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ANOTHER STEAM SHOVEL
Beatty & Sons Machine Shop Booming
[Welland Tribune, 22 March 1895]
After a long season of depression, greatly prolonged by the high tariff, Beatty & Sons’ shops are rushed with orders for contractors’ plant.
The firm’s splendid equipment, long experience, and reputation for turning out the finest work in the Dominion must always command a share of work if there is any in the country. But during these years of high protection there has been but little work for machinists, and like all others, our town shops have languished.
The last few weeks, however, Messrs. Beatty & Sons have been successful in closing two or three good solid contracts. The first two-a submarine drill outfit and a dredge-have been mentioned in our columns.
On Saturday last the firm closed for a steam shovel to be constructed for the Messrs. O’Leary Bros. of Ottawa. The shovel is to be used on section 3 of the Solanges canal, and is to be finished by June 1st.
In order to rush these orders the Messrs. Beatty have between thirty and forty men at work, and will increase the staff still further. The force will also be worked over-time in order to turn out the machines as quickly as possible.
Welland looks upon the renewal of business at the Beatty works with great satisfaction. With a wider market to cater to, this enterprising firm might build up a business in our town in extent second to none on the continent. As to the quality of its output, it already ranks unexcelled.
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