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Bank Of Montreal's, 130th
,:47411„,'N.N,v ;n'i. euttiring through:ail' '41.4it:iiing tilt; es.tst OiltirtritrS':•OIdest baltiinA' institution
trititge, ,Saginaw, spalt 6111,11` Of the house. I;y '0%ring off 'Sin, ile1W Yeurs.ohl i.t Monday.
ei•af 00;,{tr(ls at the kaast end 't.„rutir-,011 lAtIVSt in Canada, 'as well its" iu
the WOL-end With Mc:and Mrts. Donald
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. ; lialua.ur.m.ntt tki bee in. •tlie para. thbugh 0an1zed 41.1 iqUelJec, had MO
4 Ch4r1e;i Scott Aid' Herb Govier at llborti lay a solid mass sof comb I braiiehes ib l.1iis Wev,luce IA:Willi eight
'his Inane, this litillett farmer disco‘drtsi 'LH -Italie, the Balk4 ttlMmarca/.• al
Vowler.
mouths oV its fouttaation--. one at loll,
taided •it'• rsral honey. mez,isttring,1.2 feet in -lettgtiatt-Ati
tion•at l;tielph recentlyi'.4 ls nn la 'width. vrilsrs .was, suf. and another at Kingston ---and
a• cient :comli honey to till thrts, 1.vasit- the bank has substaotially more oilices
Mr. and AIrs. spcht ithuut 1.,5
Pounds.Gordon
Sunday with Airs.- Seet.•• and let!. 1iat,f,11,, t'iilltt,11, bee IllSPeCtOr for
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Mrs. W. T. Robison spent the ,Aet..1,-. 11 111, n 1,1i111y. calittd alai reported
. eno with li 1 sister :it it 1.11 1 he:Silt*, til 1 t ft•
in Ontario titan in•i•-ity other PrOVinele
Of the DOhlilliOti.
It was in 117 that tile lir-st regular
stage -coach run began between hitt&
.ston and York.' That sante historic
, 011its..Scott. local apiarist, was called
in and IA h• Ole-asssancojautes
• Mrs. 11 y itite f ,iirr
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94t1 ratia fr.ielmi° at- Robert on reino‘Cti the ,ANart0 to his,^ulhinsv& 1111 of canildians itiovrc.vaii, it. phi,
Forest. „" it propero. :
ond iear, A date was .Noveniber ;;, and thus nekt
•Mr. and, Mrs._ Thompson \ .ill•-• Dies itn -see
of weht llonday will mark the bank's 130th
couver Visited Mr.: and Airs. usteem.ed resident
Admitu laSt Ui1.. 1 h ioseph Washington. passed aintiNersarY,
. Goderiell Branch._
Mrs. Donald usv Iv r is spen4ing aw in 1 lin! o'IL 110,1nliLl SIlliday,
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speating of the Ltistory. of the ew ida4s with frieilli*S ilt t wo Montt!, Mr.
lizink of Montreal 'it worthy of nitte
Donald all,gbilit titlAtfOrd NO1111' \\ as • 14)1•11 iillalPt011,
that itS braneh here in Goderieh will,
-11.1 School spent. the \yoeli.4.1al at his 111 11 how wan \ Vitt., on J zlIntzt
in le.ss than six years, be celebrating its'
home here. "- :Ind thus Wit,' ill his ninety-
. Mr. and Jlys. Harpld Stirling ilaNe* ;1 var. Ile was 'VII, last to sur-7.tv41. .acese
u tesitt2allbl.s established
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d e r hs' se tl €(!te.ti sit) elbatik, i
Inti\ ed into 'Miss Aargarct 1• 1\.e Of the f.intily of se\ en Of (he.late it
185:3, at a time when the B. of At; was
house, formerly the Nicholson inane. John Washington and Jttne Scott
's
-Misses "Jean .and Lois Broughton of Wastitligtott, pioneer, settlers who came beginning to expand its busineSin
Monkton spent the weekSend with their, to this district when the decewhat was then called Upper Canada.ased wits
sister, ,Mrs. Little, and Mr.Little. fourteen 3 ears of age. 111January, An interesting historical fact' is that
H. Fintilay, agent of the bank here
' A large etowd attended tile •sale married Clara Jenkins of
b.ousehold furnishings; of Miss Susie Clinton. Since their ,nutrriage they
AhlitiVerittirY; .
zoll o aliwx the okiginat office' Wnj:
Sttuated in a small two-story, filing
building on the northeast corner of
West and ;Wellington ,streets. Since
• then the bank's quarter have, been
moved several times to weet the town's
growing banking. need.
