Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1964, p. 299

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GRAIN ELEVATORS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued General Mills Elevator-- G. L. F. Elevator-- Lake and Rail-- Phone TL 2-5150. Location: Blackwell Canal. C. R. Coad, Marine Trust Bldg., Buffalo 3, N. Y., TL 2-5150. General Mills, Inc., owners. Marine elevating legs 2. Capacity per hour (Marine Elevating legs) 20,000 bu. each. Storage capacity 5,200,000 bu. Depth of water at dock 20 ft. Maximum Beam of Vessel can unload at Elevator 60 feet. Can handle any size boat. Cannot handle boats of the J. T. Hutchinson type, on account of the coaming. Boats over 500 feet must be winded. R. R. Conn: Buffalo Creek. Supt. -- James Buckley -- Phone TL 2-6833. Phone TL 6-8400. Location: Buffalo River. Operators: Cooperative G. L. F. Exchange, Inc. Mgr. -- Terrence Sheean, TL 6-8405, Res. NL 2-1298. Marine elevating legs 1. Capacity per hour unloading 20,000 bu. Marine loading spouts 1. Capacity per hour of loading spouts 15,000 bu. Car loading spouts 2. 15,000 bu. per hour. Storage capacity 2,000,000 bu. Depth of water at dock 28 feet. Can handle any length boat. R. R. Conn.: Buffalo Creek. Supervisors; Pierce Wade, TA 4-7624, Edward Street, NL 2-4262. Phone TL. 3-6826. Location: Foot of Childs Street. Operator: International Milling Co. Phone TL. 3-9110. Mgr.--M. A. Miller. Storage capacity: 4,625,000 Bu. No. of marine elevating legs: 2. Capacity per hr: 25,000 bus. each leg. No. of marine loading spouts: 2. Capacity per hr: 45,000 & 15,000 bus. Depth of water at dock: 21 ft.; depth of water in channel: 22 ft. Can handle any size vessel but unload limited as to depth-- The Schaefer Waterfront Elevator-- 33 ft. in winter and 35 ft. in summer. Capacity to cars per 10 hrs: 100 cars. Elevating charge per bu. (chargeable to shipper): Information on request. Days of free storage: Information on request. Supt.--P. R. Koopmans. Res. Phone TA. 2-2328. Rh. R. Conn: PF. RK. i. Pillsbury Pool Elevator-- Phone TA. 2-4640. Location: At South entrance to breakwall. Operator: The Pillsbury Co., 201 Corn Exchange Bldg., Buffalo 2, New York. Phone TL. 4-4125. Mer.--sS. A. Tirrell. Storage capacity: 2,000,000 bus. Marine elevating legs: 2; capacity per hr. 25,000 bus. Marine loading spouts: 1; capacity per hr. 25,000 bus. Depth of water at dock 21 ft.; channel 23 ft. Can handle any size boat. Loading capacity to cars per 10 hrs.: 52 (if they get second switch, will be 100). Elevating charge per bu. (chargeable to shipper): 2%¢. Days of free storage: To be negotiated. Insurance rates on grain per $100.00 valuation: Market value. Shoveling charge per 1000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): $11.80; overtime: 1% time Saturday and evenings. Steam shovel charge per 1000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): $3.00; overtime: double time for Sunday and holidays. Weighing charge per 1000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): 75¢ Trimming charge per 1000 bus. (chargeable to vessei): To be negotiated. Supt.--Walter Baumgarten. Res. phone NL. 2-0869. R. R. Conn.: Lehigh Valley service with connection to all east- ern railroads. Phone TT5-6316. Location: Michigan & Ganson. Operator: Schaefer Brewing Co. Malting & Grain Div. Address: 1314 Niagara St., Buffalo 13, N. Y. Manager: George J. Weber. Storage capacity: 1,000,000 bus. Depth of water at dock: Filled in. 299

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