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2 earnestly Laken ugainst the” authorization send copies of these resolutions to all members of Congress representing lake districts and to our attorney in ‘Washington, The cflicers whe have so well served the association during the past years were re elected, with the exci ption of the secretary, | “Mr. Murphy, whose other duties require all ot his attention, and Mr. Millen, ot Detroit, whose views on artificial obsiruction of navigable waterways did not seem to meet the approval of the members of the associa- tion, Following is a list of the new officers: ES President--S. D. Caldwell; Butfalo. Vice presidents—Frank J. Firth, Evie; Thooias Wil-oa, Cleveland; P. P. Miler, | Bo ffulo; lra H. Owen, Chicago. S ecretary—-Frederick Almy, Buffalo. Treasurer—Jis, Carey Evans, Buffalo. Bourd of mavagers— Thomas Martin, |Oswego, N. Y.; James Ash, Buffalo, N. Y.; W. Bullard, general manager Union steamboat company, Buffalo, N, |¥.; 8. D, Caldwell, general manager western transit company, Biffalo, N. Y.;E. T. Evans, general manager Lake Superior transit company, Buffalo, N Y.; W. P. Henry, general manager Lehigh Valley | transpoitation com) any, Buffalo, N. Y.: P. g0|P. Miller, Buffalo, N. Y.; Frank J. Firth, } President wnchor line, Erie, Pa; M. A, s classification of|Bradiey, Cleveland, O.; H. M. Hanna, notice of | Cleveland, O.; Thomas Wilson, manager Wilsnn’s line, Cleveland, 0; A. W. Col- ton, Toledo, O.; J.W. Millen, manager De- ‘troit transportation company, Detroit, {Mich.; Eber Ward, Mavayer Ward’s D. & | L. 8. line, Detroit, Mich; James Davidson, [Bay City, Mich.; Jos. Austrian, general | manager L. M. & LS T. company, Chicage, res) M. Egan, Chicago, Ill; Lra H. Owen, Superintentent Eecanaba & Luke Michigan transportation company. Chicago, ay TL; R P. Fitzgerald, Milwaukee, Wis.: 4 David Vance, Milwaukee, Wis.;) Alex. McDougal, Duluth, Minn. : , po RRL: Seat ON SE SS ae ' : "ORCES OF NATURE. It has been estimated that an average. of five "| feet of water falls annually over the whole earth, | Supposing that condensation takes place | at an average height of 3,000 feet, the force of evaporation to sayply such rainfall must equal the lifting of 322,000,000 pounds of water 3,000 feet in every minute, or about 800,000,000 horse power constantly exerted. Of this great energy avery smalivartis transferred to the waters that run back through rivers to the sea, anda still smaller fraction is utilized by man; the re- mainder is dissipated in space. , ed some telling — tothe sctieme, and rivate Corporation, and while al government were so willing to e large sums of money to remove SHEBOYGAN, WIS, To the captains and ves-el owners: The tug Sheboygan, owned by Groh Bros., of She~ boygan, is one of the finest and best tugs on the shores of Lake Michigan, and is perma- nently sta'ioned at this port for general wrecking and towing. Special attention paid to wrecking jobs or to any disabled ves~ sels. Prices lower than any other tug on the lakes. The tug Sheboygan is fully equipped with 8-inch new lines, steam pump, ete., for wrecking work, Captaias all know that she- boygan is noted for the largest number of vessels windoound on Lake Michigan, and when off this port show your signal and you will have prompt reply from the tugs, as there is plenty of water in our harbor and river, 15 to 183 feet, and towing prices very low. Don’t forget to come into this port and save your property and get out of a severe storm or gale, tificial ones in thedirect path of naviga ion was suicidal tothe commerce and prosperity of the whole northwest. Captain Henrydid ‘not think the river wide enough now and would not by apy means make it narrower than it was. Captain Millen denied the ebarge that he had any railroad interest in _ the bridge scheme; his interests were all in versels. A vote was finally taken and the following resolutions unanimously adopted: WHBSREAS, There are now pending before ae congress two bills, each having for its object the authorization of arailroad bridge across the Detroit River, both of which bills and the - structure proposed under each have been care- fully considered. WHEREAS, Previous attempts to obtain per- _ mission to bridge Detroit River have led to ex- haustive investigations and full discussion of the subject, which haye demonstrated that the mecessities of Jake commerce through the river require its unobstructed use for navigation, —_—— Meteorological summury for the week ending January 22, 1889: Mean barometer . SReiniits wh eaeuinee oe cual SOT. _~ _ Resolved, That the objections to bridging the | Mean temperature... 