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1900] Change Rule 8 so that it will read as follows: “All vessels bound up the St. Mary’s river may pass other vessels moving in the same direction between the crib light in the northern part of Mud lake and Everen’s _ point in Little Mud lake; between the northern part of the ‘Dark Hole’ and the south red bucy at Stribbling point; also between the crib light- house at the northern entrance of Little rapids or Island cut and the government, pier at Sault Ste. Marie, and between Big point and the light-house at Point au Pins. Vessels bound down the river shall not pass ‘other vessels moving in the same direction below the Spry dock at ee Ste. Marie until Everen’s point is passed excepting, however, in Hay ake “Vessels bound down, when of less than 500 gross tons, and without tows, may pass other vessels moving in the same direction in Little Mud lake, provided the overtaking vessel shall pass to the westward of the black buoys and before reaching the ‘Dark Hole.’ Whenever at John- ston point, Sailors’ Encampment, a red ball is displayed, or two red lights are displayed under a white light, indicating that a steamer with a tow is bound down, no steamer with a tow bound up below Johnston’s point shall meet or pass the tow bound down until the tow bound up has passed clear of Johnston’s point. “No steamer steaming the current through the Dyke and Island cut shall be allowed to tow more than one vessel without the aid of a tug, unless such steamer has the power to move the tow over the ground at the rate of at least 3 miles an hour.” Add the following rule to be known as Rule 17: “Whenever vessels are compelled, by reason of an obstruction in any of the channels of the St. Mary’s river, to collect in certain parts of the river, the revenue cutter officer in charge shall direct where such vessels shall be moored and an- chored, and no vessel moored or anchored by reason of such obstruction shall move until directed by the revenue cutter officer in charge.” The committee, realizing that the revenue cutter (Morrill is not a vessel suited to this service, also submitted a recommendation in favor of the construction of a new revenue cutter for the river, to cost about $50,000. This recommendation will accompany a bill to be submitted shortly to congress. MISCKELLANEOUS MATTERS. Mr. H. Coulby called attention to a question often debated—the necessity of keeping lights at various points burning as long as vessels remain in commission—and recommended the appointment of a com- mittee to take this matter up with the light-house board. The following were appointed members: J. C. Gilchrist ef Cleveland, Capt. Albert Gibbs of Milwaukee, Capt. John Corrigan of Cleveland, L. H. Van Allen of Buffalo, W. A. Hawegood of Cleveland, W. H. Mack of Cleveland and T. F. Newman of Cleveland. There was unanimous adoption of a resolution presented by Capt. M. M. Drake of Buffalo, expressing the hope that the contemplated Erie canal improvements will be decided upon and pushed to completion. Mr. J. H. Shaedle of Cleveland thought no annual convention should be allowed to pass without a protest against any proposition to bridge the Detroit river, and a resolution on that score was drafted and passed. Another resolution, which was adopted without debate, recommends the passage of the bill now before congress to es- tablish an admiralty court at Buffalo. Mr. \Coulby-made a few remarks supplemental to the report of the committee appointed to confer with the United States engineer author- ities on the matter of connecting channels and stated that Col. Lydecker had expressed himself as in favor of two channels, each 600 feet in width. The present channels have a width in some cases of only 300 feet. The speaker further suggested that in his Opinion it would be an excellent thing to appoint a committee to go to Washington at the proper time and push the presentation of this matter before congress in every possible way. He thought the same committee might also give attention while in Washington to the matter of keeping the lights burning, previously _referred to, and to the question of the patrol of the “Soo” river. The suggestion was favorably considered and the chair announced that the selection of members of this committee would be made at a later date. A resolution passed later in the afternoon urged that the United States war department permit Col. Lydecker to journey to Washington at the time of the visit of the committee in order that a fuller presentation of the subject might be made. Norman B. Conger of the weather bureau talked interestingly of the work of the service and outlined some prospective improvements. resolution of commendation for the work of the carriers connected with the marine post office at Detroit was unanimously adopted, as were also resolutions of thanks to the proprietors of the Hotel Cadillac, the press, the telegraph companies and the local committee. Mr. W. ‘A. Living- stone of Detroit called attention to the neglect of the project started by the association several years ago for the erection of a memorial to Col. O. M. Poe, and it was decided that an earnest effort would be made during the next few months to raise the amount necessary by subscription. MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE. Cleveland—Thomas Wilson, James Corrigan, John Corrigan, Geo. P. McKay, Harvey D. Goulder, M. A. Bradley, John A. McGean, H. Coulby, Edwin S. Mills, E. C. Collins, James C Wallace, Charles L. Hutchinson, W. A. McGean, Wm. H. Mack, E. M. Richardson, Hi. :S: Odbert, Arthur H. Hawgood, John Mitchell, Alfred Mitchell, John We- dow, W. R. Bartlett, F. W. Jackson, A. R. Rumsey, Geo. fia Quayle, Martin Mullen, W. W. Brown, W. B. Davock, John N. Coffin, Wm. Ger- lach, N. B. Nelson, Capt. Chas. Frank, Mark Hanlon, F. S. "Masten, E. M. Carlton, T. F. Newman, Geo. W. Gardner, C. R. Jones, W. A. ‘Col- lier, N. J. Boylan, John A. Donaldson, F. D. Herriman, Capt. John Leo- rard, A.W. Thomson, Oliver Upson, Martin Conners, W. E. Chapman, John W. Moore, James-Leitch, C. E. Benham, J. D. Gilchrist, J. A. Gil- christ, J. C. Gilchrist, W. A. Hawgood, Thos. R. Teare, J... Sheadle, Duncan Frazer, Robt. Logan, Herman Kelley, Esq., O. 'C. Pinney. Buffalo—J. J. H. Brown, C. H. Keep, Edward Smith, James Ash, W. J. Conners, James Kennedy, Edward Gaskin, Junius S. Smith, J. B. Hall, John Johnson, W.S. Grattan, M. M. Drake, G. W. Maytham, Chas. Maytham, aA Ge Matien. Geo. E. Lattimer, John M. Hull, John Green, Harvey L, Brown, F. A, Meyer, A. J. Boland, C. Lee Abel, J. L. Crosth- MARINE Reyene 13 waite, Stewart Murray, John J. Boland, R. E. Rispin, L. P. Goodale, E. F. Thorpe, C. S. Ferrey, W. C. Farrington. Chicago—Geo. L. McCurdy, Wm. L. Brown, W. A. Prime, J. G. Keith, D. Sullivan, E. J. Henry, T. T. Morford, Da Helm, Daniel E. Lyan,-C. -H. Sinclair, EK. J. Fleming, L. Windemuller, S. R. Chamberlain, A. E. Schuyler, H. A. Foss, Thos. J. Prindeville, J. A. Calbick, Geo. Tebo, E. P. Lenehan, Capt. Walter Hamilton, Homer H. Peters, Geo, F, Lynn, GJ: Harris, H. .B. ‘Earhart, W. 1. Babcock, Jedi Rardon, dg T. Connery, Chas. W. Eagan. Milwaukee—T. W. Sheriffs, W. C. Starke, W. E. Fitzgerald, David Vance, Capt. A. B. Davis of the United States revenue cutter service, H. Leisk, Carl C. Joys, Wm. Myers, Albert Gibbs. Bay City—W. C. Penoyer, Thomas Cranage, S. P. Cranage, J. W. McGraw, C. C. Stewart, Theo. F. Heine, A. Steel, Capt. Forbes, T. F. Madden, W. H. Thorpe, James Reid, Ben Boutell, Walter Young. Port Huron—J. J. Lynn, J. H. Fitzgerald, E. L. Hendricks, E. D. Eagan, Wm. Hutchinson, David Hutchinson, Frank Danger, A. B. Car- penter. Duluth—A. B. Wolvin, Alex. Sinclair, J. L. Trempe, C. O. Flynn, Chas. Weeks, 'W. H. Singer, Alex McDougall. Marine City—C. T. Morley, John Jenkins, Wm. Smith, W. B. Mor- ley, Alex Anderson, Capt. Scott. ‘Saginaw—J. T. Garry, Capt. Daniel Ryan, Capt. Geo. Ryan, A. C. McLean. St. Clair—-Simon Langell, Richard O’Connor, Capt. McQueen, Capt. McGregor. Toledo—W'SS. Brainard, Geo. L. Craig, L. S. Sullivan, J. P. Nagle. Various ports—H. L. Holden, Two Harbors; Wm. H. Rolles, Romeo, Mich.; W. J. Symons, Fairport, O.; James