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Marine Becova. Published Every Thursday at 144 ‘Superior Street, [Leader Building} Cleveland. 0. A: A. POMEROY, EDITOR AND PROP, BRANCH OFFICE: 262 South Water Street, Chicngo, Tllinois, THOMAS WILLIAMS, Associate Editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Jne year, postage paid....... ++$2.00 | Sattnohths, postage ghd... ssneseueeusks debe . 1.00 | Invariably in advance. THE MARINE RECORD can ve found for | sale by the following news dealers: ' CLEVELAAD, O.—G. F. Bowman, corner of Pear] and Detroit Streets, | Evans & Van Epps, Superior street, Cleveland, R/ A. Castner, 254 Detroit sireet, Cleveland. ASHTABULA HARBOR, O,—C, Large. CHICAGO, ILL.—Joseph Gray, 9 West Ran- dolph Street. CHICAGO, ILL.—H. B. Hansen, 33 West Randolph Street. BUFFALO, N. Y.—Miss McCabe, Elk Street, near Ohio, DULUTH, MINN.—C. F. Johnson, 323 West Superior Street. MARQUETTE, MICH.—J. A. Vannier. ESCANABA, MICH.—Wm. Godley. ESCANABA, MICH.—George Preston. SARNIA, ONT.—D. McMasters, OWEN SOUND, ONT.—J. Sharpe, Jr. KINGSTON, ONT.—F, Nisbet, corner Brook and Wellington Streets. Subscribers and others are respectfully invited to use the columns of the MARINE RECORD for the discussion of pertinent topics. Entered at the Post Office at Cleveland as second- olassimail matter. CLEVELAND. 0., THURSDAY, MARCH 15. CLEVELAND VESSEL OWNERS’ ASSN’ ORGANIZED IN 1880, [Membership, 1887] Sixty-five steamers agg'ega ing 67,865 tons. Ninety-five sail and consort, aggregatinz.60,089 tons, Maintains shipping offices at Cleveland and Ashta- bula Harbor. takes cognizauce of all matters in the interest of its members and of the Lake Commerce generally. OFFICERS. Regulates wages, protects crews, and President, . Vice President Secretary and Treasurer. Counsel H. M. Hanna, H.P. Linrireiner, B. L. Penninaton, ‘#H.D.Govunpen - ; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ‘Hanna, H. P, Lillibridge, M.A. Bradley, Geo. Thomas Bein, R. K. ego Ww. D. 3 1888, the “agsess- c Spe. house consort. with: former stipulation limiting the secretary as to the time up to which tonnage may be admitted. It is quite important that the tonnage for 1887 the membership of which will expire April 1, should notify the secretary as to renewal before that time; also, that all vessel owners who have not been members, but who desire to place their tonnage in the association for 1888, should early notify the secretary, personally or by letter, giving names of vessels and their respective tonnage. Address, B. L. Pennineton, See’y and Treas., 110 and 112 Water St., Cleveland, O. WRECKING COURTESIES AGAIN. We bave heretofore insisted that there was no industry in the country so hampered by the laws of this country and the protests of the Canadians so much as that of the lake marine, If our vessels are stranded in Cana- dian waters, and our seamen are in danger of losing their lives, American tugs can not g0 to their relief, for the reason that they lay themselves liable to a fine and the seizure oftheirtugs. Thisis notequitable. L[t must be conceded that more versels are wrecked in American waters than in those of the dominion of Canada. If any one is dis- posed to deny this statement, we have only to say that there are ten American vessels to one Caradian vessel on the lakes, most of which hug the American shore, and that if our statement is not true the fault lies with the Canadian government for not providing adequate aids to navigation on their side of the boundary waters. It is well known that Canadians have no adequate system of saving life. he life-saving service of the United States is the most perfect in the world, The system that this government bas adopted for aids to navigation is not surpassed by any country in the world. ‘The canals of the United States are thrown open to the com- /in waters subject to American rule. } Mhe Marine tai merece of the Canadian fleet. ‘Without even en | the cost of tolls. These poicts are well borne out by s'atistics, the ‘to be “kick against the | pricks” and hold out again-t wreck ngcour- fesies, It is impossible to discover a grain | of common sense in the policy the Canadian government would adopt; that is, 'o deprive | American American versela in Cinadian waters, when itis we N| , known that four fifths cf{the disasters oecur ! annexed”’ tugs trom wrecking It muy be considered that the Canadian | tug owners are somewhat uneasy about this wrecking reciprocity, but it is safe to suy | that if the authorities of any Canadian customs distric's was on board of any one of these stranded bouts he would welcome succor from whatever quarter, be it American or Canadian. In regard to this matter, which has long troubled our vessel owners, a bill has been introduced into the house and senate at Wush ngton entitled an ‘Act to aid vessel< wrecked or disabled in waters contiguous to the United States and the dominion of Canada,”? spproved June 19, 1878, be and the same is hereby so amended that it will read as follows: “That Canadian vessels and wrecking ap- p'rrenances may render aid and assistance to Canadian or other vessels and property wrecked, disabled, or in distress in the waters of the United States contiguous to the dominion of Canada: Provided, That this act shall not take effect until proclamua- tion by the president ot the United States that the privilege of aiding American or other vessels and property wrecked, disabled, or in distress in Canadian waters contiguous to the United States has been extended by the government of the dominion of Canada to American vessels and wrecking appli- ances of all descriptions. This act shall be construed to apply to