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16 MARINE REVIEW. shall slow down sufficiently at quarter-of-a-mile distance to avoid passing in such position. RULES FOR NAVIGATION OF THE RIVERS. A motion was carried that the rules governing the navigation of the Detroit and St. Clair rivers remain as they now exist, but that the secre- tary of the treasury be requested to place a revenue cutter and establish a station in the Detroit and St. Clair rivers for the purpose of enforcing the existing laws. Mr. Frank J. Firth offered the following resolution: “Whereas, in the first session of the fifty-sixth congress Hon. Theodore E. Burton, from the committee on rivers and harbors, reported to the house of representatives a bill, known as house bill No. 11,876, authorizing the regulating and construction and operation of a water power canal at Sault Ste. Marie. Mich., and ‘Whereas, said house bill when reported by Mr. Burton was accom- panied with a report, No. 1,759, from the committee on rivers and harbors, which report states fully the importance of the proposed bull and the fact that there had been numerous hearings before the committee on rivers and harbors at which representatives of the Michigan-Lake Superior Power Co. and of this, the [ake Carriers’ Association, and other interests had appeared and been heard, and “Whereas, said committee reported that it was desirable that the rights of all parties be clearly defined and that it is alike for the benefit of navigation and of the power company, as well as of all other parties interested, that a statute such as house bill No. 11,876 be passed, con- taining provisions and regulations controlling the whole subject, a copy of said bill No. 11,876 and of said report No. 1,759, being hereto attached, marked exhibits A and B, respectively, and made a part of this resolu- tion “Now be it resolved, that this association heartily concurs in the report of the rivers and harbors committee, No. 1,759, and_ earnestly urges, for the reason stated in that report, that said house bill No. 11,876 be enacted into a statute by the senate and house of representatives of the United States; that in the judgment of this association the operation of said canal, unless the rights of the Michigan-Lake Superior Power Co. are clearly defined and said canal is operated under the supervision of the United States authorities, as is provided in said bill, will seriously menace and interfere with the paramount interests of navigation and also with the operation of the ship-canal at the Sault, which has already cost the government of the United States millions of dollars. “Be it further resolved that this association respectfully urges upon the senate and house of representatives of the United States that the said bill be without delay enacted into a law.” Mr. Firth explained that he was not the author of the resolution but that he had seen all parties concerned, who had approved it, and he therefore submitted it for adoption. Mr. Goulder also explained it briefly and it was adopted without farther discussion. Chaplain Malcolm McNeil, Sailors’ Home Mission, with headquarters at No. 149 Weed, street, Chicago, who is endeavoring to raise money to purchase a tract of land 250 acres in extent near Chicago upon which to found a home for aged seamen, addressed the association upon his enter- prise. He says that he wants to found an institution similar to Sailors’ Snug Harbor on Staten island, and is desirous of obtaining $31,000 to purchase the site. He exhibited a paper showing that Senator Hanna had started the subscription list with a pledge of $1,000. He wanted the association to give its endorsement to the undertaking, but the associa- tion took no action upon the subject. -. The association then adjourned fo1 one year. VESSEL MEN AND OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE. Cleveland—Robert R. Rhodes, John Mitchell, Alfred Mitchell, John F. Wedow, James 'C. Wallace, H. D. Goulder, E. M. Richardson,« H. Coulby, A. '‘R. Rumsey, John Corrigan, Capt. \M. Mulholland, J. H. Sheadle, E. C. Collins, Wm. Gerlach, H. A. Hawgood, Geo. P. McKay, W. R. Bartlett, (M. A. Bradley, W. H. McGean, C. L. Hutchinson, R. J. Mullen, W. J. Boylan, John ‘A. Donaldson, W. A. Collier, Lee Brogan, ‘Martin Connors, Martin (Mullen, F. B. Smith, Robert Logan, E. S. (Mills, J. E. Upson; James