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Hittin. ——__ ee mee —— ESTABLISHED 1878. Hf g é VOL. XXIII, No. 41. CLEVELAND---OCTOBER 11, 1900---CHICAGO. $2.00 Per Year. 5c. Single Copy LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION. Toconsider and take action uponall general questions relating to the navigation and carrying business of the Great Lakes, maintain necessary shipping offices and in general to protect the common interests of Lake Car- riers, and improve the character of the service rendered to the public. PRESIDENT. W. C. FARRINGTON, Buffalo. 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT Capt J. G. KEITH, Chicago. SECRETARY. CHARLES H. KEEP, Buffalo. TREASURER. GEORGE P. McKay, Cleveland. COUNSEL. HARVEY D. GoULDER, Cleveland. EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. JAMES CORRIGAN, Chairman, Cleveland. COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION. Grsson lL. Doucias, Chairman, Buffalo. COMMITTEE ON AIDS TO NAVIGATION. GEORGE P. McKay, Chairman, Cleveland. THE WORLD’S SHIPPING. Lloyd’s Register, the new edition of which has just appeared, gives as usual, a vast amount of valuable statistics relating tothe mercantile marine of the entire world. There are now 28,422 vessels having a tonnage of 29,043,728. Great Britain has 10,838 vessels and her tonnage is 14,261,254. From this it will be seen that the numerical proportion of British ships is not so great as is the case with some other conntries, because the greater part of her ships are of larger-size than those of other tations, and more of them are steam vessels. It is gratifying to note that the United States comes next to the British Empire. We have 3,135 vessels, with a tonnage of 2,750,271; Germany has 1,710 vessels having a tonnage of 2,650,033. Then comes Norway with 2,380 vessels with a tonnage of 1,640,812; then France, with 1,214 vessels, having a tonnage of 1,350,- 562, and Italy with 1,176 vessels having a tonnage of 983,655; Sweden has a greater number of vessels than France, hay- ing 1,433, but as the vessels are smaller, the tonnage is only 637,272. Japan has 1,066 vessels, the tonnage being 574,557; Holland, 406 vessels with a tonnage of 530,277; Denmark has 802 vessels with a tonnage of 519,011; Austria-Hungary, 270 vessels with a tonnage of 416,084. Greece, Brazil, Bel- gium, Portugal and Chile all have a tonnage in excess of 100,000, The steam toanage of the British merchant navy is superior to that of all other countries combined, but nearly half of the tonnage of the United States is made up of sail- ing vessels. Great Britain has more than 1,600 steamers of 3,000 tons and upward. Germany has 127 of the same size; the United States 120, and France 60. Great Britain now has 24 steamers with a register of 10,000 tons or more. i oe on THE IRON TRADE OF 1901. Price McKinney, of Cleveland, O., of the ore and vessel firm of Corrigan, McKinney & Co., takes a very cheerful view of the season of 1g01 for theiron industry. He thinks that next season will be characterized by a good demand for iron and steel products, that prices will rule steady and a general condition of good times prevail. “The present iron situation,’’ said Mr. McKinney, ‘‘is full of uncertainties. It will not be surprising ifit continues so until the end of the present year. Ore buying for next year’s delivery will probable be late and the same will prob- ably be true of chartering boats for the next season. We may go into next year on a comparatively low basis for fin- ished products but I think it will be a big year for the iron manufacturers. Much construction that was talked of for this year was put off on account of high prices for iron and lumber which have prevailed until recently. Other causes have operated to delay construction of various kinds in different parts of the country, and everything points to a condition for next year which will encourage extensive improvements. It will be a year of fair prices and exten- sive operations from present appearances. Ido not look for much change until after the presidential election but I believe that by January 1 it will be admitted by every- body that a year of great activity isahead. The demand for pig iron at present is light, notwithstanding the shut- down of some of the furnaces. Consumers are waiting until they are sure of their ground as far as prices are concerned before placing extensive orders. In the meantime they are buying according to their needs.”’ ro or oe TRAFFIC THROUGH THE ST. MARY'S FALLS CANAL. STATISTICAL REPORT OF LAKE COMMERCE THROUGH CANALS AT SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN AND ONTARIO, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, Ig00. — EAST BOUND U.S Canadian ' Articles. Canal. Canal. Total. Copperiii tc? -a7.ue net tons 17,418 902 18,320 Gralm ee me, rs it bushels} 1,395,489] 202,000} 1,597,489 Building stone....... net tons 7,018 610 7,628 Plo nna aes oer barrels} 907,252} 132,786) 1,040,038 TPON OLE) Cae net tons} 2,151,593| .132,214| 2,283,807 ItOny Pig cet wea ee net tons BNO5 lg setied es 3,485 umber: sick M. ft. B. M.| 134,633 1,879} 136,512 Silver.ores? igs Sese. net tons TIO vga IIo Wheaties as ak. bushels} 3,651,025} 638,081| 4,289, 106 General mdse. 2.002: net tons 12,152 1,209 13,361 Passengers 358. shu pias number 2,495 1,869 4,364 WEST BOUND. ‘Coal hatdisc ss esus net tons 43,139 2,400 45,539 GOB SOLE os. c7 oiae cost net tons} 412,833 62,321}. 