the Welland canal and improvement of the waters between Lake Erie and Lake Huron, and to the waters of the St. Mary’s river and canal: And pro- vided further, That this act shall cease to be in force from and after the date of the procla- mation of the president of the United States to the effeet that said reciprocal privilege bas been withdrawn, revoked, or rendered inoperative by the said government of the dominion of Canada.” OGDENSBURGH, N, Y.. May 18, 1885. Sir: We desire to inform you tla" an assovia- tion has been forined, consisting of Messrs, Jno. K. Post & Gv,, and Thos, Dobbie, of Oswego, N, Y., and our firm, for the purpose of carrying on a general wrecking business on Lake Outa- rio and the river St. Lawrence under the name of the South Shore Wrecking Co. We have pumps, tugs, hawsers, divers and divivg appar- atus, jacks, ete., siatiuned at Oswego, on Lake Ontario, Clayton [near Gane Vincent,] and Og- densburgh on the St. Lawrence River, This ap- paratus is more complete than any stationed on the Canadian side of the lake and river, and is placed at convenient points where wrecks are most likely to occur, We have taken every pre- caution tosupply everything required by a first class wrecking company, and our association has been formed to prevent Ganadians wreck- ing in American waters and for our own protec- tion, It has been customary for Ganadian par- ties to apply to the secretary, through the col- lector of custums at some convenient pint, to do whatever wrecking may be necessary to the exclusion of American interests, and it is our desire and request that you issue a circular let- ter to customs’ officers that no permits be granted Ganadian wrecking companies to wreck, on the Americau side of Lake Outario, or the river St. Lawrence, until they ascertain from either Messrs, Pust & Go, or ourselves if we can furnish the necessary assistance without delay. We trust this request will meet your approval, and the vecessary ste; s taken to protect Aweri- can interests, We remain, sir, your obedient servants, Gro. HALL & Co, one of the Hon. Daniel Manning, Secretary Treasury, Washington, D. G. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF NAVIGATION, } WasuHineton, D. G., December 4, 1885, S1k: This office isin receipt of your letter dated the 24th ultimo, stating that you have noticed that twoor three Canadian tugs from Port Arthur have been engaged about the wreck of the steamship Algomain picking up bodies, ete., and inquiring if the vessels have the right to collect the cargo and what action sball be ta- ken by you in regard tothe matter. No authority of law exists under which they can pursue their business in waters of the United States, and the masters or the persons euii lying the vessels should be advised accord- ingly. It is underst:.d that, in this case, the tugs were employed in the first instance by the Can- adian Pacific Railroad Go. “A notice from you to Manager Beatty, of said company, that the employment of the vessels is not in accordence with the regulations upon the subject, would probably serve to cause the per- sons responsible for the vesse’s(o refrain from any violation of the law. ake such other measures as on further investi- ises, Very respectfully, JARVIS PATTEN, Commissioner. Collector of Gustoms, Duluth, Mion. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF NAVIGATION, WASHINGTON, D. U., April 18, 1857. GENTLEMEN: This office ) ) # in receipt «f your | letter of the 16th instant, inquiring whether, in | the event of the wreck of a vessel in the Ugiied | States, foreign wreckers can be forbidden to| pursue their employme:t with foreign a; pa:a- tus for the purpose of saving the wrecked vessel | water to eail in the emaller or lower eluss or cargo. In reply, you are informed that the decision of the questivn in any particular case would de- pend upon the particular circumstances, In certuin cases permission has been given ‘tu wreck,’’ as above mentioned, but itis usually denied in view of the requirements of the stat- utes upon the subject. As a reply to your inquiry relative to the du- ties which would be assessed, I transmit here- with a copy of the tariff, The appliances you mention are not provided for specificaily therein, and the rate of any duty levied would depend upon the character of the various articles. Respectfully, yours, C. B. Morton, Commissioner. Messrs. Bowring & Archibald, No. 18 Broadway, N. Y. THE MAY COMPACT. The action of the Cleveland Vessel Own- ers’ associ tion, at their meeting last week, was positive and leads to the belief that no active operations will be indulged in before the lst of May toward starting the ore and grain fleets, This, however, will not be much later than many previous years. If we remember, Cleveland boats did not get away before the 25th of April in 1885 and 1886, and the straits were not open at that date and in the latter year many of the lower Jake boats were detained several days after their arrival at the siraits. While the opening of navigation is usually reckoned from the time the first vessel passes through the strait-, the condition of Buffalo harbor has a large influence on the sailing of the Chicago grain fleet, and many owners do not care to lay their vessels up at Buftalo for the reason that itis one of the harbors Jast to give exit tosailand steam on account of the vast quantities of ice piled up at the entrance totbe harbor. This reason, how. ever, will probably not obtain this season, the winter on the lower lakes not having been so severe as those of 1885 and 1886. Last season after vessels passed the straits and reached Brf»Joit was some time before they could get into