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Activities in the Marine Field Latest News from Ships and Shipyards Make Plans for 1927 Lake Season HARTERING of vessels for the 1922 season on the Great Lakes, the placing of ships to hold grain in storage until after the season opens and the early loading of some cargoes in preparation for hauling up the lakes, mark the midwinter operations of Great Lakes carriers and shippers. In the meanwhile bids are being sought on some proposed new tonnage and yards are making efforts to have, some of the contracts ‘placed. (Charles B. Percy has ‘been elected treasurer of the White Star line, re- lieving John Priddeon Jr., vice presi- dent and treasurer, who continues as treasurer. Mr. Percy has been assist- ant treasurer and his affiliation with the company dates back 30 years. * Ok Contract has been signed by D. Dick Jr., president of the National Sand & Material Co., Ltd., with the Collingwood Shipbuilding Co., for the construction of a 2200-cubic yard sand and gravel carrier. She will be 258 feet long by 43-foot beam. kk Ox No. shipwrecks causing loss’ of _lives, fewer men in service due to the backward shipping season and in- creased. effective work by ithe safety committees reduced the number of death benefits paid last year by the Lake Carriers association. k Ok x Capt. J. F. Symons has been ap- pointed harbor master at Montreal succeeding Captain Bourassa who re- tires on pension. F. W. Cowie ‘has been made consulting engineer of ithe port succeeding the late Sir John Ken- nedy and J. W. Harvie has been made chief engineer succeeding Mr. Cowie. Mr. Harvie’s place as ‘assistant! chief engineer has. been taken by Paul Leclaire, formerly engineer in charge of building, bridges and.water supply system. a oe ee Survey of the steamer Merton E. Farr, one of the fleet damaged in the storm at Buffalo, Dec. 18, disclosed 78 plates, mostly topside, were damaged. She was the worst injured of the fleet. The SamureL MatTHEeR was the next worst crippled ‘having 67 plates Gam- aved. The Ropert L. IreLanp had 50 plates damaged. * * Hearings on upper lake rail rates on ore are to be resumed at Chi- cago March 6 before an examiner for the interstate commerce commis- sion. * * x Contract for the construction of an ice breaker by the Canadian Vickers, Ltd., for the Canadian government, has BY MYERS L. FEISER been cancelled. The ice breaker JAMES D. Hazen, which was sold to Russia but never got farther than Cherbourg, France, has been repurchased by the UTTUTUUTTUTTATTEATLUUTAOCMHALCUCUHALUCGAOLCCUORLLUCGHAUUGHOUGEGOALUOUAAULCOGHAUUOOUAAUUUOGAULCUOAHO LOUGH UOUOAATUCOHT ALCOR CLL Col. J. J. Sullivan Dies OL, JEREMIAH J. SULLIVAN, chairman of the Central National Bank Savings & Trust Co., Cleveland, died Feb. 2 following a ‘brief illness of influenza. He was 76 years old and COL. J. J. SULLIVAN 1879 Presi- a veteran of the Civil war. In he was elected state senator. dent Cleveland in 1887 named thim state ‘bank examiner for northern Ohio. He resigned three years later ito go tto ‘Cleveland and organize the Central National bank. He served 10 in other offices years, as cashier and and became president in 1900. Five years later he organized the Supe- rior Savings & Trust Co., and was president of that. The two organiza- tions were merged a year ago and he was elected chairman and this son, C. E. Sullivan, was elected presi- dent. Colonel Sullivan was a staunch supporter of all efforts aimed at ‘the upbuilding of the American merchant marine. 129 _Dominion authorities. It is said the deal saves the government $1,000,000. * Ok O* Until the seamen’s act has been re- pealed, the Detroit & Cleveland Nav- igation Co. will not place steamers in operation on Lake Huron, the com- pany recently announced. This fol- lowed a report the D. & C. line was figuring on two big vessels for the service. * * * Dennis Lynn, manager of the Lynn Reporting Co., Port Huron, died Feb. . He was born in Port Huron in 1869 and had a wide acquainttance among marine men. For a number of years he was captain of the Berry tugs at Chicago and Duluth. Five brothers survive: James and Daniel at Port Huron; Edward and George at Cleveland and Michael at Bay City. * ok OX For the first time in years and, ac- cording to President Livingstone of the Lake Carriers association, probably the last time for a long period, coal tonnage carried on tthe Great. Lakes last season exceeded the ore tonnage. The aggregate ooal figure was -26,- 660,652 tons and the ore total was 22,300,726 tons. In ithe year before ore reached 58,527,226 tons and coal 26,409,710 tons. The coal shipments last season were .22,412,380 tions of bituminous and 4,248,272 ttons of an- thracite. x Ok Ox Fire recently destroyed the anthra- cite coal shed of the Milwaukee West- ern Fuel Co. at Sixth and Canal streets, that city. The blaze started in the engine room and the loss is ‘estimated at $150,000 to $200,000. * Ok Ok Capt. Ben Broderick, of the Great Lakes Steamship Co., in charge of the company’s fleet at Buffalo, recently underwent an operation for an attack of stomach trouble. kk Ok Capt. Daniel Buie, commander of the steamer Capt. THomMaAs WILSON of the Wilson Transit Co. and master of vessels of that fleet since its or- ganization 32 years ago, has been made an inspector and Capt. Olaf Skuggen has been appointed master of the Wu- son. J. V. Halldin is the chief engi- neer of the ship. x ok The Frank E. Kirsy, for 30 years in “he Detroit-Sandusky trade, has been bought by William Nicholson of the Nicholson Transportation Co., Detroit, from Ashley & Dustin, Detroit, and may go back into the run from which she was taken in 1919 as a’ result of