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bassistants - in the houSe. As riage hardware, the latter line being
ers of the trade circle of Seafotth quite a specialty. The rear of these
'ess,‘Narileon & Young have made a rooms is the iron and steel warehouses
r themselves, and Tun EXPOSITOU while. the upper flat is stocked with
thein combined sac- wagon and carriage material. th
LORAN It RYA.N. .
attest unchanged business firm
In is that of Killoran 64 Ryan,
t de relations with Seaforth and
153r ow covet a period of fifteen
. Ryan coming from. London,
Killoran from. the County of
, ince then the firro. have built a
"ficent trade in groceries and , T
sio*---indeed there are few retail
Cr.
ba
sement are carried oils, paints, glasss
tu pentine and that class of rii Medal_
\ e hardly know svhich is of the 'most\
1 portance to . the . house, its wholesale-
O retail . trade. [Om travelling 'sales -
is employed, and a general jobbing
b siness is alone throughout .the sur- _
✓ unding country, and a growing whole -
i le. tradeis had but to how-nauch it
ounts per. year we are not . informed.
.0 retail- trade is also in . excellent -
ape, and has showu constant improve -
1 ent since the ...house : was established.
la Robertson continues to reside in
0 kville, where he is engaged in mann-
f turiag operations, so that the man-
ia ement of the business here falls upon
i r. Wm. 0.• Reid, Who has been a 'ce-
p rtuer for the .past five years, .theugla
c nuected with Mr. Robertson for a.
Much -longer time. The ' interest ' is.
t. eroughly a rePreseutative -one, and it
fi is aia important place in the. business
c des Of the town..
. j IINSON BROTHERS. .
The irc1are mid stove. interest of a
t vvn ' like this, naturally grows- into
ore and more importance with the dea
✓ 16pm.ent of town and country, and we
ale it a pbint to here comment some-
- at
n med. firth. withthis communitie
a
at ul . on the bpsiness relations of the
te co-partnersliip embraces two brotiii-
s, S. F. and D. Johnson,' who .estah-
lied trade here ten years ago next No-
mber.' The senior member of the
fi m, Mt. 5: F. Johnson, has lived here
lo ger, liovveyer.: Thirteen years last
J unary he located in 'Seaforth, then
c ming from Oakville, and at that tfme
b came a copartner iii-,- a hardware.
h use here. Retiring from it, after act -
a as salesnian for Mr: Fee for a time,
the 21st of September, 1868, the firm
Johnson Brothers was formed .as his
,ccessors.. Mr • D. - Johnson, WO be-
ve, has not been connected with the
de.ofthe tositiatil' the last named
.to. Wheia•.Jo' John son 'Brothers began
sde they , ero. located upon the other
-e of . th street, and in . comparison
th the p -esent the establiehmentwas.
'mall on •. They were successful_ in
eir busi ess ventares, - however, and
arly sev n years age they took pos-
ssion of the large. premises new timi-
d., and s-hich .consist of two sale -
ng a total. frontage of 45 feet,
et,.besideS addition in rear.
basernetalirst flat and part
n.d flat are occupied, and -the
' of . the • house is creditable in
- degree. One of the sales -
voted to the hardware trade,
to stoves' and-- tinware, and
are carried in bah depart -
he ': business gives. .- employ-
e or six persons beside the
iongh trade generally' is .quito.
time, the house is -having a
b Os, especcially in pails :and
rdware genprally. It is evi-
t whe have been familiar with
i ming the past ten years that.
a- substaPtial growth, and we
the firm -will look well to
. .
. ..
JOHN KIDD:
• There ate few residents ' of • Seaforth
w o:-. have been connected with . the
b sinese i terests of this section for a
1 -n.ger ti e than the gentleman of
w .oni we Ow,. write, Mr. John. Kidd.
T venty-folit _years ago he located. at
arperhey anct,1 opened a store. and tin
re- hone , and ,fifteen yearsiago he
✓ movedfriom Horp!urhey to Seaforth.
T ee yea. s -after he ad.ded.builders'and
g neral ha 'aware- to his other business,
ad his tr de has been a .consolidation
o these 11es ever since.: Mr. Kidd has
b en eouti uously in trade exoepting for
a outtwo 1rears. In 1866- he . sold out
t Mr. Fee but, in 1868, re-established
b isiziess. He was not long" in regain -
it g his old trade, and to -day he __has as
' mly est .blished a, :business and as
las .osperous as any of our inerohants..
)s of
e kind in Ontario that com- 1 s
large an annual business.
biug of groceries is done with
lers, but nearly all the
Nine years ago the
41,ed themselves with new
'aeters. They built a sub-
, rey and basement brick
iAet, making of it one of
*
-`odi,ous warehouses put-
• -.\q cities They knew
—what their businesstl,rwould. be difficult to
In the basement,
-)1.e as the first flat is
• k
i38, where large quail,
stored. -Indeed the
nitire establishment
of a wholesale as
ge stocks of staple w
'arovisions, etc., are a
; line of crockery T
-ea) business done e
four persons, be-. h
- Adjoining this v
• leper house of
re the business
and. as a
ates from May
o that timee
cornbined
•
•
trade. Mr. in
r a consider- o
the trade of -o-
-
direations., st
•eardine,i,Walk.11
-
geod. trade is had, tr
a well deserved repu- d
ity. A large stock' of tr
..tic wines and liquors si
3 SlIONVil, bah. in wood and cases, and a•
a -evidently Mr. Ryan's desire to a
•,.U.e only the best. Just now he` is
rell elite a large ale yank, something he
reYlires, for he handles large quantities
of that popular beverage. -As a busi-
111
ness interesttlae house is an iniportasat 1 ms, givi
one, and it has merited its successd ptli 75 f
• • T ie entire
o the sec
In, Whitney's block, toward, the Up- pearane
per, end of Main street, we find another
:t e bighes
of the " hire" business men of Seaforth, r ems islet
Mr1 Wm. Allen, who is personally - t e other
known to most - people hereEsbouts.
