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554 October Ore Shipments October, 1918, shipments of ore from upper lake ports are greater by 347,701 tons than those of Octo- ber, 1917. .This serves to increase the lead which this season's_ ship- ments have over those of last, which had been lessened by a slump in the movements for August and Sep- tember. The season's movement to Nov. 1 totals 56,870,871, an increase of 2617275 tons over that of 1917. The October, 1918, shipments amount te 6,541,593 "tons: as 'compared to 8,193,892 tons for October, 1917. With the tend of the season in sight it is evident that all predictions for an ore movement sufficient to meet the demand will be fulfilled. The following table shows' the amount of ore shipped from upper lake ports and the total shipments. from each port up to Nov. 1. October, To Nov. 1, 1918 1918 WSCANADA ee a ease cas 1,015,089 6,052,311 Matquetievc. (seeks or 437,229 3,250,207 Ashland! 35 iia ces 1,255,176 6,934,371 NUPCHIOM ee Se ee 1,887,284 13,064,201 DW ew orci eae 2,920,070 19,281,792 DWo- Aanbors 328. woes 1,026,745. 8,287,989 OCA Ae 5 Oe etd tases 8,541,593 56,870,871 TOUS "increase oe ees 847,701 - 2,617,273 Lake Erie Receipts Oat ot. a total of 8,541,593. tons shipped from upper lake ports in Oc- tober, Lake Erie ports received 6,968,122 tons, as shown by figures compiled by THe Marine Review. The balanee on dock on Nov. 1 was 9,909,279 tons against 8,823,1/0 tons on. Nov. .1, 1917. The detailed receipts by ports follow: Port Gross tons Buttao and: Port Colbome <2. ee. 1,826,563 BNC sire ee a aise cin es ate cio 4 323,039 MOONNGA hic cee see esos esis os be woe 988,762 PSIG AUG ence ice ue aace costes wesw oie 1,532,999 HAIMOONG ete a eis saben naib wk ace 236,835 VOWEL AN ee es glia Bie Ss ois as wlacwia ec ous 1,300,592 MGQUBEIE Geie etsy sia es ce oes oo cahel ots oe cise oa 6 495,401 HEMOM 2 ein cs Si bie bins uote bo 233,267 PEOMOUOi crear sia ae sacs of 6isie. eb 4-e eivig sis ei o's 454,190 MPGUON oe ay icee cies vv vibe olslwle a bie 6 76,474 WIQUM ee ee ie cs ek sae sles ese ees 6,968,122 Soo Canal Report or ihe. 13,565,287 net tons. of freight which passed through the Soo - canal during October, 11,105,254 tons went through the United States canal, while 2,258,033 tons passed through on the Canadian side. Eastbound freight during October amounted to 9,590,305 tons as compared to 3,772,- 982 tons westbound. The October movement brings the total movement for the season up to 76,164,058 tons or 64,806 tons more than was moved during the same period of time in 1917. : Coal moved westward through the canal during the present season has amounted to 15,909,971 tons as com- pared to 15,533,631 t ns moved' in 1917 by Nov. 1. Of this year's ton- nage 14,244,240 tons is bituminous coal. The bituminous coal shipped westward through the Soo in 1917 previous to Nov. 1 totaled 888,857 tons less than this figure, or 13,355,- 383 tons. Iron ore shipments for this year continue to exceed those - water. THE MARINE REVIEW of last, the comparative figures being 52,907,616 tons: for 1917 as against 55,913,671 tons in 1918. Flour ship- ments also continue to be greater than they were last year. The figures covering the same periods in the two years are 6,275,849 barrels in 1917 as compared with 6,579,894 'barrels in 1918. Wheat shipments for 1918 are still far behind those of 1917 al- though the' movement during Octo- ber amounted to 29,148,980 bushels which more than doubled the season's shipments up to the beginning of that month. Detailed shipments were as follows: EASTBOUND To Noy. 1, To Nov. 1, 1917 1918 Lumber, Me ft.oB. Mo... 816,062 263,725 lout; parrels 0 sc 54 6,275,849 6,579,894 Wheat, bushels .......... 129,482,350 47,851,515 Grain, sDusHelsécs soa ss 53,258,698 19,947,472 Copper. 'net tons....-....- 97,795 73,764 Tron ore; net tons:....... 52,907,616 55,913,671 Pig. iron; Neb: tONs.s 6.3.4.3 BOA ee uate Stone, net. (ONS... ssscs Ge nec: = 11,732 General merchandise, net tons 217,102 56,587 Passengers, number. ...... 18,711 17,251 WESTBOUND Wlour; bartels'. 6. ce es DO ee ss Grain; bushels: .. 02. .%..5. DiS SOs hereirnee asis Coal, soft; net tons. <....;. 13,355,383 14,244,240 Coal, hard, net tons...... DAIT8,.248 1,665,731 Tron ore, net 'tons...... We 58,660 136,036 Manufactured iron and steel, MEU TONS ees ete s wa os 89,323 85,097 Salt, Met CONS: Jo... eo 74,458 71,507 OU Met CONS My ee ens cre sis c oeeiese « 292,729 Stone; tet "CONS... ccc okt os seers ores 367,875 General merchandise, net tons 1,048,417 339,547 Passengers, number ...... 