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On this Kingston Street ,lot, where 'Si. David Street begins,
John" Allen built a hotel in 1851. and named it the Inniskillen
Dragoon. His son Anthony., later owner of the Dunlop tavern,
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was. bartender. • In recent years the site has been a used car
lot. A new store is approaching completion on the side next to
the Club Restaurant.
Aiwuys Aliens in Regt.-John
named- hotel Ennikillen Dragoon
"There were always Aliens in
the Inniskilling Dragoons," ac-
cording to a family tradition."
So when John Allen, late of
County Fermanagh, looked
around for a suitable investment
in Goderich he built a hotel and
called it The Inniskillen
Dragoon' Hotel. By this spelling
it is listedin a Huron Gazetteer
of -.1863, -but --the- British -Array
List has it "Inniskilling
Dragoon Guards."
Location of this hotel, eviden-
tly long forgotten, comes to light
in the gazetteer, which discloses
that it stood at the corner of
Kingston and - St. David's
skreets, and that Benjamin
Alien • was a bartender there. ,
Ben, only two years old when he
arrived , in Canada with his
parents,, would have been 32 at
this time. One 'year later,
through provisions of his
father's will, he was to •be a„
hotelkeeper lisw ,own, at
Dunlop. .H •" *h4fir married
Margaret Gardiner in 1860.
John Allen had rented a
1#:use in Goderich in 1851, "at
$4 a ' month," his notebook
recorded. In 1852 he bought the
lot at Kingston and Victoria
streets, now site of a . gasoline
station, and in the same year
bought Lot 71, Kingston and St.
David's, from William „,McCon-
nell. Three years later, he.
acquired Lot 72, next east, from
James •P. Stonehouse. In 1856 he
purchased the Dunlop tavern,
best remembered, in connection
with Anthony, who weighed 300
pounds and had no, difficulty in
disposingof noisy patrons.
- In 1860, John Allen 'built the
hotel at the gore of Hamilton
and Nelson streets, latterly
called the Royal, and which was
demolished this year.
All these properties were
listed in the will . of John Allen,'
who died July 12, 1864, but Lots
71 and 72, which he ordered to
be –leased for the use of his
children, were 'not identified as
site of 'the Inniskillen Dragoon
Hotel. Nor is much more known
about the hotel, doubtless much
patronized by former Fer-
managh men, settled in
-Goderich township.
Citizens of Enniskillen, in
Northern Ireland, when
besieged in 1689 by the forces of
King James II, raised the In-
niskillen Dragoons for defence
of the town. The regiment
fought at the Boyne, and in sub-
sequent wars on the Continent.
At Waterloo, the Dragoons took
part in a charge which has been
described as the most decisive in
the "annals of British cavalry.
The South African War, World
Wars I and. II, enlarged the
crowded battle honors on- the
regiment's standard. It was
mechanized in 1938.
When John Allen was conduc-
ting the Inniskillen Dragoon
Hotel on Kingston Street, James
Pigg ran another hotel on the
same street. David Paul was
listed in the gazetteer as
proprietor of the British Ex-
change, on. Market Square.
Thomas Kneeshaw, plasterer
and bricklayer, lived on
Waterloo street. .J.T. Garrow,
subsequently a judge, was a
student in Isaac F. Tom's office
and boarded at the Huron
Hotel. John and Adam
McVicar, masons, lived on
Toronto Street, and the Rev. D.
Ure on South Street. Henry Hor-
ton, who later conducted a
grocery store at Hamilton Street
and 'The Square, was a
blacksmith on St. Patrick Street.
Just,to complete the record, as
regards the Aliens and the
Dragoons. 1Vjajor F.H. Robson,
commanding home headquar-
ters. of the regiment in Bedfast,
writes: "I have looked through
such records as we 'have, but I
cannot find any trace of • the
name Allen. I must add that
they are by no means com-
plete."
Crowd smaller
at 1972 Fair
Although the crowd was much
smaller than usual at Colborne
Township's seventy' annual
"Christmas Country Fair held
last week at Carlow, those who
braved the inclement weather
were able to see and enjoy the
many exhibits.
Craftsmen all reported ..,good
sales and many of those who at-
, tended remarked on how good it
was to be able to take their time
to make their choice.
Most of the guests came from
such places as London, Strat-
ford and Michigan and many
said that they had attended
other years. One bus load came
from London and groups such -
as Women's Institutes from
Allenford.
Approximately 50 artists and'
craftsmen took part in the
"Fair".
Winner of the draw on the
quilt was Mrs. Jack Glousher,
R.R.2, Goderich, Ontario. Win-
ners of the Saturday evening ,-
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The ,. St,'' Georges Church
Anglican Women's group will
hold the second in their series of
fund raising luncheons this
Friday at 'the church.
- The ladies will serve luncheon
from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. The lun-
cheons are held the last Friday
of each month, the first being
held in September.
Funds raised will go toward
supporting projects of the ACW.
cz
Hill says
ars issue
'Canada, as Edwin Cayley
H°iii — w—tiMirnorn—of—. e,–
Canadian Export Association,
reminds us, is going to need
260,000 new jobs a year until
1980. The only way to get them,
he says, is to expand our exports
with heavy emphasis on secon-
dary manufacturing.
Hill is ,vice-president and
general manager of Dominion
Road Machinery CQ. of
Goderich which, as recently as
1950 served' only the domestie"
market. It now does 60% of its
businessi.broad
"As 'exports grow, companies
get bigger demanding greater
services. Then the service in-
dustries expand and together,
that's where the jobs are," lie'
says.
"We have to develop the jobs
to ' maintain'''our standard of
living. But since it's already
higher than that of most of our
competitors we have to become
more productive.
"Our export sales are up —
entirely due to resource sales to
the U.S. But our sales to third
codntries are down.
"It just isn't good to have all
our eggs in one U.S. basket
especially when the U.S. can
react so violently," Hill says,
remembering last year's unex-
pected 100 ,surcharge on impor-
ted goods.
Business must take ' the
,initiative in this expansion, Hill
says, and obviously his
association, through seminars
for its members and its
organized influence ori 'govern
ment thinking, will be leading
the way.
B•ut, • he adds, government
must do what it can to create a
favorable -export climate.
"We must have new 'laws to
stimulate business not strangle
it," he says, referring to, the
Competition bill and labor code.
"Naturally we'd like to see
the C$ devalued and , more
government' assistancein
promoting exports. And we frust
also find means to maintain
competitive. interest rates."
And 'although Hill
•acknowledges the difficulties
inherent in Canada - U.S. trade
negotiations, particularly since
the U.S. is determined to ex-
tricate itself from its present
'trade and dollar problems, he
hopes Canada will not have to
give up too much in the next
.Kennedy round talks:"
"I hope we're not shut out of
keeping Canada competitive in
world markets, especially . in
finished goods."
Despite his kind Words for
federal trade. officials —
"they're good and we have to
have the best" — Hill is concer-
ned about the proliferation of
provincial and other trade
groups. "There is only sd much
money_. -tor promotion and we
.,-caiet afford duplication."
seas Africa and South
East Asia as the new frontiers
for Canadian excporters, ..q,
"Africa is having traumatic
political eixpei" ences right" crow,
but they're just natural growing
pains.' The opportunities. for
Canadian products are good."
But given favorable con-
ditions
on all other fronts, most
Canadian• companies, have to
learn more about selling
abroad, especially in Europe
and :Asia, Hill says,
"You'vegot to, be patient and
you've got to. be precise," he .
says from his own selling ex-
perience in over 30 countries.
And these are the virtues the
export association is working to
instill in its membership along
with the more technical tips on
finance and,tariffs. So is a solid
foreknowledge and understan-
ding of the culture,. and ways of
business in other countries.
"After all, they've been ' in
commerce much longer than we
have. Let's riot try to carve an
entirely new trail."
Reprinted from The
Financial Post, Oct.21.
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