Show I 1 RE FOA in error la the Ditt mints aties bin bail jay by thishia sin sail francisco STANDARD S A chronicle service 1 NEW sept 19 irvine 31 scott of san francisco ia is at the fifth avenue h hotel otel scott t t told a reporter last list evening that be had asked for a re resurvey survey of the course over which the ship ban san francisco ran on her recent trial tup 1 I believe he said that the distance was greater t than ban was estimated there ia Is considerable difference between our floores and those on board representing the gover government and with a vie loa to as captaining certa carta ining the exact distance I 1 have asked the secretary of the navy to order the coarse course to be re ra surveyed the san fran Frand franasco blaco steamed the last twity knots in in law leis than an boar I 1 claim that under favorable circum circum stances stance ashe ehe can do 20 sog knots an hour I 1 can accod account a i 1 I for the difference on no other basis than that the cruiser covered more ground round ban she should have done lone th r question tion could easily cagily be settled daxi definitely e ly and I 1 hope tho the government JEW eminent will grant the re requel quee the he cut of 0 plates at anna annapolis 0 I 1 Is yesterday waa was highly favorat ayo rabla 1 a 0 to tho the crouzat plates from france these were of hammered steel and fir far superior to those of english mike which were tested I 1 think the sic detary of the navy will require tha the Klant physical conditions of plates for the monterey eray to ba the same as those t that hat stood the annapolis test most ba alye and if ha he doea does we will turn out a very formidable manof man of ot war the probabilities are that the bethlehem steel company will escure the contract for these plates thirteen and one half anthes will be the thickness of the aamir wo we feel that hereafter all chips ships required by the cavy ravy on the 1 coast will be built in in sin san francisc Iran cisca the completion of the nicaragua canal will give an impetus to ship building on the coast and san ban franciaco will become the great distribute distri distributing buti point I 1 believe the canal kill will bew bo at in operation in six tears vears 11 |