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May, 1914 Vessels Under Construction The returns compiled by Lloyds Register of Shipping, which only take into account vessels the construction of which has actually begun, show that, excluding warships, there were 535 vessels of 1,890,856 tons gross under construction in the United Kingdom at the close of the quarter ended March 31, 1914. The particu- lars of the vessels in question are as follows, similar details being given for the last quarter and for March THE MARINE REVIEW the International Oxygen Co., New- ark, N. J., and Oxyhydric Co., Mil- waukee, Wis., Dayton Oxygen & Hy- drogen Co., Dayton, O. The International Oxygen Co. has installed a considerable number of plants under their system for individ- ual users; besides these there are a great many oxygen equipments mak- ing gas by the Brinn process and by the Chlorate of Potash method. As to the quality of the gas, the electrolytic oxygen naturally stands 31, 1913, for the purpose of com- highest; it is very much in demand parison :-- for fine welding and cutting. This March 31, 1914, "Dec. 31, 1913. March 31, 1913. Description. Gross Gross Gross Steam :-- No. tonnage. No.. tonnage. No. tonnage. oe SiN Mig oe eie ev Wie lee Ee Gua ere eG a eee 497 1,884,735 485. 1,952,648 512 2,055,433 POMC ses Wise ietedes Ws Cate GME a tens oe oobi steed sussmenmenne Shree ais re oe suse res wey s Wood and composite. . 0.0... ssc. 6 211 oe 166 6 340 BOtalo cn c56 sce ve cache glee monies 503 1,884,946 490 1,952,814 518 2,055,773 Sail:-- . ane Bleed oe cae Onan ree cannuins eos ele 18 5,440 13 3,599 19 7,275 UGG Coes cos ro cs Eos 5 58s Se ete oesetasse 1 270 ype Baise Ke teens Wood and "composite 3.02.8 6. 2es es 13 200°. 10 193. 262: 8 646 DOM ee Pee ieee eee oe tes 32 5,910 23 3,792 "45. 7921 Total steam and sail... 2. 535 1,890,856 513 1,956,606 563 2,063,694 The tonnage now under construc- tion is about 66,000 tons less than that which was in hand at the end of last quarter, and nearly 173,000 tons less than that 'building in March, 1913. Of the vessels under construction in the United Kingdom at the end of March, 421 of 1,482,380 tons are under the inspection of the surveyors of Lloyds Register with a view to classi- fication by this society. In addition, 124 vessels of 518,854 tons are build- ing in other countries under the so- ciety's survey. There are thus now building under the supervision of Lloyd's Register latter branch is being rapidly devel- oped in this country, 'particularly in combination with hydrogen. The large steel and electric companies make considerable use of oxy-hydro- gen. The railroads, however, who are such large factors in the use of oxy- gen in Europe, have not yet adopted this method on any large scale in this country. The Union Pacific railroad and the Illinois Central railroad are perhaps the largest users of the auto- genous method among railroads. The United States government uses considerable oxygen and hydrogen in the different navy yards; but on the 545 vessels of 2,001,234 tons. The whole the ship builders are just be- details are as follows: ginning to apply the welding and cut- s Gross Oe : : No. tonnage. Building in United Kingdom for home account, for sale, etc..........0.eeeee 335 1,141,286 Building in. United..Kingdom jfor .other-countries, os 6 ria sc es ss 86 341,094 Building abroad: for United "Kinedom owners. so «ccna 7 29,410 Building abroad: for': other 'countries:... 9605. soe. Si eee eek oc se eee LZ 489,444 Total building on March 31, for classification with Lloyds register....... 545 2,001,234 Oxygen Production in the United States In the absence of any reliable data on the quantity of oxygen produced in the United States, the current esti- mate of the daily production is around 600,000 cu. ft. Of this quantity ap- proximately one-half is supplied by twelve central stations situated in dif- ferent parts of the country; the rest by plants in individual works. The majority of these central stations are Operated by the Linde Air Products Co., using the well-known Linde liq- uid air method, There are several electrolytic works of which the largest are operated by ting torch in their yards. Some fine welding is being done in the United States in some instances very intricate jobs are carried out by this method. There is a lack, how- ever, of well instructed welders. The art is so young that there has not yet been formed a large contingent of ex- perienced workers. An association has been recently organized among the compressed gas manufacturers under the title of "Compressed Gas Manufacturers' As- sociation" with headquarters in New York. Dr. Hugo Lieber, of the Blau- The aim of this association is to further the interest of the compressed 203 gas industry in this country, as well as standardizing methods. Items of Interest Robert J. Noble has been appointed general representative of the King Paint Mfg. Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., with headquarters at 80 Broad street. Rear Admiral Francis T. Bowles has resigned as president of the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation. His successor has not yet been chosen. Bids for. constructing the steel sea- going hydraulic dredge San Pablo will be received at the United States engineer's office, San Francisco, until June 18. W. C. Richardson, of Cleveland, has taken over the steamer Roumania from the Richardson Transportation Co., and the Richardson Transporta- tion Co. has been dissolved. The Racine Boat Mfg. Co., Muske- - gon, Wis., launched the government survey steamer Paquippe, on April 11. She is.85 ft. long, 15 ft. beam and is intended for Atlantic coast service. Charles O. Jenkins has resigned as the manager of the Jenkins Steamship Co.'s fleet and the four vessels of the fleet will be operated by Hutchinson & Co., Cleveland. Capt. R. W. Kennedy, marine su- perintendent on the Pacific coast for Andrew Weir & Co., has moved his headquarters from Seattle to Los An- geles. B. W. Greer has been appointed agent for British Columbia for the Maple Leaf line of steamers, which ply between New York and Vancou- ver. His headquarters will be Van- couver. The Richardson-Phenix Co. Mil- waukee, Wis., has issued a catalog de--- scriptive of the Phenix sight flow in- dicator which is a device for inserting in pipe lines, showing at a glance or indicating electrically whether or not the liquid is flowing in the pipe. E. F. Platt, formerly connected with the Platt Iron Works, of this city, and Cc. A. Kurz Jr., of the Kurz Labora- tories, have recently organized the Electrolytic Gas Co. This company has secured the western selling agency of the International Oxygen Co., of New York, and it is the intention of the company to proceed with the in- stallation of a number of electrolytic plants of the I. O. C. system for the production of oxygen and hydrogen in different parts of the country. Both Messrs. Platt and Kurz are well known in the mechanical and metallurgical line throughout the country, and the success of the new company is, there- fore, assured. :