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10 MARINE REVIEW. On the Death of JU. F. Holloway. On the banks of the Cuyahoga, ata place now occupied by a great ship building plant,there was located at one time one of Cleve- and's principal engineering establishments, that has ultimately been the means of developing, to its present extent, the vast ship building industry of the great lakes. The Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Co.'s works in its palmy days was a scene of great activity, employing hundreds of skilled mechanics. Its reputation for the excellence of its production, both in design and workmanship, was not confined to the lakes alone, but extended to the Atlantic coast as well. It en- joyed this reputation for a long period of years, until it had to suc- cumb to the march of progress and give place to the more modern steel ship building and marine engineering plants as we see them at the present time. There was one long connected with the Cuyahoga Furnace Co., to whom, for his skill as an engineer, and his ability as a manager, is due the credit of building up an industry that has contributed largely to Cleveland's present prosperity in ship building, and given her a re- putation that is world-wide for the extent and quality of her produc- tions in this line. But few of the present readers of the Review will recognize the fact that in the death of Mr. J. F. Holloway the en- gineering fraternity has lost one 'who, at one time, was the brightest engineer on the great lakes; who by his industry, ingenuity and en- gineering skill assisted more than any man in laying the foundation of what is now regarded as the greatest merchant marine on any in- land sea. It is not within the ability of the writer to give a complete biog- raphy of Mr. Holloway's life and its connections with this great in- land marine, for it would require one equally gifted with himself, one having his talent with the pen, to do the subject justice, in portray- ing the difficulties that must have been encountered by those whom we now term the pioneer engineers in the earlier days of marine en- gineering. But I could not allow the announcement of Mr. Holloway's death to pass without referring to those sterling qualities that he pos- sessed; that are held to a greater or lesser degree by all good men, and are needed to round out and complete a life that was already full of good deeds to his fellow men. The older readers of the Review will best remember Mr. Holloway; how in his quiet, unassuming way he carried to a successful completion what ever he had undertaken, by his ability and capactiy to get over difficulties and solve those intri- cate engineering problems that were laid before him, and which after- wards proved the correctness of his conclusions and the soundness of his judgment, by operating successfully, both from an engineering and financial stand-point. It would seem that his disposition must have been of a most pleasing kind. He always met his friends with a gen- ial smile and a warm grasp of the hand, expressing a kindly interest in their social and business affairs. One never failed to derive great benefit from his advice and pleasing suggestions, and yet the man of this disposition had the ability and capacity to manage successfully large engineering establishments, employing hundreds of men, whose confidence and esteem he enjoyed. He was held in the highest re- gard by his employes, and up to the time of his death had lost, among those still living, none of the good feeling that was due him from early days. _ In his latter years Mr. Holloway met with reverses and financial losses that would have broken down constitutions stronger than his, but with all of this he had the same kindly smile and words of cheer that always greeted his friends, and which will long be remembered by those who had the good fortune of an intimate acquaintance with him, He had a rare fund of humor about him that was displayed when occa- sion suited, and which was greatly enjoyed by his friends , and as he used to say himself, "a little fun now and then was enjoyed by the best of men." At the banqueting board he was always accorded the seat of honor, and he succeeded invariably in holding his hearers by @ gift of eloquence and a power of description surpassed by few men in the profession. By his dry humor and witty sayings, and by sly hits at individual members of the company, he could bring out broad smiles, and at the same time disarm any intention of personalities, so that it was enjoyed by all, no matter who he hit. Few men who stood at the head of the profession as he did would deign to notice the younger engineers, but notso with Mr. Holloway. He extended a hand to them on all occasions and by words of encouragement did more than anyone I have ever known to draw out the younger element, and by making them acquainted with the leaders he caused them to feel that they -- ae were nearing the top of the ladder themselves. He seemed pleased with efforts of this kind at all times, even when it was not convenient for him to do so. He was ready to speak well of young men in the pro- fession when he deemed them worthy of it, and many of the promi- nent engineers of to-day are indebted, more than they can tell, to Mr, Halloway for success in life. On wore than one occasion it has been insisted that he be made aware of truths of this kind, but he modestly disclaimed knowledge of having done anything worthy of mention, The fact remains, just the same, and those who knew him intimately are certain that it was very gratifying to him to feel that his hum- ble efforts in this regard resulted in some good. He was often heard to say that in his younger days he suffered much from "'timid feel- ings,"and he felt that if he ever succeeded in gaining confidence in himself, he would do what he could to correct that feeling in others, Cleveland, Sept. 9, 1896. W.M. Criticism of Sault River Regulations. Editor Marine Review:--This matter of Sault river regulations js getting to be quite serious with boats that have been so unfortunate as to fall under the ax. I appreciate the fact that the rules are an excellent thing, but the way they are enforced seems somewhat incon- sistent. Of course it is the same in this as in other matters, all must suffer, for there are always a few reckless captains who bring discredit on all. Ido not think Capt. Davis or his men haye any way under the present arrangements of determining, with any degree of accuracy, the speed of a vessel--whether it is 5, 7, or 10 miles an hour--only by their own judgement. I have just returned from Duluth on the steamer Centurion, and I am frank to say that I consider Capt. Hutche- son as careful a man in handling his ship as any manI ever sailed with. Yet we have had the misfortune to be fined. When a railroad hires a new $10,000 general passenger agent, he is anxious to make a showing, and generally starts off with a big hurrah to prove to officials higher in authority that he is pushing things along. Ima certain sense,I look at this matter in somewhat the same light. Capt. Davis has been stationed on the Sault river, and when, solely on the judg- ment of some of his men, you are running too fast, or over 7 miles an hour, you are fined. It has been stated by certain men in the vessel business with , whom I have talked that the "Soo" river has been free from accidents this season. This looks plausible at first, but when you look into ita little closer you find that none of the serious accidents in the river last season, viz., the America, Corsica, Fryer, Hopkins or the Nyanza ac- cidents, occurred until after Sept. 1, so that up to that time last sea- son the river was as free from accidents as it has been this season. An- other point which should not be lost sight of is that last year nearly all the boats outside of the lines were trading to Lake Superior, while this season a large number of boats are in ordinary and the Chicago grain trade has drawn many of the ore fleet which have always been exclusively in the Lake Superior trade. These facts simply go to show that other causes besides the eagle eye of Capt. Davis are in a measure responsible for the apparent safe navigation of the "Soo" river during the present season. If a tele- phone line was established with a station on shore opposite the turning can at the northern end of Mud lake, connecting with another station, say at the northern end of the dyke, or just above there in Hay lake, and if we then had a time limit placed on the passage of this portion of the river, with the same thing done between the "Soo"' and the lower end of Sugar island cut, captains would know just what was expected of them. Then if the rules were violated, the captains could be made personally responsible, and after paying one fine the same man would probably not be found at fault again. As it 18 now a captain has nothing to gauge himself by, only to run under slow check and run the chance of being fined. H. E. Schmuck. Springfield, Mass., Sept. 3, 1896. The writer of the above communication is interested in the steamer Centurion. He has given a great deal of attention to the lakes and is well informed on shipping matters here.--Kditor. On Sept. 1 the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. paid another di- vidend of $5 a share, making $20 a share for the present year. The total amount paid in dividends by this big Michigan copper company now foots up $46,350,000. A dry dock 425 feet long, costing about $86,000 will be constructed by Dougan, Bringham & Cowan at Tacoma, Wash.