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THE MARINE. RECORD. Aprit, 18): Tgor. ESTABLISHED 1878. Published Every Thursday by ‘ THE MARINE RECORD. PUBLISHING CO. Incorporated. ‘C. E. RUSKIN, - - - - Manager. | CAPT. JOHN SWAINSON, - Sane ' Editor. CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, Western Reserve Building. Royal Insurance Building. SUBSCRIPTION. One Copy, one year, postage paid, - - $2.00 One Copy, one year, to foreign countries, - = $3.00 Invariably in advance. ADVERTISING. Rates given on application. All communications should be addressed to the Cleveland office, THE, MARINE RECORD PUBLISHING CO., Western Reserve Building, Cleveland, O. Entered at Cleveland Postoffice as second-class mail matter. No attention is paid to anonymous communications, but the wishes of contributors as to the use of their names will be scrupulously regarded. CLEVELAND, O., APRIL 18, 1901. ee —————————— THE Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association is no doubt “avery worthy organization, and ably Lore over. There are others. or oo or ’ VESSELOWNERS are being held firmly toa fulfillment of * ‘thé requirements endorsed by the lake engineers as an organized body. The argument arises, though, that the owners are not fulfilling to any extravagant extent these times. iO OST How like arow of bricks standing on end and close together are the lake industries, here we have thousands upon thousands of men depending on the vessel trade, lay- c ing idle on account of the engineers’ strike. Unless adroitly ie handled strikes seem to be bad medicine all around. THERE is still a field for lumber-carrying schooners and barges in the lake trade. ing old, obsolete and too small. There is no question but a fleet of specially built steel barges would be found a paying _ investment for those engaged in this class of business. —_—— oo or VESSELS frequently proceed safely along on their course by keeping a lookout under the edge of a fog, also by a mast- head lookout guiding the vessel to an anchorage over the upper edge of a fog bank, now it is proposed to sail through .an impenetrable fog by the aid of submarine signaling. Well! wonders will never cease. ————————qw308___— Iris generally good policy to allow your adversary the : benefit of your belief in thinking that he is perhaps as well “héeled as yourself. in the foregoing, which those who sought to disrupt an old ‘established association in support of) their own organization now probably feel the weight of, or may later. In any case, » the lesson is being taught day by'day, as the clouds roll by. Rg Cee eer a Ee TS Mad its “h ‘Wir the advent of the prospective enrollment ‘of: ivieteete? do under a central management at Cleveland, special attention * of money for aids to navigation in this locality, it is to be -hoped that the stations, light-houses, etc., will be fitted with - ' ghould be paid to uniformly worded bills of lading, and; or, gwar parties, as entered into by the managers ofthe float-' “ing property. In this connection, thé method of payment “of freight, dispatch at loading and discharging ports, whjch, “ involving as it does a demurrage clause, cannot be too'clearly: *" ‘stated. Other Clauses to be adopted in a easton aceon eal “form of bill of lading will no doubt suggest themiselves' to - those who place the management and freight earning ability’ of their floating property in the hands of the new organiz- jah pee, Evidently though, and as a matter of course, the ’ ~’ best vessels will always be in-a position to earn the most The wooden bottoms are becom- . There are several non-committal words - SUBMARINE PILOTS While every possible’ device isi applied and numerous pre- - cautions are being observed on shipboard for the better pro- ‘tection of life and property,/as. well as the safe and rapid transportation of merchandise; thepeople.on shore are by no &. means indifferent to the:perile:;which beset the mariner; and -the important iftterests plaesdodnader ‘hischarge: » Lam éiise! strides ‘have sbeed made! during the past-decade \ din. the esdstructive “Ability aud! mechanism: introduced. more especially ity *the’ world’s oversea | carrying) trade to render Neptuné like’ steam, a servant of the people, nor is it our i purpose at this time to enumerate the thousand and one inno- -vatiotis, inventions and appliances already in use for this purpose. The subject of piloting remained much in the same category as type setting, wherein it was said that nothing could supersede the physical skill and intelligence of the compositor, but we have today a mechanical contrivance that can discount the best efforts of several compositors, and we may have alsoas close at handa mute, or rather automatic, scientific assistant that will place at a marked disadvantage all the hard-headed and well-earned lore of the most skill- ful and best advised human pilots on the face of the earth. It is easily demonstrable that a person can remain in his cabin or stateroom and navigate a vessel over the, not boundless, but well defined ocean limits, given of course the necessary particulars. It is now proposed, and in fact as- sured from ascientific standpoint, that a person can as easily pilot a vessel from a protected position as she can be navi- gated, and herein is contained the factors of safety and suc- cess in moving a floating body over the universe. Professor Elisha Gray, who so unostentatiously shipped his cable a few months ago, and whose tributes to science seemed never to have been appreciated, grasped the idea of submarine sig- naling when the subject was presented to him. by Mr. Ar- thur J. Mundy and together they developed’ a new system of submarine signaling which appears to be destined to su- persede all other and former agencies used in thick or clear ‘weather for locating positions. The idea of submarine signaling came to A. J. Mundy dur- ing the Spanish-American war when he was in the Mississip- piriver going from New Orleans to St. Louis. There was at that time much alarm over the possibility of Spanish war vessels attacking the gulf coast. Mr. Mundy’s thoughts turned to devices for safety through signaling in times of war, and he hit upon the idea of submarine signaling. He recalled the simple experiment often made by boys of strik- ing two stones together under the water and hearing the sound. Mr. Mundy wrote