Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 467

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued Reiss Coal Co., The C— Phone 5527 Location: St. Louis Bay. Gen. Office: Reiss BIdg., Sheboygan, Wis. Purchasing Agent—C. A. Reiss. 2 Heyl & Patterson Electric Bridges. Size of clam shells used 10 tons. Capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. Work day and night. Storage capacity 800,000 tons Bituminous. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle boats of any length and beam. Length of dock 4,000 feet, slip 2,500 feet, width 150 feet. R. R. Conn.: Milwaukee, Omaha, Soo, G. N., N. P., South Shore, L. S. T. & T. R. R. Mgr.—J. J. Gingras. Phone Dial 3713. Superior Terminal & Dock Co.— Phone 739. Located at Ogdensburg Pier, foot of 22d St. Rigs, 2 Industrials and 2 Brownings. Length of booms 60 feet. Capacity 3 15-ton and 1 20-ton. Loading and unloading capacity of each machine 50 tons. Number of tracks under cranes 6. Size of magnets used 55 inch. Length of dock 1,100 feet. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: C. M. St. P. & P.—G. N.—C. St. P. M. & O.—Soo. Supt.—C. F. Wolfe. Res. Phone 5048. Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Co.— Phone 4489. Location: Superior Bay. Main Office: 330 Hanna BIdg., Cleveland, Ohio. R. Arundel, Vice Pres., First National Bank BIdg., St. Paul, Minn. 3 Mead-Morrison unloading towers. Size of clam shells used 2 ton, clean up 2 ton. Capacity per 10 hours unloading 6,000 tons. Storage capacity 500.000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle boats of any length or beam. Length of dock 900 feet. R. R. Conn.: G. N., N. P., N. W., Soo Line, Milw., D. S. S. & A. through the L. S. T. & T. Ry. Supt.: R. C. Waseen. Res. Phone 2-2644. SUTTONS BAY, MICH. Leelanau Coal Co.— E. W. Putnam, Manager and Purchasing Agent. Depend on self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 3,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 14 feet. Length of dock 200 feet. Suttons Bay Coal Dock— Location: West arm of Grand Traverse Bay. G. M. Dame, Mgr. and Purchasing Agent. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 6,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 16 feet. Maximum length boat can reach dock 375 feet. Length of dock 150 feet. THOROLD, ONT. Niagara District Warehouse & Forwarding Co.— Located on the Welland Canal. 1 Industrial Tractor Crane with 45 foot boom and 5 ton capacity. Size of clam shell used 1% ton. Capacity per hour 50 tons. Storage capacity 5,000 tons. Operates dav and night. Warehouse 200x50, 200,000 cu. ft. Dock 800 feet long. Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: Canadian National. Ontario Paper Co. (Coal Dock)— Phone Thorold 264. Located on the Welland Canal. 2 Hammerhead type cranes electric 56 feet long. 2 ton buckets used. Capacity per 10 hours 1,800 tons to 2,400 tons from hopper at dock, then by belt conveyor to storage scraper system. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GRAIN ELEVATORS 467

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