475,154 TRO iy iesictetecsy onnieiet wee barrels Ol reas atacy ars 50 Grain oo ee ies bushels BF HOO cre ci: 3,400 Manufactured iron...net tons 9,099 5,581 14,680 RTE PR rea et eek ES or barrels DR 2c uhas 23,722 General mdse........ net tons 41,394 5,151 46,455 Passengers dos vy number 2,715 1,201 3,916 Freight— Bast bounds... net tons| 2,647,251; 177,760) 2,825,011 West bound’. 0... net tons} 509,989 76,453) 586,442 Total freight..- | 6.. net tons} 3,157,240) 254,213] 3,411,453 Vessel passages— SS eS NMI Dee Secrest ue cies 2,198 384 2,582 Reg’d tonnage....... net tons| 2,784,075| 263,460 3,047,535 Compiled at St. Mary’s Falls canal, Michigan, under di- rection of Ljieut.-Col. G. J. Lydecker, Corps of Engineers, U.S. A. Joseph Ripley, Asst. Engr. and Genl. Supt. ———— OO OO OS In naval warfare the ship which can get in the most hits in the shortest time is of the greatest strategical value. In other words, a vessel which can make 80 per cent. of hits (in a given time) is the tactical equivalent (in an engagement) of two sister ships making 40 per cent. of hits. The very raison d’etre for a ship is that she shall be able to fight efficiently. Todo this, she must be able to capture or de- stroy her enemy. It seems to be accepted that sea fights of the future will be of short duration, and if such be an axiom, it is safe to assume that the victory will rest with the ship that getsin her hits first. If these statements are undis- puted, all else on board ship should be subordinated to the training of gun pointers. THE WATER POWER OF CANADA. — To this day Canada, although three hundred and sixty- five years have elapsed since Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence in search of the coast of China, remains in many respects an undeveloped country. For all the years it has been known and explored, and for countless thousands of years before, its mighty rivers haverushed headlong to the sea wasting an uncounted total of power that must ultimate- ly be available for all sorts and manners of industrial enter- prises. It is only lately that due attention has been given to the magnificent resources of this. character which the country possesses, and now there is going on all over the province of Ontarioand Quebecan awakening of interest in water-power stimulated by the capacity of modern electrical engineering to utilize and distribute the valuable power of the many cataracts contained in that region. The St. Law- rence is partly—and every American must regret that it is not wholly—an international boundary line, and upon it and its tributaries some of the most notable developments have taken place. On the New York side, at Massena Springs, a gigantic plant capable of producii g 150,000 horse-power, is nearly finished. Further down the river, at Montreal, the Lachine Rapids plant has been in operation for several years to the great satisfaction of all concerned in it. Near by, at Chambly, on the Richelieu river, is another fine plant, de- veloping 12,000 horse-power, and further down. at Three Rivers, is still another. At Quebec, the falls of Montmo- rency, celebrated in verse and story, have lately taken on the less poetical but more utilitarian attitude of turning water-wheels and generating electricity. The developments, as large as they are, have yet failed to abstract more than an insignificant per centage of the vast energy than is running to waste in the multitudinous cataracts of Canada. It is merely a beginning that has been made and the future that lies before the happy region blessed with such prodigal gifts of nature in the shape of an abundant and inexpensive power is almost impossible to foresee. It is pleasant to note that many of these plants have been developed by American enterprise and that practically all of them have been made possible by the use of American-made machinery. Canada has fully waked up to the immense value of this variety ofits natural resources. Against it may be placed only inhospital climate of the country, which, during certain months of the year, inevitably causes more or less trouble from ice in any hydraulic development. The fact that Canada has so appreciated its own resources should be an object lesson tocertain regions equally well favored with respect to natural power and comparatively blessed as regards climate and situation. For example, the state of Georgia contains as fine water- powers as are found anywhere on the Atlantic slope of North America. These powers are in a situation practically ideal as regards climate, transportation facilities, and abundant - labor. Already they are beginning to be developed, but on a scale incommensurate with their possibilities. It is grati- fying to know that in New York State no effort has been spared to take advantage of the extraordinary possibilities which nature has provided in the way of rapidly flowing and swiftly descending streams. New England is a country of water-power, but so far there has been but little attempt to develop these electrically. On the Pacific coast, both of Canada and the United States, there are magnificent water- falls simply awaiting a greater density of population in the country fora demand for their utilization as sources of power. There seems no reason to think that Canada will not eventually be a great manufacturing country, if cheap power and an abundance of raw material can make a country great in that direction.—Electrical Review.