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4 “Barine Hecord. Published Every Thursday at 144 Superior Street, [Leader Building] Cleveland, O. A? A. POMEROY, EDITOR AND PUB. i BRANCH OFFICE: i 252 80uth Water Street, Chicago, Tilinols, ; THOMAS WILLIAMS, Associnte Editor, a a i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, postage paid.,.., eo Six months, postage paid...... ...0+++ é Invarinbly i n advance, earls felon eat senna One THE MARINE RECORD can ve found for sale ‘by the following news dealers : : : CLEVELAND, O.—G. F. Bowman, corner of Pear| and Detroit Streets, Evans & Van Epps, Superior street, Cleve'and. R. A. Castner, 254 Detroit s'reet, Cleveland, ASHTABULA HARBOR, O.—C, Large. CHICAGO, ILL.—Joseph Gray, 9 West Ran- dotph 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 Bri ck and Wellington Streets, ++1$2,00 ne ee a Pe fe Ee oe Subscribers and others are respectfully invited to use the columns of the MARINE RECORD for the discussion of pertinent topics; REGEN ee SS mero Entered at the Post Office at Cleveland as second- elasemai) matter. eS nT OO CLEVELAND, 0O., THURSDAY, JUNE 7, ee a ae St oe Ss CLEVELAND VESSEL OWNERS’ ASSN’ ORGANIZED IN 1880, {Membership, 1887] Bixty-frve steamers aggregating....---.... 67,865 tons. Ninety-five sail and consort, aggregating.60,089 ons, Maintains shipping offices at Cleveland and Ashta- bulk Harbor. Regulates wages, protects crews, and takes cognizauce of all matters in the interest of its membem and of the Lake Commerce generally. OFFICERS. Mm M. Hanna, Seay, See See ted President H P.latumemcE, - - - . Vice President B. L, Pmyninerox, - Secretary and Treasurer. H.D.GowmprekR - - - - = = Counsel EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, H. M. Hanna, H. P, Lillibridge, M, A. Bradley, Geo P. MeKay, Thomas Wilson, R. K. Winslow, W. D. e mn, “Rees, J. H. Palmer. J. W. Moore, W. C. Richardsoy the Marine Reconil the engineer’s force, would need some pric- tice to enable them 'o become as proficient in their duties as the standard of excellenve would require.” It is well known that the navy ot Englind endeavor to keep naval affairs up to the highest efficiency and has its annual drill- und pecturesque sham battles in order to inure their engineers, seamen and gunner- in the exigencies of a real battle. They als: endeavors to keep the board of admiralty well informed regarding the working of the different engines on board their ships of war by muking tests at régular intervals Such an exhibition took place during the jubilee rejoicings and.resulted,to,the. perfect sutisfaction of the parties that gathered at spithead to witness the performance of the ships of the lin. Ou this great review, says the London Nautical Magazine, the ships perticipating numbered 185 vessels, inelud- ing 26 iron clads. The total complement of officers and men was 20,200, an] of guns about 500, The more important vessels we re anchored in two lines, nearly east and west, thus forming a swayle, the middle line of which was pretty nearly mid channel of the roadstead at Spithead.”’ The same system of naval reviews and mManoeuvers would be of great value to this country if adopted by the department, and especially in the interest of the naval reserve, we urge upon the navy department to ad- vance the affectiveness of the war fleet of the United States by adopting asystem that will bring what thefé is of our navy into prom- inence, THE LANDON BRIDGH ORDINANCE. Along back in the early part of 1857, says the Chicago Inter Ocean, there wasa gathering of railroad magnates and business men at Atchison, Kan., to take part in the festivities attendant on the breaking of ground at Atchiso. for a rail- road to run to Pike’s Peak, The officials of the road had prepared a collation and Jeff Thomp- son, then Mayor of St. Joe, was called upon to address the assemblage. The mayor and com- mon council of Atchison were present, and lust- ily. cheered the name of Atchison’s mayor when hie name was called. The old man arose, and, facing the Atchison authorities, said: “Gentlemen, I don’t care to tulk, but sincemy Atchison friends are so urgent in their demands apon me I will say a word, and will address it te them in yaticular, Weare assembled here to-day te ‘break ground’ for the great Atchison and Pike’s Peak rail road. Atchison is nowa thriving and populous city. You mark my words, gentlemen, in ten years after the comple- tion of the work we to-day inaugurate Atchison will be nothing more than a watering station on »} the line of our raiircad, : ; There was no great applause at this forecast, , and the old St. Joe mayor sat down batisfied ‘that he had predicted: aright the’ destiny of At. | ehisom; He did. Drive ‘navigation to more hos- four different bureaus furn chinery to ships, (in tue navy) and that three bureaus are