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"THe Marine. REVIEW : 33 gave a most interesting address on "Diamond Mining at Kimberly." On Wednesday the members of the society visited Niagara Falls, and pleasantly inspected the great power plants there.. An electrically cooked luncheon, given the members by the directors, was a feature. At one o'clock a complimentary luncheon was served, with everything cooked by electricity. About 40-horsepower was required to prepare the meal, and over 200 were seated. The head table was occupied by General Francis V. Greene, general manager of the Ontario Power Co.; Mr. Lumsden, the newly elected president of the society; Mr. Marceau, the retiring president; Supt. Wilson, of. Queen Victoria Park commissioners, and Commissioners Langmuir, Jaffray, Raymond and Wilkes, Prof. McLeod, secretary of the society, L. L. and P. N. Nunn, chief en- gineers of the Ontario Power Co; FE. B. Green, of Green & Wicks, architects, Buffalo; C. H.. Rust, Toronto, and others. Visits were later made to the Electrical Development Co.'s tunnel and power house, the Canadian Niagara Power Co.'s power house, and the Ontario Power Co.'s forebay. The journey through the tunnel was' one of special in- erest. In the evening the engineers held a smoker at the local club rooms. The elections resulted as- follows: President, H. D. Lumsden, Ottawa; vice presidents, M. J. Butler. Ottawa. © Be smith, Toronto, and: W.- McL. Walbank, Montreal; councillors, W. F. Tyle, Mon-. treal; 'John Galfraith, Toronto; Duncan MacPherson, Ottawa; Phelps. Johnson, Montreal; W. H. MacLeod, Winnipeg; G. H. Webster, Manitoba; R. McColl, Hali- fax; H. Holgate, Montreal; John Kennedy, Montreal; C. Fergie, Sydney, ©. B.2a. A. Hoare, Quebec; J. S. Dennis; Caleaty;. 4... Mahum,. Vancouver; K...A. Ross, Montreal; L. A. Herdt, Montreal; R. J. Durley, Mon- treal: J. E. Hardman, Montreal; J. B. Porter, Montreal; J. G. G. Kerry, Montreal. At the morning meeting, Feb. 1, Mr. W. J. Francis gave a paper entitled "Hydraulic Locks on the Trent Canal" A paper by D. W. Bell Dawson, D. D., M. 'Can. Sec. C. E., on "Tide Levels and Datum Planes on the Pacific Coast of Canada," and another on "Dam Construction," by Mr. Chas. P. Baillairge, were distributed among the members. At the afternoon session the following important resolution was passed unanimously: "That the council be instructed to represent to the Dominion government the importance of co-ordination of the various surveys conducted by its departments, and the adoption of such methods as will secure perma- nent records, both in the field and in the office, of all such work. In the opinion of this meeting, the complete working out of a scheme will involve very careful study, not only of the valuable work now being done in Canada, but also of the methods which have been adopted by the governments of other countries, and should lead to the establishment of a general topographical and geodetic survey scheme for the whole Dominion." An interesting and valuable paper was given by the retiring president, Mr. Ernest Marceau, on "The Origin of Our Canal System," his. object being to show that Canadian engineering had a historical as well as a prac- - tical side. Going back to the early days of Canada, he described the mile-long canal undertaken under the aus- pices of the Order of Sulpicians, to provide a canoe route by which the most dangerous of the Lachine rapids could be avoided. The work was begun in 1700 and almost completed when the contractor failed. Louis XIV en- dorsed the project in 1708, and it was reported upon in 1753, but it was never completed, although traces of it _ may still be seen. "Toronto's Experience with Conduits," was the title of the paper by Mr. C. L. Fellowes, assistant city engineer of Toronto, read by City Engineer Rust. The annual banquet took place in the evening at the King Edward hotel. The meeting was distinctly merry and fraternal. Speeches were made by Hon. Mr. Em- merson, minister of railways, city engineer, Mr. Francis, Mr. McDonald, of PP; Evi1., and others: LUMBER PRICES INCREASING. Duluth, Feb. 5.--Rail rates on coal to the west from Ashland have been lowered to a parity. with the head of the lake which is a drop of 60 cents a'ton on all con- ' signments for the west. As a result two coal concerns, the Clarkson and the C. Reiss are to double their. equip- ment and increase their business while it is claimed that deals for new docks are under consideration. The Great Lakes Dredge Co., which has brought the Lake Superior Dredging Co., is to establish a head of the lake 'branch at Duluth, and will make a large in- vestment on the bay front. It is said that ne investment will be about. $200,000. i, The larger share of the lanier to be cut next summer at the head of the lakes has been sold to go east by lake. Of course there are many millions of feet. that will be sold later but it is understood that sales to this date have aggregated not less than 250,000,000 ft. This in- cludes mills at Duluth, Cloquet, Scanlon, Winton and other near by interior points. The entire cut of some immense mills have been. cleaned out, and most of what others will have. The winter has been so warm that logging is interfered with to some extent, and the cost of -lumbering is higher than usual. There will be a larger share of the head-of-the-lake cut to go east this year than ever before, for the interior mills, that have in the past sent much of their timber west, are growing to like the eastern cargo trade more and more, and are now selling their entire cut to come via Maoh and the lakes. tos Prices that. are. fecal now for lumber are the highest ever known. A few days ago one concern here sold 10,000,- 000, of No.3 and better grade for $26.50 per thousand feet, which is $5 to $5.50 better than four months ago. It is the highest price ever known in this market. A great deal of the same grade of stock here has been sold for spring and summer delivery in 1906, for from $21.50 to $23 per thousand, and these sales were made within the past sixty to ninety days. ce The Falls Hollow Staybolt Co., manufacturers of stay- bolt iron and steel bars, Cuyahoga Falls, O., reproduced in photogravure A. C. Gow's painting "Washington's Fare- well to His Generals," as the picture part of its calendar. The reproduction is excellent and is well worth keeping. we Knaffl & Bro., Knoxville, Tenn., have for some years past made excellent compositions from life, employing negroes as models. For the second time Abram Smith & Son,' wooden ship builders and, rebuilders, Algonac, Mich., use one of these compositions for their calendar. This time the composition is entitled "Spring Cleaning," and represents an old colored woman washing the face of her son. The Williams Gauge Co., Pittsburg, has recently opened offices at Cleveland, O. and Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Cleve- land office is at No. 612,New England building with Mr. D. S. Tucker in charge and the Winnipeg office is in Room 3, Foulds block, with Mr. M. O. R. Jarvis in charge. Inquiries directed to these gentlemen for Williams safety feed water regulators, steam traps, pump governors and other goods will receive careful attention.