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MARINE REVIEW: 15 During May the Nickel Plate road will inaugurate an improved passenger train schedule of three solid through trains daily. In addi- tion to the through vestibuled sleeping car service between Chicago, Buffalo, New York and Boston,via the West Shore and Fitchburg railroads, a daily New York sleeper will be placed in service via the D. L. & W. R. R. 26-Apl-30. Chas. E. & W. F. Peck, 58 William St. 812 Royal Insurance Building, NEW YORK CITY. CHICA L C. T. BOWRING & CO., : 5 & 6 Billiter Ave., B.C. LONDON, ENG. INSURANCE. BROWN & CO., J.G. KEITH & CO., 202 Main St., 138 Rialto Bldg., Board of Trade Bldg,, Buffalo. N. Y. Chicago, Ill. Duluth, Minn. Are prepared to make rates on all classes of Marine Insurance on the great lakes, both CARGOES and HULLS. "GREAT LAKES REGISTER." F. D. HERRIMAN, Surveyor-General, Chicago, Ill. STANDARD AUTOMATIC RELEASING HOOK For NAPTHA LAUNCHES and boats of all sizes and descriptions. LA SALLE & CO., Will release a boat immediately in the roughest sea or under speed and can be hooked on without delay or injury to the hands of men hooking iton. For further information ap- ply to 2 STAND'T AUT. RELEAS'G HOOK CO., 22 and 24 State Street, New York. The Ellis & Eaves Induced D raft~-Serve Ribbed Tubes NITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, Telephone Building, Detroit, Mich., April 17, 1897. Sealed proposals for Dredging Black River, at Port Huron, Mich.; Bar at mouth of Black River, Mich. ; Belle River, at Marine City, Mich.; and Clinton River, Mich., will be re- ceived here until 12 o/clock noon (Standard time) May 7, 1857, and then publicly opened. Apply here for information. G.J. LYDECKER, Lt. Col., Engrs. May 1 The Bessemer Steamship Company . Solicits Catalogues, Prices and Discounts from manufacturers and wholesale dealers in Ship Machinery, Brass Goods, Rope, Paints, Asbestos, Packing, Hose, Furniture, Piping, Glass and Crock- ery, Tinware, Ranges, Carpeting, Bedding, Life-preservers, Rafts and Boats, Engineers' Supplies and Tools, Carpenters' Tools, Elec- | tric Supplies, Lamps, Grate Bars, Castings, etc., etc., etc. ALSO QUOTATIONS from Market men and Grocers on the Lakes Provisions and Meat, best quality only. CATALOGUES without quotations are not wanted. ALL GOODS except provisions to be delivered in Cleveland. Address I. M. BOWERS, General Manager, CLEVELAND, OHIO. Lucky is the Engineer It is in use on more lake steamers than any other, because it meets the requirements. ASBESTO- METALLIG Trade-Mark. AMERICAN STEAM PACKING CO., B Original Manufacturers of ; Alf i _ PISTON PACKINCS, Pe 60 federal St., BOSTON, MASS. WEL. DRAWING SHOWING PLAN FOR ADDING THE ELLIS € EAVES DRAFT TO LAKE STEAMERS. THIS SYSTEM OF DRAFT, WITH THE SERVE TUBES, SAVES MONEY. AV $$ $$ $$ AV ES 25 PER CENT OF YOUR FUEL BILLS. SA AO to SO PER CENT BOILER CAPACITY. 7 7 $V THE LIFE OF THE BOILER BY DRAWING GASES THROUGH TUBES. $E ES FIREMEN AND INCIDENTALLY THEIR WAGES. CARGO SPACE BY USING A SMALLER NUMBER OF BOILERS. For PARTICULARS and PRICES of applying to Steamers already Built and to Steamers Building, apply to HE GLOBE IRON WORKS COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO. for Who Uses RSBESTOS METALLIC PACKING