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Historic EVENTS in and around Welland

Results for ‘Businesses’

welland 1903-759

welland 1900-673

NATURAL GAS

[Welland Telegraph, 1 May 1891]

Mr. Zimmerman, of the Zimmerman-Steele Natural Gas Co., of  Humberstone, is making an application to the council for the right and privilege of piping gas to Welland. If the request is granted, natural gas will soon be a thing of reality in Welland.

WELLAND CHEESE COMPANY

[ Welland Telegraph, 24 April 1891]

A company has been formed during the past week with the following as officers:-Rich. Farr, president; Robt. McClelland, vice-president; Clark McCallum, R.W. Skinner and Chas. W. Nugent, directors, for the purpose of erecting and operating a cheese factory near the M.C.R. Junction. The stock has been taken and arrangements are made to have everything in working order by the 15th of May. It is expected that the farmers will help themselves by sending all the milk they possibly can. Such factories should receive the support of every industrious farmer.

welland industrial home-680

industrial home 1903-507

industrial home 1891-506

industrial home 1897-394

industrial home 1897-393

industrial home 1897-392