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~ CLEVELAND VESSEL OWNERS’ « ASSOCIATION. ORGANIZED IN 1880. (Membership 1890.) One hundred and thirty-eight steamers, and One hundred and thirty-two sail and barge, Maintains shipping offices at Cleveland, Ashtabula Harbor, Fairport and Poledo. Regulates wages, protects crews, and takes cognizance of all matters ‘n tho { storest of the members and of the lake commarce generas'y. Aggregating 245,70tona, OFFICERS. HM. Hawa, - si : z : President M. A. Brapuey, - - . - Vice President Bronor P. McKay, ~ - - Secre‘mry and Treasurer H, D, Govuper, . - - ° Counsel MANAGERS OR ADVISORY BOAKD. 1, M. Hanna, R. &. Winslow, H, P. Lillibridge, P. G. Minch, M, A. Bradley, W. D. Reese, George P. McKay, J, 1, Palmer, Thomas Wilson, W. ©. Richardson, J. W. Moore, James Corrigan, EXECUTIVE COMMITTER. A. M. Hanna, M, A. Bradley, Thomas Wilson, J. W. Moore, George ¥. McKay, James Corrigan, B, L, Pennington. SIPPING MASTERS. ‘A RB. Rumsey, 98 dock, Cleveland; Fred Bennet, Assistant, Wm. Rennick, Ashtabula Harbor; Andrew Biemel, Fairport; John O'Connor, 205 Madison Street, Toledo, 7 THE MARINE RECORD.—OFFICIAL PAPERs _—————————_ NEWS AROUND THE LAKES. CLEVELAND, 0. Attorney Samuel H. Crowl, has been admitted to prac- tice as proctor in admiralty cases. The Chase Machine Co. have just shipped a duplex condensing pump to Houghton, Mich., and two boiler feed pumps to Detroit. H. D. Coffinberry, president of the Cleveland Ship Buil- ding Co., has re-turned to the city after a prolonged ab- sence on an eastern tour. L. P. & G. A. Smith have a large force of men at work enlarging and rebuilding the Cleveland dry dock, which is to be made considerably longer, and to accommodate a steamer of 360 feet keel. Captain Babcock, keeper of the life saving station at Fairport, O., visited the city this week, the captain is one of the most experienced men in the service, having seen seventeen years of active work and he is still an energetic wiry man apparently good for as many more years. Captain Alex McDougall, general manager of the American Steel Barge Co., passed through the city Mon- day en-route for New York, to attend the annual meet- ing of the directors of the company. Captain Thomas Wilson will leave Washington and be present at the meeting also. A letter signed “Barnacle,” in the Plain ;Dealer of the 14th. strikes the key note as to the location of this city for yachting purposes. The writer suggests that the down town business men, Adelbert College students, and others assist the C. Y. C. in bringing the port into prominence asa yachting center, “Barnacle” has evidently “been there,” and knows whereof he speaks. Conrad Christianson, assistant light keeper, shipped av assistant last week and signed articles with her for life. It is to be hoped that the lighthouse on the hill will send forth a cheerier ray than ever since the keeper has taken aboard the apostolic injunction, about it not being good for man to be alone—or woman either. Captain N. Bartlett, the “good man at the wheel,” is in port again at his former avocation and is keeping his luff in spite of all competition, the captain announces his in- tention of proceeding to Ashtabula April Ist, 1892, to establish a first-class meat market for the benefit of the Cleveland vessel men and one or two Detroit firms also for Captain James Ash, of Buffalo and James Davidson of Bay City. It is learned here that Capt. Alex. Clarke, of the steam- er Robert Mills, and grand president of the E. M. B. A., signed a charter for life with an estimable consort in Buft- alo last Tuesday. Congratulations will be in order on the 21st. inst., when the captain will spend some days in this city at the annual convention of the order,whose ranks now contain about 720 of the most intelligent mariners on the Great Lakes. Much success to you Captain! With the return of Captains Wilson, Bradley, and Cor- rigan, it islearned that the outlook for lake improye- ments is most promising. A number of Senators will co- operate in their efforts to bring about a due recognition of the aids to commerce made necessary by the deeper draft fo vessels. Col. Haynes will introduce a bill which the delegation framed before leaving, asking for increased aids to navigation. Naval Secretary Coffin and Capt. Mahan, of the Lighthouse Board, were also interviewed. Capt. McKay will stay at Washington for a few days and attend to the final results of the delegations visit. The steam yacht Wadena, built for J. H. Wade J r., by the Cleveland Shipbuilding Co., left Brooklyn last week for her trip across the Atlantic. An illustrated descrip- tive article of the handsome steam yacht built on the Great Lakes was published in the New York Herald of the 11th., and all sources speak in tne highest terms of her construction and equipment. She is now officered as fol- lows: