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(ESTABLISHED 1878.) PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE MARINE RECORD PUBLISHING CO., GEORGE L. SMITH, President. CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, WESTERN RESERVE BUILDING, ROYAL INSURANCE BUILDING, FOURTH FLOOR. oe ROOM 308. C. E. RUSKIN, MANAGER. W. L. McCormick, : EDITor. Tuomas WILLIAMS, Chicago, ASSOCIATE. SUBSCRIPTION. One copy, one year, postage paid, One copy, one year, to foreign countries, Invariably in advance. $2.00. $3.00. ADVERTISING. Rates given on application. All communications should be addressed to the Cleveland office. THE MARINE RECORD PUBLISHING Co., FOURTH FLOOR, WESTERN RESERVE BUILDING, CLEVELAND. Entered at Cleveland Postoffice as Second-Class Mail Matter. CLEVELAND, O., APRIL 23, 1896. SS NOTICE OF REMOVAL. WE wish to call the attention of patrons and friends to the fact that the headquarters of THE MARINE RECORD have been removed to a suite of offices in the WESTERN RESERVE BUILDING (FOURTH FLOOR), at the corner of Superior, Water and Spring streets. The Western Reserve is the most convenient to the harbor of any of the modern office buildings, and we hope to receive early and frequent calls from our friends all around the lakes. The Chicago office of THE RECORD has been re- moved to Room 308, RoyAL INSURANCE BUILDING, Capt. Thomas Williams continuing in charge. : rr SERIOUS objection is raised by those interested who live on the American side of Lake Ontario, because the Welland canalis not to be opened until May 1. It is charged that the Dominion government is working in the interest of Canadian commerce in preventing navigation until her own fleet can get under way. This is hardly likely, as the date seems to have been set with reference to the state of the ice, and the sudden opening of naviga- tion has surprised everybody. But at any rate, the Cana- dian government should not be criticised for working in the interest of its citizens. If the United States had con- sistently pursued the same policy in past years, the American merchant marine would now have first place on the high seas, as well as the Great Lakes. rrr oe + Ir is a pleasure to note that the chances seem all in favor of the appointment of Col. Wm. Ludlow, Corps of Engineers, U.S. A., to the place vacated successively by the death of General O. M. Poe and Major Post. This assignment is in itself a vindication of Col. Ludlow’s efficiency when formerly located in Detroit inthe Light- house service, and removes all reflections that were then cast upon him by his recall, without inany degree relax- ing the stern rules of discipline. Col. Ludlow’s only ‘fault’ at that time lay in his attempting to gain, by di- rect application, information which would enable him to expedite his own work. He was acting solely in the in- terest of lake commerce and had nothing personally to gain—not even much credit. He was transferred be- cause he had neglected to make use of a few hundred yards of red tape, and the vessel interests are glad to be- lieve that so earnest a sympathizer with their cause will be returned to the lakes arid placed in a position where he will be able to be of even more service to them. In- cidently, it must be said that they are more than pleased - with the efficiency and energy shown by Lieut. J. B. Cav- anaugh during the period in which he has had tempor- THE MARINE RECORD. ary charge of the work, and it is to be hoped that his merits and abilities will be duly recognized by the War Department. ED Oe Oe TuE House Committee on Foreign Affairs will report favorably upon a joint resolution appropriating $75,000 for the expenses of a United States commission to act with a similar British Commission for determining the boundary line, under existing treaties, between the United States and Canada. By misinterpretation ot evident meanings of the treaty, 4s wellas by proceeding upon erroneous information, the United States has been eu- chered out of 1,000 square miles of finer land, it is stated. On lakes Erie and Superior, grave inaccuracies have been found. Various charts, which were supposed to be official, differ widely from each other. It is important that this boundary question be settled as soon as possible, in order to avoid any complications further than those which have already arisen, in connection with the fisheries troubles, etc. ‘his may lead to some cooperative action by the two governments to solve the fishing problem, taking it altogether out of the hands of the States. rr oe Ir is pleasing to see that the manufacturing and com- mercial interests of the country are so active ia working on behalf of Senator Frye’s bill to create a Department of Commerce. There is no surer way to secure better recognition for American shipping and to obtain legisla- tion which will restore to this country its ancient pres- tige upon the high seas. While the establishment, a few years ago, of a Department of Agriculture, is not to be criticised, yet the reasons fora Departmerm of Commerce are ten times as urgent. The various Officials who now have oversight of sections of the merchant marine would thus be brought under one head, and made many times more efficient. Of all the many wise measures intro- duced this session by Senator Frye this is certainly the best, because its enactment, if all the others were dropped, would in a short time lead to the adoption of the many reforms which he advocates. Let the Department of Commerce be created by all means, and in time for the next administration to open with such a department in good working order. : Do ea THE FREIGHT SITUATION. The feeling seems decidedly stronger than a week ago. Vessel men are firmer