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FEBRUARY 13, 1902. EXTENDING OUR BOUNDARIES. In the “Nineteenth Century and After” for Tanuary, Ed- win C. Burgis advocates a new oceam route to. Canada, making Sydney, C. B., which is open to snavigatien. the vear round, the port of call: From Liverpdol to. ;New York is 3,055 knots, to. Sydney; 2,282; a’ saving of 773 knots, or thirty-five: hours steaming. ‘The wessel destined for Sydney can steam at full speed nearly up to the wharf, instead of having to slow dewn as a steamer’ must in eu- tering New York harbor, and passengers can be transferred from the steamer direct ‘to the cars at the wharf. It is estimated that 24 hours can he saved im the- transit to Montreal by this route over the journey by way to New > York. _ But the chief significance of Mr. Burgis’s article is it its frank statement of the disadvantages of the present Canadian route by way of the Straits of Belle Isle and the St. Lawrence. The approach to Rimonski, the present port of, call, 500 miles up the St. Lawrence, is probably one of the most dangerous in the world. The icebergs in the Straits are so numerous as to often delay the mail boats from 24 to 26 hours, and the passage up the St. Law - rence is through 2 fog which prevails there for at least o1'c- third of the time of navigation, which is along the banks of a dangerous river full of trou! lesome currents. The best escape for Canada from her various duheul- ties is through annexation to the United States, and (nap- py thought) perhaps England will accept the Philippines as an equivalent for her hyperborean province. After due probation the Canadians ought to make. excellent. citi- zens of the Republic, and we won’t send them to South Africa to fight rebellious Dutchmen. ‘The most we shall ask of them is to vote the straight ticket every time and to substitute “the Star Spangled Banner” for “God Save the King.” Even the British National Hymn will be per- mitted to them on special occasion, such as meetitigs of the Society of St. George and the visit of an English prince. The Canadians are’ reslly excellent fellows and would be much happier under the aegis of an American flag if they only knew it. ‘No disrespect to Aguinaldo and his followers is intendéd’ by the suggestion here made. If it is acted unon, it mey make the Filipinos sorry that they left us and fill the Canadians with corresponding joy that they have found entrance into our happy home. ’ Now that we have Porto Rico, with Cuba under our guardianship, and are to have the Danish Islands, perhap3 “we can persuade England to throw in her West Indian possessions by way of boot and thus establish a foundation -for enduring peace between Great Britian and the United States. The Philippines will probably be worth more to England than they ever will be to us, and Canada and the British West Indies are of little value now to the home country, except as a menace to the United States, and a possible source of future differences between two countries which should be ever at peace, but which can only establish peace upon enduring foundations by considering the ma- | terial interests of one another. Now that we have an equivalent to ofter, let us make a trade for British posses: sions within the purview of the Monroe Doctrine. No nation is content until it has reached the compass of its natural boundaries, and our natural boundaries are the stlantic, Pacific and Arctic Seas and the northern coast of the South American continent. The proposition to buy the Panama Isthmus presented in the North American Re- 9 ‘view for February by F. C. Penfeld is in line with this argument. — oo oor THE STEAMER MONTREAL. Another floating palace was added to the fleet of the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co., when the steamer Montreal was launched at the shipyard of the Betram Engine Works Co., Toronto, on Monday last. The new boat is worthy of her name, and worthy to sail as a com- panion vessel to the Kingston and the Toronto, which were built by the same company. ‘The Montreal is 340 feet in length and of the same general construction as the Kingston and Toronto, The engines include a three-cylinder, three-crank in- clined triple expansion’ engine, the diameter of the cyl- inders being 32 inch, 53 inch, and 88 inch respectively, with a stroke of six feet six inches. ‘The high-pressure cylinder is in the middle and its crosshead works the air pump. | .The engine is estimated at 3,000 h. p. The paddle-wheels are. 25.feet in diameter,.and have 11 feathering curved steel buckets each. This form of engine was introduced three years ago by the Bertram Co., in the steamer Toronto, and gave great satisfaction, ‘There are six Scotch type boilers, each 11 feet in diameter and 12,feet long, with two Mori- son. corrugated furnaces, 42 inches diameter, fitted with the Howden down draught,system. ‘The working pressure _of steam will be 185 pounds. The electric plant will fur- .nish current for I,200.16.c. p. lamps, and the pumps. will supply running water to every stateroom. There will also .be steam steering gear, steam winches forward and aft, .steam windlass, and steam heat in the cabins—The Cana- dian Manufacturer. oor The speediest long-distance delivery of mail ever ac- | complished in the world was that of the consignment which left Sydney, Australia, Oct. 15, for