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Repripted from" The =,1 iron Expogjtor of
Aust 2, 1878.
THE SALT -INTEREST
lave already written in general
' terms of thexte'nt of the salt inter-
est of °Seaforth, and we now present
;lsuch items as. we can relating to the
-firms engaged in this line of manu-
facture here. At the head of the -list
sere placed - COLEMAN & GOUINLOCK
These gentlemen were: the first to.
attempt 'solvingthey,.problem as to
whether or not salt was to be found
here: They formed partnership in
1869, and at once began -sinking a
'well. 'At a depth of ' 1,025 feet they
struck) a salt strata, and it was not
long thereafter before they had one
block in operation, producing nearly
or quite 150 barrels of ,salt per day.
iter those days the '.'processes were
quite crude, (but since then science
sand Mechanical skill have borne an
important part in this field of indus-
try, and .a more thoroughly system-
atized business it would now be dif-
ficult to find. In 1$70 Messrs. • Cole-
man & Gouinlock builta second block
Braving larger capacity than the orig-
inal one, and in 1873 they increased
their productive capacity still more
by adding a third 'block, so that now
the full capacity of .the works is not
far'filre74'50 barrels of salt per day.
This product embraces ordinary coarse
and fine; and agricultural as well as
table salt—indeed this firm' is the
only one here manufacturing the lat-
ter "..grade. The market for the salt
is a very general one; especially
throughout the western peninsula of
Canada, while considerable quantities
are shipped to • Quebec and the Mari,
time Provinces. Some exportations
are also made to the States. The firm
have attained a high reputation for
the purity ,and general excellence of
the, product of their blocks, and their
experience of now nearly ten years
las been of great.value to other man-
ufacturers
anifacturers as well as to themselves.
Little can be written of the processes
of salt making that would interest the
general reader, and so we refrain
from details. 'Suffice it to say that
the chief items of expense, after er-
ecting and equipping necessary build-
ings, are fuel, repairs of pans,etc.,.
sand (barrels—the barrels actually
costing one-half the price of salt per
barrel at present quotations. • To run
their three blocks continuously re=
quires from. 30 to 35 cords of "wood
per day, or, in round n'u'mbers, about'
*75.- The cost of 'barrels, -as of fuel,
of• course depends upon production,
,and this expense has been lessened
somewhat by .Coletnan .& Gouinlock,
as they manufacture their own coop-,.
eralge. . They operate • a saw mill}
stave and heading factory and cooper
shops, and so produce from the raw
material. When all these factories
are running, the full force of work-
slyen employed will average 70 to. 80,
so that it can readily be perceived of
bow much importance the firm and
their business are to the entire com-
munity. (The: co-partners are T. T.
Coleman and W. C. Gouinlook. Each
of"•these gentlemen are M. D.'s—in-
deed Dr. Coleman still continues
practice to a certain `extent.. Both
areold--residents of this vicinity. Dr.
Gouinlock being a native of Harpur-
'Gbey, while Dr. 'Coleman has been here
twenty years or more. They each
give personal attention to- the busi-
Riess; and it is not stating too march.
to say that 'Seaforth, in some degree,
owes its importanee to their energy
and boldness in. solving the question
as to whether or not salt could be
found here.
THE MERCHANTS' SALT .
COMPANY
The above named company, which
'hold's such important relations to the
salt producing interest of Canada, was
formed in 1872, with S. G. McCaugh-
ey as president, and A. Armitage,
secretary -treasurer. Latterly two
managing directors have been chos-
en: Messrs. Thos. Govenlock and D. D.
Wilson. The capital stock was plac-
ed at $20,000;"'but•.. this was subse-
quently increased to $70,000 for the
purpose of carrying on -works at God-
erich under the name of the Interna-
tional Company. The Company se-
cured property and sunk a well on
the west side of the town, reaching
the salt strata at a depth of between
eleven and twelve hundred feet: In
1871 they began manufacturing, hav-'
in'g one iblock, with a capacity of about
120 barrels of • salt per day. In Sep-
tember, 1872, another (block was built
'with a capacity of about.140 barrels,.
so that the joint production is not
far from 250 barrels per day when
'both blocks are in full operation. The
Her Backache Relieved
in a. Very Short Time.
