Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1965, p. 164

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GRAIN ELEVATORS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued National Harbours Board-- Elevator #2-- Canadian Pacific Railway Co.-- Capacity per hour of loading spouts 26,000 bu./hr. Depth of water at dock 26 ft. Channel 26 ft. Maximum length of vessel that can load at elevator: Approx. 700 ft. Maximum length of vessel that can unload at elevator: Approx. 700 ft. Maximum beam of vessel that can load at elevator: Approx. 60 ft. Maximum beam of vessel that can unload at elevator: Approx. 60 ft. Loading capacity to cars per 10 hours 50 (Total facilities avail- able). Elevating charge per bushel: Information on request. Days of free storage: 5. Weighing charge per 1000 bu. (Chargeable to vessel) loading and unloading charges as per tariff. Supt.-- L. G. Heard. Phone TE. 4-3778. i 8. Conn: ©, N&R. TT. BH. & B., C. P; RR. Phone TE. 4-3644. Location: Harbour. Operator: National Harbours Board, Port Colborne, Ontario. Megr.--F. W. Moore. Storage capacity: 3,000,000 bus. Marine elevating legs: 4; capacity per hr.: 20,000 bus. per hr. each. Marine loading spouts: East dock, 9; West dock, 2; capacity ae East dock, 20,000 bus. each; West dock, 35,000 bus. each. Depth of water at dock 23 ft.; channel 21 ft. to 23 ft. depend- ing on level of Lake Erie. Maximum length of vessel that can load at elevator 730 ft. Maximum length of vessel that can unload at elevator 730 ft. aa beam of vessel that can load and unload at elevator tt; Loading capacity to cars per 10 hrs:.: 6. Elevating charge per bu. (chargeable to shipper): Nil. Days of free storage: 10. Insurance rates on grain per $100.00 valuation: Insured against fire and/or explosion while in store. Shoveling charge per 1000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): $7.50 per M single deck. $9.50 per M double deck. Overtime: By arrangement. Steam shovel charge per 1000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): Nil. Overtime: By arrangement. Weighing charge per 1000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): Nil. ee charge per 1000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): $5.50 per M. Supt.--F. W. Moore. Res. phone TE. 4-4504. i. #. Conn.: C.N.R.& CoP. R. PORTLAND, ME. Phone 4-5361. Owned and operated by--Grand Trunk Railway System. Elevation: Information on request. Storage. Information on request. Insurance: Information on request. Bagging--elevator not equipped (Jarka Corporation have bag- ging facilities at Shed No. 7). Drying: Information on request. Mixing: Information on request. Turning: Information on request. Capacity--1,500,000 bushels. Construction--wood on wood piling--metal covered on outside. Marine legs--nil. Unable to receive from vessels. Depth of water--36 feet. Loading capacity--30,000 bushels per hour, one vessel at a time--7 spouts; equipped to load four cars at a time. Unloading capacity--8 cars per hour. R/R connection--Grand Trunk Railway. Local agent--A. G. Dunn. Telephone 4-5361. Elevator foreman--H. Harrison. Telephone 4-5361. Export grain: Information on request. Elevation: Information on request. Storage charges after expiration: Information on request. PORT McNICOLL, ONT. Phone 534-7431. Location: Port MeNicoll Harbour. Operator: Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Address: Port MeNicoll, Ontario. Manager-- T. A. Armstrong. Phone 534-7294, 164 Prescott Grain Elevator-- National Harbours Board-- Storage capacity: 6,500,000 bus. (Wheat). Number of Marine Elevating Legs: Three. Capacity per hr. (Marine Elevating Legs) Average Cap. for boat 13,000 bus. per leg per hr. -- Dipping Cap. 20,000 bus, per hr. : Number of Marine Loading Spouts: One. Capacity per hr. Loading Spouts: 16,500 bus. : Depth of water at dock: 22 ft. 5 in., Channel 22 ft. 5 in. Maximum length of Vessel that can load at Elevator: Any length. Masur length of Vessel that can unload at Elevator: Any length. Maximum beam of Vessel that can load at Elevator: Any beam. Maximum beam of Vessel that can unload at Elevator: Any beam. Loading capacity to cars per 10 hrs.: 200 cars per 10 hr. period. Elevating charge per bu. (Chargeable to Shipper): Domestic Grain $16.25 per 1000 bushels. Export Grain $15.00 per 1000 bushels. Days of free storage: 5. f : Insurance rates on Grain per $100.00 Valuation: Fire and/or inherent explosion covered by Elevator. Shoveling charge per 1,000 bus. (Chargeable to Vessel). ($5.00 single deck vessel.) Not charged. ($7.00 Double Deck Vessel.) Normally. Steam Shovel Charge per 1,000 bus. «Chargeable to Vessel): Not Applicable. Weighing Charge per 1,000 bus. (Chargeable to Vessel) In- cluded in elevation charges. Trimming Charge per 1,000 bus. (Chargeable to Vessel) Not Applicable. Supt.-- T. A. Armstrong. Phone 5384-7294. R. R. Conn: CPR, The CNR. absorb switching of %4%¢ CWT on domestic Traffic moving to competitive points, also absorb switching on export Grain. PRESCOTT, ONT. Phone 5-4228. Location: St. Lawrence River - at Prescott, Ontario, Canada. Operator: National Harbors Board, Ottawa, Ont. Phone 2-8211, Ext. 2-3308. Mer.-- A. D. Hough. Phone Prescott WA. 5-2759. Storage capacity: 5,500,000. Number of Marine elevating legs: 4. Capacity per hr. (Marine elevating legs): 400,000 bus. per 8 hr. day. Number of loading spouts: 11. Capacity per hr. loading spouts: Lake type vessel: 550,000 bus. per 8 hr. Ocean type vessel: 400,000 bus. per 8 hr. Depth of waaer at dock: 27 ft. (Seaway draft); Channel: Sea- way draft. Maximum length of vessel that can load at elevator: 730 ft. Maximum length of vessel that can unload at elevator: 730 ft. Maximum beam of vessel that can load at elevator: 80 ft. Maximum beam of vessel that can unload at elevator: 80 ft. Loading capacity to cars per 10 hrs.: 100,000 bus. Elevating charge per bus. (chargeable to shipper): Unloading: (Single deck) $8.00 per M. -- Unloading: (Double deck) $9.50 per M. -- Loading: $6.00 per M. Days of free storage: 5. Insurance rates on grain per $100.00 valuation: Fire and/or inherent explosion covered by elevator. Shoveling charge per 1,000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): In- cluded in unloading charge above. Overtime by arrangement. Trimming charge per 1,000 bus. (chargeable to vessel): Same as above. Supt.-- A. D. Hough. Res. Phone WA. 5-2759. R. R. Conn: Canadian Pacific and Canadian National. QUEBEC, QUE. 3 Phone 522-4188. ee Princess Louise Docks, St. Lawrence & St. Charles ivers. Operator: National Harbours Board, Quebec Harbours, Que- bec, Quebec, Phone 522-6491. Acting Port Mgr. & Chief Engr.: Marcel Latouche. Grain Elev. Supt.--J. R. Tanguay. Storage capacity: 6,000,000 bus. Marine elevating legs: 2 on St. Lawrence River front, Berth No. 18; 2 in Outer Basin, Princess Louise Docks. Capacity per hour: 72,000 bu. per hr. total at Berth No. 18) eee

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