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      Items of General Interest. Officials of the Union Dry Dock Co., Buffalo, N. Y., report the outlook as promising for an exceedingly busy season. Among work in hand, in addition to a large volume of repairs, is the steel steamer (duplicate of the Buffalo) for which a contract was recently …

      The American Steel Barge Co. has sold the whaleback steamer City of Everett, which was built at Everett, Wash., in 1895, to the Loebig Manufacturing Co. of Cateret, N. J., the consideration being, it is said, $200,000. The vessel will be used in the transportation of phosphate from Port Tampa, …

      Ship Yards of the Great Lakes. The Chicago Ship Building Co. has begun the purchase of a large number of tools for the extensive addition that is to be made at once to its engine plant. At an expense of about $30,000 (including tools) an addition of 80 feet is …

      First Contracts of the New Year. Maj. Clinton B. Sears, United States engineer at Duluth, has invited bids for constructing 8,000 feet of revetments and 1,750,000 cubic yards of dredging at Houghton, Mich.

      First Contracts of the New Year. Burger & Burger of Manitowoc, Wis., have practically completed the tug Alphard, building for Peter Schroeder of Two Rivers, Wis.

      Sales of vessel property reported within the past few days on the lakes are: Steamer Petoskey from Northern Michigan Transportation Co. of Chicago, to Hart Line of Green Bay, Wis., $45,000; steamer Carlos Reitz and barges Agnes L. Potter and John Mark (lumber tow), from Nesson & Dovel to R. …

      After considerable effort on the part of officials of the Lake Carriers' Association, there is reasonable assurance that some of the private lights in the St. Mary's river will be replaced next season, even at the opening of navigation, by gas buoys. The representatives of the vessel men s arted …

      The Consolidated Elevator Co. of Duluth has let to the Barnett & Record Co. of Minneapolis a contract for an addition to its elevator "E" of 500,000 bushels capacity. The contract includes a 1,000 horse power engine. The price is supposed to be about $120,000, the work to be completed …

      Important improvements projected by the Great Northern Ry. Co. are reported from the head of Lake Superior. The lease of the coal dock now occupied by the Ohio Coal Co. on the Wisconsin side of the bay at West Superior expires on May 1, and the dock will from that …

      To Manage Ships on the Pacific. Stewards of the Goodrich Transportation Co., Chicago, are: Steamer Virginia, Edward F. Hobert; Iowa, B. Lohse; Atlanta, Chas. McKaig; Indiana, Wm. Reardon; City of Racine, Gavin Watson; Georgia, C. B. Hamilton; Chicago, Charles Pinsoneault; Sheboygan, Burton ...

      March of Progress. It is understood that the steamer Osceola has been chartered for the coming season to the Lake Michigan & Lake Superior Transportation Co. of Chicago, and that the steamer Wyoming has been secured for the line operating between Port Huron and the head of Lake Superior....

      Transfers of Vessel Property. Steamer J. H. Prentice and consorts Middlesex and Halsted, Shores Lumber Co. of Ashland, Wis., to Soper Lumber Co. of Chicago, $30,000; barges Alert and Advance, Stephenson Lumber Co. to Leathem & Smith of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.: passenger steamer Juliet. Benjamin ...

      Output of the Ship Yards. P. H. Studer of Detroit, Mich., has nearing completion for Congressman Carlos D. Shelden of Michigan, what it is claimed will be the fastest gasoline launch on fresh water. She is 57 feet in length and 6 feet beam, and will cost $3,500.

      Output of the Ship Yards. Berger & Berger of Manitowoc, Wis., are building a steam barge for Johnson & Denessen of Green Bay, Wis. The vessel will be 92 feet in length by 22 feet beam and will be used in freight service on Green bay and Lake Michigan.

      Arrangements are being made at the works of the Chicago Ship Building Co. for the launch on Saturday next of the passenger steamer Illinois. This is the vessel building for the Northern Michigan Transportation Co.'s service on Lake Michigan.

      Michigan is to have another charcoal iron furnace of about 125 to 150 tons daily capacity. It will be located at Munising, near Marquette, and will be owned by interests controlling the Munising Co., a land and timber corporation, and the Munising Railway Co., which operates a timber road in …

      M. M. Sullivan of Toledo is building a dredge that will be one of the largest in the United States. It will be 110 feet in length, 38 feet beam and 12 feet deep. The machinery will have a capacity of 5,000 yards of earth per day. The lifting power …

      J. W. Westcott of Detroit announces that in accordance with arrangements made by the Lake Carriers' Association with Duff & Gatfield of Amherstburg, changes in draught of water in the vicinity of the Lime-Kilns crossing, Detroit river, will be shown from the coal docks of Stanley B. Smith & Co. …

      C. F. Bielman of Detroit has finally secured from the postoffice (sic) department a four-year contract for the services of his little steamer Florence B in the delivery of mail on the Detroit river. The compensation is to be $18 a day for time when the boat is actually employed. …

      "The Little Red Book.". By accident the above name was given to a vest-pocket directory of owners and officers of lake vessels. For several years past the Marine Review Publishing Co. has collected and arranged in handy form for reference the appointments of captains and engineers of lake ...