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Whereas, The new United States Canal at Sault Ste. Marie is being constructed for a depth of eighteen feet ; and, whereas, it is proposed in that country to deepen their canals on the great Jukes to not less than twenty feet; and, whereas, the proposed increase in depth has alrendy been made at the mouth of the Detroit river, in the opinion of this House it is expedient that the Soulanges canal and the other canals on the river St, Lawrence should be deepened to twenty feet.”” The gallant colonel, who is a strong Torry government sup- jorter, made an eloquent speech in support of his motion, but on. Mr. Haggart, Minister of Rivers and Canals, with a short eulogistic reference to the worthiness of Colonel Deni- son’s motion, intimated that he was fully convinced that pres- ent waterways were sufficiently commodivus for some time to come. After a considerable discussion by members of both the Opposition and the Government, Colonel Denison asked | for leave to withdraw his motion, and the twenty-foot channel scheme was shelved. JAG, $$$ U. 8. SUPERVISING INSPECTORS OF STEAM- VESSELS. The Government looks carefully after the safety of those who intrust their lives to steam vessels carrying the Stars and ‘Stripes, and at least once every year the machinery of each vessel is inspected by one expert, and the hull and equipments by another. Besides, each mas- ter, mate, pilot and engineer has to undergo an examina- tion to test his qualifications for a license. General regu- lations are made by the Government for the proper man- agement of steam vessels, for the precautions which would otherwise rarely be taken, and for repairs which thrifty owners might neglect if they were not watched. | All of this important work is commit- ted to the hands of the men whose por- traits through the courtesy of the Buffalo Express are printed here—the Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels, and the Su- pervising Inspector-General, who are at least indirectly responsible for the lives of hundreds of thousands, and who have done much to relieve water travel of its dangers. Once a year, on the third Wed- nesday in January, these inspectors meet in Washington to make regulations for the year and to test devices invented for use on steam vessels, and in session they represent the highest attainments of ma- rine skill which the nation can produce from the ranks of the mercantile marine. Each supervising inspector has charge of a district, for which he appoints a local board consisting of an inspector of hulls and an inspector of boilers, with an assist- ant for each when needed, and a clerk for the board. Over these he exercises a gen eral supervision, listening to appeals from their decisions, making personal inspec- tions, and enforcing the laws. Each re- ceives a salary. of 000, with traveling expenses, and each is appointed by the president for his knowledge and practical experience in the use of steam for naviga- tion, although the inspectors have no lim- ited term of office. changes with a new administration are not very common. The Supervising Inspector- General, Mr. James A. Dumont, has held that office for fourteen years, and he earns his salary of $3,500 by superintending the administra- tion of the steamboat inspection laws, J: Ingle, Ev umsyville. Jchn Fehrenbatch, Cineinnati. THE MARINE RECORD. THE TUG PROBLBM. 8, Wis., March 14, 1892. ond. CORRECT FIGURES FOR Minwauk To the Editor of The Marine Ri When receiving the issue of Tur MArmne Recorp contain- ing Mr. Henrich’s problem, undersigned did not have occasion to give same the atiention it deserved, which resulted in en- tirely wrong answers for the first and third instance, the se~ cond instance being the only one worked on correct principles. But as all the other contributors are more or Jess wrong in their answers, allow me space for following figures, verified by construction and trigonometrical calculation to be correct: 1, NNW, 386 miles; NE by E 384.56 total 420.56 2. Nby EYE 2 miles; NE by E 266.31 Ms 5. NE 4 E (N 48° 50’ EB) 271.9 miles miles 271.9 The first and second answers are received on the principles used for second instance ip last issue. The third is quite a difficult problem to work, as itis based upon dissolving an oblique-angled triangle, with one engle and one side known, and the other side’s proportion to another also known, requir- ing the solution of an algebraic equation of the second degree, before the distance and course for B can be found by trigon- ometrical calculation, But as this part of the problem is the one that has the most practical value, I will here give a method, through which any body ean obtain a pretty close solution only by working it in a diagram, Call, as before; the place where B hailed the ves- sel = nd the place where A was at the time = D. Then off from D, on the line of A’s course, as many equal parts A is making miles an hour, in this instance 9, and call the point thus received F, Then take between a pair of compass- C, H. Westcott, Detroit. J. W. Oast, Norfolk. George H. Starbuck, N, Y. City. Matt O'Brien, New Orleans. J. A. Dumont, Washingtoa- INSPECTOR-GENERAL DUMONT AND THE SUPERVISING INSPECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES STEAMBOAT SERVICE. A PAYING INVESTMENT. Special to The Marine Record. Sourn Haven, Micu.