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already been dedicated to park purposes is that comparatively short stretch of shore lying between Twelfth street and Jackson Park. Un- der the legislation enacted last spring this will also be turned over to the south park board as soon as the war department gives its con- sent. Holding the views I do on this whole subject, I have asked the secretary of war to withhold this consent until the city of Chicago can consider and determine whether it may not desire to use some portion or all of this shore line between Twelfth street and Jackson Park for commercial and shipping' purposes, a copy of which communication is attached. Consideration of this question of utilizing the lake front as indicated, for shipping purposes, might properly include also consideration of the ever present, pressing railway terminal prob- lem. While I have no fixed views on this part of the subject, I can see that it might be pos- sible, in developing a harbor on the Jake front as indicated, to acquire sufficient land, made by filling in the submerged land incident to building docks and breakwaters, which might serve railway terminal purposes. This, how- ever, is simply incidental to the main propo- sition. Chicago has for several years been losing its hold upon the lake trade and it would be well to have a full and free discussion before the sec- retary of wan upon this important subject. eNeeds of commerce are, of course, paramount, because it is only through commerce that men and cities the secretary of war will undoubtedly de- thrive. Free expression before velop Chicago's necessities and pro- bably some plan may be evolved which will combine beauty with utility. LAKE SHIP YARD METHODS. During 1907 the MArINE REVIEW tan in its columns a series of articles entitled "Lake Ship Yiard Methods of Steel Ship Construction" 'by Mr. Robert Curr. The MARINE REVIEW has now assembled these articles in book form, improving the text and adding 'to the number of illustrations. So competent an authority as Mr. Frank E. Kirby has stated that he be- lieves this book to be tthe clearest and most 'comprehensive 'that 'has ever been written on ithe subiect of lake ship building, and that it is simply in- valuable ito naval larchitects, drafts- men and shipyard workers in gen- eral. The Marine REVIEW is prepared to deliver the book at $2 per copy, carriage prepaid. Some delay has been met with in the printing shop in issuing the second edition of 'the book entitled "The Honorable Peter White." It will, however, be ready for delivery on Wednesday next. This book is a his- tory of the development of the Lake Superior iron country and while it is both biographical and historical it has all the elements of romance as well. The price. is $2, postage 18 cents extra. The Marine Review has in_ stock thirty copies of the 1907 edition of the Blue Book of American Shipping. tion directly from the railways. TAE Marine REVIEW The price of this book is $5. To anyone who will send us $5 forthwith we will send the Blue Book and the MaringE Review for one year. This offer is also open 'to present sub- scribers, whose subscriptions will be exittended for one year. COAL SHIPMENTS DURING 1907. Reliable figures of soft coal shipments are difficult to obtain, but it is known that they were heavier in 1907 than in 1906. Reliable figures, however, are available for hard coal shipments. Brown & Co., of Buffalo, have annually compiled them, obtaining their informa- The shipments during 1907 were 3,693,966 net tons, as against 2,838,843 tons for 1906, and the distribution to upper lake ports was as follows: Supéerion se ee 1,116,058 Miilwattkeeiawae + yqsete ee 867,898 Chicagoan nee 809,990 Lory tee Valine es eee gee 128,516 Sheboygatnaeeysce eae 112,162 Waukegan ais. s a0. eee 108,119 Greens Baye ine 95,557 PorteArtiuiges: eens 56,145 Hance Glessais eq. <a 53,399 MIBNTERIONOC so ccgsodcs0e 51,102 Racine ayer od tsa 50,032 Marquette: gyas.c. oe oe 34,296 Ashilatide 4 ee «eee 32,398 HScatiabages meme pr caes 22,718. Tore lato ieee ae ree 22,001 Soom Mich sate espns 21,887 Kenosha ster sree 14,438 Bay!City eee cco 9,471 Loledot 44waess. cee 7,464 De Pere ed at ae 5,892 Marinetton me) ce ocr 5,614 Flubbelaigens 2 oe 5,391 Wiashbunnigeee. 