Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1947, p. 472

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAK ES--Continued 1 electric tower. Size of buckets used 1% ton. Capacity per 10 hours 600 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Length of dock 400 feet. -- R. RB. Conn.: UP: K., CN. B- Supt.--Alex Cuthbert. Toronto Fuels, Ltd.-- Phone AD-7111. Located eastern side Toronto Harbor (Carton St.). Operated by Toronto Fuels, Ltd. 405 Front St. E. D. M. Springer, Mgr. & Pur. Agt. 1 Osgoode whirlie, length of booms 53 feet. 1 P & H Diesel. Size of clam shell buckets used 1% and 2 yard. Storage capacity 120,000 tons bituminous, 60,000 anthracite. Depth of water at dock 19 feet, channel 22 feet. Can handle any length of boat and beam. Length of dock 732 feet. Rk. R. Gonn.: GC. N. KR. and G..P. R, Supt.--Milan Yaneff. Valley Camp Coal Co. of Canada, Ltd.--The Dock foot of Cherry St. National Iron Dock. Mgr.--H. E. Reeb, 1805 Victory Bldg. Depend on self-unloading boats. Dock equipped with 2 Barber Greene conveyors. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Storage capacity 50,000 tons. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 1,200 feet. R. R. Conn.: C. N. R.--C. P. R. Supt.--Geo. Scott. Weaver Coal Co., Ltd., F. P.-- Phone GE 2300. Located Toronto Harbor ship channel, foot of Cherry St. Office: 347 Bay St. Phone El. 3271. Mgr.--C. P. Hotchkiss. Res. Phone Hy. 6113. 3 Thew Diesel cranes. Size of clam shell buckets used 134 yard. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons. Stephens-Anderson belt conveyor system for handling and stor- age. Hannah-Lay Coal Dock-- Rickard Co., A. W.-- No buckets used, belt conveyors and stackers. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons. Storage capacity 200,000 tons bituminous, 50,000 tons anthracite. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any length boat. Length of dock 1,000 feet, slip 400 feet wide. Use self-unloading boats and bulk carriers. RK. R. Conn. ©. N. BR: and C.F. Supt.--N. J. Kennedy. Res. Phone HO 8325. TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. Phone 6. Bay and Union Sts. Location: West arm Grand Traverse Bay. Mgr.--E. E. Wilhelm. Purchasing Agent--V. J. Kauer. 1 Whirley. Size of buckets used % ton. Capacity per 10 hours 400 tons. Use self-unloading boats only. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Maximum length of boat 375 feet. Length of dock 275 feet, slip 400 feet, width 175 feet. RK. RB. Conn.: P.M. Supt.--Clarence Kauer. Res. Phone 1164. Phone 660. Dock located at Acme, Mich. Office: 321 Bay St. Mgr.--A. W. Rickard. Purchasing Agent--Lesley B. Rickard. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 32,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: M. & N. E., P. M., Penna. Supt.--A. W. Rickard. Res. Phone 483-W. Sears West Bay Coal Dock-- Location: Grand Traverse Bay. F. C. Sears, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats only. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 412

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