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done, to the smallest exhibitor the displays were of unusual interest and variety. Exhibits were held of the products. of plants manufacturing diesel engines of any size, steam en- gines for marine service, chains, an- chors, stern bearings, whistles, ship furniture, marine paint, opropellors, manila and wire rope, sails, canvas, hatch covers, nets, canning machinery, engine and deck supplies. In fact the exhibits proved that practically everything required by ships and ship- ping is produced in Seattle and vi- cinity. This phase of the exhibit was one of the outstanding surprises. Makes Nation Ship Minded Members of the Maritime associ- ation of Seattle, having in mind the building of the American merchant marine, are more than pleased with the success of their first venture. The idea of an annual observance is to make the nation more ship minded and especially to teach to citizens of inland states the importance of an adequate merchant fleet not only to serve the nation’s economic welfare in times of peace but to act as an auxiliary to the navy in times of na- tional emergency. Ohio River STUDY of transportation methods A and facilities on the Ohio river system has been completed and a report was issued Aug. 4. The work has been carried out by the board of engineers for rivers and harbors of the war department in co-operation with the bureau of operations of the United States shipping board. The Ohio river and its tributaries are now being improved for naviga- tion by numerous projects which have been authorized by congress. The study reveals rapid advances made during recent years in the volume of tonnage carried on the Ohio river proper and on the entire Ohio river system. For the latter, the record figure of 48,000,000 tons of cargoes was given for the year 1925. This was about 6,000,000 tons greater than the movement during 1920, the pre- vious record year, when the total stood at 42,000,000. On the Ohio river proper some 16,000,000 tons of cargoes were transported during 1925 as compared with 13,000,000 tons in 1905, the previous record. Coal is by far the most important commodity transported over this river system. Oil and steel products are of growing importance but, according to the report, will scarcely show DIESEL ENGINES, PROPELLERS, NAVIGATING INSTRUMENTS—MARINE SECTION EXPOSITION The sympathy with which merchant marine propaganda has been received leads members of the Seattle Maritime association to hope that other ports will follow the idea until Marine day becomes an annual national event to marked increases until after the com- pletion of the Ohio river project, for much of this traffic will move between Ohio and Mississippi river points over sections not now navigable throughout the year. Pending com- pletion of the improvement, the report declares, it would be premature for steel and oil companies to expend a large amount of capital in terminals and floating equipment which could only be used at short intervals during the year. The report shows some striking comparisons of the carriage of goods by water over the Ohio river route and by railroad over routes comparable to this water route. In 1923 the com- merce on the river was 28,560,000 tons, while the tonnage on the railway was 138,084,000 tons, or a little more than half. The average haul on the river was 42 miles, as against 32 miles. on the railway, so that the river’s ton-miles of traffic (the total ‘tonnage multiplied by the actual miles carried) was 989,500,000 as against 420,000,000, in round numbers, for the railway. The conclusion to the report states that the terminals now in existence are adequate for the larger share of the commerce on the river system. | MARINE REVIEW—September, 1927 IN SEATTLE oF! Z call attention to the need of ships: and shipping for the nation’s pros-' perity and safety. The firms and individuals listed on’ the opposite page, were exhibitors in the marine section of the exposition.; + System Traffic Increases “The large industrial, mining, and public utility companies, which are responsible for the major portion of the traffic,” it says, “are continually endeavoring to reduce unit costs. of, handling. When desirable they can secure the necessary rail connectiohs. ’ As regards packet boats and other’ common carriers, it is believed that a very great increase will follow the * completion of the canalization project. For this ‘class of carrier regular schedules and dependable service are essential.” Malolo Soon pe : Repairs on the MALOLO, damaged. while in a collision on _ her: trial trip are going ahead rapidly at, the Morse Drydock and Repair Co., Brook- lyn, N. Y. It is expected that she will be ready to enter the San Fran-_ cisco-Honolulu service in October. The repairs will cost approximately ’ $500,000 which amount will be. met, by the insurance companies. They had ; previously paid out about $250,000. under builder’s risk policies on ac- count of the fire which occurred while , the vessel was on the stocks, and > the minor damages incident to her } grounding shortly after launching. sy 21