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BPlarine Becord. ——eEEoEe=EleeS eee Published Every Thursday at 144 Superior _ Street, [Leader Building) Cleveland, O. o ZR POMEROY. EDITOR AND PUB BRANCH OFFICE: “252 South Water Street, Chiengo, Mlinolé, — THOMAS WILLIAMS, Assoc Associate Editor, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One yeai, postage paid treeehaee orasene St. wonths, postage paid... Invariably n advance. 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, Cleveland, R. A. Castner, 254 Detroit street, Cleveland. ASHTABULA HARBOR, O,—C, Large. CHICAGO, ILL,—Joseph Gray, 9 West Ran- dolph Street. CHICAGO, ILL,—H. andolph Street. BUFFALO, N, ¥.—Miss McCabe, Elk Street, near Ohio. MILWAUKEE, WIS.—T. S. GRAY, CO. 126 Wisconsin St. SAULT STE MARIE—J. P. Haller. ASHTABULA HARBOR—O. M. Kahne, ERIE. PA —Reed Caughen, 816 State St. 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 Br< ok and Wellington Streets. sand others are respectfully invited F reaeegmees of the MARINE RECORD for the discussion of pertinent topics. B. Hansen, 33 West Entered at the Post Uiice at Cleveland as second- class mail matter. CLEVELAND, O., APRIL 18. CLEVELAND VESSEL OWNERS’ ASSN ORGANIZED EN 1880. (Membership, 1838.] Highty-three steamers, ager egating.. -eight sail and consort, aggrega’ son shipping offices at Cleveland and Ashta- Bula Harbor. Regulates wages, protects crews, and takes cognizance of all matters in the interests of the eo end os the lake commerce generally. OFFICERS, President President of, shall become an established fact,~it would be well for the city authorities . to keep the river properly dredged and for passengers over the bridges to take into consideration our citys vast marine commercé and starta few minutes sooner from their homes or place of business, knowing full well that it is nec— essary for the bridges to be opened frequently. There is about 60 miles of dockage in Chi- ‘}cago and new docks are being constantly built. A harbor on our lake shore, to ac- commodate the vast fiarine commerce at this port would in the first place necessitate the building of a breakwater, say from Grosse Point to South Chicago, and if such break- water was commenced at once it would prob- ably be 25 years or more before our marine commerce could be done in the harbor on the lake shore As it is necessary that something should be done at once to facilitate matters. Would it not be desirable to cuta canal from the foot of 39th street to the stock yards slip in the south branch of the river, thereby preventing the crowding in the river and increasing the opening of the bridges, as a very large portion of the lumber carrying fleet could go in and out that way. Such canal would also help to purify the water in the south branch of the river. SSS EE ES SS ey COLOR BLINDNESS, The New York Maritime Register takes exceptions to our views on the important sub- ject of color blindness in seamen, and quotes the opinion of nayal officers and the officers of the merchant marine, in support of their theory, which we printed some lime ago, the sum total of which is that no individual hay— ing defective vision shall be employed in any capacity whatever, on shipboard. We argue that any legislative measures tending to re- strict or prohibit the employment of men on shipboard, unless they have a certificate duly signed by. competent. authority, stating that they have been examined and found to have perfect sight, would not only prove abortive, but be acrippling feature in the workof se- curing crews for the merchant service in nine ports out of ten. We quote a recent paragraph clipped from the columns of our contemporary, which may speak volumes to the practical mind; “Sailors at this port (New York) are becoming scarce though fair wages rule and the quality of men offering are very poor, crews having to be made of any material at hand. Wages range from $16 to $20.” We will ask our readers to imagine a large merchant vessel loaded, cleared, and ready | for sea, held in port at great expense to her ,_| owners, while the captain and his petty offi- cers, were vainly endeavoring to find men of perfect optical qualifications who were willing ell a month of their-time, including a par- ht and day service, and s be nader "measures to retard the growth of ur merchant marine, for the law ae } would become equally onerous on fresh water onsame terms as last year, viz.: 3 cents per tonon steamers,and 4 cents on sail and sonsort; old custom t house register. 