8 ae 5,109 IPovee IalubrOM. seadvconcc 5,046 GladStonley ae eee ee 4,887 Takeeingdenee.. ene 4,695 AHO) IRURVONS 'colon oo oS 0 3,619 S00; Ontewe see 3,556 Waindsoreeeitc ane 2,864 AA Pe iicigen amare est Hoa 2,997 Misi @oOrneereee ener ence 2,289 IMLEWONRIGBO a 6650c5n esac 2,158 Mienomuneceewen. -- ae 2,069 Taiiginy ens OLN eateries te 2,052 Kewalreesiae i. cee ae 1,962 Sikeeie On elayae Gee eres 2 Mawenine (Hay sodnabhaose 1,626 Sarnia tcoseere: oc ota nee 1,493 Algonac. ee 1,436 AraverseaCityercie or aa 1,260 IeemClSOWA occu bess once 1,259 Dollar Baye. oe 1,219 Flolland: 29g. .:) eee 1,154 MiaiitSteeieveer 7 sare: secre 1,098 Pt icici bon seta ae 1,087 Moncliplealcelre a nse pre 917 St. Glaltiteee ot oe ear 892 Mia chetawrmes . errerea. 871 Amhenstougem. ye 837 Cheboyeanwer arene 662 St. -lenaceeter x. ease 625 Spraahi@l oo 00 becoeceed 564 Kelleys Isle: =a 516 Bynooimleten. serra. 258 Penetanowe tuto ao ee 244 Boyne Citys gx 2. oo oy, 184 Grands \iauaisee ee 141 3,693,966 ap ofonenelien.es(ehielieneleireniaice) All The soft coal shipments were approxi- mately 11,500,000 tons, but, as before stated, this is only an approximate esti- mate. AROUND THE GREAT LAKES. Capt. Frank Burke, who has been in the service of the Midland Navigation Co. for the past five years, has resigned. He sailed the Midland Prince last season. The bulk freighter building at the Ecorse yard of the Great Lakes En- gineering Works for M. A. Bradley and others of Cleveland will be named M. A. Bradley and will probably be launched early in February. Joseph H. Speddy has been appoint- ed Cleveland manager of the Lake Transportation Co. operating the boats which are managed by Wm. M. Mills, of Tonawanda. His headquarters will be in the Rockefeller building. While attempting to enter the port of Manistique this week the car ferry Manistique struck on a rock just out- side the breakwater and stove in two steel plates in the boiler room. The car ferry later sank af ie @imicaem Lumber Co.'s dock. H. S. Mobie, of Buffalo, who was general freight agent of the Mutual Transit Co., has been appointed as- sistant manager. Paul D, Shandler who. was general agent at St: Paul, has 'been made general freight agent, with headquarters at Buffalo. Capt. Aillexander Shaw has been placed in charge of the Duluth canal lighthouse station. Capt. James Prior, who has had charge of this station for 20 years, assumes charge of the gov- ernment buoy station on the lower end of Minnesota Point, near Superior entry. The steamer B. F. Berry, building for the Fremont Steamship Co., of Detroit, will be launched at the Lo- rain yard of the American Ship Build- ing 'Co. at noon Saturday and will be christened by Mrs. B. F. Berry, . of Detroit. Mr. Berry is president of the Willis Creek Coal Co., but will not attend the launching as he is still abroad. The dimensions of the new steamer are: Length over all, 569 ft.; keel, 549 ft.; beam, 56 ft.; depth, 31. ft. She will have 34 hatches spaced 12-ft. centers. Her engines will be triple- expansion with cylinders 24, 39 and 65 in. diameter by 42-in. stroke, sup- plied with steam from Scotch boilers, 15 ft. 4%in) by Ul ff) 6 ine equipped with Ellis & Eaves draught and al- lowed a working pressure of 180 Ibs. The steamer will carry 10,000 gross tons,