Havinglived ix this vicinity for twenty ge s'°ek
•ents.
years or more, it is natural he should. 1 ent to fi
be well known. It is now about ten fi m, and t
years since Mr. Allen located in town, 11 at trlii
but it was not until six years ago that od busi
Ire engaged in rade on his own alcoont. iiceish
Then he embarked in the family grocery d nt to all
and provision trade, and that is the e house
-Ingress he has eontinued since. In has had
.i.ssential respects the haziness house fe1 assure
?mailed over by Mr. Allentlees not differ future.
materially from the half score other first-
0/ass shops of the kind here. Well
aelected stocks ot -goods are shown,.
apted 10 the neerir trade of
is ioinLty, and „ Aire to note
Amuse re-
& straight -
is has corn -
prosperity
3en a par-
• .11
It
1
•
4SCO,
-sion to re-
s make the
• ware trade
Uis num-
: leasta is
years ago,
, -Strong dr
.en some-
- - is regacds
sill a long a.p-
y, goods business
the trade of oars_
311 lie located in
engaged in .the
-, as. .one of the
Morrison. After
, firm he decided
Tie grocery trade,
years ago.. Since
as,• had. no part -
2A to " pacIdle4his
certainly he has
asnona the rocks,
that b beset the
• s itterchant he
.vhom we have
...business men, and
„ally the headquarters
Isatisfactosy trade.
11
•
lo better accommodate this 'business
noW. building a brick block,
nhich prot ise$ to he one of the hand, -
s mest ib owe. The building will be
1 Ox 30.1e t, two .floors and basement
• d sumo rated by a tower. • The cor-
n .ce is t� 10 of galvaeized iromesnd sso
• e the Wil ClOW caps', each handsomely
THE HU
block, handsome in its appointments, .
and well Calculated to meet the necessi-
ties of the firm. Some wholesaling is
done, but the principal trade is, of
courses at retail. The firm are quite
extensive importers, too, and Mr. Hick-
son has just returned from Europe,
, Where be has been purohasing new and
elegant lines of goods There will soon
be plenty of novelties on display, and
our readers • will do well to bear the
fact in mind. As members of the trade
circle of- Seaforth Messrs. Hickson (.45
Bleasdell are deserving f promiesen.i
me ision, hence these paragraphs.
LUMSDEN & WILSON,
nether of the old business men :-of
forth is. the senior member of the
ve-named firm, Mr. Robert Luins-
. A native of Aberdeen, Scotland,
many others of our merchants, he
lived in Canada for the past twenty -
•e years ; in 1865 he removed to
11am:elite 1, .and. ;when completed., as
a will he u will 't,dd. very
n uch ti e appearance of Main street.
e is also uildieg thestore adjoining
6), x 19 'eet, for Mr, Mitchell. . Mr.
I ',dd. is 13 It only- thoroughly familiar
s ith the h rdware- and stove trade, but
h is a prt ctical mechanic, and in his
orkehop inployS several persons. He
h s taken • last prizes at Provincial Ex-
h'bitions, nd in every \way shown that
h Was coi .peteut-to eaecute all work
COYENTRY. ii his line in the best -possible manner.
•
If_ the old business men of' arrying 1. rge stocks -of goods aud con -
grace these pages of
son,:ist Mr. Cpveutry, boot •
ant, whose identity with
sapairicovers a period of
i.r. Coventry is a 'native
qince 1843 heIhke
.with! the boot and. Shoe _
-
„eapacity or aaother, 'end
ag familiarity should make
ilv familiar With all the
,its " of the business. In
76 Mr. Coventry was burn- °
ss of a thousand: dollars
the completion of Stark'S
possession of it, and neve
ualiers, where is &is -
line of foot -wear of all
• eicoarsest to the finest.
crtoorder is another of
-
, gas! of Mr. Coventry's busi-
4-414 th t regard lie holds a
"ere. Usually four
giasfia
tfol.;. ed.. Mx. Coventry
cting bt siness at small expense, he
as won ccess; lima we gladly make
n elation a' the fact.
HIC "SON & BLEASDELL.
„ any of our boot and
simogave made much money
ig the past year or two, still he
a working assray, contented with
1 profits, Bead waiting for the good
aoaaseg," which we all look for.
WiTealil ROBERTSON & 00.
Seaforth enterprise the hard.,
house of Win. Robertson & Co t
from 186a, at which _time the
opened_ a branch of their 0a,kville
. • From the outset the business
een of large proportions, and since
g posseta! the premises built
a firm in 187'6-77, it
.
1
Few' pe • ple are there in this vicinity
ho kiiow of the firm of Hickson
Bleasd.e lsf- Their Plaoe Of heatless is
ong th Most attractivein town, and
le report .r 'charged with the prepara-
on of thi- 'writing up of Seaforth • has
teased. item :br two relating to the
-pail-nen 'and their business. The
embers
iid A. W
atin,g fee
t about a
ere from
membe •
4*
of tire iirin are E. Hickson
Bletisdell, their partnership
n the first , of October, 1877,
liich titne Mr. Bleasdell came
repton. • He, by the`Way, is
of the Ontario College- of
Se
ab
de
lik
ha
thr
Se forth from the city ' of Hamilton,
and ever since has been engaged. in the
drug .business—indeed, that has been
his occupation for the past thirty years
or more; so that he may properly be
designated a veteran in the apothe-
eary-'s art. His partner, Mr. Alexander
Wilson, is a young man—a native of
this vicinity, and. had not been engaged.
