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388 to co-operate with the committee at any time. In his opening remarks, Secretary Redfield said it was intolerable that America is the only maritime nation without load line or bulkhead regula- tions. He said he desired that such regulations be adopted as soon as they could be determined upon after due study. He expressed particularly anx- iety that such regulation be made so as to assure more safety at sea and on the Great Lakes. He spoke es- pecially of the hazards on the Great Lakes and said he would like to avoid them as much as possible this winter. There is a temptation to overload on the Great Lakes, he stated, which the department was unable to prevent. He asserted that he proposed that ship builders, ship owners, and others should share with the department the respon- sibility for loss of life. It was stated also by Mr. Redfield that the depart- ment had arranged to put two in- ' spectors at each of two lake ports and one at a port between them to watch the matter of overloading. The pub- lic, he said, will no longer tolerate overloading. Suggestions made at the conference will also be placed by him before the President and congress. Mr. Redfield asserted that the de- partment had no program to impose, but that it was seeking the advice of the best talent of the country. The many difficulties of load line and bulk- head regulations, he assured the con- ference, were appreciated by the de- partment. ‘Shippers Favor Regulation Stevenson ‘Taylor, shipping interests, told Mr. Redfield that they were in cordial sympathy with his plans and concurred in them. The large representation at the meet- ing, coming from all sections of the country, he said, was evidence that the shipping interests were desirous of aiding the department and that they recognized the necessity of proper load line and bulkhead regulation. He said that it involved many technical diffi- culties and that extreme care should be taken so that American vessels would not be placed at a disadvantage in this respect in competition with foreign ships. D. T. Warden, marine superin- tendent of the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, expressing his sympathy with the plans, said he thought modern ves- sels are built with full consideration as to bulkheads and load lines. Mr. Dol- lar, who also said that load line and bulkhead regulations should be adopted, pointed out, however, that such regula- tions should be consistent with those of other countries. It was neces- sary, he insisted, that the Amer- ican vessels should not be fur- speaking for the ae New York City. THE MARINE REVIEW ther handicapped. At the same time, he added, American ship owners do not ask one-half inch more space to load than is allowed owners of foreign ves- sels. Competition in shipping after the war, according to Mr. Dollar, will be the most severe in the history of the world, and it is vitally necessary that no undue restrictions be placed on American ship owners. He said that if congress will leave them alone, they will work out a way in spite of any competition, and concluded by again ex- pressing the hope that load line and bulkhead regulations would be adopted i Load Line Committee The committee which will m- vestigate the subject of load line and bulkhead regulation along the lines indicated in the accompanying article has just been named. The members are: Stevenson Taylor, New York, president of the Ameri- can Bureau of Shipping and of the American Society of Naval Archi- tects and Marine Engineers; H. Sadler, Ann Arbor, Mich., pro- fessor of naval architecture, Umi- versity of Michigan; H. N. Herni- man, Cleveland; C. J. Olson, San Francisco; H. H. Raymond, New York, manager Clyde Steamship Co., and Mallory Steamship Co.; T. M. Cornbrooks, Sparrows Point, Md., chief engineer and naval architect, Bethlehem Steel Co.’s Maryland ship building plant; Wil- liam Gatewood, Newport News, Va., naval architect, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.; W. A. Dobson, Philadelphia, naval ar- chitect, Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co., and J. W. Powell, Quincy, Mass., president Fore River Shipbuilding Corpora- tion. : The date and place of the first meeting of the committee will be arranged by Mr. Taylor. The committee was named by Secretary Redfield on the recom- mendation of the nominating com- mittee. and would follow the lines of those of other nations. Similar expressions were made by others at the meeting. Those present were: A. L. Thurman, solicitor, department of commerce. Eugene T. Chamberlain, commissioner of navigation, department of commerce. George Uhler, supervising inspector general, steamboat - inspection service, department of commerce, W. A. Dobson, Philadelphia. E. C. Bennett, Fore River Ship Building Corporation, Quincy, Mass. _ Hardon Chubb, American Institute of Ma- tine Underwriters. : . T. Warden, Standard Oil Co. of N Jersey, New. York City. eee A. J. Plummert, Standard Transportation . M. Cornbrooks, Sparrows Point, Md. George Stewart, ae gen aegis ‘ ain, Harlan & Holli - poration, Wilmington, Del. See Cor Robert Dollar, San Francisco, Cal. D. Mathieson, naval architect and marine Bethlehem Steel Co., P. & R. Transportation November, 1916 superintendent, W. R. Grace & Co, New York City. : Ernest F. Rue, Vacuum Oil Co., New York City. Haney P. Imhu, Chamber of Commerce of the United States. é C. H. Peabody, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 3 E. H. Duff, American Steamship Associa. tion. : F, A. Hunnewell, constructor, United States coast guard, Washington. A. F. Pillsbury, ship owners of the Pacific coast, San Francisco, Cal. W. T. Tibbitts, Shipowners’ Association, R. W. Myers, shipowners of the Pacific coast, San Francisco, Cal. Alfred Gilbert Smith, New York City. D, W. Taylor, chief constructor, United States navy. Frank Van Vleck, marine enginéer and na- val architect, war department. W. Capps, chief constructor, States navy. Herbert C. Sadler. Charles C. West, Manitowoc, Wis. F. Ridgway, International Mercantile Ma- rine, New York City. A. C. .Besselievre, Pennsylvania Ship Build- ing Co., Gloucester, N. J. . A. Edes, Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Md. George C. Shepard, Baltimore. J. W. Powell, president, Fore River Ship Building Corporation, Quincy, Mass. James French, chief surveyor, Lloyds Regis- try of Shipping, New York City. Ernest H. Rigg, naval architect, New York Ship Building Co., Camden, N. J. Maurice Bouvier, vice president, W. R. Grace & Co., New York City. Franklin D. Mooney, president, New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co., New York City, C. D. Mallory, vice president, Clyde & Mallory Steamship Co., New York City. | Harvey D. Goulder, general counsel, Lake Carriers Association, Cleveland. United Fire Resisting Material The bureau of standards, department of commerce, in connection with a general study of fire-resisting ma- terials, is considering among _ other phases of the subject the development of a fire-resisting material for use in constructing, in whole or part, the deck structures of excursion and pas- senger steamers. So far as may be applicable, the material when devel- oped would also be considered in rela- tion with other marine uses. The bureau of standards would be glad to receive from manufacturers samples of such materials as_ they consider suitable for the purpose, in order that they may be given con- sideration, New Alaska Light Station Cape St. Elias light station, Alaska, has been placed in commission and the temporary light discontinued. This sta- tion is located on the south’ end of Kayak island, on a shelf about 45 feet above sea level. The tower is square and supports a cast-iron watch room and second-order lantern, whose focal plane is 40 feet above the base of the structure and 85 feet above sea level. The tower rises above the roof of the fog-signal building from one of its ends. On a terrace east and north of this building are located the cooling tanks for the engines, the fuel-oil and illuminating-oil tanks, cisterns, the