"Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), Jan. 1911, 89, 91  C. Quackenbush, one of the oldest tug captains on the Welland Canal, died at Port Dalhousie. recently, aged 67. He had been engaged on tugs for 40 years. During the past season, 2,656 vessel passages were recorded through the Welland canal. This is an increase of nearly 600 over the ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), Feb. 1911, 188-89  Ontario and the Great Lakes. The New Liskeard board of trade decided recently to ask the Dominion Government that work on the construction of the new dock there be started immediately. The estimate for the dock and harbor facilities is $18,000. The Owen Sound Dredge and Construction Co., ...

  "Canadian Lake Protective Association," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, 267, 269  As announced in the Dominion Marine Association's annual report (Railway and Marine World. Feb.. pg. 181), the vessel owners comprising that Association, decided to withdraw from the Great Lakes Protective Association, and have formed the Canadian Lake Protective Association, of which the ...

  "Aids to Navigation on the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, p. 269  Following is the report of the committee on aids to navigation presented at the Dominion Marine Association's annual meeting recently:-- The committee held two meetings in 1910, but its work has been supplemented by the proceedings of the executive and of the grain section of the ...

  "Farrar Transportation Company," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, p. 269  The report for the year 1910 presented at the annual meeting at Collingwood, Ont., Jan. 31, showed that the gross earnings of the two steamers were $104,140.52, and operating expenses, $68,517, leaving a net balance of $35,622.98. The assets are placed at $438,444.30, the steamers valued at ...

  "Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Co.," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, p. 273  Following are extracts from the report for the year 1910, presented at the shareholders' annual meeting in Montreal, Feb. 13.-- 1910 1909 Gross receipts $1,437,931.42 $1,238,044.31 Operating expenses 1,016,233.23 932,918.47 Fixed ...

  "A New Type of Lake Freighter," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, 273, 275  A freight steamship, The Toiler, is now being built in England for the Canadian canal and lake trade, which is a decided innovation. It is simply a hull, without any top hamper, masts, or even funnels, as it will be operated by internal combustion oil engines, the same as automobiles. It ...

  "Northern Navigation Co. Ltd.," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, p. 275  The report for 1910, as published in our Feb. issue, was adopted at the annual meeting in Toronto Jan. 31. In moving the adoption, the President, W. J. Sheppard, referred to the agreement with the G.T.R., under which the company could be required to build another vessel of the Hamonic type, ...

  "St. Lawrence River Steamboat Co. and Thousand Islands Steamboat Co.," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, p. 277  The property of these two companies has been acquired by a syndicate headed by E. B. Osler, President Niagara Navigation, and W. D. Matthews, President St. Lawrence and Chicago Steam Navigation Co., and including also B. W. Folger, General Manager Niagara Navigation Co. The companies were ...

  "R. and O. N. Co's Saguenay Steamboat," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, p. 279  The Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Co.'s steamship, which is under construction at Glasgow, Scotland, will be ready for service by June, and will cross the Atlantic under her own steam, when she will be placed on the Saguenay route. Her dimensions are, length 285 ft., breadth over all. 58 ...

  "Inland Marine Insurance," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, p. 279  A conference with underwriters took place in New York Feb. 3 at the offices of Clubb and Sons, underwriters, at which the Canadian Lake Protective Association was represented by Frank Plummer, President; A. A. Wright, Toronto, and W. S. Wiley, Port Arthur. L. Henderson, Montreal ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), March 1911, 281, 283  The Fort William Coal Dock Co., Ltd., has increased its capital stock from $50,000 to $200,000. Capt. Jas. Collier, a shipbuilder and mariner on Lake Ontario for over 50 years, died at Picton, Feb. 10, aged 74. It is reported that the Northern Navigation Co., and C.P.R. vessels ...

  "Coast Lake and River Officers, 1911," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), April 1911, pp. 367, 369  Ed. Note: only the Great Lakes and upper Saint Lawrence appointments were transcribed here.

