. The railroad and engineering journal . Twobids were received for this ship : one from F. W. Wheelerof West Bay City, Mich., for $245,000 ; the other fromSamuel L. Moore & Company of Elizabethport, N. J., for$250,000, both on the Department plans. The appropria-tion limit is $260,000. The Department has awarded the contract for armoredcruiser No. 2 (the 8,100-ton ship) to the Cramp & SonsCompany on their second bid of $2,985,000, accepting thechanges in design proposed by them. The contract forcruiser No. 6 (the 5,500-ton vessel) is given to the UnionIron Works, San Francisco, on their first
. The railroad and engineering journal . Twobids were received for this ship : one from F. W. Wheelerof West Bay City, Mich., for $245,000 ; the other fromSamuel L. Moore & Company of Elizabethport, N. J., for$250,000, both on the Department plans. The appropria-tion limit is $260,000. The Department has awarded the contract for armoredcruiser No. 2 (the 8,100-ton ship) to the Cramp & SonsCompany on their second bid of $2,985,000, accepting thechanges in design proposed by them. The contract forcruiser No. 6 (the 5,500-ton vessel) is given to the UnionIron Works, San Francisco, on their first bid of $1,796,000,on the Department plans. Samuel L. Moore & Companyreceive the contract for the practise ship on their bid. ENGINEERING IN THE FAR EAST. Our correspondent in Siam, who has been actively en-gaged in engineering work in that distant country, writes : I am sorry to say that railroad affairs in Siam havenot progressed since I last wrote to you. The BorapahRailroad Company was reorganized on a broader financial. Q<Oa: < OS X o < HO ouo~i Di W ou (/) < a- Jui w n:^ w u 51 M €■/ si
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