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VOL. XXXIV. CLEVELAND. AUGUS! &, (20¢.. SHIP BUILDING ON THE LAKES. Collingwood Ship Building Co., Col- lingwood, . Ont. The thirty bulk freighters range from 5,500 to 12,000 tons carrying capacity, one of them being 5,500 tons, three of them 6,500 tons, six of them 7,000 tons, three of them 9,000 tons, nine of them 10,000 as though this prodigality of orders was overstepping the mark. But the cold facts are that last year's program of ship building was nearly as great, the bulk of which is now in commis- sion and has proved inadequate to meet the rapid expanse of lake com- The program of ship construction on the great lakes for 1907 delivery includes thirty-two vessels, of which thirty are bulk freighters, one pas- senger steamer and one car ferry. Twenty-one of these vessels will be built at the various yards of the Amer- VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN GREAT LAKES SHIP YARDS POR) 1907 DELIVERY: AMERICAN SHIP BUILDING CO.'S YARDS. Dimensions in ft, as Beg a nl aa -@ = og Ae) $s 3 © |r & Dimensions of Boilers,dimen- ae For whom buildin To be built at]. Type Boao Ss a Se 28 Engines sions in feet Draft a'! 32 . o oO a a. aa nd i So Bo > | o | 8 | -o (ok a2 and inches Ol Bh O|IM IMA 14 In ng| OS Bay City..:... Freighter .| 440| 420) 52 | 18 | 23 | 12 22, 35, 58-42....... 13.2x12 Ellis & Eaves| 170| 6,500 |Dennis Sullivan, Chicago. Cleveland. .. |Car Ferry .| 270/ 259] 52 | 19 |....).... 14, 2214, 38-32 .... 12.10%x13 Natural V5) 8 ae Ann Arbor Railway. Wyandotte..../Freighter .| 440} 420) 52 | 18 | 23 | 12 22, 35, 58-42........ 13.2x12 Ellis & Eaves] 170} 6,500 |Dennis Sullivan, Chicago. erain 05... Freighter..| 605] 585} 60 | 32 | 36 | 12 2214, 37%, 65-42... 15.4%x11.6 | Ellis & Eaves) 200} 12,000 pete Transit Co.,North Tonawanda, Lorain ..<....: Freighter..| 605] 585} 60 | 32 | 36 | 12 22%, 37%, 65-42...| 15.4%4x.11.6 | Ellis & Eaves| 200) 12,000 Weston Transit Co., North Tonawanda. Chicago........ Freighter..| 605] 585] 60 | 32 | 36 | 12 22%, 87%, 65-42...| ° 15.4%4.x11.6 | Bllis & Eaves) 200| 12,000 Weston Transit Co.,North Tonawanda, Lorain... Freighter..| 552} 532) 56 | 31 | 32 | 12 23%, 38, 63-42 14.6x11.6 Ellis & Eaves} 180} 10,000 |C. L. Hutchinson, Cleveland. LOFala:). 5.5 Freighter..| 552) 532) 56 | 81 | 32 | 12 2346, 38, 63-42. 15x11.6 Ellis & Eaves! 180} 10,000 |John Mitchell, Cleveland. Cleveland...:. Freighter..| 552/ 532) 56 | 31 | 82 | 12 2314, 38, 63-42. 14.6x11.6 Ellis & Eaves/ 180} 10,000 |Henry Steinbrenner, Cleveland. Lorain... 3... Freighter..| 440) 420) 52 | 28 | 23 | 12 22, 35, 58-42 .. 13.9x11.6 Ellis & Eaves] 170} 6,500 |Joseph Sellwood, Duluth. Bay City....:. Freighter..| 540} 52u) 54 | 81 | 16 | 24 22%, 36, 60-42. 13.9x11.6 Ellis & Eaves} 180] 10,000 |J. C. Gilchrist, Cleveland. Bays City... ¢.. Freighter..| 540] 520) 54 | 31 | 16 | 24 22%, 36, 60-42. 13.9x11.6 Ellis & Eaves] 180] 10,000 |J. C. Gilchrist, Cleveland. West Superior|/Freighter..| 552) 532) 56 | 81 | 32 | 12 2344, 88, 63-42. 14.6x11.6 Ellis & Eaves| 180) 10,000 |W. A. & A. H. Hawgood, Cleveland. Detroit.:....... Freighter..| 524) 504) 54 | 30 | 30 | 12 22%, 36, 60-42..... 13.9x11.6 Ellis & Eaves! 180} 9,000 |E. D. Carter, Erie, Pa. Detroit........ Pass. St'r..| 402] 390) 54 | 22 |....!.... 54, 82, 82-96....... 13.9x12 Howden 160|........ |Detroit & Clev. Steam Navy. Co , Detrnit, Bay City...... Freighter .