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1903. | MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. : eae United States Minister Thompson at Betropolis, Brazil, re- ports to the state department that the government has embarked upon a plan for vast harbor works at Rio, involving the building of 2,104 miles of stone dock. The cost of this great work will be 042,000,000 to be raised through a loan placed by the Rothschilds. The bonds are to be sold at 90 per cent. and bear 5 per cent. inter- est, being secured by dock charges of 3 per cent. on merchandise. In spite of Mr. Thompson's efforts the work has been let to a British firm. The management of the Canada-Jamaica Steamship Co. has announced that a third steamer will be placed on the route from Jamaica to Canada. Sydney Oliver, the colonial secretary of Ja- maica, who went to Canada to promote closer commercial rela- tions, met with an encouraging reception. The United States is more largely interested in the trade of the island than any other country, having taken last year 84,000,000 of the 90,000,000 oranges exported, nearly all the coffee and most of the bananas. Capt. W. J. Smith, principal of Seattle Nautical College, has written a book on "Practical Compass Adjustment on Iron, Com- posite and Wooden Vessels." He goes thoroughly into compass deviation, its various causes and proper cures. The book is designed to help those of the seafaring community who have had little or no experience in actual compass adjustment. The work is that of a practical man who spent many years at sea himself. It may be had from the Marine Review. For the purpose of furnishing current to the arc lamps_ at. the Allouez ore docks on Lake Superior, which are the largest iron ore docks in the world, the Great Northern Railway Co. has recently purchased from the Westinghouse Electric & Manufac- turing Co. two 75-kilowatt, 2,200-volt, two-phase generators, com- plete with two 5.62-kilowatt exciters, and a four-panel switch- board. The order also calls for seven 714-kilowatt and one 2%- kilowatt O. D. type transformers. Reports of recent circulation that the United States Steel Corporation is endeavoring to obtain possession of the iron ore mines in South Veranger, Norway, are without foundation. National Educational Association convention, Boston, July 6 to 10, very low rates and special inducements via Nickel Plate road. Tickets on sale July 2, 3, 4 and 5, good returning July 12, subject to extension of return limit to Sept. 1, if desired. See nearest agent or address E. A. Akers, C. P. & T. A., Cleveland, O. ~ 99, July 2. The Blue Book of American Shipping is a marine directory and is the only one published in the United States. | ) It contains a correct list of names and addresses of ship build- ers, engine and boiler builders, vessel owners, steamship lines, repair yards, dry docks, dredging companies, marine engineers, captains of vessels and all persons identified with shipping and its allied trades. If you are a manufacturer or dealer in products consumed by any of these, the Blue Book is the very book you want. It will be to your advantage to subscribe to the Blue Book in advance of its publication for this reason: A classified direc- tory of marine manufactures and supplies is compiled from among its advertisers and subscribers and this list is consulted constantly by ship builders and ship owners. Your name will be entered under suitable headings according to your products. It is the biggest Five Dollars worth of advertising to be had anywhere. The 1903 edition of the Blue Book is now in course of preparation, therefore promptitude is a necessity if you desire your name to be inserted in the classified directory. The price of the Blue Book is $5.00 and it 1s delivered free of carriage. MARINE REVIEW PUBLISHING CO., 39-41 Wade Building, Cleveland, Ohio. SRE LAS ITE eI