Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1941, p. 360

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National Harbours Board-- National Harbours Board-- GRAIN ELEVATORS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued PRESCOTT, ONT. Phone 48. Johnstones Bay on St. Lawrence River, 3 miles east of Prescott. National Harbours Board, Ottawa, Ont. Storage capacity 5,500,000 bu. Marine elevating legs 5--4 portable, 1 stationary. Capacity per hour 35,000 bu. each of the portable legs. Capacity per hour 18,000 bu. with the stationary legs. Marine loading spouts 15. Capacity per hour of loading spouts 100,000 bu. Depth of water at dock 25 feet to unload. Can load 400,000 bu. in 10 hours to cars. Shoveling charge per 1,000 bu. $4.00. Trimming charge per 1,000 bu. $2.00 (loading). Days of free storage 15. Channel depth 23 feet. Can handle any size boat. i. &. Conn: ©. N. &. and G. PLR. Supt.--Geo. T. Birch. Res. Phone 241. Gen. Foreman--Wm. Morrell. Res. Phone 352. QUEBEC, QUE. Phone 2-4188. Louis Beaudry, Port Mer. Located in the harbor at Princess Louise Docks. Storage capacity 4,000,000 bu. Marine elevating legs 4. Capacity per hour elevating legs 40,000 bu. Marine loading spouts--4 traveling gantries and 2 direct spouts. Capacity per hour of spouts 15,000 bu. each. Can handle any size boat. Can load 120 cars in 10 hours. Elevation charge per bushel 4/10 of 1 cent. 360 Days of free storage 10. R. R. Conn.: ©. P. BR. and C_N, &. Supt.--Frank Ouellet. Res. Phone 2-2841. SARNIA, ONTARIO Sarnia Elevator Sarnia Elevator Co., Ltd. Storage capacity 3,000,000 bu. Marine elevating legs 2. Capacity per hour unloading 25,000 bu. each leg. Depth of water at dock 24 feet. Slip 3,500 feet long... Can handle any size boat. Unloading charge $4.00 per 1,000 bu. R. R. Conn.: C. N. Ry., Pere Marquette and C. P. R. Megr.--G. C. Leitch, Toronto. Local Mgr.--J. A. Smith. Supt.--J. T. Bell. ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK Canadian Pacific "B"'-- Location Sand Point, West St. John. Storage capacity 1,000,000 bu. Number of marine loading spouts 6 conveyor. Capacity per hour each spout 16,000 bu. Can handle any size boat. Elevation charge per bu. 1c. Days of free storage 10. Depth of water at dock 30 feet. RoR. Comn.: C.-P, KR, and C, N. Ry. Megr.--H. J. Humphrey, Ry. Gen. Supt., Toronto, Ont. Supt.--kK. S. Miller. Remarks: Elevators are not built on dock front. Are used for delivery of grain to ships by means of conveyor galleries.

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