0 eo beadmitted expires May 15th, but it 1s desirable that ali crafts intending to come in should apply before the opening of navigetion, and have the benefita of the entire season. Address, B. L. PENNINGTON, 8eo’y, 112 Water 8t., Cleveland, Ohio. - i ———————— PUBLISHER'S NOTICE OF REMOVAL Owing to the increased business and the fact that we have been obliged to put in new workmen and material, we have removed tne offices of the MArimnz Recorp from Superior street to 181 Detroit street near Pearl, we have sufficient room to make an enlarge- ment of the paperin the near future. All of our friends and callers will find the latch ding on the outside. We thank all of our patrons who have been instrumental in as- sisting us to build up the Marinn Recorp and solicit the favor of new ones. where CHICAGO'S MARINE COMMERCE. De Witt C. Cregier, Chicago's mew mayor, in his opening address to the ‘cily council Monday evening spoke as follows: “Every— thing in our power shouldbe done to foster i and encourage our marine commerce. Its I importange to.our city ean) not “be overesti: mated. Our facilities now are too limited _ to meet the demandj- the-river is. crowded ~ and the: water “is” shallows~"Thedifiiculties of handling vessels in the river and the delay in passing the bridges are calculated to interfere with this great interest. A grand harbor on 5 our lake shore would not only meet the pres- i ent and growing wants of Chicago in this re- gard, but would he-the means of ‘ultimately doing away with swing bridges in the heart of the great- metropolis containing a million people.” We are very glad that mayor Cregier feels ‘the importance to our city of its vast marine ‘commerce and we hope that,he and the city council will do all they possi ly can to en- courage and increase it, Until a grand har- bor on our lake shore, mayor Creiger speaks The time during which tonnage may’ /as on the ocean. ‘Instead of restrictive meas- )ures” being authorised, legislative enactments favoring the entire class of mariners would be more in order at the present time, and clean, /commodious quarters, with a half civilized code of rations, and an understanding that the seaman was entitled to his discharge from the ship, at the expiration of the passage, would do more to elevate the standard of rope haul- ers, than any half wilted system, such as our contemporary suggests, There was quite enough tronble, delay, and expense to our shipping through the recent attempts to annul the system of advance notes, and no better results could possibly eventuate when legisla— ting on a subject which grossly interfered with the liberty of the citizens of this country, nd the ‘same may be said: of the British innovation which proyed asignal failure, and has entirely collapsed. On theoretical grounds alone we freely ad- mit the advisability of a seaman who ships as an A. B., naving perfect sight, and at the same time undergoing a practical examina- tion to prove his qualification of seamanship, for no matter how good his eyesight may be, if lubberly he would probably be keeping his optics warm at the instant that they ought to be peeled, and straining. But, the time is yet far distant before Jack can or will be certificated; nor does the merchant owner require it any more than it does a critical examination in distinguishing colors; while, notwithstanding the repeated arguments of | Innes «and » possible care in» thejr selection of 4 crew, on whose efficiency so much of their own success may depend, and when a sailor is found in- competent to perform his duty, the master is empowered by law not only to disrate him, but also to reduce his pay, or move him toa} less responsible position, and judging from | the commissioner of navigation reports, these cases are not of frequent occurence, from which we draw the logical inference that im- competency, whether caused by defective vision, or by practical inaptitude, is the ex- ceptional case, which but establish the rule of seamen being found usually qualified to per— form the duties of their calling; and as we poimted out in a former article, there is no industry in the world whereja person’s incom— petency may be so clearly exposed, as it can be on sboard ofa sailing vessel during an ocean voyage, while on steamers the oppor- tunity of shipping and discharging men are so frequent that even the slightest show of temper, or contrariness is sufficient to procure for Jack his