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1903.] MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. 31 UNITED STATES SHIP BUILDING CO. Receiver James Smith, Jr., lost no time in assuming charge of the affairs of the United States Ship Building Co. He filed his bond of $100,000 immediately upon his appointment and. went to the general offices of the company. "I found it necessary," said he, "to take immediate steps to prevent demoralization and con- sequent loss. My desire is to conserve the interest of the bond- holders and keep this great business intact and to place it at the earliest possible moment upon a sound financial basis. No in- terruption of the uniform progress of the work is contemplated, as not only would the United States governmeuit: but the great maritime interests be injuriously affected by anything that would delay the work of the plants." No action has been taken by the directors upon Mr. Lewis Nixon's resignation. John F. Allen, 370-372 Gerard avenue, New York city, re- ports May shipments of Allen riveters as follows: Canadian Ship Building Co., Toronto, one machine; American Car & Foundry Co., Berwick, Pa. two; W. H. Peabody & Co. (for 'Paris), two; Manitowoc Steam Boiler Works, Manitowoc, Wis., one; Cleve- land Crane & Car Co., Wickliffe, O., one; Virginia Bridge & Iron Co., Roanoke, Va., two; American: Paving & Contracting Co., Philadelphia, one; Lauer & Harper Co., Baltimore, one; Fletcher & Crowell, Portland, Me., one; Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad 'for which they are sold. Co., Birmingham, Ala., one; Westinghouse Electric & Mnfg. Co., ee one. These orders embrace only complete machines shipped. The Signal & Control Co., of which Mr. W. H. Roberts is secretary and general manager, manufacturers of electric auto- matic whistle operators, formerly located at 24 West street, has removed to more commodious quarters at 161 Washington street, New York City. Their whistle operating device is in use on several vessels, some of them being on the great lakes, and is , pronounced by those using it as a great success. It does away with the necessity of an attendant looking after the blowing of the whistle at intervals during fogs or snow storms, and does the work better than it can be done by hand. Sunday party rates via Nickel Plate road--Persons desiring to avail themselves of the very low rate afforded for parties of five or more traveling on same train from any station on the Nickel Plate road to any other station on that road within 100 miles from starting point and return same day, are hereby noti- fied that they are required to procure such tickets before the ~ arrival at starting point of the train on which they desire to travel. Agents are not permitted to sell these excursion tickets within five minutes of the time advertised for the departure of the train 114, July 24. The Pine Book of American Shipping is a marine directory and is the only one published in the United States. ie 7 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 is delivered free of carriage. MARINE REVIEW PUBLISHING CO., 39-41 Wade Building, Cleveland, Ohio.