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die, DULUTH-SUPERIOR.. | Special Correspondence to The Marine Record: Eight million ceived at the head of the lakes in bond, of the crop of r9ot. This is by far the greatest amount of wheat ever ‘received here in one year from across the international border and there is a prospect that considerable more will come. Re- ports of late as to the probable quantity have been much exaggerated. It is possible that 2,000,000 bushels more may be’ received in bond, but not to exceed that. ‘Inquiry has failed to disclose the names of the boats which have been chartered by F. H. Clereue for the season. It seems that he has been making overtures to charter the boats for a lump sum for the season, with an option on the property, which he may take advantage of at any time he wishes to buy them outright. The latter clause has pre- vented a deal with a number of firms. It seems that the statement that the boats are to run between Michipi- coten and the “Soo” is a mistake. The boats are 5,000-ton ships and are intended to run between Michipicoten and Ashtabula. This is in keeping with Clergue’s desire. to import more ore this year than he did a year ago. It is probable that the boats have either been obtained in Canada or some of the upper lake ports. ‘Imejreason no agreement was made at the Ashland meet- ing of lumber men on February 18 is that most of the men -sin fact about 85 per cent. of them—are in the woods at this season of the vear, and that they could not spare the time to attend the conferences and pay the expenses of the trip back into the woods again. As far as can be learned now, the lumber loaders will demand but fifty cents an hour, the same as they were paid last’year, and to this the carriers have already said they are willing to meet the scale, considering it to be fair to all concerned. ‘The pres- efit plan is to hold a joint meeting between the longshore- men and the lumber carriers at Sault Ste. Marie, some time in April and there fix the season scale and other mat- and the members of the various locals. he annual meeting of the owners of lumber tonnage with representatives of the Longshoremen’s Association paid for loading lumber. at Lake Superior ports was not decided upon, ‘this being deferred until the first. week in March. The owners: of lumber- carriers submitted several propositions, but owing to the absence of longshoremen’s delegates from West Superior they. were not considered, although the impression was given out that the longshore- men will accept the rate of 50 cents an hour for loading lumber. Among the owners present, representatives of the loading committee of the Lumber -Carriers Association, were: idward Hines of.Chicago, who was elected chair- man; Alex Sinclair and C. H. Weeks of Duluth, C. H. Prescott and Mr. Fisher of Cleveland, Thomas Madden and. C. W. Blodgett of. Bay City and W. T. Martin of _ Cheboygan. They all returned to their homes after the meeting. : pee weal ies rea ' It is reported in transportation circles that Capt. A. B. Wolvin will this season withdraw entirely from the Western Transit Co. It-is understood that he has been anxious to be relieved of his duties with that company ever since he was. made. vice: president and general manager of the Pittsburg Steamship Co., about a year avo. For a long time he has been general northwestern agent for the Tran- ‘sit line, but last season, with his duties as manager of the steel corporation fleet, he did not have the time to devote to the transit ‘company ‘that he had in the past. G. L. Douglas occupied the position of general northwestern agent last season and Cant. Wolvin acted more in an ad- _ visory capacity than anything else.. Mr. Douglas was very successful in.a very trying and responsible position, and it is now said that he will be formallv appointed to the position this year, and that Cant. Wolvin will withdraw en- tirély. Mr. MAHER oy Capt. James Lowe Pilling, Master Mariner, of Port Huron, Mick; has issued the second edition of his attractive book of verse. “The Keel of the Kearsage; thé Old and the New.” There-are some thirty odd. poems in the present volume, some of which are new. They are on miscella- neous subjects, but the majority have the sea as their theme, and all these breathe the spirit of salt water and have a freshness and a finish that.must class them among the best of their kind written in recent years. The little book is handsomely printed and bound, and is dedicated “to the white caps that dot the blue, with gratitude to Rear- Admiral Philip Hichborn, U. S. N.” It deserves . wide circulation, ee Rene: bushels of Canadian wheat have been re- - ters which of necessity will come up between the carriers was heid at Ashland on Thursday last, but the rate to be. Douglas,’ however, declined to discuss the. THE MARINE RECORD. FEBRUARY 27, 1902 F : Sree: DETROIT. Special Correspondence to The Marine Record. Gilchrist and Fletcher have sold the schooner sae ay Kitchen, to. the Richardson Laimber Co. The schooner will be used in .carrying lumber. Her capacity is about 375,000 feet. Inquiries regarding new tonnage are being regularly re- ceived