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8 | MARINE MarINeE REVIEW. © DEVOTED TO THE LAKE MARINE AND*KINDRED 7 UINTERE SES 6 = se he JoHN M. MuLROONEY, F. M. BARTON, HOMER J. CaRR, 3 210 South Water Street. jo, : Published every Thursday at No. 510 Perry-Payne Building, Cleveland,O. - - é - Associate Editor and Manager Chicago Office, REVIEW. fe" \'PROPRINTORS. SUBSCRIPTION--$2.00 per year in advance. Convenient binders sent, : post paid, 75 cents. Advertising rates on application. » | The books of the United States treasury department contain the names of 3,510 vessels, measuring 1,063,063.90 tons 1n the lake trade. In classification of this fleet the lakes have more steamboats of 1,000 to 2,500 . tons thans the combined ownership of this class of vessels in all other sections of the country. The classification is as follows: reap Class. Number. Tonnage. Seat VESSELS f etar ss teiaswriecise ctu Seclamcneme o's TS oT 652,922.25 x: Sailing vessels............ BS eno rrr aee 1,272 328,655.96 Ganalvaoats. cher cttin ceitscstonene ee Oe Lb) 657 67,574.90 : SAGES pcemee ver wee suenecelind Raynes nate ames 54 13,910.09 _ Totalbysy piers cake Pel aceseat Peete '3,510 » .1,063,063.90 ., , According to the report of William» W. Bates, United States com- missioner of navigation, 46 per cent. of the new tonnage of the country - was built on the lakes during 1889. This is a percentage greater than the ~ work of the Atlantic coast and western rivers combined, and almost equal to the whole work on the Atlantic and Pacific coast. In 1890 the tonnage built on the lakes is but very little less than that built on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Tonnage built on the lakes during the past five years was as follows: Bis eaer No. of boats. Net Tonnage. - TOGO rite susealecss aedaeeohinwd oc alnableres «ath Fook 85 20,400.54 TiS Peaaetene csswe sath de opecsh sis asces cusses 152 56,488.32 MSGS etc Orenv acpeaete cece once ceeb teres sores 222 IOI,102.87 ASSO eh thie sn Ebb echssmelss tid in aiSee oeidv ates 225 107,080.30 SO Ou Sebastian csecyctlsnas suasgusindels Mow ecdes 218 108,515.00 SOA M a8 cessor crc cs Redecbanees go2 393,597.03 St. Mary's Falls and Suez canal traffic: Number of boats through St. Mary's Falls canal in 1890, 234 days of navigation, 10,557; tonnage, net registered, 8,454,435. Number of boats through Suez canal during 18go, full year, 3,389; tonnage, net registered, 6,890,014. Entered at Cleveland Post Office as Second-class Mail Matter. ATTENTION is again directed to the grain elevator question in Buffalo by the action of the Erie canal boat owners, in supporting a measure in the New York legislature for the con- struction and maintenance by the state of transfer elevators in Buffalo and New York harbors, these elevators to transfer grain at a charge of half a cent a bushel. Lake vessel owners outside of the Buffalo line companies entertain no great amount of sym- ) pathy for the Buffalo elevator association, but it would seem that the New York legislature in taking up this measure might as well consider the question of competing with some of the manu- facturing concerns of the state, or with private enterprise gen- etally. = ihe owners of Buffalo elevators have an association or combination for the purpose of increasing their profits. The canal forwarders were combined for two seasons previous to that - of 1891 and the vessel owners of the lakes last. season endeav- ored to keep their boats in port until May 1, for the purpose of increasing freights. It isnot the intention to discuss the right of these interests to form associations of this kind, but the fact that Buffalo elevator owners have such an association does not excuse a great many false statements now being made 'in news- papers on the lakes regarding elevator charges. Neither the canal boat nor the lake vessel pays any portion of the ele- vator charge,any more than does the railway, and this fact should be understood in dealing with the question. The vessel pays ' the charge for shoveling while unloading, of course, and the canal boat as well as the railway pays the cost of trimming, but these items form no part of elevator charges. 'The fact is the railways with improved facilities have been advancing, while the canal, through state neglect, has been ata standstill for nearly twenty years. 