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HHA SAL A MOTOR-DRIVEN ORE EREWITH are published some views of the Swedish motor- driven ore carrier Ljusne Jernverk, belonging to the fleet of the Ljusne-Woxna Co., of Ljusne, Sweden, which operates large iron and steel works at Ljusne, on the eastern coast of Sweden. The com- pany owns its own mines. the deposits being located in the middle part of Swe- den. Among the company's properties are the famous Dannemora mines. In or- der to reach the ore depos- its the vessels have to enter Mailar lake through the locks at Stockholm and from thence proceed through narrow, shallow and _ tortu- ous channels to the neighbor-, hood of the mines. The ves- sels, therefore, are of lim- ited tonnage, their capacity being confined to 700 tons deadweight. The Ljusne Jernverk is the latest addi- tion to the fleet and is 175 ft. long, 28 it. beam, Carty - ing 700 tons on 1h. i, draught. The vessel is pro- pelled by a Hesselman- Diesel engine, built in 1912 by the Swedish Diesel Mo- tor Co. The engine has six cylinders and develops a maximum of 470 H. P. at 225 revolutions per minute, or 260 H. P. at 140 turns. She is designed for a speed of nine knots on full load. She carries her fuel in the LIUSNE eee SWEDISH Moror-DrivEn ORE GaRRIER double bottom. crude oil, The regular fuel is but during the past year it has been difficult to obtain reasonable Woxna Co. has succeeded in develop- ing a motor fuel from the by-products wood distilling plants It is understood of their prices Ljusne and Woxna. VIEW OF ENGINE ROOM and the OF LJUSNE Ljusne- JERNVERK CARRIER BUILT. FOR A SPECIAL TRADE that enough oil is being produced to operate their fleet of ore vessels. The Ljusne Jernverk-has been in commis- sion since July I, 1912, without a single breakdown or mishap occurring to the machinery. She has also made occasional trips..across the Baltic in heavy weather without inconvenience. Handsome Profits Steamship owners engaged in oversea traffic have during the past few years enjoyed a season of prosperity which has put into the shade any previous period that can be recalled. Of course, freights have been higher in times gone by when vessels were about one-fifth of their pres- ent size, but there has been no period hitherto of such handsome profits in large carriers. In fact, the vessel that has not paid for itself in the past three or four years has fallen below the average. However, there is an end to all good things and the period of soaring freights which began in the fall of 1910 has now come to an end." In "fact, during the past three months the slump has been fast and in many instances rates are only 50 per cent of what they were a year ago. In seeking causes, the war in the Balkans, the enormous armament program of Eu- at hi SP