The Detroit times., 1912-01-17
GREAT LAKES PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION SUcCEEDSIn
REDUCING LOSS BY WRECKS
Organization, Which Carries
Part of Marine Insurance,
Made Profit in 1910
ANNUAL MEETING IS ON
VIM. Livingstone Named Mem
ber of Advisory Committee
Lake Carriers Meet Thursday

The Great Lakes Protective associa
ion, which Is closely allied with the
lake Carriers association, began its
annual convention In the Hotel Pont
'hartrain, Wednesday morning. The
)rime object of the Protective associa
ion is TO safeguard navigation on the
Great Lakes and to reduce the cost
II marine insurance. To promote the
after feature, the members OF the or
sanization take out Ave per cent oi
heir boat insurance with the associa
ion, and the system is said TO be les
'ening the number Of wrecks on the
axes, the vesselmen showing greater
caution under the mutual benefit plan
ON this undertaking, the
chairman and advisory committee, In
heir report, observe:
With the returns for the year
1909 practically all at hand, a loss
OF $12,527.54 Is shown in the opera
tion OF our per cent, while the
figures so far assembled in the
1910 business of the association,
which may be considered approxi-
mately complete and reliable, indi-
cate a profit of $30,5SS.36, notwith-
standing that under our 1903 pol
icies we had five total losses, with
a gross tonnage OF 9,S69 tons,
while under 1910 policies we ex-
perienced similar loss OF five
vessels, but aggregating 1927
gross tons, or more than double
the tonnage loss of 1909: also that
in 1909 we covered $40 vessels
while In 1910 our policies covered
401 vessels.
IT. 1909 we received a total OF
1851 reports of accidents OF all
classes great and small, while In
1910, with q greater number or
vessels, we received 1.034 acci-
dent reports. These facts would
indicate a material decrease In
partial loss claims resulting from
careless navigation, lack OF cur
rent information in regard to aids
and menaces to navigation, ETC.,
and we feel that, while there is
still room for Improvement, much
has been accomplished In the pro-
motion OF the objects for which
the association wAs organized. :
and there is every encouragement
to believe that the establishment
of further regulations as expert :
ence may determine to be advis-
able and the strict enforcement OF
these and existing rules VIII
eventually effect materially re-
duced rate of insurance.
There are many owners OF vessels
who are not members Of the associa'
ion, and the association resolved
morning, to recommenc
10 the advisory committee that thu
be allowed to share In
he insurance feature of the organi
.ation.
The advisory committee for 191.
was elected as follows: j. s. Ash
ey, George A. Mari, J. III. Sheadle
:. l.. Hutchinson, w. III. Becker. w
:. Richardson and s. p. Shane
Cleveland; William Livingstone, De
.roit; II. Coulby, Pittsburgh; ID. Sui
ivan, Chicago, and Charles M
deald, Buffalo.
Ii. s. Wilkinson, Of Chicago. wa
dropped from the advisory commit
Zee because Of not taking up the In
surance provision.
The annual meeting of the LAX
Carriers association will begin ii
The Hotel Pontchartrain, Thursda.
morning, and will last all day. end
ing with a banquet and ball in tn,
Wayne gardens.
The annual conventions of tn,
Grand Lodge of Shipmasters and thu
Carriers association, were
held In the Hotel Normandie, Tues
lay. Only routine business was
The Shipmasters met in Parlor A
and after prayer had been offered by
he Rev. Mr.. Campbell, a speech OF
welcome was delivered by Mayor
Thompson, to which Grand President
Herbert responded.
The election of officers resulted as
ollows: Grand President, James G.
Herbert, of Buffalo, reelected: first
,ice-president, A. j. Mahon, Of De
rot; second vice-president, Willis
IcGregor,. Superior; grand treasurer
/. J. Mckay, Detroit; secretary, j
\. Holmes, Cleveland; chaplain, g. T
Bronson, Milwaukee,; marshal, JohI
,. Baird, Marine City; warden III. ]
Ogdensburg; sentinel, j. II
st. Cair, Port Huron.
The Lumber Carriers also electe,
officers as follows: President, +. L
Fisher, Cleveland; first vice-president
o. w. Blodgett. Bay City; secon,
vice. +. p Potter, Cleveland; thir,
vice, w. r. Holmes, Chicago: seer,
tary and treasurer, w. ID. Hamilton
Chicago.
Members of the National Marine En-
gineers' Benefit association met in tn,
Hotel Tuller, Tuesday. and put in th'
day listening to reports from the dii
ferent committees. The reports show
the association had a most prosper
Gus year.