- in trade on his Own account until the
although he has been connected with leasantly inspec
where one can
formation of this firm in October last,
, for the pai3t. ten years. For five yea:rs 1 composition stock.,
ides that enter
the dime trade here. and at Hamilton .
of that timehe asseciated with his is, in every ay, a credit to
ON
v(Pos rr 0
square. Th
ver cases, the
being partic
cases are disp
which form p
leIrs stock. • Nothing appear
ted, and, an taste shoal
•esfratified. T en, too, there
fine diapla,y f all manne
• goods,'"mersc aum and otherpipes, and
an-almoat en less list of articles. The
aispla,y of so id silver and plated ware
is very fine, nd. more than esse longing,
lingering loo is cast thdon. lsy-passers-
by and those who visit the i establish.-
ment. Mr.
Very fair con
,yersal bompl
His repair d
ized; and the
is, :58W0 hav
giving our '
must, -, its
hearty supp
' know that su h support has-lbeen ac-
corded him. I ' •
1. W. PAPST. -1.
• The exclu4ve book, -statioaery, wall-
paper and. f ncy-goods trade' of Sea -
time right 1,
forth is repr sented by the h andsome
and well stoc ted establishmet of Mr.
C. W. Past, in Cardno's block where a
ealesroom 902 feet is devote4 to these
atticleal and ass some
.
e are 80 lineaWeet of sil-
one fronting tlie entrance
ill • rly han.dsemes In these
1 ayed the thoutand things
rt and. parcel f a jewel-
tobeomit-
be 'easily
is a very
of fancy.
ounter reports isiness
'tion, consider). the uni-
int of dullness lpf times.
artment..is w 1 patron -
general trade of he house
said., in good auspe. In
eople such an 'establish-
roprietor has earned. a
rt and it is pleasant to
mower exhibited. at the Centennial,
(vshere they received gold. medals) were
purchased by the Australian -Govern-
ment, and afterwards exhibited in Aus-
tralia, taking first prize there.
Other leading Machines and, imple-
ments b.andled by Mr. Willson are Max-
well'S (of Paris) threshers and straw
cutters, reapers and mowers; the Port
Perry gang plow, &c., and at the ware-
roems here all the component parts of
all the inachines are kept, thus saving
the necessity of going to a foundry for
repairs. It has been Mr. \Vinson's
policy to identify himself with what he
considered the best. He has work-
ed, hard to develop this department of
trade—has not only a local but a hugs
wholesale business, and the reputasion
wn is a voucher as to the stability of
the enterprise. His is doubtless the
letiding business of its kind in all this
portion of Ontario, and it-inerits men-
tion. Sewing machines are also a
specialty. Nine years ago he began
handling the well-known Florence ma-
chine, and its merits are so well. under-
stood. that it requires no special men-
tion at our hands: The present season
'thus farhas been a very suacessful ono,s
far as Mr.Willson's business is concerned
and we believe he feels Monied. to re
turn thanks to these who have eatend
ed i him so hearty a patronage. s
into the' D. D. WILSON.
countless ar g the
e house Seaforth has attained prominence
e town produce circles by reason of the larg
, quantities of grain, eggs, butter, &c., an
was and deserving . of the large pat ,tiaage it
present partner. Both gentlemen give
the- business their personal ,attention, s has. Mr. liaipst came here ;seighteeri
aric nd purchased thausiness
mont s ago,
L1... are at tb.e head of•a driag,
of Wm. Elli
a stationery, and fancy.goods house
1-3.;also bought
t- is in every svay credlta,ble.. The
solidated th
e of the house., too, is in excellent
him excellen
e, e., it shows more or less '41-n-
cre.t,se with the passing years, tin\d. it
eel! aiuly is now firmly established in
the good graces of the people.. Mr
Lumsden„ we understand, contemplates
building on his property, on the corner
of Amin and Goclerich streets, this year.
We
loct
b
d ia,
to -
pi
boo tt. Three month ago he
th
nually Shipped from here to less favere
pertions of therworld, and none of ou
citiisens have done more toward bringin
abont this gratifyina condition of affair
ut C. Armstrong nd con- than our Reeve, lir. D. D. Wilson
tra two houses. T as gave whose annual tre.nsactions in eggs ar
sh ' facilities for suppling both simply enormous. Eleven years ago,
the wholesale and retail trals,;rtlatev, erY Mr. Wilson located in Seaforth, the
considerable jobbing businesS 0 done. coming from Galt. There he had .-fo
Indeed. Mr. Iapst can fill who4sale or-
ttwo years been connected vriththe sam
d other
On -
that business, although, formerly, a teache
as good
by profession, and. upon locating here,
tern On -
he at once opened what has since 'be-
lt come known as the "Egg Emporium.
✓ ppon His first year's operations proved
hope he will. It is a magnificent
tion, and the house could -not be ,in
tter spot. In the meantime a tor -
welcome is extended to everybody
isit them iu their present -handsome
rters.
. .
J. S. ROBERTS. .
• Ili is now a,bolit five years since Mr.
