Results for ‘Businesses’
Special Meeting-The Assessment-The Rate Struck at Thirteen Mills
[Welland Telegraph, 21 September 1877]
Pursuant to former notice a special session of the Town Council was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening last.
There were present-the Reeve in the chair, and Messrs. Lamont, Page and Sidey.
The first business was the ordering of the payment of the following accounts:
| T.W. Hooker-brickbats |
$1.88 |
| J.J. Burgar-relief |
1.00 |
| O.H. Round- |
30.50 |
| T. Mains-care engine and lamps |
20.50 |
| Edgar Doan-street work |
1.00 |
| E.R. Hellems-drawing documents |
5.00 |
| D.A. Doan-street work |
6.00 |
| S.R. Girven-lamps and posts |
5.50 |
| B. Doan-teaming |
1.40 |
| J.J. Sidey-printing and adv’t |
36.87 |
| W. Lawrence-street work |
32.25 |
| S. Lamont-relief to Homewood |
2.44 |
| L.V. Garner |
13.13 |
| David Doan |
1.00 |
| H.T. Rose-survey |
5.00 |
The account of Mr. John Hern, $15, for tongue on fire engine was ordered to be paid as soon as engine committee certified.
Hugh A. Rose Will Erect Modern Brick Building to Replace Frame Structure
[Welland Telegraph, 18 April 1913]
Another old frame structure on East Main is to be replaced by a modern brick business block. Hugh A. Rose is having plans prepared for a two-storey brick block, which will be built on the site of his present office building.
The new block will have a frontage of thirty feet and will extend back from the street a distance of seventy feet. The first floor will be divided into two stores and several suites of several offices will compose the second floor, one of which will be occupied by Mr. Rose, himself.
Building operations will be started about the first of June and it is hoped to have the block completed by the end of August.
T.L. Nichols in the architect.
[Welland Telegraph, 21 June 1912]
$2500 will buy this large Two Storey Frame Residence.
It is situated on the North side of Maple Avenue in one of the best residential sections of the Town. The house contains 11 rooms, including bath, gas, water, sewer, cellar and all conveniences. Bay window and balcony on east side of house. Situated on a lot 66 ft. by 99 feet with
FIRST-CLASS SURROUNDINGS.
For a quick sale the owner advises us to sell at the above figure. Terms if desired.
Come in and see us and we will be glad to show you the property and give you any further information desired.
WELLAND REALTY COMPANY
LIMITED
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Phone 89
Expect to be in Operation Within Forty Days
New Industry to Employ 40 Hands
[People’s Press, 12 March 1912]
The first new industry of the year to choose Welland as the location for a new plant is the Holman Sign Co. of Toronto. This firm has bought the idle plant recently used by the Electro-Steel Co., from A.M. Mosley and C.J. Laughlin, and will remove their factory from Toronto to Welland.
The Holman Sign Co. are practically the only large firm in Canada manufacturing electrical signs at present.
Their products have a monster market, electrical displays with alternating currents being the general pattern of signs used nowadays. One Holman sign in use in Welland is that of the New Century poolroom on East Main St.
Forty men will be employed in the new plant when its operation starts in full swing, and its business increases so rapidly that additions will be constantly being made to this number.
The company has begun fixing up the Electro-Steel plant on the west side of the canal below the M.C.R. already in preparation for the moving in of its machinery. Members of the firm state that they expect to be turning out signs from their Welland plant within forty days.
Settlement of 2000 to Locate Here
[People’s Press, 12 March 1912]
Rumor from a hidden although vouched for source stated on Monday morning that arrangements had been made by a Toronto real estate firm to open a settlement of Scandinavians on the Asher farm just east of Welland.
The report was that workmen’s homes worth $1500 are to be built and two thousand Swedes and Norwegians are to be brought to this country to settle there. Seven hundred dollars will be advanced for their passage to Welland, which with the cost of their homes, they will have to pay back to the real estate company.
No positive authority could be obtained for the report.
DRIVING THE FIRST SPIKE
IN THE WELLAND ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY
[Welland Tribune, 5 October 1911]
The picture shows Mayor Sutherland in the act of driving the spike. The second figure from the left is Alderman Wm. Jackson, and the third is Industrial Commissioner B.J. McCormick. The figure in the silk hat on the right is Bobby Leach, who went over the Falls in a barrel. C.J. Laughlin, president of the company, is behind Bobby Leach, and Contractor Leach, who is building the line, is in front of him.
Mayor Sutherland drove the first spike into place in the construction of the Welland street railway at ten o’clock on Tuesday morning.
Several of the most prominent men of the town were present to see this historical event. Among them were C.J. Laughlin, jr., president of the company; Judge Laughlin, secretary of the company; Industrial Commissioner McCormick, Mr. Fred Sager, Mr. Bobbie Leach, who dared death by going over Niagara Falls in a barrel; Engineer Black and Aldermen, Reilly and Jackson; Magistrate Burgar and Chief Jones.
When the rail was placed in position and everything was made ready, Mayor Sutherland was handed a spike hammer which he wielded with ease.
The photographers prepared their machines, and when ready the crowd posed for a photograph just before the nail was driven.
With steady strokes the point of the pin was buried deep in the wood and the rail laying was begun.
While the mayor was striking, the camera men bared their lenses again, catching him in the important act.
Cheers broke out as the steel rider was fastened to the tie. Mr. C.J. Laughlin was also given three hearty lung stretchers.
