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8 7 MARINE REVIEW. Around the Lakes. Capt. John W. Moore of Cleveland announces that he will hereafter be associated in business with W. A. Hawgood. Andrew Wehrle, Sr., who owned the greater part of Middle Bass is- land, Lake Erie, and who was interested in vessels running between San- dusky and the island, died in Sandusky a few days ago. He was sixty- three years of age. ; F. P. Mills, who has been engaged at the mines of the Cleveland Iron Mining Co., and Cleveland-Cliffs Co. for a great number of years, has resigned and Jwill remove to Colorado Springs. His successor has not as yet been appointed. Capt. Samuel W. Gould, ex-assistant inspector of steam vessels, has again opened up his Cleveland school in which he prepares for examin- ation candidates seeking licenses as pilots or masters. Capt. Gould's address is 265 Marcey avenue. The marine engineers of Cleveland will hold their fifteenth annual social gathering at Merrill's hall on the evening of Feh. 10. Wm. H. Kennedy, I. W. Weeks and Henry T. McAuley are the members of the committee on arrangements. A fog signal has beenestablished near the light station at the en- trance to Portage Lake ship-canal, Lake Superior, and will be in operat- ion upon the opening of navigation next season. Blasts will be of three seconds duration separated by silent intrvals of seventeen seconds. David Vance of Milwaukee, F. P. Gordon of New York, John Mullen _of Amherstburg, Ont., W. H. Singer of Duluth, L. C. Waldo of Detroit and Mr. Sillman of Martin, Sillman & Co., Cheboygan, Mich., were all in Cleveland looking after business matters within the past few days. Officers of the Wilson Transit Co., Cleveland, for 1896, are the same as they were last year--Capt. Thomas Wilson, president, treasurer and general manager ; R. McLauchlan, vice-president ; H. D. Goulder, secre- tary. These officers with J. E. Upson, Geo. L. Quayle and W. D. Rees form the board of directors. ' A very unique invitation to send for a complete catalogue of differ- ent specialties is sent out by the Buffalo Forge Co., Buffalo, N. Y., in the form of a pamphlet showing a French iron foundry in 1789. Any one connected with the foundry business will find it worth the trouble to send for one of these pamphlets. _ Officers and directors of the Richardson Transportation Co. of Cleve- land, elected a few days ago, are: President, H. J. Webb; vice president, Henry C. Ellison; secretary, treasurer and general manager, W. C. Rich- ardson; directors, H. J. Webb, Henry C. Ellison, W. C. Richardson, F. W. Leek, H. D. Goulder, Thomas Jones and E. J. Jackson. According to a report prepared by James F. Trowell of Milwaukee, the receipt of coal by lake at that port during 1895 aggregated 1,335,942 tons, of which 852,078 tons was anthracite and 483,864 tons bituminous. In 1894 the receipts footed up 1,236,959 tons, and of this amount 783,818 tons was anthracite and 453,141 tons bituminous. - Officers and directors of the Aurora Iron Mining Co., recently elected, are: President and treasurer, Charles F. Rand; secretary and general solicitor, Howard Morris; directors, Fred T. Gates, James C. Colgate, Charles L. Colby, Charles F. Rand of New York, Edwin H. Abbot of Cambridge, Mass., L. H. Severance of Cleveland and W. J. Olcott of Bessemer, Mich. In accordance with plans to secure control of the Hamilton and Lud- ington mines, the Chapin Mining Co. increased its capital to $1,000,000 at the annual meeting in Cleveland, recently. Directors and officers of the company are as they were last year. M. A. Hanna is president, L. C. Hanna vice-president, and A. M. Robbins, who is connected with the firm of M. A. Hanna & Co., is secretary. The Thompson tug line of Port Huron, Mich., has recently bought the four Hursley tugs at Sault Ste Marie, making the Thompson tug line one of. the largest on the lakes. In addition to the tugs Smith, Dimmick, Cheney and Mary Virginia, the wrecking tugs Brockway and Merrick will be stationed at the Sault the coming season, and the Ha'nes, Thomp- son and Boynton, together with a new tug now under construction, will remain at Port Huron. Mr. Thompson, the general manager, and Mr, Hursley, jr., who will be manager at the Sault, called on Cleveland owners this week. ~The Ashtabula Tug Co., formed in Cleveland a few days ago, is made up mainly of vessel owners who control the Vessel Owners' Tug Co, of Cleveland, and will be managed by W. A. Collier, who has proven one of the most successful tug men on the lakes. Itis more than prob- able that owners of harbor tugs now at Ashtabula will be compelled to sell out to the new concern, as stockholders in the new company control the great bulk of vessel business at Ashtabuls. Officers of the new com- pany are: President, C. E. Grover; vice president, D. R, Hanna; secretary and treasurer, W. A. Collier. Among the stockholders are Col. James Pickands, H. G. Dalton, M. A. Bradley, H. H. Brown, D.R. Hanna; J.C, Gilchrist