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ete ea ee 4 DAS tox Ben ee ME Sa POO GET eT ee = ca June, 1918 Ore on Dock May 1 Statistics gathered by THe Marine Review from various dock managers at Lake Erie ports show that the amount of ore on Lake #rie" docks, - May. 4. was 5,622,019 gross tons, compared with a balance of 4,772,232 gross tons on May 1, 1917, an increase of 849,787 gross tons. Corresponding figures for 1916 and 1915 were 3,343,405 and 6,092,- 303 gross tons. The total rail shipments from Lake Erie ports to furnaces during the win- ter season from Dec. 1, 1917, to May 1, 1918, were 4,704,330 gross tons, as shown in the following table: : Tons On dock Lake Erie ports, Dec. 1, - ip ae ee 10,326,349 On dock: May 1, 0191855. wee ace 5,622,019 By rail to furnaces, winter of POU ALS ke Uiio aie acc ttee 4,704,330 The amount of ore shipped to fur- naces during the 1917 navigation season was 43,258,742 gross tons which, added to the winter shipments, gives a_ total of 47,963,072 gross tons of ore for- warded to furnaces over these docks in the year ended May 1, 1918. This total compares with 50,378,445 tons in the corresponding period ended May 1, 1917; 40,716,358 tons in the year ended May 1, 1916, and. 25,230,489 tons in the year ended May 1, 1915. The following table shows the ore on docks at the close of the 1917 navi- gation season and at the opening of the 1918 season, April receipts being included in the May 1 balance: Gross tons May 1, Dec. 1, Port 1918 1917 Bitalo: ees be ca ee, 313,925 441,318 SIE NN eee 363,008 519,698 Gonnedtt. 3-8 (ees his 844,447 1,544,706 Asitabitla. (47. 4).2 oes 1,744,448 3,435,624 airport ot 8G . 329,528 536,580 Clevelandse foto tide nn 933,687 1,914,071 Moraine Scie eae 475,137 978,108 PURO Mi see te 387,042 556,765 POLCM OM shh cee has So 22305797. 399,479 PL OtALS i ins ies ae aes 5,622,019 10,326,349 Schwab's Formula for His Suecess (Concluded from page 247) Thomas L. Chadbourne, counsellor to the war trade board, in the course of his address mentioned the name of Mr. Schwab, and the instantaneous roar of applause that swept the great audience was significant of the feeling held by American business leaders. When the applause was stilled, Mr. paid a high eulogy to Mr. Schwab but cautioned his auditors not to forget when the shipbuilding program was car- 'ried out to a successful completion that a large share of the credit should go to x oe * In dealing with Mr. Hurley, however, Director General Schwab puts emphasis ~ ead 7 * some hours. Chadbourne » _ Chairman Edward N. Hurley, of the _ Shipping board. on enthusiasm rather than rivalry. Both of these big leaders on the shipbuilding program have been happy in their choice of comments on the work the other man has done or would do. Mr. Hurley paraphrases the comment of President Lincoln concerning General Grant by stating his willingness to hold Mr. Schwab's_ horse general can build the ships. Mr. Schwab retaliates by attracting attention to the prodigious work done by his predeces- sors and associates, en A short time ago a member of a group which inspected a large steel plant in company with Mr. Schwab, told of his amazement at the type of inspection Mr. Schwab made. tuned up for the visit. Owing to the huge size of the plant, the inspection if the new director. The works had been | THE MARINE REVIEW : | 259 large numbers of workmen, these same inspection trips will enable him to sug- gest and carry out those measures which under actual test in his own shops he has found necessary in increasing con- tentment among his employes. Finally, he will have the opportunity of inspir- ing the workmen to produce and to produce rapidly in the way he has done at the Bethlehem steel works and in his own yards. Naval Architects' Meeting The twenty-sixth general meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will be held on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 14 and 15, 1918, at the Engineering Socie- ties' building, 29 West Thirty-ninth street, New York City. The annual to the Atlantic. book is now ready for distribution. quick reference. all ore carriers on the Great Lakes. 1918 Great Lakes Red Book Completed The 1918 edition of THE GREAT LAKES RED BOOK, which has just been printed, reveals clearly the drain made on lake vessel tonnage by the shortage of bottoms on salt water. shows a decrease owing to the shifting of a large number of smaller ships The decrease in the number of boats has not reduced materially the carrying. capacity of the bulk freighter fleet, as the ships taken over by the government were small carriers. now operating lake boats. is 287 against 288 at the opening of 1917, 308 at the opening of 1916 and 360 at the opening of 1915. The data for the new edition have just been compiled by THE MARINE REVIEW and the THE GREAT LAKES RED BOOK contains a practically complete list of more than 1000 lake vessels, together with the names of the owners» captains and engineers of each. boat. any vessel is readily found, as the system of indexing is designed for In addition, the book shows the individual capacities of The number of vessels listed The number of fleets The detailed information regarding tour: was expected to be a matter of Mr. Schwab at the head of the party walked through building after building at a pace which soon forced most of the other members to fall far behind. Mr. Schwab apparently was concerned most with finding the direct line between the entrance and exit to each building. "His comments, however," said this member of his party, "after the trip showed that he had gained a closer insight into almost every detail of the work than had those mémbers -of his party who took the most time and observed the most closely." kk This ability to see under the surface while making inspection trips will be one which Mr. Schwab can call into play in putting over his job. His work will be to speed-up production by improv- ing shipyard practice. He began by transferring his. headquarters from Washington to Philadelphia in order to be nearer the center of the largest ship- building district. As a practical ship- builder his frequent inspection trips will enable him to outline to the managers steps necessary to promote production. As a successful employer for years of banquet will be held in ~-the grand ball room of the. Waldorf-Astoria hotel, Friday evening, Nov. 15. Daniel H. Cox, secretary-treasurer, has stated that members are request- ed to communicate with him in re- gard to papers which they wish to submit for consideration at this meet- ing. Members also are requested to suggest subjects for papers. April Ore Shipments April ore shipments from upper lake ports were 235,870 tons, com- pared with 211,532 tons in April, 1917, an increase of 24,338 tons. April, 1916, shipments were 1,658,411 tons. De- tailed shipments follow: _ April, April, Port ; 1918 1917 Escanaba 0.6 es fvieks 190,407 Marquette 20.6, 4 ee 10,708 Poi Ashland = i002) <a as Uren ee aah es Superior 2 cs cose coc Se ee 21,123 Dalat 2 56904 'Two. Harbors 47.7... --<. 68,609 Ota a oe ee ore 235,870 211,532 19018 "inchedSe 6s 6s ce ee 24,338 eer eee Among the 'vessels under construc- tion at Dennysville, Me, is a 4-mast f ; schooner at the yards of Pushee Bros. f