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MARINE, REVIEW. ee ER ( = evr. Hoisting and Steering ENGINES. Worm - GEARED Maat With either Frictiona), Spur or Worm Gear of various patterns to suit.all purposes. >... ENGINE Williamson Bros. Dock Managers and Manufacturers of Hoisting Machinery :-- YOU ARE INVITED TO INVESTIGATE | FERRALL'S PATENT LONG-BEARING. >" SELF-ADJUSTING 5 ROLL SHEAVE Richerecrianaivoree cs: if you want the least Friction. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Over 150 of the largest and most modern lake steamers have our steerere. Manufactured Solely by the BAGNALL-LOUD BLOCK Co. 162 Commercial St., - BOSTON, MASS. O A portion are now made to indicate Statute Miles | for use on the Lakes. Send us your old Bliss Register, and we will alter it to indicate statute miles for $3.50. There are poorly made imitations of our rotator. 2 Buy only the Bliss Adjustable Rotator, stamped with our name and patents. For sale by Ship Chandlers. 128 Front Street, John Bliss & Co., NEW YORK. ¢& II RROD OI - ALEALI A Pure Chemical for the safe Removal and Preven- tion of Scale in Steam Boilers. In use by many of the larger steamship lines on the great Lakes. Guaranteed. MANUFACTURED BY THE J.H. PARSONS CHEMICAL C@., 1509 Masonic Temple, CHICAGO, ILL WANTED. Compound Engine, Shaft and Propeller. Engine should be about 6 by 10 by 10 inches stroke, and propeller available for a boat 41 by 11 by 4 feet draft. Price must be low, and must include freight ch : include freig charges JULIUS L. LEE, Feb. 25. 3 Habershawe St., SAVANNAH, CA. Air is Cheap--Cheaper than Dirt! FUEL IS DEAR=VERY DEAR! USE AIR AND SAVE FUEL! ea in operating expenses on Lake Ships must come from reduced coal bills. No great saving can be made in labor cost, Steamers Romeo Juliet. These beautiful twin steamers just removed from dry dock. Hulls of heavy oak and in first class condition, recaulked, repainted, refitted, new stacks, new large wheels, large engines, increased speed and each boat fully equipped with metal rafts, life boats, life preservers and fire pumps. Licensed to carry 200 passengers each, and built for both lake and river navigation. Cabins, single deck, twin screws, two sets engines each. Boilers better than new. Length 80 ft., beam 19 ft. Built in 1891. Original cost $19,000; to be sold outright. No lease or trade. Now laying at Detroit, Michigan, and can be seen at W. H. Oades ship yards. Address, BENJAMIN SHURTLEFF, Owner, Oakdale and North Fremont Sts., CHICAGO. and provisions are already low. But fuel bills can be lowered and cheap coal used to advantage by adopting Modern Methods of making ~ steam at low cost. No manufacturer of pig iron would to-day think of running his furnace without a hot blast. Competition would not permit it. This same competition demands advanced practice in the operation of ships. The same principle is applied in the Six Boilers with Howden Hot Draft appliances now in Side-Weeel Steamer City of Buffalo. Dimensions of each boiler--12 ft. 6 in. diameter by 12 ft. length. HOWDEN HOT DRAFT Now in use on Lake Steamers aggregating over 40,000 Horse Power. CAN BE APPLIED TO OLD SHIPS AS WELL AS NEW ONES. No complicated machinery. Cool engine rooms and cool fire holds. Estimates readily furnished for application of this draft to any steamer. Dry Dock ENCINE Wor«Ks, DETROIT, MICH.