Hulett Automatic Iron Ore Unloaders

NEWSLETTER
FRIENDS of the Hulett Ore Unloaders and Steamer William G. Mather


	April 2001 Page 1 Volume VII - Issue IV _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ HULETT MAGNIFICENCE and Cleveland Skyline at Night On the evening of Friday, October 29, 1999 a group of "Huletteers" lit up the Huletts THE POSTCARD HAS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE ADDRESS SIDE: "The Hulett Iron Ore Unloaders" Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Ohio Supporters stage clandestine lighting of Huletts, Oct. 29, 1999 The 'Hulett,' a highly efficient ore unloading machine unique to the Great Lakes, was invented by Clevelander George Hulett in 1898. Over 75 Huletts were built, revolutionizing ore shipping. These Cleveland Huletts [photograph on postcard], electrically-powered with 17-ton capacity buckets, standing some 10 stories tall and weighing in at 880 tons, were built in 1912, and unloaded ore boats continuously until 1992. Their productivity made Cleveland the greatest iron ore terminus in the world. With most Huletts demolished and sold for scrap, and only six remaining, Cleveland's battery of four are the oldest. They are a Cleveland landmark, and Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, and are on the National Register of Historic Places. NOW, 100 YEARS OF OUR NATIONAL AND LOCAL HERITAGE ARE ABOUT TO BE ERASED.The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority's and Oglebay Norton Company's determination to tear down the Huletts is on record. Future generations deserve the Huletts to be preserved at their current historic site. Moral, and especially financial support is needed to continue the fight to preserve these man-made marvels. In the words of a past Hulett operator, `Only God could have designed a finer piece of machinery. HELP TO WRITE A HAPPY ENDING. The Committee to Save Cleveland's Huletts PO Box 32700 Cleveland, Ohio 44132-0700 (440)446-9675 save_huletts@stratos.net http://members.stratos.net/workace/ Text (c) 1999 The Committee to Save Cleveland's Huletts Photograph (c) 1999 Jerry Mann ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Fund Raising continues to Stop Port from Erasing 100 years of Cleveland's and Nation's History One postcard of the lighted Huletts (as shown above) is available along with one coffee mug (shown below) for a donation of $20.00 or more (no shipping charge). Mail contributions to: Friends of the Hulett Ore Unloaders and Steamer William G. Mather P.O. Box 32700 Cleveland, Ohio 44132-0700 UNIQUE GIFT FOR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS GIVING


	Cleveland's Hulett Ore Unloaders - an endangered species ^{Photograph by William Taylor}

The Hulett Ore Unloader was invented in 1898 by a Clevelander, George H. Hulett, and the first Hulett, steam powered, rated at 275 tons per hour and with a 10 ton bucket, was placed into service at Conneaut, Ohio in 1899. The Webster, Camp, & Lane Company built it at its own expense on the contingency that if it didn't work, it would not get paid. The first Hulett was a success and additional units were added in Conneaut. By 1903 the Webster, Camp, & Lane Company went bankrupt and its assets were acquired by the Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Company (now Svedala Bulk Materials Handling of Pittsburgh). The inventor stayed on with the new owners as a vice-president.

Over 75 Hulett Ore Unloaders were built

Photograph courtesy of Steamship William G. Mather Museum

The Steamer William G. Mather

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