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The Protective Association Holds Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Great Lakes Protective association was held at Cleveland,. May 3, with J. S. Ash- ley, chairman, presiding. Something over 80 per cent of the membership in the association was represented directly or by proxy. B. F. Tewks- bury and W. W. Newcomet were elected members of the advisory committee succeeding C. L. Hutch- inson, F. I. Kennedy and R. J. Pais- ley resigned. The printed annual re- port of the Great Lakes Protective association had already been sent out to members. The annual report states that while there was one less loss in 1933 than in the previous year, losses were, on the average considerably more costly and some of the heaviest were preventable and never should have occurred. On the present computa tion, the report states, contributions exceed losses by $23,695.96. Founded Twenty-five Years Ago At a later date the advisory com- mittee will elect the officers of the Great Lakes Protective association. The fiscal year 1933 is the twenty- fifth year since the inception of the Great Lakes Protective association and the fifth year in which 50 per cent of the valuation of vessels in its membership has been reserved from conventional insurance. There were 113 vessels included in the membership of the Protective asso- ciation during 1933. At a meeting of the advisory com- mittee on May 8, the following offi- cers were re-elected for one year: J. S. Ashley, chairman; George A. Marr, secretary and attorney-in-fact; A. EB. R. Schneider, treasurer; J. A. Armstrong, assistant treasurer; and Robert G. McCreary, counsel. Strike Quickly Settled The prompt settlement of the strike of tugboatmen, employed by the Great Lakes Towing Co., removed the possibility of serious delays to ship- ping on the Great Lakes which is now well under way. It was one of the shortest strikes on record. The men walked out at Buffalo on the evening of May 16, followed the next even- ing by tugboatmen at Cleveland and three other ports. The two unions involved were the Licensed Tugmen’s Protective association and the Tug Firemen and Linesmen Protective association. The strike was amicably adjusted late on the evening of May 18 when the men accepted a proposal by G. A. Tomlinson, president of the Great Lakes Towing Co. The men were striking for an 36 eight-hour day and the wages re- ceived in 1929. Mr. Tomlinson pro- posed that the questions in dispute should be settled by arbitration and that both sides should agree to an impartial arbitrator to be selected by the national labor board who should determine the wages and hours of service, Pending the findings by the arbitrator, the men were to return to work. These terms were accepted by the men who at once returned to their work. Had it become complete, the strike would have affected approximately 60 tugs and 500 men, and certain shipping operations requiring the use of tugs, would have been seriously handicapped. Credit for the sensible solution of this difficulty is due to G. A. Tomlinson, president of the tow- ing company and Joseph J. Noonan, representing the licensed men and Owen J. Cavanaugh, representing the firemen. Announcement has been received of the organization of the firm of Dunean-Leckie-McCreary-Schlitz & Hinslea, successor to Goulder White Garry & McCreary Holding Duncan & Leckie, as a partnership for the practice of general and admiralty law, with offices in the Union Trust build- ing, Cleveland. Ore Movement Begins No ore was shipped from upper lake ports during April, 1934, while in April, 1933, 83,210 tons of ore were shipped out of the port of Su- perior. Of that amount only 8599 tons were received at Lake Erie ports during April last year. It is expected, however, that the figures for ore ship- ments in the month of May this year will show a substantial increase over May last year. The first cargo of ore from upper lake ports (Escanaba) arrived at Toledo on May 4 in the Presque Isle of the Cleveland Cliffs Co., so that the season may be said to have gotten under way during the first week of May. The shipments of ore by rail from Lake Erie ports to furnaces during the month of April amounted to 416,- 225 tons compared with 104,395 tons during April, 1933. The balance of ore on Lake Erie docks on May 1 this year amounted to 4,570,626 tons as compared with 4,969,363 tons on May 1, 1938. Thomas George Fry died at Cleve- land, May 5, after a long illness. He was born in Bristol, England, 1883. He served in the British merchant marine as an engineer and later be- came a surveyor for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping. For a time he was sta- tioned in Cleveland. He is survived by his widow and son. MARINE REVIEwW—June, 1934 Bulk Vessels in Service on The Great Lakes In the American merchant fleet on the Great Lakes, there are 328 bulk vessels with a total carrying capaci- ty of 2,748,800 long tons on a draft of 19 feet. Of this fleet, 188 vessels were in commission as of May 15, representing 57.32 per cent in num- ber and 60.67 per cent in total cargo capacity, or 1,667,800 long tons on a draft of 19 feet. In this connection it is to be noted that the permissible draft at the opening of navigation this year is very near the lowest on record, be- ing only 17 feet 6 inches. The full load capacity on this draft is, there- fore, considerably less than the ea- pacity mentioned above. Of the 188 vessels in commission, as of May 15, no less than 139 were engaged in the ore carrying trade, Comparison With Last Year These figures compare very favor- ably with the number of bulk ves- sels in commission last year as of May 10 At that time out of 332 bulk vessels in the American fleet with a total capacity, on 19-foot draft, of 2,780,500 long tons, only 93, with a total capacity of 775,200 long tons on a draft of 19 feet, were in commission; which corresponds to ‘28.01 per cent in number and 27.8 per cent in capacity. Of the 93 ves- sels that were in commission as of May 10 last year, 20 were engaged in the ore trade. The number of vessels in commis- sion shortly after the opening of navigation this year compares favor- ably with the peak of operation last year, on Sept. 15, when 217 vessels of 1,891,100 long tons capacity were in commission representing 68.44 per cent in number and 65.76 per cent in capacity. Of the 217 vessels then in commission, 199 were en- gaged in the ore trade. The figures given above have been compiled by A. B. Kern, of the M.A. Hanna Go,, Cleveland, Illinois Waterway Traffic Total shipments on the Illinois waterway from the middle of last June up to Jan. 1, 1934, amounted to 1,111,- 285 tons. Tonnage for the entire Illi- nois river for 1933 was 293,472, com- pared with 189,176 during 1932. The lakes-to-the-gulf waterway was opened to navigation from Chicago to New Orleans, March 23. ‘Traffic still will be hampered until about August by a bridge at Morris, Ill., which now is being replaced. This will interfere with traffic between Joliet and Ottawa and the heavy tonnage expected to be carried on the waterway will not be realized until that time.