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President; while Mr. Francis King, K. C., became Secretary and Counsel. The remarkable achievement of H. H. Gildersleeve in bringing about the event was fitting acknowledged, by his being made the recipient of a complimentary address and gold watch, as a mark of appreciation. The Association was active for some twenty years, and was instrumental in bringing about, apart from the abolition of canal tolls and dues, reciprocal inspection of vessels, uniformity in rules governing navigation of vessels and coasting regulations between Canada and the United States; also the improvement of harbors and channels, the erection of lighthouses, range lights, and installation of flash buoys and signals for the protection of mariners. The idea and initiative of Mr. Gildersleeve certainly brought forth fruit many hundred fold. **** It was not surprising, therefore, that Mr. Gildersleeve, having made a name for himself in transportation circles, should be looked upon as one who would make good in a position offering greater opportunities for the affairs of the Lake Ontario & Bay of Quinte steamboat Company presented. This resulted in his being approached in 1904, and offered the position of Manager of the Northern Navigation Company, with head offices located at Collingwood which he accepted. The company operated steamers on Georgian Bay from Collingwood to Sault Ste Marie, as well as from Sarnia to Port Arthur and Fort William, as the lake division of the Grand Trunk Railway. In competition, as it were, with the Canadian Pacific Railway steamers operating out of Owen Sound. **** The departure of H. H. Gildersleeve, coincided with the return of his father to Kingston, following the latter's resignation as Manager of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, as has already been recorded. Following the demise of Mr. Charles F. Gildersleeve, in January 1906 the general management of the Lake Ontario and Bay of Quinte Steamboat Company was assumed by the present narrator who at the time was holding the position of Traffic Manager. The services and affairs continued under his direction until the company was taken over and became a unit of the amalgamated steamboat lines under the control of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, in 1913. Inserted herewith is copy of a letter, addressed to the writer by H. H. Gildersleeve, as President of the passing organization, which he referred to as "the oldest Steamboat line on Lake Ontario. " Closing the continuous operation of the Gildersleeve steamboat interests from 1818 to 1913, a record in connection with Canadian inland shipping. **** Now, to revert to the appointment of H. H. Gildersleeve as Manager of the Northern Navigation Company, in 1904. It was a great change from the comparatively quiet waters of -44-