Roberts removed. to Seaforth from
Stratford and engaged -in the drug pade
here. It was a business with which he
had beTen practically familiar fr a
.number of years, and,' though coming
to Seaforth a strauger, he became the
recipient of a very good trade froma the
outset. .Since then his .a.ppliCatigh to
business and his personal poptifarity
hasadded to the puccesa won, and. the
house worthily enjoys coufideuce. Al-
though confining himself exclusively to
a strict drug business (so far as that.de-
partment of trade is concerned), yet Mr.
Roberts makes quite a speCialty of to-
ba,ccees.and of smokers' article, and. in
those lines has built up a good business.
The ,drug.department is, of course, the
leading one, and it iS as complete in its
appeintenents as could be; wished.
Especial attention. is ' given to filling
prescriptions also. .Toilet articles c;re
naturally a part ef stock, awl. in .the
sphere of a druggist and chemist_ afsas-
Roberts has given Our peop/e an
1ieliment that is deserving of -a arty
patronage.
• A. CARDNO),
- One of the features of eadorth—in-
deed its beat business block—is identi-
fied with the name of Cardiac), and so
• We have obtained an item or two bear-
ing not only upon the gentleman in
question, but also upon the block of
buntlines which bears bis name. Mr.
Cardno''has lived here 16 yearsor there -
abuts, and Was the first in. town to
opet a bakery and confectionery here.
Peo 3.etmust eat, whether the country
be ndw or old, and so Mr. Carduo had a
good business,—he .made Money—and
harrnack and for the past nine years
as been connected with the drug trade.
• r. Hickson is one of the -oldest of the
ld-reside its of- town, and for twenty
3 ears at I orai he has been identified
ith the trade interests of - Seaforth.
e is als at this time one of the firm
• Iickson & Robinson, produce_ mer-
hantsi hose- specialty is the butter..
'4 rade. ' ckson La- Blea,sdell succeeded
1
'„„Hicks n & Co. Their business is.
°napalm of different lines, drugs, jew-
Iry, aud fancy greeds -being the leading
pecialtie e Which of these is of the
reatest :A:eminence ' it is impossible
or us -to tate. Each department ap-
ears co plete, tl„nd though the drug
rade of tile house has- been lougest es-
ablished yet during the past four' years.
•
he jewel y department has been grow -
4
B. di, / Companson wit ing more Ind more iu favor. and attain -
Ontario, both on ng great r promitenCe. The general
'ilsvneilt oafr liapoptieletinee, . ohmmeter and 1 usiness one is of large proportioks
eeneral*.fanilities. t nd sinew constant increase.. The final
noef stfroehile's ballisng
compriees a ave bee liberal advertisers, and they
ders for sta onery, school a
books, or an thing in his -line,
a,dvanta,ga.s e any house in We
taxi°, and Wel are not sure but
would pay bikri to put a tra,ve
the road. T
an import=
year and a.h
at the head
trade has i
and he looks
this fall. P
—a worker,
his expectati
• J
The harne
represented i
mits of our s
of them in t
engaged in t
years ago, at
from Paeis,
for two and
exeellent bus
from it, whi
four years.
trade a little
'soon found h
his old patro
regaining m
to hold, and
attracting is
as a good wo
the country
his experien
be productiv
of all kinds
e news business. Ise also
department. . During the
lf that Mr: Papst liasteen
of the esta,blishislent the
proved very me.iteria,lly;
forward to a good '4usiness
rsonally he is a yoiing man
nd it won't be his If ault if
ns are not realized.
MES WILSON. -
s -making business iis well
• Seaforth, bpt splace ad-
eaking of only on or two
is connection. Mr.Vilson
e business here aboiit eight
which time he ce4e here
ntario. Continuing trade
half years he built up au
ness, but decided to retire
he did, • remaining out
Then, he re-engaged in
more than a yeasegoe Ile
hadnot been forgotten by
s, and he was nottlong in
Ch of the business Ise used
was equally succesetil in
w trade. His reputation
kma,n extends throughout
tributary to Seaforth and
e of twenty years digit to
of good results'. *#tsr ess
nd value are in4de sie Seine
gle ranging 'from $14 to $4137,--kiff-In
double from 25 up to any amount that
may be desir d. A general line of 'trunks,
whips, sate ls, blankets, and 9,11 that
class of goo s is carried out as well as
a stock of htuidIsome.ly made harness.
Repairing is jilso promptly attended to.
We can cord ally recommend. Mx. Wil-
son and his ork to our people. e'
.G. . HENDERSON. '
Mr. Hend rson has been erigagEid in
harness -ma ng in Seaforth for the past ,
two years: pon eetablishing the bissi- '
ness at that ime its was a new enter-
prise to hina, i. e. he had. never before
he also engaged in other business. He: been cornice ed with it, but he: had. the
has bought. large quantities of grain— ' happy facult of adapting himself there -
he has packed pork, ancl generally had to aud, as a, result, the ;enterprisd has.
alland ill the prominent enterprises of the the- -e quite a rn.ajority o our .
town. In 1877 he completed " Cardno's me d manufacturers he* i - not
Block," a small past of which had been s - . i)I oanlman, but a nativCaW.
buivi lt in. previous years, and. which. is ads , and has used every /aver -
e '
nethe ornamentT
of Main Street. advance his business -on
block is of brick, 120x80 feet, two flats, the erit. He usually employs
basement and Mansard, surmounted -tar workmen in the shop, and
by a handsome spire, ornamented with ther handle aft is attested. by the" . pro -
town clock. Th.ere are six 'stores - du4t of harn si, collars, &c., that would
ars,
the ground flat of the block; over- re ect credi , upon any similar ,shop
head are offices and " Cardne's Hall," he e or elsewhere. Not Only are=, har-
e order, but for pineral
ranging, in single, flora$12
double from 425 tfp, ac-
e desire of the cusfomer.
