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34 'SUMMARY OF NAVAL CON- STRUCTION. The Connecticut and Louisiana have now disappeared from the construction * list of the navy and the story of the race is a closed incident as far as the ship yards are concerned. Following is the program showing present stage of progress on all naval vessels: THE Marine REVIEW PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND _ 'THE COAL LANDS. | Close on the heels of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans' proposal that the 'government conserve all anthracite for future naval uses comes the message of President Roosevelt to congress of Feb. 13, in which he advocates the conservation of coal and other fuel Building at Per cent of Completion. an le Feb. 1, Wonk i507. 1907. BATTLESHIPS. | Neiraeka ooo ev ees Miran Bl0s CO ee 98.10 98.78 ROE a ha ye "More Kiver SB) Cor... paces 97.5 99.0 MOS ek ae ces New York SB. Ce. ..605.550 ses. 06.9 97-4. Westerns os on Newport News 5. Be Go. .....-.5, 98.5 99. PURO Ge ira eee vee' Was Cramp © SOUS. tis eee 3 70.68 71.72 TAO ko oi ee in Wes Cramp & Sons...... Fea. 66.78 67.87 New Pampshire ..... .:...6+- Naw Mork SB) COs e.5. ks 60.8 61.8 Sou Carolina 226. foc ess Worm. Cramp & .SOnss ts ves. Retr. "on. Oa Mitnigen (6.05. aes eens New v Ork 6 Bi Gis ease ees: 3.01 5.9 _ ARMORED CRUISERS. CA age ae Ditton tron Woks... 97.4 97.8 Bou Dale oi. aes. (inion iron Works 2.5.12. 0l ss 94.8 95.2 Mirth Carolina ....:...:+.,. Newport News 5. B..Co...3 cs, «09.16 71 80 Diet hand e a es Newport News S. Be 00.......0.5+. 63.59 66.05 PROTECTED CRUISERS. Wi races ee es Viton Wonk Works 10s es 99.96 99.96 . TRAINING SHIPS. Camperinnd i ee Navy: Verd: Boston. 6 ...isi is ass 99.9 99.9 TGep dc aes es Bias Navy Yard, Mare sland .......... 100. SCOUT CRUISERS. Rpster oS ee. os Oe iat ftom WOKS 6.6 ik ieee 59.42 64.18 Pirinonam 66.6.2 e 8... Pore Wiser S08. COs... fae. 56.6 59. le a. Hore fiver 3. BB Col... beg vs 8305 59.2 . SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOATS. a : Mapmarne |. 6B. No. O7...-. ore Biver & BeCO.. i fei. '00:0 QI.0 Suomarine PF, B. No. Jo:..... Pore Rivet 3. Bi OOs foie er cs 82.7 89.1 Rippers 1. PB. No i1..2.4, Pore River' SS. B. Co... . es. eee ee 92.0 92.5 Suomarive 1..B. No. 32....+. Hore River G6 06.5 Sor ee es 81.1 88.5 CARLEY LIFE FLOAT. . Francis 1. Parks, of the Carley Life Float Co., Produce Exchange Bldg., New York, was in the great lakes district last week in behalf of the Carley life float. This float has been approved by the Supervising Board of Steamboat In- spectors, by the Board of Trade of Great Britain, and by the Department of Mar- ine and Fisheries of Canada. It has been .adopted by the United States navy. This float has been frequently described. It . consists of a copper tube in the shape of an ellipse divided into water-tight coni- partments and protected from the ele- ments, by a covering of cork, heavy duck and paint. Suspended from the tube by a rope net is a slatted oak floor upon which persons on the raft stand partly submerged. The practicability of this raft lies in the fact that it is. always right side up. All that it is necessary to do is to throw it overboard. The steamboat inspection service has given it a rating allowing the number of persons which can actually be car- ried. Under this rule the Carley float has a greater carrying capacity for its size and weight than any life raft now in use, grazing fees, etc. resources in lands still belonging to the government, saying that hence- forth the nation should retain its title to its fuel resources, and urges govern- ment control of the western public land pastures, with a system of small He contends for a system of government leasing of its mineral lands and for treating these fuel lands as public utilities. PLANS FOR NEW BATTLESHIP. Senator Hale recently presented to the senate the detailed plans for the big battleship which it is proposed shall be built as the equal of any fight- ing vessel now afloat or planned. . The plans call for a battleship 51834 ft. long, with a beam of 85 ft. 256 in. and a draught of 29 ft. § in. with everything on board. The armament will consist of a main battery of.10 I2-in. rifles, mounted on five electri- cally cantrolled turrets on the center line; two forward above the forecas- tle deck, the second firing over the first; two aft on the main deck on the same level, and one amidships, firing over the two after turrets. There are to be two submerged torpedo tubes. The second battery will consist of 14 5-in. rapid-firing guns, four three- . way. , pounder saluting guns, four one- pounder semi-automatic, two 3-in. field pieces, and two machine guns of 0.30 caliber. The battery of 14 5-in. guns will be on the gun deck, forming two broadside batteries of seven guns each; the corner guns will be equipped for head and stern firing respectively. Smaller guns will be placed in com- manding positions so as to give a large unobstructed range of fire. MORSE FAILS TO GET SOUND LINES. After having all but completed a deal whereby would be added to their present holdings the sound lines con- trolled by the New York, New Haven & Hartford railway, the Charles W. Morse interests failed at last to con- summate the deal owing to the refus- al'of the ditectors to ratify the agree- ment between Mr. Morse and J. Pier- pont Morgan, representing the rail- It is known that the offer amounted in round numbers to about $20,000,000, which was regarded by the directors as a very attractive price, but as a matter of policy it was decided best to retain the: steamship lines. It is understood that after the discussion of the matter by the board, all the New Haven directors were of the opinion that the sale to Mr. Morse should not be made. Opposition tq the acceptance of the offer made by Mr. Morse, who planned to merge these lines with his other coastwise lines, was expressed not only by the New Haven & Hart- ford, but by the Pennsylvania railroad interests, represented on the New Haven board by President . McCrea. The latter has. large interests in the traf- fic handled by the Sound steamers and did not care to see its profits from this source jeopardized in any way. PLAN TO RECOVER SUNKEN GOLD. An agreement was. concluded re- cently between the Lutine Co., repre- senting the insurers, and Fred B.. Whitney, of Washington, D. C,, whereby further attempts will be made to salve the bullion which jormed part of the cargo of the Brit- ish warship Lutine, which | foundered off the coast of Holland in 1700. The British parliament granted the insur- ers, Lloyds, the right to $1,680,000 of the sunken gold, half of which, under the present agreement, will, if recov- ered, go to the salvers. Simon Lake, the American submarine boat builder of Bridgeport, Conn., will be consult- ing engineer for the Lutine Co.