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MARINE REHEVINW. 13 Blue Book of American Shipping. The 1897 Blue Book of American Shipping will be as far superior to any other marine directory as was the 1896 issue. No marine direct- ory has yet been published giving a complete list of coast steam vessels over 100 tons and all sea-giong sailing vessels. This will give the 1897 book a wide circulation on the coast as well as on the lakes, and advertisers will certainly welcome a medium that covers the entire marine interests of the United States, something that could not be done previous to this without employing two or three publications at considerable expense. In addition to lists of principal American coast and lake steam and sail vessels and owners (over 7,000), there are special lists containing 1,000 names and addresses of concerns that include the principal ship-owning and ship-building interests of the United States; also a list of trans-atlantic lines trading to the United States and Canada, with owners and American agents' addresses. There will be - included complete directories of the following marine organizations of the United States: Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, 4,000 names and addresses; Ship Masters' Association of the Great ales and the Association of Masters and Pilots of the U. §., 2,500 names and addresses; Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 60C names and addresses. In addition to these lists of societies, names and addresses of captains and engineers of principal lake and sea-going vessels not included in the organizations have been secured, and they will make the most complete list of this kind ever published. There is also a classified and a port directory of marine business con- cerns of the United States. The book has been ordered by principal steamship lines, marine manufacturing concerns,etc. The United States hydrographic office ordered fifteen copies, and United States engineers and other government departments have given orders for copies. Two coast steamship lines have ordered very artistic chromotype illustrations included in the 1897 edition, and it will be to marine busi- ness concerns throughout the country what a city directory is toa local business house. Following are some of the comments on the 1896 edition: "Much information is given in the Blue Book of American Ship- ping, as well as most serviceable data as to the waterways, depth, sizes of canals, etc. The book, indeed, serves the same purposes as Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, the directory of learned societies, and a shipping and maritime manual rolled into one."--Engineering of London. "After a careful study of contents of the Blue Book of American Shipping, I am convinced that it is comprehensive, exhaustive and invaluable."--Geo. L. McCurdy, Insurance Company of North America. e '*You will kindly arrange for the work to be sent to me annually on publication."--A. G. Dryhurst, Secretary, Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 2 White Lion Court, Cornhill, London. "As I have received orders for goods amounting to much more than the expense of the advertisement, I think I am getting off cheaply."--E. A. Bunker, 27-29 William Street, New York. "Let me congratulate you on having issued a book that cannot help but be of great value to all interested in lake ship building."-- H. F. J. Porter, Western Sales Agent, Bethlehem Iron Co. 'Tt will prove a useful book of reference in my office.'---Wm. P. Anderson, Chief Engineer, Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa, Can. "T find your Blue Book very useful to me."---C. W. Whitney, New York, representing Messrs. John Brown & Co., Sheffield, Eng- land, : "The book is both interesting and instructive, and attractive in every way."--Phillin Hichborn, Chief Constructor, United States Navy. The Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, ordered a copy. It also received the commendation of Constructor Hichborn. 'We will take the books in stiff binding or in leather--the total number to be fifteen.-- United States Hydrographic Office. 'Tt is very handsome and the information highly valuable."-- Hudson River Line, New York and Albany Day Boats. "Your Blue Book is very handsome and well gotten up."-- Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon Co., Co., Cincinnati, O. "Unique and beautiful in every respect, and valuable to all con- cerned."--Foster Engineering Co., Newark, N. J. "A valuable work of information to any one interested in lake matters."--H. E. Schmuck, Springfield, Mass. '"We find the book is just what we want and a valuable addition to our office."--Hrie Oil Co., Erie, Pa. '"We think you have given us better notoriety tnan we specified." --Vulean Iron Works, Toledo,O. '"We would like to obtain an additional copy of the Blue Book."' --New York Maritime Register. "The best ever put between covers."--J. E. Miller & Son, fuel dealers, Port Huron, Mich. American Blower Co's New Engine Governor. A variation of 2 per cent., or even 3 per cent., in the speed of an engine between full load and no load has until recently been consid- ered good regulation, but with the American Blower Co.'s new auto- matic governor, an illustration of which appears herewith, it is possi- ble to keep the speed almost perfectly uniform, there being a variation of less than 1 per cent. upon throwing the entire load on or off. This fractional variation is so slight and of such short duration as to be hardly perceptible on a tachometer. In short, the regulation isso per- -- fect that no better results are possible in that direction. The device is a combined inertia and centrifugal governor. Its simplicity will appear by a glance at the illustration, as the governor proper consists of only two pieces--the fly weight and the spring. The eccentric is rigidly attached to the fly weight, without any links or connecting bars whatever. There is no dash pot to get out of order or require re- filling with glycerine at frequent intervals. It is absolutely noiseless at any speed, there being no "knock"' in starting or stopping, which is common with most automatic governors. These governors are all equipped with a very simple device for changing the spring leverage or centre of gravity, by which means the speed of the engine may be varied nearly 100 per cent., and this without in the least interfering with the regulation. The American Blower Co., Detroit, builds a most complete line of vertical and horizontal high and low pressure engines, the latter being used very extensively in connection with heating plants in buildings where it is desirable to run on from five to fifteen pounds pressure. 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