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j 3 ; MARINE REVIEW Entered at Cleveland Post Office as Second-class Mail Matter. Published every Thursday at Subscription $3.00 a year. : 39-41 Wade Bldg., by th : : ' Vor. XXV. Marine Review Pub. Co. 2 CLEVELAND, O., MAY 29, 1902. Single Copy O) tbcents No. 22 -------- __ OPPOSED TO BUILDING WARSHIPS IN NAVY YARDS. Strong opposition to the acceptance of the house amendment to the naval appropriation bill providing for the construction of battleships, armored cruisers and gunboats at government navy yards will be met with from the navy department itself. A communication will be forwarded to the senate naval committee urging the rejection of that clause. Secre- tary Moody has the same views on the question of building ships at navy yards that were held by Secretary Long, and will support the recom- mendations of the bureau chiefs who are unanimously against the propo- sition. Admiral Bowles says that over $500,000 would be necessary to equip the Portsmouth, New York and Norfolk navy yards for battleship building, and at Boston even more, as this yard has not yet the equipment of other yards and could not build battleships, even with increased appro- priations, under two or three years. Admiral Bowles holds that, regard- less of the expense incident to improving the yards, the government can build better and cheaper warships in less time under private contract. The navy yards, he holds, are primarily for repair work; and to begin the con- struction of vessels at any of them would necessitate not only an immense increase of force but would interfere with speedy work upon ships re- quiring overhauling. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL AGREED UPON. The river and harbor bill has been agreed upon in conference. As it : passed the house it carried an appropriation of $60,000,000; as it passed the senate it carried an appropriation of $70,000,000; the conference com- mittee has compromised on $65,000,000. The issue as to the length of the extension of the Cleveland breakwater was settled by the adoption of the following amendment: "Provided further, that the said breakwater shall be commenced at the easterly end thereof and shall be extended easterly so far as the same can be completed with the money available, in one section, or in sep- arate sections, as shall be most favorable for the prosecution of the work." This eliminates direct mention of either Case avenue or Gordon park as the terminus of the breakwater. The senate amendments increasing the appropriation for Ashtabula harbor, Lake Erie, from $135,000 to $200,000 and the appropriation for Huron harbor from $25,000 to $40,000 were agreed to in conference. Other appropriations for Lake Erie ports are: Lorain, $6,000; Toledo, $15,000; Port Clinton, $5,000; Sandusky, $125,000; and $175,000 for a dredge on Lake Erie, the money to be taken in proportion- ate sums from appropriations already authorized for Cleveland, Toledo, Sandusky, Fairport, Ashtabula and Conneaut. CONSTRUCTION OF COMPENSATING WORKS SUSPENDED. A special from Sault Ste. Marie announces that work on the compen- sating works, known as the dam at the rapids, which has been carried on for over a year, has been suspended for the reason that it has been so far completed to meet present requirement, the structure built damming water so much that the extra drainage of the lakes by the canals is counteracted It is now a complete dam as far out as the end of the second span of the International railway bridge. Some time in the future, when a new power canal is built, the com- pensating works may be further extended. They have been commenced so that they can, if necessary, be extended across the rapids and are ex- traordinarily strong. These works are a part of the general scheme that the government required on the part of Clergue's interests in order to maintain the upper lake levels when the water is let into the big water power canal. To date this work has cost the Consolidated Lake Superior Power Co. $250,000. It is unique from the fact that the same general plan of construction will likely be followed at Niagara Falls when it becomes necessary to equalize the flow over the falls to maintain the level on Lake Erie which is in danger of being lowered from various causes. ANOTHER PLAN FOR HATTERAS LIGHT. Capt. A. F. Eells, a Boston man, is the latest engineer to design a lighthouse for the treacherous Diamond shoals, off Cape Hatteras. It is well known, of course, that this point has claimed more wrecks than any portion of the Atlantic seaboard. It is well known also that hith- erto no lighthouse has ever been able to weather the storms of Hatteras. A proposition has recently been presented to congress, which is said to have the approval of eminent engineers of the country, providing for a lighthouse on the shoals at a reasonable expenditure. Already the bill has passed the senate and it will probably be favorably reported to the house. It provides a lighthouse on the shoals to be in not less than 30 ft. of water, with a base sunk not less than 15 ft. into the bottom) and built of concrete to extend not less than 20 ft. above the water at high tide. The base of the foundation is to be 70 ft. at the bottom, 30 ft. at the