Show CI cina 1 nv A ingle single big gun of the many being pit in place for the prote c tion of the seacoasts costs a large bum sum some interesting figures on this sub eject hare have just been submitted to gen ell N ilson and will he be by him transmitted to congress A 1 12 inch breech loading rifle with its it disappearing carriage cost costs tt 10 inch 99 and an 8 inch 72 the figure sho that modern high powered gune guns co cost 1 t immense sums of money and the cost co at of bring firing them ta fit proportionately za great 1 ahe I he report of expert experts ho hae have inspected these guns and the devices for securing an accurate aim alm show that there Is an immense saving effected by possessing modern range and rod position finding devices the demoralizing effect of 0 a hit ae as compared to a miss eald said one of these reports aguot be reduced to a momy moncy value but it costs big money to shoot a big gun and then miss the mark take for instance the 12 inch gun to miss the mark Is simply to throw aay u alth ith the 10 inch gun the loss Is as 40 and W with ith the 8 inch rifle it Is 65 N worcester or cester gazette |