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14 MARINE | Mechanical Rubber Goods. A few years ago the big pump concerns and the dealers in steam spe- cialties of various kinds depended upon a few of the leading hardware houses and machinery supply stores in lake cities to handle their products, not only for the lake trade, but also among manufacturers and in the numerous stationary engine plants. But, as in all other lines of trade, these industries have grown to such an extent that the large concerns now have branch houses that carry complete stocks under the supervision of direct representatives. The tendency toward this method of conducting large sales enterprises is especially remarkable in machinery lines. Take, for instance, the mechanical rubber goods industry as conducted by the Manhattan Rubber Mfg. Co. of New York. The lake business of this firm is handled through branch sales rooms in Cleveland and Chicago and by sales agents at several other leading ports. The Cleveland branch was opened in the Wade building, about a year ago, but the business in- creased with such rapidity that it was found necessary, a few weeks since, to seek larger quarters. The Cleveland branch now occupies one of the finest salesrooms in the city--the ground floor of the new Telephone building, corner of Seneca and Champlain streets. It is managed by Mr. Alfred C. Bliss, who has had a wide experience in the rubber trade and is thoroughly familiar with all its details and requirements. Since open- ing the Cleveland branch, Mr. Bliss has met with excellent success. His territory covers northern Ohio. Factories of the Manhattan company at Passaic, N. J., possess excellent facilities for manufacturing all kinds of mechanical rubber goods, including marine valves, steam.packing, water and steam hose, linen and cotton hose for fire purposes, rubber tiling, perforated mats, etc. Their products are of the highest quality and are finding sale in all ports of the world. At the international exposition, held at Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, this firm had a complete exhibit. It was presented in competition with many other manufacturers in the same line, but the Manhattan company was awarded the first prize, a gold medal. A Competitor for First Place on the Atlantic. The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Friedrich, which is expected to compete with the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of the same line during the coming summer for first place among ocean greyhounds, will be among the most powerful ships afloat. She was built at the works of Messrs. Schichau of Elbing, and is 6U0 feet over all, 64 feet beam and 41 feet depth, Her tonnage is 12,800 gross, with a displacement of 17,000 tons at a draught of 28 feet. She is built of steel, and has a double bottom extend- ing from stem to stern, and her hull is divided into eighteen water-tight compartments. Her engines consist of two independent sets of quad- ruple-expansion five-cylinder type, acting upon three cranks. The diame- ter of the cylinders is as follows: High pressure, 48% inches; first inter- mediate, 6414 inches; second intermediate, 92 1-8 inches; and two low pressure of 93% inches each. The total horse-power of the two engines is 25,000 indicated, and they each drive a three-bladed propeller with man- ganese bronze blades. The propeller and crank shafts are of Krupp nickel steel. To ensure better trim and lessen vibration the engine room is situated amidships, with a boiler compartment ahead and astern of it. Steam at a working pressure of 225 pounds per square inch is supplied by nine cylindrical double-ended boilers, and one single-ended boiler, ar- ranged in three groups, each in a separate water-tight compartment. The total heating surface is 73,000 square feet, and Howden's system of hot draught is that employed in the stokeholds. She has accommodations for 1,400 passengers. Arrangements for passengers are similar to those of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. A rumor emanating from Key West is to the effect that the Spanish prize ships captured by Admiral Sampson's fleet will be sent to New York and sold at auction. This has, of course, resulted in speculation regarding "bargains" in first-class steamships. Two new tug boats, building for the M. 