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October, 1914 Commerce of Sault Canal The August movement of freight through the canals at Sault Ste. Marie was the heaviest of the year, totaling 8,934,986 tons as against 8,830,256 tons for July. The movement during July, 1913, was 12,278,124 net tons and dur- ing August, 1913, was 11,489,442 net tons. The slump during August was due. to the strike on the ore docks, The total movement of freight to Sept. 1 of the present year through the canals was 34,615,959 tons as against 49,162,929 tons for the corre- sponding period last year, a decrease of 14,546,970 tons. Following is the summary: EAST BOUND. To Sept: 15, To Sept: 1; 1913. 1914. Copper, net tons... . 4.) 65,931 40,278 Grain, other than wheat, Dushelsc ote 5. f eaten 55;241,355 323555597. Bldg. stone, net tons... 93973 CREEL Miouke parrels oe iy cy 5,315,495 5,144,212 "iron ore,: net tons... 2. . 30,782,186 20,633,194 Pis iron, net tons... 2... 18,348 TDS 75 Lumber, ft. .B, aM 359,491 288,283 Wheat, bushels ....,.. 72,096,467 59,976,153 Unclass. frght., net tons 267,802 169,863 Passengers, number .... 31,288 24,499 WEST BOUND. Coal, anthracite, net tons 1,809,401 1,426,591 Coal, bituminous, net tons 10,553,201 7,990,621 MiBGr.: WALrEIS << fn ys kl. 763 S17. Grainy DUSNEIS Geo 52 e 400 Sy eaten Mfctd. iron, net tons... 219,921 162,332 Iron ore, net tons...... 32,376 syaiaaes Rte UArrels 2. ioc i! 448,272 496,108 Unclass. frght., net tons 723,991 662,227 Passengers, number .... 34,276 275225 SUMMARY OF TOTAL MOVEMENT. East bound, net tons... 35,656,964 24,300,139 West bound, net tons... 13,505,965 10,315,820 49,162,929 34,615,959 Vessel: passages 1.7.6... 14,290 11,860 Net registered tonnage. 35,074,194 26,598,745 Lake Erie Ore Receipts Out of a total movement of 5,869,477 gross tons of ore during August, 4,740,- 243 tons went to Lake Erie ports distrib- uted as follows: August, Port. 1914. BUGALG Hee Woke wine d 587,869 dort (Colborme: wii kc aon 46,641 ee is tn ate nt aes Ul ee 45,003 COnn eat i eee eons ees 1,113,088 AShtabilawec. eek ay ay 964,511 BPOUED OTE re ee 302,552 Pleveland: 3 oc ets ee 1,094,914 Woraia ge a ete eey 267,916 Pinot oes ee 107,315 mandudkey ye ae aa MOlsdy Ce ee ees 118,078 Dero, pak ie oe 92,356 MeO h se See ee ee ag 4,740,243 Ore Shipments During August The August ore movement was but slightly in excess of the July: move- ment, though it was confidently ex- pected in the trade that it would pass the 6,000,000-ton mark. However, it only reached 5,869,447 tons as against 5,748,514 tons for July. It is expect- ed that the September movement will be practically equivalent to the July and August movements. During last year the fleet moved 7,258,413 tons in September, 6,521,884 tons during Oc- tober and 3,283,110 tons in November. During the past three months the THE MARINE REVIEW movement has been running approxi- mately 1,800,000 tons per month less than the corresponding movement last year, and this proportion will prob- ably obtain during the months of Sep- tember and October. Figured on this basis, the movement to November 1 of the present year would work out at about 31,750,000 tons, as the move- ment to September 1 of the present year totalled 21,278,107 tons. During November, 1913, 3,283,110 tons of ore were moved, but as there is expecta- tion of an early close, the November movement this year will probably not be much over 2,500,000 tons. This would make the total movement for the season about 34,250,000 tons. Fol- lowing were the shipments during Au- gust, 1914 and up to September 1, with the corresponding data for the preceding year: : August, August, Port. 1913. - 1914, WsCana ba cccckc dene en nar 964,288 724,951 Margtiette Si. ts eee 598,861 368,430 Ashland sso. ere 809,597 662,951 Supeniot! ae a, ea 1,519,109 1,886,418 ad uth se ek ees 1,957,239 1,203,081 (wor Barhors ssa ee 1,835,191 1,023,646 7,684,285 5,869,477 TOL4 decrédse sae. 1,814,808 To Sept. 1, To Sept. 1, Port. 1913. 