Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1948, p. 397

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.-- Phone Cadillac 9800. Located at 210 Wayne St. Mgr.--C. L. Perkins. Purchasing Agent--C. W. McVicar. Depend entirely on self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 4,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle 600 foot boat. Length of dock 700 feet. Supt.--J. A. Lewis. Detroit Coal & Dock Co.-- Phone Cadillac 5734 - Located at the foot of West End Ave. on River Rouge. J. L. Finkenbiner, Pres. 2302 David Scott Bldg. Use self- unloading boats only with a minimum length of 185 foot boom. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle any size boat. Storage capacity 350,000 tons. R. R. Conn.: Delray Conn. Terminal. Supt.--C. E. Barlow. Detroit Coal & Coke Co.-- Phone VI 2-4022. Located : foot of Meldrum Ave. on Detroit River (Hast end dock Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 40,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle boat up to 500 feet. R, B. Conn.: M- C. &. R. Operator: Alex Tolchan, 3201 Webb Ave. Purchasing Agent--E. F. Watkins. Detroit Edison Co. (Delray Plant)-- Location: at Fort Wayne. 2000 Second Ave. Fuel Agent--Marshall Pease, Jr. Phone RA 2100. Mgr.--Chester Schmansky. Length of dock 2,000 feet. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 450 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 20,000 tons. RK. Rh. Conn.: Wabash; P: R. Ri, D, T.S. TM. C. Detroit Edison Co. (Orleans St.)-- 2000 Second Ave. Location: Between St. Aubin and Dequndeer Sts. Mgr.--John Hurley. Fuel Agent--Marshall Pease, Jr. Phone RA 2100. Length of dock 2,000 feet. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Can handle any length boat. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 20,000 tons. R. R. Conn.: None. Detroit Edison Co. (Connors Creek) -- 2000 Second Ave. Location: Foot of Lycaste St. Fuel Agent--Marshall Pease, Jr. Phone RA 2100. Mgr.--A. Marcero. Use self-unloading boats only. Length of dock 2,000 feet. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Can handle any size boat. Storage capacity 20,000 tons. KiB: Conn: PRR. Do? S. Le MC. Detroit Harbor Terminals, Inc. Phone Lafayette 3200. Alex. J. Groesbeck, Trustee. Foot of Clark St., 4461 W. Jefferson. 2,000 feet of dock. Number of hoppers 2--50 ton capacity. Capacity of hoppers for 24 hours 3,000 tons. 7 cranes, 112-yard, 242-yard and 2%, -yard, used. Capacity per 24 hours 5,000 tons. Length of booms 50 to 75 foot. 3 magnets, 65 in., 54 in. 2 switch engines, 1 steam, 1 Diesel. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF COAL AND ORE DOCKS 397°

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