Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1964, p. 328

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The Hiram Walker Elevator-- GRAIN ELEVATORS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Cold-blasting: Information on request. Bagging--by arrangement with feed department. Capacity--public 2,000,000 bushels; private 2,000,000 bushels. Construction--reinforced concrete. Marine legs--one. Unloading capacity--16,000 bushels per hour from vessels. Loading capacity--to vessels: 35,000 bushels per hour--2 spouts; to cars: 10 cars per hour. Water depth--24 feet at dock. Winter mooring--space for 30 vessels. R/R connection--C. P. R. & C. N. R. Code--Robinsons Telegraphic Cipher Code; Dowling's Grain Code. Telex--02-482. Superintendent--Harry Wilson. Res. Phone Willodale 2291. Victory Soya Mills Limited--(Private Elevator) Toronto Bay Parliament & Fleet Streets, Toronto, Ontario. Telephone EM. 3-8771-5. Operator--Victory Soya Mills Limited. Manager--R. G. Loftus. Phone Be. 3-4683. Storage capacity 2,000,000 bushels. Marine Elevating Legs 1. Capacity per hour (Marine Elevating Legs) 18,000. Marine Loading Spouts 1. Capacity per hour Loading Spouts 25,000. Depth of water at dock 23 ft. Channel 26 ft. Maximum length of vessel that can load at Elevator 600 feet. Maximum length of vessel that can unload at Elevator 600 feet. Maximum beam of vessel that can load at Elevator 68 feet. Maximum beam of vessel that can unload at Elevator 68 feet. Loading capacity to cars per 10 hours 40 cars. Insurance rates on Grain per $100.00 valuation, standard rates. Elevator Foreman--T. Beaman. Phone HV. 3-6196. R. R. Conn.: Canadian National & Canadian Pacific. WALKERVILLE, ONT. Phone 254-5171.--Local 266. Location: Detroit River. Operator: Hiram Walker & Sons Grain Corp., Ltd. Box 518, 2072 Riverside Dr. E., Walker ville, Ontario. Phone 254-5176. Mer.-- A. Armstrong. Storage capacity: 1,250,000 bus. 1 marine elevating leg; leg capacity per hr.: 25,000 bus. (dipping). _ : : 2 marine loading spouts; capacity per hr. loading spouts: 38,000 bus. Depth of water at dock: 21 ft. Maximum length of vessel that can load at elevator: 750 ft. Maximum length of vessel that can unload at elevator: 750 ft. Maximum beam of vessel that can load and unload at elevator: 70 it. Loading capacity to cars per 10 hrs.: 70 cars. Elevating charge per bu. (chargeable to shipper): Information given on request. Days of free storage: Information given on request. Insurance rates on grain per $100.00 valuation: Information given on request. Shoveling charge per 1,000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): In- formation given on request. Steam shovel charge per 1,000 bus. (chargeable to vessel) In- formation on request. Weighing charge per 1,000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): In- formation on request. Trimming charge per 1,000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): In- formation on request. Supt.-- Ivon O. Holmes. Res. Phone 945-6777. R. R. Conn: C.N. R. R. and Wabash R. R. direct connections with C. P. R., N. ¥: C. and GC. & O. WEST SAINT JOHN, N. B. Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Elevator "B'-- Location:West Saint John N. B. Canada. Operator: Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Phone 694-1451. Manager-- Charles F. Rourke, Elevator Supt. Storage capacity: 1,000,000 bus. No Marine legs. Depth of water at dock: Max. 82 ft. 328

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