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' Superior has naturally not been accele- rated. The first step has also been taken to control the navigation of the restricted channels in the rivers. Doubtless within a very short time patrol boats in charge of the war department will direct abso- lutely the movement of vessels in the congested waters of the Detroit, St. Clair and St. Marys rivers. MITCHELL MASTERS AND ENGINEERS. Capt. John Mitchell this week an- nounced the appointments of masters and engineers of the different lines of which he is manager. will operate twenty steamers next sea- son. Eighteen of them are modern steel ships. The appointments follow: Hugh Kennedy--Captain, C. B. Gal- ton; engineer, William Fritz. J. S. -Morrow--Captain, . William Ferguson; engineer, Peter Lavely. Loftus Cuddy--Captain, H. A. Stew- art; engineer, J. D. Riley. Joseph Sellwood--Captain, R. C. 'Jackson; engineer,' Charles J. Love. Pendennis 'White--Captain, Fred Furtaw; engineer, Frank B. Parker. S. M. Clement--Captain, T° H, Townsend; engineer, William F. Sau- ber: Moses Taylor--Captain, F.. D. Gal- ton; engineer, Frank J. Hiller. - F, HL Goodyear--Captain, Hemenger; engineer, I. L. Francombe. James _Gayley--Captain, M. M, Stewart; engineer, John Maedel. W. H. Gratwick--Captain, John D. Baird; engineer, William Zuehlke. Walter Scranton--Captain, R. Z. Ut- ley; engineer, Harry Graves. J. J. Albright--Captain, J. W. Aut- terson; engineer, Otto Guy. William E. Reis--Captain, William J. Tomlin; engineer, Louis Minnie. E. A. S, Clarke--Captain, James B.. Lowe; engineer, John Wellhausen. M. <A. Hanna--Captain, Richard O'Connor; engineer; John Ward. H. S. Holden--Captain, Gus E. An- derson; engineer, John Scott. J. J. McWilliams--Captain, Martin Walle; engineer, Gus Gey. Lagonda--Captain, Edward John- ston; engineer, William L. Leng. "Major--Captain, Walter Rouvel; en- gineer, John Hughes. R. L. Fryer--Captain, G. J. Bennett; 7 engineer, John Gibson. WANTED--Several new or second- hand Scotch boilers about 6 ft. diameter, good for 100 lbs. J. D. McRae, Oswego, N.Y, Capt. Mitchell Po Re "TAE. MarRINeE. REVIEW CANADIAN LAKE & OCEAN NAVIGATION CO. Following are the appointments for the Canadian Lake & Ocean Navigation Co, : Steamer Turret Court--Peter MclIn- tyre, master; C. J. McSorley, chief engi- neer. Steamer Turret Chief--Malcolm Mc- Phee, master; A. E. Kennedy, chief 'en- gineer. : Steamer Turret Cape--R. R. Simpson, master; R. R. Foote, chief engineer. Steamer A. E, Ames--E. L. Stephen, master; S. Gillspie, chief engineer. Steamer J. H. Plummer--J. Black, master; R. Chalmers, chief engineer. Steamer H. M. Pellatt--W. H. Ander- son, master; Wm. Byers, chief engineer. Steamer Scottish Hero--Archie MclIn- tyre, master; W. H. Durham, chief engi- neer. - SELLING OUT OF DISTRIBUT- ING COMPANIES. The Pittsburg Coal Co. has sold its in- terest in the Milwaukee-Western Fuel Co. of Milwaukee to E. A. Uhrig, C. W. Moody and the Demmer estate. The Mil- waukee-Western Fuel Co. was incorpor- ated in 1901 with a capital stock of $2,- 000,000, and was a consolidation of the B. Uhrig Fuel Co., H. N. Benjamin Coal Co.,.R.P. Elmore: Coal: Co, Ff, Re Buel CoalCo., and G, 8, Hastman: Coal Co. The following year the Pittsburg Coal Co. purchased. a two-thirds interest in the concern. This interest has now been sold to Mr. Uhrig and his associates. The Milwaukee-Western Fuel Co. owns out- right or through long-term leases eight of the largest coal docks in Milwaukee and handles about 1,500,000 tons of coal per annum. The Pittsburg Coal Co. has also sold out to the C.' Reiss Coal Co., operating docks at Sheboygan and Es- Catlaba. IRON SITUATION. Indications appearing in the iron and steel market during the past week fore- cast a heavy shipment of iron ore from the Lake Superior range next season. It is declared now that the season's ton- nage will amount to 42,000,000 about 2,000,000 tons more than had been estimated. The ability of the railroads in handling ore from the mines to the upper lake docks will be an important factor in determining whether this im- mense tonnage can be moved, There is some apprehension of a shortage of labor on the ranges next summer, The pig iron market continues to be the center of interest, and considering the large num- ber of reports to the contrary now afloat, which ordinarily would tend to increase any inherent weakness, remarkable strength is shown. 'The ease with which "a libel tons," 21 the sale of 50,000 tons of Bessemer and basic iron was made, when this tonnage was thrown on the market by reason of a large independent steel maker refusing to take it on a sliding scale contract, de- elaring the price excessive, showed proof of the strength of present conditions. There is a tendency of southern dealers to grant concessions in Chicago. Fin- ished lines continue in great activity. COAL CONTRACTS. During the past week the Pittsburg Coal Co. and the Northwestern Fuel Co. made coal contracts for the season of 1907 on the basis of last year's freight rates, that is 30 cents to the head of the lakes, and 4o cents to Milwaukee. Other shippers have also chartered on the same basis and probably to date tonnage has been secured to move 5,000,000 tons of coal. Owing to the stiff advance in the railway tariff, fuel coal will probably cost steamers about to cents more than last year. i SCHOONER BLAMED. The Joy Line Steamship Co. has filed against the schooner Harry Knowlton charging her with the respon- sibility for the collision in which the Larchmont was sunk. With reference to the time of collision the libel reads: Although the Larchmont sheered to star- board, the schooner came on, Iuffing to the northward, and struck the Larchmont at right angles on the port side. . . .. Said colli- sion and loss were not caused by or through any fault or negligence on the part of those in charge of the Larchmont, which was navigated with all precaution, but was lost by faults of the said schooner: In not having any compe- tent navigator in charge; not having the prop- er lookout; no. attendant at her wheel; not heeding the lights displayed by the Larchmont; that her' own lights were not properly set, as required by law; crossing the path of the steamer's navigation without necessity; not keeping her course, but arbitrarily changing her course when it was known, or should have been known, that such change involved great risk of collision to both vessels. her helm, especially after the steamer's alarm whistles, and in other faults and neglects which will be shown on the trial hereof. The filing of this libel will tend to take the case directly to the federal courts where the matter may be thrashed out by most rigid investiga- tion. J. J. Boland & Co., vessel owners and brokers, Prudential building, Buffalo, re- recently sent their customers a calendar illustrated with a photogravure in brown tones of one of Philip Boileau's heads. This particular product is entitled "Su- zanne." Boileau seems latterly to have become more popular than Asti, though his types are altogether different. Mr. A. A. Schantz has been elected general manager of the Detroit & Cleve- land Navigation Co. to succeed the late W. C. McMillan. Mr. Philip H. Mc- Millan will be the president of the com- pany and Mr. George M. Black, secre- tary-treasurer. Also in not porting -