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4 Lake Carriers’ ASSOCIATION. To consider and take action upon all general questions relating to the navigation and carrying business of the Great Lakes, maintain necessary shipping offices and in general to protect the common interest of «: Lake Carriers, and improve the char- acter of the service rendered to the public. PRESIDENT. J. J. H. Brows, Buffalo, N.Y. “9. VICE PRESIDENTS. : H. H. Brown, Cleyeland..” C. A. Eddy, ae City. J. W. Millen, Detroit G. G. Hadley, Toledo. W. P. Henry, Bufialo. James McBrier, Erie. J. G. Kent, Chicago, Conrad Starke, Milwaukee. G.. A. Tomlinson, Duluth. F. J. Firth, Philadelphia. Frank Owen, Ogdensburg. : SECRETARY. Cuares H. Kurp, Buffalo, N. Y. TREASURER. George P. McKay, Cleveland, 0. COUNSEL. Harvey D. Govuiper, Cleveland. 0. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: H. M. Hanna, Cleveland. D. OC. Whitney, Detroit. H. H. Brown, Cleveland. W.P. Henry, Buffalo. James Corrigan, Cleveland. J.J. H. Brown, _ Buffalo. H. A. Hawgood, Cleveland. David Vance, Milwaukee. Thos. Wilson, Cleveland. R, P. Fitzgerald, Milwaukee. M. A. Bradley, Cleveland. John G. Keith, Chicago. J.C. Gilchrist. Cleveland. J.S. Dunham, Chicago. EK. M. Peck, Detroit. COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION. S. D. C Buffalo. James Corrigan, Cleveland. ete Buffalo. Wm. Livingston, Detroit. K. T. Eyans, Buffalo. James Millen, Detroit. P. P. Miller, Buffalo. Jesse Spaulding, Chiergo. H.C. French, Buffalo. C. A. Eddy, Bay City. W. Bullard, Buffalo. Alex. MeDougil, _ Dulnth. Edward Smith, Buffalo. ¥.J. Firth, Philadelphia. H. M. Hanna, Cleveland. COMMITTEE ON AIDS TO NAVIGATION. rge P. McKay, Cleveland. W. M. Egan, Chicago. ah SE iattardepn. Cleveland. Frank Owen, Ogdensburg. H. G. Dalton, Cleveland. A. W. Colton, Toledo B.L. Pennington, Cleveland. James Davidson, Bay City. Thomas Wilson, Cleveland. Alvin Neal, Port Huron. John W. abiete, Cleveland. M. M. Drake, Buffalo. W. 8. Mac Cleveland. W. Bullard, Buffalo. David Cs artee: Detroit. i: FLOATSAM AND JETSAN. Henderson Bros., of Glasgow, have laid the keel for a duplicate of the Valkyrie III. A daily exchange informs the public that a certain new boat will have three spars, fitted out with sails and hatchways. A Canadian Parliamentary committee has agreed to the passage of a bill authorizing the construction of a bridge over Detroit River. Owners of steamers at Saugatuck, Mich., have clubbed together and raised $900 for the purpose of digging out the shoal spots in the river. The Michigan Navigation Co.’s annual report shows a capital stock of $175,000; paid in, $170,000; indebtedness, $4,555.01; accounts receivable, $13,657.50. The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce has reported favorably on a number ‘of aids to navigation, requested by the Lake Carriers. Representative Burton, of Cleveland, has introduced a bill appropriating $25,000 for 16 buoys on Lake Erie at points to be designated by the Lighthouse Board. Captain William Moore, who recently bought the Maud Preston, will, it is said, operate her in the excur- sion business between Port Clinton and the Islands. The Delaware River shipyard, at Chester, Pa., will build two more boats for the Brooklyn & New York Ferry Company, duplicates of three boats formerly built. A New York State bill appropriating money for float- ing elevators at Buffalo and New York is meeting with oposition at the hands of the Lake Carriers’ Asso- ciation. A large brick warehouse, 70 x 120 feet, will be built at the central wharf, foot of Madison street, Toledo, for the C. & B. boats. A fine reception room will be fitted up for passengers. The House Committee on Railways and Canals voted “unanimously to report favorably upon the bill appro- priating $150,000 for a deep waterway survey from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast. M. F. Davis, of Detroit, has invented a new oar for racing. It is in two parts, the blade being of wood and the handle inboard of steel tubing. The advantages claimed are greater power and more stroke on the reach. A decree was made in the United States Court, at Grand Rapids, Wednesday, allowing damages to the amount of $800, the value of the libeled