Manager here since he Sticeet410
Harold M. Monteith more than a'Year
ago, II. Darrell Heistrop is, as were,
his pretiec,essOrs,twenty interested in
all business $tud community activities."
Mr.- Monteith, it may be recalled, re-
ceived ail apPointnient to the manager-
ositihic.
peof the bank's 13ault Ste.- Marie
• " Local Manager—
Coming to Goderich 1.11 the spring of'
1046- as- • manager • of the Goderich
branch of pie Bank of .114ptreal, 11
DarrelLielstrop has 'Identinedthiniself
with numerous' tirgan4ations devoted
to the welfare Of the town and Country-
side. At the present time he is treas-
urer of Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital; treasurer of the Huron
County Tuberculosis Association;
member of the executive of the 'Gude-
rich Board of Trade; serving on the
board of managers- of St. George's
Anglican church; a member of., the
Goderich Lions Club.
TINTIZSDAY, OCTODEM.Oth, 11.00'
OANADXS:IJ DANK UiN
' Blair last week. Good prices were lived- On the' Waskington..farm on the
realized. The house and lot were pur- 1 3rd concession of \kle,st Wawanosh.
chased .by •Mr. J, C. *toltz for $2.160. Mr. Washington vvas a . member of
Harold Jackson was the auctioneer and Knox. United clan:eh:and always t'ook a
• Hugh Chesney clerk. 1 keen. intei;est • in .cburelt illfairs and
A large number attended' the picture was an eider for many years. „Besides
show in the Foresters' Hall on FridaY h• is wittow,, litt is survived by•two
presented by .the National...Filw-Board Frank, teachey- at Kirkland Lake, and
and -. sponsored "by the \Vonten's 'Walter, at ht me. ttnd two da tightt.r:s.
Ins4itate. ; 'Mrs, .kinos Andrew i I uriel • of 1
• Albert Oa Inpiteil, Mrs. Fred i Auburn, a nd Fit hel, at holm. ; a 1,0, by ;
Toll." Mrs. Harry Y•Iptgldrit, Mrs. Earl ' three•g-ramlehildren. Eleanor. Billy and
NN'ightnian 'and .Miss M. King. attended Alar Andrew. Tile wits lald
the $=ectional meeting of 1 1,tiron lcresby.- front his late t'''i1t'tttt 111 Wednesday,
terial at „North street United the services being, conducted by Rev.i
church, God'erich, on 'Wednesday. G. Hewitt tit Knox 'United church.
Walnuts and Butternut.—,',1r. Nei- Interment NN'a'S ill Colborne cemetery. ;
son MeLart-. forestr3- Inspector for Pallhearers were l‘lessrs. o. E. F.rratt,
this section of Huron eotility. has .1.larl Wightmau •and. Albert -Campbell.'
.s1tiped 119 bushels of walITtits "aril 711 of Auburn. 1Viliner 'Wallis of Clinton,
• bushels of tutternuts to the seed ex, Walter linclinnan and Robert Andrews
traeting plaitt- of - the.- De'pit rt !nevi' of Goderich flowqrbettrers_ Ted 'Mills,
Refore,s1;ition ;It Angus, ihit. °This is 'Bert itttl Willittin. Moss, \\ 1111 Good,
quite all increase' fronrlast. ‘.3 etif';'-'w hen George 'Lill:tux and Gordon Taylor.
Mr. MeLarty shipped 50 bushels. - Friends and Tehrtives front Clinton.
Presbyterian Church i; ode ri. -11 zt n(1 Kirkland Lake attended.
,:tanix.e.„rsary. .serN: i La: W ere
-attox..14,t4;sIkyteritin on-4-
Su.ndaY, when Rev. Th.ounis Ilinton of
Molesworth was the guest speaker and
preached two impressi.ye sertuOinS. itt
the niOruing his text ty.a., "But If Not."
and in the' .evening -"I %Vill
The 'choir, With - 1)onit Id • Ross presid-
ing, at' Abe organ," led i the service
ot praise. .Solos were rendered at
both services by Mrs. Duncan MacKay
a duet by 'Mr. tint" .Mrs. McKay.
Aev. A. cr. lIewitt of Knox United
'ilurch was present andoffe,red prayer
.''and pronnuatted the benedic.tion. The
_church was •decorated NVith baskets of
autunin llowers. A gent,:rotts, freewill
offering- was received. „. •
Memorial flail Coneert.—aTlie re was
a large" attendance at the concert, in
the Foresters': Iiall on Thursday night
sponsOred by- the • memorial -hall coms
natters 11.r. Harry. Sturdy was chair-
,taatt:fo'r the eviening. .Solos were rend-
.e-f,ett Cry- - 1 R.Phi1put13tytli,•
readings by,.. Miss Alitiffi-innon of
'piano accordion itunther; by 'Hee.
