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poo liams the Mr. titled now proposes is by reducing American mechanics. Williams's bill AS = ball Sto shipyard wages of ought to be en- American the Italy compel workmen to accept wages prevalent in Germany, Oi Japaney In Germany the shipyards are sub- that thet materials should be hauled at cost on sidized by the provision German railroads, and in other ways. France gives direct bounties of so much a ton for the hull and so much a ton for the machinery to her ship builders. Italy the Japan follows the same policy. does . same. For a Japanese ship pays twelve every ship built in yard the government a bounty of from eight to dollars a ton and a further bounty for her boil- ers and engines. Moreover, Japanese workmen, even skilled mechanics, are laboring in these ship yards for a few cents a day. They are building many ships, for their government not only grants bounties for construction but gives further sub- sidies and large ones for the main- tenance and operation of these steam- ers under the Japanese flag. If, under the provisions of the Williams bill, these ships were built in Japan and transferred to the American flag for our ports and Porto they trade between Rico or our ports and Hawaii, would not receive Japanese subsidies while so operated. But they would have received Japanese bounties on their construction. These bounties added to the further advantage of the cheap wages of the coolie labor in Japanese yards, would make Ameri- can competition for the building of these ships absolutely impossible. If Mr. Williams's free ship bill were to should spectacle of idle starving while be approved by congress, we see the extraordinary American ship yards closed and and their workmen American- ships for coastwise com- merce were being built by the aid coolie the bounties, by the of Japanese workmen in shipyards of island kingdom. Does Mr. Williams wish to go into the sponsible for election re- like this? next presidential a spectacle THE Marine Review Either he does wish this or he has tricked by shipyard workmen been scandalously The evil counsellors. of the United States and their breth-~ ren of other trades will demand a hearing and a free and full one before the marine house committee on 'merchant the Williams free ship bill comes up for considera- and fisheries if 'tion. 'The Democratic leader in the . hational house |. of representatives has aimed a savage blow at their very life. ORE ON DOCK DEC. 1. The figures compiled by the Marine Review from the returns sent in by the various dock companies show that iron ore receipts at Lake Erie ports dur- ing the season of 1907 were 35,195,758 tons, out of a total movement of ore by lake of 41,288,755 tons. Lake Erie docks on Dec. 1 held a balance of 7,385,728 tons, which is the largest store on hand in the history of the traffic, the previous high figure being in 1902 when 7,074,254 tons were at hand. During 1906 the total: shipment by lake 55 018 tons compared with 27,615,392 tons in 1906, compared with 24,311,720 tons in 1905, with 16,658,806 tons in 1904, with 16,903,013 tons in 1903, with 18,423,364 tons in 1902, and with 14 204,596 tons in 1901. The shipments to furnaces :aueee the season of navigation as referred to are determined in this way: First we have the amount of ore on Lake Erie docks before the opening of navigation May 1 last, 1,976,988 tons; add to this the receipts of the season just closed, 35,195,758 tons, and the total is 37,172,746 tons; deduct the amount on dock Dec. 1, 7,385,728 tons, and we have 29,787,018 tons as the amount that was forwarded either di- rect or from dock to furnace yards. It is, of course, understood that the difference between the total output of 41,288, 755 tons, which was_ shipped from the Lake Superior mines during 1907, and the receipts of 35,195,759 tons at Lake Erie ports, is ore that went to places other than Lake Erie ports, such as the furnaces at Detroit and South Chicago. The accompany- ing table shows receipts at Lake Erie ports and amounts on dock during six years past: IRON ORE RECEIPTS AT LAKE ERIE PORTS, GROSS TONS. Ports, 1907. 1906. 1905. 1904. 1903. 1902. Toledou ores ent Reuenereye 1,314,140 1,423,741 1,006,855 508,792 652,305 1,037,571 Sandusky age ny aren 83,043 35,847 91,202 48,356 . 130,532 165,556 Huron Soy gosseake Ean 971,430 778,453 825,278 231,364 486,106 520,646 Loraine.) uc ee ee 2,621,025 2,191,965 -- 1,605,823 972,931 990,490 1,442,417 Cleveland sas eerees aces 6,495,998 6,604,661 5,854,745 3,572,228 4,434,160 4,873,318 Fai pOntoren te cum cheeie ase 2,437,649 1,861,498 2,008,621 1,157,858 1,434,342 1,538,744 Ashita bill aueeeit eae ere 7,921,859 6,833,325 6,373,779 3,639,250 4,242,160 4,796,805 Conneautaeereern teem: 5,875,937 5,432,370 DES AOL, 4,083,655 3,903,937 4,300,301 ES Te eA ae ae Noe eee eee 2,294,239 19865909 = Calera 1,284,778 1,257,798 1,717,268 Buffalo & Tonawanda... 5,580,438 4,928,331 3,774,928 2,433,601 2,194,901 » 2,356,798 Totalecs. oye. aerate SOLIS Aone OAs 070757 28,941,259 17,932,814 19,681,731 22,649,424 IRON ORE ON LAKE ERIE DOCKS, DEC, 1, GROSS TONS. Ports 1907. 1906. 1905. 1904. 1903. 1902. Toléed0sarsin case ee 518,645 281,000 368,024 ~ 318,573 106,710° 310,023 Seine? asocudkecoone 44,546 17,467 52,977 75,134 95,275 95,175 tir orien irra ener ieee 415,730 245,499 208,023 182,495 253,249 232,767 WeOraine seeks et eceaetar 366,271 336,321 271,695 299,504 288,581 328,304 Cleveland s serine ere 1,281,335 1,224,606 1,330,619 1,237,033 1337750) 1,500,604 Rainn ontine ss eee OL OFC 590,783 759,961 660,420 845,946 924,236 ANS UAE isgnasccogoan 2,056,820 1,631,312 1,589,951 1,403,575 LAOH SOM aL: 1,967,136 Conneaut i0cagseatn de 1,090,774 1,057,424 976,976 684,487 591,364 673,679 Bile: ito ee 652,219 552,631 564,961 583,439 657,409 722,966 Buffald ccc/see eee 435,407 315,412 315,780 318,739 282,890 319,367 Metals pee 7,385,728 6,252,455 6,438,967 5,763,399 6,371,085 7,074,254 was 37,513,595 tons, of whieh Wake JONES STOKER. Erie docks received 32,076,757 tons The Under-Feed Stoker (@o.- at and held a balance on Dec. 1, 1906, of 6,252,455 tons. During 1905 the total shipment by lake was 33,476,904 tons, of which Lake Erie docks received 28,- 941,259 tons and held a balance on Dec. 1, 1905, of 6,438,967 tons. The reserve of 7,385,728 on Lake 'docks Dec. 1-is ample for winter con- sumption. Never in the history of the trade has 5,000,000 tons gone for- ward from dock to furnace during the winter season, and moreover, furnace stock piles are abundant. Shipments to furnaces between May 1 ands Dec Erie. 1, 1907, aggregate 29,787,-. America, Marquette building, Chicago, manufacturer of the Jones stoker, re- port having closed a sale the latter part of December for installing their stokers on board the steamer James E.. Dayidson of the; Inter-@ceam Steamship Co.'s line, G. A. Tomlin- son, tmhanager,- Duluth). Minne, Wire steamer Eugene Zimmerman of the Toledo Steamship Co. has been equip- ped with these stokers since being brought out in 1905 and the results obtained in the way of economy, in- creased steaming capacity, etc. have been most marked. \