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BA. = On November 4th this year, the cold weather set in and we had frozen iron ore. Frozen ore means just that. Since then the smaller docks are loading about one boat per day. The Great Northern at Superior, which is the largest dock on the Lakes and which can load about twenty ships per day during the summer, is loading from. two or four ships a day. Taking that long to load is not bad, but sometimes there are from ten to twenty ships ahead of you to load. All must take their turn, and as the ore comes out of the thawing sheds, it is dumped directly into the waiting ships. Last week our CIAY FORD was fifth in line at Marquette and was there nearly four days loading. It also took the HENRY and BENSON over five days to load at Superior. ‘These delays are normal at this time of year, but the men sailing our ships always dread the last trip up or two, and are. always joyful when they get their orders to lay up. ‘ ; Now I think it would be best to see the film I have brought that was taken aboard our WILLIAM CLAY FORD on her first voyage in 1957. This picture was taken by an amateur photographer and at certain times the lighting was not too good for the taking of this film. However, it will show you the problems that our lake skippers have in making the first voyages up through the St. Marys River and the Locks in the spring of the year. After we have seen this film, I will be glad to answer questions, and I know you may like to know the size of these ships, their speed, how much they carry, etc., and I will let you ask the questions after you have seen the film. 2