walking papers at the first port, no matter how competent he may be in the | performance of his duties. AMERICAN BROTHERHOOD OF STEAMBOAT P1I1,0TS, Derrorr, April 17. Lo the Kditor of the Marine Record. I have received the enclosed letter and wish to give every possible information to the fra- ternity represented. Will you have the kind- ness to call the attention of your readers to this subject, and furnish names of at least some of the gentlemen who you believe would take an interest in forming a harbor of the American Brotherhood of steamboat pilots. By a later mail I will send you copy of the by-laws, so that you may more thoroughly understand the object and aim desired to be reached by the connection. Yours re- spectfully. [Signed] James H. Rew. Chief Engineer, steamer City of Cleveland. Campmn, N. J., April 12. James H. Reid, Esq, Dear Sir:—Mr. J. Brooks, secretary No, 13 M. E. B. A. of Phil- adeiphia, Pa., has given me your name, and said that you would give me the names of some prominent steamboat captains in your city, and also other cities where you might be acquainted, whereby I could correspond with them, with a view of interesting them in mat ters relating to the organizing of harbor’s of the A, B.of S. B. P. If you will furnish me with some names, I shall fee! indebted to you, and will endeavor to appreciate any trouble you may be put to, to oblige me in this mat- ter, as 1 am very much interested in the pro- gress of our brotherhood in your district on the lakes, and also, on the western rivers. Thave already, since the Ist of March last, receivsd some very encouraging letters from Buffalo, N. Y., LaCrosse, Wis., St. Louis, Mo., Mobile, Ala., Savannah, Ga., and Washington, D.C. As soon as our new by-laws, and pro- ceedings of our last grand harbor meet- ing is published, (being now in the hands of the printer,) I shall/send them copies, and will | also be pleased to transmit you acopy of each, for your perusal. Mr. Brooks informs me that you: are taking a deep interest in our Brotherhood, which pleases me very much, and I would be pieased to hear from you, aud have you send the names of the captains to me at your earliest convenience. Jraternally yours, Bens. F. Perkins, G.C.Cc. A. BoofS. Be P. We believe that any communication ad- dressed to the masters named below would meet with due recognition, and possibly a warm interest may be exercised tending to- wards the formation of these excellent har- bors. Mutual impro#fement, and the discus- sion of technical, and practical subjects such as the location of shoal places on the chain of lakes, intricacies of uavigation, and currents: surface temperature of the different lakes ex- tending over the period of navigation, best landmarks especially near to ports, and kin- dred subjects, which might be brought before the notice of the members from time to time, would no doubt be a profitable mode of spending a few hours during the close of nav- igation. We must however be excused from omitting perhaps, the names of pilots who would be pleased to extend the courtesies of membership, and from our lengthy list we would suggest the names of Captains David Dall, George McDonald, Daniel Buie, J. H. Dunham, and Arnold Green, all of Chicago, Ills. Captain Alexander McDougall, Cap- tain B. B. Inman, Duluth, Minn.; Captains Huntoony- of Mich. our contemporary, we feei quite within the, igan Central ferry service, pists Mokach+ bounds of prudence tn reiterating our belief that satlors, as a class, are the most healthy men.in.the world, and the arduous duties of theircalling bears us out in the assertion,and we farther assert that a person haying five years experience at sea, would pick up, or sight’an object quicker than a pairof optics unaccus- tomed to the lengthy range of vision so fa- miliar to the eyes of the mariner. We may therefore conscientiously dismiss the subject as being too efar advanced, and discouraging to the best interests of the maritime commu- nity, showing well that our merchant service, not strong enough to withstand the shock of legislative restrictions tending to harracs, and annoy the capital embarked in legitimate en: terprises afloat. Shipmasters ag a rule, exercise the greatest lan, eteamer Cily of Detroit, Captain Jones steamer Atlantic, Captain Swain, steamer Leviathian, Captain Williams, 29 Myrtle street, Captain Humphreys, care of Parker & Millen, Captain J. H, Merrick, Ca aptain, Harry Bassett, care.of Tra 41 /Owen, Captain ‘Albert Stewart