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18 MARINE Shipbuilders, Dry Dock Managers and Underwriters. Meetings of representatives of three other lake interests were held in Detroit while the ake Carriers were in session. The builders of steel vessels were all represented at a meeting that was called on account of labor troubles at the Chicago and Buffalo yards. The main object was to discuss the matter of riveters' wages, although the wages of metal work- ers genera'ly in the ship yards was undcr consideration. It was found that wages aside from the riveters were quite uniform, and after an ex- tended discussion a scale of wages for the riveters, covering practically all of different kinds of work was agreed upon. The dry docks of the lakes were all represented at the annual meeting of the association representing this interest Edward Gaskin of Buffalo was elected president, W. I. Babcock of Chicago vice-president and H. J. Mills of Buffalo secretary and treasurer. The regular schedule of dock charges was not changed, and it was agreed that hereafter, lay time charges would begin immediately upon conclusion of the first twenty-four hours in dock. In some cases no extra charge was made when a vessel was in dock only a short period after the first twenty-four hours It was also agreed to return to the practice of charging full ro cents a ton for cargo in cases where vessels were docked with cargo. Resolutions referring to the death of John C Parker of the Detroit Dry Dock Co. were adopted. The meeting of the association a year hence will be held in Chicago. The general agents of insurance companies doing business on the lakes also met at the Russell house, and in this case also there was a full representation. The principal subject of discussion was a more thorongh inspection and classificalion of steel vessels, and it is understood that the underwriters were engaged mainly, during their first session on Thursday, in considering the matter of appointing Capt. F, D. Herriman to the posi- tion of inspector of steel hulls. They are desirous of entering upon a 'more thorough system of classification than they have had in the past. There will be nothing definite as to rates or agreements for next season until the question of classification and the publication of a revised register is settled. A committee, of which Capt. Wm. Mack was chairman, and which was appointed to take up with Capt Davis of the revenue marine service the matter of regulating navigation in the St. Mary's river, presented a resolu- tion recommending that the treasury department be called upon to estab- lish suitable, reasonable and practical regulations for the guidance of vessels navigating the river. It was understood that the captains at their meeting in Washington would deal with proprosed rules for Sault river navigation, as vessel owners contented themselves with simply endorsing the movement, leaving the rules to the men who handle the ships. Grain shortages were talked of and a committee appointed on the sub- ject. The committee returned a report saying that in proportion to the business handled the shortages had been reduced wonderfully during the past few years and may be still further reduced if vessel owners will em- ploy only such weighmasters as are appointed by commercial bodies at the different grain receiving points. Opposed to Piers of any Kind in the Channel. The committee appointed to prepare statistics of Detroit river com- merce, submitted a report which places the total commerce passing Detroit in 1895 at 29,860,335 net tons. On an average haul of 750 miles, the ton- mileage would, therefore, be 22,395,251,250. The cost per ton per mile, was stated in the report at eight and a half tenths of a mill. The average