Canadian engineer . n part of the continent. A few years ago the bulk of Western grain came to Mont-real in barges. These vessels, without machinery and withsmall crews, could afford to hold grain in storage until theocean ship was ready for it, and the grain was then trans-ferred from the- barges to the ships by floating elevators. With the enlargement of the canals, much of the grainnow comes to Montreal in steamers capable of carrying about2,500 tonson the present 14-ft. draft of the Welland and canals. These vessels cannot afford to wait, butmust unload their cargo at once, oth
Canadian engineer . n part of the continent. A few years ago the bulk of Western grain came to Mont-real in barges. These vessels, without machinery and withsmall crews, could afford to hold grain in storage until theocean ship was ready for it, and the grain was then trans-ferred from the- barges to the ships by floating elevators. With the enlargement of the canals, much of the grainnow comes to Montreal in steamers capable of carrying about2,500 tonson the present 14-ft. draft of the Welland and canals. These vessels cannot afford to wait, butmust unload their cargo at once, otherwise they will notchoose this port. Grain coming from Georgian Bay ports by rail must alsobe unloaded quickly, as even now, during the grain rush,there is a constant railway car shortage. In the last few years, therefore, the storage and handlingof grain has become a new problem in harbor economy. Inorder to solve it, the harbor commissioners in 1903 erected amodern storage elevator, having a capacity of 1,000,000. Victoria Pier, Showing Construction of Cribwork Sub-structure New Finished Concrete Quay Wall. bushels. The leased a site from the harbor commis-sioners and also erected an elevator, in 1904, having a ca-pacity of 1,000,000 bushels. Other elevators having a capac-ity of 2,100,000 bushels have been principally occupied withlocal business. Elevator No. 2.—Additional storage capacity beingurgently required, the construction of Elevator No. 2 wascommenced in 1910. The site chosen was on the bulkheadwharf, opposite Jacques Cartier Square, between JacquesCartier and Victoria Piers. Although planned in 1909 tohave a capacity of 1,000,000 bushels, the designs were madein 1910, by order of the commissioners, for a capacity of1,750,000 bushels, and the elevator was commenced. Thegrain congestion in 1911, being even more acute than in 1910,the commissioners decided in July, 1911, to enlarge the stor-age capacity of the elevator under construction to the total of2,600
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