while. still on the Mississippi steamer to Prof. Elisha Gray, an old friend, and put the idea and its possibilities before him. Prof. Gray at once joined in the enterprise with Mr. Mundy, and together they de- veloped their new system of signaling, which immediately claimed the interest of the Canadian government and from experiments already conducted it is learned that vessels, ap- proaching the land, equipped with receivers, will hear the sound at least ten miles out from those points. The bells ringing together and heard aboard ship will indicate a direct course to the mouth of the harbor, even though thick weather be on. Should only one bell be heard the pilot seeks a course until he again hears the sound of the two bells. position by the use of a chart. tone in order to be recognized. Other uses of this form of submarine signaling it is be- lieved will make it possible for one ship to telegraph to an- other and thus avert collisions and also enable light-ships to communicate with the shore. There is an excellent stretch of coast, and one now becom- The bells will be different in _ ing very important to the United States as well as Canada ~ in the reach between Anticosti and Montreal, and, as the .Dominion government has about appropriated a ace sum this new submarine pilot, if only as an assistant, in its initial _ Stage, as well as to give confidence in its accurate workings to the human but not infallible pilot carried on the vessel. —_—__ OT OO OS The project to ‘establish a central chartering bureau in setébeland. is a step’ in the right direction under existing “conditions. The Lumber Carriers’ Association, however, ‘took the initiative, but it was not fully organized in one season, nor can it be expected that the new institution will be placed on a smoothly working basis all at once. “water supply to be polluted by Chicago sewage. the line of the big ditch which had more cause for, simi -or from 300,c00 to 200,000 cubic feet per minute. On the ringing of either bell he can determine his _ PERHAPS Chicago now wishes that she had followed the adage ‘‘Let all/things be done decently and in order’’ and especially so-as regards her drainage canal. It was opened in a hurry, without waiting for War Department sanction or Congressional action. Then the trouble began and has¢on- tinued. St. Louis brought the threatened suit, claiming its To'meet that complaint, and to prevent hostile action by places Siong lar complaint, the flow from Lake Michigan was increased, al- though not to the full extent required by the act creating the draitage commission. Now the War Department has interfered in the interests of the commerce of the port and ordered the intake from the lake reduced 100,000 cubic feet How Chicago can now square herself as between the United States Supreme Court and the War Department is the query... i oo oe _ * FRIENDS of western advancement in transportation circles and commercial progress <vill be sorry to learn that the $26,000,000 Erie canal improvement bill was officially aban- doned on Tuesday, when, after a two hours’ conference with Gov. Odell, the canal adherents and Republican leaders conceded that the measure would be swamped if it came up fora vote. It will, therefore, be allowed to die in the committee of the assembly. No greater boost. could have been given to the St. Lawrence route than ‘the failure of the New York legislature to improve its State waterway. The Dominion government, as well as private enterprises, can‘ now go ahead with their contemplated expenditures | secure in havirg the only outlet to the coast, adequate or otherwise. The railroads now rule supreme and ‘sonth- western products will very properly increase the. export trade from southern ports. fo toa oor oo THERE is but little doubt but that the firms engaged in securing government contracts for river and harbor work on the lakes will openly conj»in interests. There hasiong been a feeling that a tacit understanding existed betweeh all bidders when submitting figures on proposils for pier, or breakwater building, pile driving, dredging, etc., and,,it is just as well, perhaps, to establish a central clearing office with each firm holding stock in the company. On the other hand, it is possible that officers of the Corps of Engineers would prefer submitting competitive bids to the chief of en- gineers, failing which, considerable of the work might be carried on under the more direct supervision of the’ Officer i in charge of each district. ee or SECRETARY LoNG has had compiled in response to. an inquiry from the west, a table showing the proportion. of native born and foreign born sailors in the navy. “This shows that during the Spanish-American war, out of a total force of 22,828, the total of native born sailors was 14,560 and of foreign born 7,422. The percentage of native born sailors was 65, and, including foreigners who had’ ‘become Americans by naturalization, the percentage was 80. The statement also shows that of the foreign born sailors more than one-half have become naturalized or have declared their intention of becoming citizens. The statement further shows that the navy is more exclusively American than 1s generally known. —————_— OD Ol AFTER passing a voluntary examination for second-class pilot, his license is endorsed ‘Empowered to take charge of a watch as assistant to a first-class pilot.’’ Can this officer be left solely in charge of the deck ? or is he of no,more nse than a big black dog? Strange that the local inspectors so minimize their examination. The Toledo officer, would give a mana chance to strand a 1,000 ton boat, but, not one of 1,500 tons, until pelted fun at by his supervising ei tor. a te THERE will be so many patented labor saving appliatives and inventions in use in the near future that it will tae a Phila-ma-York lawyer to keep track of the agreements, er- tered into with the union labor required to handle or super- vise them. The battery of ‘‘clam shell’ iron ore discharg- ing mechanism in use solely at Conneaut, O., required ‘the. leisure and consultative deliberations of a special commit- tee on the wage scale for shovelers to clean off the skin. ee ane WHERE are all these lake engineers whose appointments _ to boats were heralded a little while ago? a ‘‘goak’’ on the opening of the centennial season of lake navigation. , ot This was surely ~~