Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 440

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued Kimball Co.— Phone 23456. Location: South side of Muskegon Lake. Geo. C. Kimball, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent, foot of N. 3d St. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 15,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 1,000 feet, slip 1,000 feet, width 200 feet. R. R. Conn.: P. M., G. T. Muskegon Dock & Fuel Co.— Phone 22306. Location: Foot of Fourth St., Muekegon Lake. Louis H. Conger, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 100,000 tons. Dock equipped for fueling purposes. Equipped with self-weighing hoppers with a capacity of 15 tons per minute (12 steel hoppers). 2 clam shell cranes with 50 & 90 foot booms. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 1,400 feet, slip 1,000 feet, width 400 feet. R. R. Conn.: G. T. W., P. R. R., P. M. Supt.—L. H. Conger. Res. Phone 23204. Sand Products Corp.— First National Bank, Detroit, Mich. 1 conveyor with 52 inch belt, length 660 feet. Capacity 1,250 tons per hour. Ground storage capacity 45,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 30 feet. Can handle any size boat. No rail connections. Supt.—George Eke. West Michigan Dock & Market Corp.— Phone 26-691. Location of dock: Foot of Mart Street, Muskegan Lake. Ralph S. McCrea, Mgr. Warren G. Nord, Pur. Agt. Length of dock 1,600 feet. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. 2 traveling cranes and 116 ton hopper. 3 cranes—electric, steam, and gas. Length of booms 90 feet and 50 feet. Reach of booms 70 and 30 feet. Capacity 55 and 30 tons. Dock equipped with magnets, grapples, slings and lifters. Use self-unloading boats for coal. Storage capacity 100,000 tons. Scrap 60,000 tons. Inside covered storage 30,000 tons. Capacity 2 warehouses. Dock handles package freight, automobiles, wood, pulp, etc. R. R. Conn.—P. R. R. & P. M. Supt.—Floyd W. Eggleston. Res. Phone 53-156. White Lake Dock & Fuel Co.— Operated by Muskegon Dock & Fuel Co., L. H. Conger, Mgr. Located at White Lake harbor. Montague, Mich. Length of dock 700 feet. Depth of water at dock 10 to 16 feet. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 15,000 tons. Supt.—V. P. Eilers. Wisconsin & Michigan Steamship Co.— Location: Muskegon Lake, foot of Mart St. Use dock of West Michigan Dock & Market Corp. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: P. R. R., P. M. NAHMA, MICH. Bay De Noquet Co.— Located at mouth of Sturgeon River. Depend on self-unloading boats entirely. Storage capacity 2,500 tons. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Length of dock 450 feet. R. R. Conn.: Nahama & Northern. NAPANEE, ONT. Napanee Fuel & Supply Co.— Dock located on Napanee River, north side. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 440

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