charged with the care of it on board ships in commission. The Lureau of steam engineering is charged only with the motive machinery, while on bourd our’ mod- ern ships are found steam cupstans, wind- lasses, steering engines, ventilating fans, electric light tngines and dynimos, turret machinery, gun training engines, and sieam pneumatic and hydraulic gear for various purposes, which come under the care of other bureaus. Many of these machines, the chief says, are placed under the care ot officers who are but novices in engineering matters, and require a force to assist them which would in a great part be rendered un- necessary if this machinery were under the charge of the engineers, whcse force would require bvt little addition to enable it to undertake the additional duties, Although in most, if not all cases, the fitting up of the auxiliary machinery of various sorts on board ship is done by the bureau of steam engineering, and although the services of the engineers of the ships are brought into requisition when repairs are necessary, yet this work ie done for other bureaus which are charged with the care of these machines. I would recommend, says Mr. Melville, that this incongruity be sum- marily abolished, and that in the interest of economy, harmony, and efficiendy, all ma- ; chinery be placed under the charge of the engineers, who are the only officers in the service who are fitted by education, training, and experience to assume such trust, The chief of the bureau, in commenting on the efficiency of the machinery, well says that ‘Our ships, after their first trials are seldom if ever run at their full power, hence it is never certain that the machinery will be equal to such a task when required, and the * engineer’s force, from lack of experience, is likely to be found wanting at a critical mo- ment. Ifit is necessary for the efficiency of a vessel that its crew should be frequently drilled in the manipulation of the sails, guns and smell arms, it would be but reasonable to suppose that the fireman, and others of | pitable ports of entry—away from the Chicago. river, and in time Chicago will become nothing et | moré-thao a watering’station for the vast system of railroads which now center at that point. This is the gist of popular, unprejudiced forseeing and intelligent fore this} among p: | oughly alive to the dangers which threaten the -sets,”” who seek to divert the city’s greatest in- dustry to otherports, The opinions of such men as Jesse Spalding, Robert Law, A.M. Wright, C, L, Hutchinson, and others of like standing, are well worth considering. They represent the sober thoughts and practical deductions of men versed in that appertains tothe business interests | of Chicago, They should be read and carefully digested. The great interests of agriculture, min- eral product, manufactures, and maritime commerce, have always been recognized as the most productive sources of a nations wealth and independence. The city which is most favorably located for the handling of these important factors, might Texsonably be expected to be the most prosperous, the wealth, History, both ancient and modern, affords many examples which teach us lvs- sons on these points, and the rapid rise and development of our country furni-hes a striking illustration of the propcsition. In the early period ot our existence, attention was given to the necessity of fostering (hese diversified interests in ordec to establish on American soil, a complete economic system, which, from the exigencies of the times should render us independent. Some of the clties in this country possess geographical positions unequalled by those of many of the older countries, among which is Chic- ago, the great mart of commerce on the lakes. But to-day the advantages of that great city, are sent to be negatory by the narrow minded policy of the board of alder- men and city council, The quotation made above, from the In- ter Ocean, is a fair statement of the condi- tion of affairs of the river traffic. It is but fair to conclude that, in ease the Landon ordinance is adopte d, Chicago will loss some of her most valuble lake trade, and like Atchison, under similar conditions will drop back to but an intermediate watering place. Late events have proven that Chic- ago has a formidable rival in Duluth, and, if the proposed action relative to the closing of the bridges, against ligitimate commerce obtains, Chicago will suffer materially in commercial interests. We are all well pleased to note the strcng protest offered by i or _ There is no division on | actical men, men who are thor- city in the innumerabl schemes of “Calmumet | swamp owners and idiots without available as- farthest advanced in the emoluments of ‘Lyon with Hutchinson, business men of Chicago against this moat uowise measure, and trust that their