F. Leitch, J. A. McGean, W. H. Becker, Mark Han- lon, Capt.. Edward ‘Morton, A. ‘W. Thompson, W. W. Brown, F. S. Masten, J. A. Gilchrist, Herman Kelley, J. H. Hahn, Wm. Farasey, T. F. Newman, O.'C. Pinney, I. A. Gilmore, W. C. Richardson, W. E. ‘Chap- man, A. C. Diericks, Capt. Thos. Jones, C. E. Benham, Geo. Randerson, E. T. Laundon,; Eugene ‘M. Carlton, J. C. Gilchrist, A. J. Gilchrist, ‘Charles Gilchrist, John Warner, Thos. R. Teare. Buffalo—W. C. Farrington, Edward Smith, J. J. H. Brown, C. H Keep, John Green, M.'M. Drake, Thos. W. Kennedy, J. J. Manion, James <ennedy, Junius S. Smith, ‘C. A. Brunn, L. H. Van Allen, C. Lee Abel, . H. Wilcox, J. B. Conard, Edward Gaskin, A. J. Boland, Martin Carey, Capt. John B. Hall, Harvey L. Brown, F.'A. ‘Meyer, R. E. Rispin, L. P. Goodale, A. C. Lanctot, G. W. Maytham, Wm. Barr. \Chicago—J. S. Gadsden, Edward N. Hurley of Standard Pneumatic Tool Co., W. L. Brown, J. G. Keith, James A. ‘Calbick, C. H. Wallace, ‘Chas. W. Egan, 'D. Sullivan, J. J. Rardon, C. W. Elphicke, C. E. Kremer, H. B. Earhart, J.C. Evans, Miles Barry, C. H. Sinclair, E. P. Lenihan, Thomas Prindeville, R. B. Wilcox, O. G. Orr, H. H. Peters, E. J. Flem- ing, H. A. Foss, A. E. Schuyler, J. R. Sinclair, Wm. Woods, Walter Hamilton. Detroit—J. W. Millen, A, A. Parker, David \Carter, L. C. Waldo, John C. Shaw, J. W. Westcott, Walter E. Campbell, 'P. J. Ralph, Wm. Livingstone, W. A. Livingstone, Capt. Frank Danger, Wm. M. Daly, A. G. Mattsson, Richard Cusen, Charles B. Calder, Henry Wineman, Jr., John H. Walsh, E. J. Burke, James McClerety, (M. W. Humphrey. _ From various other points—Frank J. Firth, Philadelphia; G. A. Tom- linson, Duluth; D. T. Helm, Duluth; C. T. Morley, Marine City; Selwyn Eddy, Bay City; J. W. Kellogg, General Electric Co., New York; A. B. Wolvin, Duluth; James E. Davidson, West Bay City; W. E. Fitz- gerald, Milwaukee; F. W. Wheeler, West Bay City; John Mullen, Am- herstburg; P. J. Griffin, Oswego; C. A. Eddy, Bay City; Philip Scheid, Duluth; W. J. Symons, Fairport; Henry Leisk, Milwaukee; Thomas A. Cheney, Ashtabula; E. J. Chamberlin, Ottawa; O. W. Blodgett, Bay City; J. J. Lynn, Port Huron; Thomas Cranage, Bay City; A. W. Colton. Toledo; Capt. A. B. Davis, Milwaukee; David Vance, ‘Milwaukee: H. A. Tuttle, Minneapolis; T. Donnelly, Kingston; H. L. Holden, Two Har- bors; W. H. Meyer, Milwaukee; Thos. W. Sheriffs, ‘Milwaukee; J. H. [January 17, ee ————— Schlosser, Milwaukee; Capt. W. W. Smith, Sault Ste. Marie; ‘Capt. Alex Forbes, Port Huron; F. W. Gilchrist, Alpena; Geo. Craig, Toledo; T. J. Southard, Toledo; John T. Solon, Toledo; ‘Capt. Frank Hackett, Am- herstburg; D. E. Lynn, Geo. F. Lynn, Port Huron; W. J. Lynn, Mt. Clemens; Ben Boutell, W. E. Pierce, W. A. Sharp, W. H. McCormick, T. F. Madden, Geo. D. Jackson, Bay City; Henry McMorran, A. B. Carpenter, Harvey Kendall, Colin McLachlan, John E. Mills, J. H. Fitz- gerald, Wm. Hutchinson, Frank Danger, Port Huron; Alex Sinclair, Capt. C. H. Weeks, Duluth; Wm. McGregor, Milwaukee; Wm. Dulac, Mt. Clemens; ‘Chas. D. Thompson. Port Huron; Wm. H. Duff, Amherst- burg; Simon Langell, Richard O’Connor, Capt. E. B. McQueen, Capt. W. P. McGregor, St. Clair; J. T. Garry, John Kelly, Capt. Daniel Ryan, Capt. Madigan, Saginaw; M. Sicken, C. E. Norton, John Jenkinson, Alex Anderson, H. Lawrence, John Balfour, Capt. W. H. Scott, Thos. Lester, Henry Lester, Marine City; Thos. Dunford, Port Huron; Capt. Samuel Neff, Milwaukee; Harry Richardson, Alpena; James Harrow, Algonac; Howard L. Shaw, Bay City. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGERS. A GENERAL SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS OF THE ASSOCIATION DURING THE PAST YEAR—MEMBERSHIP, FINANCES, ETO. Orricr or THE Laker Carriers’ ASSCOIATION Burrato, N. Y., JAN. 15, 1901. To the Members of the Lake Carticrs’ Association : The board of managers of the association submits herewith its annual report of the proceedings and operations of the association during the past year. MEMBERSHIP AND TONNAGE. The tonnage enrolled in the association during the past year was 842,248 tons, an increase of more than 80,000 tons over the tonnage of the preceding year, which itself showed an increase of 75,000 tons over 1898. The tonnage of the association during the past two years has there- fore increased more than 150,000 tons. The