water line and not less than 27 ft. in diameter above the sea. A circular steel structure for the quarters of keepers is to be above the masonry. On top of all this is to be a steel tower or mast containing a spiral stairway extending to a height so that the light shall be at least 200 ft. above the water line. The bill appropriates $30,000 for the light- house, and provides that after two years' operation an additional sum of $275,000 be paid Eells. In the opinion of the Review, the most satisfactory system yet devised for the marking of the Diamond shoals is the lightship No. 72, built by the Fore River Ship -& Engine Co., Quincy, Mass. It is understood that the Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. of Baltimore is in the market for two new steamers. -- --_---------------- PURCHASE OF CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., has been purchased by Mr. Alfred Holt, managing director of the Ocean Steamship Co. Mr. Holt now controls a fleet of forty-five steamers, having a tonnage exceeding 200,000. Following is the Mutual company's fleet: Tons Tons 4 deadweight deadweight Steamers. capacity. Steamers. capacity. FLYSOR oon selon Gis GA70 1. RatSO We pall aun. Pate wide . 6,060 NMang-tsze) c04 i.e 9.170 | Oopack 0s 6,000 Ping. Suey: 4) opine 9,170 |. Ching: Wiosnidis aecluwaes 6,000 Moyutie 544i. ails g eae 6,800) |: *Poyaiig: chic es were leas ia 11,500 Jeenkat : . cyslus 9) Gn Gees 6,800 te *Nanechow).an ei. scorns. 11,500 Kaintuck 0, ee 6,600: | #Oanta 4. 11,500 Pak Lith naewarues ended ass 6,606 ----: Total. s.che5 aus ee 106,870 *Building. Following is a list of the Ocean Steamship Co.'s fleet: Steamers. Net tons. Steamers. Net tons. Wchilles cocci, 4484 | Ixione ee 2,272 Agamemnon «ee. 95 7: 4,462 | Machaom <2 .5..0 42505, 4,277 PAJOX eae 4,478 | Menelats -2 02... ee 3,006 AIGiINOUS" 2.4107 6 ee, 4,278 | Nestor 25). 45.2345. 5.. 2,386 AMntenor 2.0.35.) ee B.obd | Orestes (0055 orcas es 2,992 Beagle 2005.7 100°) Patpoeins 30, 3,540 Calchas (3.0). | 4,079 | Pelei 4,800 CalypsO -. cfg S300 | PrOMictneus <2 652. v6. ce 3,083 -Dardanus .3.232......... = 2,992) vans 5 ese 2,282 Deucalion. 235.047. 23 3: 4 AVG | SAGGING disk nee ee 1,140 Diomed (725). 4 ee 3,008 | Sarpecom 9.0.1.2 6.7... os ee Ganymede: sf. Zoe -¥ StEMGr G0. i a 4,308 Glavcus ...42... Odes) Sula a ee a 1,270 Hebe 2.3 e46- "Tantalts 2,282 Hector 2) 64 5,006 |) Eydeas: 2) 214 se ee, 4,800 Idomeneus /.. i260 4.090: | Ulysses oe oe 2,282 Total 6. eo ee i ee 96,186 _ In their annual report, submitted to the stock holders in March, the directors of the China Mutual said: "In view of the extension of the company's operations and to meet the universally expected increase of trade with the far east the board contracted for the building of three large and powerful twin-screw steam- ers, Poyang, Oanfa and Ningchow, for delivery during the current year. It is confidently expected that these vessels will materially contribute to the profitable working of the company." The directors submitted the general balance sheet and profit and loss account for the year ending Dec. 31, 1901, as follows: The net profit, after providing for the general expenses of the current year, directors' fees, income tax, interest, etc., aAINOUNES: tO... ee a £94,245 15 & An interim dividend of 3 per cent on the preference, ordinary and ordinary "B"' shares was paid on Oct. 1, 1901, amount- INS C05. eee ea ak es se 15,062 8 Leaving. a stim Of 54 46.5 os £79185 7) ob ' Which it is proposed to apply as follows: To the credit of "ptirehase' account' of steamers...--1.... 2, £40,000 0 0 To the credit of "equalization of dividends account"...... 20,000 0 0 To the payment of a further dividend of 3 per cent, making 6 per cent for the year on the preference shares......... 5,020 16 0 To the payment of a further dividend of 4 per cent, making 7 per cent for the year, on the ordinary shares (£5 paid).. 3,347 4 0 To the payment of a further dividend of 3 per cent, making 6 per cent for the year, on the ordinary "B"' shares........ Tool 4.0 Balance to be carried to new account ....... Ba a On 3,284 8 4 2 £79,183 7 6 PACIFIC COASTING TRADE DULL. Mr. A. M. Dollar, writing to the Review from San Francisco, says that while the coast is generally prosperous there are a great many steamers laid up at the present time awaiting charters. Foreign trade is very dull just now, practically no charters offering. The coasting trade continues very good except in coal, the use of oil having reduced the con- sumption of coal so much that several colliers are laid up. The following vessels are disengaged at San Francisco at the present time: Gross tons. Gross tons. ASAD: occas Gi ee 4,216 | Asuncion: ci ciciass 2,196 Holmina.: 3.20. 3, le ee. 3,688: |, Bartacoutan 20.2 2,152 Ohi 6 ees eee 8,448 | Progress0 .23i20.0) 60, 1,919 Pennsylvania -. 0:05 -20:s-0«> Ooee7| CORE: Rica © 205 7 1,783 San 'Mateos adi. vugeue odd 2,907 . Citysol Panamay. 03-77 1,490 Kirkdale § .c32%: e.cpc-5 2013: 1 Crating: Gil 1,046 Washtenaw: civl. . sewiay «ee 2,897.) South Portland. .2. 7.07) 622 7 Chan (et =. ce ie Be GS 25730: |: Homer 20761055... 501 COR Otis es se es 2686 |: Albion «|, i303. 32. na... BID Tl: Lew. ices eeeeee- ae: 3 2,629 Indiana «..+: sid ees ee es 2,300 total.305, 4. 45,650