31.0 Detroit River increases with the growth of the | Mean humidity .... . 77.0 lake marine, Total precipitation... . Je 34 Resolyed, That the lake shipping commerce | Prevailing direction of winds 7 yr West growing out of and keeping }ace with the won- aca ee i aal sere tee wr ecees 23-30 derful development of the Northwest has Average tate of weather....-....-..... ody -reached a point where the unobstructed naviga-| Max. temperature, (highest)..........-- 55.2 tion of the narrow strait is essential, teeming as| Min. temperature, (lowes’)....-------- 12, it does, witha volume of commeree greater W. H. Harmon, Sergeant Signal Corps. _ than that through any other waterway in the world. Resolved, That the people of thie country, _ East and West, exchanging their products in bulk by the lake route, are so interested in the | No. 13} Creighton street, when their daughter “question of cLeap freight rates between the | Sadie was united to Mr, Frank Mayer, Rev.H. East and the West and Northwest, have an in- Eppens performed the ceremony in the presence terest in keeping this river open to the free na-| of a large circle of friends, : The best man was Vigation of, every craft, an interest outweighing | Mr, Ed Austin andthe bridesmaid was Miss ‘any.merely Jocal interest in the matter, and| Eva Voght. A wedding feast followed and ag _ more worthy of recognition and encouragement | preseuts were numerous and beautifal. The _ than any project of a limited number of indi- | RECORD answers: viduals ora few corporatiens for their private | Along your pathway may flowers be strewn. vet All blushing and sweet as the roses of June. Resolved, That no bridge low enough to in-| May "9 pleasure, and wealth your life-picture terfere ¥ end, 4 ee Or eeet be ar es acs Is the wish and fond hope of your Recorp friend. in the rivershould not be tolerated sinceany piers Any part of the river must encroach upon a navigation of the river by vessels, AN EPISODE, A very pleasant wedding occurred Monday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst, Wetake pleasure in recommending the Mount Olive Erasive Liquid, manufactured by Captain D. A. McLachlin, for cleaning varnish and painted articles without injury tothe polish. Price 40c per gallon. Address the Captain at No. 633 Trumbull ave., De- troit, Mich. on asincere, well-defined cause, and t the actual necessities of lake com- pressing in this matter, that it would ably met and accommodated hereby most earnestly protest rom our important. wnierways and there- The Marine Record. njust to obstruct the river to believing further that the re- so as toenter nore directly into the wholesale shipbuilding now under way on the lakes, But {Around the Lakes Continued from 1st Page] nes BUFFALO, N, Y. What a pity it was that Buffalo failed to se- cure the third shipyard that was all but started, her boiler-shops are doing a tremendons busi- ness if there are not shipyards enough here to keep them going. “The government inspectors report that more pieces of boiler plate are now _| coming in for testing than ever before. No fs That the dicen y'by alien to less than eighteen samples were received yes- terday. Vessel sales are still reported almost daily. David Vance & Co., of Milwaukee, have sold the schooner Moonlight to Captain William 8, Mack and others, of Cleveland, for $28,000, She was built in Milwaukee in 1874, measures 738 tons, and rates A2. She is said to have earned over $9,000 net last season, There seews likely to arise a question as to who 1s_ responsible where one vessel is injured by another in a storm, with everything tied up for winter. The propeller Germanie, for in- stance, in swinging down against the Cuba, broke two or taree of ber stanchions and other" wise injured her, and the stern of the propeller Passaic was crushed as shes lay in Coit Shiv. While the owners of the injured vessels main- tain (hat the others must pay the damage it is learned thas the owners of the agressors are talking about manifestations of Providence. 