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THE MARINE RECORD. Literary Notices. John Wiley & Sons, Scientific publishers, 53 East 10th street, New York, announce as in preparation ‘Elementary Lessons in Heat,’’ by Professor D, E. Tillman, United States Military Academy. ‘Elementary Course in Theory of Equations,” by O. H. Chapman and Johns Hopkins. Those of our readers who may desire a legal representation at Washington at any other time during the year, or when Congress is in session, could not intrust their interests into better hands than the well known firm of Conger & Conger, ex-Senator Omar D. Conger, the senior of the firm, is thoroughly conversant with all phases of Congressional legislation and the rules of departments governing the interests of the merchant marine and all matters appertaining thereto. “The Shipping World Year Book 1892,’ compiled and edited by Major Evan Rowland Jones, London, comes to hand this week in its usual neat, well bound end handy form. Asa port directory of the ports of the world the “Year Book’”’ stands unrivalled, it is complete and accurate in its detailed and multifarious information contains more pages than the previous annual and isa work that should be kept close at hand by merchants, shippers and the active members of the mercantile marine. The publishers are the ‘‘Shipping World Co.,”’ 25 Pilgrim street, Ludgate Hill, London. “American Shipbuilding and Lake Transportation,” by Joseph R. Oldham, N. A., Cleveland, O., is the title of a handsomly illustrated morocco bound booklet which has found its way to our desk, The author isa well known writer on nauti- cal subjects relating to shipbuilding, engineering and mechan- ism his latest production fully bears out the practical qualifica- tions of his early training and life long study on these lines. The subject of screw steamship and tow barge efficiency on the northwestern lakes are ably handled and considerable space is given in the treatise to the whaleback form of construction. —— TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL. There has just been issued from the Statistician’s office of the Interstate Commerce Commission the third annual report on the “Statistics of Railways in the United States.’ This report gives comprehensive statistics covering the operations of railways for the year ending June 30th, 1890, and a state- ment of earnings from passenger and freight service, together with operating expenses and fixed charges, for the nine months ending March 3lst, 1891. A marked feature of this report, which adds greatly to the value of its statistics, is the division of all statistics into teu territorial groups by which the differences in conditions of operation in various parts of country are clearly brought to notice. Formerly all statistics have been massed for the entire country, and the averages de- duced have been for all the roads in the United States. The comparisons rendered possible by this report show marked differences in the different parts of the country. From this exhaustive report much valuable data regarding railroad transportation is brougbt to light, and in keeping with the increased transportation facilities offered by water we note that the railway mileage in the United States on June 30th, 1890, was 163,597.05 miles. The increase in railway mileage brought into operation during the year was 5,838.22 miles, Michigan shows the largest increase in railway mile- age during the year, being 459.08 miles, and Georgia comes next, with an increased mileage of 437.94 miles, Group V, made of the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ala- bama, Georgia, and Florida, shows an increased mileage of ,370.32 miles during the year. The total length of track for the United States, including all tracks, sidings, and spurs, is 208,61 is o'clock p. m., March 4, 1892, and then PROPOSALS. NITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE 34 West Congress street, Detroit, Mich., January 19, 1892, Seuled proposals, in tri- plicate, will be received at this office until 2 , opened. For furnishing Twelve Valve Frames and Fourteen Valves for the 800 foot Lock at St. Mary’s Falls Canal, Michigan, Preference will be given to materials of domestic produc- tion or manufacture, conditions of quality and price (import duties included) being equai. Attention is invited to Acts of Con- gress, approved February 26, 1885, and Feb- ruary 23, 1887, vol. 23, page 332, and vol. 24, page 414, Statutes at Large. The Govern- ment reserves the right to reject any or allpro- posals; also, to waive any informalities. For further information apply at this office. O. M. POE, Colonel, Corpsof Engineers, Bvt. Brig. General U. 8. A. 1-21-4 HAT Is every sailor of the Lakes to send their ad- dress for Synopsis of E Contents of A Manual of Navigation ANT for the Lakes. Youcan’t afford to be without it. It is a complete treatise of Lake Navigation and is the cream of a life study by the ablest writer on Lake Sailing. Bound in leather, $2.00 post-paid. BISSELL & SCRIVENS, Publishers, Cleveland, 0. MARINE AND INLAND INSU URANCE. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, (ORGANIZED 1842.) Office, 51 Wall Street, NEW YORK. INLAND MARINE INSURANCE. UNION MARINE INSURANCE (0., OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. (LIMITED.) INSURES AGAINST MARINE AND INLAND TRANSPORTATION RISKS AND WILL ISSUE POLICIES MAKING LOSS PAYABLE IN ENGLAND. Assets over ${0,000,000.00, for the Security of its Policies. The profits of the Company revert to the assured, and are divided annually upon the premiums terminated during the year ; thereby reducing the cost of in surance. For such dividends, certificates are issued bearing interest until ordered to be redeemed, in accordance with the charter. J.D. JONES, Prest. W.H.H. MOORE, Vice-Prest. A. A. RAVEN, 2nd Vice-Prest. J. H. CHAPMAN, Secy. Insurance Company of North America, INCORPORATED 1794. CAPITAL, PAID UP IN CASH, 2 ASSETS. = - - - = = CHARLES PLATT, President. WILLIAM A. PLATT, Vice-President. EUGENE L. ELLISON, 2nd Vice-President. GREVILLE E. FRYER, Sec’y & Treas. JOHN H. ATWOOD, Assistant Secretary. LAKE MARINE DEPARTMENT. GEORGE L. MCCURDY, Manacer. CHICAGO, ILLS $3,000,000.00 $8,951,518,83 BUFFALO SIGNAL LAMPS, For Steamers and Sailing Vessels. PATENT FLUTED LENS AND PERFECT COLORS. GET THE BEST AND AVOID COLLISIONS. MANUFACTURED BY RUSSELL & WATSON, Successors to FELTHOUSEN & RUSSELL. 139 & 141 Main St. BUFFALO, N, Y. SEND FOR CATALOGUE, H. B. & G. B. BURGER, SHIP-BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS. MANITOWOC DRY DOCK. Dry Dock will admit Vessels of 1100 tons drawi Do 1 f ! awing 12 feet. Have al oh Foxet in connection with the Shipyard capable of lifting Vessalicat 350 te arge stock of SPARS constantly on hand, LARGE SPAR DERRICK, Vessels Docked and Repaired on Reasonable Terms. MANITOWOC, WIS, TRANSATLANTIC MARINE INSURANCE 00, - AL INSURANCE CO, - - = «+ OF DRESD SAXONY INSURANCE 60, - ~~ OF SAXONY AGGREGATE CAPITAL OVER $6,500,000. The above Companies will do a General Hull and Cargo Business on the Great Lakes. P. H. FLEMING, GENERAL MANAGER, — SAMUEL F. HODGE & COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF _ MARINE Stationary and Portable Engines, MINING MACHINERY AND ; PROPELLER WHEELS, | a Riverside Iron Works, 844 to 826 Atwater Street, DETROIT, MICH. THE UNION DRY DOCK GO, OF BERLIN CHICAGO OFFICE: 6 SHERMAN STREET. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ‘ BUILT, DOCKED AND REPAIRED. —— BUILDERS OF-—— JEWETT, TIOGA. SUSQUEHANNA, CHEMUNG, BRAZIL, FESSENDEN. COMMODORE PERRY, OWEGO, S.C. REYNOLDS, VIKING. S§. 0. SCHENCK. “PIER,” BUFFALO, N. Y,