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MARINE REVIEW. BUSINESS MATTERS. A business card from the Champion Rivet Co. of Cleveland contains a neat half-tone picture of the Russian cruiser Variag, fastest war ship in the world, built by the Cramps of Philadelphia. Victor boiler rivets, made by the Champion company, were used on this vessel. Referring to the quality of Victor rivets the Champion company says: ‘As every cat load of steel received by us is fully tested, both physically and analytically, we are prepared at any time to furnish to our customers full data. We guarantee every rivet we make to be perfect in every respect.”’ The preface to catalogue No. 14 of the Marine Iron Works, Chicago, is as follows: ‘‘We have no down-town office or agency. Our shops and yards are all together at the foot of C street, a few rods south of the cor- ner of Clybourn and Southport avenues—about twenty-five minutes’ ride north from the city hall on a Clybourn avenue cable car. We offer only our own product and are pleased to receive callers. Our exclusive specialty is the building of high-grade marine machinery and complete steam craft in small and medium sizes. Having the best of modern shop equipment and an experienced working force, we respectfully invite the attention of all interested to our product and the critical examination ol those most highly trained to pass judgment—the marine engineer.’ The firm are builders of marine engines, marine boilers, marine machinery and complete steam craft. Nearly all of the army transports are equipped with the hooks for detaching boats that are made by the Standard Automatic Releasing Hook Co. of No. 17 State street, New York, and from the manner in which these hooks are commended by officers of the transports it is certainly fortunate for the New York company that they were adopted in this very efficient branch of the government service. | Loren ‘C. Caddell is first officer of the transport Burnside, now engaged in laying cable in the Philippines. He says: “Sometimes we have all the boats and the two steam launches in the water twice in four hours. boats in very heavy seas, and I cannot speak too highly of the magnificent way in which the releasing hooks work. I do not know what we would do at times if we did not have them. It is the simplest, best and most re- liable device I have ever been shipmates with, and I eannot find words strong enough to praise it.” NICLAUSSE BOILERS FOR WAR SHIPS AND MERCHANTMEN Orders have just been placed for Niclausse boilers for the French armored cruiser Leon Gambetta of 27,500 H.P. and 12,000 tons displace- ment. This ship is the first one under construction by the French navy since the armored cruisers Conde and Loire were completed, in both of which ships Niclausse boilers were also installed. Following the trials of H. M. S. Sea Gull, the English admiralty ordered Niclausse boilers for the armored cruiser Suffolk of 22,000 Heb and for the gunboat Merlin of 1,400 H.P. The Russian government has also just placed an order with Messrs. Niclausse for a boiler plant for the school ship Ocean, which is being constructed at the Howald Works at Kiel. . The above mentioned sales were made by foreign concerns. The Stirling Co. of Chicago, which controls the Niclausse boiler for the United States, are now completing the installation of boilers in the United States battleship Maine and the United States monitor Nevada, and are working on boilers for the two very large steamers now 1n course of con- struction by the Eastern Ship Building Co., New London, Conn., for the Great Northern Railway Co. Heavy buying of steel rails noted of late is due in part to an expected advance to $28, which will probably be made effective May 1. ‘*Seaboard Steel Castings.”’ A GUARANTEE OF QUALITY. OPEN-HEARTH STEEL CASTINGS OF THE HIGHEST GRADE. FACILITIES FOR CASTINGS UP TO 80,000 POUNDS WEIGHT. MACHINE WORK AND PATTERNS FURNISHED WHEN REQUIRED. RAIL OR WATER DELIVERIES. CAPACITY, 1509 TONS PER MONTH MANUFACTURERS OF “THE ADMIRAL”? ANCHOR. THE LATEST AND BEST STOCKLESS ANCHOR. APPROVED BY LLOYD'S. ANCHORS CAST AND TESTED ON ORDER, OR STOCK ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. Seaboard Steel Casting Co., CHESTER, PA. We have lowered the . 