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PART I THE RUKERT STORY
Another import account gained during this period was Calgon Corporation, which brought in bagged chips of charred coconut shells for water filtration. The bagged material was unloaded from containers, stored, and when ordered out by Calgon, the burlap bags would be emptied and shipped to Calgon’s plant in dump trucks. These new commodities required special handling techniques, new machinery, and different types of storage facilities. As additional warehouse space was needed, two more new build- ings, called #8 and #9, went up at Pier 5. Combined with Building #6, these new warehouses added nearly 69,000 square feet of inside storage along the Canton waterfront over a period of five years.
In 1971, Rukert Terminals Corporation celebrated its 50th anniversary. With his son and grandson by his side, Cap marked the occasion with a party. More importantly, the Rukerts planned for
ABOVE: Left to right: The team of Jimmy Hickman, Norman Rukert Sr., Cap Rukert and Bill Fleischmann oversee nickel from New Caledonia. M/V Rostand (loaded in Dunkerque, France) at Lazaretto.
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(Top) Development at the Pier 5 complex in 1967. (Bottom) Attending the Bell Award dinner were (left to right)
Harry Routson, Bill Fleischmann, Al Singley, Vera Hooper, Cap Rukert, Milton Bacon, Gloria Weber, Whitey Hedges, John Landetta and Norman Rukert Sr.
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