coun- se's witl be heeded It has been said, that there are 600,000 citizens In Chicago, who ure not in the most remote degree inter- ested in the lake commerce of that port. Is it possible that any resident of that great and prosperotis city can be «o dead of soul! as to make sucha statement in earnest? We think not. This propured action on the part of certain speculat re, whereby they hope to hoodwink the citiz ns, who by this time, realize the benefits of the Queen City of the west. Already, this nirrow minded scheme is having itseflect. Several of the wealthy lines of steamships which give employment to thousands of men, have signified their intention of removing their business head- quarters to Luke Superior ports, We trust that wi-dom will prevail in the councils of the great city, and that the Landon ordi- vance will be co isigned.to the shades. Here is some sound common sense from a Daily newspaper:— If the appropriations in the River and Harbor bill for the Sau’t Canal and Hay Lake channel are materially lessened it will be a burning shame. The senate committee on commerce must be very hard up for an excuse if it makes the reduction as reported on the ground that‘‘ Michigan is getting too much.” Not a dollar of the appropriations for the purpose named or for the Grosse Point channel or for any improvement in the waterway from Buffalo to Duluth should “be charged in Michigan.’ Every one of these’ improvements is distinctly national in its character. They arein the interest not of Michigan alone or of the lake states alone, but of the whole country. They are in the interest of every consumer of breadstuffs, every user efiron lumber or copper from the Atlantic to the Pacific. i SE LAKE FREIGHI1S. The lake freight market is very firm at former rates, e pecially for up cargoes of cal and down, cargoes of ore from, Mar- quette. On account of the strength of the latter it was given out yesterday that one or two engagements had been made at $1.20, but the explanation came later, and was found to have arisen from the fact that one owner paid $1.20 for one or two loads which he had contracted to carry at $1.15, His vessels would not be on time for the corgoes ard therefore he paid the 5 cents ad- vance for others to take their place. The regular market rate is. still $1.15. The schooner KE. R. Williams was one of those w hich secured the higher rate under the cir- cumstances. a ‘ Burrato, Ni Y., June 6.—Coal freights are. unchanged, --Charters; steamer J; B. Robert Mills, schooner R. B/ Hayes, for Chicago, 80 cents; Queen of the ‘West, Inter: Ovéan, Oscar Townsend: with Kelly, schooners Commo- dore, Harvey Biscell, C. G. King, for Mil- waukee, 85 cents; W. H. Gratwick, for Du- lutb, 60 cents; Hiawatha, same, Wheeler, 60 cents; Grand Traverse, for Green Bay, 85 cents; schoonets Wend the Waye, Mariner, for Saginaw, 50 cents. The sehooner Min. | nehaha takes railroad iron to Duluth at $1.10, free. Canal freights are still unsettled, shippers offered 34 cents on wheat; carriers asked 33 cents to 4 cents. Dututs, Miyn., June 6.—Ore freights dull; wheat rates to Buftalo 23{ cents. Cuicaco, itt., June 6.—There wes a {small demand» for vessel room today at 2 vents for wheut, 134 cents for corn, and 13¢ cents for oats to Buffalo. Charters: Ore- gon and Alberton, corn, Buffalo; Arcadia, corn, Montreal. Total capacity 120,000 bushels, STAKES AND BUOYS, [t isa well known fact that navigation through the Sault river has been hindered more this season than for many years, through the careless manner in which the buoys have been set. Time and again the telegraph hes brought the news of vessels going aground. Vessel masters are quite indignant at the treatmeat they are receiv- ing. A meeting was heldin Duluth, when the following protest was signed by all the masters present: General O. M. Poe, Headquarters Lake Sur- gey, Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir: We, the following masters of steamers plying between Buffalo and Duluth, wish to say that the manner in which the stakes are now placed in the St. Marie’s river is simply a shiftless attempt to show the limits of navigation; no stakes at all would be preferable, We expected that those remaining all winter would be out of place, but would be righted before this time; we expected also that those now being placed would receive the attention necessary not to deceive; and we do protest against such work, We also believe that the whisky ring and card playing fraternity of the Sault is not capable of doing better. Yours very respectfully, John Lowe, steamer Kaliyuga, Wm. Carlisle, steamer Wallula. Frank D, Welcome, steamer P. P. Pratt, A. E. White, steamer Kasota, B. H. Jones, steamer Spokane. Henry Ellis, steamer W. A. Avery. Jas. B, Lowe, steamer Yakima. J. McArthur, steamer Hiawatha. {The party consists of William