Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 461

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: C. N. R. R. Supt.—T. A. Aussant. Res. Phone 431. SOUTH CHICAGO, ILL. F. F. Crane-Seneca Inc.— Phone Reg. 4-9363. Location of dock 102d St. and Calumet River. Office: 9844 Avalon. Phone Bay 1-4530. 2 specially designed rigs built by Link Belt Co. Size of clam shells used 3y2 tons. Capacity per hour unloading 250 tons. Miscellaneous rigs, 2 locomotive cranes with 50-foot booms. Size of buckets used 1% tons. Coal can be unloaded directly from vessel to cars or from vessel to dock storage. Storage capacity 400,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Dock equipped to handle pig iron, steel, coal, limestone and practically any other bulk commodity except sulphur. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 1,200 feet, length of slip 700 feet. R. R. Conn.: Belt Ry. of Chicago connecting all roads. pres.—Ernest T. Freyer, Res. Phone Sag. 1-9575. Vice Pres.—Ernest F. Freyer. Chicago Vessel Fueling Co.— Phone South Shore 8-4777. Dock 3434 E. 95th St. General Office 7917 So. Exchange Ave., Chicago, 111. Pres.—D. S. Harding. Pres.—John E. Wolfe. Supt.—Wm. P. Lucy. Res. Phone Evergreen PK-7161. Dock at 95th St. Turning Basin No. 1, Calumet River. 1 Mead-Morrison bridge rope trolley. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons. Size of clam shells used 7 ton grab and clean up. 3 Link belt whirlies with 50 foot boom. 1% ton clam shell used. Capacity per 10 hours 500 tons each. 1 27-ton hopper for fueling tugs. 1 Fuel lighter for steamers with capacity of 550 tons. Storage capacity 350,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Maximum length of boat 700 feet. R. R. Conn.: Chicago Short Line. Length of dock 800 feet, slip 800 feet. Illinois Steel Co. (Rail Loading Dock) (Carnegie Illinois Steel Co.)— North Slip Dock. Locomotive cranes used. Use any number machines necessary. Work day and night. Capacity 2,400 tons in 48 hours. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can load two medium sized boats at once. Illinois Steel Co. (Rail Loading Dock) (Carnegie Illinois Steel Co.)— South Slip Dock. Locomotive cranes used. Use any number machines necessary. Work day and night. Capacity 2,400 tons in 48 hours. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can load two medium sized boats at once. Interlake Iron Corp.— Phone Bayport 1-3131. Main office: 1900 Union Commerce Bldg. Phone Cherry 1-0808, Cleveland 14, Ohio. Fast plant, 2 steam rigs. Size of clam shells used 2 ton, 24-foot cleanup clam. 1 Robbins-Mead-Morrison electric rig. Size of clam shells used 7 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 5,200 tons. Storage capacity 300,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Maximum length of boat 600 feet, 65 foot beam. Supt.—H. R. Nicklaus. Phone Cedarcrest 3-0605. Gen. Supt.—C. P. Johnson. Phone Regent 4-4693. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 461

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