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26 MARINE REVIEW. [May 15 A SUMPTUOUS CATALOGUE. The F. W. Devoe & C. T. Raynolds Co. of New York have just issued a strikingly beautiful catalogue under the caption ""A Few Pleasant Words from Some Yachting Experts to F. W. Devoe & CC. T. Raynolds Co." The pleasant words are letters to the company from yachtsmen regarding the use of the company's paints and varnishes upon their yachts. The make-up of the catalogue is most attractive. On one page is published the letter of commendation 'and the portrait of the master of the yacht and on the opposite page the photograph of the yacht. The half tone reproductions of the yachts are beautiful and embrace J. Pier- pont Morgan's yacht (Columbia; Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IT; Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin; Mr. A. S. Bigelow's steam yacht Pantooset; John H. Hanan's steam yacht Taurus; Mr. Elbridge T. Gerry's steam yacht Electra; Mr. H. H. Rogers' steam yacht Kanawha; Mr. Charles M. Pratt's steam yacht Jathniel; Mr. August Belmont's steam yacht Scout; Mr. J. J. Hill's steam yacht Waconta; Mr. J. Herbert Ballantine's steam yacht Juanita; Mr. George Lauder's steam yacht Endy- mion; Mr. Frank T. Morrill's steam yacht Buccaneer; Mr. George B. Thomas' steam yacht Nushka; Mr. C. K. G. Billings' steam yacht Surf; Col. William Hester's steam yacht Willada. The letters from masters embrace the well-known names of Charles Barr, skipper of the Columbia; E. Sycamore, master of Shamrock II; William A. Matthews, master of the steam yacht Erin; Alex. C. Corkum of the Pantooset, Edwin Sherlock of the Taurus, George E. Wicks of the Electra, George E. Nutter of the Jathniel, M. F. Buckley of the Scout, D. A. Weed of the Waconta, J. H. Pruett of the Juanita, James A. Loesch of the Endymion, Capt. Theodore Heilbron of the Buccaneer, W. F. Kirby of the Nushka, J. P. Rich of the Surf and J. W. Stafford of the Willada. The photos of the yachts are printed so exquisitely that they deserve to be framed. We have rarely had the pleasure of seeing so beautiful a catalogue. Its value, of course, to the company lies in the hearty nature of the letters. Capt. Jacob S. Winslow, senior member of the firm of J. S. Winslow & Co., ship builders, brokers and chandlers of Portland, Me., died very suddenly last week. Mr. Winslow was born in Pembroke, Me., in 1827, and began to follow the sea when fourteen years of age, continuing in that calling until 1862. In that year he opened a ship chandlery store in Port- land, and began to build ships first in Pembroke and later in East Deer- ing. He and his firm built more than 100 vessels, and the firm now holds a controlling interest in about 'ninety. The Winslow flag, a letter '""W" on a blue background, is a familiar sight in most of the big harbors of the world. 'Capt. Winslow was president of the International Steamship Co., a director of the Portland Steamship Co., Maine Steamship Co., Harps- well Steamboat Co. and Machias Steamboat iCo., was among the incor- porators of the Portland Lloyds, vice-president of the Casco National bank and a former president of the Portland board of trade. To the statement that "of the exportable surplus of grain from our own great west seven-eighths of it finds its market through United States channels, paying tribute to that country and losing prestige for the coun- try of its growth," the Montreal Witness replies: '""As a matter of fact, our No. 1 hard Manitoba wheat, good grain that it is, is in little danger of losing its identity to any appreciable extent or Canada the prestige of growing it. As for whatever amount of our grain reaches the seaboard by way of Buffalo and other United States lake ports, the cause has been partly that we have not enough vessels to handle it in the six weeks or so when it must be rushed across the lakes, and will not permit American vessels to bring it to our own St. Lawrence ports, and it is also due to the fact that the United States buyers are legitimate purchasers of Canadian grain and can ship it by what route they please. We