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Se eC Ma a a eee fe ee Sey ee (Y= pe eR NS ie BR ey i aa Pa ah RO a i a ea ad ae aly sley, Major Charles. Kellar; Royinson and H. A. Kelley: In the appointments it will be not- ed that Capt. Richard Jollie will bring out the new steamer E. J. Buffington and. Capt: W. J.. Hunt the Alva CG. Dinkey. These two vessels are the new 600-footers now building at Lo- rain. The appointments follow, three mates having been promoted to mas- ters' berths: dW. STEAMER, MASTER, Morgan A. P. Chambers Ream A. Ce Chapman Rogers James Leisk Widener Fred Hoffman Corey F. A. Bailey Frick Neil Campbell Gary W. H. Moody Perkins F. J. Crowley Cole J. W. Morgan Phipps W. B. MacGregor Lynch E. M. Smith Baker George A. Bell Edenborn C. Gegenheimer Ellwood C. H. Cummings Gates James A. Walsh Hill Avy. Valbot Poe W.-C. der Morse E. O. Whitney Houghton John F. Parke Cornell W. H. Kilby Harvard - A. R. Robinson Princeton John Burns Rensselaer Si Co Allen Malietoa R. F. Humble Bunsen I. T. Gemmell Van Hise F. C.. Watson Murphy George H. Bowen Shaw He Culp Mataafa H. J. Regan Mauna 'Loa Superior City J. A. La Framboise John R. Noble Black _ Andrew Hansen McDougall John Nahrstedt Fairbairn 'Coe Js Grant Fulton C.. G. Ennis Bessemer W. S. Hoag Siemens M. K. 'Chamberlain Coralia W. H. Campau Stephenson H. G. Harbottle Watt Arthur Montague 'Crescent City Frank Rice 'Empire City James Burr Maricopa C. A. Weitzman Ericsson Poot e Cullen Linn George H. Banker Queen City ALC. Smith Zenith City C;. D. -Secord Eads George Randolph Rockefeller A. G. McLeod Maritana C. §. Boyce Mariposa George G. Burt | Gilbert A. W. Burrows Cort W. P. McElroy Neilson George W. McCallum Briton George Holdridge German 'J. Ce Bell Roman H. Walper Saxon George W. Ames Corona J. A. Ferguson Corsica W. E. Stover Manola S. E. Meeker Mariska A. R. Thompson Maruba Dan McGillivray Matoa Thomas Wilson Marina W. E. Warner Masaba E. L. Sawyer Palmer --_--_--___---- Wolvin aoe rer ere Colgate - John McGarry Mather H. T. Kelley Trevor F. W. Light Cambria David Bouille | Griffin W. F. Hormig Joliet W.. Joe Story La Salle. F.7D. Selegs au: WawWatam George O. Reece Buffington i ~ Rich. Jollie™: Dinkey W. 23: Ftunt BARGE. MASTER. Smeaton J. R> Parker Fritz J. Y. Sprowell Manila Alfred Beaupre Marsala (Tames N. Ames Roebling W. F. Cottrell Bryn Mawr George B. Kendall Maia J. H. Dissette Maida Arnold Nordahl TAE MaRINE REVIEW Holley Frank Hebner Bell C. Mulholland Jienney O.. Ws Holdridge |. Nasmyth W. HH. Dick Thomas George J. Maloney Carrington H. M.. Saveland Corliss George W. - Balfour Krupp i. Rae Manda Ee Harris ja; Martha William McDonald Magna H. M. White L37: Robert Thompson Malta Charles Goron Marcia A. S.+ Hand With the exception of a few of the smaller steamers, all the mates have also been lined up for the coming season. DECEMBER LAKE LEVELS. The United States Lake Survey re- ports the stages of the great lakes for the month of December, as follows: Feet above tide Lakes-- water, New York. Superior gi Ong sis Pie re aes ees 602.01 Michigan-HMuron? 2: 0 sae. be oe 580.16 Ebi6 eae Sa ek te vane 571.38 Ontario (OU e coe 245.49 Since last month, Lake Superior has fallen 234 in., Lakes Michigan and Hur- on have fallen 2% in., Lake Erie has fallen 334 in., and Lake Ontario 5% in. During January, Lake Superior is likely to fall 4 in. and Lakes Michigan- Huron 134 in.; Lake Erie should rise tY%-in. and Lake Ontario 1% in. Lake Superior is 814 inches lower than the average December stage of the past 10 years and about 6% in. lower than last year. It is 714 in, higher than in December, 1891, but 514 