Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1947, p. 444

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued 4 warehouses with 382,000 square feet of floor space, served by 5 railroad tracks with a capacity of 30 cars for loading at one time through warehouses. One slip 400 feet long by 120 feet wide, with 16 feet of water. Steel faced dock served by two stiff legged cranes, of 5 tons capacity each, adjacent to unloading platforms con- nected to warehouses. One 500 foot steel faced dock on river with 22 feet of water, served by double railroad tracks, with capacity of 20 cars. This dock adjacent to two acres of ground storage space. One dock 250 feet long with 22 feet of water served by double railroad track with capacity for 20 cars. This dock adja- cent to 15,000 square feet ground storage space, with con- tinuous railroad switch service. Miscellaneous rigs 2 stiff legged cranes with 60 foot booms and 5 ton capacity. Size of buskets used 1% yard. Capacity per 10 hours both rigs 1,500 tons. Depth of water at dock--1 dock 16 feet. Depth of water at dock--2 docks 22 feet. Can handle any size boat. kh. Kh. Conn.: N. Y. 0. & W. &. R. Supt.--F. Hawk, Middletown, N. Y. OWEN SOUND, ONT. Creighton, A. J. Dock located at Foot 1st Ave. West. Purchasing Agent--A. J. Creighton. Fueling facilities. Depend on self-unloading boats. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle boats of any length. Canadian Pacific R. R. Co.-- Windsor St. Sta., Montreal, Que. Depend on self-unloading boats. Gen. Pur. Agt., B. W. Roberts. M. P. Foley, Fuel Purchasing Agent. Storage capacity 3,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Length of dock 1,000 feet. R. EK. Conn: C. PB. RK. K- Supt.--F. S. Kennedy. Kennedy, F. S.-- Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 3,000 tons. 1 Whirley. Capacity per 10 hours 250 tons. Depth of water 18 feet. Can handle any length of boat. Length of dock 200 feet. R. KR: Gonn.: G. 7. C. P. R., C. N. BR. Supt.--F. S. Kennedy. Davis-Smith-Malone Co., Ltd.-- North of C. P. R. Dock. Foot 1st Ave. East. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 7,500 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Length of dock 1,000 feet. Can handle boats of any length. J. M. Davis, Pres. Mgr. & Pur. Agt., F. W. Smith. KR. R. Conn.: C. PK. GC. N. ER. McLauchlan Supply Co., Ltd., J. K.-- Depth of water at dock 16 feet. Maximum length of boat 400 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Mills & McKerrall-- Dock located foot 1st Ave. East. Depend on self-unloading boats. Purchasing Agent--D. M. McKerrall. Storage capacity 3,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Rk. R. Conn: ©. P. RR. Public Utilities Comm. (Gas-Coal Dock)-- East side of river, north end. Phone 900. Self-unloading boats only. Can handle any size boat. Storage capacity 6,000 tons. SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS 444

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