The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

_ ASSOCIATION. ORGANIZED IN 1880. (Membership 1800.) hundred and thirty-eight steamers, and ‘Ono hundred and thirty-two sail and barge, } Aeerersting 246,103 tona “Maintains shipping offices at Cleveland, Ashtabula Harbor, Fairport and Foledo. Regulates waxes, protects crews, and takes cognizance of all matters n the i iterest of the members and of the lake commmaroe genera:'y, “3 a a OFFICERS. Maemo, I) she \e’, ie President M.A. Brapiry, - : . - Vies President Bronou P. McKay, - - - Secretary nnd Treasurer HL. D. Govupen, a -; - - . Counsel MANAGERS OR ADVISORY HOARD, H. M. Hanna, R. &. Winslow, H, P. Lillibridge, P.G. Minch, M. A, Bradley, _W. D, Reese, George P. McKay, J. H. Palmer, Thomas Wilson, W. C. Richardson, J. W. Moore, James Corrigan, KXKCUTIVE COMMITTEE. H, M. Hanna, M. A. Bradley, Thomas Wilson, J. W. Moore, George P. McKay, James Corrigan, B. L. Pennington. BSIIIPPING MASTERS, A. R. Rumsey, 98 dock, Cleveland; Fred Bennet, Assistant, Wm. Rennick, Ashtabula Harbor; Andrew Biemel, Fairport; John O'Connor, 205 Madison Street, Toledo, THE MARINE RECORD.—OFFICIAL PAPER. ass PR eh NEWS AROUND THE LAKES, CLEVELAND, O. Capt. John Shaw, manager of the Shaw- Eddy fleet visited the city this week. The captain looks well and hearty and is quite as aggressive as ever. The only flurry of snow which we have had up to date is now over, and warmer weather is predicted by the weather bureau. The lakes still remain practically open. The River Machine and Boiler Works manufacture a specialty in deck hoisting engines, which apparently meets the vessel-trade to perfection, as no less than six. teen orders for the machines are now on the books of the company. z - A wider field of industries and a more weighty docu- ment as regards financial representation than ever left this city will be taken to Washington in a few days by the committee from the Vessel Owners’ Association in their endeavor to secure for the lake commerce due re- cognition at the hands of the Fifty-second Congress. A petition to President Harrison, asking the appoint- ment of George Wyman as United States marshal to suc- ceed B. F. Wade, has been widely signed’by vessel own- ers, Shipbuilders, merchants and shippers, so that if an influential petition counts for anything Mr. Wyman will succeed the incumbent whose term expires February 14. At the meeting of the E. M. B. A. on Saturday the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Capt. John Hall, president; Capt. W. 8. Mack, Ist vice-pre- sident; Capt. Richard Neville, 2nd vice-president; Capt. Collier, financial secretary; Capt. Tom Jones, treasurer; Capt. Rattray, recording secretary. With such an array of excellent oflicers the Association must certainly go on and pros per. Rey. Dr. Buxton, of the Franklin avenue M. E, church, preached a welcome home sermon last Sunday for those who earned their living on the lakes. Chaplain J. D. Jones, of the Floating Bethel, held his ground tackle as best bower and pronounced the benediction. The service throughout was a most impressive one and was well at- tended by the sailing community, alarge number of whom reside on the West Side. General Porter, chief of the census bureau will visit ~ the city early this month as the guest of the board of in- dustry and improvement, while here, he will deliver an address upon the commerce of the Great Lakes, etc. The census bureau has become one of the most valuable and important branches of the Federal service and has been of incalculable benefit in compiling reliable statistics of lake commerce—A feature never before inclusively dealt with. For twenty five years Chaplain Jones has labored faith- fully in the support of the ‘Floating Bethel,” and the good work which he has accomplished is borne testimony to by scores of living witnesses. The Veteran Seaman’s Benevolent Association, recently voted him their warm- est thanks and appreciation for a recent beneficent act in standing by and finally burying an old destitute sea- man. Chaplain Jones is the right man in the right place, and his right hand keeps the left in darkness regarding his good works. A meeting of the Veteran Seaman’s Benevolent Association, was held in their rooms on Sunday after- noon at which the secretary was ordered to forward a petition to members of Congress asking for their sup- port when the bill to establish a home for aged and de- crepit mariners was brought before the house, the bill is now in the hands of the Hon. Tom L. Johnson, M. C., from this city and every effort will be made to have a retreat or snug harbor built to protect the aged mariner who has sailed for a certain number of years under the United States flag. ; Capt. James Davidson, shipbuilder of Bay City, visited | the city Tuesday and it was learned