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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-06-29, Page 2e....... ;Ct, &Q.E. e ta., 2/e/tr. (f)et Ase,e_ c-/A:24a_xvrs -6,,elenre c=)--&rrt,.o 1611./v2. 41,1,14/ 1(3" .4 (,;( : (-1( /7(7(2(0 , Araina'agaireillifLatoure&aftllalacimereelaelliethutealls4uusaulaalArtilutrrarIe, FIRE & BURGLARPROOF SAFES &VAULT DO ORS a C. A,-i...e.-a 8 ...47-1,7v .A ,,,r7A t .2.,.. r. ,2.......A., 1 pal C., 67 I ., / -,4, "„4-4,,o .a.acte.,....(fti_a=e..-ca-renb- I /4% „ 6 0_,,,,,u,..„„.- ...e.,40,44.- , 1 , i i 76i ,i • / F,-,-/v4,-, pr fii lac”. 24_,4...<./... .-<-4D ! n / aZvec_aAlrvr 1-1.4.4.14,-.n/1-•1; -241 4 / — /6" e f 3,47j ci.”.4.,, -J-2, i 10. „ ! d -ea ea' -/7/ i /0 •eA ,,, ,, /-6,9reet -80.,.....-7,47 /area- az ,,_ -0-or.)' ,. /Cea c ,,e-ent.,5,-,-wr 9n4.-4.4, 4744 I -gen). , / Peve-,4,77/0 -,,,;-,), ..e. •,,p-z, ., /La, . .."erv-/- 72.7.2-.. '. .1e a «e V" Ft(6•243- /-..3,,Lta aa_4-/30cl-t.n- i4. 2..a ift,,, („..1.7. b ' creD 1 ,,e- el.taLi, t' ..,...t...' ,,`,..7,=T , ..,See i i ,) i .4A. 1..t,' Y • A-9-a4A-fr -, - a r t. V • ' 7 ,, ra THIS IS THE invoice for the original purchase of equip- ment for the new C. Lloyd & Sons plant in 1888. trrT4t r ,T1', Tr, (7:4 ,7- LIL :11;E, ON T 4 ISs9. 4it 'Artf- hiltIJ JOS. LEECH. Ultreft at r4 ne4 of:1pr ad. pet 4oat al1 4 tio.rped 7t5'4- /3 24. • /' 21) • TI 4t..Z, a- INVOICE FROM Bluevale Mills owned by Joseph Leech in 1889. Miroge on Lake Ontario ."Oev. Delayer' of Wilson, N.Y., gives an account of an extraordinary mirage on Lake Ontario on the 14th of Febru. ary, by which the city of Tor- onto and the northern shore of the lake were distinctly seen inverted at the village. It occurred about 10 c'elock A.M. The shipping in the bay, the hotel on the island, machine shops and mills sending forth their steam, streets, churches with their spires, the Medical College, etc„ were all visible as if they were not more than a mile distant; also the farms on the road toward Kingston. it lasted about ten minutes and then moved slowly to the west as far as Port Credit. The dis- tance from Wilson to Toronto is about 40 miles." -- from an 1855 Publication. TIMES HAVE CHANGED.... AND SO HAVE TIRES! TRAVELLING IS A PLEASURE TODAY compared to the rigorous journeys of yesteryear. Tires have played a big part in bringing comfort to the motoring public and we are proud to have taken part in progress, as we are to join in Wingham's Salute to Canada's Centennial, BROPHY BROS. WINGHAM TIRE SERVICE John Street WINGHAM Phone 357-3712 YESTERDAY... ,...ftOtiONNs..11...0.11P/441 In 1888 C. LLOYD AND SONS erected a 30' x 80' frame building on John Street for the manufacture of doors. Growth was steady and expansion soon followed but that humble beginning back in 1888 was the cornerstone of the prosperous and still growing firm we know today as LLOYD-TRUAX LIMITED AND TODAY... The firm now has distribution in nine of Canada's provinces with their own ware- houses in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. LLOYD DOORS have participated in the steady growth of the construction industry since 1888 and recognition of highest quality by architects and builders is as much a factor of the firm's success today as in 1888. WE ARE PROUD TO JOIN IN WISHING CANADA A HAPPY CENTENNIAL 1867 1967 LLOYDisTRUAX LTD. WINGHAM ONTARIO k rage g ingharn AdVance"T Lleyd.Ttuax Ltd., which was formed in 1962 with the amalgamation of C. Lloyd & Son Limited of Wingham and Truax & Son Ltd. of Walker- ten, was purchased in Decern- her 1965 by Toromont Industrial Holdings Ltd., a Toronto based Canadian company, Donald C, Nesmith, who had been with the Lloyd firm, was named presi- dent and general manager. Toromont Industrial Hold- ings Limited was formed in 1963. by prominent business figures to preserve the Canad- ian identity of active compan- ies which would profit from de- velopment association. Several senior members of the Lloyd-Truax firm who had long association with the form- er C. Lloyd & Son Limited and R. Truax & Son Limited, retir- ed about the time of the trans- action with the Toromont firm. They were W. H. French, president; C. W. Lloyd, plant superintendent; R. H. Lloyd chairman and G. W. Buchanan, sales manager of Wingham and Reuben E. Truax, former super- intendent of the Walkerton plant. C. LLOYD & SON LIMITED Charles Lloyd, a cabinet- maker, came to Wingham in the spring of 1865. He built a small cabinet shop on John Street, immediately east of the lane midway between Leopold and Minnie streets. This shop remained until about 1940 when it was torn down. In 1888 Charles Lloyd and his three sons, Albert, Charles, and William established C. Lloyd & Sons. They erected a one-storey frame building 30 x 80 feet on John Street for the manufacture of doors. The central door for the building was in the same location as the door to the present John Street plant. Charles Jr. later moved to California and William went to