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of Corrigan, McKinney & Co. con- sisting only of the Australia, Amazon, Polynesia and Aurania. In personal character, James Corri- gan was a plain, blunt, straightforward man, In all his dealings, he never beat about the bush. His method' of attack was direct and everyone knew precisely where he stood. He was a fearless, earnest man, who took great losses and great gains with equal com- posure. He was one of the group of giants who as young men in the 70's_ began to develop the latent natural resources of the country. He was associated in business with many men now recognized as_ industrial captains. Considerable newspaper space was given to his controversy with Mr. Rockefeller regarding the purchase by Mr. Rockefeller of some Standard Oil stock which had been offered as collateral for loans made to develop Lake Superior iron mines. Whatever may have been the morality or ethics of the transaction, successive courts held that Mr. Rockefeller was well within his legal rights. The case attracted national attention, owing to the fact that Mr. Rockefeller's brother, Frank, was associated with Mr. Cor- rigan in the mining enterprises and both felt that they had not been fairly dealt with, It_was largely through James Corri- gan's influence that the Cleveland Ves- sel Owners' Association was consoli- dated with the old Lake Carriers' Association in 1892 and in 1894 he was elected president of the Lake Car- riers' Association. . His life was strenuous from begin- ning to end. Everything about his career was uncommon. Both fortune and fate dealt largely with him. The severest blow of all was the almost total extinction of his family by the capsizing of the schooner yacht on Lake Erie about six years ago. He .. had been on a cruise with his family and, not having further time to spare, had left the yacht in Detroit, taking the train to Cleveland. The yacht proceeded down the river to Lake Erie and was capsized near the isl- ands. In that disaster, he lost his wife and three daughters, a grand- child and a niece. Mrs. John Corrigan was the sole surivor. She happened to be on deck and was rescued by a small boat that was near by. All the rest were in the cabin when the Idler cap- sized and had no chance to escape. The only surviving child of James Corrigan is his son, James W., the only member of the family who was not aboard the Idler at the time. tons, THE MARINE REVIEW NEW RECORD For Ore on Docks at Close of Navi- gation--Receipts at Erie Ports. The figures compiled by the Martner Review from the returns sent in by the various dock companies show that iron ore receipts at the Lake Erie ports during the season of 1908 were 20,414,491 tons, out of a total movement of ore by lake of 25,427,094 Lake Erie docks on Dec, 1 held a balance of 8,441,533 tons, which is the largest store on hand in the history of the traffic, the previous "high figure being in 1907, when 7,385,- 728 tons were on hand. During 1907 the total shipment by lake was 41,- 288,755.. tons, . of swhich Lake . Erie docks received 35,195,758 tons and 23 igation May 1,- last, 5,480,300 tons; add to this the receipts of the sea- -- son just closed, 20,414,491 tons, and the total is 25,894,791 tons; deduct the amount on dock Dec. 1, 8,441,533 tons, and we have 17,453,258 as the amount that was forwarded either direct or from dock to furnace yards. It is, of course, understood that the difference between the total output of 25,427,094 tons which was shipped from the Lake Superior mines during 1908, and the receipts of 20,414,491 tons at Lake Erie ports, is ore that went to places other than Lake Erie ports, such as the furnaces at De- troit and South Chicago. The accom- panying table shows receipts at Lake Erie ports and amounts on dock dur- is Six years past: IRON ORE RECEIPTS AT LAKE ERIE PORTS, GROSS TONS. Ports. 1908. 1907. 1906. 1905. 1904. 1903. Toledo veils. sot s 680,553 1,314,140 1,423,741 --- 1,006,855 508,792 652,305 Sandubley: 42. aa eens es 83,043 35,847 51,202 48,356 130,532 Hato, i ee, 213,377 971,430 778,453 825,278 231,364 486,106 Lorin Osea. 2,286,388 2,621,025 2,191,965 --- 1,605,823 972,931 990,490 Cleveland) winston ven 4,240,816 6,495,998 6,604,661 5,854,745 3,572,228 4,434,160 Bairporh. so ckc cas 1,518,961 2,437,649 1,861,498 2,008,621 +~=--«1,157,858 --«1,434,342 Asttabila LS ae 3,012,064. 7,521,859 <:6)833,352 6,373,779 . 3,639,250 4.942 16 Cosneaut: ss. ey acs 4,798,631 -..5,875,937 . 5,432,370. $/327,552 4089,655 3.904.095" Bile ey ee 828,602 2,294,239 1,986,539 2,112,476 1,284,778 1,257,798 Buffalo & Tonawanda... 2,835,099 5,580,438 4,928,331 3,774,928 2,433,601 + ~--«. 2,194,901 Poel ey 20,414,491 35,195,758 32,076,757 28,941,259 17,932,814 19,681,731 IRON ORE ON LAKE ERIE DOCKS, DEC. 1, GROSS TONS. Ports. 1908. 1907. 1506. 1905. _ 1904. 1903. Toledo.) vise 590,925 518,645 281,000 368,024 318,573 106,710 Sandusky i wccckua eine 36,079 44,546 17,467 52,977 75,134 95,275 Hurtin eee: 458,158 415,730 245,499 208,023 182,495 253,249 Loria) ee 426,274 366,271 336,321 271,695 299,504 288,581 Cleveland: 0 sedees cas 1,488,392. 1,281,835 1,224,606 < 4,330/619 © 1,297033- 1.447 780 Pairport, os 835,821 523,981 . 590,789 759,961 660,420 845,946 Ashtabula sc hice 2,293,531, .. 2;056,820 1,631,312 1,589,981. 1.403.575. 1.911 011 Conneaut 96 ie. 1,296,675 1,090,774 _--«-1,057,424 976,976 684,487 591,364 Brie 6 a, 730,530 652,219 552,631 564,961 583,439 657,409 Bungie. 2 7.e 315,148 435,407 315,412 315,780 318,739 282,890 Total eee, 8,441,533 7,385,728 6,252,455 6,438,967 5,763,399 --- 6,371,085 held a balance on Dec. 1, 1907, of INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM- 7,385,728 tons. During 1906 the total shipment by lake was 37,513,595 tons, of which Lake Erie docks received 32,076,757 tons and held a balance on Dec. '1,°°1906, of 6,252,455 tons. The reserve of 8,441,533 on Lake Erie docks Dec. 1 is ample for winter consumption. Never in the history of the trade has 5,000,000 tons gone forward from dock to furnace during the winter season. Shipments to furnaces between May 1 and Dec. 1, 1908, aggregate 17,453,- 258 tons, compared with 29,787,018 tons in 1907, compared with 27,615,392 tons in 1906, 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 during 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 nav- MISSION RULING. That the ruling of the interstate commerce commission is, having the effect of giving the Pacific carrying trade to the British steamship lines is evidenced by the cargo on the Ca- nadian Pacific railway liner Em- press of Japan, which left Yokohama for Vancouver on Nov. 16. American shipping firms prophesied that their lines would be out of the running if the through freight rates had to be published, and their assertions have yroved correct. The service betweer Vancouver and the Orient has grad- ually been winning the trade from rival liners, and now the British ships will have only Japan to compete with. The Empress of Japan is bringing over to Vancouver this trip 1,500,000 lb. of overland freight and 520 tons raw silk. This shipment is the big- gest silk consignment brought into Vancouver for a long time.