by the American Ship Building Co., but as the sev- eral departments of this extensive industry have-orders booked well ahead, no terms can be placed for future deliveries. In hull construction, steamers of about 5,000 tons, or not to exceed that, seem to be given the prefer- ence by intending owners. The following meteorological ohservations are furnished by the office of the U. S. Weather Bureau, for the week ending Tuesday, February 25: Prevailing wind directions for the week, northeast ; highest velocity, 26 miles from the northeast on the, 25th. Mean temperature for the week, 31 degrees; highest temperature, ‘8 degrees on the 24th; lowest, 4 degrees on the toth. The tug John Owen is to be fitted out as a first class wrecker, the work to that end having already commenced. Workmen are now engaged in making the necessary changes in the interior, and the outside work will com- mence as soon as the weather softens. The boat will be equipped with spars, hoisting engines, and everything that is necessary to tackle any kind of a wreck. Announcement is made that Charles B. Warren, until recently the second member of the firm of Dickenson, War- ren & Warren, having withdrawn from that firm, has en- tered into a co-partnership with John C. Shaw, Byron 5. Waite, William B. Cady and Herbert K. Oakes of the firm of Shaw, Waite, Cady & Oakes. The firm name has been shortened, for convenience, and a general law business will be done under the name of Shaw,. Warren & Cady. Mr. Waite will assume the position of counsel to the firm, and Mr. Oakes will give special attention to Admiralty practice. Henry C. Barter, secretary and treasurer of the Inter- national Longshoremen’s Association, has so far recovered from his illness that he is now able to spend a few hours each day at his office in the Colonial building, Barclay place and John R. street. He has been sick for about a month’ with a complication of diseases, and upon the re- turn of President Keefe, who is now on a tour to San Francisco and then to Gulf ports, Barter will take a month’s vacation at Memphis for his health. He has not had a vacation in fifteen years, and thinks a rest will do him good. 3 An interesting question in point of law, and one in which all vessel owners will be interested in the outcome, is in- volved in the present suit against the White Star line and Mrs. Jane Smith, owner of the Algonac docks at which the up river boats of the White Star line land during the summer excursion season. In September, 1897, Mrs. Nel- lie Young fell through a hole in the Algonac docks and be- gan suit jointly against the White Star line and the owner of the dock. The case was tried a few days ago. Mrs. Young recovered a verdict jointly against both defendants. The case will be taken to the supreme court, the White. Star line at present being undecided whether it would not be better to secure a new trial in the lower courts, if pos- sible, and if beaten again appeal to the higher court. The contention of the White Star Line is that it does not own the docks upon which the accident took place, and has no interest except a landing privilege, and pays nothing for the use.cf the property except dockage dues on freight handled there and commission on tickets sold to Algonac. The line contends that is is responsible only for persons . after they are aboard the boat, except where it owns the docks, and that is is not good law to render a verdict in an instance such as that at Algonac. The responsibility, it claims, is with the owners of the docks, and not with con- ditional tenants, where there is no lease or rentals. The new freight and passenger boat for the Anchor line, to be built at the Wyandotte yards of the Detroit Ship Bulding Co., for the Duluth-Buffalo service, will be launch- ed and finished in time for the opening of navigation in 1903. ‘lhe new boat will be 360 feet over all, 45 feet beam and 28 feet deep. Her engines will have 2,000 horse-power. The passenger accommodations will be all above the freight deck and forward of the machinery. ‘The music room, library, dining saloon, galley and mess rooms will be on the promenade deck and clear of the sleeping rooms. There will be four lines of state rooms, occupying with the hall the full breadth of the ship, while at the extreme end will be the smoking room. Eight large parlors are to be located forward of the social hall. The hull of. the boat is to be built of steel up to the promenade deck. She is to be named the Tionesta. If the India, China and Japan, the other freight and passanger steamers ‘are kept in service, it will bring the Anchor line fleet of freight and passenger boats plying between Buffalo and Duluth up to four, in addition to a line of freight boats. Another con- tract from the same owners calls for a steel. cargo steamer, 350 feet keel, 46 feet beam and 30 feet molded depth. She will. be equipped with power similar to the Chicago. of the same line. Both boats are to be ready for the opening of navigation in 1903. ‘(hese new contracts, with work al- ready under way, wit keep the Wvandotte yard busy for --a year to come. CLEVELAND. — Special Corresbondence io The Marine Record. Agents