Michigan so that by 1896 the father and Albert E. Lloyd were the sole owners. Mr. Lloyd died in 1899. His son carried on alone until Frank Buchanan came from Toronto and entered into partnership with him in 1904, a business connection which continued un- til the death of Mr. Buchanan in 1918. In 1902 a one-storey brick addition to the original build- ing gave facilities for the manufacture of from 90 to 100 doors daily. In 1911 a small addition was made when a sep- arate engine and boiler room was built. R. H. Lloyd went into part- nership with his father whenhe returned from active service in 1919 and in 1922 a joint stock company was formed which in- cluded A. E. Lloyd, R. H. Lloyd, Charles W. Lloyd, Wil- fred H. French and L. May Lloyd, known as C. Lloyd & Son Limited. Three years lat- er Gordon Buchanan joined the company. As the business grew further additions were made to the plant. A one-storey section was added on Leopold Street in 1922 and in 1925 a warehouse was built which was replaced by a larger warehouse some time later. During the 1930s the Original building was remod- elled into a two-storey cement structure and several other buildings were added as busi- ness expanded. The north plant was erected in 1950 and ten years later an addition to this plant was built. The Lloyd firm was also in- strumental in another industry locating in Wingham, The Ber- ry Steel Door Company. Lloyds handled the sales and distribu- tion of products for the Betty Steel Door Corporation of Birm- ingham and were credited with such rapid growth in sales from coast to coast that it became economically feasible for the American firm to set up a plant in Canada, and Wingham was chosen as the site. WARE' MUSES The first Lloyd warehouse in Toronto was opened on Jarvis Street in 1032. In 1035 it was moved to larger quarters on Nicholas Street and in 1049 the firm purchased an acre of land on Lawrence Avenue and built a 12,000 ft, warehouse which was opened the following year. Accommodation for the manu- facture of Ready Hung. Units was added in 1052. A Kingston warehouse, open- ed itt 1955, was closed out in 1984. The Ottawa warehouseOpen. a in 1911; has been expanded over the years and this month Moved to a'new building on ThUrsday., June 29 WV Leeds Avenue. The firm took on distributors in the Western provinces in 1962 and opened a warehousein Calgary with the new branch trading under "Lloyd Doors Al- berta", The following year a similar branch opened in Ed- monton. Fourth generation members of the Lloyd family who have been active in the company are C. Donald Lloyd and John R. Lloyd. The latter resigned ear- lier this year to go into business in Weston with his brother-in- law, W, J. Hamilton who was formerly connected with the Wingham firm. TRUAX FIRM The R. Ttuax Son & Co. Ltd. was founded by Reuben Eldridge Truax and his brother Philip in 1876. They purchas- ed a sawmill and planing mill in Walkerton. Lumber and gen- eral mill work was produced and sold in the early years but they later produced specialty products, mainly doors and sash. Harry E. Truax, son of one of the founders went into part- nership in the firm in 1906 and in 1919 George D. Martin also became a partner. Two grand- sons, Eldridge and Reuben Truax, became active in the firm in 1937. The Truax and Lloyd com- panies were each well establish- ed door suppliers in the build- ing industry when they amalga- mated. First settlers in upper town erected hotel Mr. and Mrs. John Cornyn and family of Perth County moved to Turnberry Township, Lot 4, Cori. 1 in 1856. Two years later they settled in Wing- ham and in 1859 Mr. Cornyn and his three sons, William, Thomas and Robert, built the King William Hotel on the present Queens Hotel site. This was the first hotel in Wingham. The original log structure was torn down in 1865 and was replaced by part of the present building, with many additions made in the years that followed. The hotel did not extend as far north as it does now, with a stable on that part of the land. Over the stable there was a hall which was used for prayer meet- ings, church services and other functions. John Cornyn died in 1868. According to the obituary of William Cornyn, one of the sons, who died in 1919 and was the last member of the family, he came to Wingham the year before his parents, built a shan- ty near the site of Sacred Heart Church and returned home in the fall. In the spring his sis- ter, later Mrs. David Currie, accompanied him to Wingham and they were soon joined by their parents and other mem- bers of the family. There have been many arti- cles written about the beauty spots of Huron County, but I think for scenic loveliness and artistic beauty our native town- ship of Wawanosh ranks with the best, with its rolling and un- dulating countryside, its wood- ed areas, fertile valleys and little brooks that wind through the country to irrigate the fields. It also is one of the out- standing agricultural