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"he On June 25, Senator E. L. Bartlett, Democrat of Alaska, introduced a bill into Congress aim- ed at stimulating U.S.lake vessel construction. Among its provisions: 1, An allowance of credit on older vessels toward cost of new construction or r ruct: ion. 2. Establishment of construction different- ial subsidy. 3. Provision to enable vessel operators to establish construction reserves out of pre-tax Shipbuilding, Lauzon, Que., launched Canada Steamship Lines' fourth "Fort-class" package freighter, FORT ST. LOUIS, on May 31. She is slated for service in July. Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, has re- ceived a contract to build a 240-foot, twin- screw, diesel-propelled ferry for the State of Alaska. The craft will have capacity for 200 passengers and 48 autos, have a cruising speed of 15 knots and operate between Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. On June 18, Wilson Marine Transit Company's converted barge HORACE S. WILKINSON, pushed by the tug BRIAN A. MCALLISTER, moved downbound through the revolutionary concept in Great Lakes bulk cargo transport. N. M. Paterson & Sons, Ltd., took possession of CSL's 730-foot MURRAY BAY ii on Follwwing refit at the Port Arthur shipyard, the vessel, renamed COMEAUDOC, re-entered ser- vice in new colors passing downbound at Detroit on June 30, At Collingwood Shipyard CSL's MURRAY BAY iii is undergoing final fitout with her entry into service slated for around July 15. On July 2 Collingwood Shipyard laid the keel for their HULL 180, a refrigeration ship building for Caribou Reefers, Ltd., Newfoundland. Complet- ion of the 172-footer is set for early November Federal Commerce and Navigation Co., Ltd., have renamed their storage barge HERON BAY (a. Soo to initiate a June 15. AGAWA i, b.ROBERT P. DURHAM) the FEDERAL HUSKY. The former C. & 0. steamer is based at Port Cartier. Two Canadian steamers are presently being cut down for use as crane-equipped lighter bar- ges. At Hamilton, the former CSL bulk carrier PRESCOTT (a.WESTERN STAR, b.GLENISLA) is being LOG reduced to a 150-foot barge, 50 feet wide, to be equipped with a 75-ton derrick for use by the Port of Hamilton. Steel Company of Canada is handling the scrapping of the vessel's fore and aft hull sections and cabins. On the Kam River at Fort William, the former K. A. Powell, Ltd., steamer STARBELLE (a.IMPEROYAL, b.IMPER* IAL COBOURG) is being converted for lighter service at the Canadian lakehead. The 71-year-old steamer SAMUEL MITCHELL is undergoing refit at Nicholson's River Rouge fa- eility and will be restored to service soon by her owners, Huron Portland Cement Co, Idle for some years, her recommissioning comes as wel- come news in the face of shipbreakers' toll of our older lakers these past few years. The 308-foot cement carrier holds the distinction of being the oldest American Great Lakes steam- er. In late May, CSL's 261-foot steamer HASTINGS (a.GLENCALVIE) was towed to Stelco's Hamilton plant for dismantling. Also slated for Stelco scrapping, according to unconfirmed report, are Cleveland Cliffs' steamers GRAND ISLAND (a.EUG- ENE ZIMMERMAN) JOLIET (a.HERBERT F. BLACK) and MARQUETTE (a.E. L. WALLACE). Luria Brothers, scrap dealers, have acquired Ohio Transportation's steamer MALIETOA. She will be towed across the Atlantic for demolit- Browning Lines steamer SPARKMAN D. FOST- ER (a.HOOVER & MASON, b.E.M.YOUNG, c.COLONEL E. M. YOUNG), named for Detroit's prominent admir- alty lawyer and member of our Society, has re- portedly been sold to Marine Salvage, Ltd., of Port Colborne. She, too, will end her colorful career in a European scrapyard. Late report has Gartland Steamships' bulk carrier RALPH S. CAULKINS (a.J.M.JENKS, b.R.R. RICHARDSON) being acquired by kast Coast inter- It is thought ion. ests for an undisclosed purpose. she will be reactivated, however. The first of Imperial Oil's new self-propel- led bunkering barges, IMPERIAL LACHINE, cleared the Port Weller shipyard on June 14 on her mai- den voyage. Bill Luke George Ayoub, Ottawa; Arnold Dempster, Collingwood; Paul Sherlock, St.Catharines; John Vournakis, Amer- ican Soo, and Ed Weigand, Huron. CONTRIBUTORS: