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January, 1914 were remarkable quiet. The City of Richmond was also tried at the build- ers' dock with the wheel removed and the engine ran at its normal service R. P. M., at which speed ther were no perceptible vibrations. The propeller is of the built-up type hav- ing a cast iton. hub and four 'man- ganese bronze blades and is 11 ft. 6 in. diameter by 16 ft; 3 in. patel: Steam is generated by four single end Scotch type boilers, each 12 ft. 10 in; diameter by 10; ft. 10: in. fone and contain three 4l-in. inside diam- eter corrugated furnaces. Boilers are built to meet the requirements of United States steamboat and Lloyds inspection rules for 190 lbs. working pressure; the total heating surface be- ing 6,845 sq. ft. and the total gtate surface being 225.5 sq. ft. A donkey boil- er of the return tubular, dry back THE MARINE REVIEW pump with 12-in. nozzles, driven by a vertical single cylinder 9 in. by 9 in. steam engine, one horizontal du- plex 414-in., 334-in., 4-in. Mate's pump located forward, two horizontal duplex 3-in., 2-in., 3-in. hot water pumps and an ash ejector in fire room. The: character... ot. the. piping «15 first class throughout, the main and auxiliary steam lines being of steel and all outboard piping of copper not less::than 24° inv thick, National Rivers and Harbors Congress The National. Rivers, and Harbors Congress, at its tenth annual meeting in Washington on Dec. 5, adopted the following resolutions: The National Rivers and Harbors Congress, assembled in its tenth an- nual convention, hereby renews _ its SOCIAL HALLCIN THE .CITY OF ANNAPOLIS type, 7 ft. 3 in. diameter by 6 ft. long, built for 190 Ibs. working pressure, is located on main deck in casing. The main condenser is independent of the main engine framing and is located at back of engine; it contains 3,810 sq. ft. of cooling surface. The following auxiliaries are fitted: A multi-coil feed water heater, two 25-K. W. turbine-driven electric sets, one 5-K. W. engine-driven electric set, two vertical simplex 10 in., 6 in. and 24-in. feed pumps, one horizontal duplex 6-in., 534-in., 6-in. condenser drain pump, one vertical duplex 12-in., 7-in., 12-in. fire and donkey pump, one horizontal duplex 6-in., 7¥-in., '6-in, sanitary pump, one horizontal duplex 5%4-in., 434-in., 5-in. fresh wa- ter Ber one centrifugal circulating declaration of the purposes, policies and scope of the activities for which it was organized and to which it has adhered throughout its existence. It has been and is the policy of this congress to promote the improvement and maintenance of our harbors and waterways for. the purposes of trans- portation and commerce, without ref- erence to any particular project. As our membership includes representa- tion from all sections of our country, our endeavor is to induce congress, by adequate appropriations made an- nually, to provide for as speedy im- provement of our waterways and har- bors as may be practicable, having in view such an equitable distribution of the appropriations between the dif- ferent portions of the country as may , 11 be just and in accordance with the demands of our commerce. The activities of the congress are limited to the objects stated. While some of our waterways may be put to beneficial uses in addition to the para- mount claims of navigation, and while it would be wise in such cases that the full benefits of such waterways should be attained, having constantly in view their subordination to navi- gation, the advocacy of measures looking to the use of our waterways for purposes other than those of navi- gation is beyond. the scope of the purposes and policies of this congress. The congress of the United States has our hearty approval of its adop- tion of, and adherence to the princi- ple of annual river and harbor appro- priations. We renew our approval of the legislation of congress in the Panama canal law, exempting from tolls vessels of the United States en- eaged in our coastwise trade and af- fording protection to water-borne commerce against railroad ownership or control, and we earnestly recom- mend an extension of that legislation to effectually prevent railroad domi- nation of our harbors and waterways. We again earnestly urge upon con- gress the adoption of a broad plan and policy of waterway improvement, and, for the purpose of carrying out that plan 'and policy, the making of annual appropriations for rivers and harbors to the extent of at ag fifty millions of dollars. We further urge upon congress leg- islation directed to securing the full- est benefit that can be derived from the improvement and maintenance of our waterways and harbors by legis- lation to insure the following results, which must be fully established before the commerce of our country can be adequately protected and made free and our people derive the full fruit of appropriations that may be made: There should be legislation provid- ing for the standardization of our waterways with respect to their ca- pacity for navigation, both as to the depth, width and all other essentials of channels. Transportation by rail and water must be so regulated that there will be free interchange of traffic and the equitable pro-rating of through rates, and this should be compelled, in interstate commerce, by congres- sional legislation. Domination and control in any form, directly or indirectly, by railroads over water transportation, or by those engaged in water transportation over railroads, should be prohibited by ap- proprite legislative enactment, both national and state.