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Ihe Marine Recond. THE BOARD OF INDUSTRY. The monthly meeting of the board of in- dustry held in the board of trade rooms, was short, but of unusual interest. The printed report of the harbor of refuge ex- tension committee was uccepted and copies ordered sent to the secretary of war and Other officials in Washington. There were no other committees to report and ex-Mayor Gardner, gaining the floor, called attention by congress. Funds once appropriated for these works shall remain available for them until covered back into the treasury by con- gress, but allotments of a general fund, made by executive authority may be changed by order of the secretary of war. ‘That all re- ports upon the preparation of plans and esti- mates, and the progress and conduct of works, shall be made to the officer next in authority, to be by him fully transmitted to Senator Cullom tor the purpose of organiz- | at each regular session. ing a civil engineering bureau of national | plans and estimates, as congress may order, harbor and waterway improvements. ‘hej and in advising and recommending altera- bill, Mr. Gardner said, if passed would make | tions of plans and estimates, the officer in radical changes in the service, and as the| local charge of the work shall state his views provisions were not generally known he had | ina report to the division engineer, who shall drawn up a series of resolutions, in which | forward it with his recommendation to the the plan of Senator Cullom was outlined.| department engineer, who shall similarly Mr. Gardner then submitted the following | forward it to the chief engineer for the con- resolutions: sideration of the advisory board; and Wuereas, A bill knownas senate bill No.| | Whereas, Since the foundation of the gov- 1448, recently introduced by Senator Cullom, | ernment, to July, 1882, detailed statistics provides for the establishment, under the | made to the forty-eighth congress show there war department, of a bureau of harbor and|had been appropriated for rivers and har- waterways, to be officered by a corps known | bors a total sum of $106,299,555. Notwith- as the corps of the United States civil engi-|Standing such enormous expenditure, neers and to be located at Washington; this | neither the harbors nor river improvements bureau to have full charge, under the war | are adequate to the needs of commerce; and, department, of a bureau ofa harbor and| Whereas, The immense interests at stake waterways, to be officered by acorps known | should not be imperiled by serious defects as the of the United States civil engineers | of the present methods employed for secur- and to be located at Washington; this bureau | ing the adoption of plans and appropriations, do have full charge, under the ‘war de-| and: the object of the authorities should be partment, of the construction, execution, | to adopt and execute only such projects as -conduet, and preservation of the harbor and | are necessary and useful to commerce, to “waterway works in ald of navigation now | secure correct plans, economy, and effective- completed or possessed, or in the course of| ness in execution, and to avoid waste of construction or operation, by the United | public funds in leyislation and administra- States, including what is known as snagging | tion, to secure wise, economical, and practi- 4nd dredging operations and all such works | cal methods, and to avoid misappropriations ‘as may now or hereafter be provided by law, | 80 ofter occurring for personal and political and the making of all examinations, surveys, | purposes, uncalled for by any sense of sea- plans, and estimates relating to harbor and | s80n, right, or real, necessity for purposes of waterway improvements; and, commerce, we should insist that congress es * * »| provide a system, suggested by careful cun- . Fi servative thought and practical wisdom, Whereas, Said bill provides that each ; “division engineer shall annually report to Bad Le edison esata the department engineer upon the general | '™POrance ere r - : ial wants of his division with re- mended with an assurance that the most Fe eit and waterway improvements skillful, professional, and mechanical aids iy “o . : i ast forwarding these reports to the chief | ®7@ employed; that the most practical and sengineer, ‘each department engineer shall valuable plans may result, with a reasonable Led ace J 1 isd certainty of immediate adoption, and secui~ renee soports with respect to his de- ing adequate appropriations for a prompt commencement and continuous