that harbor, Butif the straits are open April 1st and the policy of the Cleveland vessel owners prevails and vessels are nut started out before the 1st of May, the season for them will be shortened one month, and it is said that a short season is productive of greater profits than a long one. It was the theory of vessel owners in drawing up the compact that there is just so much freight to go forward and if this can be carried iu six months instead of eight freights will rule higher and expenses be cut down. Compared with last season but few grain charters have been made and no iron ore contracts, While it is reported that 700,000 tons of steel rails have been ordered, which is equivalent to 2,109,000 tons of ore, vessel men and shippers are slow in coming together on freight rates. Shippers hold that the new tonnage put afloat during the winter will have due influence on rates, while vessel men, as a general ruie, do not think it is much in excess of iast year, taking into consideration the losses of the season. Shippers, therefore, are not anxious to make contracts until they can determine with some degree of accuracy bow the season is likely to turn out, and owners are stiff for prices which they think will prevail. FRESH WATER EXPOSITION. A regatta, to be participated in by the yscht clubs of the lakes, is being talked up, the pleasure to take place at this city, a tri- angle, taking in sixteen milesin the lake, off Lake View park, to be the scene of the con- test. The Cleveland yacht club has » rown ip numbers, and importance during the last two or three years, and is now one of the finest and most popular clubs on the lakes, numbering among its fleet as good yachts as can be found on fresh water. It is the pur- pose of the Cleveland club to get up a num- ber of prizes to be competed for, and it is to be hoped that the public-spirited citizens of the city will assist in making the prizes as valuable and desirable as possible to all classes. ‘he crew of the yacht Wasp bave expressed their purpuse to place on the | st a cup, valued at $500, to be competed for. This cup will be equal in value to the famous America cup which has caused the English yacht men so much trouble and expense to Please give him notice without delay, and | lose. Then why should | gation you may find to be necessary in the prem- | | cities can be induced to take part ihat the finely equipped | Lake Oa'ario and | exposition, jand «xecellent yachts of j the | | join Toronto, Kingston, and other Canadian | in this} and St. Lawrence river will come up and with the clubs of the Detreic river] j and upper Iske ports to defeat the Cleve- landers for the prizes which they are in c ined to offer. The several vacht clubs io and M-ckinac ure making active efforts to have the annual inter-lnke meeting take place at Mackinac, While the straits would be good around | vachts on Lukes Erie and Ontario would be prevented from participating on account of the 1un up through Luke Huron. ‘The yacht clubs of the straits offer priz-s to the amount of $1,000, but as one club in Cleve- land offers $500 value it would not require much effort on the part of Cleveland to dou- ble that an oun!, as business men could be induced to take an active part, as the value would be returned to them with interest by the may visitors who would be present, and the enjoyment of the sport. It is said that: there will be no regatta in New York waters this season, which is an- other reasou why a grand inter-lake event svould take place on fresh water. We sug- gest then that business men and all inter- ested in this fascinating sport come forward and sustain our yacbtmen in making a grand exposition in the waters of Lake Erie. A BILL has been introduced into the senate relative to bounties for certain Americun built vessels, which provides that there shal] be paid from the treasury ot the United States the following bounties, per gross ton, upon all iron and steel steam vessels, built in the United States and first presented for enrollment or registry after the Ist day of July, 1888, tc-wit: On all such vessels of more than 1,000 gross tons and not more than 2,000 gross tons, at the rate of $15 per ‘ton; on all tuch vessels of more than 2,000 gross tous and not more than 8,000 gross tons, at the rate of $20 per ton; and on all such vessels of mere than 3 000 gross tons, atthe rate of $25 per ton; on all such ves- sels under 1,000 tons, at the rate of $10 per ton: Provided That all such vessels shall be constracted accirding to plans approved by the oavy depsrtment, which plans shall em- brace the hulls engines, and all machinery. Said vessels shall be at all times, for twenty-fiye years after their completion, subject to be taken and used by the United States government for military purposes, at a just and reasonable compensation, and that the secretary of the treasury and the secretary of the navy shall establiab all forms and 1egulations necessary for cairy- ing ont the purposes of t is act. pac Ne SRE SPR SE A aoop bill is that introduced by Mr. Gray for preventing collisions at sea. It cites as fol- lows: On the starboaad side a geen light, so constructed as to show a uniform and unbrok- | en light over an arcof the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to show the light trom right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least two miles; and a second or auxiliary safety green light, to be placed not less than , boilers, constructed and screened as to show a uni- form and unbroken light over an are of the horizon of nine points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from one point on the starboard bow