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. each side. Two Marine Railways Are Installed at Curtis Bay HE United States coast guard depot at Curtis Bay, Md., has recently completed the installa- tion of two marine railways. The larger of the two has a lifting ca- pacity of 40 tons and is designed to haul out the 75-foot coast guard boats. The cradle of this railway is built of steel, 40 feet long and 20 feet wide. It runs on double flanged, chilled wheels turning on’ hardened steel axles, and it is fitted with three sets of adjustable bilge supports on The track is constructed of creosoted timber on a foundation of creosoted piling. The rails are of standard railroad type. This rail- way is operated by a special open- link chain driven by a electrically operated, geared hoist. The small railway has a lifting capacity of 15 tons and is designed to handle the large life boats which are built at this station. The cradle is 20 feet long and is built of steel running on wheels similar to those of the large railway. A turntable 22 feet in diameter is located at the up- per end of the track and the cradle travels directly over it from the track. The cradle and boat can thus be turned to meet tracks in the yard leading into the building where the life boats are constructed. Its pur- pose is not only to haul out such boats for repair, but to launch new boats as built. The turntable is built of steel and the circular pit of re- inforced concrete. Both of these marine railways were designed and constructed by The Crandall Engineering Co., Cam- bridge, Mass., and are the one hun- dred and sixty-fourth and one hun- dred and sixty-fifth railways built by that company. R. R. Davis who has directed in the past 21 years various Westing- house advertising activities, has beeu appointed apparatus advertising man- ager of the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. at East Pittsburgh. He will have charge of all apparatus adver- tising activities of the company ex- cept the merchandising department, headquarters for which are located at Mansfield. O. The directors of the Todd Ship- yards Corp. at their August monthly meeting declared the regular quarter- ly dividend of $1 per share, payable on Sept. 21 to stockholders of record at close of business Sept. 5. July Lake Levels The United States Lake survey re- ported the monthly mean stages of the Great Lakes for the month of July as follows: Feet above Lakes mean sea level GSUPPOPdOlsicetl cscs sssceesstorsssascwissvesessesccectessseee does 602.26 Wien AMELIE ON: Cicccce sac cccsveccvtoccscss ivehonsssenune 579.14 Cf ROE 6 Fo fat to OO arene a eG RE DB ar 574,40 NN es een pce ae dapecnceeus ee ioe cratsden gaueaas 571.70 Ontario —..5..c Fe SSSHIG EL UR Es dus bu Coos ebaeea cob sethantes ce ooaaee 245.27 Lake Superior was 0.28 foot higher than in June and was 0.63 foot lower than the July stage of a year ago. Lakes Michigan-Huron were 0.04 foot lower than in June and 2.14 feet lower than the July stage of a year ago. Lake Erie was 0.11 foot higher than in June and 1.82 feet lower than the July stage of a year ago. Lake Ontario was 0.16 foot lower than in June and 2.82 feet lower than the July stage of a year ago. The American Locomotive Co., 30 Church Co., New York, has recently undertaken the manufacture and sale for the American market of marine specialties devised and perfected by J. Stone & Co., Ltd., Deptford England. An organization to especially present Stone products to American = ship- owners direct has been established by the Locomotive company. Atlantic Passenger Trade (Continued from Page 23) steamship approaching in extravag- _ ance of design the greatest New York liners. Particularly in regard to the matter of speed is this a significant development. A considerable portion of transatlan- tic patronage originates in such parts of the United States and Canada for which Quebee and Montreal would or- dinarily figure as seaports of conven- ience at least equal to New York. Yet, by reason of superior express liner — service New York has been able to at- tract from those parts much traffic that might otherwise have ~ gone through the St. Lawrence. But with the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN now in service there would hardly seem to be any reason for New York’s being thus favored from such points of origin, that is, at those dates when her schedule renders the new Canadian flier available. Furthermore, the: EMPRESS OF BrRI- TAIN might seem in a position to at- tract certain patronage from New York city itself. For it must not be forgotten that to some ocean voyagers the bane of seasickness outweighs all other considerations; such travelers naturally desire to shorten their time at sea to a minimum. The New York liners, in crossing between America and Europe, cover the entire distance by sea; the Empress or BrITAIN, from Quebec, for a good part of her route traverses quiet waterways—the River and Gulf of St. Lawrence—so that she traverses the high sea for only about three quarters of her passage. Advantages of Shorter Sea Run Granted, then that the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN does yield somewhat in speed to the BREMEN, EvuRopA, MAURETANIA, and perhaps LEVIATHAN and MAJESTIC, the fact remains that in the course of a passage the Empress steams on the open sea for but 3% days of the trip or less, as against 4% to 5 days for the New York record holders. For those that dread the ocean this is a consideration of no little influence. Of course, New York still enjoys the advantage of much greater frequency of express sailings; compared with this one express liner fom Canada, there ply no less than thirteen out of New York to English channel ports. But should the Canadian Pacific company proceed with the construction of a running mate or two for the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN, as it presumably will some time in the future, New York will at last be confronted, in the St. Law- rence gateway, with a formidable com- petitor for the express passenger traffic. The steamer Criry oF BALTIMORE, flagship of the Baltimore Mail line, came into her home port July 30, com- _ pleting her first round trip to Europe.