The Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-05-27, Page 14Minister of Trade and Commerce Sees New In
Goderich's Role After
Seaway Completed Tol
By Cabinet Ministers
Construction
fall to replace the
new building «•ill
shown above.
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of a new Huron County Court house in Goderich is, expected to start this0
century -old landmark 'destroyed by fire in February. It is estimated the DEVELOPING ,HOBBY
cost over $500,000. An architect's sketch of the proposed structure is
IG BOILDERS
CARTER
Erik Hansen, 33,
Copenhagen, Denmark, but a resi-
dent of Goderich for the past two
years, is planning on turning a
spare time hobby into a business
venture some time in the future.
Before coming to Canada, Han-
sen worked in a plastic plant in
Copenhagen. There he learned
the fundamentals; of making plastic
cameos, suitable for brooches, ear
rings, etc. Now he has installed
at his home on Palmerston street,
Goderich, injection moulding,•ma-
chines for the manufacture of these
cameos which he has designed and
built himself. Already he has
made more than 400 cameos and is
looking for a market for Ahem.
By J. Alexi Hume
Special to The Signal -Star
Ottawa, May 25:
"What will the St. Lawrence seaway mean. to Goderich.?"
What might be defined.as "guarded optimism" character-
ized the replies to that question as given The Goderich Signal -
Star by four top ranking Canadian cabinet ministers here
this week.
Rt. Hon. 01'D. Howe,, minister of trade and commerce.
and of defence induction, M.P., for Port Arthur, Transport
Minister Lionel Chevrier; (1.C'., M.P., for Stormont, Public
Works .Minister Zaber.t I:I.. Winters,. _ and Citizenship_and
a'nd
Immigration Minister Walter E. Harris, ,Q.C., M.l<'., for the
neighboring riding of ,Grey -Bruce, all voiced their confident.
opinion that the St. Lawrence seaway will be of great benefit
to Canada as a whole and that presumably Goderich will get
its share of benefit from the project in . future years.
Enlightening Comments
As wen, • General A. G. L. Mc-
Naughton, chairhnan, of the Can-
adian section of the International
Joint Commission, had some en-
lightening comments bearing upon
different factors involved in the
seaway development.
"Progress can't be stopped!" was
the predominating tone of the com-
ments made by all those -interview-
ed having regard to the overall.:
benefits to Canada expected to fol -
of low the seaway plan.
"I hope the St. Lawrence seaway
will give Goderich harbor more
movement, more business," Mr.
Howe observed. "It could be the
seaway will not make too much
difference, to Goderich, because the
bulk of the shipping business there
is concentrated on the handling of
grain for domestic consumption in
•ppulous south western' Ontario
and for transshipment by rail to
the Atlantic seaboard for export."'
"You' know," Mr. Howe pointed
out, "the seaway cannot escape
the chains ' of nature, applying to
the present" Great Lakes system
whereby shipping is always tied
up several months each fall and
winter. We will likely continue to
have pretty much the same systems
for the movement • of grain in •fu -
.Many of Canada's most important companies
have commissioned 'CARTER to carry out large-
scale projects. Their satisfaction is your assur-
ance that CARTER can do the job for you. Here
is a partial list of CARTER clients:'
Anaconda American Brass Limited • Canadian
Breweries Limited • Canada Cement Co.
Ltsl-
Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd. • Canadian
Ind ies Ltd. • Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Ltd. • Maple Leaf Milling Co, Ltd. • Ogilvie
Flour Mills Ltd. • Purity Flour Mills Ltd.
St. Mary's Cement Co. Ltd. • Toronto Elevators Ltd.
St. Lawrence Transportation Co. Ltd.
TORONTO — 4T9 Cherry Street WINNIPEG — 539 "Kylemore Avenue
TEL. EMPIRE 3-9348 " TEL- 4 6692
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Goderich harbor, shown above in an aerial. view, is
the finest on the east side of Lake Huron. Entrance ins• 200
feet wide and 24 feet deep. The piers extend 1,500 feet into
the inner harbor, Which is 24 feet deed ,•and will 'provide
ample ' mooring berths for 25 to 30 vessels. . Two large
breakwaters 1,800 feet beyond the piers give ample protection
to the harbor entrarnce. Each year, grain Barriers ,eome to
Goderich harbor loaded with storage grain and remain pntil
the .shipping season opens in the spring.
municipality along the route should
be alive' to the possibilities and
opportunities facing dit to get its
share of the great industrial ex-
pansion to follow in future years."
