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358 Ship Building in the United States During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914, there were built in the United States and officially numbered 1,291 ves- sels, of 311,578 gross tons, compared with 1,648 vessels, of 382,304 gross tons, for the same period of 1913. The principal vessels are four Ameri- can-Hawaiian Co. steamships, each of 6,600 gross tons, and three Grace Co. steamships, each of 6,300 gross tons, all for the Panama Canal trade, and averaging 4,000 net tons. The steam- ship Matsonia, for Hawaiian trade, 9,728 gross tons, is the largest vessel built in the United States since 1905, and the John D. Archbold, 8,374 gross tons, is the largest oil tanker yet built in the United States. On the Great Lakes ten steamers of over 1,000 tons each were built, the Alton C. Dustin, 7,978 gross tons, being the largest. Only three large schooners were built. In all, 38 vessels of over 1,000 tons each were built, aggregating 169,000 tons. Following is the tabulated statement: THE MARINE REVIEW to transfer ore from incoming ocean vessels into cars for distribution to blast furnace and steel plants along the line of the Lehigh Valley. For a time, it is understood, the proposed dock will be used mainly for receiving ore from the Bethlehem Steel Co.'s mines in Chile, destined for that com- pany's plant in South Bethlehem, Pa. This arrangement is expected to prove very advantageous to the Steel com- pany, which has provided for trans- portation of the ore in Swedish ves- sels at extremely low rates. The contract for the dredging and excavation of the site has been let to G. H. Breymann Bros., East Boston, Mass., while the contract for the erec- tion of the dock, which is to be of timber and concrete, was awarded to Henry Steers, Inc. New York. The Bethlehem Steel Co. will manufacture the unloading machinery. The dock is to be 1,150 feet long, with a basin 200 feet wide, while a channel insur- ing 35 feet depth at low tide will be dredged, making it possible to dock the largest vessels. No details have Atlantic Porto and Gulf. Rico. Pacific. No. Gross. No. Gross. No. Gross. WOOD :-- Satling 75) 5, Ag ADIOS 1 43 1 7 WLedmMeo ss wok 364 11,472 2 27 238 14,679 Unrigged 19053712) 73 16,808 Toth... 600. 97,435 4.5 70) 312 21,570 METAL :-- Sailing) 0523: Se A6e Woe nies Steam <r. 61, 124;762, 2: oy 11 13,470 Wnriesed] 3. 1d 35,2860: A 1 368 Pomel a... 77 131 810, <2 13:838 TOTALS :-- Malling iG 52.°-14,013' 2 43 1 7 Steam Dees 425 136,234 2 27 249 28,149 Unrigged «. 200° 58,998... re ha F520k Grand total.. 677 209,245 4 70 324 35,417 Great Western Hawaii. Lakes. Rivers. Total. No. Gross. No. Gross. No. Gross. No. Gross. ee ae oN ie ele al ata as 50: 12,301 3 103. 88 2,513 118 3,278 813 32,072 ie ee 25..28,605 7 494 294 64,704 (73 16s 11 6118 125 3,772 1,157 109,077 DE esas See es 5 762 23 51,020 9 566 104 189,818 es 8 3,557 5 1,710 25 10,921 31 54,577 14 2,276 134 202,501 ge DE Nae Hes Ghig oral} ciate WY ele yiel'e 55 14,063 3 103 111 53,533 127 3,844 917 221,890 is gece 2 (00) Ast O2: 12; 25204 319 75,625 iS 103 144 60,695 139 6,048 1,291 311,578 During the corresponding year ended June 30, 1913, vessels of 382,304 gross tons were built in the United States 1,648 sailing, steam and unrigged and officially numbered as follows: : Atlantic Porto and Gulf. Rico. Pacific: ; No. .Gross. No. Gross. No. Gross. wooD:-- ; Sailing 665 64 14,578 11 157 5 72 Steam Fe S91 17 510) 43 103" 288 217,302 Unrigged 220 :62,496 Sank 20 10627 Pou 675 94,584 14 260 413 28,641 METAL :-- Sailing se: 2 953 ei uaa Steam ere ss 58 138,617 1647533 Wnritpede 2s 0-8 oo 6e a Pleo etiats Wott 2.70 68 lee 16 17,533 TOTALS ---- Salling ae: 66:°45,531 711 E57. 