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Jane, 1916 from Bluefields. She belongs to the Bluefields Fruit & Steamship Co., and was purchased recently in New York especially for the New Orleans-Nicara- guan trade. Her register was changed while she was at Bluefields loading for New Orleans. « «= The Louisiana Steamboat Owners’ As- sociation has protested by wire to the Louisiana delegation in congress against the proposed law to provide for three crews on steam vessels, and known as the “three-crew bill.” The protest re- cites that two engineers only are neces- sary to operate a steamboat, and that employment of a third engineer entails the expense of hiring a full extra crew to serve with that engineer. The steam- boat owners added that their earnings have been cut to a minimum for other “reasons, and that they cannot afford this extra expense. At the meeting which sent the telegram of protest, were P. D. Mitchell, L. V. Cooley, Henry Higby, W. A. Duke, Henry Carter, A. W. Whiteman, A. M. Halliday, M. P. Doul- lut, Roy Streckfus, M. F. Bradford, Jos- eph Bisso, G. H. White, C. W. Drown, and Ernest Lee Jahncke. ea Oe Ricardo Taya, Barcelona, Spain, has been elected president of the widely- known shipping firm of Jose Taya’s Sons, Barcelona and New _ Orleans. Henry Plassan was named vice presi- dent and Fernando Freije, secretary. Mr. Taya will maintain the presidential offices in New Orleans. * * * The Lamb-Fish Lumber Co., Charles- into the ton, Miss., has gone barge business, all because it sold several hun- dred thousand railroad ties to the French government. To avoid railroad rates and to facilitate movement of these ties, the lumber company has opened a barge line from Greenwood, Miss., to New Orleans, where the French steamers will load them. The lumber company is trying the experi- ment of giving Greenwood and its vi- cinity an extremely low rate on return merchandise. If enough business results the barge line will be continued, after the ties have been cut and shipped. x * * Establishment of a regular line of sailing vessels between New Orleans and European ports has been undertaken by Alfred Clement & Co., freight brokers and forwarding agents of New Orleans, who have purchased the barkentines HtwpeGAAarD, which cleared for Havre in March; GENERAL FE. S. Greety, which sailed for Havre in April; Lyman M. Law and Luctnpa Sutton, the latter two to take cargoes to England. Around Puget Sound By F. K. Haskell HE. Trans-Pacific Marine Co. was recently incorporated at Seattle, Wash., with a capital stock of $250,000, for the purpose of entering the ship building business on Puget Sound. Three vessels, each to cost $150,000 to $175,000, are to be built for the lumber trade. The trustees of the new company are J. H. Bloedel, J. A. Kerr, A. F. Anderson and J. W. Maxwell, Seattle, and J. J. Donovan, Bellingham, Wash. ee a The Westward Navigation Co.’s new motor ship Kuskow1m River, the first motor ship of any size to be built in THE MARINE REVIEW Seattle, was launched late in April at the plant of Johnson Bros. & Blanch- ard. Kusxkowrm River is being built especially for the Seattle- Kuskowim river trade. The vessel is 158 feet in length, 37 feet beam, and 16 feet deep. She will be equipped with twin diesel engines of 300 horsepower. ¥ 2 Ok Forty-three steamers, with a net ton- nage of 134,646, cleared from Puget sound during January, February and March for ports in the far east. The fleet included 32 Japanese, five Amer- ican, four British and two Russian car- riers. OO ee The ship building industry on the Co- lumbia river will shortly employ 3,000 men, giving a daily payroll of at least $10,000. The Willamette Iron & Steel Works will employ 300 men for build- ing the auxiliary engines, boilers, etc., for the four steel steamers to be con- structed by that company. The North- west Steel Co., Portland, will have about 1,000 men engaged in constructing the three hulls for which it has _ secured contracts from WHannevig & Johnson, New York. ae eae One of the most unique marine com- binations ever turned out of a Puget sound port, and the first of the kind to navigate the waters of Alaska, left Ta- coma during the month. The combina- tion