, 1875-08-28
STEAMBOAT CONVENTION,
Tho Coming AnnGul Meeting Of tho
National Is0nrd-3DO0. 1000 >0DO lkcprc-
Honted-SFhAt IL 10 lie Dome.

scnted-SF hut IL 10 LIE Dome.
-, Stlo Torx 7imts, Aug: rs.
Steam Navigation was bold yesterday afternoon
at tho oh1co of tho Board. No. 40 Burling slp, to
MAKO arrangements for tho for. booming fourth
annual meetlug OF tho Association, Which vii!
take place III the Metropolitan Hotel, beginulng
Oh tho 3lst inst. aud ending Sept. .. On the 3lBs
tho Executive Com nitt.o are t. meet aud pre-
paro their leport, which Will cover thelr trAns-
acsious, not only for tle past year. but snce tno
Organization Of the Association. 4 promises 70
be- very intersstin}. Ths National Board will DO
in session on 6ept. and 2. The Association Is
composed Of steamboat and stcamshlp owners in
all parts Of the United BsRtcH, lcureBeusing
$500, ,U00 900 Of inyestad capital. WIS organ.
lzeo In Louisville five yeals ago, and TO" cou-
Bists Of National Board. and local boarda In all
the principal. lake and geapo1ta Of tho Union.
The principal npttor that viii como bofora
tho Duard NIL h. tho proposed repeal OF tho
Ssramooat set Of Congress- OF Feb. ~, 1871,
which steam vessel ssowhelb hare been lighting
siuca Ita passage 70 overthrow. They claim tint
by lts ploylsonB nll Borts Of useless patents
have boeu fuisted upon 4hem. furolvlng tuem iD
an imnenua sxpsnso. They instance The mud
inK OH soue Ut tho Western rivera are bothered
ny depus.t OF mud on tha bottoms Of tlloir bull
o.s, whtcti totalped the heat 80 ~ to bdfti out
the bottom aud render tho bolier liabe IL burat.
TO compel onuers Of steam-vcssels eysrywI'e,s to
putohAse mud-drnms+ 1t oost OF 84Lu apiece.
1uatcad Of re,a1luR the boilers. tue
4,9ms Increased tue .., deposit Of mud
na a nos ' of ts s sups1sog sss SropSse Ss t.
order wAs alrogated, but uut until 9su,oJ0 had
found ltla,r way luto the pooketa OF tue pAtense.
Ono Of the inspoctots w4a atlbss 4ucutly d1scos~
cred to 10 interested in the patans, and waa DIS
charged trun, tue service. Another example
Rlyen u tho pateut steam gaugs. wnoss use was
discontinued after latga auEnH hkd been sleut un
1t by steamboat owners aud II hat proved 10 DO
utterly ~orthless to record tho steam Pressure.
TAe,s was 4 bell nttkohmsut to taese gauges,
which runK whenever the pressure reached y ocr.
Ia point, aud notice betug consplcuously post
cd tLat this iudleat dauEeE, although it did not,
d PANIC maa B6st raj hT1oa oioateI amnng tls
passengers Oh board Of various loats. Still an-
other example giyeu 10 The safoty-sAlve locks,
wh.ct, coal the Btexmhoat owner IS apiece. and
whuto uEa ID still obligatory. tbs buAtlnau 10
Obliged 10 make re4ulsition for thom Oh the
Treasury Depastmont, HhIoh forwards tue order
locks ordered to tie superv,s,n7 Inspectors, ~
compan!ed BY al tnyo!cs, . duplicate lnYolco 10
ing sent to the Treasury Deparinlent. 1he ILL.,
spectors send tho locks 10 tho buattnau, who pays
Tor them Al tho local cnasom-tiouso. and the
Collector forwards the money to the 1'reaaury
Department. through .ahlch channel It hual.y
Toachcs tho Hsal-Look Company. Tho anmo
iocks ars sod 10 the railroad companies 1t $l.oo
each, and much bottof lock IL tn e1iatunca
which sells It rs cents. .
Tla atoalsltoat men hkvA another cauas OF
complaint IN tho fact thai railroads are allowed
10 carry hay and cotton uncovered. Whils tue law
requires tlem to cover oach bale. A similar dis.
elimination IN regard to petroleum aud ot4et iR.
nilabis aubstAnces ID made BY thn law in favor Ut
railway companies. Dut tho most fertile source
Ut d.saatIsfaotlou Is the liability elauaa. II 4
mau oHna 10000 In steamboat, aud through
the carelessuess Of ito Capt4iu col.s!on should
yats property IL laole TO LIS proportlonate siare
Of th0Bo damages over aud kbuvs his Interest ID
tue boss, and to the entire omount II hls copsrt-
nsra hAyo nnt the wherewltnal to hear their
proportion. Many b3Ais N tie West ars now,
On this aoaouns, run :,y limited llAbiiity stock
companlea incorporated uutos State laws, but II
tbs. happen TO get caI9ht outside Of thelt State
the ikw beootnes opeiat've Oh tneir property ana
person. h1ott Uf tneas obnoxious features naso
been rendered imperative BY Treasury reRulH-
tions Or local decision, xfitoh leeve boAt nAplo
10 Ill tue annpyAucos OF tha lkw when sls ha9
pens to pags out of local jurtaocttou OF rem the
-sters Of ono district into those OF auotbet.
Tbs object Of the Convention will ba 10 secure
uloEe uniformity and it IL thought that this can
bs best dons by repaal Of tho olo u" Aoa Tue
aubstltlon, II ueusssats, Of new one;
While tia Oonvsuton will deyoto alt ~ ene!'
ges 70 le Of , da'1 oa.;n %s1n oesq
shojishfo ent Of the United Btatos shipping Com.
mjsslnp aud : raturn OF lie bus!usss OF That
ONCE 10 Tho custom: House. Tho Secretary has
Tccriyni communications which load him to to.
nsye ,hat 10 delsgatss from the varuus lake
and seaport cistss will attend ths Convention.
rlns,y information ON the FINANCES.
poazaos, O., Aug. II, !s75.-I'o aas Editor Of
lowing quess'ons, aud obbge several readers Of
j. How much gold do OUT United States mlnsa
produce snuua!IJl How much sll1sEi
2. How many. ~ sny) OF our uultea 6sases
y. WAN tina bk!aDc8 0t tftuh In Ouf favor In