prosecution ot the work to rapid completion; and Whereas, A careful review of the pro- visions suggested by Senator Cullom, in his senate bill, known as No. 1448, recently in- troduced, convinces us that they are of meri_ torious worth, and in keeping with called for chances trom present methods and ap- plications, and that by the adoption of said and waterways bill we are further convinced that costly g the intent that all mistakes and reckless, and eometimes fraudu- , most perfect class and lent waste of public money, will be checked; ee OO eas ae ine: while no harbor or water way improvement as complete and. harmonious | C2" come betore congress without first pass- national system. The advisory board is ing a rigid inspection through various stages, scetia igomme sre tm at |r nde osteo ee methods to obtain these results. Also, that : : , 4 aitadavaser and requirements for this corps, | ‘!ficulty in securing needed congressional or for the work under ii, shall be reported anu seal Oe ac ae , Wy, treasury, and be by iw ingorporated in |Yaluable tlwe, and consequent necessity for the book of Sadiiaree and reported to con- repairs to long standing and unfinished work, gress, and give, by prompt completion, the benefits to Whereas, Said bill also provides that no ec. Prise enticang tn to a prosperous - appropriations or allotments of money for + lair or water way work shall beexpended| Resolved, That the board of industry and upon such work, unless it is sufficient to pro- improvements of the city of Cleveland, hay- vide for the completion of said work, or un-|!F full faith in the practical workings of Jess in addition to the current appropriation, | ‘¥¢ Plan suggested by Senator Cullom, here- provision shall have been made by law for by recommends the adoption of said bill, funds necessary for its completion; provided les in ot apply to enagging or . ease eas S alunies re elt Resolved, That the secretary be and he is nature, or to the operating of work wholly | P¢rebv requested to tranaclt the action of _ or partially completed, so as to be useful to ea to eee lp and Payne commerce, such as locks and dams, and if|*2@ '° Conareseman Foran, the funds provided are adequate to complete in a permanent manner, a particular part of RIVERS me pa ee ae 3 eed work, blob sball be: and: of Ataelt is In the omuiltiee rooms of the sisted ind bias sufficiently beneficial to commerce to justify | |... Qaiieltias; ‘Meuana! Bae gud Nélgan’ were the completion of said part, or to work that attentive listeners to able speeches in support of _ is designedly of a temporary character; pro-|the pill to. appropriate $7,000,000 for the im- vided, that the funds spent upon a part of a| provement of the St. Mary’s falls canaland Hay temporary work, shall contemplate as much | Luke channel. Mr. Ely who is chairman of the stability for the part as is contemplated for | executive committee. appointed by the ‘‘S00” the whole work, and that the expected bene-| convention made an able presentation of the fit to commerce of the partial improvement | facts in support of the bill, in which he cited shall be positive and advisable, it being the | statistics to show that the average daily tonnage intent that no power or discretion shall rest | Passing through the St. Mary’s lock is much with the engineer or war department to | 8teater than the tonnage of the Suez canal. He spend public money when they know that also pointed out that the tonnage of the canal the amount applicable is insufficient to serve | 9st Year was greater than the combined coast- any useful purpose in connection with bene- a eerie foreign tonnage of the port of New Sis fo-commeree .or the completion, of the Wm. F. Phelps, secretary of the Duluth __work, and no work shall be done except un-| Chamber of seared followed Mr. Ely. He der a distinct and detailed plan for such work, | calied attention to the importance of Lake Supe- accompanied by estimates of annual need of | rior commerce and pointed out that Duluth is funds and of the amount necessary for com-| nearer toa wide range of country tian any : : pletion and unless approved and authorized | other port on the lakes, and that nearly all the * * * * ation. Each shall report upon the t and probable commercial wants of t ve fielde, and they shall consider pon them with respect to both ud. probable commercial at may be deemed advisable rhat are the maximum to a bill recently introduced in congress by | the secretary of war, and by him to congress That in reporting | northwestero railroads a-e now bucking each other for a direct connection