Show Great Lakes Skippers Expect Heavy T Traffic CLEVELAND 0 O March 30 Cleveland vessel men are predicting a big season In Great Lakes Lake's freight freigh t traffic this year Business for se several several sev sev- eral seasons has been spotty but ore coal and grain operators are regaining confidence as the approach approach ap ape of or navigation opens Coal for tor the Northwest will wm be In demand since the docks in the upper upper upper up up- per lakes will not have their usual accumulation Two million tons o of f coals were on the docks In the Northwest when navigation n opened last year vear Very little If it any will be left this year Movement of ot iron ore predicted for the present season Is about 55 tons compared with tons last season Iron ore 1 Is s being consumed rather rapidly a athe at atthe atthe the furnaces and stocks on the docks will be lower than at the of ot navigation last yearA year I f A number of ot vessels already ar are e loading coal at Lake ErIe ports fo for tor r the Northwest and will depart a as soon as the ice goes out Grain shipments depend on cro crop p and market conditions If It they hold holdup holdup holdup up to to the figures of ot the last two seasons the total movement of or bulk freight on the Great Lakes for tor th the e 1923 season is expected to be more than t tons ns compared with in 1922 and 68 tons in 1921 The record ore oie movement was In 1916 when tons were wele brought down The lowest movement movement movement move move- ment in recent years was In 1921 when only 2 tons were moved d. d |