captain, J. C. Collamore, formerly of the steam yacht Cora; first mate, J. Crosby; second mate, Harry Hayman; chief engineer, J, B. Smith; first assistant en- gineer, W. H. Leavy; second assistant, William Kohl, Chief Engineer J. B. Smith is a lake engineer, and sailed last season in the Bradley employ. ‘The meeting of the Civil Engineers’ Club Thursday ev- ening was an entertaining one. After electing Mr. Charles W. Honkinson to active membership, Prof. J. N. Stock- well read a very interesting paper upon “On the position of the Center of All the Dry Land on the Earth’s Sur- face.” ‘The paper was exhaustive, and after Prof. Stock- well had demonstrated his ability to thoroaghly handle his subject, several members discussed the problem of the best means of solving the dry land center, Prof. Stock- well spoke upon the metric system, and the supposition that the great pyramids centered the dry land, but he had found by taking the present geography of the earth as a base, that the center was 1800 miles distant from the pyr- amids. All who attended were well pleased with the professor’s lecture. CHICAGO, ILLS. Special to The Marine Record. The Peshtigo Co’s. barge Noquebay, is receiving new decks. Captain Mallory, of the steamer Hadley, left here for his home on Saturday. The Anchor Line Steamer Lehigh, went to the Santa- Fe elevator Friday to load 50,000 bushels of wheat on private terms. At Miller Bros., shipyard the steamer Viking, is in dock for anew shoe, some repairs and calking; the schooner C. J. Magill, is in for a partial rebuild. Finney & Channon, ship chandlery, supplied the steamer HW. A. Tuttle with a 150 fathom 84% inch line, before she took her departure for Milwaukee last Saturday. The schooner Hattie Hutt, was sold by Higgie & Walsh, vessel agents, Chicago, for Louis Hutt, to O. Hanson, of Milwaukee, last week. Consideration $4,500 cash. Pp. H. Fleming & Co,, vessel agents Chicago, last week chartered the schooner John B. Merrill and steamer Germanic for flaxseed to Buffalo at 534 cents for storage and delivery. The schooner Seaman, Capt. Duncan Buchanan left this port for Sheboygan, Wis., with hay, last Thursday. She was the latest sail vessel departure from this port for the past season. Tobin & Hamlin machinists, are rebuilding the engine of the steamer Robert Holland, engineer George Wilson who was chief on the steamer Pasadena last season, is superintending the work and will be chief engineer on the Holland next season. The tug T. T. Morford, Captain Charley Roach, of the Dunham Towing & Wrecking Co., left Chicago with the steamer H. A. Tuttle, Saturday evening at seven o’clock for Milwaukee. The Morford towed her to that port and arrived back here Sunday at mid-night. James Mowatt, superintendent of the Chicago Dry Dock Co., left Chicago Tuesday night on a vacation for the benefit of his health. He will visit Lithia Springs, West Virginia, and Florida. We hope to see him restored to perfect health on his return. Captain Nicholson, of the steamer Tom Adams, arrived here Tuesday to look after the steamer Farwell and barge Rutter. They will probably soon take on loads of grain. Shippers are offering 5 cents on grain for storage and freight, but agents and owners are holding out for 51¢ cents. Chicago statistics for 1891 makes the following show- ing: Customs duties collected, $5,983,589; vessels arrived, 8,956; cleared, 9,144; anthracite coal received by lake, 1,215,337 tons; shipments of wheat, 29,641,142 bushels; corn, 37,705,267 bushels; clearing house totals for year, $104,083,157. Captain P. Minch, of Cleveland and Fred C. Starke, of the Milwaukee shipbuilding company of Milwaukee were in Chicago saturday making arrangements for towing the steamer H, A. Tuttle to Milwaukee to be placed in dry dock for the purpose of undergoing repairs to the damage recently sustained by her from fire. The small fore and aft schooner Cora, Captain L. Chad- wick, which arrived here January 6th with laths from Menominee was towed up to the lumber market on the 12th by the tug Viola, her captain having concluded to sell her cargo here rather than risk carrying it to Benton Harbor her port of hail. She was the first sail vessel to arrive here this year, and the latest of last season. C. F. Elmes, engine builder and machinist, Chicago, was in Milwaukee last week attending the testing of one of his patent steam steerers which he had placed on the fire boat Cataract. He had the rudder enlarged 18 inches fore and aft and 8 inches deeper, and when the steam steerer was tested it worked over from hard a port to hard a starboard in four seconds. The steerer worked very successfully and was accepted by the fire department, The members of the E. M. B.A., Lodge 3, Chicago, at their meeting Monday afternoon, presented Captain J. THE MARINE RECORD. Hogan, their past president, with a watch charm as token of their esteem and good will. The charm gold, and is very handsome; it is in the form of a minia— ture flag, in pattern similar to the flags carried by th members of the Association on the mast of their vessels, On one side on a red ground are the letters “E. M. B. A., Lodge 3, Chicago,” raised in white, and on the other side is engraved, “Presented to Brother J Hogan, Past Pres- _ ident.” 