8T, CLAIR, MICH. The Toledo and Saginaw Transportation Com- pany is about to pass out of existence. The shipyard at this place, the steamer which is now being consiructed, and the steamers Miami and Pawnee have been sold to Messrs. Curtis & Brainard, who were the leading stockholders in the old company; the steambarge C. F., Curtis, and barges Fasset:, Reed and Holland, have been sold to N. C, Holland aud others, of Buf- falo; the steambarge Tempesi, and barges Brainard and Orton, to Thomas Lester and oth- ers, of this city, and the barge Dayton to J. A. Ward and M. P. Lester, 1t1s probable that the Troy and Edwards will be sold before this issue is out, The steamer E. M. Foster has been hauled ont at Holland’s yard, andthe work of rebuilding her will be commenced at once, Dr, McDonough and Win Dawley are making a trip to Wallaceburg, Dresden and Chatham in the yacht Stella, The work of planking the new steamer at Holland’s yard will probably be eoripletea this week, Captain Richard O’Connor, of St. Clair, was in the city Monday evening on business, Frank Smith, the grocer, has purchased of Captain Glass, his interest in the barge Gawn. It is reported that Robert Holland will com- mence the construction of another steamer at his yard as soon as the one vow building at that yard is launched, and that Mark Hopkins and E. C. Recor, of St. Clair, will be interested. . DULUTH, MINN. Special to the Marine Record. The tug Ella G. Stone, from Two Harbors, made port at Daluth. There was. little frost out on the lake, but otherwise a more beautiful day conld not bebad. At 5:45, with two of Osborn’s sand scows in tow, which she had cut out from the thin bay ice, she cleared again for Two Harbors and kad a placid and pleasant moonlight sail home. The scows will be used on the new docks there. In the afternoon two men started down the north shore in the Sham- rock, a smal boat, with fishing supplies for Grand Marais. Communication with Grand Marais at this time of year is generally had by sledges, but this year is different. Monday the head of the lake was shut in by thin ice which looked asif it had come to stay, but when the weather cleared yesterday morn- ing blue water was again seen. This lake busi hess might be put down as the last of last sea- son or the first of this, but as the returns for 1888 are made up it will be entered as the first arrival and departure of 1889, L. G. Moran has begun work on building a small harbor tug, about 50 feet Jong, waich he proposes to hayeready for business at the open- ing of navigation. TOLEDO, OHIO. Special to the Marine Record. Captain Al. Fitts, who last year com- munded the steambarge Monohansett, will this season commafid the new steamer being built to run between this city and Perrys- burg, a point up the river about ten miles. Captain Henry Donaldson, of Marine City, will sailthe Monohansett the coming season. Harlow Brothers have purchased the s'eambarge Michael Groh from Michigan City parties, on private terms. Her insur- ance valuation is $9,000. It is reported that Harlow Bros. paid about two thirds of that amount. She carries 325 thousand of green lumber. Was thoroughly rebuilt in 1882; receiyed new boiler in 1883; and uew 20 by 22 engine in 1884. She will be put in the lumber trade—running alone—be- tween Lake Huron ports and Toledo, and will be commanded by Captain Win J. Har- low, who last year sailed the Frank C, Leighton. Harlow Bros. and Captain Ben Calhoun, who sails the Montana, are the ow ners of the schooners mentioned, M. M. Ingalls, a very well known and one of our best posted pilots, was buried from his late home in this city last Sunday. The