vessel in the admiralty case of the steamer Cayuga vs. the J. L. Hurd. The former vessel was sunk in a collision and is THE MARINE RECORD. still under water, and the Hurd was recently sold for $800. ‘ The House Committee on Claims has reported favora- bly on Mr. Stephenson’s bill reimbursing members of a surveying party on Chequamegon Bay, who lost their effects by the burning of the tug Mystic, September 27, 1893. Prospects for extensive harbor work at West Michi- gan ports are not very encouraging. St. Joseph asked for $1,000,000, and the Secretary of War recommended but $30,000. Saugatuck and South Haven were modest, asking for only $40,000, but they were trimmed down to $10,000. Adam Kiyoshk, the Indian diver employed on the wrecking steamer Favorite for several seasons, who is now spending the winter in Chicago, will locate in the Sault Ste. Marie next spring and will do diving business in partnership with Bert Stimson, another well-known diver, Representative Burton has introduced a joint resolu- tion directing the Secretary of War to cause a survey to be made of Starve Island Reef, located near Starve Island and South Bass Island, in Lake Hrie, and to cause an estimate to be made of the cost of removing the rock thereon so as to leave a navigable channel 25 feet in depth over the reef, and appropriating $1,000 to pay the cost of the survey and estimate. There is now only 11 feet of water over the reef, andit is ex- ceedingly dangerous. The Beauvais Boat and Canoe Company, of Charle- voix, Mich., lost a paint shop and warehouse by fire Sunday morning, and over $2,000 worth of boats were burned. Several boats were saved, but the building was completely destroyed. There was no insurance. The steam yacht Lady Jane, owned by S. M. Moore, of Chicago, was on the ways adjoining and was badly scorched. ‘There had been no fire in the building, and ‘it was incendiarism or spontaneous combustion. ED DREDGING AT OSWEGO. The first work of importance to be done on ‘the middle division of the New York canals under the $9,000,000 appropriation will be the dredging of a section of Oswego harbor. Assistant Engineer Afien found the channel extremely shallow in parts of the canal in Oswego, the depth in some places not being more than four feet, while the average depth was less than six feet. The survey showed that something must be done immediately to obtain sufficient water for next sum- mer’s navigation, so Division Engineer Gere will rec- ommend to State Engineer Adams that bids be adver- tised for at once to begin this work. The method to be pursued in remedying the difficulty will be the building of a cofferdam directly north of the lower bridge over the Oswego River and canal, and dredging. It is believed that this will result in giving permanent relief. The cost of this improvement it is impossible to state reliably at present, but it will be in the neighborhood of $18,000 to $20,000. The engineers who are engaged in making the survey along the middle division are progressing rapidly with their work, and it is believed that they will have finished by March 15, so that the work on the plans can be be- gun immediately afterward. MORE ERIE CANAL LEGISLATION, Senator Lamy has introduced in the New York Assem- bly two bills, one of which creates the position of dep- uty Superintendent of public works, and cuts, down the time for which bids must be advertised for under the $9,000,000 appropriation from 30 to 10 days. The other provides for a state levy of 12 of a mill in October, 1896, to be used for ‘‘extraordinary work on the canal,’? and appropriates $500,000 for immediate use for ‘‘extraordin- ary repairs and improvements of existing mechanical and other constructions connected with the canals to facilitate the control and management of the canals by the introduction of electric communication between sec- tion superintendents, officers, and employes. The comp- troller is authorized to borrow $500,000 so that the same may be available before the tax is collected. This ap- propriation covers the repair fund, which usually amounts to $750,000. EE BD Se President Moxham and General Manager Suppes, of the Johnson Company, of Lorain, O., will build a $40,000 foundry plant. Over 100 