SAYS ONTARIO LADY AFTrat
USING DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS
,production at Goderich is '600 barrels,
this latter being chiefly ordinary fine,
almost all of which is exported to
the ,atates in bulk, duties upon which
amount to some $20,00() per year,
gold.- The salt made" here is chiefly'
sold. in Ontario.. The Seaforth pro-
duct is ordinary coarse and fine and
agriculturalj, and la almost wholly
'barreled.- The Company is now per-
fecting arrangements' 1 e make its own
cooperage and thus ecionomize on the
chief item of expense—,something es.=
sentially necessary; considering the
low prices of ..salt at this time. Not
far from 3,009 !cords of wood are re-
quired per' year by the two blocks,
and the Company's well not only sup-
plies them' with an abundance of brine
but also furnishes brine for the Mar-
shall's Mill iblock. The force of work-
men employed in the various depart-
ments of the business is about twen-
ty. 'The active management of the.
affairs of the Company is ,with the
Secretary, Mr. Armitage, to whom we
more particularly' alludeln connection
with the ,produce trade. From all we
can learn, the Merchants' Company
has, all things considered, had a
prosperous career, but that prosperity
has only been accomplished by , the
most careful management. There are
no rarge "margins" in salt, and a well
isn't exactly a ibonanza.,
'GRAY, YOUNG & SPARLING
The last salt well, to be sunk in Sea -
forth was by the firm of Gray, Young
& Sperling, whose co -partnership was
formed _in _187.L _ , _Their well is a-
bout 1,150 feet deep and a three-inch
pump is used. In the same year nec-
essary works were completed, and
the manufacture of salt was entered
upon in November. The block had a
capacity of 150 barrels per day. In
1874 the firm built another :block of
about the same capacityand in 1876,
they purchased Carter & McDougall's
Klock, the three giving joint capacity
of 400 barrels per day, or thereabouts.
They also supply Ogilvie's block with
brine, which is .conveyed through an
ron pipe forabout half a mile. The
firm also makes its own cooperage,
and was the first among the salt,
manufacturers here to -do be All
old, employment is given to about
orty persons. The consumption of
uel is not far from •nine thousand
ords per year—making an expense,
acco.unt.for that item alone of nearly
twenty 'thousand dollars per annum.
Formerly they and the other manu-
acturers paid out •-large sums per
year to foundry men for repairs, but
as •:retrenchin'ent in expenses became
necessary, all of the salt works now
ely upon their own workmen in that
matter. Indeed strict economy is
practised in all matters pertaining to
he business. The product of Gray,
Young & Sparling's 'works is ordin-
ary course and fine salt, the market
for which is chiefly with the whole-
ale:and retail trade of Ontario. The
Ram have attained an enviable Teputa-
ion, too, regarding the 'quality of
alt made by them. At the Centen-
nial Exhibition at Philadelphia, and
at- Sydney, they made a display,' and
n each instance received medals.
Australian merchants especially de-
ired to handle their salt, but the
reights were too great to ,admit of
building, up a trade in that remote
ountry. The "Eclipse" works are
admiratbly located being by the side
of the railway track, and their con-
truction embody those features which
xperience has shown to be requisite.
The co-partners are Wm. M. Gray,
N. H. Young and F. G. Sperling. Mr.
Gray takes charge of the office, fin-
ances and general management of
he business, while Mr. Young is in
charge of the works. )Vic. S•parling
gives the business no personal atten-
ion. The investment of capital by
lie firm has been large, and they have
used every honorable effort to make
t remunerative. To financier such
an enterprise under existing circum-
stanceFis not the most •enviable task
n the world, however, and few would
care to apply for the position if it
were vacant.
