Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1948, p. 389

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Consumers Co. (Coal Dock)-- Crerar Clinch Coal Co.-- Depth of water at dock 20 feet. R: R. Conn,: CG. M. St. P. & eC: Phone Randolph 1063. Purchasing Agent--R. E. Thocher, 228 N. LaSalle St. Location: 400 feet west of the mouth of river. Office 228 N. LaSalle St. Phone Franklin 6400. Mgr.--Lee W. Murphy. Res. Phone Merrimac 8992. 2 McMyler Interstate Rigs with 50 foot booms. Capacity of each machine per hour 100 tons. Reach of boom from end of dock 35 feet. Automatic weighing extension belt conveyor, electrically oper- ated, with capacity of 300 tons per hour. Can fuel all types of boats. Storage capacity 40,000 tons. Length of dock 300 feet. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock 525 feet. Dock open and operating day and night. R. R. Conn.: Illinois Central. Supt.--Charles Barwood. Res. Phone Esterbrook 3091. Phone State 1115. Location: Foot of Chicago River. Office, 230 South Clark St. Phone State 1111. Megr.--F. G. Reed. Length of dock 300 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 25,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. R. R. Conn.: Illinois Central. Supt.--Edw. C. Wetzhold. Res. Phone Cicero 1791-W. Eldridge Coal & Coke Co.-- wee : 1931 N. Mendell St. (North Branch). Phone Brunswick 00. Length of dock 400 feet. Depth of water at dock 12 to 18 feet. Storage capacity 55,000 tons. Megr.--Fred E. Koch. Use self-unloading boats only. | | | | | | Hoskins Coal & Dock Corp.-- 1 Brown Hoist with % ton bucket. 2 steam cranes. BR... Conn.: 6. & N. W. Hedstrom Coal Co., E. L. (North Ave.)-- Old Colony Bldg., 37 W. Van Buren. 2 Mead-Morrison. 1 ton clam shells used. Capacity per day 2,000 tons. Storage capacity 30,000 tons. Depth of water 18 feet 6 inches. Maximum length of boat 465 feet. Maximum beam of boat 54 feet. Supt.--Victor Fragerstrom. Purchasing Agent--W. D. Kelly. Hinners Company, George R.-- Dock located on the North Branch. Purchasing Agent--Ralph R. Hinners. 1401 N. Magnolia St. Use self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 8000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet, in channel 23 feet. Length of dock 250 feet. R.-R. Conn.: GC. & Ni We Holland Coal Co.-- 1424 Easton Ave. (North Branch). Purchasing Agent--C. J. Holland. Length of dock 300 feet. 2 McMyler and 1 Brown Hoist. Storage capacity 25,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 16 feet. R. BR. Conn: C: & N. W. Supt.--W. M. Callahan. Phone Central 4200. Location: Chicago River, Outer Drive Bridge. Office, 75 E. Wacker Drive. Phone Central 4200. Megr.--J. C. Hoskins. 2 Diesel Manitowoc Cranes. SEE OUR caps elias LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 389

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