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8 | MARINE REVIEW. Death of J. F. Holloway. To people of the lakes, J. F. Holloway, who died at his summer home at Cuyahoga Falls, O., a few days ago, was best known as the leading spirit in the Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Co. of Cleveland, a concern that equipped many lake vessels with machinery previous to 1887, when the promoters of the Cleveland Ship Building Co. bought up the works and established a more extensive plant. But the old Cuyahoga works was in its time quite an institution and had seen its best. days under Mr. Holloway's management. He was in charge of these works, first as superintendent and engineer and later as presi- dent, for twenty-seven years. Its product included marine engines, Bessemer steel plants, blowing engines, steam hammers and other heavy machinery. Mr. Holloway was seventy-one years of age but was actively em- ployed up to the time of his death. Bright's disease was the imme- diate cause of his death but he was ill for only two weeks. He was engaged with two engineering concerns since the sale of the Cuya- hoga works--Henry R. Worthington of New York and the Snow Steam Pump Co. of Buffalo, the latter for only a short time past. Probably no engineer in this country was better known or more highly respected among men of the profession. His contributions to the literature of engineering societies and to engineering journals was very extensive, and he was a constant and welcome attendant at meet- ings of engineers. In 1884 and 1885 he was president of the Ameri- can Society of Mechanical Engineers, and for a number of years was a vice-president of the American Institute of Mining Hngineers, hold- ing that office at the time of his death. While a resident of Cleve- land he was president of its Civil Engineers' Club, and afterwards, on going to New York, was elected president of the well-known En- gineers' Club of the Metropolis. Tickets are on sale Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 to 11 at extremely low rates via the Nickel Plate road to, Toronto Canada, account the Inter- national Fair, Sept. 1 to 12, and are routed via Buffalo and Niagara Falls. 285 Sep 10 I Immense Freight Movement--Lake Superior Traffic, Contrary to expectations, there was an increase during the past month of 30,000 tons over August of last year in the amount of freight carried through the Canadian and American canals at Sault Ste, Marie. Heavy grain shipments are the great factor in the situation and it is plainly evident that the influence of big ships and deeper draft has been underestimated on all hands. The official figures from both canals, covering the business of Lake Superior to Sept. 1, are amazing. The ore movement during August was restricted in only a moderate way and is still far ahead of the movement on Sept. 1 in any previous year, while wheat shipments foot up 32,732,420 bushels, against only 11,655,128 bushels on Sept. 1 a year ago. The total shipments of grain of all kinds, wheat, corn, ete., through the cana] to Sept. 1 is 45,765,257 bushels, against 11,671,987 bushels on the cop responding date a year ago. During August just passed, 425,275 tons -of soft coal went to Lake Superior, and the shipments of soft coal for. the season to Sept. 1 are nearly three-quarters of a million tons greater than they were at this time a year ago. The tables that follow show gains proportionately heavy in the movement of other lines of freight. MOVEMENT OF PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF FREIGHT TO AND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. To Sept.1, | ToSept.1, | To Sept.1, | To Sept.1, ITEMS. i806. | 1800. 1894. ise Coal, anthracite, net tons...... 224.,&88 196,638 288,313 M4 921 803% Coal, bituminous, net tons ..| 1,727,071) 1,063,476 934,827) {> Iron ore, net tons................- 5,826,10 | 5,484,152) 4,206,894! 2,616,633 Wheat, bushels..........0.-....006 32,732,420) 11,655,128) 18,517,730] 26,021,018 MOI WAGE Su. cpccecctdsaetesss 4 321,426] 4,678,742] 4,524,048) 3,719,679 The total movement of all kinds of freight, shown below, to and from Lake Superior to September 1, 1896, is 10,678,959 tons, nearly two million tons greater than to September 1, 1895, and nearly four million tons great- er than on the same dates in 1893 and 1894. REPORT OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAFFIC TO AND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR, FROM OPENING OF NAVIGATION TO SEPTEMBER I OF EKACH YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS PAST. EAST BOUND. + H vl S ely ety je dy umes, __[Pesienation| To gp. | ToSeptt | Topgpt 1, | Toggped WOPPeL pers ncettessctseen Net tons... 76,510 68,770 61,165 56,023 Grain, other than wheat|Bushels....| 13,032,837 16,859) 1,314,603] 1,507,748 Building stone........ Net tons... 12,833 13,820 16,595 14,567 EAPO Mises eeu raat cent. Barrels..... 4 321,364) 4,676,592) 4,523,295) 3,718,614 Iron ore......... » ss...| Net tons 5,826,100) 5,484,152) 4,206,894) 2,616,633 AON P1Ss cssecncesseetles Net tons 17;424 15,809 13,481 14,375 DST DEI can ceasens ttc. M. ft. b.n 446,023} 495,332] 435,633] 326,259 Silver ore....... oaesanes Net tons... 140 100 412 1,090 Wileaty es eect esses. Bushels....} 32,732,420} 11,655,128) 13 517,730] 26,021,018 Unclassified freight.|Net tons...| 125 796 99,354 83,727 79,455 Passengers...........0.. Number.... 15,672 12,248 10,45 6,768 WEST BOUND. Coal, anthracite...... Nettons..| 224,888) 196,638) 288,313) ) 1.921,803% Coal, bituminous.....;Net tons..| 1,727,071] 1,063,476} 934,827 ome lOuriecisre te cacttees es Barrels.... 62 2,150 753 1,065 Gray. .teess PaSinqssetse ss Bushels... leg 31,650 2,500 4,650 Manufactured iron..|Net tons.. 55,158 45,902 14,907 46,076 Sara sts oee et ee Barrels....! 139,512} 157,720) + --_--- 99,876] 104,218 Unclassified freight.|Net tons... 193,696] 167,150} 188,675] 152,587 RAGSSHPELSierssaeieces-: Number.. 16,232 13,119 10,926 7,699 *Previous to 1894 anthracite and bituminous coal were not reported separately. SUMMARY OF TOTAL FREIGHT MOVEMENT IN TONS. To Sept. 1, 1896. To Sept.1,] To Sept, 1,) To Sept. 1, 1895. 1894. 1893. West bound freight of all kinds, net tons..........01..... 2,228,829] 1,522849] 1,291,711] 2,165,708 East bound freight of all kinds, MetytOnsi ea cs cheeeet: 8,450,130] 7,335,299] 5,595,113) 4,527,580 10,678,859! 8,858 148! 6,886,824] 6,693,288 The total number of vessel passages to Sept. 1, 1896, was 12,925 and the registered tonnage 11,831,398. "Roper's Land and Marine Engines," bound in morocco with flap and pocket, will be mailed to any address for $3.50 sent to the MARINE REVIEW, Cleveland, O.