuel and supplies, port and harbor facilities, railroad services and rates, and detailed statistics of the water-borne commerce for a 10-year period. Much of this information was supplied by the district engineer, United States Engineer Office, Seattle, Wash., supplemented by data secured by representatives of the statistical division of this office who made a personal inspection of the facilities at the port. The final report was completed and assembled by the statistical division of this office under the supervision of Mr. Warren E. Graves, chief statistician of the board, who is in immediate charge of the work. 3. On account of the value of the information to commerce and shipping it is recommended that the report be printed, with the accompanying illustrations. For the Board: R. A. WHEELER, Lieutenant Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Resident Member of the Board. [First endorsement] OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, April 20, 1938. To the BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS, Approved. Washington, D. C. J. L. SCHLEY, Major General, Chief of Engineers. UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION, To: Alfred H. Haag, Director, Division of Research. Section 8 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 requires the United States Maritime Commission, in cooperation with the Secretary of War, to investigate port facilities and the flow of commerce through ports in order to encourage their use by vessels engaged in the domestic and foreign trades of the United States. Under the cooperative arrangement with the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, the second revision of this volume on the Port of Seattle, Wash., which is Port Series No. 7, has been completed. In accordance with the arrangement between the War Department and the Maritime Commission the material on port customs and regulations, port labor and procedure employed in handling cargo, port and terminal services and charges, steamship services, rates and rate conferences, and territory tributary, was prepared in the port survey project of this Division by Roderick S. O'Connor, examiner. Recommendation is made that this material, the manuscript of which is transmitted herewith, be approved for publication. Approved. E. P. COTTER, Port Survey Project Division of Research. ALFRED H. HAAG, Director, Division of Research. VIII |