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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-08-15, Page 3By MRS. WILLIAM ROHDE 1 Do you know . . . that Investors Syndicate has been in business for over 60 years? o nvesto rs o3vindboclits Of Of.HAbf., lIMITLO TED HOLMES 145 Deer Park Circle, London PE 4-9502 or Enquire at The Times- Advocate *FOOD MARKET* Kirkton plaque will hon.or leader of trade revolution. Sunday, commencing at 2:30 pm, an historical plaque com- memorating Timothy E at o will be unveiled at the depart Merit of highways roadside park beside No, 23 highway abOut quarter mile north of Kirkton. The plaque is one of a series being erected throughout the province by the DePartMent of Travel and Publicity, acting OR the advice of the Archaeo, logical and. Historic Sites Board of Ontario. Sunday's ceremony is being arranged and sponsored by the Kirkton Women's Institute, one of whose members, Mrs,Stuart Shier, will act as program chairman. , Mrs. J. R. Futcher of St. Thomas will represent the pro- yince's Historic Sites Board. Among those taking part in the ceremony will be: J. F. Ed- wards, MPP (Perth); Mr s. Helen Wilson, mayor St. Marys; Mrs. Clarence Switzer, president of the Kirkton Wo- men's Institute; Willard Mohr, warden of Perth County; and D. C, White, reeve of Blan- shard Township. The plaque will be unveiled by Lady Eaton, and dedicated by the Rev. T. Elliott, minis- ter of Kirkton United Church. Timothy Eaton, the youngest of nine children, was born at Clogher, County Antrim, Ire- land, in 1834. Educated at the August 1-$., 190 Page marilyn of Exeter, Mr., and Mrs. Roes Hodgert and Plane. Mr, and Mrs, :NIorrayMaY were presented with ,a fold-a-way table, Miss. gorra Dickson of ronview, Qtnton„ visited last week with her cousins, Mr. and Mrs, Ernest prin. Grant Hodgert, Jack liodg'ert,. Brian Miller, Gerry and Johnny morgan,.panl P.assinpre,. Glenn Rohde, Dennis Rowe, Jimmy Snow are attending ..camp at Cocierich this week, Mrs.. Lorne .Passtriore .and Infant son returned home from South Huron Hospital on Friday. Mr. Howard :Rennie of Hen, sall, mr, and Mrs, Harold Rowe and Ann Marie attended a re- ception for mr, and Mrs. Gary Warwick at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Amos Warwick of Port Huron on Sun, day. an unusual basis fixed prices, no credit, and merchandise guaranteed, in 1883 he moved into larger premises at 190 Yonge Street, and in the fol- lowing year a Pioneer mail, order system was inaugurated. In 1889 Eaton started to manufacture clothing, and by 1893 this phase of his opera- tion necessitated the erection of a factory at James and Al- bert Streets. Eaton's employees had benefits in terms of wages, national school there, and at the academy in nearby Bally, Mena, he was ,apprenticed in 1847 to a dry Pecia merchant in Portglenone, His activities in the two years following the end of his apprenticeship are unrecorded, but about 1854 Ea- ton left Ireland for Canada, Where three of his brothers and three sisters were already living. Tiinetby went first to Ottawa and then to Georgetown, where his sisters resided, He worked for a time in a small general store in nearby Glen Williams, but in 1856 moved to Kirkton, Perth county, where he and his brother, James, set up shop in a small log building. That July the village's first post office was opened in their store. In 1860 Timothy Joined his brothers, James and Robert, who had established dry goods and grocery businesses in near- by St. Mary's, The dry goods store of J. and T. Eaton lasted until 1868 when Timothy moved to Toronto. There, for a year, in partnership with a man named Allison, he operated a whole- sale dry goods business on. Front Street. In December, 1869, Timothy purchased a small dry goods business at 178 Yonge Street, and there T. Eaton & Company was founded on what was then son of Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jeffery and Connie visit- ed on Sunday with Mrs. Esther Pettibone of Aylmer. Man Jef- fery spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Rohde. Miss Sandra de MO0Y of Lon- don is staying with her grand- parents, Mr, and Mrs. Alvin Passmore, Mr. and Mrs. Hedley May of Exeter entertained at their home on. Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Murray May's tenth wedding anniversary which was on August 8. