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Historic EVENTS in and around Welland

WELLAND

[Welland Tribune, 21 March 1884]

Welland has eight churches.

Welland should have a park.

Welland should have a market.

Welland should have more manufacturers.

Welland should be made a port of entry.

Welland has handsome women and appreciative men.

Welland is the county seat of a rich agricultural county.

Welland has a steam fire engine and a first-class fire department.

Welland has as fine educational facilities as any town of its size in the Dominion.

Welland should have the balance of her main streets macadamized slowly-but steadily and surely,

Welland is located on the banks of the Welland river and canal which afford magnificent water power.

Welland is already a great railway centre, and prospects are bright for future lines passing through here.

Welland’s great aqueduct over the Welland river will be in course of construction for two years yet. It will cost over a million dollars.

Welland now has two flouring mills, two foundries and machine shops, one boiler works, two saw and planing mills, one pump factory, two carriage works, two steam printing offices, two cabinet works.

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