London, England by the American route. A distance of 15,265 miles was cov- fered in 31 days, a saving of four days over the Suez canal route. , Hill Fred C THE MARINE RECORD. ANOTHER CELEBRATION. On June 4, 1903 will occur the semi-centennial anniver- sary of the breaking of ground for the construction of the first canal at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and a movement is on’ foot to make a national celebration of the event, Probably no single act has seryed so much to advance the commercial prosperity of the States as the construction of this canal, and it is fitting that the event should be com- memocrated by the nation. The commerce which passes through this canal-is more than three times as great as that which’ passes through Suez, notwithstanding the fact that the canal is ‘closed to navigation during four: months of the year. The enormous total of 28,403,065 tons of freight passed through this canal during the year of 1901, of which 18,090,618 tons was iron ore. This canal opened the hichway for these great deposits of iron ore which have done so, much to revolutionize the manufacture of iron and steel and which have undeniably brought the center of the world’s making steel west of the Allegheny Moun- tains. Were it not for the great mineral region which is reached* through the Sault Ste. Marie canal the United States could not possibly have attained its commanding position in the industrial world. ‘These facts are well known to those who live in the lake region. : ee EASTERN FREIGHT REPORT. Messrs. Funch, Edye & Co., New York, report the con- dition of the eastern market as follows: We have again, to report a very small number of fixtures for the week, which is indicative of the demoralized con- dition of freights from this Coast. Whilst the demand in all directions is of a very limited nature, owners are pur- suing the policy of waiting as long as possible before fixing, in the hope of some improvement taking place, thotigh we regret to say there are no encouraging signs apparent. Charterers from’ South Atlantic ports are in- different about taking up further tonnage, and what little enquiry appears in this direction is chiefly to také care of phosphate contracts made some time ago. For’ timber business from the Gulf there is some demand, but owner’s iimits are at present above what shippers are prepared to pay. ‘Tounage could be placed for case oil to the Far East at possibly a trifle over the last rates paid. Aside from a limited enquiry for long voyage sailing vessels to load case oil at rates which owners are ap- parently unwilling to entertain, there is nothing of interest to report in the sail market, which continues dull and - featureless as in the past. —_— rr So STATEMENT OF THE VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN. As compiled by George F. Stone, Secretary Chicago Board of Trade February CITIES WHERE WHEAT.| CORN. Oats. RYE. | BA LEY STORED. Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels 3,965,000 484,000 387,000 28,000] 892,000 361,000 BacOOO er noe eae nant a rin ate, 6 731.000] 4,588,000 500,000] 1,059,000 189,000 LFCOOO| isi pte a aul eueenntanagtels 77,000] ... 390 006 234,000 48,000 118,000 24,000 19,830,900 199,020 388 00 454 000 288,009 STE QOOI aici arts yae ah) trciesincaswtatete:| ecsrouel oan cn ee sectnetna genes Bort: William, Onts. |<: 4)389,000!..)5.. eter Nd SIN ca ae Rs ne mea Pa o-Milwaukee.......... 586,000 138,00c| 396,000 40,006 79.000 Port Arthur, Ont... 2 0,000 Bes (eae need Pee Sat PURE Degen the DOK O}s siieviaviewicwine « §7,290| 1,069,000] 56,00 226:000| 335 si Bon Toronto... es 168/000 82a tale TBVOOO| eres te 30,000 On Canals........... 46,000 ~ 3,000 112,000 37,000 50,000 Grand Total..... 56.566 000] 11,580,000] 4,416 000] 2,355,000] 1,895,c00 Corresponding Date, IQOO; oatecisk ccc am ene 58,494,0¢0] 16,050,000] 10,290,000] 1,205,000] 1 779,000 Iucrease for week.. dotavel forsee na eel ane ‘A AAR EEG Nee ate Necrease ‘ cf 1,363,000 52,000 115,000 48 000 225,000 While the stock of grain at lake ports only is here given, the total shows the figure. for the entire country except the Pacific Slope. errr or or LETTERS AT DETROIT MARINE. POST OFFICE. ; FEBRUARY 12, 1902. To get. any of these letters, addresses or their author- ized agents will apply at the general delivery window or write to the postmaster at Detroit, calling for “advertised” matter, giving the date of his list and paying one cent. Advertised matter is previously held one week awaiting delivery. It is held two weeks before it goes to the Dead © etter Office at Washington, D. C Bonner H J. Jack James, New. Orleans Bolster Capt Wm. Leonard Lewis Barrett Thos. Lawler Thos, Aurora Beach John, C A. Eddy McPherson John Bird R W, F Brown McDougall T A... Brown Capt J W, Mulhall Pat, Rhodes Chapman Enoch, Seattle Mabb Chauncey L Decatur W.A. Martinson Jno, Troy Groves. J D. Owen James Gotham Myron Petro F C, Pontiac George C, Pridgeon Pifer. Annie Hudson W L, Rust Parker Wm, Onoko Harrison E. Amazon Pliske E. C, Matoa Rooch F H, Waldo Wilson Arthur, Tampa Walker H.C F. B. Dickerson, P. M. Knox W §S, Bangor Karnes Oscar, Sawyer - Delaware. _ been introduced in the Senate by Senator Penrose. FLOTSAM, JETSAM AND LAGAN. Lewis Nixon, the shipbuilder, is also an automobile build- | er, being the principal owner of the U. S. Long Distance Automobile Co., of 307 