cannot hope to have a fleet large enough to handle this grain until our side of the lakes is more thickly populated, otherwise the bulk of it would have to lie up for more than three-quarters of the year." The Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Engineering |\Co. of Cleveland has increased its capital stock from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The company has just placed a contract with the Garry Iron & Steel 'Co. of Cleveland for the structural work for a new building 300 ft. by 111 ft. as an addition to their plant now under construction. The Pittsburgh Steel Casting Co. has been organized with a capital of $300,000 to make steel railway castings. Thirty acres of land have been purchased at Tarenttum and a plant giving employment to 300 men will be erected. SMOOTH-ON IRON CEMENT IS A POWDERED-METALLIC-COMPOSITION which, upon being mixed with water, becomes a hard metallic IRON, that is insoluble in water, steam or oil, withstands fire and expansion and contraction--being the same as iron is why it is sometimes called MAGIC IRON. | ~ When applied to a blemish in a casting the blemish is removed. Hundreds of breaks or fractures in hydraulic machin- ery, leaks in connections in steam or water work, have been permanently and cheaply repaired with SMOOTH-ON. Send for 60 page illustrated book." It is free. SMOOTH-ON MFG. co 547-549 Communipaw Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J. *"*'BENEDICT=-NICKEL"' Seamless Condenser Tubes are the only ones that resist electrolysis. Far superior to brass or copper. Our treatise on "Electrolysis of Condenser Tubes" tells why--send for 1t. BENEDICT & BURNHAM MFG. Co. Mills and Main Office, Waterbury, Conn. New York, 253 Broadway. Boston, 172 High St. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIOUE FRENCH LINE--UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN MAIL ROUTE, New York to Havre-Paris in less than one week. Steamers sail from New York every Thursday, at 10 a. m. Company's own vestibuled train from Havre to Paris in four hours. FLEET 70 STEAMERS. In New York service the following gigantic Twin Screw Steamers: "LA LORRAINE" (new) Twin Screw 15,000 tons 22,000 H.P. "LA SAVOIR" new) 15,000 ". . 22,000. =* "LA TOURAINE" {modern} AS w a0ou 12,000 ** "TL'AQUITAINE" (modern) " Af 15310000 16,000 * Naval officers command above steamers, insuring the same strict discipline as on a man-of-war. These ships all have double bottoms and water-tight compart- ments, and prescribed routes are taken to avoid fogs. The above steamers contain every modern twentieth century equipment for safety, most-luxurious accommoda- tions, and the cuisine is famous. The favorite route of the elite of both continents. For rates, plans and other particulars apply to EUGENE DE BOCANDE, General Agent for United States and Canada, 32 Broadway, New York. MAURICE W. KOZMINSKI, General Western Agent, 71 Dearborn St., CHICAGO, OR TO LOCAL AGENTS. Cab i ns and staterooms of modern vessels especially those in the passenger service should demon- strate the supreme possibilities of the wood finisher's art. This demands a special varnish however, as atmospheric conditions are more destructive to varnish afloat than ashore and the ordinary article is of but little use. The varnish best adapted to with- stand the deleterious influences of wind, wave and weather is "BERRY BROTHERS' SPAR VARNISH." Further particulars and a unique maz. rine puzzle sent free for the _ asKing. Write us. Berry Brothers, Limited Varnish Manufacturers NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE CHICAGO CINCINNATI ST LOULE SAN FRANCISCO Factory and Main Office, DETROIT '* Seaboard Steel Castings."' MANUFACTURERS OF A GUARANTEE OF QUALITY. THE ADMIRALY: ANCHOR: OPEN-HEARTH STEEL CASTINGS td OF THE HIGHEST GRADE. THE LATEST AND BEST FACILITIES FOR CASTINGS UP TO STOCKLESS ANCHOR. 80,000 POUNDS WEIGHT. APPROVED BY LLoyp's. MACHINE WORK AND PATTERNS ANCHORS CAST AND TESTED ON Bo rae eer eae RAIL OR WATER DELIVERIES. ORDER, OR STOCK ORDERS CAPACITY, 1500 TONS PER MONTH Seaboard Steel Casting Co., CHESTER, PA.