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acne NUTTER eA | Activities in the Marine Field : Latest News From Ships and Shipyards 3 =] a eee Td Lake Traffic Conditions Improve conditions developed early in June but is necessarily slow as it de- pends: upon the coal and car sup- ply which continues far short of the demand. Coal receipts at Duluth and Superior up to June 1 showed a big slump compared with the same period last year. Receipts of bituminous coal were 276,400 tons, which is 1,264,200 tons less than they were in 1919. An- 'thracite receipts were 174,500 tons, showing a loss of 69,900 tons. Iron sore shipments for May greatly exceed- ed expectations in view of the fact that vessels had been handicapped by the scarcity of coal and by the nation- wide transportation congestion. ane oats carried 360,744 tons more than in May, 1919, when total shipments were 6,615,341 tons. Orders booked before the opening of navigation were for about 61,000,000 tons for the seas- on. At the opening of June, 11 per cent of this tonnage had been deliv- ered. Final arrangements are to be made soon for the re-establishment of the system of pooling coal in the lake trade on the 1918 basis, as sug- gested by the interstate commerce commission, to expedite the movement et freight cars. Passenger trade is active with accommodations in de- mand. Package freight service is benefiting from the inability of the railroads to furnish an adequate supply of cars to the shippers. Automobile trade is gaining in importance as shown by the fact that nine boats are to be engaged exclusively in car- rying automobiles during the season. Heavy fogs have been responsible for numerous vessels going ashore. The proposal for a deep waterway between the lakes and the Atlantic is being festered by prominent men who will meet at Detroit on July 22-24. Lake yards are winding up government work. They are now. building four bulk freighters and several ocean-go- ing vessels. ee The steamer E. A. Unprc, which grounded at Cheboygan point recently, damaging 11 plates, was placed in dry- dock at Ashtabula, O., for repairs. eS The steamer Witttam NortrncHAM punched two holes in her No. 1 port tank recently on what is believed to have been the anchor lost by the steamer Sir THOMAS SHAUGHNESSY in Buffalo harbor. She began to leak rapidly and remained in port for re- pairs, [lessettions eve in lake traffic * * * The steamer Ricnianp QurEen has been chartered for the season by But- falo interests to engage in automobile BY H. C. MEADE trade between Lake Michigan and Lake Erie ports. ee The steamer City or Burrato of the C. & B. line opened the passenger sea- son between Cleveland and Buffalo on May 15. 'The. steamer SEEANDBEE was placed on the run ~-June 5, which is about 10 days earlier than usual. The steamer R. R. RicHARDSON was damaged by fire at Lorain, O., recently. £2 O & Steamer B. F. Berry grounded at False Presque Isle, Lake Muron, re- cently and sprung a leak. She was docked at Cleveland for repaiis. x eo Oe Tons of freight have been moved by beat from Erie, Pa., to Detroit under a system inaugurated by the board of commerce to relieve freight traffic at railroad terminals. The Great Lakes Transit Corp.'s freighters were put into this service. : ke Capt. David Aurelius died of typhoid fever at his home in 'Lorain, ~-O., "on May 19. He was master of the tug PENNSYLVANIA of the Great Lakés Tow- ing Co. The tug Mosuer has been sold by the Great Lakes Fowing <Co., 'Cleve- land, to the Bronx Towing Co., New York, to be put into coast service. % 6k Steamer Joun F. Morrow, formerly the E. N. Brerrunc, will be operated in the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence trade by Canadian interests which have purchased her recently from the Mor- row Steamship Co. K * * "Heavy fog recently caused the steamer DouGLas Houcuton of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. to become stranded on Bruce island, Straits of Mackinac. She was undamaged. x he oe The steamer Superior of the Great Lakes _Transit Corp. went ashore on Kelly island shoal recently. Necessary repairs were made at Superior, Wis. Keke : Rate increases for water carriers should be the same as for railroads, according to Levy Mayer of the Great Lakes Pransit Corp. in a" statement made : before the - interstate commerce commysston. Applications in the inter- ests of water carriers would be filed at the expiration of the railroad testi- mony, he announced, ee ee Draft for the Blackwell canal, Buf- falo, has been marked up a foot and 418 is now 20 feet, George A. Marr, secre tary of the Lake Carriers' association announced recently. Coast steamers building at lak for the Emergency Fleet corporatior will soon be ready for delivery, Ouly four steamers. are being built for take trade and they will be completed 1c late to be of much service this seison; ee Capt. C. He Wallace for with the Pittsburgh Coal Co 1s now affiliated h Son, Chicago. € yards 25 years Chicago, with A, F Mitchell & Fk A ihe" steamer A. E. R. CHNE formerly the CuHares R, oe ae made her trial trip recently and left for ° Marquette, Mich. with coal. The steamer was cut in two some dime ago ly the shipping board to be taken rts the coast and was later lengthened 96 feet <at the Ashtabula, O., yard of -the Great Lakes Engineering works. Capt. FP. C-Rouvel is master of the Scuner- PER. . oki ek The steam yacht Navato II : chased by Sidney Piadige seated of the Hinde & Dauch Paper Co., San- dusky, O; trom HA. Grimwood jr. Providence, R. I, has arrived from the coast after a 900-mile trip through Narragansett bay, the Harlem and Hud- po tivers, the Erie canal. and Lake Erie. ee The passenger steamer QUEBEC srounded off Three Rivers, Que., re- cently. Her passengers were taken off and tugs were sent to her assistance. K *K * Some small freighters are still idle and all of them may not. be put in commission this season. With coal car- goes scarce and the lumber movement slight, it is not deemed advisable to ne them, at the present cost of opera- i0n. Hes ee sak The recommended draft for the Soo tiver and Lake St. Clair has been marked up 6 inches and is now- 20 feet 6 inches, * s 5 Nine freighters will be used in the automobile trade this season. They are the steamers LAKELAND, FELLOWCRAFT, FLEETWoop, RICHLAND QueEN, MEcosta, SPOKANE, Roumania, C. F, Bre~MAN and LiviNncsToneE. "oe se Bids are being solicited by the Great Lakes Engineering works, Detroit, for all of its plants and properties which are for sale. The general conditions of the times are given as the reason