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1911 · rif. 447h5612 — Seattle Washington: Railway & Marine News 1911. Magazine. Good. Magazine. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Features: Good showing by Northern Pacific Railway Co. in Annual Report; Railway News in Brief; Fire Fighting on Locomotives; Editorial by Lewis Nixon discusses Panama Canal Tolls; Bernard N. Baker admits his Atlantic & Pacific Transportation Co. lacks funds to carry mail between the Atlantic and Pacific; The Grand Trunk's New Hotel Chateau Laurier - feature article with excellent illustration of this fine new Ottawa hotel located on the busy Rideau Canal near Canada's Parliament Buildings; Interesting business biography of C.D. Dunnan aka "Totem Pole Charley" of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. the man who saw the great possibilities of specially conducted Alaskan cruises; Appointments Changes Personals etc.; Steamship Mariposa purchased by the Alaska Steamship Company; The Panama Canal and American Commerce; How the City of Los Angeles Has Built Her Harbor; Descrimination at Panama; Panama Canal Free Toll Question Must Be Settled; Steamer Magnolia to run between Olympia Tacoma and Seattle; Captain Buck Bailey Saves Lives and Property - He captained the tug Tatoosh which saved 48 souls aboard the steam schooner Washington on Nov. 23 - one of the most daring rescues in the annals of North Pacific Coast shipping - major article with illustration of Capt. Bailey; Annual Report of Supervising Inspector George Uhler; Capt. John Bermingham of San Francisco near death - article with photo; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Pacific Coast casualties - tug Chemainus burns steam schooner Westerner sunk steam schooner Washington towed to safety New Steamer Princess Alice a Beautiful Vessel - feature article with photo; General Shipping News; Repairs Drydocking and Other Work; 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 sound copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". . Railway & Marine News Paperback