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MT es fh AHHH = El ail What's Doing and Who's Doing It: eee eee ee eee cc ANIA wc_CTAKTTNRNRR i, bee largest ore cargo ever brought to Buffalo was carried by the 7 steamer CoLtonEL J. M. ScHoon- MAKER of the Shenango fleet, which arrived at Buffalo Aug. 17 with 13,340 tons of ore. The previous record had ‘been held by ‘the F. H. Goopyrar, but the ScHOONMAKER’s load exceeded the GoopyEar’s record by 1000 tons. The steamer WILLIAM P. Snyper of the Shenango fleet, and sister ship of the ScHOONMAKER, afrived at Buffalo Aug. 22 with a cargo of 13,171 tons of ore. At the rate ore has been arriving at Buffalo” marine men expect to see all records for ore receipts at that city broken this season. * * * An order, amounting to $3,000,000, for the construction of steel ocean freight- ers, has been awarded by the -govern- ment to the Saginaw Shipbuilding Co., Saginaw, Mich., which was recently or- ganized with $350,000 capital stock. The vessels will be 260 feet long, 434 feet beam, with a molded depth of 24 feet 41% inches. | ; 5% C. B. Dunster has been appointed man- ager of E. N. Breitung & Co., at Cleve- land, and assistant general manager of the Breitung properties. For a number of years Mr. Dunster was consulting engineer with the Breitung interests and for the past three years has been man- ager of the mining department of Breitung & Co. Sake ak Capt. Alvin A. Morrison, who has sailed the steamer Epwin N. Ont of the Becker fleet, for several seasons, has been ordered to report for duty at the United States naval training sta- tion, Great Lakes, Ill. Captain Morrison has served several years in the United States navy and returns as a lieutenant. ae et Capt. R. W. England, Cleveland, has been appointed assistant district officer by the United States shipping board. For many years Captain England was master of steamers of the Becker fleet, - and last spring resigned as master of the steamer B. F. Jones. Roar aes The United States army engineers have allotted $90,000 for dredging the channel at Vidal shoal, north of the Soo, to a depth of 20 feet at low water. Vessels have been damaged and their capacities greatly reduced on account of the shoals. ek ok Nearly 85 per cent of the iron ore output of last year was mined in the Lake Superior district. Shipments from all the mines aggregated 77,870,553 tons, an increase of 40 per cent over the By C. M. Krauss previous year. They were valued at $181,902,277, an increase of 80 per cent. * * * The steamer War Patu was launched at the Detroit yard of the American Shipbuilding Co., Aug. 11. She will enter salt water service for the’ Cunard interests. * * * The steamer War PEGUIN was launched Aug. 30 at the Cleveland yard of the American Shipbuilding Co. The War Pecuin, which is full Welland canal size, was ordered by the Cunard inter- ests for ocean service and has been taken over by the government. * ok * Ore transported from the Lake Su- perior district in August amounted to 10,146,786 tons. This is 296,646 tons more than the tonnage carried in August, 1916, which was the record month until July, this year, when shipments aggre- gated 10,241,633 tons. In August 4,300,000 tons of coal were transported on the lakes. This is 80,000 tons more than had ever been carried. * * * Charles Kennedy, Buffalo, has been appointed by the government food ad- ministration as representative in the Buffalo district. Mr. Kennedy, who has been a grain merchant for the past 30 years, will have jurisdiction over the handling of the millions of bushels of grain that go from all parts of the country to the eastern seaboard. C. H. Williamson, formerly manager of the Lake Grain Elevating association, will be in charge of the grain clearing de- partment under Commissioner Kennedy. Mills, elevators and warehouses will be expected to make regular reports of their stocks and requisitions will be made on the government office as need- ed. The intention is to carry stocks at Buffalo to supply these requisitions. Mr. Kennedy stated that warehouse and elevator men would be obliged to have a license and the license may be revoked for any violation of the government rules. * * * R. L. Ireland, prominent in iron and steel and vessel interests for many years, has resigned from M. A. Hanna & Co., effective Sept. 1. He is a director of the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleve- land.. L. C. Hanna Jr. and James D. Ireland have become members of the firm. Mr. Hanna has held an executive position with M. A. Hanna & Co., and James D. Ireland, who is a brother of the retiring partner, has been in charge of the Duluth office of M. A. Hanna & Co., as general manager of the firm’s extensive ore properties, for several years. i - * The Manistee Shipbuilding Co., Manis- 380 tee, Mich., will begin building ocean- going vessels for the government about ert ee See The largest docks in Canada will be built by the Canadian Steel Corp., Ltd., for the landing of the company’s boats at its plant at Ojibway. The company also will dredge a 2500-foot canal from the Detroit river south into its property to accommodate boats unloading build- ing materials. x * * For the first time in the history of the Lorain yards of the American Ship- building Co., a vessel was launched without a christening ceremony when the steamer Carmi A. THoMpPsoN went into the water Aug. 18. The THompson, which is 554 feet over all, 56 feet beam and 32 feet deep, will be operated by M. A. Hanna & Co. * 2k * The steamer Doric, which grounded in the Lachine canal and is now in dry dock at Cleveland for repairs, may be fitted for salt water service. * * * The new Central grain elevator at Buffalo has been completed. This ele- vator, which has a storage capacity of 2,500,000 bushels, is connected with the Concrete elevator and together they have a total capacity of 4,500,000 bushels, with four marine legs each with a capacity of 25,000 bushels per hour. * * * The following notice has been sent to members of the Lake Carriers’ asso- ciation by the secretary, George A. Marr: “Attention is called to the danger of vessels meeting in the channel approach- ing Byng inlet, Georgian bay. This channel, which is rock-bound and about 10 miles in length, has width for only one vessel at a time, and when an inbound vessel approaches the harbor it 1s important that steps be taken to see that the channel is kept clear of outbound boats until the inbound vessel has arrived at the coal dock. It is suggested that the masters of all vessels destined to Byng inlet telegraph from Detroit to 1 J. Little, superintendent Canadian Pacific railroad coal dock, Byng inlet, Ont., giving as nearly as possible the time of arrival. Then if a vessel finishes unloading about the time an inbound vessel is due to arrive she can be held at the coal dock until the latter boat is inside. For convenience upbound boats destined to Byng inlet may enclose telegrams for Mr. Little in a stamped envelope. Mark the envelope Important Message” and mail it on the mail boat at Detroit river Station, ad- dressed to the Postal Telegraph. Co. Detroit. The telegraph company will