—This prosperous and progressive little burgh is situated just eighty miles from Chicago and forty miles from the borders of the State of Indiana. It is the terminus of two railroads running east and suuth-east, we have and one boat line to Chicago. The company owning the boat carried last year 12,000 passengers at $1 each, 3,800 tong of peaches at $10 per ton, besides a large amount of other fruits, merehandise and general freight, which, altogether, probably amounted to $20,000 more. Provided this estimate is not too large, they did a business of $70,000 with one boat costing less than $40,000, with the help of « emall boat for a short time in the rush of the session. The fruit growers are aroused to the injustice of the dis- crimination against them, they being charged $10 per ton for their freight, while business men get theirs carried for $3 perton. They ask that peaches be carried for $5 per ton, which is nearly twice the charge on merchandise, and but little less than one-third the charge from California to Chicago on oranges, and $1 per ton more than the charge from Dela- ware to Chicago on grapes, The fruit.growers are ready to pledge support to a company with good boats which will carry the fruit at that price, I believe that with proper facilities there will be fu ly 20,000 passengers carried this year and 50,000 during the World’s Fair next year. Two boats costing $40,000 each, and drawing nine feet of water, if kept clean and well-manned, would get the entire business. A. E. Brae: H.-S. Lubbock, S. Francisco, Frank Burnett, St. Louis. J. D. Sloin, St. Paul. A. McMaster, Buffalo. presiding at the meetings, receiving re- ports and accounts, ete: Mr. Dumont was formerly cap- } &s #8 many of those parts as B is making miles an hour, in tain of a Hudson river steamer. One of the supervising-inspectors, Matt O’Brien, of New Orleans, was engineer of the famous Confederate cruiser Alabama, commanded by Capt. Raphael Semmes, which destroyed 66 Union vessels and $10,000,000 worth of property in the Rebellion and was. finally sunk by the Kearsarge on June 9, 1864, after a desperate battle in the harbor of Cherbourg, France. Engineer O’Brien had to swim for his life and was picked up with Captain semmes by the English yacht Deerhound. Mr. O’Brien was afterward the engineer of the Shenandoah, another Confederate cruiser which wrought havoc among the northern merchantmen. Alexander McMaster, of Buf- falo, and Captain C. H. Westcott, of Detroit, are too well known to need any introduction to the lake marine at our hands, and asa body of men, the Supervising Inspec- tors form a handsome, intelligent cabinet of U. 8. officials. ef See ——_ STILL AFTEB THE TUG. Sr, Carnuanryes, Onr., March 14, 1892. To the Editor of The Marine Record. In answer to the problem presented by Frank Henrich in your issue of February 25:h, I send the following: 1. NNW 36 miles, then NE by E 384} miles, = 420} 2. N by E 3 E 59} miles, then NE by E 267 miles, 3. NE } E 232} miles. : ee ee The Rochester Transportation Co.’s boats, the propeller Northerner and schooners Boody, Morey and Mott, will be magaged in Rochester this seasou by C. H. Blakeslee, a mem- ber of the company. this instance 11, and with F as center sweep a circle. From where (his circle is cutting the line ED draw a line to F, and parallel to this line draw a line from E, prolonging same until it intersects the course of A; this line indicates the course and distance B has to make in order to overtake A, using the shortest run, This rule is based on the fact that the whole distance B has to run is proportionate to the whole distance A will run, as the distance made by B in one hour, is to the dis- tance made by A in one hour. When the course of A is known and also the original distance between the two boats, those proportions will determine the whole, Apoten L, Frrerscn. os AN EFFECTIVE LUBRICATING CUP. ne LACKAWANNA LusricaTiInG Com- | pany, cf Scranton, Pa., have met with great success in placing on the market their well known Compression Grease Cups. They claim to have the cleanest, most effec- - tive, and most economical device on the market for the lubrication of machinery bearings, and from the way their Cups are being distributed all over the country it would seem as though they have just grounds for the claim. The sectional cut herewith gives a very good ides of the construction of the ‘Lackawanna’? Cup, in which is com- 3 bined a positive force feed with a uniform pressure and perfeet regulation. These Cups ei are used on all kinds of machinery bearings with excellent success, and the demand for them is constantly increasing. The Lackawanna Company have lately erected a machine shop and foundry where their lubricating deyices are being turned out under their direct personal supervision. Nothing but first-class ma- terials and workmanship are allowed to enter into their goods, They are always pleased to answer all inquiries, and give ful particulars as to prices, etc. i OFFICERS APPOINTED. The following is the list of officers appointed to the Good- rich Line for the season of 1892: Steamers, Virginia—Capt. B. Sweeney, Engineer G. P. Roth, Purser ©, F. Canright; Indiana—Capt. E. Dorsey, Engineer Ray Flint, Purser H, Thorp; City of Recine—Capt. J. M. Gee, Engineer John Durr, Purser Wm. Herbst; Menominee—Capt. H. E. Stines, Purser Thomas Joyce; Atlanta—Capt. A. W. Rosman, Engi- neer B. Beerman, Purser F. Hughes; City of Ludington— Capt. John Ruleigh, Engineer J. Bushman, Purser OC, Sabin; Chicago—Capt. Geo. Wittie, Engineer Felix Nider, Purser E. Langrell; Muskegon—Capt. A. Gallagher, Engineer bal vr Dorey, Purser G, Schneiderman. eo As a result of the argument made at Washington by Rey. 5. Edward Young, the Honse Committee on Commerce has un- animously agreed to fix the pay of keepers of life-saaing sta- tions at $1,000 per year, and of surfmen ot $75 per month for eight months in the year. Rey, Mr. Young is pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church at Asbury Park, and his visit to congress in behalf of the life savers was purely a labor of love. He spoke earnestly and eloquently before the com- mittee, calling attention to the fact that, out of their meager wages of $50 per month, the heroic surfmen were compelled to buy uniforms, food and medicine; that they were separated from their families and exposed to the greatest danger and hardships at all times. So impressed were the members of the committee by Rey. Mr. Young’s speech that they placed the pay of the keepers and surfmen eyen higher than he asked,