Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1948, p. 402

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAK ES--Continued Free Press Bldg., 321 W. Lafayette St. 1 belt conveyor 600 feet long. Use self-unloading boats only. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Storage capacity 10,000 tons. Maximum length boat 630 feet, beam 70 feet. Length of dock 400 feet. HK. hk. Conn; M.C. BR.:R: Supt.--W. L. Kaiser. Rail & Waterways Coal Co.-- Phone LA 5547. 4185 West Jefferson Ave., foot of Scotten Ave. W. R. Davis, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 30,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 520 feet. Supt.--R. W. Davis. Res. Phone LA 0513. Sand Products Corp.-- Dock located River end of slip, foot of St. Jean St. Office: 2489 National Bank Bldg. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 50,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 600 feet. Semet-Solvay Co. (Coke Dock)-- Located on Detroit River across from Hanna Furnace. 1 conveyor loading equipment. Capacity per hour 200 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Length of dock 300 ft. Can handle any size boat. R. R..Conn.: Delray Terminal. Semet-Solvay Co.-- Location: Above mouth of River Rouge. Length of dock 600 feet. Depth of water at dock 31 feet. Berthing space 1,200 feet. Storage capacity 100,000 tons. Use self-unloading boats only. R. R. Conn.: Delray Connecting Terminal. United States Gypsum Co.-- Located on the west side River Rouge at Jefferson St. Bridge. Storage capacity 10,000 tons. Length of dock 400 feet. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. One unloading rig. Can handle any size boat. U. S. Rubber Co.-- Phone Fi. 3660. Office: 6600 E. Jefferson Ave. Dock foot of Meldrum Ave. Length of dock 192 feet. Depth of water at dock 12 feet 6 inches. Locomotive crane with % yard bucket. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 75,000 tons. Re Re Gonn.s M.-C. Western Transit Co.-- Dock located foot of Campbell Ave. Used for loading automobiles. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Length ef dock 425 feet. Ra. Conn. MC. Ri R: Winkworth Fuel & Supply Co.-- Dock north bank River Rouge, foot of Copeland St. Office: 8829 W. Jefferson Ave. Purchasing Agent--R. D. Winkworth. 2--25 ton locomotive cranes with 55: foot booms and 1% ton buckets. Use self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 7,500 tons. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 402

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