men will be employed, YACHTS AND YACHTSMEN. An enthusiastic meeting of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association was held at Detroit last Saturday evening. Delegates in attendance were, K. W. Radder, Cleveland; Frank Hower, Buffalo; George R. Williams, Sandusky; George T. Bliss, Erie; Frank R. Frey, Toledo Yacht Club, Toledo; S. H. Jones, Citizens’ Yacht Club, B. Shulz, West End Yacht Club, and C. J. Lichtenberg, Detroit Yacht Club, all of Detroit. Officers were elected as follows: George H. Worthing- ton, Cleveland Yacht Club, commodore; C. J. Lichten- berg, Detroit Yacht Club, vice-commodore; Henry — Tracy, Ohio Yacht Club, Toledo, rear commodore; George T. Bliss, Rrie Yacht Club, Erie, fleet captain; Frank R. Frey, Toledo Yacht Club, Toledo, secretary- treasurer; Dr. George Duffield Steward, Citizens’ Yacht Club. Detroit. surgeon; Joseph Hepburn, Toledo Yacht Club, measurer; Rollin Potter, Toledo Yacht Club, Captain Nicholson, Detroit Yacht Club, W. C. Bean, Citizens’ Yacht Club, Detroit, Frank Hubbard, Sandus- ky Yacht Club, Sandusky; Past Commodore B. Shulz, West End Yacht Club, Detroit, members of regatta com- mittee. © Proposed changes in the rules were discussed at length, but action was postponed to a future meeting. These changes all related to racing matters. Mr. Rad- der offered changes in classification, proposing that hereafter the excess of gaff top sails above the top mast- head and beyond the outer end of the gaff should not be taxed. He also favored allowing’ boats in the three leading classes be allowed a cook, waiter, and two guests in addition to the crew. Mr. Hower offered an amendment providing that only the sail area should hereafter be measured. * * * Citizens of Ogdensburg have organized a yacht club : with the following officers: Honorary president, R. A. . Newell; commodore, S. G. Averell; vice-commodore, W.H. Post; secretary and treasurer, A. R. Porte; re- gatta committee, A. R. Porte, Hon. George Hall, Capt. Chapman, Capt. Lyon, J. G. Fraser; finance com-— mittee, E. A. Newell, EK. L..Strong, Stanley W. Wilson, J. A. Seely and S.G. Averell. The main object of the organization was to arrange for a race at Ogdensburg of an international character, for ‘‘half-raters.”’ The - club have concluded to offer a $500 challenge cup for such a race and have already been assured of the at- tendance of several prominent yachtsmen and their boats. This race will probably be held the first week in July. * Ue Ata recent meetiug of the Buffalo Yacht Club the fol- lowing officers were elected for 1896: Commodore, Frank B. Hower; vice commodore, George B. Hayes; secre- — tary, John L.. Daniels; treasurer, W. C. Cowles; meas- urer, Frank D. Wood; directors, James Thompson, Nelson O. Tiffany, T. A. Budd, Lewis G. Northrup, Wu. J. Runcie, Harry D. Williams, Walter T. Wilson ; regatta committee, George S Hubbell, John C. Gager, F. S. Thorne.’ x x At the annual meeting of the Cleveland Yacht Club officers were chosen as follows: Commodore, G. H. Wor- thington; vice commodore, Percy W. Rice; rear com- modore, P. P. Wright; secretary and treasurer, Bert G. Muuhall; measurer, F. W. Radcliffe; assistant meas- urer, O. R. Carleton; surveyor, H. Richter; fleet sur- geon, Dr. EK. EK. Beeman; directors for three years, B. D. Minshall, EK. W. Radder, George H. Gardner, J. D. Cox, Jr.; directors for one year, W. R. Huntington, Percy W. Rice, P. P. Wright, and E.,&. Beeman; re- gatta committee, P. P. Wright, G. H. Gardner, and W. R. Huntington. The members pledged $500 for the pur- chase of a cup to be given for arace between schooner yachts off Cleveland. Yachtsmen may be interested in the discovery of an Italian sea captain, George Batta Vasalio, of Genoa, that additional speed can be secured by making a num- ber of small holes in the sails. The contention is that the force of the wind cannot fully take effect upon the sail, since the air in front of it cannot properly circu- late in the inflated part; that is, it is stagnant and in effect a cushion, which acts like a spring mattress, de- creasing the actual pressure of ‘the wind against the canvas. Trials made by the captain in various weath- ers have seemingly proved the advantage of this inno- vation.