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180 work it is supposed to do, is cheaper than oil, a little goes a long way and the way is made a smooth one. oS Albany Grease is made in_ seven densities designated by number, beginning with 0 and. including 1, 2 and 3 and the Mo Xk and XX, : 1 temperatures. The difference is simply in consistency. Albany Grease is packed in l, 5, 10, 25 and 50-pound_ cans and kegs, half barrels and barrels. It can be procured throughout. the world from engine and mill supply houses, hardware, oil and automobile dealers and to avoid substitution it is always well to look for the distinctive mark "The boy sliding down the plank." Some _inter- esting information relative to the qualities of the product will be sent for the asking. TRADE NOTES. HE SAFETY Car Heat- House Establishment ing & Lighting Co. in the last five months have made an unusual showing in the sales of their buoys and _ buoy lanterns. The Light has recently decided up- on a more liberal light- ing for the lower New York harbor and_ has placed orders for a sufficient number of Pintsch gas buoys, to enable the largest steam- ers to enter the harbor at night. The popular- ity of these buoys for harbor lighting is clear- ly evidenced by their general adoption, there being over 2,200 in service throughout the world, the principal countries using them as follows: ' Woited "States. 4nd: Canada. .....-. ee AGT, PSTIOANO: pease kris eee a aoe a 439 URURCOUUING? Slow ear el oes aces os Se sie 296 mrance ods 2a Su ones aes cise whe eis 209 eo Germany (sss ela oehaee es histecns 166 ALolland® soto. Bere ON PSG are res 166 The recent government orders consisting of 18 Type B III buoys, 10 Type "C" spar buoys, and 23 extra buoy lanterns, again em- phasize the great value of this invention for harbor lighting. ' The Wellin Quadrant Davit and the Lane & DeGroot 'Co. have consolidated under the title of the Welin Davit & Lane & DeGroot Co., 'Consolidated. The new company is capital- ized at $150,000 and the directors are John McMullen, A. P. Lundin, Ernest S. Suffern, John C. Silva, William Stevenson. The offi- cers of the consolidated company are: A. P. Lundin, president and general manager; Ernest S. Suffern, vice president; secretary and treasurer. The new _ consoli- dated company will conduct its business in the general offices on the 17th floor of the White- hall building. The plant will be at the old Lane & DeGroot factory at 305-315 Vernon avenue, Long Island City. : The leading article in American Wire Rope News published by the American Steel &. Wire Co. is descriptive of the wire rope used in a theatre, the Colonial theatre, (Chicago being sélected as it is said to be the model stage in America. Over 10,000 ft. Tope are used in hoisting the steel curtain, the plush curtain and the border lights. An interesting article is also published on the declination of swamp lands in Indiana. Some excellent photographs are also published of the Swedish furnace The -- superi i i F pone perior quality of se a en has been recognized for over The contract for the construction of new city wharf at Beaumont, Texas, oe H. D. Applegate & Sons on a bid of $29,500 has been executed and the work is expected to begin at once. This new wharf is to be 700 feet long and the wharf proper will be 15 feet wide, but will be filled in between the river bank and the outer edge, thus making a landing about 180 feet wide. The city now has on hand something over $50,000 derived from a bond issue and with which the wharf will be built. It is also the intention Ese one es and other facilities for ing eaumont's rapi i commeree. apidly growing water _The Falls Hollow Staybolt Co., Cuyah Falls, O., have just established two pipe . Canada, one including te territory west of Lake Superior, and the other the territory east of Lake Superior. The Brydges_ En- gineering & Supply Co., 249 Notre Dame these being suited to conditions and' Duplex steam pumps. John -C;" Silva, - of wire - TAe Marine REVIEW avenue, Winnipeg, will cover the former and Mussens Ltd., 279 St. James street, Montreal, the latter. The Falls Hollow Co. has also appointed H. J. Skelton & Co., Royal London House, Finnsbury Square, London, E. es England, as its sole representative for the British isles and India. : The Gronkvist Drill Chuck Co., 18 Morris 'street, Jersey City, N. J., has issued a cata- the Johansson combination C. E. Johansson, Eskilstuna, Sweden, the inventor and manufacturer of the gaging system described in the catalog, has been called the foremost tool maker in the world. The company maintains that Mr. Jo- hansson's methods have reached such perfection that they can offer gages made accurate within one-millionth part of an inch per inch. The catalog describes the gages in detail. The Frontier Engine Works of Buffalo, of which Capt. John Johnson and Abram Durr are proprietors, have purchased the Sutton log devoted to standard gage. Bros. - marine engine and _ propeller patent. The company had been manufactur- ing the Sutton engines under the supervision of the late Francis Sutton, whose death oc- curred three months ago. The Sutton marine engines are widely known and the Frontier Engine Works will manufacture them, . also the propeller wheels. The Detroit Seamless Steel Tube Co. has just issued an attractive folder descriptive o Detroit seamless cold drawn open-hearth steel. The folder is illustrated with three photo-mi- crographs illustrating very clearly the differ- ence in structure and density of steel. The illustrations are of common lap-welded steel pipe, lap-welded steel locomotive flue, and De- troit seamless cold drawn open-hearth steel locomotive flue. : : "The Queen City Engineering Co., Buffalo, N. Y., has just issued a little booklet de- scribing their patent hydraulic steerer. The steerer is intended for power as well as hand steering, and it is claimed that the change from one to the other can be made instantly. The catalog describes the steerer in detail with numerous line drawings. The rear pages of the catalog are devoted to the Queen City The Detroit Seamless Steel Tubes Co., De- troit, has just issued a very handsome little booklet concerning, the "Detroit"? hollow stay- bolt. This staybolt is made from