Air: \Ialt 'ltt' ttt E.xeter. Selections hiya
-.mixed quartette_ (Ali:._:ses. Ilett,v:.• and
'June Marsh. Iitirry I -oar and TIOW-nrd'l
AN'allace` 1 FIlytit 1, a ,Olo by it., v. II.
„T„: s-noll of • Exet(7..r. Mr.' nob -ck cif
nnIgieht.n and eentriloquist
deliglityt1 the, audience. ‘‘ ith 1.1it ty
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s1eight•ot?-11'and tricks and .,:tlier per -
,f. rintinct-. 'Fite accompanists for' the
‘‘(•re' 13: .1. Phillips ..tH
,Vubitrit. M ° 1':1 ,et 11 1 ;••• 11,1 '
Nfiss• Phillip of Blyth.'
Siveet -11:isrevery.—I1onesy does not
.,()Ine iron, hives only. .-n-fcan be proved],
liY \voldi-11. ;111:11f
, east of Ala -turn.* Notic_ing
lengthy period of t hoe, Air. et-
cided to i,,%estig.,-ste. 'clip 1,, es Were
ASIIFJELI)
' ASHFIELD,, ()et. 28 -Miss 'Colleen
Tyanpson stent the week-
end with tiss Isabel Howes. -
Mr: and INIrs. it Telford of Sault
Sfe: Nlarie are guests of their -aunt,
Mrs..:1-1. C. MacKenzie.
The Octobe'r meeting Of the W.M.S.-
was held on Wednesday at the .home
of Mn.. N. G. "AlneKenzie.
Misses, Alice and,- Annie Brown of
Deti'oit visited' with their cousin, :11iss
'Minnie Cathcart. last Monday.
There \Till be no service in Ashlie
rri,shyterian church uts_tt -Sunday.
November 2. when' Ripley Presbyterian,
eh u reh has ttrl n ive rsa ry serViees
pa ra t ory services. \VIII be 1104
*on Friday evening and 'Satrirday•inern:
N(.vember 7.•0ndS. •,/
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11. D. HELSTROP
from 1800 until 1877, was also for
'some time Mayor of poderich.
According to the local assessment
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Taken front an old band -colored engriaing, this winter scene is 'a
st: James 'street. Montreai, as it appeared in 1830,; thirti?en years
after the Bank of Montreal's fouling. rTlite.lintilding 011..0e. right was
head office of the bank,. which served as headnuarterw for the B. of M.
from P410 to 18414. This was the lirst imilding vspecially eonstructed for
banking purposes; in Canada. Today a postotfire stands on this site, while
adjacont to it, facing historic. Place d'...krines, is 'situated the bank's present
head" office buiplini,5 completeil and °coupled in 1848.
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ROVED THE
An exhausted Eur4e— torn. by
cades of war—Wp breathing m
easily . . . two years 'before,
Napoleonic Wars had at last ended at Waterloo. In
New, World, the three-year-old Treaty of , Ghent'
ended an attempteci.invasion from the south and
peoples of 'North America began a friendship tIlat is
admiration of the world today.
de- 1817. . . Sturdy colonists Of British North America — half
ore a million of them—were scattered over as many square
the miles. To.the west and 'north lay atiother two million
the .square miles, unsettled and 'untouched. Merchants, and
had traders did their business by barter aiid
the with a hodge-podge of foreign currencies,
the whose changing values, spelled chaos.
'rradp development languished.
'Ifythzrn�sesOme-
ti,t'nesfillS up with stuff y. transient coli-
gestion—put 'a, few drops of Vit. -41.0 -ml
in.eachnostrii. It quickly. reducEs-con-
," gestion and makes breathing casier in
a hurry . . . gives grand Lelief fis2rn.
.snifily, sneezy, Stuffy dist,ress. of head "
colds. FolloW.direetio ns in. the package.
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VICES iiikT
Nationtils.ttairrignestrii't
'MASTIC TILE, FLOORING
A large stock on hand, in a wide variety of colbrs.
ALSO RUBBER TILE. LINOI:EUM FOR SINK TOPS:"
Aluminum and ,Stainless Steel IVIouldings—All shapes.