that the captain had some business to attend to, later in the day it was an- nounced that his new schooner Adriatic had been pur- chased by M. A. Bradley and Capt. Geo. Stone for $40,000, The Adriatic is rated Al with a valuation of $50,000 in In- land Lloyds and has carried 1,750 tons or 70,000 bushels of corn, first-class tonnage cannot be duplicated in any part of the world at closer figures than the above. The City’s now known as the “Big Four” will also be sold, as the firm holding an option on them is expected to close in a few days. At a meeting of the executive committee and advisory board of the Cleveland Vessel Owners’ Association held in the office of M. A. Bradley on Monday the assessment rate was made the same as last year, viz: 31g per ton register. Harvey D. Goulder was re-appointed counsel to the Association and Messrs. Wilson, Bradley, Corri- gan, McKay, Dalton and Mather were appointed a com— mitteee on the classification of steamers now in the Association, A. R. Rumsey was re-appointed shipping- master at this port with Charles Fisher as assistant in place of Capt. Bennett, deceased. William Rennick shipping master at Ashtabula, O., and Andrew Biemel at Fairport, 0. The committee to go before the Light- house Board and the River and Harbor Committee at Washington will probably consist of Mr. H. M. Hanna, Capt. Thomas Wilson, Capt. P. McKay and Capt, James Corrigan, they will leave here in afew days. The secre- tary of the Association carries with him the strongest petition that ever emanated from the port in favorjof in- creased aids to navigation, the committee itself is a rep- resentative one and much good will positively ensue from their demonstration of the present needs of lake commerce. Among the lake navigators of the present day who have seen half a century of active lake service and ap- preciates the enormous growth of modern shipbuilding. and commerce, we may mention Captain Carlton Graves, who belongs to a well known Ohio family. While hovering around a group of flat-footed amphibia leisurely looking for nothing, Taz MARINE RECORD man caught on to the statement that the ci-devant shipmate of sockless Jerry Simpson, M. C., and former plougher of the lakes, started in to traverse the unexplored fringe of the lakes in 1846, nine years later or in 1855 a new vessel built on the beach at Madison, O., and named the Caroline E. Bailey was fitted out by Captain Graves. A handy field was turned into arigging loft and the cordage taken out of the coil was put on a stretch by a team of horses assisted by a luff upon luff, with the two horse power regulation strain and the luffs choked, they then proceeded to mark and cut their standing rigging, strap their blocks, ete., those were the days the captain remarked when a wand- ering flatfoot was hailed in the old time couplet—Brother shipmate I pray you stop, and lend me a hand to strap this block. This was more especially the case when a cat block had to be strapped, though the ploughed field not unfrequ- ently got mixed up with the grease, marlinspike and tar, however the work was done ship shape and in Bristol fashion. In 1861 Captain Carlton found another vessel in the same place, the barque A. P. Nichols and she also was successfully launched and fitted out. In this experience of nearly fifty years, Captain Graves has only had the mis- fortune to lose one vessel, the schooner Valentine, she foundered in 12 fathoms of water and the crew took 17 hours to reach the shore, he has got over the hardships ex- perienced at that time and last season held his luff with the best of them in the steamer Cormorant of which he is part owner. CHICAGO, ILLS, Special to The Marine Record. Captain Henry Leisk, of the steamer Ralph, was here on business Tuesday. Capt. A. L. Fitch, of the firm of Elphicke & Co., re- turned from a journey East on Sunday. Capt. William Johnson’s schooners Olga, Clara and W. O. Goodman are receiving new decks and calking. C. W. Elphicke & Co. chartered the barge Verona on Saturday for wheat at 51g cents per bushel for storage and delivery at Buffalo. The schooner Seaman, Capt. Duncan Buchanan, is loaded with hay and will sail for Sheboygan this week and will go into winter quarters there on her arrival. Capt. John Prindiville sold the steamer De Pere for the Goodrich Transportation Co. to the Hon. 8. B. Grum- mond, of Detroit, last Thursday; consideration $20,000, The M. E. B. A. (No. 68, Chicago,) will hold their fourth annual ball at the North Side, Turner Hall, Thursday night, January 2Ist. All friends are invited. They are promised a good time. The M. E. B. A., (No. 4, Chicago,) will hold their seventeenth annual ball at Brand’s Hall, corner N. Clark and Erie streets, Wednesday night, January 27th, They expect a very large attendance as usual, “Sweney and