bids on the straight channel work will not be opened until February 5th. The marine engineers’ ball was a most pleasant and successful affair in every way. Will report ina later issue the sales of several barges. The George G, Hadley, the steamer built by Davidson and launched under the name R. DUNBAR & SON, —MANUFACTURERS OF— ‘ Hoisting Engines, Single and Double hun 7 FOR VESSELS & DOCKS. of Majestic, was purchased by George H, Ketcham, (not J. V. Ketcham, as you stated in your last issue), Captain Charles Hub- bard, and George G. Hadley. For some reason or another you did not publish the item in regurd to her, that I sent. The George G. Hadley has two Scotch type boilers 11}2x18 allowed 150 pounds of steam. Her engines are tripple expansion 20x33x54 and 42 inch stroke. The river and bay are fiozen over. C. O. D. PORT HURON, Special to the Marine Record. Captain Alex, Sinclair, formerly of the Oscoda, kas purchased Captain Fish’s inter- estin the steambarge Kalkaska. Captain Sinclair will sail her next season. Captain Stewart, last season of barge Middlesex, will command the new steamer Idlewild next season. The barge Ida Corning is receiving new MICH, ‘ceiling and other repairs at Dunford & Al- verson’s dry dock. The tug Porter is also receiving a good rebuild at the same yard. Captain George Ryan bas been appointed master of the steambarge Oscoda. Mr. Cowing, of Hast Saginaw, is in’ this city looking after his vessel interests. The Phenix iron works are compounding the tug Porter engines, Fitzgerald’s dry dock iron works are full of business at present. Ciptain Grammond, of Detroit, was in this city yesterday eee after Captains for his tugs. Captain Van Camp has hauled the old sunken schooner Owatta out at Well’s mill. Hz will rebuild her for a tow barge. The work on the tunnel under St. Clair river at this portis getting along good. There are 150 men at work on it at present, Mr. Henry Howard, the ‘tug owner, left for California Monday to spend the winter. Robert Holland, of Marine City, will re- build the steamer E. M. Foster for Mr. Car- penter, the coal dealer, Mr. Morley, the big shipbuilder ot Maite City, has presented Lynn, the marine repor- ter, with a very fast ice boat. A. W. Selkirk has rented the big dock foot ot Butler street for five years, The Cleveland steamers all stop at that dock. H.B. Buckrudge will manage Captain Grummond’s business at this port next sea- son. Mr- Mason and Captain Madden, of East Saginaw, are in the city looking after the C. H. Green and consort. The Phenix iron works shipped the ens gine for Holland and Pringle’s new barge to Marine City yesterday, The weather is yery fine for this time of the year. There is bardiy any snow here. Charles Danger, with a gang of United States government surveyors commenced to survey Black River at this port yesterday. The government intends to make ten feet of water to the upper railroad bridge. Many friends of Captain Fr.nk Holland, ot the steambarge Porter Chamberlin, will be glad to hear that heis getting along good. The doctor says he will probably get the use of hiseyesightin about two months, ‘ CLAYTON, N. Y. The St. Lawrence is at last frozen over and sleighing good. The steamer Magic is to be sold at auction March 13. A good boat for some one; capa- city 112 tons. Engineer F. J. Rees, with his family, left Tuesday for West Bay City, where he has the work of putiing the machineryin the new boats being built by F. W. Wheeler for the Delta Transportation Company. Engineer W. C. Gould, of the Raleigh, has returned to Chicago after a short visit with his friends here, The shipyard here is full of small craft, but nothing has been done yetin the way of repairs. Vessels Jaid up here are Montana, Polly M. Rogers, Hartford, Cornelia. GouLp, SHEBOYGAN, MICH, Special to the Marine Record. Riebalt, Walter & Co., shipbuilders, are building for Donahue & Melendy, and Cap- tain John Cochrane a steambarge 200 feet keel, 218 feet over all, 35 teet beam, 12 feet hold. She will have have a fore and aft compoup’ agine 24 and 42 by 40, and a skel boiler 8 by 14, and will be used