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1903.] MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. a 21 PRODUCTION OF STEEL AND STEEL RAILS. [From Bulletin, American Iron & Steel Association. ] We present below complete statistics, received direct from the manufacturers, of the production of Bessemer steel in the United States in 1902; also of Bessemer steel rails by the pro- ducers of Bessemer steel ingots. Neither the production of Bessemer ingots nor the production of Bessemer rails kept pace in 1902 with the marvelous growth in that year of our iron and steel industries taken as a whole, which was owing entirely to the fact that the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co. dismantled its Bessemer plants and its rail mills, as well as its remaining blast furnace, at Scranton, early in the year, preparatory to the erec- tion at Buffalo by the Lackawanna Steel Co. of new and more extensive works, which are not yet entirely completed. The north works of the company at Scranton made their last rails on 16, 1902, and the south works made their last rails on Feb. 20. Ingots and Castings.----The total -production of Bessemer steel ingots and castings in 1902 was 9,306,471 gross tons, against 8,713,302 tons in 1901, an increase of 593,169 tons, or 6.8 per cent. The increase in I90I over 1900 amounted to 2,028,532 tons, or over 30 per cent. The production of 1902 was the largest in our history. The following table gives the production of Besse- mer steel ingots and castings in the last six years. Of the pro- duction last year 10,466 tons were steel cdstings, against a pro- duction of 6,764 tons in Igor. Years. Bessemer Years. Bessemer Gross tons, ingots. Gross tons. ingots. oy es ee 5,475,315 TOOO 2 Gs 6,684,770 [oe ee eS ',. 0,600,017 1G01F). ee 8,713,302 Pe a 7,586,354 1002 ee tat Below we give by states the production of Bessemer ingots and castings in the last four years. States--Ingots. Gree ae. ine hae. Groce tne. Gise tone. Pennsylvania 442s... 3,008,779 3,488,731 4,203,439 4,379,516 CO: ace oe ee "= 1,070,237 1,360,124 2,154,040. 2,525,802 FS a L,21t240 UIs G7k 1oedely.. 1.442004 (iner states... 2... 927 O02. 2002,344 . GAO 000. 954,530 Total 3... A 7,580,354 6,684,770 8,713,302 9,300,471 There were no Clapp-Griffiths works in operation in 1902 and only two Robert-Bessemer plants were active. Five Tro- penas plants were at work, as compared with seven in 1901. In addition one Bookwalter converter was running. All these works that were active were engaged in the production of steel castings only. : Rails.--The production of all kinds of Bessemer steel rails by the producers of Bessemer steel ingots in 1902 was 2,876,293 gross tons, against a similar production in 1901 of 2,836,273 tons, in 1900 of 2,361,921 tons, and in 1899 of 2,240,767 tons. The maximum production of Bessemer steel rails-by the producers of Bessemer steel ingots was reached in 1902, but the increase in that year over I901 amounted to only. 40,020 tons, or 1.4 per cent. As compared with 1887, fifteen years ago, the increase in 1902 in the production of Bessemer rails amounted to only 831,474 tons, or 40 per cent., while during the same period the increase in the production of Bessemer ingots amounted to 6,370,438 tons, or almost 217 per cent. The following table shows the produc- tion by states of Bessemer steel rails by the producers of Besse- mer steel ingots in the last four years. The figures do not in- clude a small quantity of rails made each year from purchased blooms or from rerolled steel rails, statistics for both of which: products for 1902 are not yet available. States--Rails. Gee. cio Geo cae Cece Fengsylyania 2... 5: 1,224,807 1,195,255 1,406,008 1,148,425 Cine, states. . 2.4... 1,015,960 1,166,666 1,430;2605 1,727,868 DOA S se. species 2,240,767 2,361,921 2,836,273 2,876,203 At the request of the manufacturers we separated for 1897, for the first time, the production of rails weighing 45 lbs. and less than 85 Ibs. to the yard from those weighing less than 45 Ibs. and over 85 lbs. to the yard. This separation we continue for 1902 as follows. Bessemer rails made from purchased ingots or from rerolled rails are not included. Under 45 45 pounds 85 pounds States--Rails. potnds. andless and over. Total. Gross tons than85. Gross tons. Gross tons. Gress tons. Pendeylvania 2202.8. 53,9004 7606!567 327,804 1,148,425 Cenet states: 2). 62s. Je: 173,104 1,237,496 317,268 1,727,868 otal for: roo2.. 2<. 227,068 2,004,063 645,162 2,876,203 Total for.1001 . >: : 140,214 2,202,237 493,822 2,836,273 Total for 1900... .. 