to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least two miles. On the port side a red light so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an are of the horizon of ten points of the com- pass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be vis- ible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least two miles; and a sec- ond or auxiliary safety red light, to be placed not less than ten feet abaft the forward red light, and so constructed and screened as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an are of the horizon of nine points of the com- pass, so fixed as to throw the light from one point on the port bow to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a charac- ter as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear amosphere, at a distance of at least two miles. SURE aS ee Mr. Frye, who hasa good word to say for our merchant marine on every occasion, has introdnced a bill ia the senate to provide for an international marine conference for secur- ing greater safety for life and property at sea, It cites that the president of the United States | be be, and he hereby is, authorized and request-' ed to invite the government of each maritime [cis believed that the yachtmen | nation to send delegates toa marine confer | ence that shall assemble in the city Washing- ton, on the Ist day of Oc ober, in the year 1888, or at such other time and place as he may designate, to appoint five delegates to repre- | sent the United States at said marine confer- ence, and to fili vacancies in their number. lt shall be the object of said marine confer- ence to revise and amend the “Rule of the Road at Sea,” and the “‘Internaticnal Code of Fixng and Night Signals; to adopt a anie form marine signals, or other means of plainly indicating the direction in which vessels are moving in fog, mist, tall- ing snow, and thick weather, and at night; to compare and discuss the various systems employed fur the saving of life and property from shipwreck, for reporting, marking, and removing dangerous wreck: or obstrne- tions to navigation, tor designating vessels, for conveying to mariners and persons In- terested in shipping, warnings of approach- ing storms, of dangers to pavigation, of changes in lights, buoys, and other day und night marks, and other imporvant informa- tion; and to formulate and submit for rati- fication to the governments of all maritime nations proper international regulations for system of ‘he prevention of collisions and other avoid- able marine disasters. »The sum of $30,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, should be appropriated, ont of any funds in the treasury of the United States not other- wise appropriuted, for the necessary ex- penses of said marine conference, including the pay and allowances of the representa- tives of the United States therein, who, if not officers in the service of the government, shall receive the same as members of the house of representatives in the congress of the United States, as Our paper was two hours late last week, owing toan accident to our press. When we started to run the edition, as usual, one of the guy-ropes gave way, allowing the forward gilder-fluke to fall and break as it struck the flanker-flopper. one who knows anything about a press will readily undersand, lett the gang-plank with only the flip flap to support it, which also dropped and broke off the wapper-ehock, This loosened the flaking from between the ramrod and the flibber snateher, which also — caused trouble. way to stop the leak we found the coupli: pin which holds down the timpsn of the center board box jammed and foul of the gilder-fluke, and we were obliged tome tor a brand-new gilder-fluke. LICENSED OFFICERS. To the Editor of the Marine Record: New York Ciry, March 7 Dear Sir: Although I seldom take any notices talking steamboat on the right cour: First, let me say the bill attempting the hours of labor, of licensed officers, known house bill No. 6135, was not introduced by Con- gressman Tarsney, of Saginaw, but by Con, man Amos J. Cummings, of New York City States ren to. properly man their would be no necessity of any one pat duty longer than twelve | hours. ‘Third, if the owner, agent, or master steam vessel, either allows or abets the ure of any steam vessel without a | ipra ten feet abaft the forward green light, and so priement of efinens” 5a Gramesinas they be punished for it, and there is no puni any too severe for the reckless disregard man life, displayed by some owners, _ Fourth, the bill-in no way implie provisions extend to any one, except to officers, so the example cited of the firemen refused duty, is no illustration of any of the bill. I notice Steamboat makes no tion of any reward given to the engineer, did double duty to some of his employ perty, Fifth, there are more conscientious m masters than among engineers or deck offi and where life or property is in danger, | gineers stand to their duty as long as an p tain, and will not sue to recover’ damages, ou may depend, Sixth, three years ago the car driv for twelve hours per day, this to. constitu day’s work, The United Daily P: f York, upheld them. The state legisls 4 law, that twelae hours should be and no more. The Uuited Stat employes only labor eight hours, a m shore nine or ten hours, yet upon m people does human life depend, b marine engineer without striking, ful and commendable wa: to to where the street car peng is, steamboats of the country raise thel seek to drown justice meg a cloud o me say to peer sae zat i. nero u pears ; ihe eieh dol ir our plese pie at your hands, things as and reper ake ‘This, of course, as any — ; On going into the bateh-