ne ean find in Istocre not
uer of horse e inprients,
• it
ranee of truuks„ v lises,
is tt handsome banquet hall, a nrimber tra ellina b gs, &c. The truth is that
rson has had ani exc'ellent
the past two Years, and
ill firid him well prepared
ved.
chants a,
,11 youn
n as wel
effort t•
score of
e or fo
the handsomest public hall in this part n'ess . made
of Canada. The hall proper is 100x0 stok. prices
feet; the stage is supplied with a large to $60, and i
quantity of scenery, appropriate drop coldiug to ti.
curtains, flies, &c., is seated with, seine Then, to,
hundred movable chairs, is lit with gas, only all ma
and contains every requirement. Off it bnt a genera
•
of dressing TOMS and other apartments, fri
the • 'whole forming a most admirable tra
placeefoe entertainments of all kinds. one
As this hall is let at $15*. the aighteit is for
LI,]]. item thattroupes, should pot over- •
look, • In buildin.g the black ,and pro-
• viding our pedple with. such a hall, -Mr.
The devel
Cardno deseraes the warmest thanks
.jacent to Se'
and heartiest 'encouragement of all. TTe
histrated
still. continues the bakery, • provisions
agricultuaal
said confectionery business, also haying so ae as the
ice cream par
fountain. TL
whete one ca
life in such
worth remem
M.
One of the post attractive places- of pr
• businesS itt tdwn, is that of the gentle -1 "
man named above. As ,a representa- th
tive or exponent of the jewellery and th,
nd Hencl
e durin
readers
the fall
• 0
rade.
C. 'WILLSON. k.
pmemt of the country ad--
forth cannot he bett ' it-
ham by referriug to
the
"mplenient business,
- comm unity is conc
n to the gentleman is
. C. Willson. Ile wa
ich„
ned,
ors and. an elegant soda ow s its ori 'med.
ere's no place in town above, Mr: the
a ',Otani the luxuries of first to esta -lish an agricultural i ple-
rofusion, and it is well I anent agencyhere. That was eleven
eering. •
- years ago. ID
..
R. CCTER. . . se) 's implei
sented,'
ood's" r
t firm.
agency
tWo storeS, giving frontage of
th of 126, two flatssande
ep
A -the finest warehou
3)30 of these rooms is for
i
ave gain
le. Th
y Mr. II
t is a t
d the confidence of the peo-
premises 'occupied were built
ckson eight or ten years a,go.
wo-story and basement brick
eciding upon H. A.
eats' as the ones to
b.e - began selling
apers and. inowers,ma
At the same time be:
or their plows, ands ever
'fancy -goods interest it has a letirlineapo- since has Leen enthusiastic indvo-
lk
siticiu . in Ontario, not even excluding eating the c aims of the various "i as -
establishments in more . Pretentious se" mach nes, and. not witho - re -
cities and tops, and We find an, item sults, too. He has handled at least one
or two relative to it upon cur note book. th the " Wood's" re4ersl and
Mr. Counter came to Seaforth twelve m e then. His plow busAicss,'
ith a sale . of seven plows
ar has -now reached. in.ore
annum,' and. his sale df the
caper," made by the same
ecu proportionately large.
-were the first in Canada t�
a .snilty horse hay rake,
lson was the first rOs'n to
cm in this- County, and the
O regarding the first -self-
ers in ' Ontario. The old.
has since been sUpplanted
s self -clumping rake," of
years ago last March, Mr. Counter took which Mr. -Wilson sells large nu m.bers,
possession of the handsome block he and. during this season be,. has been
coomgionood.n
ew machine, thc Newcastle
t
padlovwans,r AgVetiChla
.Thee
e famous " Ma.sSey's NO. 13
r." Massey's graiu crush -
specialties, and inkamiach
on handles so inau3i d the
a rake,lrain crasher and
sulay state
that: concern , we
as-
e re -
the
Le by
took
usand of
wers sin
years ago froi a Simcoe. lie was a prac- be -nniug
i
tical jeweler and at once opened. °a th first y
"small eetabli lament upon the opposite than 200 pe
side of the st eetoi.n. where he now is. !' Johnson.
At that early day in the history of Sea-. firm, has
-
forth, there
luxuries or
pecially for a
aslittle demand for the These work
legancies of life, and. es- manufactur
tides of personal adorn- and Mr. Wi'
ment, _but as the village grew and the introduce a
people acquired more„ and more means same is tri
this line of trade expanded, until result-. rakilg rea
ing in the establishment that pow graces Ithaca rake
Our .main business thoroughfare. Three by " Sh.ar
had built during the -preceding month -s.
It is 29x75 feet—a double store in fact—
and in equipping it the ntnaost good
taste has been displayed. One side of
the salesroom is lined. with handsome
upright cases, devoted. to silverware and
'fancy goods. The counters, covered by
silver cases, occupy the -centre of the products of
room, and are in the f of an oblong_ the Massey
handling a
Harvester,
plows, i• e..
sells, are t
Thistle Cut
ers are als
as Mr. Will
POOR COPY
1.