  "Steamship Toiler," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), April 1911, p. 375  The above is a somewhat crude illustration, but the best available of the s.s. Toiler, which is being built in England for the Canadian canal and lake trade, and which was fully described in our last issue. ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), April 1911, p. 377  In the House of Commons, Mar. 13, an attempt to raise a discussion as to the advisability of commencing the construction of the proposed Georgian Bay Canal forthwith, was ruled out of order. The Montreal Board of Trade. Mar. 15, decided to request the Minister of Marine to order that the ...

  "Northern Navigation Co. Ltd.," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), April 1911, p. 379  Very full particulars of the terms under which Jas. Playfair, of Midland, Ont., and his associates proposed to acquire control of this company, which has its headquarters at Collingwood. Ont., were given in our last issue. The offer of 125 for the stock met with the approval of a ...

  "Welland and Georgian Bay Canals," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), April 1911, pp. 379, 381  In referring to inland marine transportation in the House of Commons, Mar. 10, the Minister of Railways said. while Canada must of necessity increase her railway facilities, she must not lag behind in keeping her waterways transportation as fully developed as possible. It was a curious ...

  "Coast Lake and River Officers for 1911," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), May 1911, p. 461  Only Great Lakes and upper Saint Lawrence lines are reproduced here

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), May 1911, pp. 467, 469, 471  It is reported that the Ontario Car Ferry Co., is considering the building of another car ferry, to run with its car ferry Ontario No. 1, between Cobourg and Rochester. The water was withdrawn from the Cornwall canal during April, to enable the contractors, Fallon Bros., to complete their ...

  "Canadian Lake Protective Association," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), June 1911, p. 563  The English underwriters were the first to give the Canadian Lake [Protective Association full recognition, and announced in good time a rate of 5 3/4% as a basis rate for vessels belonging either to this association or to the Great Lakes Protective Association of Cleveland, Ohio Both ...

  "Wireless Telegraphy on the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), June 1911, p. 563  The following item appeared in our April issue:- "In connection with recent press reports to the effect that the Northern Navigation Co. intended to equip its vessels with wireless telegraph apparatus this year, we are officially advised that as there are no receiving stations on the ...

  "The Steamboat Dalhousie," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), June 1911, p. 565, 567  The Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Navigation Co.'s new steamboat which has been named Dalhousie, is nearing completion. She has a length of 193 ft. between perpendiculars, and a total length over all of 200 ft. 7 in., with a breadth of 38 1/2 ft., and is designed to have an extreme ...

  "The R. & O. N. Co's Steamboat Saguenay," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), June 1911, p. 567  The Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Co.'s steamboat Saguenay was launched at Glasgow, Scotland, Apr. 22. She is of the Canadian lake and river type, of which few have been built in Great Britain. She has five decks, orlop, main, promenade, gallery and hurricane, with observation cabins and ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), June 1911, pp. 571, 573  The Dominion Parliament has voted $50,000 for improvements in Kingston harbor. The Department of Railways and Canals received tenders, May 31, for dredging the Murray canal. The Department of Railways and Canals received tenders, May 31, for improvements at Port Colborne. The name of ...

  "The Vessel Toiler's Oil Engines," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), July 1911, pp. 689, 691  A great deal has been written of late about vessels, both large and small, driven by oil engines. As a matter of fact, the number of oil engine propelled seagoing vessels probably does not as yet number more than two or three, and by far the largest of these is the Toiler built in England for ...

  "Blue Book of American Shipping," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), July 1911, p. 691  Blue Book of American Shipping.-- In issuing this standard marine directory the publishers announce that for the future it will be issued biennially instead of annually. While the volume aims at covering the marine interests of North America, and does so pretty thoroughly, it gives special ...

  "Great Lakes Wireless Telegraphy," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), July 1911, p. 691  With reference to the information on this subject published in our last issue, we are officially advised by the radiotelegraph branch of the Naval Service Department that it has been decided that the Dominion Government will install its own wireless telegraph system on the Great Lakes. There ...

