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Low Rate of Taxation. Location along the WeIland Ship Canal. Climate of Southern . Low Cost of Acreage for Industrial Sites Low Cost of Electric Power. Nearness to the International BoundaI~y. Water and Rail Shipping Facilities. Centre of a thickly Populated District. Abundant Water Supply. Stock, Grain, :Market Gardening and Fruit Lands, etc.

Published by the Thorold Township Board of Trade Port Robinson, Ontario, .

President, T. Coulter Secretary, R. A. Abbey Vice":President, C. Ross Treasurer, W. C. Bennett

THE SEMI-WEEKLY POST PRINTERS. THOROLD. ONT. TOWNSHIP OF THOROL'D

HE Township of Thorold is rapidly being 1st. Thorold Township is situated between transformed into an Industrial Centre. Re?­ and Decew Falls, two of the greatest T resentatives of British, American and othe'r electric power development points on the American continent. manufacturing concerns, after vlsltlng and studYing the advantages of various localities in Canada, decided 2nd. The Price of Electric Power here is about to locate their plants along the canal in Thorold $15.00 to $20.00 per horse power per annum (with Township, among which may be mentioned: some assurance of much lower prices on completion of the new Hydro power development at ) as Branch of Pilkington Bros. Glass Works of St. compared with $40.00 per annum, the price quoted in Helens, England, the largest in the British Empire. New York state. Ontario Paper Mills, owned by the Chicago Tri­ 3rd. The High Power Transmission Lines run­ bune. One of the largest in the Dominion. ning west from Niaga;ra Falls pass through this Town­ Beaver Board Co., branch of the Buffalo, N.Y., ship. These competing lines on reaching the Vl/eHand plant. Largest of its kind in the world. Canal extend branch lines north and south along the The Coniagas Reduction Co. (Cobalt Silver Ore). canal zone. The Exolon Co., Abrasives and Ferro Silicon. 4th. Thorold Township is Midway between Lake The Standard Steel Construction Co., Port Robin- Erie and Lake Ontario. The New WeHand Ship son, Structural Steel for all kinds of buildings, etc. Canal (enlargements of present WeIland Canal at this point) accommodating ocean traffic, and the railways The Dominion Canners and others. paraIleHing it are about a quarter mile apart, with an These plants furnish employment to about 2500 abundance of cheap electric powe!' overhead, forming hands. The Special Advantages that attracted these ideal locations for water and railway shipping facili­ large industries to locate here should prove an incen­ ties and. convenient switching. The nearness to the ti'.e to others in search of the most desirable locations, source of the electric development insures a more per­ which are briefly as follows: fect as well as cheaper power. 2 TOWNSHIP OF THOROLD

5th. Thorold Township is the first and nearest network throughout the Dominion with connections at shipping point by water and rail west of Niagara Falls all important points into the United States. (6Yz miles). It is also midway between the fruit and roth. As the advantages of Thorold Township garden belts lying in close proximity east and west of for Industrial development become more widely ad­ the canal. ' vertised it is safe to predict that all the remaining 6th. The level and well drained Iand and lowest available vacant land bordering along the canal from price per acre are worthy of consideration when com­ the Town of Thorold to the City of WeIland will be pared with the price of industrial locations elsewhere. utilized by competing English and American capital­ 7th. The many new homes that have been erect­ ists. Prominent, farsighted business men and states­ ed, particularly in the factory section, and the many men have already publicly expressed thei'r opinion that new ones to be built this year, are a noticeable added the Niagara district is bound to become the greatest stability to the growth taking place in this Township. industrial section in the Dominion of Canada and 8th. Thorold Township is a short distance from possibly on the continent. the International boundary with the United States and 11th. Study the enclosed maps carefully and the central between the cities of Niagara Falls, WeIland, contents of this booklet, and if possible make a per­ St. Catharines and the Town of Thorold. sonal visit along this portion of the canal zone and the 9th. Thorold Township is the Central point of industrial plants already located here. The Board of the reatest Electrical Energy in the world. The Cent­ Trade will gladly furnish, free of charge, auto trans­ ral point on the New WeIland Ship Canal that forms portation for this purpose and any further informa­ the connecting link of Water Transportation with the tion that may be asked for. Great Lakes system of Navigation, also to the Atlantic Ocean and all the Ocean Ports of the world, therelo T. COULTER, President. furnishing the lowest possible freight rates on both Address: "Thorold Township Board of Trade, raw materials and manufactured products. Also the Port Robinson, Ontario, Canada." advantages of the \i\,Tabash and Grand Trunk (govern­ ment system) Railways and N.S. & T., that form a ( County) 3 THOROLD TOWN'SHIP ONTARIO CANADA