18,665 17,662 SUMMARY Vessel passages, number.... 19,533 18,237 Registered tonnage, net.... 55,500,789 54,671,427 Freight-- t Eastbound, net tons....... 59,300,260 59,011,296 Westbound, net tons....... 16,798,992 17,152,762 Total freight, net tons.. 76,099,252 76,164,058 'Iron Ships ead Iron Men" (Concluded from last issue) The examination in pilot rules is personally administered by the execu- tive officer of the receiving ship, Lieut. John G. Weorpel. The examination covers both the rules for the Great Lakes and those ..of international This examination is the last of the series. The status of the training for the present year is shown in the figures being extracted from the personal re- port of the assistant supervisor: "There are at present 634 men in groups of two and four and in a few cases six, and on five ships a group of 14, stationed on 200 boats. There have been relieved from training up to and including July 15, 521 men, all of whom have completed approximately eight weeks training aboard ship, and all of whom had covered the course of training as laid out for them in the booklet of instruction, and all of whom have been examined as to their knowledge of practical seamanship, nomenclature of ships, laws for the prevention of collision of ships at sea, navy regulations and navy and international signals. The results of these examinations, to- gether with the fitness. reports which captains of the ships make December, 1918 out, and which have been found to. have been made out conscientiously, are the factors which determine the man's adaptability to the training. "As a result of the examinations of these 521 men there can be no further vestige of doubt regarding the success of the training." Too much cannot be said in praise of the patriotic co-operation of the steamship lines to whom a large por- tion of the credit of the success of the training is due. From the heads of the lines, who made the initial experi- ment possible and who supported it at all times to the lake captains who gave up large portions of their time to help the reservists master some of the more difficult features of the training, all the steamship companies have given their loyal support. This, in) brief, is. what' the naval auxiliary reserve has accomplished on the Great Lakes in its first year. Hun- dreds of young men have been gradu- ated from the school at Pelham and now in the capacity of junior officers are serving aboard American liners and transports. And they are making good. Reports of the enthusiastic and effective manner in which they have taken up their responsible work are constantly - flowing into the offices of the navy de- partment. And they are ambitious fellows too, these young officers. They are not content with an ensign's commission; 'they are working night and day to add to their knowledge and thus win higher jobs. And. for "this. reason many of them have risen to the rank of junior and grade lieutenants and will undoubtedly advance even higher as time and increased experience prove their capabilities.. America again is building a _ true merchant marine. Each day, new vessels are sliding down the shipways and groups of American boys, new to the sailors' trade, are leaving train- ing stations to man and officer these ships. The future of the American mer- chant marine is more promising be- cause of the enlistment of these boys into the service in which their fore- fathers were enrolled when American ships sailed every sea. Many of the officers and men of the naval reserve force have heard the call of the sea and will not return to their shore jobs when peace is declared. The in- fusion into. our merchant marine serv- ice. of this corps of 'young, - well- schooled and _ enthusiastic Americans will influence tremendously our future on the high seas. Late Marine Patents Copies of any one of these patents can be obtained by sending 15 cents in stamps to Siggers and Siggers patent lawyers, National Union building, Wash- ington, 2. ©, by mentioning THe 4 Marine Review: ' 1276741--Boat propelling and steering device; Steven Fazekas, New York. 1276863--Submarine; Attilio Bianchi, New York. 1277028--Submarine; George Watson Beach, Say- brook, Conn. 1277093--Lumbership; Duncan D, McBean, New York. 1277117--Torpedo guard; Odysseus Pilalis, Pitts- burgh, Pa, 1277369--Ship _ protector; Barre, Pa. Feliks Borucz, Wilkes