Something never before witnessed in Menominee in railroad shipments took place a few days ago, when four Ann Arbor car ferries took out a total of 128 cars of iron ore to be shipped to Detroit and eastern points. The car ferries. Nos. 3, 4. 5, and 6, were loaded to capacity and departed for Frankfort.
The shortage of steam boats compelled the mine owners to take the matter up with the Northwestern and Ann Arbor Railroads, and arranged to have the ore shipped by rail to points in the east.
The Ann Arbor Company has been having an average of two boats a day for the past three weeks. There are several hundred cars of ore yet to be shipped by the mining companies, and the Ann Arbor road will continue to run boats here each day to take care of these shipments. Last year was the biggest year the Ann Arbor ever had in Menominee, but according to present indications the year of 1917 is going to be the banner year for the road at this point - Michigan Investor.
The Owosso Times 1-11-1918
The shortage of steam boats compelled the mine owners to take the matter up with the Northwestern and Ann Arbor Railroads, and arranged to have the ore shipped by rail to points in the east.
The Ann Arbor Company has been having an average of two boats a day for the past three weeks. There are several hundred cars of ore yet to be shipped by the mining companies, and the Ann Arbor road will continue to run boats here each day to take care of these shipments. Last year was the biggest year the Ann Arbor ever had in Menominee, but according to present indications the year of 1917 is going to be the banner year for the road at this point - Michigan Investor.
The Owosso Times 1-11-1918
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