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February, 1917 THE MARINE REVIEW 39 ON UTUUHECTATETUEEAAATDAAUUOSRSATOTU ATU EEEGAAAATEAAATEUUAU ETA T TUTE R IIe Promise or Proof? You can’t afford to buy wire rope on promises of future performance. For true economy you must purchase wire rope, made by experts, which has already proved its superiority. _ B. & B, Wire Rope is manufactured by one of the oldest wire rope companies in the country, who devote their entire time to its manufacture. Our extremely careful methods and our exact and thorough knowledge of wire rope, naturally result in a higher quality product. This is clearly demonstrated by the fact that wherever ex- tra service is to be demanded, the specifications call for B. & B. WIRE ROPE 4 The arctic exploration schooner ‘‘Great Bear” i i i ear’, which was wrecked in Bering These are onl f i t 0 : : : Seri y a few out of many cases where B. & B. Wire Rope has Sea ee Ae vin equipped throughout with B. & B. Wire Rope. The rigging “stood the gaff” under the most were conditions of service. Pens tie ene a ~ se B. & B. rope of various sizes. we make for B. & B. ropes is backed by fact. : e Coast Fish Company, Anacortes, Washington, use B. & B. Wire Rope, You should use B. & B. Wire Rope for—Ship Rigging, Towing Hawsers, | exclusively, in their fishing operations. And it makes good under these severe Mooring Lines, Hoisting, Dredging, Pile Driving, Tiller Ropes—whatever conditions : : : : a your needs may be. Tell us your requirements and we will recommend th A B. & B. Yellow Strand cable held the sunken submarine ‘“F-4"’, when 10- _ rope best suited to your satan : 2 inch manila ropes failed to do the work ! Write our nearest office for Catalog 25. FREE— Send for our monthly mag- BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE co. We'll send it f azine ‘“‘The Yellow Strand”. ane a OF THE FAMOUS YELLOW STRAND WIRE ROPE. e'll send it free to rope users. SEATTL gis Senos | Factories: Saint Louis and Seattle, SAINT LOUIS Agents: Ercivhae CANAQDELANADIUAUALOLTANAAUNDA LAN AUEA TALON SHIVAUANNIUNNANUALNNNUUANLGQIEGGNONUNNUUUDOQONUNNQDDUNOUUUNGUONRNGQQUQU00U00NEANLODIUEONSONGEUNDOQUGNOGOUUUONANLEOETOGOANOHaneNoa UODIUVNNAQOOUAQUIVGQQUNOUUIOOUNNOUASOUNNNGDOTOONN0V40000000NND000QN0Q00000ND0000000000N000809000000N9RIUCHDONGDSUEUEADESSOD oN SOG htQUecEAtneCeaceddetetttUeaaM NDA Dbaa Dd ec neTan EAA = aL AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING INCORPORATED 1862 AMERICAN LLOYDS ‘THE STANDARD AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION OF SHIPPING GREAT LAKES DEPARTMENT (FORMERLY GREAT LAKES REGISTER ) STEVENSON TAYLOR, _ PRESIDENT Vice Presidents: 7 GREAT LAKES ANTONIO C. PESSANO Le DEPARTMENT FRANK G. MACOMBER eee 4 WILLIAM H. TODD 3. ee gage, |"t iMniee H. N. HERRIMAN Rockefeller Bldg. CLEVELAND, OHIO Sec’y and Treas. JOHN W. CANTILLION THIS BUREAU SUPERVISES THE CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS THROUGHOUT UNDER ESTABLISHED RULES—TESTS ALL MATERIALS FOR HULLS, MACHINERY AND BOILERS, AND PROOF TESTS ALL ANCHORS AND CHAINS, ETC CLASSIFICA- TION OF A VESSEL IS A STANDARD FOR BUILDERS AND OWNERS, AND THE CERTIFICATE IS AN AUTHORITY FOR UNDERWRITERS AND SHIPPERS Please mention THE Marine Review when writing to Advertisers