and Captain Alex, Ruelle, all of De. troit, Mich. Captain Chas. Ga'e, Sombra, Ont., Captians Fred Houghton, Racine, Wis., Cap- tain, William, Mack, James Lowe, Richard Neville, J. Doville, C. E. Benham, Captain Murch, Wm. Cummings, McNiff, Cleveland, Ohio. Captain Ira Mansfield, Captain Charles Swartwood, Captain Thomas Wilford, of Lo- rain, Ohio. Captain Herson, manager of the Goodrich transportation line, Captain Jamie. | son, Starke, Brothers, John Saveland, of Mil- waukee, Wis. PECoTM Tue pasttwo weeks have developed sev- eral sengations in ore transportation circles. First came the announcement of the purchase, by Carnegie and associates, of the Valley railway, securing a through line from Cleve- : land to Pittsburg, to transport his’ iron ore more cheaply to Pittsburg. If this is true he will make his next move toward a fleet of fast ore-carriers, thus reducing the transpor tation of his raw material toa minimum. At any rate, it may be set down as certain that the Valley railroad has been sold for some- was to the effect that the Baltimore and Ohio had decided to concentrate its lake traffic at Erie from Sandusky and other points, and that an important increase in docking facili- | (ies would immediately follow. Also comes the news that the Pennsylvania is to expend $200,000 at once in bettering its ore-handling appliances at Erie. This company had al- ready announced its intention of expending a | large sum of money in improving its Cleve- | land docks, and it has recently added very | materially to its facilities at Ashtabula, Iv would be well for people interested in vessel property to remember that no one but, ‘a bona fide, or managing owner of a vessel; can sign the bonds when taking outa license | for the vessel. through a mis-apprehension of this important |matter, and the attention of our readers is called to the fact that not even a power of attorney given toa dtsinterested person, or ; non-owner, will suffice when it is required) to sign bonds for an enrollment or license. This spring several vessel owners were away from home, when a re-issue of license war necessary, and on account of the neglect, un- desirable complications are or were liable to occur. Unirep Starrs Consul Hotchkiss, at Ot- tawa, has sent to the Department of State copies of a notice issued by the Canadian gov- ernment containing the speciai rate of toll on the Welland and St. Lawrence canals on cereals. The notice fixes the special rate of toll at two cents per ton for the passing of cereals through the canals when shipped for Montreal, or ports east. It also provides for the exemption from further tolls for passage through the St, Lawrence system if the ordi- nary full tolls for passage through the Wel- land canal have been paid. GEORGE G. HADLEY. The large steamer George G. Hadley recently launched from Capt. James Davidson’s ship building yards at West *Biy City, Mich. started out on her maiden trip last Thursday, April 11, arriving in Hscanaba on Saturday April 13. ‘The remarkable tonnage and the dimensions of this fresh water leviathan. |shows cleirly thatlarge tonnage will rule the freight market at no distant date. Al- ready several mammoth propellers are churning the ordinary peaceful waters of the great lakes, and still there are more to follow and we may instance the freight carriers building at Morley’s yardin Marine City for Captain James Corrigan and Huntington of this city and the large composite, freight boats building at Wyandotte, and the Philip D. Armour recently launched from the yards of the Detroit dry dock company at Spring- wells. The George @, Hadley is 815 feet in length, has a laid ’tween decks, eight hatch- ways, and will carry 100,000 bushels of grain witha crew of seventeen men, D. H. Mallery master. She acted splendidly on her maiden trip, and as she experienced a moderate gale during the passage every opportunity was afforded fora complete test of her machinery and modern appliances, though flying light her decks had not the slightest chance of being christened, Her draft was only 344 feet forward and 10 feet aft. A distin- guished party of gentlemen accompanied the vessel on her first trip, umong whom were her owners and builder, Har net tonnage is 1658, and she is valued by Inland Lloyd’s hes $150,090, with an Al* rating. ‘ FORE AND AFT, The Lachine Canal will be opened April 22. The main line of the Welland Canal will be opened April 16. i The steamer Bessemer will tow the schooner Schuylkill