Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1964, p. 389

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Address: Main & 17th Sts., Manistee, Michigan. Manager--John J. Bultema. Phone 1578. Pur. Agent--Don Sievert. Depend on self-unloading boats, yes, except lighter loads with floating derrick. Size of clam shells used 1% yard. Size of other buckets used % yard. Miscellaneous rigs: 1% yard link-belt Crawler Crane. Length of booms 60 feet. Size of buckets used % yard. Size of clam shells used %4 yard. Method of storage: outside plus 40'x40' inside. Storage capacity: presently storing gravel, sand, stone, sul- phur and lime. Depth of water boats can draw arriving at dock 21 ft. Channel 21. t Maximum length of boat that can reach dock 500 ft. light. Beam 52 ft. Length of dock 800 ft. presently, slip 2300 ft. Width 550 ft. R. R. Conn.: Manistee & Northwestern and Chesapeake & Ohio. Supt.--J. H. Bultema. Phone 1578. Bultema Dock & Dredge Co. Dock No. 2-- Location: On the west shore of Manistee Lake at North End. This dock lies between the Michigan Lumber Co. Coal Dock and the A. D. Joslin Mfg. Co. Plans are underway to dredge and retain this area of approxi- mately 625 ft. frontage, to accommodate self-unloaders for bulk storage. Supt.--John H. Bultema. Falleen Drop Forge Co.-- Phone 92. Location: Southwest end of Manistee Lake. C. W. Piechowiak, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats except as to anthracite. Storage capacity 6,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 194". Can handle any length boat, but only 50-foot beam. R. R. Conn: A. & NE FP. A. Supt.--F. S. Norton. Res. Phone 727-J. Jebray-Sorenson Coal Co.-- Phone 91. 486 River St. Purchasing Agent--H. E. Sorenson. Location: Manistee River foot of Pine St. Length of dock 600 feet. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Can handle 500-foot length boat. Storage capacity 20,000 tons. Manistee Salt Works-- Phone 1450. Location: West side of Manistee Lake. Office: 1501 Main St. Use self-unloading boats only. Mer.--R. O. Miller; Pur. Agent--J. J. Wegeschiede. Storage capacity 30,000 tons. Method of storage: Piles. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Can handle any boat up to 50-foot beam. Length of dock 600 feet. R. R. Conn.: M. & N. E., P. M. Supt.--Joe Czarnecki. Manistee Steel Supply Co.-- Location: Manistee, Michigan. Operator: John H. Bultema. This dock is equipped to supply complete warehouse facilities. Rail sidings have been installed in conjunction with a 10-ton overhead crane. Supt.--John H. Bultema. Michigan Lumber Co.-- 70 Arthur St. Location: Manistee Lake. Mgr.--Delbert Engwall. Pur. Agt.--Delbert Engwall. Phone 1282W5. Length of dock 700 feet. Depth of water at dock 15 to 18 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 6500 tons. Unloading boats must lay off dock. Phone 1578. Phone 90. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 389

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