Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1948, p. 369

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ORE UNLOADING DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Mgr. E. J. McCleary, Res. Phone Laf. 1676. Supt. O. G. Dalzell, Res. Phone Wyandotte 1341. Purchasing Agent--P. T. Farrell. ERIE, PA. The Erie Dock Co.--(P. & E. Dock)-- Location, East End of Harbor, Foot of Parade St. Phone 22-632, 23-038. Pickands Mather Co., Mgrs., Cleveland, Ohio. 1 Electric Hulett Unloader. Size of clam shells used 10 ton. 2 Mead Morrison. Size of clam shells used 6 and 10 ton. Capacity per 10 hours (Hulett & Meads) 13,000 tons. 2 Brown Hoists. Size of clam shells used 10 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 10,500 tons. Depth of water at dock 25 feet. Length of slip 1200', width 150'. Can handle boats of any length. Ctorage capacity 350,000 tons. Railroad connections: Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Co. Supt. N. A. Lechner. Res. Phone 23-939. FAIRPORT, OHIO Pennsylvania & Lake Erie Dock Co.-- Phone 672. 6 Brown Electric Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 5 ton. Capacity of the 6 machines in 10 hours 20,000 tons. They are operated as one set, or individually. Storage capacity 500,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Can handle boats of any length and beam. Railroad connections: B. & O. Robbins Belt Conveyor for Fueling Vessels. Capacity per hour 1,200 tons. O. F. Murrey, Agt.--B. & O. R. R. GARY, IND. Carnegie Illinois Steel Co.-- 5 Hulett Automatic Unloaders. Size of Buckets used 3-20 ton 2-17 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 25,000 tons. Storage capacity 5,000,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 27 feet. Can handle boats of any length. Railroad connections: E. J. & E. and all roads entering Chicago. Dock Supt.--A. D. Shanklin, Gen. Supt.--S. M. Jenks. HAMILTON, ONTARIO The Steel Company of Canada, Ltd.-- Phone Garfield 1200. _ Located on Burlington Bay. 2 Mead-Morrison unloading and storage bridges, 674 feet long. Size of clam shells used 15 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 8,000 tons. One bridge is equipped with magnets for the handling of iron and steel products. Capacity 2,000 tons per 10 hours. Storage capacity 400,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Dock 1,800 feet long. Can handle any size boat up to 650 ft. long and 70 ft. beam. Railroad connections: C. N. R.--T. H. & B.--C. P. R. Manager H. G. Hilton. Purchasing Agent--W. G. Henderson. Supt. J. F. Slee. Furnaces, coke ovens and docks. HURON, OHIO Wheeling & Lake Erie-- Phone 4341. Cleveland Stevedore Co., foot W. 9th & Front Sts., Cleveland, O. 2 Hulett Steam Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 71% ton. Capacity per 10 hours 5,000 tons. 2 Hulett Automatic Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 15 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. 1 Browning Crane. 114 ton clam shell used. Capacity 10 hours 1,000 tons. Storage capacity 600, 000 tons. Ore storage conveyor with 10 ton clam shell bucket. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF COAL AND ORE DOCKS 369

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