Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1944, p. 469

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Warehouse alongside track. 2 steam cranes with 55 foot booms. Capacity per 10 hours 1,000 tons. Capacity of warehouse 15,000 square feet. Storage capacity unlimited for bulk material. Size of clam shells used, 1 14-yard, 1 1%-yard. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. R. R. Conn.: Pennsylvania. B. and O. R. R.-- © Location above B. & O. Coal Dock. 2 electric 2-ton cranes, with 50-foot booms. Method of storage direct to cars and to 2 warehouses. With total of 80,000 square feet, one warehouse with 50,000 square feet capacity, heated and sprinkling system. Can handle any size boat. R. RK. Conn.: 8: & 0. Toledo Plaster & Supply Co.-- Phone Adams 7715. North of Penn. R. R. Bridge, west side of river. Megr.--Harry N. Hansen. Address: Bancroft and Albion St. Phone Forest 3000. 1 Browning 25-ton locomotive crane. Length of booms 50 feet. Size of buckets used 114 yard. Unload direct to cars or dock storage. . Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Length of dock 800 feet. Maximum length boat that can reach dock 550 feet. R. R. Conn.: Penna. and Toledo Belt Line. Supt.--Carl Fryman. T. & O. C_--Ashtabula & Buffalo Dock Co.-- Phone Taylor 0217. 26 Main St. Above Cherry St. Bridge. Pickands-Mather & Co., Mgrs., Union Commerce Bldg., Cleve- land, Ohio. 2 car dumps. Wellman-Seaver-Morgan (electric). 1 Heyl & Patterson car dump (electric). Capacity 60 cars per hour, south machine (Heyl). Capacity 40 cars per hour, north machine (Wellman). R. R. Conn.: N. ¥0C., H. V;;, Nv & W., Ven, Lb. & N, Supt.--Fred Burnett, Res. Phone Lawndale 2944. Chief Clerk--F. L. McKimm. Res. Phone Forest 4694. Dock Office North Machine Taylor 0463. Dock Office South Machine Taylor 3876. TORONTO, ONT. Canada Coal, Ltd.-- Office: 1708 Sterling Tower. Phone AD 4491. Located ship channel. Mgr.--G. C. Thompson. Use self-unloading boats only. 1 Brown hoist. Size of clam shell buckets used 2 yard. Capacity per 10 hours 1,000 tons. Storage capacity 100,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Maximum length of boat 600 feet, 100 foot beam. R..R. Conn. ©. N; and C. Fok. Supt.--G. C. Thompson. Res. Phone Hudson 6218. Canadian Rail & Harbor Terminals, Ltd.-- Foot of York St. Address Queens Quay. 1 McMyler crane with 50 foot boom. 2 ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 600 tons. 2 Mead-Morrison with 50 foot booms. 8 ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 600 tons. 4 electric double drums with 40 to 80 foot boom. 38 ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 600 tons each. Dry and cold storage, also yard storage. Can load direct to car if necessary. SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS 469

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