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68 : THE MARINE REVIEW in this question of safety of person on board their ships, and I believe they give general instructions to their officers in this direction, but there is a lack of persistent following up of the directions given and recommendations suggested, and they are not always carried out on their vessels. : "T think it is a well defined duty that every manager should keep this question before him at all times during the season to see that the measures which he has directed be done are carried out. "The matter of sanitation is one that may well be given greater consideration. Not only does it apply to the care of food supplies on board © the ship, but it applies to the sani- tary manner in which these supplies are handled before they are placed on the ship. "Lhe. matter of drinking water had already been given considera- tion, but there are other items, such as the refrigeration room on board tae. boat, the. mill can, ice, ete. These should not only be looked after on board the boat, but I think we should go further and the at- tention of the dealer be called to the importance of sanitary methods of handling food supplies. I think a forward step would be taken if the Lake Carriers' Association were to appoint a Sanitation Commissioner--a man _ --= of practical sense and knowl- edge, whose. business it would be to board the boats and visit the dealers who furnish the supplies for the boats, in the in- terests of this subject. furtuer im: regard .to educational matters. I Rope to see the day come when one of the new officers of the Lake (arriers' - Association - will be a Commission- ef of: tidvcation;. Lhe brief experience we have had thus far with the night schools established, shows that there is not only 'a Need, but a desire on. the part of many men for aid in this direction. "The matter of intemper- ance is one of practical con- sideration, let alone any reference to the morals of the question. While intemperance happily is decreasing among the sailor men as they have improved in general character, there is still need of further consideration of the matter. "While it seems almost foreign to the subject, I feel that the adoption of a somewhat uniform Ship's Log by every vessel, would contribute to further safety on board the ship. A complete day's log not only records the story of that day's Navigation, but also furnishes an opportunity for the recording of specific duties performed in line with provisions in effect on that ship for the prevention of accident. I wish such law might be adopted by call; The convention was very largely given over to a con- sideration of the reports of the committee of masters on SECRETARY GEORGE Februzry, 1914 aids to navigation, the committee of fleet engineers and of the industrial committee made up of captains and engineers. These reports are very voluminous, especially that of the committee on aids to navigation, and it was practically impossible to consider its various features in detail and pass upon them intelligently in the time allot- ted. At Mr. Coulby's suggestion they were ordered printed and will be taken up in detail later by the board of directors. The association, however, endorsed the recommendation of the committee that a new survey be made of the lower end of Lake Huron, as well as of the Nine Fathom bank, as a result of the great November storm. Eight staunch vessels foundered in this gen- eral location in the storm. The establishment of a cen- tral; weather bureau on aia lakes was also held to be nec- essary and that the forecaster should be permitted to issye warnings independent of Wash- ington. At present everything must be sent to Wash- ington before it is lib- erated, frequently caus- ing vexatious delay. It was also recommended that storm signals be hoisted at all lake sta- tions, for all expected winds having a veloc- ity. of over 35 mires and up to 50 miles an hour. When the veloc- ity of the wind is ex- pected to exceed 50 miles an hour, then the hurricane signals should be hoisted. - The direc- tion of the expected wind should be hoisted in conjunction with the storm flag. The ..Coston. . distress signals will hereafter be used on: all Lake Car riers' vessels. The report of the fleet engineers was presented by F. B. Smith. .He condemned the present method of interior in- spection of boilers in the spring or summer by the steamboat inspection service as it makes for delay in fitting out or op- erating the boats. The com- mittee believes there is no reason why the interior in- spection may not be made in the fall after the boat is laid up. Mr. Smith also urged that young men should spend more time as assistant engineers in order that they may be thoroughly competent when placed in charge of the machinery. requires A. MARR There is a bill now before congress which second assistant engineers to be carried and the development of the third engineer presents quite a problem. The supervising inspectors of steamboats are now in session in Washington and they propose to adopt a regulation putting the boilers on all steamers on the tank top. Mr. Archie Thompson asked Mr. Smith 'what was the advantage of this and Mr. Smith replied that he did not know, but thought possibly the ship might