" specimen brick" of what was to bee
fected in future. During that first yea
he bought 1,100 barrels of eggs, of 7
dozen each, and year by year since h
hag increased the business until now fo
the past three years his purchases hav
reached the enormous amount of 9,00
boatels per pear, or 630,000 dozen, or, t
pat it more plainly, 7,560.000 egg
What, quantity. .of "hen -fruit 1
Millions of -unborn chickens are to b
larnented! The supply is chiefly deri
edifrom the County of Huron, soutl
pelt of Bruce, west part of Perth, an
some from Wellington Counties. T
gather them- up, Mr. Wilson employ
seven teams, which make regular trip -
buying for cash, and bringing the egg
here, where they are packed in barrel
in, kiln dried oat husks. During certal
seasons, the eggs received. must be a
inspected, i. e., examined, one by on
by candle light, in order to detect dam
aged ones, and this necessarily inyolve
great labor. About one hundred thous
and dozens are also limed. each year.
Where do all these eggs go? Chiefly t
/New York, though for the past two year
Mi.. Wilson has exported considera,b1
quantities to Glasgow and. .Liverpoo
TO better accommodatehisbnainess,Ms.
Wilson is now building ti attbstanti
brick warehouse 24x90 feet, two flat-,
and basement, which will .be ready fo
eccupancy in about. one mouth's tim
These premises will greatly increase hi
facilities for handling the egg product o
this section, and enable him to matei
ially enlarge some departthents of, th
trade. He gives personal oversight t
the various details, and to his energy
owing the fact that a business of sue
large proportions has been built up.
SCOTT BROTUERS.
- The musical instrument business o
this section of country is largely con
trolled by an enterprisingSeaforth firm,
who have been steadily at work fo
some time in advancing the importauc
of that interest. Of coarse we refer t
Scott Brothers, who, a year aud a hal
ago, succeeded to Wilson & Scott,- wh )
had established the business ,som
years previously. The business of th
'firm is something more than that of oc
casionally selling a piano or oagan. I
the towns of the west and north, as fa
away as Walkerton, Kincardine, Go
erich and elsewhere, they have wha
- may perhaps be called agencies; at a
events they supply the leading musi
dealers of this section with instrument
and so do a general wholesale trad!
independent of the large retail. businea -
that is done from the warehouse her
The principal instruments handled.
the firm are the Emerson piano, o
'Boston, the Decker and. the Steinway
all acknowledged to be pianos of
, best class, elegane in finish, exquisite I
tone; and ieasonable as to price.
organs the leading instruments are ti
Clough'. & Warren, of Detroit, and t
Bell, of Guelph. We could hardly sa
anything in cdmmendation of these i
struments that has not, in substau
at least, been said over and over agai
It is sufficient to add that all the rept
sentations *made in their behalf a
borne out by facts, illustrated!over'
over again. The -Messrs. Scott are w 1
adapted to the trade: They are. you
men, natives of this vicinity, and f
years, here and elsewhere, have bei i
connected with this line. Each giv
his personal atteiltion to the leasine
and they are to be accredited. vri.
building up a business in every w
creditable to them.
OSCAR RUDOLPH.
Mr. Rudolph's forte appears to be o
cater to the pleasure -loving eleme
In other words, he has a well appoint
restaurant, and ,,,in connection the
with a most exeellent billiard roo
furnished with three tables, -whe
lovers of the fascinating game can e
joy themselves. He also does a gener 1
business in cigars, tobacco, and smoke '
articles generally. '
. The reporter charged with the • pre
oration Of this -resume has called tii e
and again at the places of business .if
some of the merchants of town., ea
either was unsuccessfulein finding the
in, or else they took no interest in t
work. Of course,the writer doesiftpr
pose th draw distinctions, and so we c
only name those parties in a summa
manner, which. we here give: M
Whitney .makee..a specialty of stove-,
tinware and house -furnishings Messr
Porter and Rpbertson are each engage 1
in the farniture trade; Messrs. Cur y
Bros. are confectioners and. restaur
tears; McIntyre & Willis and Grieve
Friel handle boots and shoes (lar e
stocks, by the Way, and both are god
firms); Mr. John. Ward does a, large bu
1
•
1
n.ess in harness, tifunks,whips, and such
like stocks. He 4mpioys a large num-
ber of hands, n4akes excellent work,
keeps on hand a large and excellent
stock and his eff rts are duly appreci-
ated by the public. Hickson & Rob-
ertson bind1e-D.1)01A 5,000 packages of
butter per year, for both a home
and export trade ; Messrs. Brownell, -
Ault and others are in groceries; Harry
Mitchell (whom tae writer has been un-
able to see) has a first-class book and
stationery house Messrs. .R.N.Logan.
&, Co., located. iii Wilson's block, have
recently established a very successful
business in seeds fruits and vegetables.
They make thesl articles a specialty,
and although on)y young in business,
have establishet a trade second to
few in town. The Messrs. Wm.
McNaughton an A. Forbes are repre-
sentatives of th4 livery business. and
they are prepare.to furnish rias at the
shortest notice. IThe hotel interests are
not neglected. The Commercial, the
Queen's, the Mansion, Sharp's, Foster's,
Weir's aua-Carroll's are excellently well
prepared to give ccomnaodation to.the
wayfaring -awn, nd-they will certainly
comparefa*rablfy with hotels in any
town# like size n Canada.
THE SA1T INTEREST.
We have .alrea y written in general
terms of •the -exte t of the ,salt. interest
of Seaforth, and. e now present such
items as we can relating td the firms
engaged. in this line of manufactere-
here. At the head Of the list are
placed
COLEMAN & :GOUINLOOK.
