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January, 1912 Commerce of Lake Superior The statistics of the commerce of Lake Superior, as measured by the canals at Sault Ste. Marie, are now being compiled. The report pub- lished herewith shows that altogether 18,673 vessels of 41,653,488 net tons reg- ° TAE Marine. REVIEW loading and 'unloading was almost cut in half in 1910, based upon the figures of 1906, and now 1911 has sensibly reduced the time of 1910, proving that the loading and unload- ing docks are steadily growing in efficiency. .The accompanying table gives the particulars. Comparative Statement of Lake Commerce Through Canals at Sault Ste. Marie for the Seasons. of 1910 Vande 1911. Total Traffic for Increase or Decrease Season Season Per, Cent, ITEMS. 1910. 1911. Amount. Inc. Dec. Vessels: : Steamers... ci seas INgmibers) 2 ace 17,674 15,160 2.514 14 Sailing so ee Number 955.0. 1,890 1,681 209 1A Unregistered 108.7205 Numberey 6.0% 1,335 1,832 497 Od SORA eee ee Wiamiber 41.4. 20,899 18,673 2,226 da Tockapess ao 3. eee NUDE ail a 14,569 13,292 Lore 9 'Tonnage. . ; Reprstered 20. fr. Ge A a tees 49,856,123 © 41,653,488 8,202,635 16 Preiente fs aciale es SHhObte eases 62,363,218 53,477,216 8,886,002 ; 14 IPASSEN PERS. Wak sak se ee INUMMBET s,s 66,933 79,951 13,018 19 7 Coal: Pardes a eee hort tons.:, 1608644 2,060,209 401,365 24 SOlts SG i eee is Short. tons... .11,8543;88377) 133372,667 1,417,784 12 PUlOUt . (cies es Cae Bagrelsa ci sk 7,576,789 7,246,495 330,294 4 Wheat. so. core, = RUSS ores, 86,259,974 97,141,911 10,881,937 718 Grain? tv Hay. eee nea Bushets4: 5, 5%3 5 39,245,485 40,782,609 1,63 A124 4 Mitd. cand sPig:* Tron. Snort. toms... oo: 444,669 ~ 412,269 32,400 ny: Salt. 2k ee Barrelse ois 528,610 661,308 132,698 25 Coppetcs si See PS Short? 4tons.....\. 148,070 132,481 15,589 la Tron: Ores i. es ee eae SOF "tors.c soc 41,603,634 30,731,235 10,872,399 : 26 Loum ber i es Mestt: cB: OM. 603,101 558,513 44,588 7 Building Stone soi... 6 Short - tons... 9,635 5,342 4,293 45 General ~Mdse. oc. vice: Short: tonsi..; - 1,411,549 1,385,918 25,631 2 ister passed through the canals during heas> Obituary : the season of 1911. While 11,870 vessels passed through the American canal as against 6,803 for the Canadian canal, the latter carried 30,953,869 tons o2 freight, as compared with 22,523,347 tons for the American canal, indicat- ing that the larger class of carrier uses the Canadian canal, owing to the greater draught obtainable. The American canal opened on April 24 and. ¢losed Dec. 16. fhe Canadian canal opened April 22 and closed Dec. 13. The accompanying table gives the comparative statement for the seas- ons of 1910 and 1911. Average Stay in Lake Ports Herewith is published a comparative statement for the years 1906, 1910 and 1911, giving the average stay at up- per and lower lake ports of the ves- sels of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. The showing is quite interesting as tevealing the improvement made in dispatch during the past five years. Tt -avill. be' noted that thetime.,of >. A. Cary Smith, known throughout the world as a designer of fast yachts, died; at, his home in Bayonne, N. J., on; Dec. 9. ,He was. the son of an Episcopal clergyman and was born in Bayonne about 70 years ago. Ee early turned his attention to yacht designing, turning out his first fast boat, the Comet, in 1860. He worked along original lines and orders came to him fast and in abundance. Robert Center. ordered the Vindex,. the first - iron racing vessel to be constructed in this country. Then came Mischief, the first America's cup defender, followed by Harbinger, Fortuna and Julia, now Troquois. When Sir Richard Sutton challenged for the America's cup, in 1885, a syn- dicate headed by James Gordon Ben- nett commissioned Cary Smith to build Priscilla, which was beaten by Puri- tan, and again the next year by May- flower. After that came the first In- trepid, the two Elminas, Meteor, which was designed for the German Emper- or; Yampa, Lasca, Vergemere, Tekla, Year 1906. Year 1910. Year 1911. Hrs. Min. Hrs. Min. Firs. phe i Zi 22 17 2 A stay in lower lake ports....... 36 15 2 serene nnd in upper lake ports...... - 25 12 22 10 50 Average time spent in port receiving an 5 i i PROS ete ee se we 8 38 34 44 28 19 | Gross tons. Gross tons. Gross tons. Average cargo esis! Ply c meee are ae ae Largest cargo carried......-++++++-++++- Ned pes tee min. min. min. adine cecord.<.7.- 42-60. eee 9,277 9,788 - 9,362 Fastest loading record... eck doce Pda hour. hour. hour. ~ Rate of fastest loading record........ occ dees , 13,051 22,469 Utah, however, 31 Azara, Carlotta, Ariel, Katrina, Cin- derella; Ailsa Craig and Eronel, the motor boats, and Enchantress, the lat- ter the winner of the King's cup at Newport last fall for William E. Iselin. Ior Chester W. Chapin, Smith de- signed more than 30 boats, all of which were successful. He did not confine his attention to pleasure craft, however, for' he built and designed the fast Sound steamers, Chester W. Chapin, Richard Peck and City of Lowell, all of which make about 22 miles an hour. Besides this he turned out a number of steamships for the southern trade. He was elected a member of the New York Yacht Club .in. 1872; and was No. 21 on the list of members. For many years he took an important part in the councils of the club, par- ticularly in the framing of racing rules and the rules of measurement. He was not only a designer, but, like Nat Herreshoff, tuned up the boats he de- signed so that they went to their own- ers in proper trim, ready to do their' best. He could see faults in other de- signs than his own, and his transfor- mation of Colonia, an unsuccessful as- pirant for defending the America's cup, from a keel sloop into a center- board schooner, which won many races, was one of his efforts in this direction. ; Cary Smith was a spare man, with quick, nervous movements, and as ac- tive a short time before his death as in his early days. He was a vege- tarian, and always the subject of re- marks from his friends with whom he often lunched, when he would con--- tent himself with dry 'biscuit when they were enjoying some rich repast. He was invariably seasick in rough water, and for that he received little sympathy, as is usual in such cases, His contributions to magazines on yacht building and measurement were many. He was a genial, hearty com- panion, and a great favorite with all with whom he came in contact. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, known to the 'nation as "Fighting Bob" Evans, died at his home in Washington . on Jan. 3, .of acute indigestion. He was born in Floyd county, Virginia, Aug. 18, 1846. In 1859 he decided on a naval career, but there were no Annapolis vacancies | from Virginia, his native state. He © was proffered the appointment of provided he _ lived there long enough to establish a legal residence. Evans adjourned to Utah in stage coaches and on horseback and a year later entered Annapolis