The Huron Expositor, 1978-06-29, Page 4724 — 'THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 29, 1978
Don't miss the
Centennial parade!
Best Wishes DUBLIN
On Your 100th Anniversary
JACKSON'S FARM SERVICE LTD.
Moto-Ski Snowmobile Sales & Service
Store 348-8672 Elevator 348-8407
Congratulations
DUBLIN
on Your
100th ANNIVERSARY
DIEGEL'S DEPARTMENT STORE
' Flooring - Furniture - Office Supplies
.Cfafts, Crystal', Chiba, • Cards; Books, Toys.
Phone 3484672
Mitchell, Ont.
Best Wishes
DUBLIN
On Your
1 00th BIRTHDAY
•
Barbara Woeden, David, Isabel and John Moore
JOHN MOORE
INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED
Phone bubiin 345-2312
Mitcliell 348-9067
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ROWLAND TRANSODATz-Bruce McLean
one of the drivers, stands beside one of the
fleet of Rowland Transport vehicles in 1973.
DOWN AT THE STATION — Catherine
Gormley, Marie Benninger, Andela Shea,Tom
Butters and a second mane who's un-
identified, posed for this picture at the
Dublin train station.
Lou Rowland Transport started in 1925
To trace, the history • of Lou Rowland
Transport Limited, it is necessary to go hack
over 50 years ago, to 1925. whea.Joe Dolmage .
of Seaforth began to, truck hogs to Whyte'S in
Stratford. He in turn sold his truck to his
-brother, Syd Dolmage, in 1927 who Operated it
until 1946. I have (thanks to my mother) tic,
statement froni Mr. J. M.: Schneider, dated
December 1. 1932 'Stating that Syd Dolmage
took 8 hogs to- J. M. Schneider's Packing. ,„
Plant, for which my father; Ed RoWland,
received the pricely sum of $56.00. ThiS is a
quite a cOntrast to today's prices, At one time
during the period of 1927 to 1946, Syd had two.
truckS, and he had, at different times, Frank'
O'Reilly and. Lou Kirby driving for hint: (Lou
established his own business in the Walton
area during the early thirty's.)
In :1946. Syd sold his. business to Bill
Leyburn and Art Wright -they had Syd's truck
and one they had purchased from Boycs' of
Clinton. They were Cab-forward models, the
first of the now familiar Cab-ovens: As the
years went on, they pUrchased a 28 toot trailer
which 'in those days was quite. a length. They
also purchased the Red Flax Mill tin Goderich
Street. Fast .to house their by now large fleet
-61' trucks and trailers. In 1964: Art Wright
became the sole owner of the business and
continued until a disastrous fire destroyed the
garage and many trucks in December of 1971.
In the late thirties, Pat Jordan began to
truck hogs to Stratford in a model 11 Ford and
Ilion' later -a Fargo, pro-owned by Phillip's
Fruit. It had tt sixteen foot rack. Pat's son
Ryan drove for him until he was killed in I958,
and in 1959, Pat sold the business to Lou
Rowland. Lou's first two trucks were a 1948
INXIgc 1/2 ton first owned by Roy Scolchmer
and, the 1949 Jordan Truck. hi those days it
was "Six days thou Shalt rip:and tear"
"the seventh thou shalt repent and repair?"
Before farmers were equipped with snow
Buckets and blowers it was not unusual to pull
a storie"-boat behind the 1/2 ton truck to draw •
the pigs out the farmer's lane, along with the
help of a tractor of horse. For verification, ask
.ferry Bruxer or Len O'Rourke!
The most valuable asset acq uircd with
Art's business were the men who had: helped
make his rapport with his customers so
congenial. They were Bob Nigh: with 24 years
safe driving; Bruce McLean: with 27 years
safe driving; Ross and Pael Nicholson, and
Harold Coleman: these tatter three having
since moved on to • "greener pastures.'.'
While still small (as Trucking Companies
go) it is with a sense of pride that this'business
is still serving the customers of the Dublin and
Seaforth areas with the' personalized .service
that they. came to expect from Joe Dolmage,
Pat Jordan and ,all the owners between.