The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-05
MARINE
TRANSPORTATION BUREAU
BUSY IN SHIPPERS INTEREST
Attest Accomplishments is Arrange.
ment of New Package Car Ser
vice To Philadelphia.

vice To Philadelphia.
The Transportation bureau. OF the
3oard OF Commerce, announces a new
package car service via the Detroit
md Buffalo boats and the Delaware
l-ackawanna & Western railway. &c
Philadelphia. This will give fourth
morning service from Detroit to Phil
adelphia, and third morning service
o Detroit. Other fast merchandise
cars TO points In the east will be oper
ated by the Lackawanna during the
navigation season.
In the announcement of the meet
ing Of the school of instruction TO be
held under the auspices OF the bureau
Wednesday, May 10. II Is stated that
the guests of the evening will be II
b. Ledyard of the Michigan Central +:
A. b. Atwater. of the Grand Trunk,
and c. +. DAILY, in charge OF the traf-
&c department OF the New York Cen
trail lines. The members of the state
railroad commission and others OF
prominence in transportation lines
are also expected.
Hal H. Smith will give a resume
Of the legislation passed by the last
Legislature affecting the railroads and
shippers.
Another bulletin calls attention &c
the act prohibiting false classification
passed by the last legislature which
follows the provisions OF section IL
of the Interstate Commerce law.
Bulletin No. Is takes up the subject
Of Irregularities and over-charges In
express shipments. AS result OF
The investigation made by the bureau
{ everal suggestions TO shippers are
made in regard to marking their ex.
press shipments with greater care
and paying more attention TO the cog.
rect weighing of their packages.
Buffalo harbor is now nearly free
Of ice.
Capt. James Bruce, for % years in
charge OF the tug office in Milwaukee
and known TO every vessel captain
on the lakes, died Thursday. aged %.
VESSEL PASSAGES.
Up; Utica. 1:so Wednesday morning:
Edward Smith. Iron City. Grace Hol-
land, 2:l5: Wickwire, 2:2o Siemens,
Smeaton. Pressure Isle, 2:05 Bethlehem,
l.er. $40; Rutland. $40.
Matoa, 1920 Thursday night: Muir
! ny. II; Maruba. j. n. Brown CLEAR
sd). 1915 a. m: ID. w; Mills, consort.
clement (arrived). 2.2O: America. $3.50;
forth Wind, Peter Reiss, 2:40; Palmer.
: 10: Cole, 4:l0: sawyer and consort,
.;orthern Queen. 8 Angelina. $40; e.
Lynch. 1910: Houghton, 1880.
Down Commodore, noon; Mariposa'
2:45 p m; Malietoa. Ito; SENECA.
Northern Light. $50 Thursday night;
Capt Wilson, Brandon. $50; Peters,
so; Hin, 1880; widener. l a m;
warner. Thompson; LILO; Morgan, Jr.
ehigh, 1870: Australia. $3.50; Neepewah.
20 Maunaloa, $50: Martin and con-
sort, 8: Empire, Fl. william $40 wy
ndotte. $40; Al Marshall, $40 Stack
ouse. SchooIcraft and consort. S:4O;
!IoIl. 1910; Parent, 1890.
sauit Ste. Marie.
sAULT STE MARIE. Mich. May g.
In: Brazil $40 Thursday p. m, Jay
{ ould. Grampian. Niagara. burlington,
s. Superior City. $50; Nevada, 9; Al
erta, $3.50 Kaministiquia, Harmonic. 2
m; House. g. wilpen. $3.50; ottawa.
i,erwind. a.
Watt. I d. m. Friday; Geo. stephen
on. Manila 1870; Fairbairn. s. Reed.
IL: Snyder, 1870; Argo. 3; Mariana. 3:
euty, Botsford, Castalia, 8; Northern
Nave, 1o:30, Midland Queen. i 80;
Iinkey, noon.
Down: Kerr, 1910 Thursday y. m
;tcDougall. Beaverton, g. Fitch, ldait-
md. 500
Yates. .. m. Friday Algonquin
tsmall), Gratwick Joseph Gilchrist, 10;
Ifaddington 1890: Mataafa, IL; En-
ress Midland. 2:30; OIL. $3.50; Town
q end 430, Keystone, s. Corey, $50;
Cornell. Z; Perkins. 8; wainwright II.