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Coal Shipments Highest In Four Years Not since 1930 have bituminous coal shipments via lake vessels from Lake Erie ports been as heavy as they were in 1934, For the season of 1994, up to 7 a: m,, Dec. 17, the movement amounted to 34,800,744 net tons of cargo and 1,098,486 net tons of bunkers or a total of 35,899,- 230 net tons. The corresponding fig- ure for 1930 was 38,156,666; for 1929 it was 39,360,741; and in 1928 it was 34,697,991. The movement for 1934 up to Dec. 17 shows an increase of 3,664,487 tons over the same period in 1933 and it is 10,807,907 tons more than the movement for the same period in 1932. Itis also 4,513,299 tons more than the movement for the corre- sponding period of 1931. During the same period of 1933 the cargo coal moved amounted to 31,255,689 tons and the bunker coal, 979,054 tons, making a total of 32,- 234,743 net tons, In the like period of 1932 cargo, bunkers and total were respectively 24,482,871 tons, 608,452 tons, and 25,091,323 net tons. For the same period in 1931, cargo, bunkers and total were re- spectively 30,415,291 tons, 970,640 tons and 31,385,931 net tons. Average shipments of bituminous coal for each of the four weeks end- ing 7 a. m., Dec. 17, totaled 366,110 net tons of cargo and 9387 net tons of bunker. Anthracite coal shipments on the lakes for the season up to Dec. 1, amounted to 541,976 long tons. For the same period in 1933 the amount was 379,685 long tons, and in 1932 the amount was 262,433 long tons. The anthracite coal shipments were, therefore, over double what they were in 1932. Engineers Propose Plan Col. M. C. Tyler of the United States engineers, in charge of the Great Lakes district, recently pre- sented specific recommendations to Washington, based on a study by the United States engineers over a 7-year period, for broad plan of develop- ment of navigation facilities on the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence and the Barge canal to the Hudson. The program calls for a total ex- penditure of some $336,462,000 for rivers and harbors improvement in- cluding $175,000,000 for the St. Lawrence waterway. Also included in the project is an expenditure of $27,000,000 for deepening to 14 feet, increasing bridge clearances to 20 feet and generally improving the Erie canal between Buffalo and Al- bany; and the necessary outlay to make the harbors of Buffalo, Cleve- 34 land, Toledo, Detroit, Calumet, Chi- cago, Milwaukee and Duluth suitable for accommodating ocean traffic, This huge development would pro- vide 100,000,000 man hours of work for a period of four to seven years, and Colonel Tyler said that the Unit- ed States engineers are ready to pro- ceed with the work under any plan of financing which may be authorized by congress. That the question of going ahead with the St. Lawrence waterway, that is the approval of the treaty with Canada for its construction, will come up for action early in the session of the new congress is the general opin- ion, Opposition to this project con- tinues strong, but it is believed that the President is determined to see it through to a successful issue, Storage Grain Fleet Small Only 66 vessels with storage grain were moored in Buffalo harbor early in December which is said to be the smallest fleet for grain storage in five seasons. In 1930 there were 110 ves- sels: 82 in 1931; 68 in 1932; and 70 in 1933. In quantity also the storage grain in vessels is much smaller than us- ual, being only 20,000,000 bushels, which is only about one-half of the record in 1924 when 120 vessels stored over 37,000,000 bushels dur- ing the winter months. Winter Mooring Rules Instructions have been issued by Guy A. Myers, principal surveyor, Great Lakes district, United States Salvage Association Inc., for winter moorings. These instructions set forth limita- tions and restrictions applicable to various ports where winter mooring is considered hazardous. If condi- tions arise which make it impracti- cable to adhere strictly to these re- quirements, the matter should be re- ferred to Mr. Myers at the Rockefel- ler building, Cleveland. Engineers Hold Hearing In accordance with a resolution of the committee on rivers and harbors, house’ of representatives, adopted June 15, 1934, consideration is being given by the board of engineers for rivers and harbors whether it is ad- visable for the United States to pur- chase the canal now owned by the sanitary district of Chicago. A pub- lic hearing for the purpose of hearing arguments for and against this pro- posal was held by the United States district engineer Dec, 19 in the Unit- ed States Post Office building, Chi- cago, MARINE REVIEW—J anuary, 1935 Canadian Grain Movement On Great Lakes Shipments of grain from Fort Wil- liam and Port Arthur, Ont., from Nov. 15 to Dec. 12, inclusive were as follows: Wheat to Canadian lower lake ports, 5,111,357 bushels; to Mon- treal, 524,909 bushels; to. other Canadian ports, 31,100 bushels; to Buffalo, 7,057,799 bushels; and to other United States ports, 4,638,497 bushels. This makes a total of 17,- 363,662 bushels of wheat shipped via lake vessels. In the same period oats moved from the same ports in the follow- ing quantities: to Canadian lower lake ports, 1,134,366 bushels; to Montreal, 27,000 bushels; to other Canadian ports, 191,966 bushels; to Buffalo, 81,852 bushels; and to other United States ports, 586,886 bushels. The movement of barley was as fol- lows: to Canadian lower lake ports, 62,211 bushels; to Buffalo, 191,676 bushels; and to other United States ports, 2,040,352 bushels. The only flaxseed moved was 95,453 bushels to Canadian lower lake ports, and 60,000 bushels to Montreal. Only 20,000 bushels of rye moved to Cana- dian lower lake ports; and 60,000 bushels to United States ports other than Buffalo. A movement of barley malt took place, all of it, 2,845,390 pounds, going to Montreal. Screen- ings moved in the following quanti- ties: 1399 tons to Canadian ports other than Montreal and lower lake ports; 4849 tons to Buffalo; and 8701 tons to.other United States ports. The grand total in all kinds of grain shipped via lake vessels from Fort William and Port Arthur, Ont., from Nov, 15 to Dec, 12, both in- clusive, was 21,915,424 bushels; 14,- 949 tons of screenings; and 2,845,- 390 pounds of barley malt. The total shipment of grain via lake vessels from these ports for the entire season of navigation, 1934, subject to revision, is as follows: Wheat, 153,931,618 bushels; oats, 13,503,438 bushels; barley, 13,332,- 791 bushels; flaxseed, 328,799 bush- els; rye, 689,283 bushels; barley malt, 10,445,690 pounds; mixed feed, 530 tons; and_ screenings, 47,625 tons. The grand total of all grains during the season 1934 from these ports via lake ves- sels is 181,785,929 bushels and 53,- 378 tons in the combined movement of barley malt, mixed feed and screenings, The forty-second annual ball of Detroit Lodge No. 7, International Shipmasters’ association, will be held at the Hotel Statler, Detroit, Wednes- day evening, Jan. 30. Capt. George W. Wilson is chairman of the execu- tive committee,