How much do you average a month? That is more than I earned last year at this trade. Is that the general average of all men working at this business? Yes, and if anything above it. What are your expenses weekly? Well, I have a family consisting of my wife and four children, the oldest is but 12 years old and the youngest 3 years.
This man being called away at this pointb our reporter crossed Polk street bridge and called at the yard of Messrs. Calling one of the number one side, our reporter asked him if he was a carpenter, he answered by saying he was, but of late he worked at caulking altogether. Do you do much work in this yard?
No, not a great deal, our employers depend altogether on the dockage. What do you mean by that? Why is tat the case? Well, in the first place it is the best dry-dock in the city, as we can take in the heaviest draft of water of any dock, and they make more money by docking vessels.
Is that steamer coming into the dock? She is coming in to have her fore foot repaired. How long does it take to pump out this dock? Well, if Tim Hurley, the engineer, gets up a good head of steam he can pump it out in two hours and a half.
How long does it take to let out a steamer when she is done? How many men are employed in this yard? About thirty men, and nearly all of them work at both branches of the trade. What wages do you average in this yard? Do many take the Mail? A good many of our men take the Mail. They like it for its friendship for the workingmen.
We generally make our complaint to Frank Lawler when we fail to receive it, who generally attends to sending word to the Mail office. Do the men bring it to the yard to read? Dennis McCarty, one of our men, brings it to the yard every day. What wages do you receive? How often do you get paid? We get all the wages we earn on every Tuesday night. Would the men not save more money if they were paid on Saturday evening, so that they might deposit their surplus earnings in a savings bank?
Some of the men might, but as a general thingtheir necessary expenses take all they earn. Can you give an idea what it costs you to live per week?
No; all I can say is that I have a very saving little wife, and three children, and my weekly wages but meet our current expenses.
Are you a drinking man? If I work very hard I take a glass of beer, if not, I do not touch it. Do other men at this trade drink up any of their wages?
Do all men working at this trade belong to the Union? Not at all, but I think at the next regular meeting they will all join. Where do you hold your meetings? At the Globe Theatre building. We will hold our next regular meeting on Tuesday evening next, at the hall. Our reporter believing that a visit to the yards of Messrs.
Miller Bros. Calumet River Fleeting has been in the Chicagoland area for 21 plus years in the marine transportation side of the business performing fleeting services on the Calumet River. We transport barge movements between south Chicago and the ports on the south end of Lake Michigan and also transport dry products and project cargo throughout the five Great Lakes. John started Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. Facebook Instagram. Marine Transportation. See Our Fleet! The next is 60 feet by feet, and the last is 44 feet by feet, operations manager Bob Farrell said.
Ferrell, who has worked at the drydock facility for 27 years, said Calumet was able to bring back several previous employees, growing the payroll from about a half dozen who remained to 15, many of whom had 20 years or more of experience working there. Hockendorff said Calumet is also planning for an eventual facility expansion.
He would like to bring in a foot drydock capable of handling some of the larger tugs on the Great Lakes.
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