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-cluded which is - benefit of | those -information on particular subjects. oN SUN AOS Tepe ERE a RSC RT Lae ty Nps REN an June, 1919 years and the author describes in detail the. methods used, explaining the apparatus employed, how to light the torch and control the flame, how to operate the. torch, back firing points to be observed, etc. A selected list of books on ship construction and equipment is in- arranged: for the seeking exhaustive The 'last section of the book con- -tains 68 full-page illustrations show- 'ing ship construction details. 'illustrations are keyed by means of These letters to enable the reader readily to distinguish the "numerous details - shown. The author is a practical seaman, a 'skilled machinist and a trained elec- trician. Combined with these qualifi- cations, he has been able to put his practical knowledge into words for the benefit of others. New Steamship Firms New steamship companies incorpo- rated during April have a combined capital of but $2,400,000, according to the New York Journal of Commerce. This is a sharp decline from the March record which was $9,276,000. The February record was $6,400,000, and the January $7,525,000. The incorporations during April were as follows: Albania American Steamship Co., N. Y... $500,000 African Steamship & Sawmill Co., The, Delaware: 265026; os sce ees yee 1,000,000 Deepwater Ship Co., Del................ 100,000 Lloyd Portuguez Navigation Co., N. Y.... 100,000 Pacat: "Liness: Ines NS Niles ce 200,000 Scandinavian-Amrican Shipping Co., Del... 100,000 Triad « Shipping Co.;. Nic. <.se. 5 se. oe 100,000 Williams Steamship Co.,. Del............ 300,000 Total caer. Cee a Nags oud UME es $2,400,000 'the United States, Mr. THE MARINE REVIEW Henry M. Robinson Appointed to Ship- ping Board, Succeeding Charles R. Page H ice M. ROBINSON of Cali- fornia has been appointed a member of the shipping board to take the place of Charles R. Page who recently resigned, according to a statement from the White House. Mr. Robinson was born in Ravenna, Q., in 1869. He is a graduate of Cornell university and as an engineer he has had a wide and varied experience. He has organized a number of mining, electric light and power and other en- gineering enterprises and has had ex- perience in shipbuilding. During the first year of the war, he served on the council of national defense. Last July he became an as- sistant to the chairman of the shipping board. After the armistice was signed, he assembled the necessary shipping data for use of the peace conference and in January he sailed for Europe to serve as special shipping commissioner. When Chairman Hurley returned to Robinson re- mained abroad in charge of the shipping board organization. He was the Amer- ican shipping representative at the Spa conference and presided over the inter- allied conference at Brussels when the IMPERATOR and other German ships held in German ports were allocated. Mr. Robinson has been associated with Samuel Gompers on the labor com- mittees of the allied nations and the United States and also he has been serving with Messrs. Baruch, Hoover and Lamont as one of. the president's advisers in economic matters. Mr. Robinson makes the tenth member of the shipping board since the original board was formed in the first days of 1917 under the chair- manship of William Denman, San Francisco. Four of the original mem- bers of the board resigned in 1917. Bernard N. Baker, who has since died, resigned almost immediately after his appointment. During the summer of 1917 came the unfortunate Goethals-Denman controversy over the wooden ship program, ending with the resignation of Mr. Denman. About the same time the resignations took place of John B. White, Kansas City, and Theodore Brent, New Orleans. The places of these members were taken by Edward N. Hurley, who suc- ceeded Mr. Denman in the chair- manship of the board; Raymond B. Stevens, New Hampshire, Bainbridge Colby, New York City, and Charles R. Page, San Francisco. Since. Dec. 1, 1918 Charles 2. Page and Bainbridge Colby have re- tired from its membership. John A. Donald, of New York, president of the Donald Steamship Co., which was absorbed by the Oriental Naviga- tion Co., is the only remaining one of the five original members., T. A. . Scott, of the T. A. Scott Wrecking Co., New London, Conn., has been mentioned as the successor of Mr. Colby on the board. Mr. Robinson resides in California, this state having had recognition pre- viously in the appointment of Mr. Denman and Mr. Page. i SRY .Qwners..of. each vessel. |. - ters: and -.engineers. |. steamship line is also HE. 1919: edition a the eS fae es -Boox: is now being distributed. ' .-T+ , 332. fleets and over 1000 'separate vessels, _ with. the names of the captains, engineers and As in previous editions, it is conveniently indexed to enable the user in- stantly to find the information he is seeking. . This.is arranged by means of an alphabetical list giving the names: of all vessels, each name being . followed -by a designated fleet number. This- index is followed: by a list of owners, mas- 'The superintendent of each included. This _ section js. followed by a list: giving the gross tonnage .capacity of all ore. carriers operating on the 1919 Great Lakes Red | ook" Now Ready a lakes. 'It. lists This ence. The gross tonnage is und at approxi- mately 19-foot draft. are listed, each type being properly designated. is the sixteenth Lakes Rep Book and, as in past seasons, it is enjoying a wide circulation due to the, fact that «. those interested in Great Lakes maritime affairs pe have come to rely upon it as the most authen- » tic means for information of this kind to be had. A list of supply houses, fuel docks, repair facili- ties, etc., at each port is also included. The | convenient size of the book, 3 x 434 inches, per- mits it to be carried in the pocket without incon- venience, thus providing a means. of ready refer- The book is printed on heavy paper. Both steamers and barges " edition of the GREAT 'ts *