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434 ference was unanimously recommend- ed by the finance committee. The report of this committee was accept- ed and referred to the executive com- mittee for action. rec- The membership committee ommended the. appointment of a standing committee on membership to work with the secretary in enlarg- ing the membership -of the confer- ence. An outline of the recommenda- tions of the resolutions committee was given in the introduction of this re- port. Election of Officers The recommendations of the nom- inating committee were unanimously approved and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: A, A. Templeton, Detroit, president; E. A. Niel, Rochester, first vice presi- dent; William George Bruce, Milwau- Kee, second vice president; H. . C. Gardher, Chicago; treasurer; ©. ~B. DeWitt, Sandusky, secretary. . The executive committee will be constitut- ed as follows: Robert A. Downey, Oswego, and J. C. Howard, Ogdens- burg, for the Ontario district; Richard (OO Keefe, Buffalo, and D. L. Tuttle, Buffalo, for the Erie district; Arthur T. Waterfall, Detroit, and W. G. Nor- vell, Detroit, for the Huron district; T. Edward Wilder, Chicago, and Her- man Bleyer, Milwaukee, for the Mich- igan district; Charles F. MacDonald, Duluth, and Charles N. Cramer, Ash- land, Wis., for the Superior district. An exceedingly interesting account of the effect of the proposed deepen- ing of the Hudson river was given on Friday afternoon by Frank E. Wil- liamson, Buffalo. Mr. Williamson’s paper is published in full elsewhere in this issue. Richard C. O’Keefe, Buffalo, retiring secretary of the organization, outlined the status of work on the New York state barge canal, pointing out that the canal.as a whole is now 90 per cent completed. The new canal will admit barges with a capacity of ap- proximately 2,500 tons. It is inter- esting to compare this with the ca- pacity of the old Erie canal boats which averaged 240 tons. Launch Big Steamer The steamship Froripa, built by the Maryland Steel Co. for the American- Hawaiian Steamship Co., was launched at Sparrows Point, Md., Oct. 16. The vessel has a carrying capacity of 10,000 tons and is guaranteed to make a speed of 12 knots. She is a duplicate of the steamship WASHINGTONIAN, sunk off Fenwick’s Island in collision with the schooner ELIZABETH PALMER some time ago. THE MARINE REVIEW Henry B. Ford Brief reference was made in the No- vember issue of The Marine Review to the death of Henry -B. Ford, western agent of the Erie Railroad Lake Line at’ Ghicago on Sunday, Oct., 10;- Mr. Ford was born in Springfield, Mass., Aug. 13,. 1853. . With his parents he went to Chicago in 1856 where he re- sided until the time of his death. After graduating from the public schools of Chicago he took a business course and then entered the employ of the State Savings Bank as paying teller. In 1878 he entered the service of the Erie railroad as assistant to the late Thomas T. Morford, general western agent of what was then the Union Steamboat Co. HENRY B. FORD Mr. Ford succeeded Mr. Morford as general western agent when the latter © was promoted to the position of gen- eral manager of the Erie Lake Line. Oakum Shortage Owing to curtailment in the cus- tomary source of oakum supply, man- ufacturers in this country are comb- ing the market for soft fibre tarred hemp rope. Among the various pro- ducers of oakum who are actively buying this material is the George Stratiord Oakum . Co, Jersey -City, N. J. High prices are being paid for rope of suitable quality. Southwark Foundry & Machine Co., Philadelphia, Pa., is represented in the west by Stewart Bolling, 1440 Old Col- ony building, Chicago, III. December, 1915 Ore Shipments Ore shipments during October were 7,146,873 tons, making the total move- ment to Nov. 1, 41,816,439 tons. Dur- ing November of 1913, 3,270,958 tons were moved by the fleet, so that if it moves the same amount this year, the season’s movement will exceed 45,000,- 000 tons. The fleet will unquestion- ably move more than that during the balance of the season, as the Decem- ber movement in 1913 was only 1,411 tons, whereas there has already been lined up a considerable movement for December during. the present year. It will therefore not be surprising if the total movement during the present year approximates 47,000,000 tons. Following are the shipments by ports: October, October, Port. 1914, 1915. Hscana bay. ee. oss aan. 421,341 928,399 Marquette f...60... 2. 265,861 522,671 Ashland ye eee 487,829 866,170 DUPEHOE Mus oe ko 1,442,216 1,351,893 Diluth: ne. 2 0e 8 ee: 918,144 2301, 052 (wo. arbors w.6 2.25. 707,001 1,176,388 4,242,392 7,146,873 POLS increase 6.66 jee. 2,904,481 To Nov. 1, To Nov. 1, Port. 1914. 1915. Escanaba.) ke: 3,440,992 4,940,081 Marngquettess, oo. ec 2c, 1,651,579 2,836,203 Ashland Bot: ceoeoe ve Mace 3,229,746 4,695,752 SUPEVIONG... 663.45 es 10,920,469 7,348,916 Duluth se cee. 6,197,043 14,108,571 ibwo Harbors at) «55. 550115976 7,886,916 : 30,951,805 41,816,439 (91S sineredse 92k ee. 10,864,634 Ore Receipts Furnaces are taking ore freely from Lake Erie docks and the burden will not be great upen them by Dec. 1. While ore shipments to Nov. 1 were 10,864,634 tons greater than they were last year, the amount on dock Nov. 1 was scarcely more than it was last year. The ‘ore has, in fact, been go- ing into cars practically all season and very little of it has touched the docks at all. Receipts at the different Lake Erie ports during October were: October, Port: 1915. Buiralor 6 ek ee 834,114 Port; Colborne 2 ...0 0) 7 28,284 Pre ee ee 137,481 Conneaut: 355 ee 1,150,744 Ashtabula 3.06. 1,187,847 Hairport: i... 270,227 Cleveland: 20.5 3 1,246,899 Horingc 429,115 Huron: 26 es ee 108,632 MRoledor 2s ee es 251,397 Detroit. 0. ae 96,436 5,741,176 Orders Ships in China For the first time in history, Chin- ese ship builders are competitors of the European yards. A steamship company of Drammen, Norway, has ordered three steamers in China, to be delivered in 1916 and 1917. The plac- ing of this order in China is due to the unusual pressure on the home yards.