These gentlemen were the first.to at -T
tempt solving the problem as to wheth-
er or not salt Was to be foufid. here.
They formed partnership in 1669, and
at once began .4riking a well. At 134
depth of 1e025 feet they %truck a,. salt
strata, aid it wiz not king thereafter
before they had ne block inoperation,
producing nearly
salt per day., I
cesseS were quit
science and raw
an important pa
dustry, and a ni
atized business i
to find. In 1870 Messrs. Colernau &
Gouinlock built a .second .bloek, having
larger capacity ilhan the- original ,one„
and. in 1873 they increased 'their pro-
ductive capacityletill more by adding a
third. block, -so tliat now the full :capa-
city of .the works is not far from 450
barrels of -salt per day. This product
embraces ordinary coarse and fine, and
agricultural as :well .as table salt—in-
deed. this firm is the only oile here
manufacturing the latter grade. s. The
market for the Selt is .a very general one,
especiallytliroughout the western pen-
insula of Cana4Ia, while considerable
quantities are hipped to -Quebec and
the Maritime. P ovinces. Some expor-
tations are -elk) made to the States;
The firm have attained. a high repute.,
tion for the -purity and general. excel-
lence of the prodact of their blocks, and
their experience of nownearly teu years
has been of great value to other mama
facturers as well -as to themselves.
Little ean.be written of the processes of
salt Making that Weald interest the gen-
eral reader, and so We refrain from de
taiis Suffice it -to say that the chief
items of . expenae, after erecting and
equipping necesSar7 buildings, are fuel,
repairs of pans,: etc.., ,and barrels—the
barrels actually costiug -One-lialf the
price. of salt per bbl at present quota -
dons. To run their three blocks ,con-
tinuously requires from 30to35 cords.
of wood per day, or, in round numbers,
about $75.. 'The cost of barrels, as of
fuel; of course .depends upon production,
and this expense has been. lessened,
somewhat by Coleman & Goninlock, as
they manufacture their own .cooperage.
They operate a saw mill, stave and
heading factory and cooper shops. and
89produce from the' raw, material.
When all these factories are running,
the full force of workmen employed will
average 70 to 80. so that it can readily
be perceiyed of how much -importance
the firm and their business are. to the
entire community. - The co-partuera.
are T. T. ,Coleman, -aad W. C. Gouin-
lock. -Each- . of these .gentlemen are
M. D.'s—indeed Dr. Coleman still con-
tinues practice to a certain extent.
Both are old residents of this vicinity.
Dr. Gouinlock being a native of Har-
purhey,. while Dr. -Coleman has been
here 'twenty years or more. They r•eaci.
give personal attention to the business,
and it is not stating too mach to -say
that Sealer* in some degreeeewes its
importance to their -energy and bold-
ness in solving the _question as to
whether or not salt could be found
'here.
THE MERCHANTS' 'SALT -
COMPANY.
The above namsecLeompany, which
holds such important relations to the
salt producing interest. of Canada, was
formed in 1872, with S. G.:Mc-Caughey
as President and A..armitage .Secretary -
Treasurer. Latterly two managing di-
rectors have been . chosen Messrs.
Thos. Govenli)ck and D. D. Wilson.
The capital. Weir was ,placed at $20,-
000, but this was subsequently increa.sed
to 470,000 for the purpose of carrying
on. works At Goderich ander the name
of the -International -Company. The
Company secured property and sunk -a
well .on the west side of the town,reach-
ing the salt strata at a depth of between
eleven and twelve. hundred feet. In
1871 they began manufacturing, having
one block, with a capaeity of about 120
barrels of salt per day. In September,
1872, another block was built, with
capacity of about -140 barrels, so that
the joi-at production is not far froni - 250
barrels per day When both blocks are in
full operation. -. • The production at
Goderich is 500.barrels., this latter being
chiefly ordinary fine, -almost - of
which is ekported to the States in bulk,
duties upon which amount . to some
-520,000 per year, gold. The salt made
here. is chiefly; sold in : Ontario-. -The
Seaforth product is Ordinary coarse and
fine and agricultural,- and is almost
wholly barreled. The Company is -now
perfecting :areangements to make its
own cooperage, .and thus - economize on
the chief item of • expense -something
essentially necessary, _ considering the
low pricdi of salt at this time. -Not far
from 3,000',cordS of wood' are required
per year by the V.vopoeks here,,and the
Company's Well noVenly.supplies them
with an abundance of brine,but also
furnishes brine for the Marshall's Mill
block. The force. .of workmen em-
ployed. iii the various departments
the '-' business is about twenty. The
active managementTof the affairn-of the
Company is with the Secretary, '11-r
or quite 150 barrels of
those days the crude, but but since then
anical skill have borne
t in this field of in
-
re thoroughly system -
would MINT be difficult
AUGUST 21 1878.
Armitage, to whom sao more particu-
larly allude in Conneetion with the pro-
duce trade. From all we can learn, the
Merchant' Company- has, all things
considered., had a prosperous careers
but that rosperity has only been a&
conaplish d by the most careful man-
agement. There are no large "mar-
gins" in skiit,and a, well isn't exactly a
b°11ILnzall.
GRA, YOUNG & SPARLING.
