Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 372

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ORE UNLOADING DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co.—(South Dock)— 3426 E. 89th St. 7 Hoover & Mason Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 7 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 14,000 tons. Storage capacity 1,000,000 tons ore, 200,000 tons stone. Depth of water at dock 23 feet. Can handle boats of any length. Beam 64 ft. Railroad connections: E. J. & E. Ry. All roads entering Chicago. Supt. H. Hochberger. Federal Furnace— Phone Bayport 1-3131. Plant address: 10730 Burley Ave., Chicago 17, III. Interlake Iron Corp. 11236 Torrence Ave., Chicago 17, 111. 3 Brown Hoists on North Dock. Size of clam shells used 5 tons. Capacity per 10 hours, 5,200 tons. Storage capacity 325,000 tons. 1 Brown Hoist on South Dock. Size of clam shell used 10 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 3,500 tons. Storage capacity 375,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle boats of any length. Railroad connections: I. H. B.—Pennsylvania. All roads entering Chicago. Gen. Supt. C. P. Johnson. Phone Regent 4-4693. Dock Gen. Foreman R. N. Oliver. Phone Regent 4-5164. Republic Steel Corporation (D. P. C.)— Phone No. Bayport 1-2000 Location: 112th St. & Calumet River. Operator: Republic Steel Corp., 116th St. & Burley Ave. Chicago 17, 111. 2 Electric Hulett Unloaders. Size of Clam Shells used: 17 ton. Capacity per 10 hours unloading 10,000 tons gross. Method of storage (ore bridge) pit to storage pile. Storage capacity 425,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size ship. R. R. Conn: I. H. B. and P. R. R. and all roads entering Chicago. Manager A. F. Yonker. Res. Phone No. Triangle 1-7159. Pur. Agent F. J. Laskey, Cleveland, Ohio. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. (Old Iroquois)— Location 94th St. and Krieter. South Side of Calumet River at its mouth. J. E. Daily, District Mgr. Phone So. Chicago 8-2100. Main Office Youngstown, Ohio. 2 Brown Hoists. Size of clam shell 10 ton. 1 Mead-Morrison. Size of clam shell 12 ton. 1 Hoover & Mason. Size of clam shells used 8 ton. Total capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. Storage capacity 1,250,000 tons for ore, stone and coal. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle boats of any length. Railroad connections: Chicago Short Line. International Harvester Co. (Wisconsin Steel Works)— Office 180 No. Michigan Ave. Works 2701 E. 106th St. and Calumet River. Phone So. Chicago 8-9140. Main Office 606 So. Michigan Ave. 3 Brown Electric Unloaders. Size of clam shells used 7 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. Storage capacity 650,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Maximum length of boat 600 feet. Supt. W. E. Brewster. SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS 372

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