McBrier, Erie, Pa.; Ed. S. Henry, Thos. A. Cheney, E. H. Burrill, Ashtabula, O.; C. B. Galton and F. D. Galton, Algonac, Mich.; Capt. Frank Hackett, John Mullen, Capt. ° Andrew ‘Hackett, Amherstburg, Ont.; A. W. Colton, Toledo, O.; W. W. Smith, Sault Ste. ‘Marie, Mich.; R. Ee; Shuck, Sandusky; M. Schrauls Ashland, Wis. | REPORT OF MANAGERS. A Full Summary of Affairs of the Association During the Past Year Submitted by Secretary C. H. Keep—Recom- mendations of the Executive Officers. OFFICE OF THE LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION, Burrato, N. Y., January 16, 1900. To the Members of the Lake Carriers’ Association :— The board of managers of the association submits herewith its an- nual report of the proceedings and operations of the association during the past year. The year just closing has shown a very gratifying imcrease in the tonnage of the association. The total tonnage enrolled on the books was 760,866, am increase of 75,000 tons over the tonnage of the preceding year. The following shows the comparative tonnage of the association for a series of years beginning 1894: . 1894, 590,000 tons; 1895, 618,000 tons; 1896, 722,863 tons; 1897, 687,237 tons: 1898, 686, 014 tons; 1899, 760,- 866 tons. The tonnage for 1899 is about 40,000 tens greater than in 1896, here- tofore the best year in the history of the association. It should be re- membered that the increase of 75,000 tons which 1899 shows over 1898, was obtained without a large increase of tonnage on the great lakes. At the end. of 1898 a large fleet of vessels was sent from the lakes to the Atlantic coast. The new tonnage coming out during the season of 1899 was not so large as in some previous years and some of it came out so late in the season that it will not appear on our rolls until next spring. The handsome increase is all the more pleasing because it has been ob- tained by inducing tonnage to join the association which has not here- tofore been connected with it. The large fleets of James Davidson and the Ogdensburg Transit Company, both of which were members of the association in 1896, have not been members of the association during the present year. Otherwise the tonnage would have shown a still more gratifying increase. An analysis of the tonnage figures for 1899 shows that of a total ton- nage of 760,866 tons, 596,016 tons were made up of vessels of over 1,200 tons, paying tonnage dues of 3 cents per ton, and 164,850 tons were com- prised of vessels less than 1,200 tons, paying tonnage dues of 2 cents per ton. The increase in tonnage of 1899 over 1898 is made up almost en- tirely of the larger vessels, the tonnage of the smaller vessels for 1898 and 1899 being as follows: 1898, 163,562 tons; 1899, 164,850 tons. It is a gratifying fact that the association has been able to maintain its tonnage of small vessels in 1899 in spite of the large number of this class of boats which left the lakes in the fall of 1898. It is a well known fact that these boats which were being sent to the coast in 1898 were largely smaller vessels belonging to fleets which contained a considerable number of large vessels. This fact is reflected in the tonnage figures. In 1898 only 58,359 tons of the association’s tonnage was comprised of fleets entirely composed of small vessels. In 1899, 77,678 tons was comprised of fleets composed exclusively of small vessels, In other words, the loss of the small vessels belonging to large fleets, which were sent to the coast in the fall of 1898, has been made up by inducing numerous individual owners of small vessels to put their boats in the association for the first time. FINANCES OF THE ASSOCIATION. The treasurer’s report will be submitted to you, showing the receipts and expenditures of the association during the past twelve months. Al- though it will not show that the association is entirely free from debt, it is the most gratifying statement that the treasurer has been able to make for several years. The total amount of dues that have been col- lected this season is $21,582.92, showing an increase of $3,883.79 over last year. At the time of the last annual meeting there were unpaid liabili-