with the city im- mortalized by Proctor Kuott. The rivers and harbors committee is favorably disposed toward the bill, but the impression is general that any attempt to pass a separate bill will meet with decided opposition from the friends of any other improvement, and that it would have but little chance of passing in the house, BILLS OF LADING, WASHINGTON, D. C., February 9. In the morning hour the house resumed the consideration of the bill making bills of lading conclusive evidence in certain cases. Mr. Oates, of Alabama, explained that the object of the bill was to provide that when- ever a carrier, whether an individual or a corporation, gave a bill of lading purporting to be for goods delivered, and that bill of lading, for valuable consideration passed into the hands of an innocent purchaser, the carrier should, when suit is brought on the bill, be estoppeed from denying the re- cital in the bill that the goods were actually delivered. Mr. Buchanan, of New York, desired to offer an amendment providing that the bill shall not apply in the case of any bill of lading given for goods packed in boxes, bar- rels, etc., and so described in the bill; but Mr. Oates declinedsto yield for that purpose. Mr. Buchanan said that the language of the bill was very unfortunate, and went be- yond what its advocate intended, The com- mon carriers would be compelled to refuse to receive goods inclosed in packages until those packages were opened for the inspec- tion of the agents of such carriers, thus in- terfering very seriously with trade and com- merce. Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, contended that a purchaser could have no better guar- antee than a bill of lading that the goods had been actually intrusted to the common car- rier. Mr. Caswell, of Wisconsin, thought there was little weight in Mr. Buchanan’s objec- tion. The common carrier had only to note upon his bill of lading that the contents of the packages were unknown. ‘That was the custom at present. Mr. Culberson, of Texas, said that the object of the bill was to prevent common carriers from entering into combination with fraudulent or pretended shippers to defraud the public. Mr, Durham, of Illinois, hoped that the bill would pass in its present shape. Its purpose was to correct abuses which had grown up and to make railroad companies responsible for the action of their agents. The bill was then passed. The following is the text: : That whenever any common carrier by land or water or its agent authorized to exe- cute and deliver bills of lading, signs and delivers any bill of lading or instrument in the nature thereof purporting to be for goods, wares, or merchandise received by such carrier for transportation from one state to another within the United States, or to any foreign country, such bill of lading or instrument in the nature thereof, in the hands of any bona fide holder for valuable consideration who acquired the same in the usual course of trade without any notice of any defect therein, shall be conclusive evi- dence that the goods described therein were actually received by such carrier in the manner and for the purpose as therein stated. CANALS AND SHIP RAILWAYS Time has demonstrated the wisdom of De- Witt Clinton is securing the construction of the Erie canal, whether he fully comprehended or not the great fact, now quite generally under- stood by those who have given the matter spe- cial thought, that the Great Lakes were. to de- termine the destiny and relative importance of the Atlantic cities as well as those to spring up in the west, that in fact they were to be the con- trolling ivfluence in shaping the commercial de- velopment of the United States. He must have puta high estimate upon the importance of a work that was to absorb thirty or forty million dollars at atime when the whole country had bat about 10,000,000 inhabitants. But it is im- possible that the prophetic vision of the most far-seeing statesman could have conceived of a Chicago at the other end of the Jakes, of inland cities growing from villages to cities of 300,000 inhabitants in thirty years, of single states in the far West with as many miles of railroad as one of the great European states has today. If $40,000,000 was a wise investment at that time, what sum is so large as not to be justified by the situation as we see it now? People are coming to the conclusion that as fast as they approach the subject that means must be employed to transport large lake steaw- ers from the lakes to the seaboard. So much may be considered settled. It is only a quen- tion of