Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1940, p. 310

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GRAIN ELEVATORS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Western-- Chicago & Northwestern-- Capacity per hour averaging on clean up 12,000 bu. Marine elevator leg "C" house 1. Capacity per hour averaging on clean up 10,000 bu. Storage capacity 3,000,000 bu. Marine loading spouts 2. Capacity loading spouts 18,000 per hour. Insurance rate per $100.00 valuation 10c per annum. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Maximum length of boat 550 feet, 60 foot beam. Days of free storage 15, from April 1 to Dec. 31; 30 days from Jan. 1 to March 31. ROR. Conn: CN. R. and CoP. R. Supt.--J. Murison. Res. Phone 15. Winter mooring accommodation for 30 boats. Shoveling charge per 1,000 bu. $4.00. Phone 103. Western Canada Flour Mills Co., Ltd. J. W. Fraser, Mgr. Res. Phone 99. Marine elevating legs 1. Capacity per hour unloading 12 000 bu. Storage capacity A 200,000 bu., B 600,000 bu. Unloading charge per 1,000 bu. $4.00. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Maximum length and beam of boat any size. BR Conn. &. N. RR. GC. P. R. GREEN BAY, WIS. Phone Howard 810. Cargill Warehouse Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Storage capacity 500,000 bu. Marine loading spouts 2. Capacity of loading spouts per hour 10,000 bu. each. Can handle any length boat with 55 foot beam. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Kingston Elevator-- R, R. Conn.: ©. & N. W. ©. M. & St. §, G. B. & W. Mer.--F. L. Neilson. Supt--Fred Hering. Res. Phone Adams 3234. HUMBERSTONE, ONT. Robin Hood-- Location Welland Canal (will be completed during 1940). Robin Hood Flour Mills, Ltd., Box 2190, Montreal, Que. Depth of water at dock 25 feet. Can handle any size boat. R.R. Conn: C. N. RI. oH. & BOP. E: KINGSTON, ONT. Commercial-- James Richardson & Sons, Ltd. Storage capacity 250,000 bu. Marine elevating legs 1. Capacity per hour unloading 6,000 bu. Marine loading spouts 4. Capacity per hour of spouts 6,000 bu. each. Storage capacity 250,000 bu. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. mR R Conn: Gi, CN kc PR. Supt.--Joseph Gratton. Phone 3876. Located Little Cataraqui Bay, one mile west of Kingston, Ont. Operated by Canada S. S. Lines, Led. Storage capacity 2,500,000 bu. Number of marine elevating legs 2. Capacity per hour of legs 35,000 bu. each. Number of marine loading spouts 6. Capacity per hour of spouts 25,000 bu. each. Car loading capacity 200 cars 10 hours. Can handle any length boat. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. R. R. Conn.: ©. N, R. and © bk. Supt.-J]. L. Cross. Res. Phone 3793. 310

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