'Moran Towing Co. of New York by Neafie & Levy of Philadelphia, will be ready for service in July. "Summer Outings,' published by Nickel 'Plate road and prepared by Advertect Horner, is neat and attractive, the cover being one of the most artistic ever put on a booklet. The contents mention and illustrate places between Buffalo and Chicago where an inexpensive and restful vacation may be spent. Anyone sending a postal card request giving name and address will receive a copy. REVIEW. oabemny Trade Notes. ql 4 a At the Roach ship yard, Chester, Pa., the pay roll has reached $9,000 weekly, or at the rate of nearly half a million dollars annually. A tug for the Boston Towboat Co. is under construction at Baltimore The new vessel will be 78 feet over all, and of the most modern construc- tion in every respect. The Richelieu & 'Ontario Navigation Co.'s new passenger steamer building at the Bertram engine works, Toronto, for St. Lawrence river service, will be launched during the present month. Lake friends of Commander B. P. Lamberton, U.S. N., who is with Admiral Dewey, will be pleased to learn that he has been given command of the Olympia, flagship of the Asiatic squadron. ; The keel for another large steel sailing vessel will be laid at the Sew- all yards at Bath, Me., as soon as the vessel now under construction js completed. The latter will be christened Erskine M. Phelps, in honor of a Chicago railroad and real estate man who is one of the owners of the vessel. A fast steam yacht for use on the Mississippi river will be completed about the middle of next month at the works of Edward Reese & Son Carondelet, Mo., for H. A. Bush of St. Louis. The vessel is 84 feet long and is expected to attain a speed of 23% statute miles an hour. She will have a Roberts water tube boiler. Few of the acquaintances of Mr. B. F. 'Horner, general passenger agent of the Nickel Plate Railway, know that he was once the press boy in the office of a country newspaper, a fact disclosed in a biographical sketch that appears in the current number of the American Traveler, pub- lished in Chicago. Mr. Horner began his railroad career as a brakeman, The users of the Buffalo Forge Co.'s blacksmith tools are evidently appreciative. Among letters recently received by that company is one from Henry Gilles of St. Jacobs, Ont., who says: "I have had in use two of your blowers in the last nine years, and I am very much pleased with them. I would not part with them so long as I work at blacksmithing ~ for any ten bellows. I used bellows a good many years before I got your blowers, so that I know what they are." ee A two-story power house, 50 feet square, built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Conn., for the Bryant Electric Co. of Bridge- port, Conn., involves several important features of modern construction. The building has brick side walls, and the framework is of steel skeleton -type. The floor of the building is supported on heavy girders and col- umns, which carry steel joists supporting corrugated iron arches and con- crete floor. The roof thas clear span trusses carrying corrugated iron covering, lined with patent anti-condensation roof lining, which prevents the condensation of moisture on the underside of the roof covering, and avoids any damage or inconvenience from moisture dropping on the deli- cate machinery or material on the floor below. The firm of Henry R. Worthington expects soon to operate its exten- sive hydraulic works in Brooklyn by electric motors instead of the large number of stationary engines now used. Power will be taken from the new central station of the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Brooklyn reaching the Worthington works through wires laid in a subway, carrying an alternating current of 6,000 volts. The 6,000-volt current will be re- duced to two currents of 110 and 220 volts. A portion of this current will ibe utilized for operating the existing lighting system and the remainder will be used for power. Aside from the economy which may be effected, it is believed that more prompt delivery of work can be made, as it will be possible to run any section of the works for a short time or throughout the night without holding the entire force of the company's power depart- ment. Youghiogheny River Coal Co., MINER AND SHIPPER OF OGEAN MINE "sas anc stean GOAL GAS and STEAM ' General Office, ERIE, PA, Long Dist. Tel. No. 409. Shipping Docks, ASHTABULA, O. « 66 "6 o 76, VESS ELS FU ELED at all heh OCEAN oon by Steam Lighter CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL CO., ~---- 635 MONADNOCK BLOCK, CHICAGO, ILL. OD>P< V-LUH NEUMATIC HAMMERS FOR CAULKING AND CHIPPING, PISTON AIR DRILLS FOR DRILLING AND REAMING, PNEUMATIC RIVETERS. MACHI_ES GU»RANTEED ONE YEAR AGAINST REPAIRS, and TOOLS SENT ON TEN DAYS' TRIAL Subject to Approval. New York Office No. 112 Liberty St., Beard Bldg. 4~Zm=v--Com