- i
The last salt well to be sunk in Sea- ,
forth was by the firm. of Gray, Young &
Spading, whose co -partnership was
formed. in, 1871, Their well -is about
1,150 feet deep, and a three-inch pump
is d. In the same .year necessary
works we;e completed, and the mann-
facture of salt Was eritered upon` in
Novembe . Theeblock had a, capacity
of 150 ba rels per day. In 1874, the firm
built ano her block of about the same
capaci 3-a and in 1876, they purchased -
Carter & McDougall's block, the three -
giving joi t capacity of 400 barrels per
day. or thereabouts. They also supply
Ogilvie s, lock with brine, which is con-
veyed tin.o ug,11 an iron pipe for about
half a naiea The firm also makes its
own coopera,ge, and. was the first among
the salt Manufacturers here to do se. All
.
told, emp. oyment is given to about forty
persons. The consumption of fuel is .
not far floral nine thousand. cords per
year—maldng, an expense account for
that item alone of nearly twenty thous-
and dollars per annum. Formerly they
and the other manufacturers paid' out
large stuns per year to .fornidry men for
repairs, bblt as retrenchnientin expenses'
became neoessarv, allof the salt works -
DOW rely IpOn their own workinen in
that mater. Indeed strict econcany is
practised in all matters_ pertaining tothe
business. The product of Gray, Young
& Sparli g's worksis ordinary coarse and :
fine salt, the market for whiela is chiefly
with the wholesale and retail trade of
Ontario. The firm ha-ve attained, an
.011 -viable Ireputation, too, regarding OW
quality of salt n3ade by thern. At the
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia,
and at Syailey, they made - a diepiay,
and in edch instance received medals. 1
Australian merchants especially desired i
to handle their salt, but the freights '
were too great to admit of building Up -
a trade in that remote country, The
" Eclipse " Works are annairably located.
being byirconstruction embody thosee side of the railway track,
and the
featuresavhich experience has shown to
be requi ite. The co-partners are Wm
M .
ling. M . Gray takes charge of the of-
- fice, finanees and general management '
of the business, while Mr. Young is in
charge of the works. Mr. Sperling gives
the business no personal attention. The
investment of capital by ilambris bean
large,and they have used every honorable
effort to Make it remunerative. To fin-
aucier su h an enterprise -under existing -
circumst nces is not the most enviable
task in he world, however, and few
-would ea e to apply for the position if
it were v cant.
..
MANUFACTUrRING MITRE
-
JOHN ]PLR
There is but one foundry and ilia -
chine shop in operation in Seaforth ati,
present, that of John Nopper, located
diagonally across the street from the
Counnercial Hotel. Au -item or two
relative to it ie not without interest.
Mr. Nopper came here four or Ave -years
ago froin Hamburg, below -Stratford.,
and leased the foundry. He at onee
turned. is attention to a general line
of business, making Some engines, but
more particularly beMg a manufacturer
of architectural castings, ench as col-
umns and fronts for .buildings, Oreat-
ings and Such ornamental work is also
a specialty, and a number of gang and
common plows are made each year.
Indeed, the shops are prepared to -do a
geneial l'inge of work, and especially all -
kinds of repair work. 'Mr. Nopper
assisted in the business by his sons,
and, all told, the force employed aver- '
ages ezght or mile, The business has
been showing eotne growth each' year,
the shops have acquired a reputation
throughout the surrounding country for
doing good work, and the Exeossron
hopes the" business may Continue ine
creasing. •
BROADFOOT & BOX.
The s‘ one thing_needful7 itt Seaforth
is additienal manufacturing 'enterprises*
still we can compliment a few firms
upon what they are accomplishing in
this direction. Aside from our salt
manufactiirers the fitnIS of Broadfoot &
Box and of J. H. Broadfoot are the
leading ones, and. we accordingly ylevote
considerable space to them. J. H.
Broadfoet :operates a planing mill, and -
is a manufacturer of sash, doors, blinds
and moulding. In addition to this
, he is the leading lumber merebant
' of the 'town, and also is nONV:doing
the principal building and cen-
i tracting business. Mr. Broadfeot
; has passed most of his life here and
i in this vicinity, and it is now about 12
years since he built his plauieg
then the first and now the only one in
operation. it is a large affair, operated
by steam power, _
sswell equipped with ma-
chinery, end throughout all this section
o*f country has gained. a deservedly high
!-reputatien. The factory used to turn
' out large quantities of 1,work f9xthe
trade, but since Mr. Broadfoot began
• contractile; and building about three
'years ago it has been largely run 4,ipon
bieown. work. The force required in..
the factory_ordinarily averages thirty to
thirty-five—how many are employed
outside We don't know, but it must be
quite a number, for Mr. B. now has
thirty different buildings under contract. •
I At all events the business is of large
censequence, and is enoughto thorough- .
ly employ all his time. Three 3'ears ago
1 the furniture factory—then a sma.11 at-
' fair of the kind—was started, and .one
tyear after Mr. W. T. Box, a practical
cabinet-maker, wild came here from
Stratfor
business
been vet
• to put u
•, became a! co-parther in the
Its growth since then has
:great. The efforts of the firm.
on the Market u line of sub-
stantially made, handsomely designed
and relitibk farnittire have met with .
every encouragement they coula wish,
and ironp time to tinie-tac resources of
faetOry have been agded to, to meet
the increasing demand.') The furniture '
factory now occupies . two entire fiats
of a building 110x24 feet, and about 18
x:30 feet of the planing mill. The first
flat of tbo main building is fiika with
stock, all, excel-A-ilia:chairs, beiug of the
• firm's own manufacture. Seine very
f handsome chamber, .parlor and dining
room sets and pieces are shown, and it
evident,is at a glanee, that not only
. I the workmanship but the mateiujfis of