Whiton street, Jersey City, N. J.. where he is turning out dozens of automatic gasoline car- riages that will run 150 miles on five gallons of gasoline. According to Capt. A. B. Wolvin, the head of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River Transportation Co., that concern is negotiating with the American Ship Building Co., preparatory to placing an order for all the ships that can be built during thei present year. It is said the ne- gotiations will be closed shortly. The boats will carry grain between Duluth and Quebec. The company has ob- tained possession of the elevator owned by the, Great Northern Railway of Canada, at Quebec, and it already has such facilities at Duluth. The elevator capacity has been arranged for and there will be no difficulty whatever in that respect. : The 1902 Nautical Almanac, published by Riggs ani! brother, Philadelphia, Pa., is now ready for distribution. The almanac is 6 by 9 inches in size, neatly bound in heavy paper, and comprises 162 pages. It contains a vast amount of information regarding nautical subjects, and is, as its name indicates, a thoroughly nautical almanac. ‘There is a great deal of matter in it which every person must know who has anything to do with yachts or vessels of any kind. such, for instance, as information regarding tides, speed trials, distances, measurements, information regarding the stin, moon-and stars, pilot matters, rules to prevent colli- sions at sea, rules for vessels both at sea and inland waters. Peter Reid, an old resident of Cardinal, gives some in- teresting. reminiscences. of early. navigation on the St. Lawrence. He arrived at Montreal in 1841, and came up on the “Ericsson,” the first steamer of the propeller type built in Canada, which ran between Montreal and Brock- ville (at which latter,place she was built)’ by way of the Ottawa river and Rideau canal; the St. Lawrence canals not then being in existence. The “Ericsson,” named after the man who designed her engines, was such a success that an- other boat, the “Propeller,” was added for the same route. Mr. Reid says the “Propellor” was named after her build- er, -but’' the name was afterwards applied to the type. of vessel of which she was a representative. Although it is admitted by some who have looked over the steamer Pere Marquette 3, that the damage sustained -while on the beach at Ludington constitutes a construc- tive total loss, the Pere Marquette people feel that they cannot spare her and will allow the underwriters to put the craft in condition for further service. The same . course was pursued by the, railway people in the case of carferry. Pere Marquette 16 after her release from tie “beach at Ludington. The damage of the ferry also con- stituted a-constructive total loss, but as her services were considered invaluable, the underwriters were permitted to go on with the work of repairs and reconstruction. ‘The wrecking and repair bills on the two steamers, to be footed by the underwriters will be upward of $100,000. The Ludington Record-Appeal announces that the Pere Marquette Railway Co. now owns the five hundred _foot water front on the north end of Pere Marquette Take, - which formerly belonged to the Pere Marquette IT uwnber Co. The salt trust paid $20,000 fot the property, and sold it to the railway company for $22,000, retaining all tights in brine, as a salt well is located on the property. L. J. Petit, of Milwaukee, held en option on the tract, but allowed it to lapse. It 1s now said that the Pere Mar- quette Railway Co. will shortly come into possession of the entire property from the old Ailen dock to the life- saving station. The railway company will probably use the land to increase its present yard room and docking facilities, a new car ferry slip being among the projected improvements. February 8 has been assigned as the date for the launch- ing of the first of the two big ocean carriers for the Ameri- can Line, being built at.Cramp’s Shipyard. The Kroon- land, which will be the first to be launched, is the biggest ship ever built in America. She is nearly 600 feet in length over all, of 60 feet breadth of beam and of 18,000 tons displacement, and her gross register tonnage is’ 18,000 tons. The Finland will shortly follow her sister into the A bill providine for the construction of a specially designed cruiser and torpedo boat mie has t pro- vides for an electrical system of multiple screw propel- lers and electrical , rudder stearing gear apparatus, the motive power. to be .a combination of electric and steam turbine, dynamo and electric motor power. ‘The vessel is required to maintain a speed of 40 knots or more an hour. An appropriation of $500,000 is provided. ‘The Board of Directors of the Maritime Exchange have elect- ed Charles. E. Bushnell, who is secretary an] Treasurer of the Atlantic Refining Co., a director of the Exchange, to fill a vacancy. A memorial to Congress was adopted, com- mending the bill to increase the efficiency of the United States Marine Hospital Service, and to, change its name to the United States Health Service, in order to give it a title that will more adequately express its scope and add to its dignity. Another memorial recommends the “prompt establishment. of commercial reciprocity on a generous basis between .the United States and Cuba,” and condemns the proposed amendments of the “Harbor Act.”