, 1880-03-11
MARINE NEWS.
Meeting OF the lumber-Vessel.
Owners Association Yes.
terday.
Disappointment Concerning tho Delay In
Opening tho Welland Canal.
The Marine Underwriters Still In Session
at Buffalo.

LUMBER yEssEL"OwNEtes.
Tho ntptnlIcrs of the Lumber Vcsa9l.Owners'
Association Of ,nat aoaann hell meeting In
thoir tooEna nn South Water street ycstcr11ny
nftornDon. Tho attendance numbered about,
twenty Persons nil told. The sentiment of those
assembled appeared to to unanimous In fnvnr
Of tho abandonment nf tho Association and In
favor Of the 0rgnnlzatton Of MI OwIiors and
masters club. During tho proceedings Capt.
'rhnrntntt male n few remarks bcHring Mron tho
attempts OF tho lumbar vessel-0wnors to urgnh-
tzo Rnd maintain M association. 1Io said he
wns 80rry to Bay TINT all such nttc1npts prcvlnus
tn tho present Association have proved
ntdrtfve and futile. Tho callao has gcncrnl1y
hcrn ta fnLth, nr, whnt # t.ist rs bnd, alleged
bnt! fafth. Hfnc InenstiGr In Acc,lscd Of cutting,
md forthwith the Association. ruin. goes i,
by tho m "cinloi. M % ily, ~ /" % estash ii % Ssc
rntcs hf freight an!l compel all anembrrs II nd
here t" thoIn, for the .rctsn TINT auet, action
Soma yesHels arc better adapted to cnrry one lc-
serlpsion ot freight than A. n1Idher III lnkc for IN
Fso Fsn 9" fSct Sc Of nr nF e
% ife4 ftes%l 9 {s S'F s g. Spsc ii e. Il" shp Ill.,
a ss y's'' sa cp 4's S1Ss ae' ss;s sss tf.; s
WI tako nl'nit i;oo which constitutes freHhi
Ht ssSl Il tie stnstcr osccrss ny &c. which fnr
nt Sc l,e IL ncc,izct l,y tho Association Of being
iatthlcsx. aud nothing is tso hafl II say af'o,it
tHHl+ AHlt. 1IftrTIpn tu9FCLHFE pfUEDsEu INIT
tho question Df freight no left CnttrPly mt the
tItAnrnt1n nf otctl owner md tnastcr. lie tNlvn.
cntct1 Tho tllscsslnn 0f tho fright question Mt
regular meetings. .Gnd proposed TINT n meeting
l'r hell utory werk Mt O'Glnok III tho eypnnX;
nso that sn1nc question nj mutual benefit be
discussed ut tho rnrle time. There nte scores
"f questions pertaining tn Insurance, navt-
KhtIOH, !nsH'r, WNHGs, collisions, etc.. which;
by tNk!nY tliu firm Of .s1l'sc, c0ul,l
hnt full to bollcGt all who cn,l. lind
limo 10 te present. IlcslI1cs. recor,! Of such
tlGbatcs wMllh 10 nf grcnt ynl,so. Tho speaker
askc,l cMch member to contribute o Tho general
fund Of information. ALL he Hatl, knew Fn,nc-
thing that Is not generally knowr, whether 1t
conGolI!B tH'nts Of Insurance, shnMl-water har-
bGrs. ttocks. Dr nnythtslH clRe having n hchrtnK
upon navigation. ifo proposed tu tlbtnin Il list
of NIL vessels chnrterc', md post them In tho
club. .rnOM Gnch day. toHether With the rites nf
froiaht rnih; also n list pf frclEhts offering,
with tho bid hnd Msking price. Ito promised,
nls0, to keep dni!y record Of chnrtctS fhr fut-
itro rcfcrcncc:. Crnt. Thornton hoped nil ne.n-
hers would coHperato IN trying to inn]so the As-
EntntlOl u sueccsa Ad mt 4 by-wotd ntld
laughing. stock, Us ta tnn often leol tho ease
with sm!lhr Org gAitlzIitfons In times pnst.
It Was voted to nhnntnn tho nd organization,
md 1rGnnixc nm 0wt1erS' nHd mnEtcrs' ciuh
forthwith. Those present ngrGcd tn mike tllo
club nHo ri nllltili benefit, mud subscribed tho
amount nf dues regu!ret1 IS. Thus fnr tho ssY
nRtitrcs to tho new organization agreement
number thirty-1tye. Annther meeting hna been
called Tor next Monlay afternoon, when MI tho
details Gf tho organization Will bo arrangctl,
officers chosen, Gtc.