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MARINE REVIE VoL. XII. CLEVELAND, O., OCTOBER 31, 1805. No. 18. One of the Largest New Ore Carriers. General plans of the steel ore carrier which is being built by the Cleveland Ship Building Co. for Captain Thomas Wilson and others of Cleveland are presented herewith. They show very clearly the long open deck and big hatches adapted to rapid handling of cargo in ships of this kind. This steamer will carry 4,000 gross tons on 14} feet draft or 5,500 gross tons on 16 feet draft. She is in nearly all respects a duplicate of the steamer Yale, which the Cleveland Co. built a short time ago for R. R. Rhodes and others of Cleveland. The essential features of differ- ence are that the Wilson vessel will have no gangways or package freight handling machinery and no main deck. She is 20 feet longer but 3 feet narrower than the 400-foot steamers Zenith City and Victory, recently built in Chicago and which have attracted so much attention. Her capacity will be about the same as that of the Chicago-built ships. Her scantlings will be about the same weight as those of the Chicago boats but the sheer strake and deck stringer is heavier. Dimensions of the new steamer are: Length over all, 413 feet; length of keel, 395 feet; beam, 45 feet; depth, 28 feet. Lake Freight Matters. As Duluth grain shippers have for ten days past been paying 6 cents on wheat to Buffalo for practically all vessels offered, ore shippers have ----= STEAMER _N& 23 = ie the wages of miners have been made by corporations like the Minnesota- Co., Chapin Co. and others equally important. id Lumber shippers who have delayed the movement of their product from the head of Lake Superior will also be compelled to pay high freights if the lumber is brought down this fal. They have been trying during the past few days to charter vessels at $3.00 to Tonawanda and $3.25 to Chicago, but have met with very little success. Some deals en- gaging vessels in special lines of trade for the balance of the season on contracts that are quite profitable are also reported. The Bradley steamer ~ Hale and consort Quayle, two vessels of only moderate capacity, get -- $5,000 net for carrying ore for the balance of the season from Escanaba to South Chicago. They were engaged only a few days ago. le ee Ship Yard Matters. With one or two exceptions the ship yard's of the the lakes now have about all the work they can care for until well into the opening of navi-. gation next season. This does not mean, of course, that more work will | not be undertaken within the next few months, some ofit not to be completed until late next season. It is quite certain also that the yards that are not filled up could readily secure new work, but the matter Ofc. prices seems to be an obstacle in such cases, as negotiations for stee ships are under way all the time. The manager of one of the companies, -- LeENa@TH OVERALL 413 FT LENGTH S'TN PERPS.59S5FT BREAOTH MOLDED 45 FT Derry 2ert SCALE kiN = 1 F'T -- NEW WILSON LINE STEAMER--413 FEET OVER ALL. ae been almost forced out of the market, or rather have been left to move small quantities of ore not covered by contract in vessels that are not altogether fitted to carry grain. The grain rate is better than two-dollar ore from the head of the lakes, that figure having been paid by one ves- owner to another on a few jags of ore that were undelivered parts of con- tracts. The ore shippers have thus far refused to pay such a rate, how- ever, and are holding back on offers of $175 and $1.80. At Escanaba, also, they are refusing to meet the demand of vessel owners for $1.25,but have secured very little tonnage at $1.15, the rate which they offer. There is now no probability of a decided slump in the freight market at any time during the balance of the season. Even in event of the grain Movement dropping off it is quite probable that ore shippers would try to regain lost ground in shipments and this action would uphold the market to highly profitable rates. The vessel owner has all the best of the Situation, and although water extremely low and continued heavy weather have reduced the size of cargoes and number of trips, these con- ditious have been important factors in upholding rates. The present high range of freights prevents the consideration of matters pertaining to next year's business in ore, and there is no further talk on that score just now. The various interests are too far apart in their ideas of prices, and of course the lake freight rate is most difficult of settlement. The big mining companies are making preparations for activity during the winter, however, and announcements of advances in TME CLEVELAKD SH. PBUKONG- JCO ee CLEVELAND. O- Qcr 2277 as9 9 5: whose facilities will be engaged until June next, claims that he knows of at least four parties of owners with whom contracts might readily be closed on a little figuring. a eae eats at Mr. John Craig of Toledo, who was in Cleveland a few days ago, says -- he is figuring with two or three owners for a steel steamer of extreme Welland canal size and will probably put down the keel for a ship of this kind shortly, even though a contract may not result from the present. negotiations. In putting downa ship on his own account, Mr. Craig would probably prefer making the keel length 350 feet or more, buthe is conservative in money matters and is not disposed to undertake heavy __ expense without a purchaser for the vessel. | ee i 'Ad : A wooden steamer having gangways and of about 240 feet keel, suited -- to Portage lake canal trade, will be built by the Jenks Ship Building Co.-. of Port Huron on ship yard account. Engines will be of the compound ne type. 2 te ae Manager T. F. Newman of the Cleveland & Buffalo line seldom misses en an opportunity to advertise his ships. He has again started the news*~ papers talking of a name for the new side-wheeler being built by the : Detroit Dry Dock Co. City of Buffalo is the name now said to meet with © most favor among directors of the company. 2 Ot meee MASTERS OF LAKE VESSELS CAN NOT WELL AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT -- THE NEW CHARTS. EXAMINE THEM AT THE OFFICE OF THE REVIEW.