| 600] 530] 58 | 32 | 36 | 12 24, 89, 65-42 ...00- 16x11 6 Ellis & Eaves| 70) 12,000 |Pittsburg Steamship Co., Cleveland South Chicago|Freighter.| 600} 580) 58 | 32 | 36 | 12 24, 89, 65-42 ...... 16x11.6 Ellis & Eaves! 70) 12,000 |Pittsburg Steamship Co , Cleveland. West Superior|Freighter .| 600} 580) 58 | 32 | 36 | 12 24, 39, 65-42 ..... 16x11.6 Ellis & Eaves| 70) 12.000 |Pittsburg Steamship Co., Cleveland. Detroit........ Freighter.| 524} 504) 54 | 30 | 30 | 12 221%, 36, 60-42 .. 13.9x11.6 Ellis & Eaves] 180) 9,000 |C. O. Jenkins, Cleveland. Cleveland ..../Freighter.| 552} 532) 58 | 31 | 32 | 12 23, 38, 63-42 Banoo . Ellis & Eaves} 180) 10,000 |Pickands, Mather & Co., Cleveland. z abcoc West Superior|Freighter.| 552} 532) 56 | 30 | 32 | 12 18%, 28%, 43%, 66-42. « Wilcox Ellis & Eaves] 250! 10,000 |Acme Steamship Co., Duluth. GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING WORKS, DETROIT, MICH. St; Clair <..:: Freighter . 440, 420) 52 | 28 | 12 | 24 21-341%4-57x42 ..... 13'x12' Induced 175| 7,000 |C. W. Elphicke, Chicago. St. Clair... ...: Freighter..) 440; 420) 52 | 28 | 12 | 24 21-3414-57x42..... 13'x12' Induced 175| 7,000 |Pennsylvania Companies, ' : BOorse® .. 3... Freighter..| 440, 420) 52 | 28 | 12 | 24 20-3344-55x42..... 12'9"x12' Forced 175| 7,000 |Dearborn Transit Co., Dearborn, Mich. Ecorse «.,...-. Freighter .| 600, 580) 53 | 32 | 36 | 12 24-37-65x42 ....... 16'x12' Induced 170| 12,000 |The Pittsburg Steamship Co. Cleveland. Heorse ......- Freighter .| 574) 554/ 58 | 32 | 33 | 12 24-37-65x42....... 16'x12' Forced 170} 11.000 | William P. Snyder, Pittsburg, Pa. Ecorse ........ Freighter .| 552} 532) 58 | 31 | 32 | 12 24-37-65x42...°... 16'x12' Induced. 170} 10,000 |Pickands. Mather & Co., C eveland. Ecorse.. .....|Freighter .|9524] 504) 54 | 30 | 30 | 12 28-37-63x42....... 15'x12' Forced 175| 9,000 |Jas, E Davidson& FH. L. Shaw, Bay City. TOLEDO SHIP BUILDING CO., TOLEDO, O. TOlGdO .. basics Freighter .| 458] 438) 52 | 28 | 13 | 24 16%, 24, 35, 50-42. 12.6'x12' Ellis & Eaves{ 210 7,000 (|G. A. Tomlinson, Duluth. Toledo... 7... Freighter | 460} 440) 53 | 29 | 13 | 24 16%, 24, 35, 50-42. 12.6'x12' Ellis & Eaves] 210) 7,000 |Smith & Wilkinson, Syracuse, Ni Y, Toledo =. 6.45: Freighter .| 460| 440) 53 | 29 | 13 | 24 16%, 24, 35, 50-42. 12.6'x12' Ellis & Eaves} 210} 7,000 |Smith & Wilkinson, Syracuse, N. Y. COLLINGWOOD SHIP BUILDING CO., COLLINGWOOD. Co lingwood. ..{/Freighter.| 400{ 380/ 50 / 2¢ { 11 ; 24 | 21, 33, 57-42,..... { j4xi2.° { Natural | 180; 5,500 /Farrar Transportation Co., Collingwood merce. Probably in no other single way is the great prosperity that the country is now enjoying better reflected than tons, one 11,000 tons and seven of ican Ship Building Co., of which nine- them 12,000 tons. The total carrying teen are bulk freighters, the other two being the passenger boat' and car ferry mentioned; seven will be built at the yards of the Great Lakes En- gineering Works, Detroit; three at the yard of the Toledo Ship Building Co., Toledo, and one at the yard of the capacity on a single trip is 280,000 gross tons, or conservatively 5,600,000 tons in an average season. Nor is this all. Other contracts for vessels are pending. On the face of it it would appear by this table. This enormous equip- ment is called into being to meet the country's demand for iron. The pro- gram in itself provides work not only for the tens of thousands in the ship