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10 MARINE REVIEW. MARINE REVIEW. DEVOTED TO THE LAKE MARINE AND KINDRED INTERESTS. iM oe PROPRIETORS. . M. ; 5 HOMER J. CARR, " Associate Editor and Manager Chicago Office, Western Union Building, 110 LaSalle Street. Published every Thursday at No. 516 Perry-Payne Building, Cleveland, O. SUBSCRIPTION--$2.00_per year in advance. Convenient binders sent, post paid, 75 cents. Advertising rates on application. The books of the United States treasury department contain the names of 3,600 vessels, measuring 1,154,870.38 tons in the lake trade. In classification of this fleet the lakes have more steamboats of 1,000 to 2,500 tons than the combined ownership of this class of vessels in all other sections of the country. The number of vessels of 1,000 to 2,500 tous on the lakes on June 30, 1891, was 310 and their aggregate gross tonnage 512,- 787.58; in all other parts of the country the number of this class of ves- sels was, on the same date, 213 and their gross tonnage 319,750.84. The classification of the entire lake fleet is as follows: Class. Number. Tonnage. SlCamiavessels iv, cccuscsitisesessinorerccscseduncdees 1,592 7560,751-53 SAMMMAVESSESepecissl.t shiny cree crue sesaseers tree sacs 1,243 325,131.06 arial sbOAt i artccss-caeeia se sehacien serccGcese tae 703 72,515-42 SAIC GS esesertene cea means enc eea neces teaeierecmars 62 20,472.37 MOLL, tony sence nes Ses carecrarss strat 3,600 1,154,870.38 Tonnage built on the lakes during the past five years, according to the report of the United States commissioner of navigation, is as follows : No. of boats. Net Tonnage, TOO eencsea se': sees Neaukiisartiecateosssenoeta sees 152 56,488.32 TO BOmem on ieech eecne ee as caakne casera toacigaoee 222 IOI, 102.87 SSO men ace ade eu encct scien cesemenuesecs 225 107,080.30 TOO OMS serine shouts teats tonencrak honaeaaeee eect 218 108,515.00 WOON ew Sree eas eves adesueenstpane tis cs cahoeh 204 111,856.45 MRO EAE ee caie een hint oa ea acaeewece 1,021 485,042.94 St. Mary's Falls and Suez canal trafic: Number of boats through St. Mary's Falls canal in 1890, 234 days of navigation, 10,557; tonnage, net registered, 8,454,435. Number of boats through Suez canal during 1890, full year, 3,389; tonnage, net registered, 6,890,014. fintered at Cleveland Post Office as Second-class Mail Matter. THROUGH loyalty to a Kingston constituency, the late Sir John Macdonald caused the establishment of the system of tolls on the Welland canal that is now demanding the attention of the United States government. Every fair-minded citizen of the Dominion will admit that the system of tolls has since been maintained through the influence of canal forwarders at Kings- ton, in whose interest it was established. The history of the whole question shows this, and it is admitted in Montreal and other places where Canadian shipping interests are not directly benefited by the canal rebate. President Harrison was right then in saying to the United States senate .in a second message a few days ago that this system of tolls is in direct violation of treaty stipulations, and that it is deserving of immediate atten- tion from congress. No settlement based on a rebate for grain transhipped at Ogdensburg only, should be listened to. Full and free use of the Welland and St. Lawrence canals on an equality with the privileges now granted Canadian commerce through the St. Mary's Falls and St. Clair canals should be the only basis of settlement. THE Canadian government is said to have in contemplation a vigorous policy looking to the completion of a fourteen-foot chain of navigation from tidewater to Lake Superior by July Ie 1894. Interest on this side in the question of a seaboard outlet from the lakes has undoubtedly prompted Canada to consider- ation of such a policy. A decision in the matter can not come too soon to suit American interests on the lakes. It would be the means of forcing our own government to a realization of Canada's advantages in the St. Lawrence as a highway of com- merce. ALTHOUGH the conferrees on the river and harbor bill reached an agreement some days ago, the filibustering policy of the small house minority opposed to the measure resulted in delay until Wednesday its final passage. Chairman Blanchard of the house committee says, however, that the bill will be a law within ten | days, and there is every reason for believing that he knows what he'is talking about. Lake items in the bill have not been materially changed in conference. ANNOUNCENENTS from both the Canadian and United States governments declaring reciprocal wrecking privileges in effect as a result of recent legislation in Canada on the subject, are very probably delayed on account of the differences that have arisen in the negotiations on the subject of reciprocy gen- erally. Grain at Chicago and Duluth. Stocks ot grain at Chicago and Duluth on Monday, July 4, were as follows: Chicago. Duluth. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. All wheat, bu. Tin PStOneMaecee sacs. thes scentace cance. 4,953,000 3,743,000 3,908 ,000 Decrease last week.............:..0005 OBI AOU ane nde Be 352,000 Increase last week......... Bike otek oe Saaneehers i 2NOOOR 22 sesereene Excess over same time last year.. 4,550,000 2,760,000 2,010,000 In addition to the above there is 1,064,000 bushels of oats, 98,000 bushels of rye and 19,000 bushels of barley in store in Chicago. To Revise Inspection Laws. From an article by Walter MacFarland, chief engineer U. S. N., in the Journal of the American Society of Naval Engin- eers, it is evident that the marine interests of the country may expect at the next session of congress a renewal of the effort made some time ago through the Frye bill to revise the laws governing the inspection and management of sail as well as steam vessels. Mr. MacFarland was one of the board of experts interested in the preparation of the Frye bill, and his article in the journal referred to is in the nature of an explanation to members regarding matters leading up to the preparation of the bill. He says that in"éxplanation of Senator Frye's action in introducing the bill before it had been sent for criticism to those most interested, that this method was adopted as the surest for securing earnest and exhaustive comment. Mr. MacFarland still invites comment and criticism of the bill from members of the association. Treasury Department Decisions While making preparations for the building of whaleback vessels at its new ship yard in the town of Everett, Wash., on Puget sound, the American Steel Barge Company carried on an interesting correspondence with the treasury department, rela- tive to the free entry, under section 8 of the act of Oct. 1, 1890, of materials and machinery for use in the construction of ves- sels. The act relates to vessels built for foreign account or ves- sels to be used in the foreign trade but does not permit of the employment in the United States coasting trade of vessels built under such exemptions. The department makes answer as fol- lows relative to one inquiry from the barge company: -- "Your first inquiry, as to whether rivets, iron or steel, can be consid- ered as included in section 8, must be answered in the negative, since rivets are not named in said section of law. Your second inquiry, as to whether materials enumerated in section 8 can be imported free of duty whether they are to be used in the con- struction of the hull or of the engine and boilers, must be an- swered in the affirmative. Your third inquiry, as to the articles which are generally covered by the term 'equipment' as used in said section of law, is answered by the inclosed copy of a re- port received from the secretary of the navy, wherein the opinion is expressed that the term 'equipment' would not include don- key engines, pumps, windlasses, steam steerer and other ma- chinery, but would include anchors, chain cables, boats, life- Saving apparatus, nautical instruments, signal lights and similar articles. In reply to the concluding paragraph of your letter, I would state that any arrangements regarding the storage, etc., of articles imported in excess for one vessel to be kept on hand and used in the construction of subsequent vessels, must be made with the collector of customs at the port of importation."' Among the letters of instruction for April and May to col- lectors of cnstoms 1s one calling attention to the act of May 11, 1892, establishing subports of entry and delivery at Superior, Wis., and Ashland, Wis.