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ESTABLISHED 1878 VOL. X/X. NO. 31. CLEVELAND-JULY 30, 1896—CHICAGO. $2 PER YEAR. 10c. SIKGLE COPY 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. Brown, VICE PRESIDENTS. Buffalo, N. Y. H. A. Brown, Cleveland. C. A. Eddy, Bay City. J. W. Millen, Detroit G. G. Hadley, Toledo, W. P. Henry, Bufialo. James McBrier, Erie. J. @. Kent, Chicago, Conrad Starke, Milwaukee. G. A. Tomlinson, Duluth. . F. J. Firth, Philadelphia. Frank Owen, Ogdensburg. SECRETARY. Cuar.es H. Kerr, Buffalo, N. Y. TREASURER. Grorcre P. McKay, Cleveland, 0. COUNSEL. Harvey D. Goutprer, Cleveland, 0. SATISFIED WITH THE PRESENT RULE. A meeting of the finance committee and board of man- agers of the Lake Carriers’ Association was held Mon- day to enter a protestagainst any change being made in the regulations just made in regard to navigation of the St. Mary’s River. The cause for calling the’ meet- ing was the annonncement in a Detroit paper that Mr. John Shaw, an admiralty lawyer of that city. had -been in conference with Captain Davis, of the revenue steamer Johnson, and haddrawn up some amendments to the rules, which allowed, among other changes, a speed of 11 miles per hour, and permission to pass in _ some localities; also reducing the minimum distance be- tween vessels bound in the same direction from half a mile to 1,000 feet. Some of those present at the meeting expressed a good deal of indignation at the effort to change the rules, which all agreed had proved most sat- isfactory, as shown by the occurrence of but one or two collisions there this season, even including those where only minor damage was inflicted. It was openly charged that the changes were proposed from purely personal motives. The expressed sentiment of owners present was that the rules had been formulated with great care, by owners and masters, with a view to preventing ac- cidents ; that masters had been instructed to act in much the same lines for several seasons past, and had failed to act according to such instructions; that the owners were pleased to have the government step in and look after the enforcement of these regulations ; and that masters caught violating these rules would be required by owners, as a matter of discipline, to either pay such finesas might be imposed upon boats under their charge for violation of these rules, or resign their positions. A committee was then appointed, consisting of Messrs. M. A. Bradley, H. A. Hawgood, John W. Moore, J. C. Gilchrist, and James Corrigan, who re- ported the following resolutions, a copy of which will be sent to the revenue steamer Johnson, and a copy to the Treasury Department at Washington: Whereas, A letter has been received by Capt. W. S. Mack from Capt. Davis, of the revenue service, in charge of the enforcement of St. Mary’s River regula- tions intimating that certain changes may be made in the regulations, and Whereas, The present regulations were prepared by the masters themselves, who navigate the river and know the difficulties and dangers to be avoided, with the advice and assistance of revenue officers, the Super- vising Inspector General and other competent officials familiar with such matters, and had the fullapproval of the owners of such vessels and of all interested in the satety of life and property there; and, Whereas, It was understood that the rules be given a full trial this season, and that parties interested and the Treasury and revenue officers at the end of the season carefully consider, and if necessary revise the rules; therefore be it Resolved, That the present rules have operated well aud only require some slight improvements in adminis- tering them, such as providing a launch at Sailors’ En- campment, and one at the lower end of the dyke; and Resolved,That these rules have accomplished the ob- ject and purpose of their adoption in preventing col- lisions, breaking up of tows, s{randings, and other disas- ters in the Sault River, so that now we regatd the navigation there comparatively safe, whereas before the adoption of these rules, it was regarded with dread as the most dangerous navigation of the lakes; and Resolved, That the speed limit is quite fast enough; that the point that a steamer requires more than seven miles speed, or more than half speed for steerage way is incorrect ; that the published criticisms on the pre- sent rules seem insincere, apparently made or prompted by persons who have violated the rules in a sé€lfish at- tempt to gain advantage, or who desire the violation of the rules or their alteration at the expense of safety; and or . Resolved, That'the Lake Carriers’ Association earnest- ly protest against the proposed changes or any change in the rules, and request the placing of a launch per- manently at the Sailors’ Encampment, and one at the dyke, for their more complete enforcement; and Resolved, That the original committee, Capts. W. S. Mack, Thomas Wilson, George P. McKay, James David- r D.C. McINTYRE. son, W. P. Henry and James Calbick, be, and they are requested to take this matter up with the proper officials, and, if necessary, that some of their number go from the Sault to Washington and prevent any meddling with the rules. i NEWLY ENROLLED TONNAGE. Following is a list of lake vessels to which official numbers and signal letters have been assigned by the Commissioner of Navigation, for the .week ending es July 18: TONNAGE. OMetal Rig. |. Name. ee eee Built] Home Port °. x i. . 