Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Marine Directory of the Great Lakes, 1940, p. 440

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Spencer Coal Co.-- North side Black River, east of Seventh St. Bridge. St. State Bridge Commission-- Webb Coal Co.-- Phone 5302. Location: Ofmce: 1035. Park St. Francis M. Spencer, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 500 tons bituminous, 3,000 tons coke. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle boat with 450-foot length. Kk. &k. Conn.: None. Clair Coal & Dock Co. Phone 8095. Location: On St. Clair River foot of Grand River Ave. Morton Robinson, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Depend on self-unloading boats entirely. Storage capacity 70,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 600 feet. Supt.--Morton Robinson. Phone 22584. Phone 8200. Location: 310 Quay St., north side of Black River. Office: 1410 Elmwood St. Mer.--V. B. Steinbaugh. Purchasing Agent--W. C. Stimson. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 2,200 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle boat with 500-foot length. Length of dock 600 feet. Phone 6141. Location: On St. Clair River, foot Griswold St. Mer.--Donald C. Likens, 519 Water St. Purchasing Agent--Hugh S. Webb. Phone 6141. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 3,000 tons of coke. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 300 feet. Res. Canada Coal, Ltd.-- PORT INLAND, MICH. Inland Lime & Stone Co.-- Office at Manistique, Mich. Equipped with a shuttle conveyor. Capacity per hour 3,000 tons. Method of storage--stock piles over tunnels and by belt con- veyors to boats. Storage capacity 150,000 tons. Use self-unloading boats for coal. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Maximum length of boat can handle 630 feet with 70 foot benay R. R. Conn.: Inland Lime & Stone to Soo Line. PORT McNICOLL, ONT. Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. (Steamship Division)-- Location: West side of bay. Fuel Purchasing Agent--M. P. Foley, Montreal, Que. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 10,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Can handle any size boat. Lentgh of dock 750 feet. R. Ri Conn: ©. Po R. Supt.--Alvin Gallagher. PORT MAITLAND, ONT. Phone Dunnville 718. Location east side of Grand River, Lowbanks Route 2. Main Office 1708 Sterling Tower, Toronto, Ont. R. O. Petman, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Phone AD 4491. Use self-unloading steamers. 1 Brown Hoist with 50-foot boom. Capacity per 10 hours 700 tons. 1 Industrial with 65-foot boom. Size of clam shell used 2 yard. Capacity per 10 hours 800 tons. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. READ CARFFULLY EVERY ADVERTISEMENT IN 440 THIS DIRECTORY

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