1914. HWscatiapas (Graces cao 3,623,632 2,465,692 Marquette or. ios hese o 2,155,363 1,049,791 Astland i ceca ee ees is 3,073,628 2,079,776 SUpEHOR ya neato 8,592,522 7,576,831 Duluth eet Cine es 7,891,903 4,152,367 Ww Eat bors: "0 ea ee 6,676,708 3,953,650 32,013,756 21,278,107 Naval Expenditures and the Nation Critics of the United States naval expenditure would do well to reflect that among all the great powers the percentage increase has been consider- 393 minds of the speakers was the un- precedented: bigness of our country. "Here's to the United States," said the first speaker, "bounded on the north by British America, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean," "But," said the second speaker, "this is far too limited a view of the subject; in assigning our boun- daries we must look to the great and glorious future which is prescribed for us. by the Manifest Destiny of the Anglo-Saxon Race. Here's to the United States--bounded on the north by the North Pole, on the south by the South Pole, on the east by the rising and on the west by the setting sun." Emphatic applause greeted this aspir- ing prophecy. But here. the third speaker--a very serious _ gentleman from the Far West. "If we are go- ing prophecy. But here rose the third "to leave the historic: past and present, and take our manifest destiny into the account, why restrict ourselves within the narrow limits assigned by our fellow-countrymen who has just. sat down? I give you the United States-- bounded on the north by the Auroro Boraelis, on the south by the proces- sion of the equinoxes, on the east by the primeval chaos, and on the west by the Day of Judgment!" : First Foreign Vessel Through Panama The Daldroch, a cargo steamer, be- longing to J. and M. Campbell of Glas- gow, Scotland, loaded with 11,500 tons of wheat arrived at Balboa on Thurs- Naval Estimates, 1904-5. Great Britain 2 bs loses cet eens oe $199,972,305 Talted © States ee ees 98,278,109 Prance Wik. wie ee es oe a ee 60,302,448 RiGssiae eee et ke eaeere wr gees 58,196,042 Germany 2). te hte eee ee 49,211,350 Ttalyrs ee eee ict pe gare ee 24,350,000 Austria-Hungary 9 .-----sesen reece ee Japan 6 duces Gee ein ae alpen 10,239, *Including supplementary Naval Estimates, Increase. Increase, 1913-14. Percent, $247,885,855* $47,913,550 24 140,718,435 42,440,326 43 100,670,1287 40,367,680 67 118,643,820 60,447,778 104 112,037,576 62,826,226 1275: 50,633,851 26,283,851 108 28,959,414 16,222,124 127 48,105,152 37,865,744 369 estimate of $12,672,366. +Including $10,515,139 teken from a special treasury account. ably less in the United States than in the case of any of the other powers except Great Britain. The following statement will illustrate this fact: Our Manifest Destiny Among the legends of our late Civil War there is a story of a dinner- party given by the Americans resid- ing in Paris, at which were pro- pounded sundry toasts 'concerning not -s0 much the past and present as the expected glories of the great American nation. In the general character of these toasts geographical considerations were very prominent, and the _ prin- cipal fact which seemed to occupy the day, August 20, and passed through the canal bound for Limerick, Ireland, on Saturday, August 22. It left Tacoma, Washington, on the day of the out- break of hostilities in Europe, intending At: Cape.» to sail around South America. San Lucia, the captain received a radio message instructing him to use _ the canal, which will probably effect a sav- ing of about 40 days in its voyage. Eight vessels passed through the canal southbound, and seven northbound, dur- ing the week ending 8 a. m., August 22. The Alexander ' seamen's bill ~ has finally been pigeon-holed by the com- mittee on merchant marine and fisheries.