P. Henry, _ | journey to the coming industrial exposition i LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION, | ¥#'eF when on an even keel. He also rigged out two drags over the weather bow, each com- st ipmelign clocr? lsayelaiga Lonecster used pote posed of 15 fathoms of chain on five fendess, tn Gaait Une oO Tee Gatti RTA TE held by 75 fathoms of hawser. After the oil THE INTENT TO beastie: Uschi pid OF THE was used no more water came on board, al. SNOT THE COMMON INTEREST OF UE though before using it the sea was making clean breach over the vessel. A breaking TECT THE COMMON INTEREST OF LAKE CARRIERS, ANO PROMOTE THEIR wave would rush towards her, meet the oil GENERAL WELFARE- BOARD OF MANAGERS, 1888. Tuomas Martix, - - = - Oxwego, N.Y. | slick, the crest would quiet down, and the wave JaMEs ASH,= -°- 9 - - = Buffalo, N. Y. ’ W BuLLakp,- = - = bin a Es roll harmlessly past. He used the oil for 36 ht Bvase Mh - | * Biigaio, N.Y, | hours, and says it saved his vessel. W. P. Henry, Pye es abe So io P. P. MILLER. - - - - - Buffalo, N. Y. Frank J. FirtH, Vice President, - Erie, Pa, [Around the Lakes Continued from Ist Page.} M. A. BRADLEY, =< - - - Cleveland, 0. I enn eeen enn H. M. Hanna, - - - - - Cleveland, O DETROIT, Tuomas Witson,.Vire President, - Cleveland, O. Special to the Marina Record. A.W, Contos,=- - - +. = Toledo, 0. ae 63 8 James W. MILLEN, Vice President, -Detroit, Mich. The East End bc iler works | ave been do- EBER WARD, - - + + = Detroit, Mich. ing considerable work making and repairing marine boilers; during tue season for fitting out; they have built.a new fire box boiler 6 by 12 for the tug Anderson of ‘Toledo, a_ new doghouse boiler for the steam yacht Roberta, built at Mt. Clemens, for Mr. E new, proprietor of the Avery hotise, and | have made tepairs on the steambarge Alpena, putting in new flue sheets, ends on flues, side sheets, etc. They have also made repairs on tugs Sprite, Gettysburg, Ballen- tine, Chauncy Huriburt, Mineral Rock, Ma- cey Stafford, and recalked the Pastime. ! .| The Detroit Dry Dock company have the Buffalo, general manager ot the company; Charles Hartshorn, Philadelphia, first shor re dock tor repaire to wheel, shoe president; R. H. Sayre, Bethlehem, secon es vice president; J. B. Gorrett, see ; ghost teeth i third vice president; W. R. Sayre, Beth.| . 4 pees lehem, Chas, Anderson, Philadelphia, and They are aor indies eee pi Riss wepheh A i de ae ee to be used at the straits for docking the new. general freight agent of the St. Panl & pais 8 i, ere, eee aa he aan ae Dighth, ang teed CaptaprscDopmall, valuable service pageant es 2 He Pe f local agent of the-line. They took a trip around the harbor on‘a repairs necessary vn the new boat. a tug, visiting a number of docks BY here suai ri omtad vide topes és and in West Superior. The Lehigh Valley company owns considerable dock property ae ps ‘c op ee bgergi ens bbs in West Superior. Last fall they decided to ‘a ‘a < ‘a A ve ecg bore stags build docks here, and their visit partially has ‘anythin os r br a o + bs that object in view. One or two Duluth men a BUNS IDE Stee D: sa aBeob acs e d {: ing ts offered them land both on Duluth harbor and 1.16 inch thick; it is Scotch type, bas a St. Louis bays, free gratie, provided they | ‘Bree 40 inch furnaces and will be allowed would build docks. It will not be decided|* Working pressure of 165 pounds to the upon until they return to the east. square inch; the engines building by the ————— same firm are triple expansion 21, 38 and NEW FLOURING MILL.’ 56 by 42. They are building triple expan- At the miller’s convention, which is to} gion engines for a sister ship of the Huds open in this in this city June 12, continuing | gon 21, 38 and 56. by 42, a small triple ex- te until the 14th, Buffalo will see an innovation | pansion for the F. & P. M. No. 4, 15, 23 ‘i not only in milling machinery, but in the | and 37 by 36, and two Scotch type botlere 9 facility with which a model elevator and | feet giameter by 11 feet long and a triple flouring mill can be set up which will make expansion for Mr. Morley, of Marine City, its gentle but enterprising inhabitants open 19, 30 and 52 hy 40. te Fast their eyes if what is promised is fulfilled. The propeller Avon. éollidea with the There is now, grinding wheat into flour at| steamer City of Mr. Clemens, bound ‘up to Jackson, Mich., under the auspices of the | yy, Clemens with wood, Tuesday a. m., and Bay City, Mich. + Chieago, Il. Chicago, Ill. - Chicago, Ml. Milwaukee, Wis. - Mlwaukee, Wis. ALEX McDore@att, Duluth, Minn. Harkey MurRPHY, Neeretary, - Buffaio, N. Y. Jas. CAREY Evans, Treasurer, Buffalo, N. Y. MARINE RECORD—OFFICIAL PAPER. CHANGE OF BASE. The Dulu h News says: A number of gentlemen who are direc‘ors of the Lehigh Valley Transportation company _ visited Duluth Saturday, eoming