Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1942, p. 467

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Ontario Paper Co. (Coal Dock)-- SUTTONS BAY, MICH. Leelanau Coal Co.-- E. W. Putnam, Manager and Purchasing Agent. Depend on self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 3,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Length of dock 200 feet. Suttons Bay Coal Dock-- Location: West arm of Grand Traverse Bay. G. M. Dame, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 6,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 16 feet. Maximum length boat can reach dock 375 feet. Length of dock 150 feet. THOROLD, ONT. Niagara District Warehouse & Forwarding Co.-- Located on the Welland Canal. 1 Industrial Tractor Crane with 45 foot boom and 5 ton capacity. Size of clam shell used 1% ton. . Capacity per hour 50 tons. Storage capacity 5,000 tons. Operates day and night. Warehouse 200x50, 200,000 cu. ft. Dock 800 feet long. Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: Canadian National. Phone Thorold 264. Located on the Welland Canal. 2 Hammerhead type cranes electric 56 feet long. 2 ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 1,800 tons to 2,400 tons from hopper at dock, then by belt conveyor to storage scraper system. Storage capacity 50,000 tons. Supt.--A. Wilson. Res. Phone N. Falls 3545. Ontario Paper Co. (Pulpwood Dock)-- Ontario Paper Co. (Paper Loading Dock)-- Phone Thorold 264. Located on the Welland Canal. 4 conveyors 750 feet long (each). 2 Lidgerwoods with steam hoists with 50 foot booms. Capacity 80 cords per hour. « 45 foot booms and elevated about 16 feet high. Capacity per 10 hours 800 cords. Storage capacity 50,000 cords pulpwood. Length of dock 300 feet. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Supt.--A. Wilson. Res. Phone N. Falls 3545. Phone Thorold 264. Located on the Welland Canal. 2 conveyors, 245 feet in length. Capacity 120 tons per hour. Paper storage building has 4,000 tons capacity. 2 Orton cranes with 59 foot booms. Capacity per 10 hours 1,000 tons of newsprint. Have 2 warehouses that will hold 11,000 tons newsprint. Depth of water at dock 25 feet. Length of dock 600 feet. 'Supt.--A. Wilson. Res. Phone N. Falls 3545. Weaver Coal Co., Ltd., F. P.-- Phone 320 Thorold Dock. G. E. Bindon, Branch Mgr. Located east bank of Welland Ship Canal, north of Guard Gate. Office: 347 Bay St., Toronto, Phone El. 3271. Purchasing Agent--C. P. Hotchkiss, 347 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. Use self-unloading boats only. 1 North West whirlie, length of boom 50 feet. Size of clam shell buckets used 11% yard. Capacity per 10 hours 500 tons. 3 Barber Green Conveyors. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Storage capacity 75,000 tons. Maximum length of boat 650 feet, any beam. Length of dock 1000 feet. HR. KR. Conn:: ©. N, R. Supt.--G. E. Bindon. Res. Phone 660-J. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 467

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