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324 President Livingstone, of the Lake Carriers' Association to -- procure copies of it, which he dispatched to every member of the association with a request that the matter be taken up with the masters of their individual fleets. The managers of the leading fleets on the lakes immediately got in touch with their masters, giving pos- itive directions that east and west bound courses, as well as the pilot rules in general respecting fog, are to be observed. Among the com- panies that took immediate action were Hitchinson: "& Co...) W. C. Rich- erdson & -Co.,.M. A. Hanna & " Co., G. A. Tomlinson, Cleveland-Cliffs leon Co.. A. LT. Kititey, John J. Bar- lum, Brown & Co., John Craig, Philip Ht McMillan, W.-H, Becker, E..D. Carter, A. E. Williams, W. M. Mills, H: K. Oakes, R. A. Williams,"Great Lakes Steamship Co., John a and Hawgood & Co. There is no question but that Great Lakes owners are determined to elimi- nate that form of accident as far as it is possible to do so. There was a time, not long since, when accidents due to suction were very common in the rivers. One rarely hears of them nowadays as the particular conditions which cause them are avoided. The easiest way to prevent an accident is to avoid the possibility of its occur- rence. That is a very simple thing to do in suction cases and it is equally simple in fog. A vessel com- ing down the lakes on an outside course will never collide with a ship going up on the inside course. The lakes are becoming annually more and more congested with vessels, the traf- fic is annually getting heavier and definite lanes are necessary. It would seem as though owners ought not to have as much trouble as they do in getting their masters to understand that the pilot rules must be strictly observed, and that under no circumstances must any chances be taken. The master who cannot under- stand is the survivor of a custom that has passed away. Vessel owners do not want quick passages regardless. They want them only when they can be safely run, and that is when the weather is clear and fair. They want the speed to be moderate in fog. No matter how successful a master may be, he will get no bouquets in the future if it is proved that he has been taking chances. Hutchinson & Co. recently com- mended one of their masters for being late in reaching his destination even though they had wired him to hurry. He was delayed through proceeding under check during fog, and the com- pany thanked him for putting the THE MARINE REVIEW proper interpretation upon their in- structions, sending a copy of the let- ter to all of its masters On the "other hand, a master who through great skill got his boat safely out of harbor through obstacles, was roundly rebuked by the company because the element of chance entered into the maneuver, and he was emphatically told never to attempt such a thing again. That is the policy which is making for safe navigation on the lakes. New Part-Way Dump Car The Bertha Mining Co. recently purchased an interesting special type of dump car for handling coal to their boilers, the car only dumping part way and remaining in position so that the material could be shoveled out eas- ily. and rapidly. When loading, the car remains in normal upright posi- tion, but when unloading it is tipped over to the position shown in the cut and held by an adjustable calk which fits under the rockers. The DUMP CAR car was designed for running over floor and is provided with flangeless wheel and swivel front axle with handle so that it can be pulled in any direction. The car was designed by the Oren- stein-Arthur Koppel Co., of Koppel, Pa. and the underframe is made by the Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Co.'s special wide flange channel and roller bearing. June Lake Levels The United States Lake Survey re- ports the stages of the Great Lakes for the month of June, 1914, as fol- lows: Feet above mean Lakes sea level Soccer eS 602.49 Michigan-Huron ...... 580.60 Pe ee 573.04 Cleo oo. tie. 246.91 Lake Superior 0.16 foot higher than , August, 1914 last month, 0.13 foot higher than a year ago, 0.19 foot above the average stage of June of the yast 10 years, 0.94 foot below the high stage of June, 1876, and 1.25 feet above the low stage of June, 1879, Average stages of the last 10 years indicate that the July level will be 0.2 foot higher. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.28 foot higher than last month, 0.60 foot-low- er than a year ago, 0.47 foot below the average stage of June of the last 10 years, 3.00 feet below the high above the low stage of June, 1896, Average stages of the last ten years indicate that the July level will be 01 foot higher. Lake Erie is 0.13 foot higher than last month, 0.82 foot lower. thana year ago, 0.02 foot above the average stage of June of the last 10 years, 1.48 feet below the high stage of June, 1876, 1.47 feet above the low stage of June, 1895. Average stages of the last 10 years indicate that the July level will be 0.1 foot lower. Lake Ontario is 0.04 foot lower than last month, 1.11 feet lower than a year ago, 0.23 foot below the average stage of June of 'the last' 10 years 1.72 feet below the high stage of June, 1870, and 2.02 feet above the low stage of June, 1895. Average stages of the last ten years indicate that the July level will be 0.1 foot lower. Commerce of Lake Superior The commerce of Lake Superior during June, as measured by the canals at Sault Ste. Marie, was 8,588,- 081 tons. The movement to July l was 16,850,717 tons as against 25,395,- 363° tons' to July 1; a decrease or 8,544,646 tons. Practically every com- modity, except unclassified freight, shows a falling off. Following is the summary: EAST BOUND. To July 1," fo EY 1; 1913. Copper; net- tons. .-..... 33,532 78, 387 Grain, bushels: 22. «oc. 32,823, "793 25,514, "645 Bldg. stone, net tons.. 273 eee Miour,:: barrels. >< s4i. <5 2,671,671 2,601,482 iron. ore, net tons....:. 15,253,802 9, Ais "190 Pigs iron, net tons:2- 9,665 6,241 umber, M.: it; B. M::: ; 166,309 ia "374 Wheat, bushel 2... 53,572,711 45,878, "817 Unclass. frght., net tons. 118,663 87 056 Passengers, number .... 6,975 5,779 WEST BOUND. Coal, anthracite, net tons 1,004,028 702,339 Coal, bituminous, net tons 5,492,091 S082 2 Blour, barrels: 2... 33. 163 Mfctd. iron, net tons... 135,530 96,178 Tron: ore; met) :tons:.<. >. 17,192 ' Sait'. barrels)... . 265,279 343,194 Unclass. frght., net tons 320,678 369, 956 Passengers, number .... 7,635 6, 5759 SUMMARY OF TOTAL MOVEMENT. East bound, net tons... 18,286,122 11,596, aie West bound, net tons.. 7109; 241 '5, 254,4 4 16,850,717 25,395, a 3. 598 Wessel passages: 226.4%. 02. Registered tonnage, net. 18, 343°839 13,012,565 pS i wet ate SAAN Th Lae ee, ie Says acne Ue eine De, Ta es