means and methods. If the typography of the country or any other obstacle renders a ship canal impracticable, no one who has watched the triumphs of engineering skill has any doubt but that ship railways are to have an important place in the transportation system of the fu- ture, aod that the portage from the great lakes to the seaboard can be made in that way. Cap- tain Eads had more faith in a ship railway than in a canal across the isthmus, and there are oth- ers who think the ship railway will solve the problem of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific, But our present Erie canal transports as many tons of freight as would probably cross the isth- mus. So also does the ‘‘Soo” canal. As the lakes constitute by all odds the most important inland system of navigation in the world, so the portage from the lakes to the sea- board is the most important portage in the world. The vast railroad system in the interior connecting with the lakes creates a necessity for a better outlet from the lakes, and this necessity has to confront no obstacles that engineering and mechanical skill and capital will not easily overcome, In considering the tariff question or that of trans; ortation, or the question of subsidies to steamship lines, we should remember that the internal interests of the country wiil be of a good deal more im; ortance than foreign commerce for a good many years to come. That being the ca-e, means of transporting vessels with their cargoes from the great lakes to New York should be one of the first national undertakings. If the canal is practicable, the ship railway is, There is one consideration, perhaps, in favor of the ship railway. ‘The employment of large, strong iron steamers with very powerful engines on the lakes may render navigation practicable nearly the whole year round. It may uot be generally known, but it is nev- ertheless true that steamers cross Lake Michi- gao from Milwaukee to Grand Haven daily in connection with the Detroit & Milwaukee rail- road allthrough the winter season. Occasion- ally there is trouble in entering the ports on ac- count of ice, but vessels could be built that would plow that up as a farmer’s plow turns a furrow. It is possible to build vessels of such size, strength and power as to render the most violent storm harmless.—Du!utb News. CLEVELAND LIKE NEW YORK! Jos. L. Kohn, practical tailor and cutter, conducting the Merchant Tailoring Depart- ment of Kohn & Co., 218 Detroit st., two doors from corner of Pearl, is introducing a new feature. namely: To take measures and make to order_gjin the nobbiest style accord- ing to monthly new fashion plates, Gent’s, first-class Dress Suits, Business Suits, Even- ing Suits, single Pants and Vests tor the same price as is charged for ready-made clothing store garments. Doing his own cut- ting and measuring, (which alone saves $30 per week)paying no extra Rent, nor for fuel, etc., is what enables him to save every cus- tomer these addltional taxes, usually charged in high-toned merchant tailor shops. He employs none bat first-class tailors, guaran. tees perfect fit or garments will not be de- livered and others made instead to the taste of the customer. KOHN & CO. VESSEL PROPERTY FOR SALE, FOR SALE. 4 RS S. J, CHRISTIAN—Dimensions, 18 by 20, al- lowed 110 Ibs. of steam, class A2, depth 7 to 8 feet of water, and is im first class condition. Valuation $7,000, Will sell her for $6,000. For further informa- tion inquire of owner, CAPTAIN M; ENRIGHT, 265 Ontario Street, Toledo, Ohio. FOR SALE, CHOONER JOHN M. HUTCHINSON—Built by Quayle & Martin. Capacity, 1.900 to 2.000 tons. In- quire of FRANK PEREW, Buffalo, N. Y. FOR SALE. EVERAL steam a d tow barges, schooners and tugs; also, three second-hand propeller engines and boilers. Address J.M. JONES, 52 Griswold St., Detroit, Mieh. HARBOR TUG FOR SALE, HE TUG MYRTLE, of Sandusky, Ohio, for sale cheap. Is in first-class condition. For partieas lars write to FRED GROCH, Samdusky. 