districts in the whole of Canada. Wawanosh bears an Indian name. The story is, that a par- ry of early land surveyors, while staking out the township, came in contact with a tribe of Mo- hawk Indians who were camped along the east shore of Lake Huron. The leader of this band was named Chief Wawanosh, This tribe was friendly, which was unusual, for at that time the red-skins were very hostile to the white man; they very much resented ids invasion of their domain. So, when the township was surveyed it was decided to name it after the friendly Indian thief, The hub, or central part of this thriving community, is the village of Delgrave, Situated, as it is, on the division line be- tween Morris and Wawanosii, it has served as flit market centre for both townships. After tire London, litirOn and Bruce rail.. Way was built in the late 187011: Belgrave was the main shipping point in the northern part of the country, In fact, older rail- way men have said that there was more livestock shipped from Belgrave than from any other station of their division. The first businessman in Bel- grave was John Hazelman who ran a general store on the Mor- ris side of the street; then came C. McLellan and Sons with groceries and dry goods and on the Wawanosh side of the street was a Mr. Tufts, who built the large house and store on the corner of the 9th concession. lie afterwards sold his business to A. E. Erskine, who in turn sold to Sproat and Whaley. Then there was him Livingston, the saw mill proprietor, who aIso managed an electric light- ing plant which supplied the Village with artificial light. In- cidentally, a Mr. Peter Scott, who fanned on the Oth cOnces, aion, being an enterprising man, was the first in the township to install a Delco lighting plant in his home. lie also had the first rural telephone and owned the first automobile in the town- ship. Another live industry ini3c1- grave in the early days was the lime kiln, operated by Isaac Downie. Ile supplied the lime for the- building; of practically all the houses and barn (militia , tions for InileA around, Marty of these magnificent homes, as we see today, are a work of art, the like of which is lost to the modern generation. These fine buildings stand as a monument to a generation of men and women who had the foresight to build upon a rock. May their names live forever. Belgrave, for a great many years, also boasted an agricultural fall fair which was a great success while it lasted, but was discontinued about the year 1902, Coming back again to Wa- wanosli, when the county was first surveyed, Wawanosh proper was composed of an area of 12 miles square, but was after- wards divided into two separate townships, East and West. In that twelve-mile area, up until the turn of the century, there were 12 churches, 8 Orange Lodges, and one separate R.C. school. The township of Wa- wanes') has played a great part in producing men of distinction. There have been at least 5 dee- gymen, 4 doctors, many teach ,- ers, and at least one civil en- gineer horn ill the township.To name a few, there wer01. RCV. Austin nudge, Presbyterian:Rev, Wm. Taylor and Rev. ii. Tay- lor, United; Rev. Father Witt, Brophy, Rev. rather O'Connor, R„C, priests; pr. Albert Dowell, Dr. Henry Tisdale, Dr, Ilarold Robinson arid Dr. Wil- fred Robinson; and Roy Patter- son, County lingincer, Lloyd family. pioneered. Wingham industry BY R. HENRY LEISHMAN Received name from friendly Indian chief Back row, left to right: Jack Thompson, Earl Weitz, Ross Hastings, --- -, Alvin Higgins, Ed. McConkey, Jack Wayne, R. H. Lloyd, Joe Schneid- er, Francis Frieburger, —, Ken Stapleton, Tom Cruickshank, Geo. Skinn, Jim Casemore, Fred Ohms Jr., Bill Monk, George Guest. Centre row: Raymond Laidlaw, Paul Vanstone, Bill Court, Don Nesmith, Charlie Lloyd, Marv, Brown, Stan. Vanstone, Horace Aitchison, Fred Ohms Sr., Bill Lediet, Fred Saint, Jim Henry, Frank Collar, Parker Campbell, Jack Lloyd, Chris Tofting, Billie Wayne, Robert Hickey, Rennie Goy. Front row: Earl Wilds, Ford Murray, Svend Neilson, Percy Hogg, Maud Steuernol, Joyce Steuernol, Elva Reid, Mary Forsyth, Mary Johnston, Alberta Walker, Dee Oulehan, Jane Burke, Grace Hingston, Ted Simmons, Gord Lediet, Jim Hamilton, Bill Sturdy, — Jarvis, Harry Hollingshead, Allen Reid, Ron Stacey, Jim Thompson. G. Scott settled Appleby farm As far back as records can be traced George Scott, took up the land in Turnberry just east of Glenannan. He and his wife Grace Wallace had a family of three; Margaret (Mrs. Wm. Mitchell), Marian (Mrs. Chas. Mitchell) and a son Tod. Tod stayed on the farm un- til 1912 when he sold the farm to Thomas Appleby, who farm- ed there until his death in1949. His son Reuben then farmed un- til 1964 when he moved to Wingham, leaving his son Glenn on the farm, with a fam- ily of one daughter, Laurie and three sons, Ted, Neil and Stev- en. Pillow sham holders at Hodg- son's Furniture Store for 500„ -- Ad in 1893 Wingham Times.