Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1951, p. 471

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES—Continued Depth of water at dock 25 feet. This dock used only for storage and handling' of our own coal. Length of dock 1,700 feet. Supt.—E. W. Sime. R. R. Conn.: C. P. R., C. N. R. Empire-Hanna Coal Co., Ltd.— Location: Unwin Ave., Ashbridges Bay. Office: C. P. R. Bldg. John F. Burns, Vice President. 2 Diesel cranes. Capacity per 10 hours 2,500 tons. Storage capacity 125,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 500 feet. R. R. Conn.: C. N. R. R. General Coal Co., Ltd.— Use facilities of Valley Camp Coal Co. Halliday Brothers, Ltd.— Phone Elgin 7253. Office: 36 Toronto Street, Dock located on Unwin Street. Use both self unloaders and bulk carriers. F. J. Halliday, Mgr. and Pur. Agt. 1 Link belt crane with 55 foot boom. Size of clam shell used 2*/2 ton Capacity per 10 hours, 1,300 tons Other rigs for unloading available. Storage capacity 150,000 tons. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 500 feet, depth 800 feet. R. R. Conn.: C. P. R.—C. N. R. Supt.—Thomas Rae. Harbour Coal Co., Ltd.— Dock located foot Basin St. Purchasing Agent—J. Payne, 330 Bay St. 2 Koehring Cranes. Storage capacity 125,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 880 feet. R. R. Conn.: C. P. R. Supt.—W. A. Walkover. J. Frank Jones Coal, Ltd.— Phone HA-0440 Dock foot of Basin St., Ashbridges Bay. Mgr.—C. W. Bottomley. Terminal Whse. Phone MO-8106. Depend on self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 75,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 400 feet. R. R. Conn.: C. N. R. R. Supt.—T. Granger. Lake Simcoe Ice & Fuel Co., Ltd.— Use the facilities of Halliday Bros., Ltd. Dock frontage 165 feet. Milnes Coal Company, Ltd.— Phone Elgin 5454 Office, 66 Yonge St., J. P. Milnes, Vice Pres. Complete fueling facilities, weightometers. Located entrance to ship channel in harbor. 4 crawler type cranes. Size of clam shell buckets used 1% yard. Capacity per 10 hours 500 tons, total 2,000 tons per 10 hours. Use self-unloading boats only. Storage capacity 300,000 tons bituminous, 100,000 tons coke. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. R. R. Conn.: C. N. R. R. and C. P. R. Pres.—J. H. Milnes. Purchasing Agent—R. J. Harding. Supt.—Joseph McClory. Res. Phone Ho. 7753. Pittsburgh Coal Co., Ltd.— Dock located foot of Cherry Street. Pres.—K. E. Graburn, C. P. R. Bldg. Use facilities of The Century Coal Co., Ltd. Royal Canadian Fuel Co., Ltd.— Dock located at 315 Cherry St. Mgr.—M. Y. Rotman, 11 King St., West. Depend on self-unloading boats. Depth of water at dock 18 feet. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 471

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