and W. D. Rees. Big Dry Docks. After a great deal of trouble with contractors it is NOW abncurced that the big dry dock which the government is building at the Brocklyn navy yard will be finished by July 4 of this year. The work of constructing this dock was begun early in 1893. It will cost about $1,000,000 and yi be the largest and finest dock on this continent. From end to end it j 720 feet long measured at the top, and 630 feet long measured on the bot. tom, Its top width is 151 feet and floor width 70 feet. The width at ep. trance is 108 feet, and the draught over the sill 29 feet at ordinary high. water mark. Government docks now in use in the United States include Brooklyn dock No. 2 of these dimensions: Length at top, 5(0 feet; length at bottom, 460 feet; breadth of entrance, 85 feet; draught over sil} 26 feet. The League island and Norfolk No. 2, also in use, are of similar dimensions. The Mare island dock is 513 feet long. There are in course of construction the Puget Sound, Port Royal, and Brooklyn (No. 3) docks, The dock at Puget Sound will be slightly smaller than the new Brooklyn dock, and the Port Royal dock is smaller than either, being only 496 feet long. The largest dock in the world is the Langton dry dock in London which is 951 feet long. At Belfast, in Ireland, there is a large new dock -- over 800 feet long, and there are some big docks in France. The largest dock on this side of the water at present is the Halifax dock, which is 600 feet long and has a draught over the sill of 30 feet. ; The Inland Lloyd's Register. Whatever may be said to the contrary, it is a fact, nevertheless, that the underwriters who met in Detroit while the Lake Carriers were in session had a great deal of trouble over the selection of a chief inspector for the preparation of the Inland Lloyd's register. Capt. Daniel McLeod of Cleveland, who has had charge of the register fora great number of - years, was opposed by some of the general agents, notably those of Chi- cago, on the claim that he was partial to Cleveland vessel owners. Capt. F, D. Herriman of Chicago and Capt. A. R. Manning of Cleveland were both supported for the position by some of the agents, but the main difficulty in both cases was that these men demanded salaries much higher then has been paid in the past for the work. The final selection of Capt. McLeod was without any special effort on his part, but the fact -- remains that there is disatisfaction about the register work, and that the - underwriters have undertaken no changes in methods that promise relief -- from the dissensions of past years. Capt. McLeod isto go ahead with the preparation of a register, but he will be governed largely in valua- . tions and ratings by a board made up of representatives of the several general agencies. The underwriters expect to meet early in March to- fix hull and cargo tariffs, but the matter of a general agreement between them on this score is still an open question. : Miscellaneous Mention. Several years ago the Buffalo Forge Co. supplied the Tacoma Mill ° Co., of Tacoma, Wash., with the largest dry kiln that has ever been - placed in the northwest. A few days ago the Buffalo company received a letter from the owners of the lumber dryer saying that it has given satis- faction from the beginning and they would recommend machinery of this kind to anyone in need of it. 4 A delegation of vessel masters from Cleveland, representing the ore companies and railway companies doing business at Ashtabula, will pro- bably accompany citizens of Ashtabula on their trip to Washington in behalf of harbor improvements at that point. The river and harbor com- mittee will hear delegations of this kind until March 1, after that date the committee will listen to senators and representatives only. The Seamen's Union has a bill before congress that relates specially to the lakes. It was introduced by Representative Woodman of Chicago and provides for a certain number of sailors on vessels of various sizes. On sailing vessels and tow barges of 150 to 200 tons, the number of "competent sailors" in addition to officers shall be, according to this © measure, no less than three; vessels of 200 to 350 tons, no less than four; from 350 to 500 tons, five ; from 500 to 1,000 tons, six; from 1,000 to 1,500 tons, seven; over 1,500 tons, one additional sailor. The bill provides that steam vessels shall carry in addition to their cficers and wheelmen . (who shall be practical sailors) a crew of not less than two competent sailors for every vessel of 150 to 300 tons; from 300 to 500 tons, three; 50¢ to 1,000 tons, four; from 1,000 to 1,500 tons, five; from 1,500 to 2,000 tons, six ; and one additional sailor for every 1,000 tons or fraction there- of. All vessels of 300 tons or over shall carry a captain and two mates. The bi'l provides for an infraction of the act a penalty of from $25 to $1(0 _ for each sailor less than the required number. 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