Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1945, p. 423

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Storage capacity 18,000 tons. Use self-unloading boats only. Depth of water at dock 18 feet, channel 20 feet. -Maximum length of boat 500 feet, 60 foot beam. R. R. Conn.: C. & N. W., Soo Line. Supt.--F. X. Murphy. Manitowoc Portland Cement Co. (Soo Dock)-- _ Up River Dock. 1 Mead-Morrison Bridge. 5 ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons. Storage capacity 275,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: Soo Line. Reiss Coal Co., The C.-- Phone 5544. Lake Front Dock. C. & N. W. Slip. Gen. Office: Reiss Bldg., Sheboygan, Wis. Purchasing Agent--ZJ. P. Reiss. 1 Heyl & Patterson Bridge. 8 ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 4,500 tons. Storage capacity (Bituminous) 175,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle any boat up to 550 feet. Length of dock 900 feet, slip 1,100 feet, width 60 feet. R. R. Conn.: C. & N. W., Soo Line. Mer.--C. A. Reiss, Jr. Phone Dial 9586. Spindler Co., The-- Location: South side of river between Ninth and Tenth St. Bridge. Office: Tenth and Quay Sts. Mgr.--Edward Spindler. Purchasing Agent--J. E. Carey. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 5,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 12 feet, channel 22 feet. Can handle any length boat and beam. Length of dock 300 feet. Supt.--W. A. Huchthausen. MARBLEHEAD, OHIO Kelly Island Lime & Transport Co.-- Phone 521. Dock located on Lake Erie. 1 conveyor 710 feet long. Can load 1,200 tons of stone per hour. Storage capacity of bins 5,700 tons. Length of dock 650 feet. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Length of boat that can reach dock 580 feet with 60 foot beam. R. R. Conn.: Lakeside & Marblehead--N. Y. C. Supt.--Ss. E. Smith. MARINE CITY, MICH. McLouth Shipyard-- Phone 4. Location: On St. Clair River at mouth of Belle River. Office: 135 Maple Road. Pierce McLouth, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 20,000 tons. Can handle any size boat. Depth of water at dock 20 feet 15 feet from dock. Length of dock 800 feet. Supt.--Pierce McLouth. Superior Concrete Co.-- Dock located Foot So. Belle River Ave. on Lake St. Clair. Purchasing Agent--G. D. Stomler. Depend on self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 10,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. READ CAREFULLY EVERY ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS DIRECTORY | 423

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