Mrs, W. 1iineman Strongly Recom-
mends Them To All Kidney Sufferers.
Pi'cton, Ont., _ Fab. 4th (Special)—
"Dodd'ls 'Kidney. Pills regulated my
Kidneys and relieved my backache in
a short time," writes Atm. W. Hine-
inan, R. R. No. 9, this place. "They
Made me feel more like myself. I
ae omtmiend •,,Dodd's Kidney Pills to
anyone that7'wishes to get relief from
backache." .
Do you• realize what an important
part your Kidneys play in your bodily
health and length of life? To be well
the Kidneys must thoroughly cleanse
the blood of all poisonous waste.
Sluggish Kidneys permit waste ini
purities to remain in the 'blood, caus-
ingaa slowing up of the system. One
is apt to feel tired and drowsy — to
have;. dull, aching back and annoying
headaches and dizzy spells.
Assist the 'Kidneys with Dodd's
Kidney Pills. They istinin'<late the
Kidneys and assist in removing the
poisons of bodily waste. Dodd'a' Kid
ney Pills are endorsed from coast te
coast.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS
JOHN NOPPER
There is but one foundry and ma-
chine shop in operationf'irr-Seaforth at
present, that of John Napper, located
diagonally across the street from the
Commercial Hotel. An, item or two
relative to it is not without interest.
Mr. Nopiper came here four or five
years ago from Hamburg, below
Stratford; and -leased the foundry. He
at onceturned his attention to a gen-
eral line of (business, making some
engines, but more particularly being
a manufacturer of architectural, cast-
ings, such as columns and fronts for
buildings. Crestings and such orna-
mental work; is also a: specialty; and
a number of gang and common plows
are made each ..year. Indeed, the
shops are prepared to do, all kinds
of repair work. '11r. N•opper is as-
sisted in the business by his sons, and
all told, the force employed averages
eight ;or -nine. The business has been
showing she grai'sth each year, the
shops have acquired a reputation
throughout the surrounding country
for doing goad work," and the Exposi-
tor hopes the tininess may continue
increasing.
BROADPOOT & BOX
The "one thing needful" in iSeaforth
isadditional manufacturing enter-
prises, still we can compliment a few
firms upon -what they are accomplish-
ing in this direction. Aside from our
salt nt'anufacturers the firms of
Broadfoot & Box and of J. H. Broad -
foot are the leading ones, and we ac-
cordingly devote ;considerable space
to them. t. H. Broadfoot operates,,a
planing mill and is a manufacturer
of sash, doors, blinds and moillding.
In addition to this he is the leading
lumber merchant of the town, and al-
so is now doing the principal building
and contracting business. Mr. Broad -
feet has passed roost of his life here
and in this vicinity, and it is now
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ecnti?nped 01$1 nia'chinuery and tliP9,1101+*
Mt. hi thea tAn of cpun'ty. has
gains a de0.ervedly'' hngb. 1190#0 4194b
`•fie W.: ta-'`17S► .r Asced • 011.-*lt?' i&r e'
q uaantit io$ Of -Work for the trade, blxt
since Ma�.` 4Bxoadi t 'f e'gan con'trac't-
ing Rind lbniiding about""three- Tears
ago it hay. been largely, run upon.. hjs
own word', The farce required' ;31i the
,factory ordinarily averages thirty(to
thirty—five--how may are einiploy'edi
outrside we don't know, but it must be
quite• a number, for Mr. B, now has
thirty; different buildings under con: -
tract: • At all events the business. is
of large 'consequence, and is enough
to`, thoroughly emiploy all his time.
„yearszega the furniture factory
—then a small affair of ” the kind—
was started, and one year after` Mr.
