Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1944, p. 462

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Material Service Corp. (Yard No. 10)-- Can handle 600 foot boats. RR. Conn.: G. w. P: Supt.--L. B. Robertson. Office: 33 North La Salle St., Chicago, Il. Located on Calumet River, east of 92d St. Bridge. 1 Ohio Whirley with 50-foot boom and 2-yard bucket. Capacity per hour 250 tons. 1 Link Belt with 45-foot boom and 1-yard bucket. Capacity per hour 200 tons. Storage capacity 50,000 yards. 2 hoppers, capacity 200 tons. Can handle any size boat. Depth of water at dock 19'6". Length of dock 700 feet. Mgr.--Arnold Sobel. Phone Bri. 8771. Supt.--Arch Kelly. Material Service Corp.-- Location: West of 92d St. Bridge. Office: 33 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Til. Mgr.--Arnold Sobel. Self-unloading boats preferred. 5 hoppers with capacity of 600 tons. Storage capacity on dock 50,000 tons. Length of dock 500 feet. Depth of water at dock 19'6". Can handle any size boat. _R. R. Conn.: Chicago Belt Line. Supt.--Arch Kelly. Pittsburgh Coal Co. (Fuel Dock)-- Location: 94th St. Length of dock 300 feet. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. 2 McMylers with a capacity of 60 tons per hour. kh. RR: Conn:: C. Ril. & P. Rail To Water Transfer Company, not inc. Horton Conrad. President, Q. J. Hallburg. Phone Franklin 3600. Republic Steel Corp.-- South Chicago Coal & Dock Co.-- Traffic Manager, Phone Franklin 1337. Office: 1 South LaSalle Street. Dock located on west side of Calumet River at 101 st. Street, Phone Saginaw 1603. Dock Equipment--Conveyor type 54" Belt-loading directly out of cars--telescopic chute. Loading Capacity per hour 1,000 tons. Can handle Vessels up to 600 foot in length. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. R. R. Connections, Belt Line. Supt.--J. A. Emrick. Res. Phone South Shore 5241. Phone So. Chicago 9170. 118th St. Megr.--A. J. Yonker. Res. Phone Tri. 7159. Length of dock 400 feet. Commodities handled billets, bar, pig iron, spiegel and scrap. R. R. Conn.: Penna.--Indiana Harbor Belt. Supt.--R. A. Hawkinson. Res. Phone Saginaw 4808. Phone Saginaw 4000. Dock 3434 E. 95th St. Office 222 W. Adams St., Chicago, III. Megr.--D. S. Harding. Phone Randolph 5674. Purchasing Agent--R. K. Sherman. Dock at 95th St. Turning Basin No. 1, Calumet River. 1 Mead-Morrison bridge rope trolley. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons. Size of clam shells used 7 ton grab and clean up. 3 Link belt whirlies with 50 foot boom. 14% ton clam shell used. Capacity per 10 hours 500 tons each. 1 27-ton hopper for fueling tugs. 1 Fuel lighter for steamers with capacity of 550 tons. Storage capacity 350,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Maximum length of boat 700 feet. R. R. Conn.: Chicago Short Line. Length of dock 800 feet, slip 800 feet. Supt.--Ralph K. Sherman. Res. Phone Regent 7808. READ CAREFULLY EVERY ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS DIRECTORY 462

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