of the package freivht lines in Cleveland will meet at the Forest City House, Saturdav. with representa- tives of the union to fix the wage scale for the coming sea- son. No decided change in the scale is expected. J. G. Silva, grand captain; B. F. Perkins, captain’s clerk, of the American Association of Master Pilots, will be in the city to-day. In consequence, there will be a spe meeting of Cleveland Harbor, No. 42, at No. 94 Supe street to-night. gies HE While the United States Steel Corporation ‘has not con- tracted for the carriage of ore next season, the rates seem fairly fixed at 80 cents from Duluth, 70 cents from. Mar- quette and 60 cents from Escanaba, with a total of about 4,000,000 tons placed. ay The International District Council of the Longshoremen’s Association has changed its place of meeting from 122 Water street'to the hall at the corner of Pearl and Detroit. streets. The organization miééts’on the first and third Fri- days of every month. ies aes The annual meeting of the Great Lakes Towing Co. which was to have been held yesterday, was postponed until. March 19 on account of the inability of some of the officers to be present. ; The new steamer building at the Lorain yards of the American Ship Building Co., for J. C. Gilchrist and others will be launched at noon Saturday. She will be named the C. W. Watson. A number of Cleveland vesselmen will be in attendance, going to Lorain by special electric cars. tt oe Y ~ he survey for the new Pickands, Mather & Co. coal and ore dock and blast furnace at ‘Toledo has been com> menced and will be in shape to do some business before the closing of the coming season. The firm has a frontage, of 2,200 feet just below the Craig shipyard, and it is. claimed that the daily output of the furnace will be 350 tons. . cogs : The Lake Shore Railroad Cc. have just let the contract for the new coal unloading plant, which is to be erected by’ them at Ashtabula for Pickands, Mather & Co. ’ It is to be completed by September 1. Several hundred feet of new dockage will be constructed where the old East pier now. stands, and on this the new plant will be located. "The. river will also be widened at this point. : Zo The following meteorological cbservations are furnished by the office of the United States Weather Bureau_ for the week ending February 26th: Prevailing wind direc- tion for the week, southeast; highest velocity, 30 miles from the northeast on the 21st; mean temperature for the week, 30 degrees; highest temperature, 46 degrees on the 26th; lowest, 3 degrees on the 20th. Sunrise and sunset data computed for local time: . March ‘Ist sun rises 6:36, - sets 5:51; March 4th sun rises 6:31, sets 5:54; March 7th sun rises 6:25, Sets 5:58. mes A rate of $2.50 has been offered on: lumber from up the» lakes, but the vesselmen are not disposed to accept it: No: charters: -have been reported at this figure... - Lumber. car-. riers are not inclined to make early charters... They are’ of the opinion that business: ought to-payi$3. At least they’ think that it is now too early to tie up business. All of the advices from the lumber region indicate that there will be a substantial increase in the lumber to be moved next season. | Despite the refusal of the steel trust, to place any charters at 80 cents, another large block was placed a few days ago on this basis. There are now under charter 2,500,000 tons of ore at the 80 cent basis. “We need some legislation to protect the fish,” said a_ prominent fisherman the other day, “but the chances are_ that we will not get it. It is the next thing to impossible to frame a law that will not work an injustice to some of the ports. ‘A closed season which would not interfere with. Cleveland would put some of the other ports out of busi-_ ness. Again, practically all of the laws that have been in- troduced are’ unconstitutional. “All of the laws that have been enacted have failed to stand the test. A law has been introduced in the legislature looking toward the refunding of money which was collected from the fishermen under the license law which has been declared unconstitutional.” The trouble is that any law which will protect the fish to~ any extent is class legislation.” ie The spring conference between the dock managers at” Lake Erie receiving ports and representatives of. the var-.~ ious locals of the longshoremen’s association will be held’ in Cleveland,*March 13, according to the present plans of . the association.. ‘The longshoremen. will meet: March 10 for, the purpose of agreeing upon the wage scale to be asked} for the coming year, and the conclusion arrived at willi- be submitted to the dock, managers at. the meeting a few’ days later. Contrary to the usual plan, some arrangement will be attempted whereby. both the summer scale and that for next winter will both be fixed at the conference between the dock managers and ‘the longshoremen, thus - doing away with the necessity of holding another con- ference next’ fall or: winter. As far as: is’ known now, there will be no difficulty in arriving at: the scale, as both sides understand each other thoroughly and feel that there is no necessity of a struggle. ; i.