W. T. Box, a practical cabinet maker,
who came here from Stratford,be-
came a co-partner 'in the, business.' Its
growth 'since' then has been very
great. The efforts of the firm to .,put
upori the market a line of substantial-
ly made, handsomely .designed and re-
iiable • furni)ture have met with every
encouragement they could wish, and,.
from tine to time the resources of
the factory have'been• •added to, to
meet the increasing demand. The
furniture factory now occupies • two
entire flats of a building 110x24 feet
and about 18x30 feet of, the planing
mill... The first flat of the main build-
ing is filled with stock all, excepting
chaizis,'being of the 'firm'ls own manu-
facture. Some rvtery',handsom'e cham-
ber, ,parlor and dining room sets and
pieces are shown, and it is. evident, at
a glance, that not only the workman-
ship but the material ,is of a superior
order. Upstairs are the finishing, up-
holstering
pholstering and general work rooms.
The factory gives employment to 15
workmen. Its trade is mostly at
wholesale, reaching the towns and
villages of this part of the province.
There •is ,also a retail department,
which -has been aecorded- a 'very. suit- •
stantial patronage, and ,at Clinton the
firm have also established waareroonis
for the conveniencae of the retail trade
of that section... Taken separately or
together these two enterprises are of
great consequence to the town, • and
the gentlemen conducting them are
entitled td no little praise for their
energy in so successfully carrying
them forward. •
A. G. VANEGMOND
One of the oldest established' of any
of the interests of which The Exposi-
tor speaks in this issue is the woollen
mill of Mr. A. 'G. VanEgmond. It is
now 25 years since he began' the busi-
ness, then more for the .purpose of
custom work than anything -else, and
we )believe it wasnot until building
the present factory 13 years ago -that
manufacturing machinery was put in
place. The mill as it is now is worth
more than a minute's attention. The
main building is a substantial three
story brick- stricture, 70x30 feet, and,
attached to it is the of ire and store
room, two flats, 30x30 feet. One corm -
plebe set of manufacturing machinery
is in place; 5Z0 spindles are in use,
four narrow looms (two more will
soon be added) and all the necessary
fulling, dying,—Scouring and other,
apparatus required. The self-operat-
ing jack recently purchased is a Most
admirable piece of machinery and a
great improvement. All this. machin-
ery is operated by steam power, a.
very handsome 35. horsepower ivarialble
cutoff engine 'beiirg usedan engine,
too, that doesn't require 'more than a
quarter of a cord of fuel per day. Be-
sides the manufacturing machinery
referred to there are two custom roll
cards. The custom carding and cus-
tom work generally done at the Trill
is very large, averaging 700 pounds
of wool perday for about three
months each year. Besides which'
there is something doing,. the . entire
year. The sr(an ifaeturing department
turns out about 200 yards per .day.
The product of the works may be
briefly designated as tweeds; flannels,,
blankets and yarns, and these are
again subdivided into we don't know
how many varieties. Nearly all the
work done is for the retail trade. One
team is kept upon the road, ,but the
bulk of patronage comes direct to the
mall. Of course, some wholesaling is
done, and especially in 'supplying knit-
ting factories with yarn, stilt the re-
tail trade is the one chiefly catered to,
and the mills have won an enviable
reputation 'by doing their work well.
The result has 'been that the business
has increased .each year, and no in-
terest of any kind in this section has
more or warmer friends. Another
important branch of business carried
on at the mill is the manufacture of
hosiery. Almost countless dozens of
cotton and woollen hose are made per
year, and it is ahnbst impossible to
meet the demand. Mr. VanEgmond's
sons, L. G, and W. D. VanEgmond,
are associated with him in ,the man-
agement of the business, the first
named taking charge of the salesroom
and the latter of the mechanical de-
partment. They are both workers who
have almost virtually grown up in the
business, and we compliment father
Bladder Weakness
Troublesome Nights
Swiftly Relieved.
If you are troubled with a burning
sensation, „Madder Weakness, fre-
quent daily annoyance, !getting -up -
nights, dull pains in back, lower abdo-
men and, down through groins—you
should try the amazing value of Dr.
Southworth's "Uratabs" and see what
a wonderful difference they make! If
this grand old formula of a well
known: 'physician brings yon the
swift and( satisfying comfort it has
brought to dozens ;of others, you
surely will be thankful and very well
pleased. If it does not} satisfy, the
druggist that supplied yen is author-
ized' to .return youe money on first
box purchased. This gives you a ten-
day test of "Uratabs" . without risk
of cost unless pleased with results --
so, if you would know the -joys of
peaceful, restful sleep and a normal
healthy bladder, start the test -to -day
Any good druggist can supply you.
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above Oren, • was; eslb112$xe4`
four yearn ago, ,4t Which time the.
workshops p,i$47,-#Sed were mainow:
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c otusist ofi the main !building, -a large
twa,. storey frame :srtructure,,.the Iawer::
flat of wlrioh asp wised 0.0',17-repostory:
and the upp'or'#br painting, trimming,'
etc. 'In the rear are the 'lala"'eAcs!ruuth.
and wood -working shops. The works •
.employ a force uaoally 'num,,aering ten
Persons. The active management 'of
the btisiness • being- with Mr. M. Till-
man aun r
y'o . 8' man p aotically fair
iliac with tlie,art of carriage building,
He reports .trade as 'having been very
good :this season, and as having -shown
an increase ever since the shops were
Opened. Nothing but carriages,, bug-
gies and a general range of light work
is turned oat, chiefly ranging in price'
from $90 to $200 each. These vehicles
are for what may be called a local
market, arid' the people of the town
and country have learned that none.
but first class work is •turned out, no
matte, what the: cost. The enterprise
doses the war'miest support, andwe
hope -it will; not be •long before Pill-.
man & Co. will be compelled to in-
crease their facilities for m'anufactur
ing.
M. MUNRO
The manufacturer of good plows is
by no means relegated to the large
cities of the country. Men like Mr.
Munro, who have identified them-
selves with towns like this, have been
the ones to really, develop the making
of agricultural implements of one kind
and another. They have studied the.
wants of the people—have adopted
their plows, reapers, ete., to the actual -
wants of the people,.aisd by doing so,,
have won reputation and success. }lir:
1'tunro is` the only one in town mak-
ing a specialty of plow --making here.
He began the business about six years
ago, and since has carried it on. 'At
the Centennial Exposition at Philadel-
phia, in 1876, he had a plow on ex-
hibition. It received the award of di-
ploma and medal, and the Canadian
Government afterwards sent the same
plow to Sydney, where it was display-
ed to the Australians as a specimen
of what their brethren in a sister
colony could produce. The result . has
been approbation.. The business here
at home has grown. The people hate.
learned that •Mw. Munro can provide
them with plows) of the best: and so
we feel disposed to say a good word
for the only interest of its kind here.
WILLIAM GRASSIE
The specialties of Mr. Grassie are
the manufacture of wagons,buggies,
etc. It is an old established interest,
having been started by Mr. Grastie
when he first came here, ten or twelve.
years ago, and it flourishes, despite
the har°d ;times.
Besides the `manufacturing enter-
prises to which we have now referred
there are none other of any special
consequence, unless' it be a pump fac-
tory, a marble yard and some other
and smaller concerns, such as black -
milli -thing ' and other repair shops, of
which there are the usual number. The
serious want of Seaforth is additional
manufactories. That they will come in
time there can "be no doubt.
THE BANKING INTEREST
THE CONSOLIDATED BANK OF
CANADA
The monetary interest of any com-
munity is of special importance. As
conservators of ordinary and extra-
ordinary matters, trade and financial,
the banks wield potent power, and ev-
en of those who iaiost frequently ap-
ply at the cashier's or teller's wickets
or who seek interviews with, the man-
ager, few know anything of their
"bank" other than that their "paper"
is in good or bad order, as the case
may be. Iii Seaforth we have but
one bank. Its standing is such that
even "bill brokers" have not taken
root and. flourished here, and The Ex-
positor proposes to tell something a-
bout an interest that is so closely alied
with every phase of the development
of the town and country. The first
'bank to' be established in Seaforth
was a branch of the Royal Canadian.