Rails had been placed on the ties for about two hundred feet and work was begun on them immediately.
About fifteen more men have been secured, the force at work numbering now about thirty-five. As many more men will be hired as can be obtained.
It was learned that the Ontario Power Co. will very probably supply the power for the road.
Board of Trade Favors the New Highway
[Welland Telegraph, 14 February 1913]
A meeting of the Board of Trade was held in the town hall on Wednesday evening. Following the reading of the general correspondence, a discussion on good roads and the removal of the town garbage completed the remainder of the evening.
Mr. Hatt, in reference to the good roads question, said that it was plain to see that macadam was not the thing for Welland roads. Personally he was interested in concrete as an improvement on macadam. “The Canada Cement Co.,” he said, “have a man who is lecturing on concrete for roads, showing the possibilities and advantages over other mediums. They will send a man to Welland on March 3rd , and it would be a good thing to call a special public meeting to discuss the matter.”
Mr. Hickey proposed that Mr. Brunner of the Canada Cement Co. should address the Board of Trade on the subject and give all information as to the cost of concrete for roadways.
Mr. Rainer proposed that it would be a good thing to form an agricultural committee as an addition to the other committees and to ask Mr. Austin to take charge of it. This was carried.
On the question of garbage removal, B.J. McCormick said that he did not wish to criticize the committee, who had that matter in hand, but he wished to make a protest against the present system of placing garbage pails and boxes in front of houses. It was a disgrace to the town. Visitors coming into the town remarked about it, and altogether the system was a bad one, and the garbage pails are eyesores.
Mr. Hickey agreed with this and suggested that another team of horses and two wagons to remove the garbage by the town, would not be out of place. Various methods of disposal of garbage were discussed, but no definite decision was arrived at.
Lane’s Jewelery Shop Begins Special Sale on Saturday 15th
[14 February 1913, Welland Telegraph]
The announcement made by Harry O. Lane, Welland’s well known jeweler, that he will hold a special sale of all jewelery, cut glass, silverware, etc., included in his stock, beginning Saturday, Feb. 15th, and continuing for several days, is of great interest to all Welland people. Mr. Lane will put on sale any article in his store at actual cost price which means a saving of about thirty per cent on the valuation. Mr. Lane opened business four years ago and placed for the selection of Welland people a stock of jewelry so up-to-date and reasonably priced and reliable as to be an entirely new departure in Welland shopping resources. The articles he will place on sale includes fashionable jewelry such as beautiful lavallieres in exquisite designs, pendants in gold and silver set with precious and semi-precious stones, earrings, bracelets, broaches, bar pins, men’s scarf pins and cuff buttons, fobs, chains, rings etc. The entire stock of watches will also be offered including men’s handsome gold and silver watches, ladies watches, novelty watches, bracelet watches, clocks of all kinds, makes and sizes, gold-headed canes, and gold, silver and pearl-handled umbrellas, the entire array of elegant cut glass and the stock of Rogers’ 1847 silver, which was known and prized in the days of our grandmothers, and for the past sixty-years has been the treasured possession of fortunate housewives. All goods come in both solid and plated ware, in exquisite designs and represents the highest intrinsic value and artistic loveliness. He was imbibed the energetic and enterprising methods of the modern merchant and declares that he will not carry over to a new season any article of last season’s stock. For this reason he inaugurates the sale and extends a cordial invitation to all his friends and patrons to attend and avail themselves of these unexcelled bargains.
[Welland Tribune, 14 September 1911]
The above is a photo taken on Monday of the commencement of the construction on Welland street railway. The start was made at the M.C.R. end on Muir street.
This may also be the end as work was stopped Tuesday morning by the town officials until the town council dealt with the bond required by the franchise by-law.
Report of the action taken in this matter at last night’s council meeting appears in this paper. The bond offered by the company was turned down.
When seen by the Tribune representative this morning, C.J. Laughlin, jr., said:
“We will do nothing more towards building the road. We have already spent $12,000 on the preliminary work and the town should give us a bonus other than ask us to put up $10,000. We will put the roadway back in its former condition again and that ends it.
It is thought by some that a compromise may yet be effected so that the railway will be built, but at present there is nothing of this kind in sight.
Welland wants the railway. The location of the Deere plant here depends on its construction. The general opinion is that if the company are willing to risk the large outlay for the construction of the road, the town could well afford to take some risk for the construction.
[Welland Tribune, 30 August 1907]
Welland now has a large up-to-date photo studio. One of the finest studios on the Niagara peninsula will be the new one to be opened in a short time in the Lundy block, which has a large addition in the rear; the whole of the second storey has been fitted up for a fine photo gallery. This has been built under the supervision of H.C. Pratt, and will be a model studio in many ways, both for the operators and comfort of patrons.
Mr. Pratt, who has been conducting a studio at Crowland for over 4 years, has leased this new gallery and will move his business here and conduct a much larger portrait business. He has a large and growing portrait trade, made up not entirely of cabinets but enlarged portraits as well. A 20×24 enlarging camera for gas light and electric light, doing bromide, crayon and negative enlarging. Lately installed will form a part of his apparatus and it is his intention to employ a staff of workers after things get running. Mr. Pratt’s new studio will needless to say be equipped with everything new and up-to-date, apparatus the best on the market and the skylight equipped for day and night photography, being also fitted up to the large group photo size of 21×25- a size not found in many Canadian studios.
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