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September, 1926 atic construction and improvement of the ore, coal and grain docks is noted for other products. Recognition of this fact led Duluth capitalists to construct a commercial dock at a cost of more than $5,000,000; Detroit has built one costing several million dollars; Chicago is arrang- ing for one, and Buffalo is planning one. Eventually, Cleveland probably will have a large commercial dock on its lake front, sheltered by the present breakwater. The new Pennsylvania. railroad dock is a strip of concrete 500 feet long, on a slip on Whisky island, near the mouth of the river, and near the Pennsylvania ore docks. The dock is served by two 35-40- ton locomotive cranes with 70-foot booms, equipped for lifting magnets, fall blocks and clam shell buckets. Each crane is equipped with a 10 kilowatt generator having sufficient power to energize a 55-inch lifting magnet. For handling loose materials excavator type buckets of two cubic yard capacity are employed. The cranes and buckets were built by the McMyler-Interstate Co., Bedford, O., and the lifting magnet by Ohio Elec- tric & Controller Co., Cleveland. The cranes have a line speed of 225 feet per minute, a travel speed of 300 to 450 feet per minute and a drawbar pull of 138.000 pounds. They are equipped with jack-arm out- riggers. The air for the _ brakes, which operate on all eight wheels is generated by 8 x 8 x 10-inch com- pressors manufactured by the West- inghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. The cranes are of the same model as those operated by several other terminal companies, including the Cleveland Stevedore Co., and the Detroit Rail- way & Harbor Terminals Co. The dock was built by the Cleveland Engineering Co. It can handle any freight not requiring coverage, and has storage space for approximately 100,000 tons for concerns which can- not unload full cargoes at their plants. A steel transfer warehouse will be built later. The dock is leased and operated by the Cleveland Lake Terminal & Dock Co. Its manager is Charles E. Cole formerly superintendent of the Pennsylvania ore dock, and a mem- ber of the rivers and harbor com- mittee of the Cleveland chamber of commerce. Other stockholders are A. E. R. Schneider, manager of the vessel department, Cleveland, Cliffs Iron Co.; F. W. Steinen, of the Gen- eral Transit Co.; C. F. Taylor, Su- perior Fuel Co.; E. B. Thomas, chair- man of the rivers and harbor com- mittee of the chamber of commerce, and two or three others. MA RINE REVIEW 19 FREIGHT FROM THE IRON AND STEEL DISTRICTS OF OHIO, WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IS TO BE HANDLED OVER THIS NEW DOCK AT CLEVELAND Begin Big Harbor Work at Buffalo Celebrated by appropriate ceremo- nies the great harbor work which the city of Buffalo has had under consideration for some time, was started officially on August 17. A great gathering of people among who were a number of leading lake ship- ping men witnessed the official com- mencement of the work by Commis- sioner John J. Love. The new harbor project at the foot of Michigan avenue contemplates two dock piers, inside of which, ten boats can be accommodated. This part of the work will be completed at the end of the season of 1927. Seven additional piers are to be constructed, which will when completed give dock- age space in all to about 85 vessels. The Lake Carriers’ association was well represented, some in attendance being, President John S. Ashley, George A. Marr, secretary-treasurer, Newton D. Baker, general counsel, John T. Kelly of the Columbia S.S. Co.