  "Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co., Ltd.," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), July 1911, p. 693  The Dominion Parliament amended the company's act of incorporation recently by giving the shareholders power to increase the capital stock to an amount not exceeding $10,000,000. At a special meeting of shareholders on June 26 it was decided to increase the stock from $5,000,000 to ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), July 1911, p. 695  The Department of Public Works has awarded the contract for dredging in the River Thames to W. E. Phin, Welland. The Public Works Department, will issue tenders to July 5 for the construction of a breakwater at Bare Point, Port Arthur. The steamboat City of New York, owned in Cobourg, ...

  "The Grounding of the s.s. Stormount," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), August 1911, pp. 787, 789  Capt. L. A. Demers, Dominion Wreck Commissioner, gave the following judgment in Montreal July 12, concurred in by A. F. Nash, and A. T. Haworth, master of the s.s. Manchester Importer at Athens, in the case of the grounding of the s.s. Stormount at Longue Pointe on May 6: -- The court ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), August 1911, p. 791  Press reports state that the Hamilton Steamboat Co. and the Turbine Steamship Co. are contemplating the inauguration of a Sunday service between Toronto and Hamilton. The Department of Railways and Canals will receive tenders to Aug. 4 for the lock gates and valve gates for the Holland ...

  "Beeson's Marine Directory," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), August 1911, pp. 794-95  Beeson's Marine Directory.-- In issuing the 25th annual number of this indispensable directory of the marine interests on the Great Lakes, the publisher refers to the initial issues and the reception accorded them and adds: "Today, with a large Canadian following, in addition to our patronage ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), September 1911, p. 889, 891  During July, there were 1,249,935 bush. of grain received at Kingston, and transhipped to Montreal by river barges. The Northern Navigation Co.'s s.s. Hamonic was recently docked at Port Arthur, to have a propeller blade replaced. The Department of Public Works will receive tenders to ...

  "Floating Dry Dock and Repair Plant for Toronto," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), October 1911, pp. 977, 979  The Dominion Government recently granted Polson Iron Works, Ltd., Toronto, a 3% bonus yearly for 20 years on $900,000 to be spent in building a floating dry dock and a repair plant at Toronto. The dock will be located at the foot of Frederick St., just west of and adjoining the company's ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), October 1911, pp. 985, 987  The canal employes [employees] in the Dominion Government Service have been granted increases in wages, to date from April last. Weddell and Manley, of Toronto, have been awarded the contract for the construction of a turning basin in the Welland canal at Thorold. The navigation season ...

  "The Polson Iron Works Management," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), October 1911, pp. 985, 987  John S. Conradi, who has been appointed General Manager of Poison Iron Works, Ltd.. Toronto, and who will have the active management of the present plant, and of the construction and operation of the floating dry dock now under construction, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and is 41 years of ...

  "Hero - Chieftain III Collision," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), November 1911, p. 1081  Following is a summary of the judgment, recently delivered, as a result of the enquiry by L. A. Demers, Wreck Commissioner, assisted by Capts. A. Reid and F. Nash and W. Gauthier, as assessors, into the cause of the collision between the steamboats Hero and Chieftain III., in the River St. ...

  "Bonds on Steamship Yorkton," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), November 1911, p. 1081  The Mathews Steamship Co., Ltd., has issued $55,000 first mortgage 6% gold bonds due July 1, 1921, secured by a first mortgage on the s.s. Yorkton. which was built last year at Sunderland. Eng. Following are extracts from the prospectus, issued by AEmilius Jarvis & Co., Toronto:-- The ...

  "Ontario and the Great Lakes," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), November 1911, pp. 1085-86  The Dominion Public Works Department has awarded the contract for the lock work on the St. Peter's canal, to W H. Weller. St. Catharines. Polson Iron Works. Ltd., launched at Toronto. Oct. 7. a lifeboat of a novel design. It is claimed by the inventor, that it is fireproof, unsinkable and ...

  "The Vessel Toiler's Machinery.," The Railway and Marine World (Toronto, ON: Acton Burrowes), December 1911, pp. 1177, 1179, 1181  In previous issues we have given various particulars about the vessel Toiler, which was built in England, and which is now in Canada engaged in the lake trade. The following additional information will be of interest:-- The propelling machinery consists of two Diesel oil engines driving ...