cost per ton per mile on freight moved through the St. Mary's Falls canal in 1894 was nine-tenths of amill. In commenting on the report, Mr. Goulder said that the ton-mileage of all of the railways of the country, in 1894, was a shade over 83,009,000,000, so that the Detroit river traffic is considerably more than one-fourth as large as the railway traffic of the entire country. The cheapest figure at which freight was moved on any of the railways, he said, was 5% mills per ton per mile, and 8% mills per ton per mile was an average for all the railways. The association went into executive ses- sion on the bridge question, but the vessel owners were nearly all of one opinion, and there was little delay in reaching a conclusion. It was agreed to oppose the erection of a pier or piers of any kind in the navigable chan- nel. The executive officers were authorized to select a committee to rep- resent the association at the hearings in the matter that may be arranged by either branch of congress. The first hearing will probably he before the senate committee on commerce on January 30. Ten Representative Lake Steamers, The photo-chromotype illustration of ten representative steamers published with this issue of the REVIEW is a work of art as well as an illustration of the different type of craft that make up the lake fleet, A publisher recently asked how the REevIEW could affo:d to.present such handsome supplements. The REvrEW can afford anything that will maintain its well-known position as the representative illustrated marine paper of the great lakes. REVIEW. 10,429,037 TONS FOR 1895. COMPLETE STATISTICS OF LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE PRODUCTION--oy, PUT OF MINES, RANGES AND PORTS. f The output for 1895, according to ranges, is shown in the following a table. It will be seen that the pioneer Marquette, which has led the eo}. umn from the beginning, with the single exception of 1892, when the -- Gogebic alone exceeded it, dropped to third place in 1895, and that the -- Menominee range came closer to the Marquette output last year than eyey before. But for the ten weeks' strike the Marquette range would haye shown a considerably larger total, though it is doubtful if its position for the year would have been changed. A supplement accompanying this issue gives the shipments by mines since the opening of the first property. in the Lake Superior region. SHIPMENTS BY RANGE. T8G5 1894, 1893, 1892, Ranges. re oe Gross One Gress tone Gross tons, Wiese ie stesst-cne-eeerises . 2,781,587 > 1,785,339 13,620 2 Go ene Pec cenb ae og Nast 2,547,976 1,834,086 1,329,464 2onree Marquette.............+0+ 2,097,838 2,049,107 1,835,893 2,666,856 Menominee... ........++- 1,923,798 1,137,949 1,466,197 2,261,499 Vermilliony.cc....-.7--07- 1,077,838 948,513 $20,621 1,167,650 Tigtalecs tee acca. 10,429,037 7,755,494 6,065,795 9,072,241 SHIPMENTS BY PORTS. 1895, _ 1894, 1893, Ports. Gross tons. Gross tons. Gross tons. FSG CALA Aeecnee mee seacsteectocterernele Pie abery ronNcn 2,860,172 1,644,770 2,048,981 Ut allan cls seaetaeeet teil siceiste pickeoa ire See 32 £25350,219 1,738,590 1,117,524 A OBE OGG svea see reece en aa sth Eekeecttes 2,118,156 1373253 903,329 A UCC eee eee oe ese csr ae esac 1,598,783 1,301,043 440,292 Marquette .......6. ce--eseecesecenececereeens 1,079,405 1,424,05 1,093,774 SUPETIOL .ecceeeeeeseeee seeeeeeeeteseeeseeeaaees TUG SSA eas asta cleee =k 80,273 Gladstone .... ....:.--ee0eeeeees seb cebawiergetas 109,211 79, ee 203,585 PAM er tall aio sas cttainte aiete wecteae Gelsoeote ar ole siole« 194,127 133,874 178,037 MOtalerten cetera okco ce veeee 10,429,037 7,755,494 6,065,795 MARQUETTE RANGE. Mines Gross tons | Mines Gross tons BIGey. aremceatessancpcuaeteeaestn ote 44,140 | Michigamme ..................... 