HUGE FtBRE MILL OF BE A V E R BOA R D COM PAN Y, LTD., THO R 0 L D, ONT., IS LARGEST IN THE WORLI) The Wallboard Industry has grown. to Even now, owing to its central location, The Companies own 180 square miles of sprNce sNch tremendous proportions that actually Beaver Boai'd Company, Ltd., finds railroad timber in northern Ontario, aNd CONtrol all millions of feet of wallboard are being used , facilities ideal for shipping its products to operations which enter into the manufac­ daily for the construction of better walls ali parts of the Dominion with a minimu:l1 ture of Beaver Board. ana ceilings in homes and industrial of handling and delay, Hundreds of cars buildiNgs. loaded with logs coming from the north are immediately reloaded with Beaver Board That such an extensive industry, d0in.g , The largest wall1;)Qard fibre mill in the and consigned' to their destinations. an international business of suck immeNse world, owned and operated by the Beaver proportions, should fiNd its 10catiOIl at Board Company, Limited, is located at The great piles of logs in the foreground THOROLD is extremely significant, ana THOROLD-a most ideally stuated site for of the above illustration come directly from thoroughly demonstrates that this location this great industry. the Beaver Board Company's rossing mills is ideal for large industr[al enterJ!lrises. ,at Charlton and Fredrickshouse, ready to Every possible facility, including reSOlHce­ When the New Canal is completed, Beav­ 'be fabricated into the single ply stock, four less power, is at hand, and improvements er Board will be shipped direct to all ports of which are laminated into big sturdy pan­ now under way promise to make fNture pos­ of the world by the direct water route. els of Beaver Board, The Beaver Board sibilities limitless. BEAVER BOARD FOR BETTER WALLS AND CEILINGS BEAVER BOARD FOR BETTER WALl;S AND CEILINGS 4 Tremendous Power Enormous Machines Power for the running of the bi:g 2,000 h.p. motors shown here is developed by Niagara Falls, which furnish practically every bit of electrical energy used for all purposes in the s'urrounding c.ountry, within a radius of many miles. THOROLD has di­ rect connection with this inex­ haustible supply of power.

The enormous machines at the right are used for the manu­ These 1200 h.p. motors running on Niagara Falls facture of the single ply stock View of board machines which build up the sing~e p ower provide the power for the big which is built into Beaver ply stock for Beaver Board. The new finishing machines shown opposite Board panels. plant at Thorold will in turn use this s ingle ply stock to build up the finished product. Ottawa Offices Moved to Thorold . < the industry, as a unit, more convenient to The - executive offices of The Beaver shipping ports. Board Company, Ltd., which were formerly The Beaver Board Companies maintain located at Ottawa, have been moved to district offices in all parts of Canada and Thorold in order to concentrate all branches th'e United States, and many foreign of the industry at one ideally situated point. countries. In conjunction with this latest · move for , increased efficiency, the finishing plant for- . : .'. . How Beaver Board is Used merly located at Ottawa, has' also been The illustration in the centre shows a moved bodily to THOROLD. Situated typical" BEAVER BOARD Job " in a mod­ there beside the huge fibre mill, it will ern home. This splendid wall and ceiling concentrate the large§t wallboard facilities material will never crack, break nor need '. in the world into one centre, and will in­ repairs or replacement. . Its decorative pos­ crease the already enormous production of sibilities are limitless and it is thoroughly Beaver Board. The purpose of this is to adaptable to any type of building-home or better serve the Canadia~ trade and to have industrial. BEAVER BOARD FOR BETTER WALLS ' AND CEILINGS BEAVER BOARD FOR BETTER WALLS AND CEILINGS ' 5 THOROLD TOWNSHIP, 'ONTARIO, CANADA.