154,796 1,605,067 602,058 2,361,921 It will be noticed that there was a considerable decline in 1901 in the production of Bessemer steel rails weighing 85 lbs. and over as compared with 1900, but that in 1902 there was an increase over 1900 and a very large increase over 1901. The production of rails weighing between 45 and 85 Ibs. shows a slight decrease in 1902 as compared with 1901. The total production of rails in 1902 will include rails made from open-hearth steel, rails rolled from purchased Bessemer blooms, rerolled rails, and iron rails. The total from all these sources in 1901 amounted to 38,366 tons. With tne exception of the Lackawanna plant at Scranton all our Bessemer rail mills were operated nearly to their full capacity in 1902, the demand for steel rails being greater than the supply all through the year. In addition to our large produc- tion of rails we imported last year 63,522 tons of iron and steel rails, but to balance this importation we exported 67,666 tons of iron and steel rails. In 1901 we exported 318,956 tons of rails and imported ionlv 1,905 tons. Virtually all our imports and ex- ports of rails are steel rails. CANADIAN SHIPPING NOTES, The Dominion government has called for tenders for an Atlantic steamship service from Liverpool, calling at an Irish port, to Montreal in summer and to Halifax in winter, a price to be given for a service weekly at 16, 18 and 21 knots respec- tively. The firm of H. & A. Allan are willing to tender for an 18-knot service. It is not known what the Canadian Pacific will do, but that company will tender and it is expected that some of the other lines, particularly the Furness Line, will tender. The question of establishing a works for the construction of steel ships in Nova Scotia is again being discussed and 'committees' representing Halifax and Dartmouth are going over the claims of these practically adjoining ports with a view of coming to an agreement as to a suitable location. Each town is prepared to give.a subsidy of $100,000 and the legislature will give a similar amount. Mr. Connolly of Montreal, who has a contract with the Dominion government to maintain steamship communicatio1 be- tween St. Lawrence ports and the Bay des Chaleur, Que., has purchased a new steamer in Great Britain and is in treaty for - a second. Both are expected to reach Mintreal soon after the opening of navigation. : The Dominion Atlantic Ry. Co. has paid over the h.ance of the purchase money of the steamers Yarmouth ant Boston to the Yarmouth Steamship Co.. The liquidation of the latter company's affairs will now be completed and it is expected that tte shareholders will receive about 40 cents on the dollar. -- Commissioners appointed to look into the question of provid- ing a dry dock.for Montreal have been looking over several sites in the eastern part of the city. It is expected that th y wiil consider the advisability of recommending a floating dock bde- fore making a definite report. Capt. W. O. Zealand of Hamilton has been appointed to command of the Dominion steamer Lord Stanley, which is to be engaged during the coming season of navigation. on the hydro- graphic survey: of the Thunder bay section of Lake Superior. The Merchants Line of Montreal, now running the st samers Persia and Ocean, has arranged to operate three additional freight steamers between the St. Lawrence and the head of Lake Superior. '"I'wo steamers have been acquired in Canada and one in England. A new tug, the Victor, is ready for launching at Buti-r's yard, Yarmouth, N. S., for N..& M. Smith & Co., of Halifax. Her dimensions are:. Length, 62 ft.; breadth, 12 ft.; depth, 7 ft The engines were constructed by the New Burrell-Johnson Tron Co. cs oF The Grey & Bruce Cement Co. has let a contract for the construction of a wharf 600 ft. long with an L,. 228 ft. long at Owen Sound, Ont., the depth of water alongside to be 16 ft. J. Wilson of Burlington, Ont., has the contract. The Goderich Engine Co. has on hand new compound en- gines for the tug Laura Grace, new engines for the tug A. Wright and an engine and boiler for a tug under construction at Midland, Ont. Capt. J. Foote, formerly connected with the Algonac Cen- tral Ry. Co.'s steamship service at Sault Ste. Marie, has been appointed superintendent of the turret steamers of the Cana- dian Lake & Ocean Navigation Co, 'sugceeding Capt, 'Tt Donnelly. The Dominion Coal Co. is asking the Dominion government to expend $35,000 in dredging the harbor and approaches at Glace Bay, N. S., so that it may erect wharves there for shipping coal. Capt. Graves, at one time master of the Richelieu & On- tario Navigation Co.'s steamer Hamilton, and lately in charge of the Van Allen, died, after an operation in Toronto, a few days ago. Thomas Drein & Son, Wilmington, Del., builders of life boats, life rafts, etc., report the following among new orders: For a steamer building at Bath, set of metallic life boats; for United States navy yard, Boston, 18-ft. and 14-ft. metallic life boats; for a British steamer in New York, large wooden life boats with air tanks; for steamship in Norfolk, six 24-ft. patent beaded galvanized steel life boats and four sea life rafts; for steamship at Portland, six 22-ft. and four 24-ft. patent metallic boats and six life rafts; for Philadelphia & Baltimore Steamship Co., six 22-ft. patent metallic boats and life rafts; for steamship in Alabama, two 14-ft., one 16-ft. and one 20-ft. patent galvan- ized metallic boats; for New York & Sandy Hook Steamboat Co., six 22-ft. metallic boats and life rafts; for a new steamer of Standard Oil Co.'s fleet, set of metallic boats. ;