'The proposed transfer elevators would be of little benefit as against these conditions, and any move of this kind on the part of the state would only tend to disturb the - Gurtail appropriations in all branches of the government, so: "Idke men who are especially interested in river and harbor i - provements have been heard to express the fear that, although appropriations committee. -of the meéasures that does not. go 'before the committee or jake lights,- fog signals, etc., however, this measure must be _ incorporated with the civil sundry appropriations and must with- previous years the greatest difficulty has been found with th 'committee, after months preliminary work, but it is to be hop that the strong endorsement of the light-house - board, especia with regard to lights maintained by private subscription on t tween light-houses, light-ships and life saving stations. Onl few days ago Congressman Amos J. Cummings introduced in the - provisions of the act. | Se a 3 | So ae al LOCKS. = | baler relat oO | EI S| oF CANALS. | = | = a | BS ~ Jette ae : oD a on S es | es eres 2 ; | ieee | | SoS pe eet) eee emer S 3 ears a S a nA ¢ } = i = ® qu 2 m 4 4 fw |e ee eee a at) a] A | ; IMites Feet.| Feet.) Feet.| Feet.| Feet.| Feet.) Miles. -- AWAITED) cc orsamecrnsert ceca Sete | 2684) 32634) 200 100 | 26 270 45 14 23686 SGP a eis ane pateves ceases [TO6] LBEAL. 90 he SOS Be | 00) | eae 4 ; Rapide, Plat raccctsseenmnen ver | 4 | 11%) 90 | 50°} 2| 200 |° 45 | Qaim DATTA TMS Olan enedehs coun e na ay ae By if a fee HO |S DL 1200) ler eae aa 48 5( Nortel tps oe ¢ BATA DIOS enteritis nieve a ) 14) 82% 120 ap 3 500 ts j ie TGAICHIN GEAR hectic mentee | "8%! 45 | 150 | 100 | 5 | 270 45 | 14-18 TEESE present system of business to the disadvantage of all co cerned. iy On account of the disposition of the present Congress liberal treatment of the lakes may be expected from. the river and harbor committee, the appropriations will be cut down by t : There need be -no.fear on account, as the report of the river and harbor committee is appropriations. Unfortunately for the special bill pertaining stand the consideration of the committee on appropriations. -- ¥ lakes, will be of great assistance in the call for more aids t navigation. sf ae asta OnE of the most important subjects now being discussed | the shipping interest of England is that of communication be House a bill with this same end in view, and it'is deserving of earnest support from vessel owners.all over the country. On the lakes it is only necessary to refer to the long coast line on the shore of Lake Superior, where vessel owners have for years" sought for communication between light-houses and life-savin stations, and where the benefits to be derived from such com- munication in time of disastrous storms must be admitted ona hands. Mr. Cummings' bill authorizes the secretary of th treasury to institute experiments to determine the most effectiv means by which such communication may be made and main- tained and asks for an appropriation of $250,000 to carry out the It is not probable that Senate bill No. 1,755, introduced by Mr. Frye, which proposes government regulations for sailing -- vessels and a sweeping change in the present regulations for steam vessels, and which has met with a storm of disapproval from vessel owners and marine engineers in all parts of the © country, will ever be returned from the commerce committee of : the Senate. Although Senator Frye, who is the chairman of -- this committee, is recognized as a leader in shipping affairs in the present Congress, he now disclaims any connection with the bill further than receiving it from the board of revenue marine -- officers by whom it was prepared. He has made arrangements, however, to have all protests turned over to this board. The board may return anew bill and on this account the whole matter will bear attention for some time to come. e Dimensions of the Welland and St. Lawrence Canals. -- The following table, showing the dimensions of the Welland and St. lawrence canals, is presented by Lieut. Charles C. Rodgers, U. S. N., im an article on "The Water Route from Chicago to the Ocean," in the March number of Scribner's Magazine: