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106 type, having a 10-in. suction and a 10- in. discharge and is connected to four 8-in. manifold pipes at each end for filling and emptying the water ballast compartments. This pump is driven by a 25-h. p. motor and has a capac- ity of 2,500 gallons per minute. The suction and discharge valves for reg- ulating the direction of flow into or out of the counterbalance compart- ments, are controlled by levers in the operator's cab, which is located on top of one of the machinery houses, as shown in the accompanying photo- graphs. The pump is also used for draining all compartments by' 2%-in. bilge piping leading from a manifold to each of the watertight compart- ments of the pontoon. - Four electrically-driven capstans are located on the deck of the pontoon, these being separately operated by four 25-h. p. motors, operated by drum type controllers. All of the motions of the pontoon are controlled from the operator's house, located on top of one of the deck houses, as shown in the photograph. This house contains the control levers for hy- draulic valves, clutches, etc., as well as the master controllers for all hoist and trolley motors and the pump mo- . tor. Figs. 1 and 3 show the crane con- structed for the Pearl Harbor Naval Station. On account of local condi- tions this crane was constructed at Honolulu and towed to Pearl Har- bor- after completion. Fig. 4 shows the Diesel engine in- stalled in the pontoon. Figs. 2 and 5 show duplicate machine constructed at the Boston Navy Yard. These machines are practically duplicates of each other, and have a maximum lift- ing capacity of 150. gross tons with the auxiliary hook, having a capacity ot 15 @ross tons." The purpose of these cranes is to lift guns, turrets or heavy armament to or from bat- tleships or naval vessels, or from decks or for general dock service in connec- tion with the navy department. A® Profitable Year The directors of the St. Lawrence & Chicago Steam Navigation Co. have presented the following annual report to the stockholders: "The season of 1913 has been a sat- isfactory one financially to vessel in- terests on the great lakes. We regret, however, that in common with many other companies, we suffered from the unprecedented storm of Nov. 9 in the loss of the steamship James Carruth- ers with many valuable lives, and we take this opportunity to extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved fam- THE MARINE REVIEW ilies and relatives of our officers and men. We are pleased to state that the policy regarding insurance which you authorized some years ago has proved exceedingly satisfactory. We have col- lected $272,794.09 from the underwrit-_ ers on the steamer James Carruthers, and after providing for the full bal- ance of her cost out of our insurance fund, we still have the substantial sum of $61,096.94 at the credit of that ac- count. "On account of the increasing busi- ness. offering, your directors have placed.an order for a large modern side tank steamer for delivery .next autumn, and very satisfactory prog- ress has been made in her construc- tion to date. To meet the cost of this vessel your directors issued $140,000 of new capital stock, offering the same to the shareholders at par. The directors, from the earnings of the season, have paid a dividend of 8 per cent, amounting to $68,800, and have carried forward the balance $63,504.61 to the credit of profit and loss, which added to the previous bal- ance makes $222,150.57 at credit of that account. ASSE LS; Four steamships -- Iroquois, W. D. Matthews, G. R. Crowe, and E. Be SOSLER Gee peo aeiinlee eis ceases $900,000.00 New steamship expended to date... 50,000.00 Bills «receivable "2% 25 Oca Mee ects 20,000.00 Balance in Dominion Bank........ 315,935.57 $1,285,935.57 LIABIEITEES: Capital stock, old assue. 2.20... $860,000.00 Received on new issue............ 40,875.00 $900,875.00 Accounts «and: bills: payable:....... 101,813.06 Balance in insurance fund after de- ducting loss on Str. James Car- ruthers. less insurance recovered IOmy A UNGETWHiters, ces. eS eons 61,096.94 Bal. of profit and loss carried for'd 222,150.57 $1280, 90075705 PROEIT. AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Balance forward Jan, 2; 1913-0. .3. $158,645.96 Steamship: earnings .....$150,161.53 Interest ot ye eee 1,500.40 : ---- 151,661.93 $310,307.89 Cost-of- manarement,.< 32.32 es, 19,357.32 Div. 8 per cent pay. Jan. 2, 1914 68.800.00 Balance, <catried forward. ;.66. 6 enc. PER ANG RSWE $310,307.89 At the annual meeting by-laws were passed authorizing the directors to borrow money from the Dominion Bank should it become necessary; also respecting the issue of $140,000 of new capital stock. The directors, who were re-elected for the current year, are:--President, W. D. Matthews; Vice president and Secretary, J,. H:. G. Hagarty; manag- ing director, A. A. Wright; other di- rectors, Jas. Carruthers, Capt. S. Cran- gle, G. R. Crowe, C. S. Gzowski and Sir Edmund Osler. March, 1914 | February Lake Levels The United States Lake Survey re- ports the stages of the Great Lakes for the month of February, 1914 as follows: Feet above mean Lakes sea-level Supener ovr. ce. 602.18 Michigan-Huron .... 580.06 Peles ree ics es eee Shiro Oat 6 as 245.87 Lake Superior is 0.20 ft. lower than last month, 0.61 ft. higher than q year ago, 0.36 ft. above the average stage of February of the last 10 years, 030 ft.. below the high stage of Feb- ruary, 1901, and 1.42 ft. above the low stage of February, 1871. It will prob- ably fall 0.1 ft. during March. Lakes. Michigan-Huron are 0.03 ft, lower than last month, 0.11 ft. higher than a year ago, 0.01 ft. lower than the average stage of February of the last ten years, 2.66 feet below the high stage of February, 1886, 0.90 ft. above the low stage of February, 1896. They will probably rise 0.1 ft. during March. Lake Erie is 0.33 ft. lower than last month, 0.68 ft. lower than a year ago, 0.08 ft. above the average stage of February of: the last ten years, 2.02 ft. below the high stage of February, 1863, and 1.10 ft. above the low stage of February, 1902. It will probably rise 0.1 ft. during March. Lake Ontario is 0.27 ft. higher than last month, 0.88 ft lower than a year ago, 0.19 ft. higher than the average stage of February of the last ten years, 1.80 ft. below the high stage of February, 1886, and 2.04 ft. above the low stage of February, 1897. It -- will probably rise 0.2 ft. during March. Bids have been opened at _ the United States Army building, White- hall street, on the contracts for dredg- ing the New Jersey side of the North river, from Weehawken. to Edgewater under the appropriation made by con- gress in March, 1913. The initial ex- penditure of $200,000 was then author-_ ized and another $250,000 is to follow. There were six bids received, the firms offering for the work being Eu- gene Breymann, Boston; T. Sanford Ross, Inc., Jersey City; R. G. Pack- ard Co., New York City; Morris: & Cumings Dredging Co. New York City; Coastwise. Dredging Co., Nor- folk, Va., and William Beard Dredg- ing. Co... New: York City. Bernard Mills has succeeded George C. Shepard as superintending engineer of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.