George W. Cottrell were initiated as new z ‘The next annual meeting Dry of the Lakes, will be held at the Sherman city, on Wednesday, January 13th. Mr. present efficient secretary will so notify all me Capt. R. Cazallis made two round trips with Westover between this port and Ludington and J kee after December 9th, he laid up the steamer waukee and returned here in time to spend Christi At Miller Brothers shipyard the schooner City of boygan is in dock for a new center board box, the Monitor for repairs, the steamer Wissahickon went out. of dock Tuesday and the steamer Viking took her place, Davison & Holmes, vessel agents, 242 South Water The schooner Kate Winslow, from Eseanaba, arrived light at Green Bay on Friday afternoon. She will load grain and hold it for winter storage. Itis said among vesselmen here that the Winslow’s trip is the latest Green Bay navigation on record. SF a street, dissolved partnership Jannary Ist. Frank Davison will continue to carry on business at the old stand, and we wish him great success. W. E. Holmes goes into the cedar business with W. D. Hitchcock & Co., Chicago. ~ — The M. E. B. A (No. 67 Saugatuck) held their fourth annual ball New Years Eye. December lst. 1891, at Saugatuck. Excellent music was furnished by the South- Haven orchestra, and a very pleasant enjoyable evening was indulged in by the engineers and their many friends. This district and this port still leads the entire United States coast ports in the number of arrivals and elear- ances, New York making a close second. There are 384 vessels of all classes owned in this distriet with a net tonnage of 65,280,45. 4.046,69 net tons, having a valuation of $452,500, were built here during 1891. Milwaukee, how- ever, leads the list of lake and seaports in the total num- ber of entries and clearances, being 20,994, Chieago 2227. The annual meeting of the M. E. B. A., (No. 4 Chicago) was held on the last Monday in December for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year. The following offi- cers were elected: President, engineer James Baker; vice- president, engineer Charles Van Every; financial secretary, : engineer Daniel Wise; recording secretary engineer John’ McElliott; corresponding secretary, engineer Charles Walsh; treasurer, engineer James Donnelly; Chaplain, engineer Dan Robinson. ‘he aunual meeting of the M. E. B. A., (No.68 Chicago) was held on the last Monday in the old year for election of officers for the ensuing year. The following officers were elected: President, engineer Frank Be Gull; vice- president, engineer J. Taylor; treasurer, engineer L. F. Monroe; financial secretary, engineer Philip MacEwen; recording secretary, engineer James Inman; correspond- ing secretary, engineer George Grubbs; chaplain, engineer James S. Harris, N.S. ‘ The late Richard Chesters business of signal lamp and lantern manufacturer, tin, copper and sheet iron worker and vessel supplies in that line at 35 South Franklin street, corner Lake street, has been purchased by William Ingram, manager to the deceased for over ten years, and he has formed a co-partnership with Charles Gulbranson who was in the employ of R. Chester for over 16 years. The new firm hope to receive the patronage of all old friends and many new ones, and will use their best en- deavors to give satisfaction to all. The annual meeting of the Chicago Lodge of the E. M. B. A. was held Monday afternoon, January 4th, at their hall 200 S. Water street, for the election of officers for - the ensuing year, there was a large attendance and the following officers were elected: President, Capt. George Tebo; Ist vice-president, Capt. Peter McCulloch; 2nd vice- president, Capt. J. N. Comstock; treasurer, Capt. William Turner; financial secretary, Capt. F. B. Higgie; recording _ secretary, Capt. Thomas J. Beggs. Captains John ise members since the close of navigation. Captains Dayid Beggs, George 8S. Wittey, R. W. Hayes and John Thomas have also become new members. The Association is in~ avery flourishing condition, and our best wishes are with them for their future good welfare. The first annual reception and ball of the local Excel- — sior Marine Benevolent Association, will be given Wed- nesday evening, January 20th., at Brand’s Hall. The fol lowing committees have been appointed, COMMITTEE ON RECEPTION. Capt. J. Hogan Capt. Wm. Turner Capt. “ G.W. Flood * BR. Terrill Sy “ G. W. Pardee “ Geo, Lebo “ J.G. Harlbut * A, E. Johnston “ “ H.C. Page “ J. P. Comstock . COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENts. _ Capt. D. Jones Capt. W. E, Ladner Capt. H. “ Thos. Beggs * W.J. Driscol “ J “. J. Dunnegan*' C, E. Little i « J. Jenks “J. A, Brown ff FLOOR COMMITTEE. — Capt. J. M. Thomas Capt. J. E. Yax * D. Kiah «J. Sinelair *« D. Cochran «J. Kilbeck « . McLean eeuseaD: Wm. Dish F. B. Higg