following shows the com- parative tonnage of the association for a series of years beginning 1894: BOO a Cees eee cars Cele Veer hea wen ae ree 590,000 tons. PONS SONG een ran wae Ce Wn ea aint ces ee nace 618,000 “ 100 ee eats a etre se ee we ae etetee 722,863 “ DOD esr aes dels pandas as Sack ts coma wee oa OST aor. = ESR ee cca aes wee eee va lee aoe ee 686,014 * ROU See hs CGR s aoa ute erate eis eee Geer 760,866 “ TOGO Ce ees oh ae ge ae eee cuaic. Ga aeee nye Bee 842,248 With two exceptions the tonnage of the association now includes all the fleets of importance on the great lakes. In analyzing the tonnage figures for 1900, we find that of the tutal tonnage of 842,248 tons, 577,060 tons were made up of vessels of over 1,400 net registered tonnage, paying the higher rate of dues; 265,188 tons was made up of vessels of less than 1,400 tons, paying the lower rate of dues. The fleets composed of vessels all of which were below 1,400 tons only made up 87,999 tons. Nearly 90 per cent. therefore of the tonnage of the association is made up of fleets in which at least part of the vessels are of over 1,400 tons, paying the higher rate of dues. In view of the somewhat rapid changes that have taken place in the ownership of lake vessels in recent years, it will be interesting to know that of the 800,000 tons in the association one-half is made up of vessels owned by individuals engaged in general carrying trade; three-eighths is made up of vessels owned by the owners or consumers of iron ore, and one-eighth of vessels carrying package freight and running in con- nection with land lines of transportation. In other words, the railroad lines and the fleets owned by mining companies and steel companies combined, just about equal the tonnage doing an independent carrying business and having no affiliation with other interests. The large amount of tonnage now building in the ship yards for present members of the association, promises a considerable increase of tonnage for another season. FINANCES OF THE ASSOCIATION. The report of the treasurer, which will be submitted to you, showing the receipts and disbursements during the past twelve months, is the most satisfactory document of this kind which the association has had to consider for several years. The amount of dues collected to date is $25,933.17. There are still about $275.00 of dues uncollected, of which all ought to be collectible. The amount already collected shows an increase over last season of about $4,400. The treasurer’s report last year reported unpaid liabilities of about $400, with no cash on hand. Additional liabilities were afterwards incurred connected with last year’s business, principally for the salary of the grain inspector at Buffalo, which brought up last year’s deficit to something over $2,000. The receipts this year have EIS up this deficit and met the running expenses of the association to ate. You will notice that the treasurer’s report contains no items relating to the grain shoveling at Buffalo. This shoveling has been done during the past year by the association under the charge of a salaried superin- tendent. A special committee had charge of this work, and will submit a report of their operations during the past year, including a financial statement, - During the past year the United States treasury sent to the treasurer of the association a warrant for the sum of $390.00 to reimburse the Lake Carriers’ Association for three clusters of piles placed in Lake St. Clair in the year 1896. On these clusters of piles the Lake Carriers’ Asso- ciation originally placed some lights, but the lights were afterwards replaced by government lights, and the warrant is to reimburse the association for the cost of the piling. The experience of the association with this warrant has been somewhat amusing. The accounting officer of the treasury department called upon Capt. McKay, treasurer of the Asso- ciation, for a copy of the by-laws of the association defining his duties, in order to see whether he had authority to receipt for this money. The by-laws provide that the treasurer shall collect the dues of the association and disburse its funds, but do not expressly give the treasurer authority to receipt. The accounting officer therefore refused payment of the amount of the warrant on Capt, McKay’s receipt without a resolution of