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28 MARINE REVIEW. LAKE FISH STATISTICS. _ An increase of over 9,000,000 in the fish and fish eggs dis- tributed by the government throughout the country and a marked decline in lobster fishing are shown in_ the annual report of the United States commission of fisheries for the last fiscal year. The total fish and eggs distributed was 1,173,833,400, the principal species 'being shad, salmon, lake trout, whitefish, pike, perch, lake herring, cod, flatfish and lobsters. In addition to the regular work on the great lakes plans were matured to begin the propagation of lake herring. The collection of trout eggs in Lakes Superior 'and Michigan, which nearly doubled that of last year, aggregated 224,000,000, from which 19,000,000 fry were hatched. The report says the canvass of the great lakes has been taken up only in 1899, when the yield and valué were nearly equal to those of 1890, the largest on record. The total yield was 113,- 728,000 Ibs., worth $2,611,400. There were 9,670 persons employed in the fisheries and $6,617,000 was invested. The value of the fish and the dif- ferent lakes, ranges from $1,150,000 in Lake Erie to $100,000 in Ontario. In stocking inland lakes and rivers 160,000,000 eggs were placed in the Missipuoi river in Vermont, 42,000,000 eggs were taken from Lake Erie to Michigan and Missouri, and 229,000,000 eggs were held in Put-in-Bay. Out of these hauls, 240,887 fishes were hatched. TRADE NOTES. Plans are being prepared for additional buildings for the Michigan Steel Boat Co. of Detroit. The plans embrace a warehouse, boiler, dynamo and other buildings. Mr.. Reuben C. Hallett, who has a large circle of friends throughout} the country, has accepted a position with the Chicago Pneumatic Tool 'Co.'s eastern sales department. Mr. C. P. Nicholson of the Nicholson Ship Log Co., Cleveland, ©., is at present in New York introducing his perfected log to vessel interests there. He is understood to have met with quite a favorable reception. Mr. E. C. McKay, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., has been elected secretary of the Ohio Rubber Co. of Cleveland. Mr. McKay will have charge of the finances and credits of the Ohio company. Lewis & Crane of Seattle, Wash., well-known dealers in Washington fir timber, especially for ship building and railroad purposes, have opened an office at No. 18 Broadway. New York city, so as to facilitate dealings with customers in the east. The office is in charge of Mr. E. H. Lewis, a member of the firm. Specialties with Lewis & Crane are long and large timbers, ship spars, decking, ship timbers, railroad and car building ma- terial, large dredge spuds and derrick timbers and long fir piling up t 120 ft. or over, as well as long cedar poles up to 80 ft. or over. : The American Steam Gauge '& Valve Mfg. Co. of Boston report that their business for 1901 was largely in excess of the previous year, and the outlook for 1902 is more promising than at the same time last year. [January 28, When they moved into their new works two years ago they doubled their capacity, and still they are now contemplating additions. The demand in this country for this company's gauges and valves has not only increased, but their foreign business is crowding them. They also report that the sale of their Thompson indicator has steadily increased until they are now satisfied that more Thompson indicators are sold than all the other makes combined. They will shortly send out a handsome new calendar. NEW PNEUMATIC TOOL WORKS. The Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool Co., 1038 Ridge avenue, Philadel- phia, Pa., is about to let contracts for a new building, to be erected on Twenty-first street, below Allegheny avenue, alongside the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad tracks. The shop will be one story, with a basement, 96x130 ft., with side extension for boiler house 24x44 ft. The engine room will be located in the basement, where there will be installed an 80 H.P. engine together with direct-connected generating unit for lighting, etc, The boiler will be 60 in. by 16 ft., of the return tubular type. A round, hollow tile, brick chimney will be 70 ft. in height. The interior construction and roof frame for the building will be of yellow pine with slag foof, The roof will have four large lanterns or sky-lights, extending transversely of the building, thus allowing plenty of light over the entire floor area. The main floor will be free from partitions except in one corner where the offices are located. The building will be ready for occupancy about May 1, This new plant will be easy of access from the central part of the city 'by train on the Philadelphia & Reading road from the Reading terminal, Twelfth and Market streets to Twenty-second street station on the Nor- ristown division, or from Broad street station to Westmoreland station on the Germantown division of the Pennsylvania railroad; or it can be 'reached by trolley cars of the Eighteenth and Twentieth street lines, which run out Sansom street. : : The shop will be equipped with steam heating plant, modern toilet arrangements, lockers for the men and everything to make it a complete modern machine shop in every particular. A British admiralty chart, Midland section of Georgian bay, will be sent, postpaid, to any address for $1.25; regular price $1.75. Size of sheet 8x4 ft.' The Marine Review Pub. Co., Perry-Payne building, Cleveland. Chart of the whole bay on one sheet at the same price. A chart of Ashtabula harbor in colors has just been issued by the engineer officers in charge of the lake survey and may be had from the Marine Review. : The 1901 catalogue. of Marine Iron Works, station A, Chicago, is sent free on their receiving request. It is descriptive of their product, so far as the special line of work in which they are engaged can be cata- logued. 2 BELLEVILLE GENERATORS Grand Prix 188° Originated 1849 Kiors Comcours 1900 Latest Improvements 1896 Number of Nautical Miles made each year by Steamships of the Messageries Maritimes Co., Provided with Belleville Generators--Since their Adoption in the Service. Year Australien | Polynésien ees Hee ao Aaa Chili Cordillére Laos Indus Tonkin Annam Atlantique 1890.) 4. 3.. 67,728 2,460 LBS tak 68,247 68,331 204 (BO 2c cccccecies 68,247 68,403 69,822 23,259 EGOS. acca 68,379 68,343 68,286 68,247 1894... 68,439 68,367 68,574 68,439 37,701 [895.000 3.8 68,673 68,766 68,739 68,808 40,887 28,713 £696) ......2...0:. 69,534 92,718 69,696 69,549 62,205 63,153 40,716 [Ooi 68,250 69,606 92,736 69,555 62,235 76,110 63,357 43,146 NOG dices 70,938 69,534 69,552 69,597 62,526 63,240 63,240 62,553 63,954 22.707 B00 ok... 69,534 69,615 67,431 90,405 60,246 62,778 62,868 52,344 54,855 44,007 22,884 1900. ocd: 69,534 67,494 69,744 69,564 61,719 62,382 62,502 51,471 53,373 62.016 63,066 52,140 Total... 757,503 | 713,637 | 644,784 | 597,423 | 387,519 (356,376 292,683 | 209,514 | 172,182 | 128,730 85,950 52,140 Bo : ATELIERS ET CHANTIERS, DE. L'ERMITAGE, A ST. DENIS (SEINE), FRANCE. WORKS AND YARDS OF L'ERMITAGE AT ST. DENIS (SEINE), FRANCE. 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