in the ore trade this sea— son from Escanaba, ‘The dock at Grand Portage was ‘carried | ¢ away by ice during the winter, Weather signals will be aaa ay on the great lakes between the 10th and 15th inst, A telegram from Owen Sound says thai propeller Hale arrived there from hicago. ‘ The steamer St. Lawrence, the first down boat from Chicago, arrived at Sheboygan on ‘Tuesday. She met with no ice on the ie down, Captain Andrews will sail the eolionners D. G. Fort this 6 season. She will run in the coal and grain. trade from lower lake ports to Chicago. The ihighielts from Alpena the p were: Lumber, 916,000 fee 100,000; cedar posts, 11,000, ond 79,00 pounds of paper pulp. ' Phe new’ steamship — Tokio, ‘launched 5 e } Milwaukee last Saturday, is 226 feet Jong, !n ' jto be about 3} cents for wheat, but shippers © thing like $7,000,000, and that another report are making no offers. ‘his interest in the Nellie Hunter to Mr. G. ‘for April not used. Frequent trouble often arises | one ek | with estimated carrying capacity’ of 70,000 bushels, Captain Gibbis master, The steamer Hecla and her tow, the Mill and Sherman, wiil sail this season in the Ver~ ; mont Central Line to Ogdensburg. pets The first arrival at Portsmouth was the Kartoum, which reached there this morning with 700 bushels of barley from Simcoe Island. There haye been no grain charters from ~ Duluth as yet. Opening rates are expected — Captain Murney Ackerman, haying sold out iC: Curry, Captain Wyatt Wellbanks will com— {mand her the present season, The Sault Canal locks are nearly ready for the opening of navigation. The machin- ery is all in ship shape order, and most of the — F ice has been removed. The marine insurance companies have agreed to allow boats sailing Saturday a re- duction of 5 per cent, and vessels sailing | April 27 will get a reduction of 10 per cent Lumber vessels will commence loading at | Bay City about the 20th. A number of char- | ters have been made at $1.75 to Buffalo and ' $1.50 to Ohio ports, with one shilling added |from Saginaw. Captain Cal Hicks left Picton on Tuesday morning for Toronto, He will command the steamer Greyhound, which runs between the above city and Grimsby Park, the coming © season. Miller Brothers, Chicago, are building fo, the Gospel missionary, Captain Bundy, a steam yacht of the composite order, for ser- * vice on this lake, to be ready in June. She will be eighty feet long. They are also build- ing a_ tug for the Illinois stone company. Notice is given that on or about April 22 the structure from which the pierhead light at Genesee light-station, Charlotte, Lake Ontario i is shown, willbe moved out to within 20 feet of the end of the pier. The steamer C. W. Elphicke, which John Craig & Son are building at Trenton, Mich., for Captain Elphicke of Chicago, has been sold on the stocks to a Cleveland syndicate for $125,000. She will retain her name. A joint stock company has been formed by Toronto, Hamilton, and Montreal capitalists and the propellers Cuba, Alma Munro, and ~~ Acadia have been acquired by them to ply_ between Montreal, Kingston, and Chicago. “e3 A series of accidents has prevented com— pletion of the big drydock to be operated by the Vesse! Owners’ company at Cleveland, but it is probable that the dock will be ready receive a vessel by Saturday next. Captain MeDougall’s syndicate has decide to bnild a third cigar-shaped barge at Duluth The second will be called the 102, ani third 103. Each is to have 3,000 tons « ity. Aslipis being dredged, along: which the third boat is to be put togeth: Maj. Quinn, United States en charge of Lake Superior harbors, has awarde the contract for the construction lineal feet of breakwater at As to Hugh Steele of Duluth fo: $44,1 being $11.45 a lineal foot, Th tion 18 #72, 00. io that on or about April 22, "1889, th from which the pier head light — light station, Charlotte, Lake On is chown will be moved out to. feet of the end of the p The big steamer Walter Fr overhauled in Ogdensbu going on her route, and during fifty barrels of salt were us brine to apply to the inside This is done to preserve the wo go up next Saturday with a ‘full teen men. The depth of water across | Flats, Lake St. Clair, at present oot less than at the opening last year. Where there we: there are now scant fifteen fee state of water may be tempora be taken into account by | ve the — time. gon and Milwaukee have nae Moor and Brittain are the men w! in charge. I aut sathcous with the compan