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INTO ,this scene came nine men of
nine English and Scottish
merchants who realized that, without a
solid financial fou,nclittion, the colonies
could never reach nationhood. Together,
they determined a coitrw o action. With
their own money t'Uld the backing of
209 other pioneering citizens, these nine
men founded the Bank. to Montreal,
which opened its doors for business un
November 3rd, 1 8 1 7. Never once since
then has the Bank failed to open on a
business day.
AT the very outset, the Bank issued its
own bips and coins. Here was:
Canada's first real money. The currency
won immediate acceptance ... goods
moved mo're quickly. ..and the stability the
nine "men hoped fcir came rapidly. The
people proudly welcomed this Canadian
currency—and, as its circulation spread„
SO did the reputation of the new bank.
Within a year 2.1 its founding it became
the Government's banker, and its currency
officially replaced the British nioneyused
by the Government up to that time.
JUST two weeks after the Bank, started,
./ Canada's first branch bank was -
founded .. the B of M's Quebec'agenCy
opened --;and; thus; the Canadian branch
banking system began. the 'following
year saw agencies opened. at Kingston ‘.
and York, now Toronto, and branches
spread as the years went on. Hailed
throughout "the world ftir its strength
and flexibility., this system of. branch
banking—begun 130 years ago—has
proved ideal for a country vast,in area
and. small in population.
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, Tel., 739
or JACK ERSKINE—Tel. 5i4
WE AVE A LAIR,GE STOCK
Business by barter, travel by
stagecoach ... such was the
ordis of the day when the
Bank of Montreal began
business in' Upper Canada.
Within eight months df its
founding in November,
1817, the 13 of M—Canada's
first -established bank,—
opened agencies in the garri-
son town of Kingston and
tht trading settlement of
.Yock. Typical settlersof the
time, the thbusand citizens
of York lived by fatinink,
lumbering, and trading with
the Indians.
Since that far-off day,
Ontariobas become the most '
Populous and highly indus-
trialized Canadian province
... and the B of M has built
up its largest representation
here. Soon, the new 16 -storey
B • of M building will be
tiume'red among Toronto's
many 'beautiful edifices...
typical of the progress Qn-
tario and the Bank of Mont-
real have.made together.
T,.Qday, the B of M serves
the people of this modern.
minded province thtough
- 189 branches and is constant-
ly adding to this number.
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UT all was not 'easy. .There were
hard, trying ,days affead—each de-
adeliad its ups'and downs. From 1836
to 1810, Canada .experiencea a sitcces-
sion. of bad harvests, political .03nvu1-
. sionS, commerci.d- changes and failures.
Rebellion had clepreciate.d the value of
property and seriously hindered the im-
'provement and furiher settlement of the
country. The hank of Montreal survived
only by the most careful use of hs re -
'sources and the confidept loyalty of its
tleim-sitors. •• '
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ECOVERY was rapid, during the
middle years of the century. Then
came 1667 ... and a' nation was .born:
13ut a trans -continental railway was a
condition of,Confederation, and now the
Canadian -Pacific ,had to be pushed
through. TA speed the construction, the
enterpri/e was placed in private hands.
The ,work. wcnt fast, and the last spike
' was driven five years earlier than ex-
pected. With faith characteristic of lts
, nine founders, the B of M had backed
to the limit this great national project.
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1900—the century opened Wid
a new flood of prosperity
‚which lasted for more than a decade,
wvvo more trans -continental railway ,
• systems ... a great influx of new settlers
abundant crops. thousands of new -
industries — and then . . . World War VI
Through the trying'time which followed
... the inflated days (if the 20's and the
. depressed days Of the 30's—through
second World War in our time .
• • Canadians worked and fought, and
Canada became .a world povvera ,
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--Peace ... new plans... nevy hopes... relOilitatipti. Life in
--, Canada. still tr,takes work, courage, and, atbove• all, vikon .....
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i ...1.!!„....0,1 the kind of yision which spurred nine men' to pioneer the
nation's economy 130 years ago. Frona a corporal's guard in
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(i 140, the staff 'of the B of M has grown to an army eight
thousand strong ... working closely with Canadians and their industries in hundreds'
of communities from coast, to ciia.t supplYingthe lifeblood cif 'credit to an
expanding nation .. seeking always—through sound counsel and friendly service—to"
give practical help to the million '4nd a Italf customegi who put their trust in the Bank.
'What of Tomorrow...? .
Just sts history foreshadows the futtire, sorthe recor4
of Canada .and of her first -established bank working together gives promise of bright to.
!morrow g for, the nation. "The 'twentieth century belongs to, Canada" . and for that future
we pledge ourselves anew to work constructively with Canadians in every viralk- of lge..
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