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28 TAE MARINE REVIEW COMMERCE OF SAULT STE. MARIE CANAL The summary of commerce through the canals of Sault Ste. Marie shows that 5,782,944 tons of freight were moved through the canals during September. ,The total move- ment to Oct. 1 of the present year has been 31,947,743. tons, as against 20,089,632 tons in 1904, and 26,893,820 tons in 1903. The commerce through the canals this season is the heaviest ever known and will probably exceed 40,- 000,000 tons. Following is a summary of the various items brought up to Oct. 1, with comparative data for the two preceding years: MOVEMENT OF PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF FREIGHT TO AND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. : To Oct. 1, | To Oct. 1, | To Oct. 1, eat 1905 1904 1903 Coal, anthracite, net tons........:....: 662,804 + 638.459 893,153 Coal, bituminous, net tons.... ........ 4,196,459 3.208.389 4,642,588 IPVONn Ore; NeEt-TONe 2 es 23,788,994 | 12,394,797 | 17,745,150 WHEAT, DUSNCIB = .5. care ks 21,407,022 20.364,837 | 30,421,255 sour beviele 2,831,279 2,189,546 4,507,452 REPORT OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAFFIC TO AND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR, FROM OPENING OF NAVIGATION TO OCT. 1 OF EACH YEAR FOR THREE YEARS PAST. EAST BOUND. To Oct. 1,3/,To Oct. 1; | To Oct. 1, Items. 1905. 1904. 1903. Copper net tons = 3 15,378 65.533 76,359 Grain, other than wheat, bushels..... 17,320,263 | 12,094,233 | 13,790,255 Building stone, net tons..... ano eodie es 7,963 19,116 9,640. HIGUPeDaATTOlS 2 nec. eka 2,831,279 2,189,259 4,507,456 Iron-ore: net tons .)...0¢. 25... So ral 23,788.994 | 12,394,797 | 17,745,150 Tron, Die; Net tons ic eles. 45,346 28,282 13,093 Pum ber. Mi ft. By Mis. 2.32 so. eens 687,044 624,014 713,017 MIlVver OTTO. NOU TONSA 1.6 es hs ee Te SSs cle eee Wheat bushels: so 21,407,022 | 20,864,837 | 80,421,255 Unclassified freight, net tons. oe 70,333 63,784 69,863 Passengers, number oe 23,915 17,091 26,437 WEST BOUND Coal, anthracite, net tons.:............ 662,804 638,459 893,153 Coal, bituminous, net tons. ...... .....| 4,196,459 3,208,389 4,642,588 Hlour, barrels. 2 2, 2 SOG reas U1 287 50 Grain bushels 22 er eo. 1,583 1,625 1,290 Manutactured iron, net tons.......... 96,855 111,574 111.876 alt, PALNOIS: |e oe ea, 317,780 21,959 300,668 Unclassified frei ght, net tons... se. 498 121 372,828 SU to8 Passengers, Dumber 6 ce 26,656 16,871 25,869 SUMMARY OF TOTAL FREIGHT MOVEMENT IN TONS. To Oct. 1, | Do Oct: f, | To Oct: 1, 1905. 1904. 1903. East bound freight, all kinds, net tons| 26,445,515 | 14,716.540 | 20,818,355 West bound freight,all kinds, net tons| 5,502,228 5,373,092 6,075,465 Total freight, net tons ........ 31,947,743 | 20,089,632 | 26,893,820. Total number of vessel passages to Oct. 1, 1905, was 15,844, and the registered tonnage, 26,410,831. INSPECTING CLEVELAND HARBOR The members of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, un- der the direction of a special committee consisting of Arthur D. Baldwin, E. C. Collins, A. Ward Fenton and Chauncey O. Ransum, made a tour of the inner and outer harbor of Cleve- land on Tuesday of this week on the steamer City of Grand Rapids. Major Dan C. Kingman, government engineer, ac- companied the members and explained the improvements un- der way in the outer harbor. The government is now con- structing a new entrance to the harbor. Two piers, 700 ft. apart and 1,250 ft. from the present breakwater, are now in process of construction, They will be extended to connect with the breakwater in the shape of a funnel, the small end of the funnel being at the outer end. The piers will have lighthouses among them. The eastern breakwater will even- tually be extended as far east as Gordon park. Major King- man also explained a plan for the improvement of the ma- rine hospital ground just east of Erie street. He recom- mends the building of piers somewhat similar to those at the end of Erie street, and the making of about eighteen acres of new ground, beyond the Lake Shore tracks. He thinks that this new ground could be advantageously used 'for the construction of the new Union station, as well as afford new anchorage for the engineers' boat, government cruisers and naval reserve boats. RETIREMENT OF HENRY HESS Mr. Henry Hess, who resigned as chief engineer of the Western Transit Co.'s fleet, holds the lake record for con- tinuous service in one company. Mr. Hess began his career as a sailor in 1855 and a year later secured a position as HENRY HESS. fireman with the Western Transit Co. on one of its first steamers, the Dunkirk. In 1859 he was given second engi- neer's papers and was transferred to the steamer Free State. In 1865 he was made first engineer of the steamer Mohawk and was during that year made chief engineer of the fleet. He supervised the machinery of nearly every vessel in the company's fleet, including the Commodore, Fountain City, Albany, Hudson, Mohawk, Troy,' Buffalo, Chicago and Utica. At the time of his retirement he was in the new steamer Superior, which was built at the yard of the Great Lakes Engineering Works, during the present season. In all his career as a sailor Mr. Hess has never had an accident. 'The car ferry Grand Haven, owned by the Grand Trunk car ferry line, which has been operating the boat between Milwaukee and Grand Haven, will be sold to the highest bidder on Nov. 7. It appears that the line is in default of interest on bonds held by the Fidelity Trust Ca. of Milwaukee. The Craig Ship Building Co. have orders for two pas- senger steamers to be 275 ft. long, 40 ft. beam and to have a speed of 17 knots. One of them is for the Indiana Transportation Co., Michigan City, Ind.