Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1944, p. 408

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued FORD, ONT. Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd. Located on Detroit River, Windsor, Ont. 1 Mead-Morrison Gantry Electric Bridge. 5 ton clam shell used. Capacity per 10 hours 3,500 tons. Storage capacity 100,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 26 feet. Can handle any size boat. RK. BR. Conn.: C. N. R., Wabash. Dock Supt.--J. E. Porter. FORT ERIE, ONT. Fort Erie Dock Co., Ltd. Located foot Jarvis St. on Niagara River. Mer. & Purchasing Agent--A. R. McGlashan. Phone 283. 1 Thew steam rig with 50 ft. boom. 1 link Belt crane equipped with 114 ton clamshell. 50 ft. boom. Capacity per 10 hours 1,000 ton. Use self-unloading boats and bulk carriers. Storage capacity 6,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 11 feet. Can handle 300 ft. boat. Length of dock 300 feet. KR. Rk. Conn;:: N.Y. CC. P. R--G NT, oe é B.. FORT WILLIAM, ONT. Canada Iron Foundries, Ltd.-- Kaministiquia River. Phone South 1. Number of machines 2. One with 50 foot boom, one 55 foot boom. Size of buckets used 1 ton. Capacity per hour 30 tons. Capacity per hour 2 machines 50 to 70 tons. Storage capacity--Coke 1,800 tons, sand 1,200 tons, pig iron 1,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 25 feet. Can handle any size ship. A. C. Adams, Mgr. Phone 1599. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.-- Fort William Coal Dock Co., Ltd.-- Phone So. 1599. Windsor St. Sta., Montreal, Que. Located McKeller River. Mer.--A. F. Hawkins. 2 storage bridges (Hulett and McMyler). With 10 ton buckets. 2 Hulett machines for unloading. 8 ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 8,000 tons. Storage capacity 1,500,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. 1 portable screening plant. (Heyl & Patterson) 4 car loaders. Can handle boats of any length. Dock 1600 ft. long. ROR: Conn:: C. PP. B., G: Nz & G. T. FP. Gen. Pur. Agt., B. W. Roberts. M. P. Foley, Fuel Purchasing Agent. Supt.--L. Smith. Res. Phone 2795. Empire Elevator Co., Ltd.-- Located on Kaministiquia River. Depend on self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 2,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Can handle any size boat. BR. R&R. Conn.; C. B. k: Supt.--J. A. Campbell. Dock South 596. Mission River. Office: Francis Block. Phone South 318. 1 Heyl & Patterson. 10 ton clam shell used. 6 ton clam shell used for clean up. Capacity per 10 hours 6,500 tons. 1 Brown Hoist. 6 ton clam shell used. Capacity per 10 hours 2,500 tons. 1 Heyl & Patterson 8 ton bridge. Storage capacity 800,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. READ CAREFULLY EVERY ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS DIRECTORY 408

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