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Murray May, Richard andShar- ileen of Byron, Mr, and Mrs. Dwayne 'Pinney of Grand Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas May and city to direct and control an extensive and complicated busi- ness enterprise. But it stands forth with far greater distinc- tion as that of a man of strict Integrity, who carried into his business the highest principles of commercial morality, and whose success was an elevating force throughout the wide field of his commercial and personal influence. "But Mr. Eaton was more than a great organizer of busi- ness. Behind all his planning for the simplification of me- thods and the extension of trade was an interest in life itself, and especially in the life of the ' great multitude of the world's workers." Former resident dies in California Harold Cook, Santa Barbara, Cal,, who formerly conducted a grocery business in Exeter, died suddenly at his home July 27. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Stewart Mc- Bride, Toronto, and one brother Lloyd of Byron. Burial took place in Santa Barbara. Miss. Agnes Bray attended the wedding of her cousin Tom- my Bray In Toronto recently, Mrs. Roger Urquhart and Gary of Kirkton visited on Fri- day with Mrs. Glenn Jeffery. Mrs. James Anderson and Jean attended a shower recently at the home of Mrs. William Rundle of Woodham. Mrs. Fleming Simpson and Mrs. Ja- mes Anderson attended a show- er at the home of Mrs. Janson of Woodham. Both showers were for Mrs. Anderson's niece, Betty Bern, who was married last Friday. Mrs, Minnie Squire, Kirkton, Mrs. James Anderson attended a shower recently for Mr. Don- ald Brock of Chiselhurst at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Morley of Whalen. Miss Betty Miller of Wood- ham is holidaying with her cou- sin, Miss Barbara Miller. Miss Mildred Thomas and Miss Ida Hall of London visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. William Elford, Miss Hall stay- ed for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. James Ander- son and Jean were guests at the Meta-Hern wedding in Woodham United Church on Friday even- ing also the reception at the Glen Allen Restaurant, London. Mr. and Mrs. William Thom- HONOR STORE FOUNDER . . . Timothy Eaton working hours and working con- ditions that were considerably in advance of their time. In. September, 1899, when Mr. Eaton was driving to his farm at lslington, his horses bolted and he was thrown from his carriage. The resulting injuries left him partially crippled, On January 31, 1907, he died of pneumonia. The story of Timothy Eaton's life is the classic one of rise to prominence from humble be- ginnings. His business genius revolutionized retail merchan- dising in Canada. It created em- ployment and bridged the gap between the small c ou ntr y stores of the mid-19th century, and the business emporia of today. The following excerpts from an article in the old "Toronto Globe" following Timothy Ea- ton's death present an inter- esting contemporary estimation of his achievements, "Mr. Eaton is entitled to a foremost place among the lead- ers of the modern commercial revolution which has given the retail trade a new and higher standing in the commercial world. "Economically conside r- ed, the chief changes effected by this revolution have been the elimination of one or two trans- fers between middlemen in the progress of goods from the Manufacturer to the consumer, and the abandonment of the practice of personally forcing ,pods on unwilling customers. In these changes there has been an immense saving of human ef, fort, and the public as well as the men first to adopt them have reaped the benefits, "In shortening hours and in adopting the cash system Mr. Eaton has helped to accomplish iniliertarit sociological results, To an army of clerks relieved in the early evening, and for the usual Saturday outing, life took on a different aspect from that Presented to the wearied vic- tims of long hours and close confinement. Consumers also found the benefit of a system to which they sometimes reluc- tantly conformed, and theypro- fited by the leisure that re- sulted from promptness and despatch. "The moral influence of the commercial revolution in which Mr. Eaton has been Canada's leader is still more pronounced. He has made it clear beyond the possibility of doubt that even from the low standpoint of com- mercial gain the greatest suc- cess is achieved by frank, open honesty in business. 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