Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1948, p. 441

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued | Byrne Fueling Corp. Dock-- Depend on self-unloading boast entirely. Size of clam shells used on dock 1 yard. Capacity per 10 hours 400 tons. Open storage capacity 8,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 10 feet, channel 11 feet. Can handle 200 foot boat. Length of dock 450 feet. R. R. Conn.: Canadian National. NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y. Benson's Coal Dock-- Located on Barge canal. Fueling facilities. Purchasing Agent--L. J. Benson. Storage capacity 100 tons. Depth of water at dock 12 feet. Length of dock 500 feet. R. R. Conn: Mrie R. 8; Phone 2013. Located Niagara River, south of Tonawanda Iron Co. Mgr.--John J. Pfeifer, 440 Main St., Tonawanda, N. Y. Night Phone 533-M or 133-W. 1 electric magnet. 1 derrick whirlie, will reach 25 feet from-edge of dock. 1 electric magnet. Size of clam shell buckets used 1 yard. Size of other buckets used 1% ton. Capacity per 10 hours 300 tons. Can handle 60 tons of steel per hour day and night. Storage capacity 50,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 15 feet. Maximum length of boat 400 feet, beam 35 feet. R. R. Conn.: Erie, N. Y. C., Lehigh Valley. Tributary Conn.: N. Y. State Barge Canal. Supt.--Leroy Redlick. Res. Phone 533-M. Tonawanda Paper Co.-- Located on Niagara River. Hall Corp., George-- Hall Corp., George-- Madden Coal Corp.-- OGDENSBURG, N. Y. Phone 311. East end of city, upper harbor. Mgr.--Wayne Howe. Bunkering facilities. 1 McMyler Whirlies. Size of clam shell used 1 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 800 tons. Storage capacity 10,000 tons. Depth of water at the dock 15 feet 6 inches. Can handle any length boat, beam only 48 feet. R. R. Conn.: Rutland. Supt.--T. Spooner. Res. Phone 683. Phone 311. Location: Lower harbor. Office: 502 Riverside Dr. Phone 60. Wayne Lowe, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. 2 Mead-Morrison unloading cranes. Size of clam shell buckets used 1% ton. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons. 1 Brownhoist locomotive crane with 14-ton clam shells. 2 Osgood tractor cranes with 1-ton buckets. 3,500 feet of trestle with 21 3-ton. grab type cable cars. Hoppers for fueling or bunkering purposes. 1 60-ton, 2 40-ton, 1 20-ton. Storage capacity 120,000 tons bituminous, 20,000 tons anthracite. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 800 feet. R. KR; Conn Rutland: N:Y. Cc. Supt.--Theodore Spooner. Res. Phone 683. Phone 111. 329 Main St. Geo. J. Madden, Pres. Located 1 mile west of Ogdensburg. Operated by Valley Camp Coal Co. Western Reserve Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. Use self-unloading boats. READ CAREFULLY EVERY ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS DIRECTORY 441

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