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month. The total shipments for the season will therefore be somewhat be- tween 31,000,000 and. 32,000,000 tons. The summary follows: Oct. Oct. Port. 1910. 1911. TUSCAMAVG yoo ies ees 639,444 677,807 WEALGUCLIE isc cues ooo wes 309,283 = 387,436 SU SESS a CV TE ane aS ae ah 380,839 381,595 BUCIOL i cic cs 1,317,902 1,368,893 PND i hs oe 1,223,710. « 956,342 WO tarbOTs 65 ies a ss - 1,006,263 997,892 ta a ho bles cee 4,877,441 4,769,965 oil decrease 0.63.0. 107,476 To Nov. 1, To Nov. 1, Port. 1910. 1911. WSCAiADS 66a cae a 4,507,517 3,764,654 DIATdUCh{G 23 ees esc e 5 2,998,503 1,956,147 PRBUIATIO 3s SSG od Gib oes 3,817,669 2,260,381 BUIPRLIOL Cosi. a Seaton 7,802,254 9,315,002 PUUUtH ee 13,089,262 6,457,706 dwo wWarbors §..5:.5..% 7,763,103. 5,853,212 otal 8.45 veneers 39,978,308 29,607,102 1911 decrease 20.4, 2. 10,371,206 Receipts by Ports. Out of a total movement of 4,769,- 965 tons of ore during October, 4,- 009,062 tons came to Lake Erie ports, distributed as follows: Port. Tons. Witla G oe ec ee ss 325,388 WIG 2 te es eee 45,702 Copnedit 2s. aes 1,169,759 PRGHLADUa © 0 ee isos wets 1,069,315 AE POUL ee re eae see 48,444 MEV OIANG es fie Cre eis cee ss 685,549 WeOrai rs itis ols 484,187 MAMTOMe ee oe ee ae ce ae 28,648 OPA E bts Rextea OS ESN Ge ea as a PSIG Ae tara PROIEGO) ee se te ee ees 104,275 Detroit 68 ie se 47,795 Va ee a ae 4,009,062 Total Decided Revival in Ship Building the American opening of the coastwise Anticipating Pagainia canal, companies are adding to their ton- . nage or are contemplating doing so. The American-Hawaiian Stemship Co., of New York, has given contracts to the Maryland Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Md., for five freighters to be built on the Isherwood system and to be 415 ft. long, 53 ft. 6 in. beam and @: tt. 6 in. deep, It is the expecta- tion of the company to place addi- tional orders later. The New York Ship Building Co., Camden, N. J., is building oil tankers for tie Staudata Oil Co. to be 330 ft. long, 46 ft. beam and 27 ft. deep, as well as'an oil tanker on the Isher- wood system for the Huasteca Petro- mom ©o, los Angeles, Cal., to be ove tt. long, 51 ft: beam and 30 ft. deep." The Baltimore & Carolina Steam- ship Co. has given contract to the Harlan & Hollingsworth Corporation, Wilmington, Del., for a freighter 230 t- tonge, 39 ft. beam and: 20 ft. deep. Specifications have been sent to the ewipyards by E. J. Luckenbach, of hem York, for a cargo boat on the Isherwood system to be 395 ft. long, Bo ft. beam Od 37 ft. 6 in. deep. It -is reported that Mr. Luckenbach may THE MarRINE REVIEW this order with two others. Clyde-Mallory Line is also bids on two passenger and freight steamers to be about 390 ft. long, A. fh Bull & Co. of New York, will build two freighters on the Isherwood system. Lake ship- yards have been invited to tender for these two boats, although alternate bids are also being asked, and it may be that the vessels as. eventually built will be too large to go through the Canadian canals. The New York: &. Porto follow The asking Rico "Steamship Co. is asking bids for the construction of a passenger and freight boat to be 420 ft. long, 54 ft. beam and 37 feet deep.' The Alaska Steamship Co., of Seattle, is in the market for a freight and passenger steamer to be 350 ft. long, 50 ft. beam and 38 ft. deep. The Great Lakes Engineering Works, Detroit, recently launched the steamer Graysom for the Ocean 'Freight Line, Inc., 32 Broadway, New York, and expects in a few days to launch a companion ship to. be known as the Borinquen. The third vessel, the Pomperang, is also well under way, and contract was recently - secured for a fourth steamer for this fleet. The Ocean Freight Line, lac. is a new company and intends to en- gage in trade with Porto Rico. Local Inspectors Reversed An appeal was taken against the decision of the local inspectors of De- troit in suspending the license of Capt. Townsend of the Clement in the Clement-Fisher collision case by Gould- er, Day, White & Gary, with the re- sult that Supervising Inspector C. H. Westcott reversed their decision in the following letter: "In reply to your appeal of the 2d instant, as attorneys for Henry H. Townsend, from the decision of the local inspectors at Detroit, in suspend- ing his license as master and first- class pilot for 30 days for violation of tules 1 2, 3 and 5 of the pilot rules for the great lakes, and rule 17 of the laws relating to the navi- gation of vessels on the great lakes and their tributaries, you are advised that, after a careful consideration of the testimony adduced at the trial, I I am unable to agree in full with the conclusions reached by the local in- spectors, and even though I could agree with them as to their findings in the case, I would then be con- strained to revoke their decision, as I am firmly of the opinion and belief that Captain Townsend has been fully and sufficiently disciplined through the investigation and trial of the case, Neycibers 1001 covering a period of nearly six months--a much longer time than this office approves of, or believes is neces- sary to conclude cases such as this-- a portion of which time Captain Townsend has practically been under suspension, being called from his ves- sel on three occasions, viz.: July 24, Sept. 16 and Oct. 6, 1911, during the trial and investigation of the case, necessitating the placing of another master in his place, at a loss of time and compensation to him, as I am informed. "This office does, therefore, for the above stated reasons, under the au- thority of section 4452: R.. 5S. U. S:, revoke the decision of the local in- spectors in the suspending the license of Captain Townsend." New Chief of Revenue Cutter Service Capt. Elsworth Price Berthorff has been appointed chief of the revenue cutter service to succeed Capt. Worth G. Ross, who has voluntarily retired health. Capt. Berthorff owing to ill was born on April 7, 1866, in New He entered the school of York City. Capt, BERTHORFF, THE NEW CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE instruction of the revenue cutter ser- vice in 1885 as a cadet and was com- missioned third lieutenant in 1889, second heutenant in 1892, first lieu- tenant in 1900 and. captain in 1907. When he received his appointment as commandant he was in command of the revenue cutter Morrill, stationed at Detroit. In 1897 he led the over- land expedition to the relief of a fleet of eight whaling vessels which were ice-bound near Point Barrow, Arctic ocean. This expedition was led with