2 FOR SALE. apve MARINE BOILERS—7% feet diameter 17 feet Jong, allowed 90 lbs. of steam ; R.K. WINSLOW, Cleveland, 0. FOR SALE, CHOONER MOSELLE—Class A2}4, 245 tons, car- ries about 309,000 feet ot lumber. Thoroughly ‘rebuilt in 1886, and is in first classcondition. Ap ply to MILLER BROS., 26 Market St. Chicago, Tl. GENTLEMAN oftwenty years nautéeal expe- A rience just returned from Europe is desirdus of a reengagement of master, mate or first class pilot, on steam or sail vessels. Address MAGNETIC DISTURBANCE MARINE RECORD, Cleveland, 0 FOR SALE. * ROPELLER TOLEDO—About 700 to, Apply to EBER WA 51 Griswold Street, Detroit, FOR SALE, CHOONER CITY OF SHEBOYGAN—Rebuilt last tall. Entire new outfit of sails, rigging and cabin furniture. For further particulars address F. HERHOLD & SONS. 160 W. Erie St , Chicago, TL. TUGS FOR SALE. ryvUG WM. E. ROONEY—12 by 12, 100 Ibs. of steam draws 5 feet 4 inches, SYRACUSE—12 by 12, 100 Ibs. of steam, draws 6 feet. For further information inquireof SULLIVAN & HUBBARD, Toledo, 0. FOR SALE NHE powerful tag J. W. Bennett, th over all i 95 feet, breadth 17 feet, depth of hold 9 feet, draws 9 feet Wee Engine 22 by 24. For prices and in- formation a SS y SKY STEAMBOAT & FISHING CO, seedy a Sandusky, Ohio. capacity. RD Mich. FOR SALE. ii VHE TUG CAL DAVIS—Over all 65 feet, beam 14 feet, depth of hold 6% feet, draws 7 feet of water. Has boiler allowed 90 pounds of steam, outboard shaft ine snuing, al ae Bood andl on Price, $1,200. rmation address on Marien HENRY LAY & CO,, Sandusky, Ohio. FOR SALE. OR SALE, and must be sold quick—Too mang rtners Propeller Benton, A2. Aversgeload, 300M. $23,000. Barge Midnight, A2. Average load. $8,000. Barge Ro«cius, B'44. Average load, $6,000M. he Terms to suit purchasers if parties good. For fur. ther particulars, address, N. D. FISHER, Cleveland, 0., K. J. VANCE. Bay City, Mich’ FOR SALE. | UG ANNIE ROBERTSON--Length 51 feet, beam — 13 feet 6 inches, depth 6 feet, engine 14 inches = square, and new steel boiler list Augus', allowed 125 Ibs of steam. For further information enquire of LAY BROS,, Sandusky, Ohio OR SALE, the passenger steamer M. E. MINTE Fx tons pay CO feet long over all, hg beam, i 4 feet depth of hold. ‘ngine 10x12, h ‘ boiler 444x8. She is fully equirped for the passenger 4 busi T , 22.000. Address, She: aR RICHARD tarde aes Muskegon, yh. CAPTAIN SCHOONER FOR SALE. HIS SCHOONER classes A2, and is 434 tons bur- : den. Her carrying capacity is 850 tons of ore or : Ree 580.000 feet of lumber Address fst on J, F, GREEN, Willoughby, Ohio, _ F FOR SALE. CHOONER VERNIE M. BLAKE—For sale cheap. ¢ \-) Cipacity 60 tons; dimensions, keel 55 feet, beam : 19 feet 6 inches, d pth of hold 5 feet 6 inches. 7 $ Address 22 Territt street, Cleveland, O. 5 ata FOR SALE, boo Ra ee HE Steamess Russell Sage, John C. Gankt, and A. ari L_Hopkins, #@ io first-class condition and rate ; Al. For full particulars address A W.CuLTON, Manager, Toledo, 0, FOR SALE. ee 1HE FINE IRON 'TUG M, D. CARRINGTON— | Length of keel 67 feet, breadth of beam 16 feet, depth 8 f-et 8 inches. High pressure engine 20 inches — diameter, 23 inches stroke; boiler 14 feet long, 6 feet : 8 inches diameter. She isin excellent condition, For further particulors apply to eye A. RUELLE, 372 Atwater Street; Detroit. 2” a FOR SALE. Se ee cae MAJOR N. H. FERRY—Class A2, 171 tons. carries 200,000 feet of lumber on 834 feet draft. Was tioroughly rebuilt three years ago and : is 1m first class condition. to ah are) MILLER BROS, 28 Market St., Chicago, Hl. yee SSR Ae STIPE Ba SN 0 ‘3 FOR SALE, fey Wels ENGINE now in the tug MUNDY, size 10 by 11. Price $250, Address L..S. DeLAND or * RUSSELL M. BRADLEY, ¢ Bay City, Mich. FOR SALE. one-third interest to capable party to take fult : ofsamc, Price, $3,900. 4,900 cash; Poses pag ran Write for particulars. Address C MARINE RECORD, Cleveland, 0. — WANTED. ITUATION AS PURSER—By a young man who ~ hiws served seven years in that oapate 4 references if required. Boat sailir preferred. Address PURSER, 325 Theodore Street, Ottawa, Canada, FOR SALE. ‘ ARINE BOILER AND ENGINE—The boiler is 4 feet in diameter and 8 feet long. The ee is 10 by 12. A. DRUMM, Muskegon, FOR SALE. il ss SCHOONER E. M, STANTON—Capacity, 180M lumber, or 5,000 cedar ties. Sails and outfit in ae condition. Extensive repairs in 1880. Price, , 800 cash. Address E. JOHNSON, : 335 Dayton St., Uhieazo, IU. American Oil & Paint Co. : MANUFACTURERS AND GRINDERSOF = PURE PAINTS AND OILS. Vessel Supplies at Lowest Wholesale Prices. Cor. St. Clair and River Sts., Cieveland, 0. Pure Deck Paints a Specialty. The Colbourn H (FORMERLY THE STANDISH HOUSE.) _ Capt. H. L. Brown & Son, Prop’s 11 to17 E. Congress St. Detro Mich. Centrally located, o e block from a Bal. convenient to street cars running to all poihts o: ping up and down the river. * Has been thoroughly refuenished and Rates, $1.50 to $2 00 pér day. Special sats patronage is 2 boat and vesselmen, whose solicited. HOISTING ENGINES AND SHIP gines; with elther Frictional, Spur various patterns to suit all 8. E: ’30RF108, 84 WEst U.S lake acetate et ue Tan EALED PROPOSALS will be til bruary 18, ates a further information appl Lt. Col. of Enginees A Re