in the lumber trade. They are also building two D. Moore, Jobn L. Green Accompanying Cut shows our Double Drum Hoister, operated by ONE engine, Two hatches can be unloaded at once. Send for descriptive circular. R. DUNBAR & SON, BUFFALO, N. ¥ tugs 76 teet over all, 17} feet beam, 9 feet hold, for the Milwavkee tug boat line. One of them will have an engine 22 by 24 by Sheriff’s Vulean Iron Works, and a boiler | Sby 14. Tie other will receive an engine 18 by 22, now in the tug Starke Brothers, and beiler 7} by 13. One of the tugs is well’ forward and is a splendid, s'rong built good looking tug. The schooner J- H. Holmes was in the boxes and received a thorough rebuild. She has been lengtnened six feet aft, spriad out one foot and raised eighteen inche., andis all new trom the bilge up, She is now 110 feet keel, 264 feet beam, 9 feet hold, Her rebuild will cost about $8000. The steambarge John Otis will receive new s'eel arches 34 by 14, all new keelson, part new ceiling, new deck and rail. The schooher Vega will. be recalked: all over. The schooner Sardinia is to receive a new fore mast and general repairs. The schoon- er Reuben Doud has received new keelsons, frames forward and aft, part new floor, cen- ter board base, knight heads and skern post Two of Truman & Cooper’s dump scows are hauled out for a rebuild. The schooner. Elva is receiving new deck frames and decks. The schooner Join Mee had her decks and top sides calked. The schooner Elizia Day had her decks calked. The schooner Nancy Dell received new stanch- ions plank sheur and rail and some outside plank. The vessels laid up at this port are: : S-eambarge, John Otis; schooners, Reuben ue . Doud, Vega, Lottie Cooper, mes He _Eve- ning Star, Sardinia, John Mee, C. , Joe Dawal, Biiza Day, Lydia E. - J. a, Peeves Teaste cone” oda Watters! mung. A meeting of the ‘stockhotders: of the}She boygan tug company was held at the Sr. a Clair hotel, Fred Ovtking was elected pres- ident, vice prcsident, Captain Duncan Bu- | chnan, resigned; Anton Nelson was elected — director, and the old offiivers to hold office as before. The affuirs of the company were discussed and good business having been done during the past season, the stockhold- — ers had good reason to be well satisfied, a handsome dividend having been declared. Lieutenant was here recently, inspecting the new life saving station just eompleted. It is situated on the north side of the narbor just inside the pier and is a very fine build- ing. Captain T. D. McBride, captain of the lite saving station, is greatly pleased with his new residence and will get the boats and other life saving appliances fixed up in it at an early date. WILLIAMS. Work in the shipyard Is progressing fine- ly with a force of over 100 men. The first tug is planked and ceiled and is waiting for her machinery. The second tug will be in frame this week and ready for her machi- nery in about three weeks. Twenty-ilve frames of the new large steambarge are al- ready up. Since work was commenced on her she has been sold to Geo. N. Stray, a banker, and the Danaher & Melindy Lumber Co., of Ludington, and Captain John Coch- rane, of Milwaukee. Her estimated cost complete is $67,000. Captain Ole Anderson, formerly of the schooner Starke has purchased Captain John Cochrane’s one-quarter interest in the steambarge Colin Campbell. Captain D. Bnchauan has sold his one- qnarter interest in the schooner Stampede to D. Gibbs for $1,000, OGDENSBORG, N. Y. Steamboating on the St. Lawrence evidently pays. The Island Wanderer Company, after spendiog $32,000 in repairs, etc., last vear, are free from debt, and declare a dividend of 4 per cent on the stock, Captain 8. V. Anderson has recovered from his Jate illness and returned to Brockville to take command of the steamer Belleville, Asa result of the late storm the steamer Ella Ross lies at Deseronto in water up to her upper deck, The steamer Magic will be sold at auction Marcb 13, at the Hubbard House, Clayton, DETROIT, MICH. Captain. Packard, of Sturgeon Bay, has sold the steamer Sam Neff to J. M. Jones, Jr., of this city, for $6,500, ¥