in. lower than in 1906 and 13% in. lower than in 1900. Lakes Michigan and Huron show a stage 34-in. lower than the average De- cember stage of the past 10 years and 514 in. lower than last year, but 21 in. higher than in 1895. In December, 1885, the water was 2834 in. higher. Lake Erie is 10% in. lower than in Dec. last year. It is 4 in, below the mean December stage of the past 10 years, but 61% in. higher than in 1895. It is 2134 in. lower than in December, 1876, and 2534 in. lower than in 1885. Lake Ontario is 10 in. lower than in December last year, but 3% in. higher than the average December stage of the past 10 years. In 1861 it was 25% in. higher, and in 1885 21 in. higher than in 1908, In December, 1895, it was 2434 in. lower. : A MONTH: OF MEETINGS. © The present month: is an important one to the lake trade as many organ- izations engaged iri' the trade will hold their' annual meetings. The annual meeting of the Lake Carriers' Associa- tion occurs at Detroit on Jan. 20. A general meeting of vessel will be held at Detroit on Jan. 18, to formulate some plan of action owners": for the safe-guarding of navigation » to the end that the present excessive insurance rate may be reduced. The annual meeting of the grand lodge, Ship Masters' Association, will be held at Washington, Jan. 26. The annual meeting of the Marine Engin- eers' Beneficial Association will be ° held at Washington, Jan. 15. NEW ASSOCIATION FOR LAKE ENGINEERS. o The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Age sociation took action this week in the case of engineers who signed individual © contracts last spring for the season of 1908. They were all found guilty. Evan I. Jenkins, who was formerly the lake business manager of the Marine Engi- neers' Beneficial Association, was sus- pended indefinitely. Four were fined -- $100 each, eight are to be publicly repri- manded and five privately reprimanded by the president of the lodge. No ac- tion was taken against those who have ~ signed individual contracts for 1909 as yet. The association was, however, noti- fied in advance by the engineers that if any of the men under charges were sus- -- pended or fined, they would withdraw as -a body from the association. According- ly the members are now sending in their resignations. About 20 had resigned by Thursday and other resignations are ex- -- pected to follow fast, over 100 members having announced their intention to withdraw. a . Coincident with this a movement has been started to form a new organization of marine engineers on the lakes. The men employed in the fleets of the Pitts- burg Steamship Co. and _ Pickands, Mather & Co., will form the neuclus of -- this new organization, but its member- -- ship will be extended as rapidly as possi- ble to embrace all the fleets in the Lake Carriers' Association. A preliminary meeting to this end was held on Wednesday. The new association will be mutual and beneficial, extending both sick and death benefits to its. members. It is the wish that the new organiza- tion be in good working order by the: opening of navigation. Notices have been sent out requesting all engineers who are in favor of the new organiza- | tion to communicate with A. L. Eggert, American House, Cleveland, who is the chairman of the organization committee, 1 WOE fa ae etre The Detroit local of the; Licensed: Tugmen's. Protective-Association has' elected the following: officers: Presi-_| dent, Capt: George C. Burns; vice pres- | ident; W. D. Pritchard; financial sec- -- retary and treasurer, Burt D. West; recording secretary, Capt. Alex Ruelle; - corresponding secretary, Capt. C. W. Woodgrift. , (PEG