The 14,000 Electrical h.p. used in this Mill is generated at Niagara Falls (7 miles east), and supplied by the Hydro Electric Co. The pulpwood and coal are delivered by boat or railway, and the finished . product is shipped out by either boat or Fail.

THE ONTARIO PAPER MILL (Owned by the Chicago . Tribune). Located along the Canal and Railway in Thorold Township. Cost $2,000,@00.00. A Rew addition 3004 x 55 ft. and new Office Building are under way. The largest paper machines in .the world are used in the manufac­ ture of Newsprint Paper, viz: Two 200-inch and two I60-inch machines, with an output of 230 tons daily. 6 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA

ONTARIO PAPER MILL (Machine Room) The Canal Zon e, with iL" Water and R ail Shipping Fa-­ cilities and Low Priced Elec­ tric Power, has proven espe­ cially attractiv-e to the Pap ::J~­ and Pulp Industries. Th ~ following plants have located within a d-i stance of 5 miles : Ontario Paper Mill, Provin­ cial Pap~r Mill, Lincoln Paper Mill, Rio: don's Pape Mill, Kinleith Pape.· 1Iii . Interlake Tissue Mill, Beav ~ Board Mills, Foley-Reige Pulp & P aper Co., etc.

7 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA CANADA'S MINERAL PRODUCTS MAKE GREAT INDUSTRIES, AND THOROLD TOWNSHIP'S SPLENDID LOCATION SECURES ONE

WORKS OF THE CONIAGAS REDUCTION CO., THOROLD TOWNSHIP The ore from tile mines at Cobalt, Ont., comes to Thorold in cars,and goes out by express in silver bars

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The Exolon Company manufactures· artificial abrasives and ferro silicon in this electric furnace plant at Thorold, Ont. The plant. employs about eighty men and consumes about 3,000 h.p. of electric energy in both arc and residence type furnaces. The Exolon Company also operates a finishing plant at Blasdell, N.Y., where the crude products of the Thorold plant are cleaned, crush'ed and graded.

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STEAMER "GLENFOYLE " unloading a cargo of SuI phite at Thorold Township that was loaded in Norway, The Glenfoyle cross·ed the Atlantic Ocean, camp up the River St. Lawrence, across Lake Ontario, 'and through the Well and Canal to Thorold Town ship, making Thorol{! Township an Ocean Port 10 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA TONNAGE LEADS THE PANAMA Chief Weller is authority for the statement that the Weiland Ship Canal, now in course of construction, from an engineering point of view rivals the Panama canal. Those familiar with the geography of the peninsula will readily credit Chief Weller's statement. But there is another re­ gard, and a most import!lnt one, in which the Weiland canal far exceeds it, and that is in the amount of trade it carries. American papers published a short time ago a statement of six months' business on the Panama. ]. L. Payne, comp­ troller of statistics at Ottawa for the Dominion of Canada, gives a statement covering a like period of six months on the Weiland canal. The comparison is : Total vessels pa:ssing- Welland canal 3,314; Panama 496. Total tonnage-Weiland canal, 3,494,327; Panama 2,367,244. The number of vessels to pass through the Weiland canal in six months is almost seven times that of the Pana­ ma, and the cargo tonnage is 50 per cent. greater. When the Weiland Ship Canal is completed it will permit the passage up and down of the largest lake and ocean freight­ ers. The increased cargo torinage of the large freighters will have the effect of diminishing the number of vessels in A STEAM BARGE, TUGS, AND ONE OF THE FEW SURVIVING service, but it will at the same time largely increase the SAILING VESSELS PASSING IN THE WELLAND total 'cargo tonnage. CANAL AT T IOROLD TOWNSHIP II PORT ROBINSON