This was in the fall of 1866 and Mr.
H. R. -Russell was sent out as man-
ager. He was succeeded by Mr. M.
P. Hayes, a gentleman -who has been
identified with the banking interest
or Canada for the past quarter -of a
century, who 'used to be with the
Bank of Upper Canada, and after-
wai d?#' with the Royal Canadian and
win' did service for it at Ottawa and
Pc, t, Hope. . From the last named
town Mr. Hayes came here. He had
the happy faculty of being able to in-
';ratiate himself with the people—r4o
make them feel that, though the ag-
ent of a foreign corporation, his in-
terests were here, and it has even been
his policy to make this ;branch hom-
ogenous—Iniore like a local bank than
a branch, and those efforts hwv+e been -
shown in his disposition to favor far-
mers, small tradesmen and others, as
well as the Moguls of trade. The salt
and grain interest has not been the
only one catered to, and this effort
to localize the branch has had the
effect intended. True, it has also given
it a 'monopoly, but one that is not
prejudicial to the interests of the
people; it is, we believe, the only
monop in the country that has not
been , ed. Other 'banks have 'made
efforts t establish branches here, but
unsucc sfuily, and so, as a result,
we have but the one. This policy has
also re -acted fipr the 'benefit of the
Bank, by making Rall the people de-
sirous of protecting it in the event of
any business trouble. We have had
several failures here since Mr. Hayes
took charge of the brane''h, but the
bank has always come out safe—part-
ly on account of this desire of the
people to protest the branch, but
m'ainly< ' owing' to Mr. 'Hayes' great
skill and care in procuring security
in good time. When the amalgamation
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This is the month when
wise hou�se.xe rw�;t
their thoughts ,topreparing fQr
the quiet winter days to come, wh`
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better than to-spnd a few
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doingsome fanc wok...makingand,
new apron
`house dresses or curtains....or perhaps,
dcess or two for sarin :...and. this is the s� .,
they'll come to for their needs.....the store wi
the big complete stock.
Patterns
The new Spring PICTORIAL Quarterly has just 'ar-
rived. A"review' of the authentic !styles for Spring,
assembled "by Pictorial's own Paris representative.
You 1 -1 --be delightedr with it. Come in; you are wel-
come to look through it.
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Crepes and Rayons
Are being featured strongly for Spring. We have
a grand array of the very latest in either plain
Shades or lovely flowered and figured patterns. New
qualities at new low prices make . these a most at-
tractive buy. - .
Priced at 50c to $.1.50
M.artelines
A new distinctive material. Made of a strong `tex-
ture that will. give maximum of wear at a remark-
ably low cost, Comes in patterned effects in black
and white, navy and green. Just . the thing for a
.new afternoon dress.
Priced at $1.25 per yard
Spring Tweeds
If you're thinking of a suit or a skirt, here's the very
thing for you. Bright new Tweeds in Blue, Green,
Brown and Navy. They would' tailor beautifully in-
to the new high waisted skirts that have become so
popular.
Priced at $2.25 per yard
Prins{
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Come in and see these new Spring Prints. The pat-
terns and colorings are totally different from any-
thing you've ever seen before. Like everything else
in the store, the prices are down and the qualities
are much better. Make your aprons and house
dresses from these Prints, at
1:9c, 25c, 29c
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Fancy Work
Pillow Cases, Tea Towels, Bridge Covers, Laundry
Bags are a few of the lovely pieces for embroidering,
shown in our Smallwares Department, at numerous
prices. Also Monarch Dove in, all shades for mak-
ing Afghans. ,
Dove 15c per ball.
Accessories.
We have a big stock of Silk and Cotton Threads, all
colors; Needles, Knitting Needles, Crochet .Needles,
Floss, Buttons, Binding, Tape and dozens of other
necessary articles for . the Spring sewing.
TEWART
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