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August, 1922 the derricks and endanger the lives of the divers. kx Consolidation of the Midvale Steel & Ordnance Co., the Republic Iron & Steel Co. and the Inland Steel Co. as the North American Steel Corp., which tentatively has been agreed upon, will result in the transfer of ownership of several lake steamship companies. The Cambria Steel Co., subsidiary of the Midvale company, owns 50 per cent of the stock of the Cambria Steamship Co., operating two MAKIVNE FK-B-V FEW vessels of a total of 22,000 tons and 50 per cent of the stock of the Mahon- ing Steamship Co., with three vessels of 30,000 tons and all of the Johns- town Steamship Co., with six vessels of 65,000 tons, and all of the Beaver Steamship Co., with two vessels of 19,- 000 tons. Republic owns outright three steamers of 21,500 tons and In- land two of 20,000 tons. These give the new interest 18 lake vessels of 177,- 500 tons of which it owns 151,500 tons. Eleven of the 18, those owned by the Cambria Steamship, Mahoning 353 and Johnstown companies, have bern operated by M. A. Hanna & Co. Pte te Chester Massey, formerly connected with the Globe Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wis., has organized the Massey Shipbuild- ing Co., which will take over the property, including the machinery. and equipment of a plant which the.Globe company estab- lished at Baltimore early in the war peri- od. A repair boat is included in the pur- chase. The equipment has ‘been shipped from the east and will be in- stalled in the yard at Superior. Up and Down the Pacitic Coast ORTLAND grain standards, _—es- tablished by the Portland chamber of commerce, were discontinued June 30 with the end of the crop year. For 50 years these grades were used by grain exporters as a market guarantee. In the future government standards will be in vogue and federal grain inspectors will handle exports instead of state officials. * * Ox Large quantities of cement are being shipped from British Columbia ports to Manila, one line’ carrying an average of 4000 barrels a month. * * * A train of 22 tank cars recently was dispatched from Seattle, the cars con- taining 200,000 gallons of wood oil from China. The cargo was -brought across the Pacific in bulk and pumped from ship’s_ tanks. eee See Claims against the American steamer ADMIRAL FARRAGUT totaling $26,000 for salvage, have been settled for less than $3000. While hauled out for repairs at Vancouver, the vessel broke adrift dur- ing the night and was picked up by a tug whose owner claimed 10 per cent of the vessel’s estimated value of $260,000. * * * Arrangements for handling a _ large number of Chinese coolies traveling from Hongkong to Cuba to work on_ the plantations have been completed by the Admiral line, the trans-continental rail- roads and the Ward line of New York. The annual movement is about 10,000. ke oe The navy department has awarded to the Kilbourne & Clark Mfg. Co., Seattle, the contract for conyerting 60 naval radio transmission sets into modern con- tinous wave systems. The work involves an expenditure of about $35,000. The company is rebuilding 250 2-stage am- plifier sets for the navy. x * -* Tabulations of Portland’s commerce show that in 1921 foreign ships carried 1,129,300 tons. while shipping board ves- sels freighted 563,432 tons. The reverse was true in 1920 when government ships took 687,379 tons from the Columbia river port and foreign bottoms carried only 234,894 tons. ee Vancouver has completed its first ac- tive wheat exporting season. During the year ending June 30° this port shipped 7,325,405 bushels of grain ‘of which Japan took 3,040.206 bushels and the United Kingdom 3,297,206 bushels. kk Ok Complying with a federal law which requires that service of a libel against a ship must be made ‘‘on the vessel,” a deputy marshal proceeded to the sunken wreck of the steamer WELSH PRINCE, lying submerged in the Columbia river and attached documents to a portion of the upper works protruding above the water. ee The maiden voyage of the motorship (CALIFORNIAN, largest all-American built vessel of her type afloat, was in the nature of an ovation at North Pacific ports. The new liner held open house at each port and shipning men had op- portunity to inspect her from top to bottom. Pe ee Withdrawal of the American-Hawaiian line from the Atlantic intercoastal con- ference created no little interest at North Pacific _ ports. Charges that members of the organization have failed to keep their agreements are given as the reason for this action which per- mits the Harriman organization to act as a free agent in quoting rates. * * * The deep sea tug SEA Lion recently completed a record trip to Bristol bay, Alaska. Northbound the tug towed the big bark CHILLICOTHE from Astoria to Naknek, 2042 miles, in 12 days and 12 hours and the return, light, to Seattle a distance of 1900 miles was made in 7 days, 3 hours and 35 minutes. Returning from Bristol Bay, the Sra Lion steamed at top speed in order to save the eye- sight of a woman, brought from the North, for medical treatment. a ae Purchased by Egyptian interests, the auxiliarv schooners GERALDIN WOLVIN, JEAN StepMAN and Jesste Norcross have been transferred from the Canadian to the Egyptian flag. These vessels are wood and were built at British Columbia yards during the war. x ok x The power schooner BENDER Bros., identified with Alaskan trading and ex- ploration expeditions for 30 years, has been lost in the Okhotsh sea. This ves- sel was caught in the ice and crushed but her crew escaped. The Benper Bros. left Seattle March 18 for a ‘summer’s cruise along the Siberian coast. She had previously had many narrow escapes. On one occasion, after running aground in the | Kuskokwim river, she was abandoned for two years. Mee ee oh Under legislation recently enacted all longshoremen employed in the ports of Washington are entitled to protection under the state industrial insurance act. Formerly all workmen employed aboard ships were entitled to recovery for in- juries only by bringing action in the federal courts. “ 4 oe On her maiden vovage the new Ca- nadian Pacific new transpacific liner Em- PRESS OF CANADA arrived at Victoria from Yokohama in the fast time of 9 days and 2 hours. Rovio” After two months of bitter warfare, peace has been declared on the Port- land waterfront. Striking longshoremen returned to work under an agreement which provides for a neutral office to be established for employment purposes. This will be managed by a committee composed of employers and union and nonunion workers. Men who worked during the strike have been retained. The settlement virtually means the es- tablishment of the open shop on Port- land’s waterfront. ee oe Three years’ suspension of his license was the punishment given Capt. A. R. Pearson, pilot aboard the American- Hawaiian liner IowAN which collided with and sunk the British freighter WetsH PRINCE in the Columbia river. Seven men aboard the WetsH Princ” lost their lives and the vessel is a total loss. Bids have been received for the steamer’s cargo of steel and lumber. The IowAN was not seriously damaged and was repaired at Portland. eons ake. In the six months ending May 1, 410,- 669 boxes of apnles were shipped by water and rail from Seattle. The record for the same period in the previous season was 129,357 boxes. Improved refriger- ator service to Great Britain and Europe accounts largely for the increased move- ment. eee tee * Transcontinental railroads on July 1 reduced export and import rates from