than ever in their position of refusing less than $1,10 from the head of the lakes and $1 from Marquette on season charters, and the ore men show no marked disposition to resist this rate, although wild rates are not veay strong at pres- ent. Several boats have taken $1 on first trips from the head of the lakes, as the season has opened far in advance of ore shippers’ expectations. Several of the mines have already begun to reduce their output, over 500 men having been discharged. Still the stock piles are very large, and unless the forces are cut down a great deal more the output will prove as large as last year. Over a million tons of this year’s ore is reported sold, but the Illinois Steel Co. has purchased the great- er part of this, and it will not come to lower lake ports. Heavy sales for the Pittsburgh and Valley districts are expected, however, within a few days, and a number of season contracts will doubtless be closed within the coming week. The wild Kscanaba rate is strong at 55c. One circumstance: which has proved of great benefit to the vessel interests is the almost simultaneous open- ing of navigation at the Straitsand the Sault. This is almost unprecedented, and prevented a rush of boats to Lake Michigan, which would certainly have had a demoralizing tendency. Grain freights are very quiet, as the wheat at the head of the ‘lakes has nearly all been provided for at 3c, a number of large ships being chartered for two trips. ‘There was more of this busi- ness transacted than the ore shippers had counted on, and a large tonnage is thus kept out of the early ore trade, which adds to the firmness of the general senti- ment. Coal is not coming forward as rapidly as the boats want it, and rates are not stiff. This is not taken as an indication of what will rule for the season, however, as the coal men, like the ore dealers, are not as far for- ward as the weather. To the head of the lakes, 35c is being paid on soft coal; to Charlevoix, 55ce; Green Bay, 45c; Milwaukee, 404) * Saginaw, 45¢; Mackinaw, 40c; *. St. Claif river ports, 35c. ° me APPOINTMENTS FOR NEXT SEASON. The following appointments of masters and engineers for the season of 1896, have been announced by owners: STEAMER. MASTER ENGINEER. = Bessemer, Sir ; Henry Smith, EK. M. City of } Genoa Weeks, J. L. Mitchell. J. D. Naples Bell, George Fritz, John Columbia Goodale, F. Allbec, C. N. Craig, John Byers, J. C. Rae, EK. J. Cumberland Stewart, W. G. Hogile, A. F. Eddy, J. F. Chateau, W. KE. Carter, Andrew Elphicke, C. W. Moody, W. H. Jesson, Henry Garden City Foster, H. S. Kneal, P. Gilchrist, J. C. Blattner. William Stone, Henry ~ Gratwick (wood) Galton, F. D. ’ Graves, Henry Hiawatha White, A. E. Butler, E. D. Hurlbut, C. Maddock, J. C. Bennett, J. C. Kendall, H. J. Kendall, H. J. Lindsay, A.G. Drury, Robert Huett, F. A. Lyon, J. B. Moshier, B. Oscar, —— Lora Tuttle, M. A. Van Liew, Lev. Martin, S. K. Hamilton, — Mitchell, John Jackson, Richard Leick, John Oregon Minskey, J. P. Winship, C. A. Pahlow, L. Ogden, Daniel Hartman, John Schuck, R. E. Olson, Olof Parks, John Shenango No.1 McLeod, R. McGuire, Wm. Shenango No.2 Dorrity, F. A. Elliott, Wm. Senator McQueen, E. B. United Lumber- men (Br.) Morden, G. H. McLeod, D. Waverly Henrich, Frank Turner, —— Wright, A. P. Gunderson, C. F. Berney, J. Yattau, J. F. Dwelle, A. SCHOONER. MASTER. Aldrich, Wm. Johnson, Henry Alverson, H.D. WLandgraf, Wm. City of ‘ Grand Rapids Anderson, C. Clint, Dil; Peltier, Albert Crosthwaite, W. S. Olsen, Charles Delaware Pringle, Thos. Duvall, J. Pfeil, Max ~ Elizabeth Enman, Charles Foster, S. H. Jones, J. S. Guido Larsen, Hans Gordon, Cynthia Rieboldt, H. Hinchman, Kate Campbell, John Kitchen, J. B. McCaffrey, B. Knight Templar Hamilton, H. Lathrop. S. H. Cotey, J. Light Guard Hansen, James Reddington, N. Parker, Wm. Russian Hamilton, James Sheldon, T. P. Janssen, R. Shepard, Ll. B. Clark JP. Verona Tucker, Thomas Peterson, Peter Armstrong, J. W. Gillis, John McArthur, Alex ED oo a COMING FROM THE COAST. It is now announced that the American Steel Barge Co. will bring back from the Atlantic Coast the steamer Joseph Ll. Colby and barge 110, which were built at West Superior and taken down several years ago, and also the barges 201 and 202, built on the whaleback model by the Handrin & Robbins Co., of New York. The Colby and consort will be cut in two in order to get them through the St. Lawrence canals, but the 201 and 202 are only 190 feet in length and need no alteration. The barges wlll be put together on Lake Ontario and will be in the lake trade by June. The owners of the whaleback steamer Christopher Columbus want to sell her early this season to save, if possible, the expense of fitting her out in the Chicago- Mllwaukee trade. It is considered that she would be a much better investment an the coast than on the Great Lakes, where her opportunities are limited. —_— EEE Oe Wing, Winnie Wright, John W. Barge 102 Barge 103 The committee appointed by the Lake Carriers’ finance committee to fix ore trimming charges have made the rates 2%c per ton at Duluth, Superior and Ashland, wnere the ore is chiefly of the soft varieties. At Marhuette and Escanaba 3cis to be paid. At the latter port the men demand 3%c, and so far boats have come away without trimming. —_—EEEEE ee —e Mr. Walter Miller, formerly chief engineer for the Globe Iron Works Co., has opened an office in Room 310 Western Reserve Building, Cleveland, where he will act as consulting engineer, giving special attention to ma- rine work, and to plants for electric power stations. He also announces that he will be prepared to: give esti- mates, in the interest of the Bethlehem Iron Co., on stee forgings of all descriptions. : pane: