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Michigan Central Freight Train Smashed
[People’s Press, 9 May 1905]
St. Thomas-May 6-A bad wreck 0ccurred on the Michigan Central railway two miles west of Kingsmill yesterday at 5 a.m. through an axles of a freight car breaking. Eighteen cars were derailed and piled up six in a tier. The train was a fast merchandise. One car was loaded with steel plates. There were two carloads of pianos and several automobiles, all of which were smashed to pieces.
Cheese Factory Sold-Will Be Turned Into A Creamery
[People’s Press, 17 October 1905]
Welland cheese factory at Welland Station has been sold by Mr. McGregor to the Pure Milk Corporation of Hamilton, who will convert it into a first class creamery. An up-to-date plant will be put into the creamery, the cost of which, with other improvements, will amount to several thousands of dollars. The cream will be used for butter in the winter time, and shipped to the cities for the manufacture of ice cream in the summer time.
The creamery will make a fine market for cream all throughout this section of country.
Many residences Building
[People’s Press, 29 August 1905]
The building boom is beginning in earnest in Welland, in fact, by the amount of building now in progress or nearly completed, has evidently been on for some months past
F. Rounds of the Northern Lumber Yards has commenced building operations on a planing mill at his yards, North Main street. The new mill is located just north of his old saw mill building, and will be a one-storey fire proof building with cement floor and walls. The main building will be 22×60 feet with engine room in addition. Mr. Rounds will install the most modern machinery. The old sawmill will be dismantled and used as a store house, for which it is admirably adapted.
A summing up of residences now in course of construction reveals a substantial increase.
Mrs. McEwing has just started a nice residence on East Main street.
J.H. Burgar has about completed the rebuilding of his residence on Muir street, in the most modern style. The house has been greatly enlarged, and a cellar built underneath the whole building.
Alex Griffiths has just about completed a handsome residence on Division street, near the G.T.R.
T. Roach has also built a fine large frame residence on Division street, next to the Episcopalian church, which is about ready for occupancy.
H.W. Somerville is building a stylish concrete residence on Merritt street.
Mrs. Mary A. Tait is completing a modern frame residence, also on Merritt street.
J. McMillan has been rebuilding a residence on Hellems avenue in a neat manner.
A.J.J. Brennan has let the contract to R.M. Jamieson and M. Vanderburg for a brick residence on Young street, and Mrs. O.H. Garner has let the contract to R.M. Jamieson for a residence on Griffith street. There are more houses in construction than this, besides numerous improvements and additions to residences, so that the building trade is livelier than for many years. What will it be when the Cordage and Beatty factories boom is fully on?
Watch Welland grow.
Cordage Company Competes Purchase of all the Lands Under Option-$20,650 Paid Over-Exact Sites of Structures not yet Decided on.
[Welland Tribune, 18 August 1905]
According to announcement previous to the passing of the by-law, the officers of the Plymouth Cordage came to Welland this week, and completed the purchase of all the lands under option by them, viz., about 180 acres, paying therefor the sum of $20, 650, The lands purchased are as follows:
The McCoppen farm (formerly owned by Mr. Westward), 50 acres; price, $6,250. This includes the dwelling house formerly occupied by Mr. Westward.
The John Leitch farm, 63 acres; price, $6,000.
R. Morwood, estate farm, 50 acres; $4,500. This lot lies in the rear of the McCoppen property (calling Muir street or the canal the front.)
J.D. Gunn, a number of lots; comprising about 17 acres; consideration, $3,900. This property lies between Muir street and the canal, and between Mr. Boyd’s residence and Rice’s planing mill, fronting on both Muir street and the canal, eligibly situated hence the higher price than the other property
The following were here in connection with the matter; President Loring, Homes, sr. and jr., treasurer and assistant; Mr. T.S. Hobbs, Ontario representative, and Mr. Lindsay of Lindsay Bros., Milwaukee, representatives, all of the Cordage Co., and also M.C.C.R. Engineer Sharp and other M.C.R.R. officials.
The exact locations of the buildings has not yet been decided upon, and upon this will depend the manner in which the switch connecting with the railways will be put in. The Co. would have liked to buy the block of land lying between Muir street and canal, and between their present site and the M.C.R.R. tracks, including the sites of Rice’s mill, McCoppen’s hotel, etc., but the lands were held at too high prices. Did they own this block the switch could have been brought from the railroad along the canal, without the necessity of crossing Muir street. As an alternative it is possible the main factory buildings may be placed on the Westward farm (east side of Muir street) and the warehouses on the west side of Muir street.
Mr. Frank Holmes will be the company’s manager at Welland.
The town council at a special meeting Wednesday evening passed a by-law empowering the company to construct a switch connecting their factory with the railways.
The Cordage Co., party made their headquarters at Niagara Falls, driving to Welland and returning on Tuesday and Wednesday. Whilst at the Falls they negotiated with the Ontario Power Co., for power for the Welland works.
Mr. Howard, the company’s engineer, started at work again yesterday, and just as soon as the preliminaries of railway connection, building contracts, etc., can be arranged, work will be begun and pushed with the utmost vigor, to begin manufacturing in December if possible.
[Welland Tribune, 25 August 1905]
Mr. T.I. Bird, inspector of the Bank of Toronto, was in Welland on Wednesday, and arranged to lease the east store in the Ross block, on East Main street, for a branch of the bank of Toronto, which will be opened here in a few days.
The Bank of Toronto is one of the oldest and strongest banks in Canada, and is the banker for the Plymouth Cordage Co. in Canada. It comes to stay and will probably in the near future erect a building of its own.
This was Mr. Bird’s first visit to Welland, and he took a drive with Mr. Harcourt about the town and vicinity. He expressed himself as greatly surprised and pleased at the fine appearance and very evident prosperity of the community, as evidenced by the fine residences, well-kept lawns and very complete water, gas and other services apparent.