the best grade of basic open-hearth steel. It is manu- factured by the seamless process in which the tube is rolled over various mandrels com- pressing and compiling the material from the inside as well as the outside, thereby giving the steel great density. The Royal Crown Teead:. €o.,... Detroit, Mich., has just is- sued a most attrac- tive color sheet ad- vertising their stack enamels for steam- boats. They have reproduced in colors the stacks of 28 of the leading steam- ship lines on the lakes. Among _ the lines included are the Pittsburg Steamship Co., with its alumin- < an es Pickands, Mather & Co., itl HLUTCHIN SOW E CO, its Bsc. stack ad red band, the Wol- vin line with its green stack i and aluminum band, the Great Lakes Towing Co., with its well known "G,"' and the Wyandotte 1 5 portation Co. with its Indian. oe. The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, N: J., has just issued a pock iti general catalog of their oo fon be found very useful to anyone desiring in- formation in brief with prices on _ their crucibles, facings, lubricating graphite, greases pencils and protective plants. It is "very attractively printed and is illustrated with ee i eee wash drawings. : eactions," the quarterl eriodi - lished by the Goldsen ict Thee os, aS West street, New York, contains a description of the new Thermit welding shops erected in Jersey Gity. An interesting description is also given of the Thermit repairs to a broken trolley of a traveling crane at a height of 80 ft. from the ground at the plant of the Com- monwealth-Edison Co., Chicago. The Detroit Seamless Steel Tubes Co:, .De- troit, has issued in attractiv ; d c e booklet form ae paper by B. F. Sarver, of the Pennsylvania ines, to the International Master Boiler- makers' Association, as read at their conven- Hee in Louisville in April last. In this paper noe Sarver peat with the advantages of cold awn seamless steel tubing for loc i and marine boilers, . een wheel © oo June, 1909 The Chase Foundry & Mfg. Co... Co} report that their April ee too crease of 100 per cent and their May buchen, an increase of 300 per cent over last a This is an excellent index of trade reel : the greater part of this company's output is on ee to La manufacturer, which Weald indicate at manutacturer i tee duties sae preparing fo e Glidden Varnish Co. has i general offices from the Rockelelier baltic Cleveland, to the new Administration building just finished at its new plant. Ground ee broken for this building in September a Glidden wood oil marine coatings, waterproof concrete floor dressing, paints and_ varnish s are especially adapted for marine work. Adam Cook's Sons, 313 West street, New York, have just issued a little catalog on Albany grease for which it claims that it does not drip, splash or wash away, is self. acting and runs only when the sh is j motion and that it is impossible se isi ae bearings to become overheated. Enclosed in the catalog is a free sample order blank. The 'C. O. Bartlett & Snow Co., Cleveland report the following recent orders: Benson Mines 'Co., Benson Mines, N. Y., one skip hoist; George H. Clippert & Bro. Brick Co. Detroit, Mich., one low pressure brick dryer, capacity 30,000 brick per day; SBaidwin Bros., Cleveland, one gravel outfit for disintegrating elevating, screening and washing gravel. The C. O. Bartlett & Snow :Co., Cleveland announce that it has established an office at.-50 'Church street, New York, in 'charge of H. H. Bighouse, chief engineer of the com- pany. The eastern branch is prepared to give personal attention to all matters pertaining to the elevating, conveying and economical handling of materials as wei as mechanical drying. ' _The Seidler-Miner Electric 'Co., contracting e.ectrical engineers, Detroit, Mich., has just issued a little catalog descriptive of their elec- trical supplies. The list embraces a complete supply of water-tight fixtures and fittings for use aboard ship. The catalog will be sent to anyone: upon request. U. S. Engineer: Office, Duluth, Minn., May 8, 1909. Sealed proposals for furnishing rip- rap at Ashland, Wis., will be received here until noon, June 8, 1909, and then publicly opened. Information on application. Gra- fam. Hitch, "Lt. Col. Eners. U. S. Engineer Office, Duluth, Minn., Ma 7, 1909. Sealed proposals for Sirol stone and pebbles for Superior Entry, Wis., will be received here until noon, June 7, 1909, and then publicly opened. Information on application. Graham D. Fitch, Lt. Col. 'Engrs. ; FP ROPOSALS.--Sale Of 20 Ses. Zahra: Sealed proposals will be received at the Navy Department until noon on the Oth day of June, 1909, at which time and place they will be opened, for the purchase of the U. S. S. Zafiro; appraised value, $5,000. The vessel will be sold for cash to the person _Or persons or the corporation Or corporations offering the highest price - therefor. Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C., endorsed Proposals for the purchase of the U. S. S. Zafiro," and each proposal must be accom- panied by a satisfactory certified check for not less than 10 per cent of the amount of the offer. On application to the Navy De- partment forms of bids and bonds, together with the terms and conditions of sale, also a printed list giving general information con- cerning the vessel, will-be furnished. The vessel Can be examined at any time after the date hereof by applying to the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash. It must be removed from the limits of the navy yard within such reasonable time as may be fixed by the Department. The Zatiro is not entitled to American registry. The Department reserves the right to with- draw the vessel from sale and to reject any or all bids. G. v. L. MEYER, Secre- tary of the Navy, 5-1-09 U. S. Engineer Office, Milwaukee, Wis., April 28, 1909. Sealed proposals for dredging at Manitowoc harbor, Wis., will be received here until 3 p. m. May 18, 1909, and then publicly opened. Information on application.' Chas. S. Bromwell, Major, Engrs. SEALED PROPOSALS will be at the office of the Light-House Engineer, Buffalo, N. Y. until 11 o'clock A. M., May 28, 1909, and then opened, for constructing a light-house and an iron beacon at the entrance to Cleveland Harbor, Ohio. received