consists of the new tender SHAM- rocK II and the floating store and saltery barge just built for the Northland Trading & Packing Co., Tacoma. SHAm- rock II was built by Johnson & Wogbo, builders. She is equipped with a 45- horsepower Fairbanks Morse semi-diesel re al 229 engine. The floating store and saltery barge is of the two-deck type, 64 feet in length and 12 feet beam. The upper deck is fitted with quarters for the managers and crew. Below is a large galley and dining room. The galley in- cludes a bake oven for baking from 300 to 400 loaves of bread daily. On one side is a large work table fitted with shelves and bins. The barge and tender are both equipped with electric lights. * * * _The largest wooden vessel on the Pa- cific coast and the largest single decker under the American flag, was recently launched at the St. Helens ship yards, being christened Crry or PortLtanp. The vessel is the first of several auxiliary power schooners built for the Charles R. McCormick Lumber Co. She is 290 feet long and 44 feet beam. She will have five masts. Two engines of 320 horsepower each will drive her twin screws. Her lumber carrying capacity will be 2,000,000 feet. ee _ Due, it is explained, to heavy increases in the cost of ship supplies, repairs and replacements, the Puget Sound Naviga- tion Co. has increased passenger rates on the Seattle-Tacoma boats. The one- way rate is advanced from 35 to 40 cents and the round-trip rate from 50 to 60 cents. eo ee Commercial Point, near Bellingham, Wash., supposed to be an ancient bury- ing ground for the Indians, has been converted into a ship yard by the Pa- cific American Fisheries Co. E. B. Deming, president, has arinounced that two ships are to be built for the fishing work in Alaska. ‘lhesapeake By Hollis F. Bennett grieving over the loss of two of its oldest members. Patrick Dougherty, president of the P. Dougherty Co., tug- boat and barge owners, died April 10, after a short illness. Mr. Dougherty was born in County Mayo, Ireland, and came to this country at the age of 17. He became interested in shipping at Baltimore, and in 1882, together with Thomas McHugh, he formed the P. Dougherty Co. He was probably the best known tugboat man south of New York and his loss will be keenly felt. Colin McLean, president of the McLean Contracting Co., died suddenly April 28. We was born in Scotland and came to this country as a young man. Mr. Mc- Lean’s company built the foundations for the Brooklyn bridge and the Statue of Libertyy.1n.. New. York. He has always been prominent in the develop- ment of this port and a few years ago bought up and filled in the north shore of Spring Gardens, the west branch of the Patapsco river. His judgment in foreseeing the development of this sec- tion of the port of Baltimore is be- coming more apparent every day. Mr. McLean was a prominent member of the Baltimore Yacht Club. * *K * Co circles at Baltimore are Lieutenant Berg, prize master of the captured British steamship AppaAM, in- terned at Newport News, Va., reports the vessel leaking badly. He reports that prior to Appam’s capture by the German raider Morwe, she was ashore at Dakar, South Africa, and was badly strained. * * Ok Captain Joseph Delano, veteran com- mander of the New York & Baltimore Transportation Co.’s steamship. CueEsa- PEAKE, has just taken his first vacation in 33 years. x The new steamship AporEAN, built by the Maryland Steel Co. for the Ameri- can-Hawaiian Steamship Co., was turned over to her owner for the first of the month. eh The schooner Etsm A. Baytuts stranded at the New Inlet coast guard ‘station, N. C., recently and is reported to be a total loss. The master of the vessel, Captain Brown, is reported lost. Bay Lis was built in 1888 and was owned in Bangor, Me x *k x The. Pacific Coast Steamship Co.’s MonTANA is at the yards of the New- port News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. for overhauling and repairs. The job will cost approximately $25,900. * * The Maryland Steel Co. launched the steamer Munpiace for the Munson Steamship Co. on April 10. MunpLace is 328 feet 6 inches long, 46 feet beam and 25 feet 6 inches depth of hold. She will carry approximately 5,000 tons.