Ocean "Tramp" Ships.'
General McNaughton said he
visualized that the great bulk of
the "shipping up the St. Lawrence
seaway to the Bead of the Great
Lakes �vill'be carried on by ocean
"tramp" , ships of from 8,000 to
10,000 tons cargo capacity. He
discounted the possibility of "mam-
moth ocean liners" Coming up the
St. Lawrence beyond Montreal.
"The, river and canal channels
would be too narrow for such big
liners to navigate," he remarked.
"Nor are the largest existing
Great Lakes freighters likely to
cross the Atlantic," General Mc.
Naughton added.. "Those freight-
ers are too long; they. would -be
liable to break in two crossing the
ocean. They are powered by
steam, which is another disadvant-
age, in that they' are not equipped
with condensers necessary for, salt
water movement Possibly, thes' h'
lake freighters could navigat
brackish water as far as the lower.
St. Lawrence or even to a Nova
Scotia port." -
The value of goods imported into
Canada in 1953 was $350 million
more than in 1952 while the value
of Canadian exports was down by
nearly $200 million.
ture years from the head of the
lakes at Port Arthur and Fort
William, by ship and by rail, to the
.seaboard. At this stage, I can't see
the seaway will, hurt Goderich,
very much at any rate."
Sees New Industries •
Mr. Howe felt that Goderich has
the. prospect .of securing some new
industries being established there
in the train of -the predicted" Can-
adian industrial expansion in future
years at strategic points along the
lakes and the St. Lawrence. He
cited the proximity of Goderich to
the Targe concentration of United
States population embracing such
cities as Detroit, Chicago, Cleve-
land, and Buffalo. -
Mr. Harris 'stressed the point,
that the -needs of Goderich harbor
have been given "fair and reason-
able consideration and attention" -
by the Federal Government in past
years. "Having regard to -the
-future and Canada's certain
growth," Mr. 'Harris .remarked,
"there is no reason to suppose that,
by- and large, the. same considera-
tion will riot continue -to be ex-
tended.
"You don't eliminate business by
having more business; you just
grow,", Mr. Harris emphasized, re-
ferring to the expected all-round
evelopment-' fallowing-•.the••--seawa-y,•-
and the .role of Goderich harbor in
connection therewith.
Increased Tonnage
"All , the Great Lakes and St.
Lawrence ports should benefit
,greatly from the increased' tonnage
expe!c'ted to be handled by the St.
Lawrence seaway," Mr. Chevrier
stated. "Whereas, today, much
'traffic is moving up the Great
Lakes from the Atlantic, it has
been estimated that the seaway,
;will handle up ta'- 50;000,000 tons
of shipping per year."
Mr. Chevrier visualized that the
bulk of this tremendous volume'
of shipping will be handled by so
called "tramp" steamers.
Mr. Winters commented—"It is
reasonable to suppose that the ex-
pense of necessary deepening of
existipg Great Lakes and St. Law-
rence harborsto c ,nform. to the
greater 29 -foot -depth of the seaway
system will be borne either by in-
dividual harbor boards where they
now exist or by the Federal treas
ury through the Public Works De-
partment, as part of the cost of
the :whole seaway scheme.
"The St. Lawrence seaway is a
big project which, I am confident
is in the best interests of Canada
as a whole," Mr. Winters empha-
sized. "That, applies for both the
immediate and long range future
of Canada. I think ,all concerned
should view the project from that
angle, Goderich included, and en-
deavor to co-operate and expand
each port in its own way. Each
one .of Canad's newest andmost
moclernindustrial plants
W. A. - Sheaffer ,Pen Co.
Millwork, lumber, cement and building supplies
of various kinds were 'supplied by
HARDWARE AND SHEET
METAL WORK. OF
VARIOUS 'KINDS IN USE
AT THE SHEAFFER
W rE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MOVING THE
COiV1PLETE EQUIPMENT OF THIS LEADING, CANADIAN
FIRM FROM THEIR FORMER LOCATION AT 'MALTON,
ONTARIO, TO THEIR' NEW CANADIAN 'HEADQUARTERS
AT GODERJ CH, ONTARIO. - -
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