57 Dearborn St., A WOMAN'S ORIGINAL SCHEME. The accompanying attractive picture, taken from advertising matter sent out by Mrs. R. L. Dorner, laundry expert of 4386 Sixty-fifth street, Chicago, is associated with a catchy story of a juvenile party » that ‘‘went sailing one morn from table bay, along the carpet sea,” with Dorcthea as pilot, bold Jackey as boatswain and with pre- tentions of billows tossing and roaring, etc. It is characteristic of a great deal of similar pleasing reading matter issued by Mrs. Dorner, who has undertaken a scheme of supervising the laun- dry business of vessels of the great lakes. The volume of this business is very large, and _ it would seem from the business ability shown by this original Chicago woman that she will suc- © ceed in the effort she now has on § hand. She has made arranige- ments with laundries in different cities throughout the lakes (one in each place), whereby she is to turn over to them all the business of vessels which she represents, at a fixed scale of charges and on condition that they shall live up to her require- ments in regard to the service they are to give to the vessels. Her ser- vice to the ship owner will be to rectify abuses which have heretofore been common in laundry work,‘ and in places secure, through the vol- ume of business offered to one concern, lower charges than have pre- vailed in the past. She has been taking contracts from vessel men in different parts of the lakes for some time past, and is meeting with such success that she is confident of having an organization that will cover pe a the entire business in this line before the present season is at an end. The Marine Iron Works, station A, Chicago, have just issued a new 48-page catalogue descriptive of their product, which they will send free on receipt of request. A separate pamphlet issued by the same company. devoted especially to “River Navigation” (shallow water stern wheel boats), will also be included if asked for. RNISHINE. THE MOST MARVELOUS METAL POLISH IN THE WORLD. In Liquid and Paste Form. Engineers in every section of the world should interest themselves by Getting in touch with us. We know that we can be of service to you if you will write us your wants as regards PACKINGS for your valve rods, pistons, ete. We are the manufacturers of GaTlOGk’S crac Packings GRADE for every purpose, and can assure you they are the best, being made of superior ma- terial, and are of the finest workmanship. Let us know your requirements and we ab- Will? \ h 7 Wid a OWS | Aol ot Gold s solutely guarantee to supply your wants. “| —-___- | Address our nearest office and you will re- at ceive our prompt, careful and best attention. Metal, Send for catalogue and samples to our nearest office. SINTERS | | THE GARLOCK PACKING CO. no matt_r which. <e Produces a wonderfully brilliant | . NONE were . GENUINE lustre on brass, copper, nickel and all metals, no labor required. Used on steamers all over the world. New York. Philadelphia, St. Louis. Free samples on application. Boston, Pittsburg. Denver. Chicago. Cleveland. San Francisco. J.C. PAUL & CO. CHICAGO, ILL. MAIN OFFICES AND FACTORIES: PALMYRA, N. Y.; ROME, GA. FOR SALE. BALANCED COMPOUND MARINE ENGINES carried in stock for immediate delivery—20 to 200 horse power. Full line of patterns for larger sizes and quadruple expansion engines, insuring quick delivery. Highest economy and speed. NO VIBRATION. Contracts taken for complete plants. July 35. WELLS ENGINEERING CO., 136 Liberty St., NEW YORK, N. Y. Five Electric Passenger Launches For Sale. In fine condition. Length over all, 35 feet. Seating capacity, 28. Send for price list. Yacht brokers, please note. Milwaukee Electric Launch Co., 1504 Monadnock Block, Chicago. tf SIDE-WHEEL TUG FOR SALE. Length 66 it., depth 5 ft. Boilers new. Machinery in good state of epair. For further particulars address The J. Stephenson Co., Wells, Delta County, Mich, April 25, STEAM YACHT (Screw Schooner) FOR SALE. _ Dimensions: Over all, 73 ft. 1 in.; water line 63 ft. 7 in.; beam, 12 ft, 3 in. Vertical steeple-compound condensing engines, 10 and 20 by 12 in. Seabury boiler. Accommodations in cabin for four persons. All fur- nishings complete, ready for cruising. Price, $7,500. Box 2275, Boston, Mass. May 9 LUMBER SCHOONER FOR SALE. A first-class lumber schooner of 275,000 ft. capacity cheap for cash. Address Wm. E. Barrett & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. May 9 FOR SALE OR CHARTER. First-class British steamers, of Welland canal dimensions; about 3,250 gross tons capacity, carrying about 2,000 gross tons on 14 ft. (fresh water) draught. Speed 10 knots loaded; easy consumption. Large hatebielys. For further particulars address ‘Charter,’ The Marine Review Pub. Coy Perry-Payne Bldg,, ‘Cleveland, Qhio, May. 2.