3,214 Cambria.......scesee ceeeeeeeeseees 41,656 | Negaunee........ssesseeessrereeees 90,682 Champion......0...20. see peeees 100,398 | Pitts. and Lake Angeline.... 313,555 Cheshire See enr a ec eccaseee 6,593 | Platt .......----.scserecresseoncneinre 13,198 lec la NG errretecteccecaanete nears 221,153 | QUEECML...-...scseseeenenees ceeeeeses 160,817 DURE sie apse Pesan es 13 752 espe' : vie HEC Haste tener can ores settee 174 CAC ter ade sactareaessoe oes 1,261 GrandeRaplds nn scosceoscscen: GiOA | Stale WVCSEssas-csernccsee sense 51,207 POM Clutton cmc cero cs 259,042 | Volunteer.............s.seeeseweee 32,672 Je Save seisap <co0nc bocsanéncoscdooben 42,186 | Winthrop.........cecceeeereeeeenes 119,120 Lake Superior..........:....5.04 342,439 TT TG iN ers ech tienSe een eeicecar hcatios 54,285 SOL Allnce tee starciesatn eusenn 2,097,838 Mesabits Mntendicss.cccscsce: 5,503 MENOMINEE RANGE. Heo bepiasa se eebiinees seers erat 27,931 | Loretto .. cccocceeseeereeeesrereeees 53,160 (O}0) (e{o} dhesoenn oun scan oso ee asrer 2,107 | Mastodon ........s-.sesesceeeeceees 23,7388 ea isles css hos eandionessd swans 183,296 | Michigan Exp. Co......-....0 1,071 TIMEMIA....cecessceeee esse ceeeeeeee 2,045 | Millie.....01..0.scconsenssseneoeses +2) 10,924 CHApIl...-sceeeerereserroreseens 618,589 | Penn Iron Mining Co......... 290,622 Solita pteleanssesetiast ay ss: ee bac ss 70,867 | Perkins ........c.ssccssceeceoeeesoes 2,161 Commonwealth.................. 208,880 | PeWaDiC..........:.ccscseerereeeeacs 262,551 Gos) Uta Greece crac og tt 13,037 | QUINMISEC .........s-cseeeseeeneeees 761 INIA crete eaienai tn cegGh oak an ceoe 90,885 | Sheridan..........+- seesseeeesseees 16,754 EOTEM CO ag vadeosts eee renee. ter scs 22,820 | Youn gstOWN ......scceeeeeesesers 13 Hemlock 21.0... ...esssrneeeeeceees 949 eels TEL ek yy ALU lp reas gr ete eastsan tS 1,201 Motallecs,covstawcaasecomeardacet: 1,923,798 WeeleRid Ges cas nee. 19,441 GOGEBIC RANGE. RNIN secret anus scaucagtes (omens 68,064 | Newport ........ cescccoesrereneers 157,821 Avs Mane ie aceataasse asta ans T261OO Osim ING GGG. -25.4...¢scieaessansae-erene 738,480 ACAI G ee anc desssicneniiaes arse: PONQSG) |= AROS ccscrsnacanvoss-cars-cncesens 219,960 A iiore pean ieee ogee BAB S930 | Hal imS:c.c-cs- cap --saenneenunssecores 46,965 Bro TOGO Mein ocd seta oe ees AO,567 | Sparta... .c..ccescsseesscceseseasens 1,950 See aaiesteety csela ce uticiia i laanie 52,349 | Sunday Lake........seeseeees me DNS eta ig eset MONS eG wiles lg OTe ee a caphaetaaieanes snes cn sce 418,18 TIN Sig ices cas eee sisala cis as BORG MVM OST sata .c-adsinceeaneess . deo Iron Belt Nene ecr tos, sentne re 148,228 ae MGIKAdOnAnsricc st 4,788 so taltceseccsa 7 odes 2,547,976 Mio nitne ales eoscie osc cccucsieocce 138,882 VERMILION RANGE. Chandler cere: Hes eis |: 6 Pi Minnie sotaaine at aches cater fares ee ioc ee 48 PUNO LANE. cscruccescescccqacccomas 1,077,838 MESABI RANGE. aa See cc 59,141 ; Mesabi Mountain............... 111,039 See Seem cease sane Gates 378,970 WOW ALT KON sc-.scccseaccontess 305,888 UD User aelacrereenteeenrereeeanrent ZAT7;O09 AN NOUIMAN .. oan sccnccecaseror cscs tes 93,392 Coan oe Races eGR Cte eee 359,020 | North Cincinnati....... 3,04 oY anne tecen siosnstaaceoc ce ee ETAT 7) loa) INO meretalne coslce ta cenisusat Raeeosen 28,943 2 y of aor Cena naira ccce en he O}OOies ela tinea: cerceeneeatenccaane 953 pee NEN ceed se octet a eee ately Mae | CYSIIEES casnnanda poate nee seesacson 47,433 sg eaieeeiaaiag pcarlcys | uereue siecelereselelsleielecele;s I feteleteteiessforeia ojelatsfeleso}a(erstelaieralsis\arejaiaiste done Paprie Sites ce rancic: aes Nore 'ii CH ACK Tan caasatue meet at ce Mahoning oon ae SUG YHATI cease gbemertarrasdoeacce 2,781,587