http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0304777
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-06-27
issued: 1908-08-15
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note: Li'.nuy i 1. fMptdrWkU OP il" AUG 21 1908 A. Vol. 24. CRANBROOK, B.C., SATURDAY, AUGUST hi, WOS. '/croRiA, 8-_ No. 88. The Gallant Speedy Floating Palace for Towing Dredges ——o Might have belonged to the Sultan ot Bagdau Indirectly connected with dredging is the engaging story nf tlie steamer "Speedy," purchased in New York, second baud, for the purpose of towing dredges and barges uu inland waters. on the side, so to speak, the Speedy hns been used us a despatch boat, that is to say, by tht Minister of Public Works und other politicians to go on. little jaunts ot their own. There are still two or three Ministers who have no private car, and have to be content with a yacht. Mr. Brodeur's yacht is disguised as an ice breaker, and has some $3,000 worth of silver plate and cut glass in the dining room. The corresponding boat on the Pacific is called a lighthouse tender. On the Atlantic the like crafts are supposed to protect tbe fisheries. But we have now to speak of tbe towboat "Speedy." sometimes when they get on the patronage list they think yon have to buy from thom and up goes the price." The ltoyal Commission made tho same discovery, GRAND, HUT COSTLY. The result of these things is thut the "Speedy" has down to tliis yenr cost over $100,000, and has done about as much towing as could havo been performed by a private craft [or u twentieth of the money. Political Intelligence PLUS COMMISSION, Mr. Howdeo, Superintendent of Dredging, testified to the Public Accounts Committee thut he went to New York and purchased this boat for $35,008. True there was a further sum of $1,750 commission, but the officer explained that tins was paid to a New York broker. The boat was seven or eight years old and was bought furnished ready for towing. CRUISE OF THK PIANO. On the passage to St. John the "Speedy" encountered rough weather Her piano, a necessary part of the towing outfit, broke loose and smashed the dining room table and chairs. Therefore the following bills: Mahogany tabl…
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