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174 On the second class vessels the chief. engineers of bulk freight steamers of from 500 to 2,100 tons, are advanced $15 per month, and assistant engi- neers on bulk freight steamers of from 500 to 2,100 tons, are advanced $10 per month. Chief engineers ‘on steel package freight steamers of from 1,800 to 3,000 gross tons are advanced $15 per month and assistant engineers on steel package freight steamers of from 1,800 to 3,000 gross tons are advanced $15 per month. First mates on second class boats are advanced $13 per month and second mates $7 per month. Cooks on vessels of less than 4,000 gross tons ‘are advanced $/ per month, second cooks $14 per month, waiters $4 per month, porters $5 per month, oilers $5: per month, firemen and water tenders $7.50 per month, _wheelsmen-lookoutsmen $5 per month and ordinary seamen $6 per month. HE number of fleets on the Great l Lakes showed a decline of ap- proximately 15 percent during the past winter. There are now 308 fleets oper- ating on the Great Lakes compared with 360 at the opening of 1915. This surprising change is revealed in the new edition of The Great Lakes Red Book. The data for this edition have just been compiled by The Marine Re- view, the book being now ready for distribution. The decrease in the number of fleets, however, will not interfere with the total carrying capacity, as the number of vessels on the Great Lakes remains practically unchanged. In _ preparation for the heavy freight movement ex- pected during this year, a number of fleets have been consolidated, many of ‘the larger interests adding to the num- ber of vessels under their control. The value of vessels on the Great Lakes in- creased greatly during the past year and many smaller fleet owners decided to dispose of their holdings at advantage- ous figures. The Great Lakes Red Book this year contains a practically complete list of more than 1,000 lake vessels,- together with the names of the owners, captains and engineers of each individual boat. The convenient form of indexing em- ployed in previous years has been pre- served, thus facilitating the prompt loca- tion of the main particulars of any ves- sel. The capacities of all of the ore carriers on the Great Lakes are also shown. The large number of sales made dur- ing the winter has caused the renaming sreat Lakes THE MARINE REVIEW receive $35 per The coal passers month. On wooden steamers of the first class the chief engineer on bulk freight steamers over 1,200 tons and package freight steamers of 750 tons, receive an advance of $15 per month. Assistant engineers of the same classification receive an advance of $10 per month. First mates receive an advance of $13 per month, second mates $7 per month, cooks $7. per month, second cooks $14 per month, waiters $4 per month, porters $5 per month, oilers $5 per month, firemen and water tenders $7.50 per month, wheelsmen-lookoutsmen $5 per month -and ordinary seamen $6 per month. The coal passers receive $35 per month. The complete schedule is shown in the accompanying, table. The action of the Lake Carriers’ Association has been followed gener- ally by other vessel owners. / Ge Y y, Y, wAeY Y a Ja of-many boats. The following list, taken from the records of The Great Lakes Red Book, shows practically all of the changes in names made during the winter : OLD NAME NEW NAME E. F. Holmes Collins Wisconsin Harvey . Bransford McLean H. B. Hawgood Mitchell J. M. Jenks Richardson Umbria Shiras H. S. Holden Argus A. C, Dustin ~° J. A. Campbell H. P. Bope E. A. S. Clarke M. A. Hanna Hydrus we “a ior aon R. Jones — ard Ames . Ho. Clarke, E. A. S. Mars sermeee Wile W. H. Gratdick Pegasus J. J. Albright Regulus Loftus Cuddy C. S. Robinson Walter Scranton Saturn W. E. Reis Uranus © Pendennis White Vega - Normania Wm. F. Stifel Wainwright W. C. Richardson Charles A. Luck (Nee City of Berlin) Richland Champlain Frank Billings Ontario F. R. Hazard St. Clair E. L. Pierce L. C. Smith Sweden Horace S, Wilkinson James Corrigan Belgium Arthur E, Newbold J. G. Munro Effingham B. Morri D. B. Meacham Edwin E. Slick ake Charles Weston J. Leonard Replogle Selph Pathfinder Alfred Clark Saugatuck Yale John W. Moore J. J. McWilliams Charlotte G. Breitun Edward N. Dreitane Central West Geronia Syracuse ee Carter ae T. Roberts eanica olumbus L. C. Waldo Riverton Sowards Rand The Pittsburgh Steamship Co., which operates the largest fleet on the Great Lakes, now has 101 vessels under its control, compared with 93 at the opening of 1915. Of this number, 21 are barges. The Pittsburgh company purchased six Steamers from the Acme Transit Co. and has three 12,000-ton carriers under May, 1 construction. COLGATE was sold, Interlake Steamship Co. has added vessels to its fleet, mainly through purchase of 13 vessels formerly oy ty the Cleveland Steamship Co,, Jo Mitchell, manager. The Cleveland-¢ Iron Co. increased its fleet from 1 to 23 vessels. Among other purchases, the Cleveland-Cliffs company bought thr vessels from the Craig interests, Tole three from the Davidson Steamship ¢ Bay City, and two from E. D., Carter, Erie, Pa. W. H. Becker, Cleveland, wil]: operate 17 vessels this year against 13 in 1915. The demand for salt water tonnage caused the purchase during the winter of more than 30 vessels. Many of these have already been delivered at coast. ports, while others will be sent through the Welland’ canal at the earliest possible date. The following list shows prac. tically all of the lake vessels which have been sold to coast interests: a Norwalk St. Paul Lackawanna Algonquin E. L. Fisher Bennington Newona Burlington Owego. Ogdensburg Brownell Rutland McCullough Averell Binghamton Haskell Jesse Spalding G. R. Crowe E. L. Hines Charles Beatty Algonquin Omega Wm. Castle Rhodes America Huron H. H. Brown Minneapolis Sch. Gettysburg Bge. Alex. Anderson Accepts Battleships The superdreadnaughts Rrivapavia and Moreno, built by the Fore River Ship Building Co. and the New York Ship Building Co., respectively, have been ac- cepted by the Argentine government at the expiration of the guarantee period of one year specified in the contracts — for their construction. It is estimated that during the past twelvemonth, in which the ships cruised more than 15,000 miles each, they were visited by more than 1,000,000 persons. The contracts for these vessels were secured by the Fore River company against strong European competition, that for Moreno being sublet to the New York company. The turbines and other machinery were built in Quincy, Mass. | Senor Valiente, minister of marine of the Argentine Republic, expressed on be- half of the president of his country and himself his entire satisfaction with the building, delivery and performance of the warships. He described them as “a remarkable work of naval architecture honoring the American industry.” The Darrow, Mann Co., Boston, has oe closed contracts with the New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N. J., for two steamers, each 369 feet long, 8,500 tons capacity.