by special car. James DAVIDSON, - Jos AUSTRIAN, - W.M, Eean, sl Tra H. Owen, Vice President, - Re P. FITZGERALD, - Davip VANCE, ee aia great miller, George T.. Smith, a perfect sunk her. ‘The Avon lowered a béat and milling establishment, claimed to. be port- | picked up the crew. She will Nae fae: able, which is now making 50 barrels of flour | soon as possible, adc: per,day. This plant consisted of a handsome| ‘The Frontier i orks have received ‘mill, in dimensions 26 by 30,feet_and 47. feet air ‘ie toe wail a my Race u bigh, comprising three full stories and a] ing the engines furnished by that coi anes , basement, a grain elevator 16 by ®0 feet in| for the new steamer Robert Wiaydas very 2 dimensions and of the same height as the eatisfactory. They have also turnished a mill and a small office will be transferred in | new wheel for the steam yacht Truant dur- _ sections to Buffalo, and all three set up by ing the past week. : ¥ permission of the city authorities on the \ “Hod No. Wawelnid street opposite the Genesee and West Main heck pees ergede street. The mill contains a 45 horse power | pronounced ‘by the captain 4 to waeneay engine and all the latest improvements for|j, a} respects. This is the only wheel . milling and purifying. Itis builtin parts, | that has been need shake bas giver the walls being formed of asbestos and iron] jsfaction. They have poise Pits: and its trip to Buffalo, i,but one stage of its| the master of the Canisteo. that with the wheel they put ‘on that boat a ‘couple of — weeks ago, the boat made the run from — Tonawanda to Detroit in 29 hours, and that he is much pleased with the new wheel. — ayes Messrs. Parrish Bros, & Peck, manufacur- 15 ers of the electrical alarm signals in De. trot, are coming to the front) very rapidly with theirimproved system of signals and ; alarms for vessels and railroads. Theirsisa __ /uew departure from the old system which venders accidents from broken wires and cords, or any other of the former liabilities to accident impossible. Their work on th steamer City of Cleveland has been very satisfactory, and the new City of Detroi building at Wyandotte, will be fitted ou at Paris, France, It will be run continuously in Buffalo during the continuance of the millers’ convention, its power being supplied from the Genesee boilers. Its owner, Mr. Smith, is the inventor of the purifying pro- cess in use literally in almost all the great flouring mills of the world anda man of wide inventiveness and great liberality. His annual expenditures on costly exhibits of the miller’s art have been estimated at from $60,000 to $70,000. The novel spectacle of a flourishing flourisg industry arising in the middle of the city and disappearing in three days may well make plain folks wonder. This is only one of the wonders the mliiers my show us pext weelrrs Paglia, Hzp it similarly. The company are filling a ver THE USE OF OIL. large order for the M. C,R.R. comp A few reports were published in the Pilot} which will demonstrate that for train alar Chart for April giving the epxeriences of cer- | and the like electricity cer tainly will, event. tain vessels that had derived great benefit | ually, take the place of all other methods from the use of oil during the severe storm | COmmunication between conductor and. off the Atlantic coast from March 11 to14.| gineer ona moving train, ae Since that time many additional reports haye| Captain Alexander Ruelle » been received, and a few of them may well be business in Detroit as being very dull, an quoted here. With the loss of the New York| While your correspondent w. pilot-boats “Phantom” and “Enchantress” and | Cheer him up and raise hi droopi. the yacht “Cythera” fresh in mind, these re-! With the’ fair prospects of a W ports cannot fail to be of special interest, and | he said: “Sir, for twenty should be carefully noted, not only by those| been building winter brid to whom a seafaring life is a profession, but bridges, and ceyeral other kind by every yachtman who is intending to cruise | including a ‘bridge of size,’ along the coast this summer. bridge yet. We want no bri Captain Sullivan, of the New York pilot-{Tiver and if they do1 boat, “Caprice,” has sent in the following very | 2b0ut it leas we | interesting report: Off Sandy Hook, the night| Megara. J, G. of the 11th, his yessel was boarded by combing R. E. Schook, of seas which threw her on her beam-ends, He ‘Tuesday looking brought out oil bags, stuffed them with oakum | John Craig, whi rags and anything he could Jay his hands on, n Ce poured in a mixture of | gallon lard oil, 1 gal- lon paint oil, and 3 gallons petroleum (all he had on board), and punched them witha brad- awl. One of these he hung over the weather bow, and the other over the side abreast the || weather main rigging, 0 as to just clear the | i ast