Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes & Seaway Directory, 1965, p. 218

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Republic Steel Corp (DPC)-- Republic Steel Corporation (DPC)-- Republic Steel Corporation-- Method of storage: Open. Direct to cars for storage: Yes. Depth of water boats can draw at dock: 21 ft. Can handle any length of boat that can reach dock. Length of dock: 1880 ft. R. R. Conn.: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R.R. Supt.: Raymond L. Rodriguez. Res. phone VI. 9-1318. Rail To Water Transfer Corporation-- Leo M. Geissal, President. Phone: Franklin 2-7676. Office--208 South LaSalle Street. Room 578. Dock located on West Side of Calumet River at 101st Street. Phone: Essex 5-3700. Dock Face--1500 ft. long. Two Transfer Units--loading 2 ships simultaneously. Capacity 5000 tons per hour. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. R. R. Connections: Belt Railway of Chicago. Traffic Mgr.--Howard Vander Meer. Phone Garden 4-3931. Supt.--J. W. Best. Phone Bay 1-2000. General Office Republic Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. Chicago Office, 116th St. and Burley Ave., Chicago 17, IIl. Location of Dock: 112th St. and Calumet River. Traffic Manager--A. J. Yonker. Res. Phone Triangle 1-7159. Pur. Agent--F. J. Laskey, Republic Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. 2-Huelett Electric Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 17 tons. Capacity per 10 hours on coal 6000 tons. Storage capacity on coal 275,000 tons. Storage capacity on stone 157,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 2000 feet. R. R. Conn: I. H. B.--P. R. R. Phone Bay 1-2000. Location 112th Street and the Calumet River. Address 116th and Burley Ave., Chicago 17, IIl. Traffic Manager--A. J. Yonker. Res. Phone Triangle 4-7159. Pur. Agent--F. J. Laskey, Republic Bldg. Cleveland 1, Ohio. Commodities handled: Billets, Bars, Pig Iron, Speigel, Scrap Iron. Kind of machines--2 Hulett electric unloaders, clam shell buckets used--17 ton. Capacity per 10 hrs. 500 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons--total 6,000 ton. Storage capacity Bituminous 275,000 tons. Rigs: 1 Whirley 35 Ton Gantry Crane. Length of boom 65 feet. Also equipped with magnet and hook. Method of storage: Direct to Cars--Storage capacity None. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 2000 feet. R. R. Conn: All roads entering Chicago. Direct R. R. Conn: P. R. R. and I. H. B, Phone Bay 1-2000. Location: 120th St. and Calumet River. Address 116th St. and Burley Ave., Chicago 17, IIl. Manager--A. J. Yonker. Res. Phone Triangle 4-7159. Pur. Agent--F. J. Laskey, Republic Bldg., Cleveland 1, Ohio. Depend on Self-Unloading Boats entirely. Commodities Handled--Stone. Storage capacity of Stone 12,000 tons (Gross) Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size Boat. Length of dock 800 feet. R. R. Conn: All lines entering Chicago. Direct Conn: P. R. R. and I. H. B. U. S. Steel Corp. (Rail Loading Dock) (Carnegie Illinois Steel Co.) -- North Slip Dock. South Slip Dock. Locomotive cranes used. Use any number machines necessary. Work day and night. Western Navigation Company-- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company-- Michigan Shore Lumber & Supply Co.-- Michigan Shore Lumber & Supply Co.-- Michigan Shore Lumber & Supply Co.-- South Haven Terminal Co., Inc.-- Capacity 2,400 tons in 48 hours. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can load two medium sized boats at once. Phone Reg. 4-9363, Location in harbor or river: 106th Street & Calumet River South Chicago, Ill. : : Operator: Western Navigation Company, 208 South LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill. Phone Reg. 4-9363. Manager--Gartland Steamship Company. Phone Sta. 2-984, Do not depend on self-unloading boats. Kind of machines: 1 Manitowoc, 1 link belt, 80 booms. Size of clam shell buckets used: 9 cu. yd., 5 cu. yd. 65" magnets, Direct to cars for storage. Open dock storage. Depth of water boats can draw arriving at your dock 22 feet, Channel 22 feet. Maximum length of boat that can reach your dock, any size Beam any size. Length of dock 1023 feet. R. R. Conn.: Penn. R. R. Co. Indiana Harbor Belt Line, Direct connections all trunk lines. Supt.--E. T. Fryer. Res. Phone Ba. 1-4530. Phone SO. 8-2100. Location: South side of Calumet River at mouth. Operator: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., 94th St. and Krieter Ave., South Chicago, IIl. S Kind of machines: Unloading and reclaiming bridges. Number of machines: 4 bridges. Size of clam shell buckets used 12, 10 and 8 ton. Clean up 12 ton, Capacity per 10 hours each machine 2,500 tons. Total 10,000 tons, Storage capacity: Bituminous 1,250,000 tons ore, coal and lime- stone. Depth of water boats can draw arriving at dock 24'6". Channel 27 feet. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock--any length. Beam 70 feet. Length of dock 2,708 feet. R. R. Conn.: Chicago Short Line. SOUTH HAVEN, MICH. Phone 290. T. C. Tiedebohl, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent, Kalamazoo St. Location: North side of Black River near Black River St. Length of dock 400 feet. Depth of water at dock 18 feet, channel 21 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Can handle any size boat. Storage capacity 35,000 tons. Phone 290. T. C. Tiedebohl, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent, Kalamazoo St. Location: North side of Black River near Woodman St. Length of dock 1,000 feet. Depth of water at dock 18 feet, channel 21 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Can handle any size boat. Storage capacity 25,000 tons. Phone 290. T. C. Tiedebohl, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent, Kalamazoo St. Location: South side of Black River at Maple St. Length of dock 600 feet, slip 100 feet, width 60 feet. Depth of water at dock 18 feet, channel 21 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Can handle any size boats. Storage capacity 3,000 tons. Phone 637-2108. : 1 warehouse No. Side of River, near Dyckman Ave. Bridge. 1 warehouse So. Side of River, near Dyckman Ave. Bridge. 1 warehouse So. Side of River, near Coast Guard Station. Name of Operator. South Haven Terminal Co., Inc. 506 Huron St., South Haven, Michigan. Mgr. & Pur. Agent.--George R. Leever. Use self-unloading boats. Storage Capacity 40,000 tons limestone or sand--outside stor- age 102,000 sq. ft. floor space--warehouse storage. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 218

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