77,226 \St.s,.|John Ericsson|3 200 79 |2,378.27 |Superior Duluth 116,725 |St,s, |Senator 4,048.75 |3,178 66 |Wyandotte | Detroit 157,455 |St.s. |Delta 145.09 98 67 |Elizabethport|Cleveland ~ 86 358 |Sc. s, |Gamma 145.00 98 60 | Elizabethport|Cleveland 93,728 |Sch, y|Manitou 31.07 29.48 |Cleveland Cleveland 81,548 |Schr. | Wm, Stone 185.10 | 166 40 |Vermillion Detroit 34,252 |Bge. |C.S.C.CoNo,9} 163.73 | 163.73 |El'zabethport|Cleveland 34,253 |Bge. |CSC CoNo.10| 163.69 | 163.69 | Elizabethport|Cleveland MR. D. C. McINTYRE. The subject of this sketch needs little introduction to the people traveling or shipping freight by boat between Cleveland and Detroit. He has charge of the eastern terminal passenger business of the D. & C. Steam Nav- igation Co., whose territory extends from Cleveland and Toledo on the south, _to Mackinaw Island and St. Ignace on the north, and of the freight business of the entire line. Mr. McIntyre was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1852. His father brought his family to America five years later, coming first to New York, and afterwards locat- ing in London, Ont. Hethen removed to the country near the latter city. Mr. McIntyre received his educa- tion in the district schools, but his receptive tempera- ment, together with that desire for advancement in knowledge which is so characteristic of the Scot, he has picked up a large amount of scientific information, in- cluding the principles of navigation, and, to some ex- tent, those of engineering. At the age of twenty-two years he went to Detroit, and took a position as watchman on one of the boats of the D. & C. Co., with whom he has ever since remained. He soon became lookout and then wheelsman, and pro- motion followed rapidly until he entered the offices of the company. In 1884 he was appointed local freight agent at Detroit and became general freight agent ia 1891. The following year the title of district passenger agent was added, and his headquarters were changed to Cleveland, where he has since remained. Mr. McIntyre is a successful business man, and while he is well liked by all, it is everywhere conceded that estimates of him are always raised upon closer acquaintance. Ee OPENING OF THE NEW LOCK. The new American lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., will be opened next Monday morning, August 3. About the only work to be done is upon the approaches. Col. G. J. Lydecker was informed last week that the con- tractors believed they could have everything in readi- ness for opening the lock on August 1; but he replied that it is better to act on a certainty than to run the risk of a hitch, and that arrangements should be made with a view to opening the lock on Monday. ‘There will be no formalities in connection with the opening, but Col. Lydecker will nndoubtedly be there in person. The new lock is one of the world’s masterpieces of en- gineering skill, and its dimensions are as follows: Length between upper and lower gates, 800 feet; width, 100 feet, top and bottom; depth on miter sill, 21 feet; lift 18 feet. It had been hoped that the deepening of the channel at Sailors’ Encampment, which now regulates the draft of vessels passing to and from Lake Superior, would be completed as soon as the new lock was available for use. It is learned, however, that this work will not be fin- ished for several weeks. When this is done the differ- ence in draft between boats loading in Lake Superior and those loading in Lake Michigan for lower lake port will no longer exist, the draft of all these boats be- ing regulated by the depth of water in Detroit River. Ce : SILVER AND PRICES. The silver miners want free coinage to put up the price of their product. The farmers want it to cheapen dollars. It cannot do both. If, asthe silver miners contend, free coinage would so advance silver as to make the bullion in a silver dollar worth 100 cents, then the silver dollar would be as hard to get and as costly to the far- mer as the gold dollar is now alleged to be. One or the other class of free silver advocates would be disappoint- ed in the results of free coinage.—New York World.