5 TAZ Steam an 449° 156,127 iS 103 304 34,835 Unrigged 22807 608 eae 120° 10,627 Grand : total.. 743 239,316 14 260 429 46,174 Great Western Hawaii. Lakes. Rivers. Total. No. Gross. No. Gross. No. Gross. No. Gross. Nae 1 Be ean 81. 15.452 a 75, 164, 3,182. .157 3;957 1,005 42,129 ous eae od 42960040. 501. 414° 77,984 2 75 199 7,547 197 4,458 1,500 135,565 OEE BOO cee cs 5 8,285 36°68;203) 11. 1,114 121 225,467 ae 9 6,102 | S23 22° 12,987 48 81,637 16 2,837 148 246,739 ales Fe TSO se See 86: (233737 2 7.5: 200, 71:985 168° 5,071. 1,126 267,596 Fe sees 43 10,462 45 2,224 436 90,971 2. 75 247 89,184 213 7,295 1,648 382,304 Ore Dock at Constable Hook Preliminary contracts for the con- struction of what is to be the largest iron ore dock in the world have been let by the Lehigh Valley railroad. ' The dock is to be located at Consta- ble Hook, N. J., and will be employed yet been given out as to the character of the unloading machinery, but it is understood two cranes will work on a vessel at one time, each having maxi- mum unloading capacity of- 500 tons per hour, It. is expected that the dock will be ready for operation about the middle of 1915. September, 1914 The location of the new pier is in what is known as New York harbor, and is alongside the main line of the Lehigh Valley. For serving it, the railroad will lay out a switching yard which will have a capacity for 330 .cars. The decision to erect. it was brought about by. the shortening of sea routes by the.Panama canal. All the Chilean ore will come through the canal. July Lake Levels The United States Lake Survey re- ports the stages of the Great Lakes for the month of July, 1914, as follows: Feet above Lakes mean sea level SiperOn Fae ec eee pee 602.68 Michigan-Hiiron). 3.4. vise. 580.74 he a la ea; 572.83 OGIO ee ae 246.72 Lake Superior is 0.19 foot higher than last month, 0.04 foot higher than a year ago, 0.18 foot above the average stage of July of the last ten years, 1.14 feet below the high stage of July, 1876, and 1.20 feet above the low stage of July, 1879. The average stages of the last ten years indicate that the August level will be 0.2 foot higher. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 0.14 foot higher than last month, 0.54 foot lower than a year ago, 0.38 foot below tne average stage of July of the last ten years, 2.84 feet below the high stage of July, 1876, and 0.84 foot above the low stage of July, 1896. Average stages of the last 'ten years indicate that the August level will be 0.1 foot lower. Lake Erie is 0.21 foot lower than last month, 0.74 foot lower than a year ago, 0.07 foot below the average stage of July of the last ten years, 1.58 feet be- low the high stage of July, 1876, and 1.37 feet above the low stage of July, 1895. Average stages of the last ten years indicate that the August level will be 0.2 foot lower. Lake Ontario is 0.19 foot lower than last month, 1.11 feet lower than a year ago, 0.35 foot below the average stage of July of the last ten years, 2.00 feet below the high stage of July, 1862, and 2.13 feet above the low stage of July, 1895. Average stages of the last ten years indicate that the August level will be 0.3 foot lower. The Navy Department has awarded contract to the Staten Island Ship Building Co., Port Richmond, N. Y¥:, fortwo tugs for Panama canal ser- vice, to be 125 feet long over all, 112 feet keel, 30 feet beam and 17 feet deep.