Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1942, p. 401

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co.-- Dock located foot of Anspach St. Depend on self-unloading boats. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. Storage capacity 30,000 tons. R. R. Conn.: M. C. R. R. Nicholson Material Dock Co. (Sand Dock)-- Lee : East side of River Rouge, above Jefferson Ave. ridge. Address of Operator: 9690 W. Jefferson Ave. 2 locomotive cranes with 2-ton clamshells. Storage capacity 70,000 tons sand and gravel. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. Mgr.--W. S. Brown. Supt.--H. L. Bliss. Pine Ridge Coal Co. (Fuel Dock)-- 1325 E. Atwater St. Phone Randolph 3952. A. D. Cronin, Mgr., Fidelity Trust Bldg. Phone Randolph 6643. Vessel fueling 900 tons per hour. Use self-unloading boats only. 1 bridge. 3 ton clam shell used. Depth of water 23 feet. Storage capacity 70,000 tons. Can handle any size boat. K. BR. Gonn.: G. FY. Supt.--John Sweeney. Parker Bros. & Co., Ltd.-- Dock located foot of Dubois St. Office: 31 W. Atwater St. Use self-unloading boats. Handle coal, sand and gravel. 2 locomotive cranes with 30 & 40 foot booms. 1 and 2 yard clamshells used. Phone VI 1-7200. Depth of water at dock 16 to 18 feet. Length of dock 300 feet. R. BR. Conn:: M. C. R. R: Petoskey Portland Cement Co.-- Located foot of Chene St. Office: 2652 East Atwater St. Use self-unloading boats only. 3 silos 57,000 bbls. capacity. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Length of dock 180 feet. RK. R. Conn,: M. C. RR. Pollard, B. J.-- Dock west side River Rouge above Wabash R. R. foot of Stocker St. Office: 14800 Prairie. Handles coal, sand, stone and gravel. Use self-unloading boats only. 2 Caterpillar cranes and loader. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. Peerless Cement Corporation-- Phone VI 24-945. On Old River Rouge next to Detroit Sulphite Paper Co. 8941 West Jefferson Avenue. Megr.--J. W. Stead. CA 6150. Free Press Bldg., 321 W. Lafayette St. 1 belt conveyor 600 feet long. Use self-unloading boats only. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Storage capacity 10,000 tons. Maximum length boat 630 feet, beam 70 feet. Length of dock 400 feet. Rk. BR. Conn.: M. GC. &. R. Supt.--W. L. Kaiser. Rail & Waterways Coal Co.-- Phone LA 5547. 4185 West Jefferson Ave., foot of Scotten Ave. W. R. Davis, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats only. READ CAREFULLY EVERY ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS DIRECTORY 401

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