7 Your correspondent has received a very kind invitation and complimentary ticket from the M. EB. B. A., No. 44, of Manistee, Mich., to attend their fifth annual reception and ball, to be held atthe Manistee Opera House, Wed- nesday evening January 20th. 1892; I should feel much pleasure in being present, but cannot possibly attend as the E. M. B. A.’s Lodge, 3, Chicago, first annual reception and ball takes place on 20th., and the M. E. B. A’s No, — 68, fourth annual reception and ball on the 21st., at which L hope to be present. I well remember the Tugmen’s — dance I attended at Manistee in the spring of 1882, and — the very happy evening I spent, end it brings to my mind the sad recollection of the loss by fire of the steambarge R. G. Peters, and of Engineer Mullen, and his second en- gineer, whose name I cannot remember, both of whom were present at the dance, and were making everybody happy, and the roughly enjuying themselves. I sincerely hope that the fifth annual ball of the M. E. B. A, No, 44, _ of Manistee will be a very enjoyable affair, and a great success, and I feel sure it will be, as the committee which comprises my old friends John Durr, Fred Otto, J. L. Muzzy, and many others will work hard to makeit so. WILLIAMS. DETROIT, MICH. Special to The Marine Record. If close attention to business will do it “Beeson’s Ma- rine Guide,” for 1892, will be away ahead of former issues, as Harvey is more than closely engaged in its compila- tion. The date has been fixed for a hearing before the Com- mitte on Rivers and Harbors, at Washington, of the del- egates appointed at the Detroit Waterway’s Convention to further the deep water canal to the coast. It is ex- pected tha t a survey will be authorized by Congress. Gen. O. M. Poe, will go to Cleveland Tuesday to meet a delegation from the Vessel Owners’ Association. The general does not himself exactly know what they will re- quire of him, but it is probably to consult with him re- garding the subjects brought forward at their recent annual meeting relative to necessary improvements to the waterways for the season of 1892 and more particularly in the “Soo” River. Atameeting of the Citizens’ Yachting Association plans were accepted from the architect for the new club house which is to be erected on the river front, back of the Davis boat and oar works, occupying a space 34 by 70 feet, and will cost between $1,200 and $1,500. Work will be commenced as soon as the weather permits. Com- munications were read from Commodore E. A. Dayis, of the C. ¥. A., and Secretary J. 8. Williams, of the Lake Erie Yacht Racing Association, asking that a committee be appointed to confer with them at their meeting to be held at the Hotel Cadillac January 19. Messrs. Geo. Newberry, Ed Bidigare E. A. Davis were appointed on the committee. At a meeting of the Michigan Yacht Club, held Tuesday night at the hotel Cadilac, delegates were appointed to attend the meeting to be held here on January 19th to consider the advisability of organizing an association consisting of the yacht clubs of Detroit, Toledo, Cleve- land and Buffalo. The name proposed for this associa- tion is the Lake Erie Yacht Racing Association. The delegates for this committee are Commodore Miller, Alex McLeod and Fred C. Whitney. The club propose to increase their membership from 150 to 200 members, the proceeds to go to the furnishing and improvement of their club house. The following committees were ap- pointed to solicit membership: Commodore Miller, A. — Day, H. 8, Robinson; Messrs Henkle, Simpson, Gill, Brooker, Guenther, Warrer, Ellwood, Harris, Brady» Wendell, Whitney, Reeves, Lochbiler, McLeod, Gillman, French, Baker, Tallman, Smith and Thomson. 4 OWEN SOUND, ONT. Special to The Marine Record. Capt. John Simpson is busy rebuilding the tug King, which was burned at Tober Morry Harbor last fall, and when com- pleted will be one of the best tugs on Georgian Bay. ig Steamships Alberta and Athabaska, of the C, P. R. Line, will be greatly improved this winter. They are each to hay a crown promenade deck and awning similar to the Manitoba’ These decks are a great convenience and comfort to passen; and will no doubt make the Line more popular than ever. The completed listof winter mocrings at this port are as lows: Steamers, Alberta, Athabaska, Manitoba, Cambria, cardine, Bayfield and a government cruiser; tugs, Dou, Heather Belle, Aikens and Siskiwit; dredges, No. 9 and 4, schooner Ariel, also several yachts and other small CG us