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the 1 . at i+ Corn
Main; and Cathe a Stre ts.end
had a little Log `senn ft. Then
there was a store kept by a Mr.
Bolton and, after it fid, the
first part of the hl Wes built.
Mrs. ,MosSop bought it from
Did Firer in UM and then
Mr. Richard' Bailey became
owner. Headded,a portionto it in
11170 and later. a verandah on two
sides.
May 23, 1888 - Mr. Bailey has
completed extensive im-
provements and can ac-
commodate tots of Yankees and
aritishers.
July 3, 1891 - R. Bailey of the
Commercial Hotel .proposes
erecting a handsome verandah
which will add greatly to its
appearance.
John Whid
first apple
The first apple evaporator was
built by John Whiddon in 1896. It
was situated on Chiniquy Street
behind what is now the Utter
property and could be reached by
a lane running beside the
Whiddon house from Main Street.
Many found seasonal em-
ployment there, especially after
an addition was builtin 1900..An'
item in the paper Sep'. 11, 1902,
said "The apple evaporator has
begun operation for the, fall.
Apples range in -price from 20 to
25 cents a cwt." 2,
But by Oct. 6, 1904. we read.
"From the manufacturer's
standpoint. this industry is not as
prosperous as it was a few years
ago, owing to the increased cost
of operating. Wages are higher,
lumber for boxes increased in
price, also cosi of fuel. But price
for output has not increased
proportionately". (Had inflation
begun even then?! )
On the evening of October 12.
1905. a fire broke out in the boiler
room and in a short time the
whole factory was in flames, tlhe
building and contents being
consumed. The loss amounted to
82,000 and the insurance was $500.
Why more buildings in Bayfield
were not destroyed that night one
would not know as there was a
strong south wind and the next
morning large chunks of burned -
out shingles were found even
north of the river for nearly half a
mile.
Mr. Whiddon rebuilt immediately
dad in the Clinton News -Record
of 'December 19, 1907. we find the
following. The evaporator is the
most important industry we have
in our village and it is the second
largest of the kind in the
province. The main building is 42'
x 30'. the furnace and dryer 110' x
26' and the packing room 24' x 36'
— all two storeys high. There are
, THURSDAY, E 1976
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Inn once called Commercial Ho
,It was, Wood +t tine verandah
and renutined until. due -to dry.
rot, Mr. Gentile_ Little had- to
remove it during Ma OWner$bip.
Severael rOWS of trees had been
planted in l8$0 - sad to say t e
are almost gone, the beautiful
willow on the Corner ha beeen
tx'intnted within an inch of its life
by the hydro crews.
A. pump stood on the corner and
a large barn at the back. In 1885
Mr. Bailey rented to Mr. George
Erwin. Then we find the news
item in the New Erar April 22.
1904 - H. Darrow has just com-
pleted the shingling of his
recently purchased hotel.:
After Mr. Ed. Weston bought.
he renamed it "The Lakeview", a
name that the next owner, Mrs.
Seeds,, kept.
Mr. and Mrs. George Little,
don built
evaporator
six furnaces, seven peeling
machines and also slicing and
chapping machines.
"The season began Sept. I6th
and ended Dec. 14th and, during
these three Months, used 200 tons
of coal and 40 cords of cordwood.
The output was six carloads of
evaporated stock, consisting of
3.000 cases of 50 lb. to the case.
There were as well, 70 tons of
chap and waste which were
shipped in bags.
"To operate the evaporator for
the season cost as follows:
wages, 52800; apples $24300:
boxes 5600; teaming. 8550:
weighting, 840. In addition, there
was the expense of repairs to
machines and furnaces, the
whole entailing a large ex-
penditure and all. with the ex-
ception of the cost of the boxes -
going into circulation in the
village or the country adjacent
thereto.
"The evaporator was run day
and night and gave employment.
to 34 people. It means much to the
village and, if we had more like
it, Bayfield would increase in
prosperity. It is something. to be
able to say that Mr. Whiddon's
evaporator is the second best in
the province".
In 1911 the crop of apples was
small but an item stated that Mr.
Whiddon would run his
evaporator, though not to its
usual capacity of 400 bu. per day.
Mr. Ed Merner was the next
owner and on November 25, 1915
we read, "Mr. E.F. Merner
shipped a carload of evaporated
apples to Edmonton. Alberta. this
week."
Operations ceased in the early
1920's and the building was taken
down in 1927. Material from it
was used in retjuilding the Fred
Weston barn ,afit burned. -
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who operated a bake shop in the
former Connor house: on the
Square (near the Baptist Church
parsonage) Wight the Iakeview
in 1941 from Mr. J. W. Xoweftwho
held the mortgage (Mrs. Seeds
vacated due to insufficient
business) and called it "'he
Little Inn"'. The guests who came
Inthe late forties and early fifties
will always remember Mrs. it
f-lttle's delicious baking.
Since the Littles had to give it
up for health 'reasons. three
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Ruths have operated the Little
Inn: Ruth Hayman, Ruth Harris
and now Ruth Wallace- and all
have kept to the tradition of
excellent_eats in lovely
surroundin, . M,ay the Little Inn
thrive for many years to come.
About the turn of the century the present day Little Inn looked this way when it was the Commercial
Hotel.
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