ORT Robinson is a thriving village in the wise the electric power lines with tremendous loads of Township of Thorold. electric energy generated at Niagara Falls. P Port Robinson is a Port on the Welland Canal At Port Robinson the Price of Electric Power is possessing a harbor or turning basin. only a trifle over one-third of what it costs in Buffalo, Port Robinson is Midway between and and there is some assurance of a further substantial Lake Ont~rio, and the junction point where boats reduction on completion of the new Hydro develop­ enter the navigable from the canal, via ment at Queenston. gate locks with 8-ft. fall between the canal and River. At Port Robinson you can take an evening train Port Robinson is the junction point of the Wab­ and reach overnight, without breaking into the work­ ash R.R. with the Grand Trunk Railway (now part ing hours of the day, N ew York, Philadelphia, Detroit, of the Government National Railway System covering Cleveland, Chicago, Pittsburg or Montreal, or leave in the. Dominion of Canada with its network of branch the A.M. and spend the day in Toronto, Hamilton, lines) from coast to coast and connections with United Buffalo and Rochester. States at all the important points along the interna­ Port Robinson is the Nearest Water and Railway tional boundary. The C.P.R., N.Y.C., T.H. & B., shipping point west of the power development at M.C.R., P.M., N.S. & T. are within three to five miles Niagara Falls. with convenient switching arrangements. Port Robinson possesses other natural advantages Port Robinson has Water Transportation to all for both industrial and residential purposes. The the important cities and towns of the great inland beautiful Well and River with numerous clusters of Lakes, also via the St. Lawrence route to the maritime trees studding its banks here and there winds along provinces and Atlantic Coast, and the important sea the southern and eastern limits of the village. The ports of the world; also water transpo:rtatiol1, via \Velland Canal, with its increasing traffic of lake and Welland river, , and the New York State ocean steamers, passes north and south through the Barge Canal and Hudson river to New York. village. At ce:tain seasons of the yea·r the village ap­ At Port Robinson the Canal and Railways run pears to be hIdden among the foliage of the well­ parallel through the Village, about 1500 ft. apart, like- shaded streets, affording a panoramic view. . 12 PORT ROBINSON

Port Robinson in 1920-21 will witness unusual acres at the south end of Port Robinson in anticipation business activity. Hundreds of men will be engaged in of the future development sure to take place here. the canal enlargement work (sections No. 5 and No. 6 These lands are convenient to the canal and railways join here), the building of the new iron bridge to span for shipping, also to the electric powers that pass the new canal, the building of the dam across the through the properties. Either of these companies river, the double tracking of a portion of the railway will be glad to furnish desirable locations on the most system and other improvements. Many new homes favorable terms as an indtlcement and to aid to locate will be required to meet the demand. industries. It is a proven fact that natural gas may be Port Robinson has good banking accommodation, found in paying quantities beneath some of these general stores and other business places. The Stand­ properties. ard Steel Construction Co., the Model Flour Mill and Port Robinson and the Niagara district are in the the Dominion Canners buildings are located here. climate of the southern portion of Ontario, and where The Drydock for repairing boats is being enlarged and there is a population exceeding 2,000,000 people within equipped. There are four churches, Masonic and a radius of fifty miles. other lodges, a beautiful Guild Hall and good educa­ Port Robinson cannot offer all the sites in the tional facilities. A new, four-roomed, modern brick canal zone, but we are satisfied we can offer the best. school building is nearing completion; electric lights, 111 anufacturers: If you are looking for a location telegraph and telephone service, cement walks, etc. where the Raw Material can be delivered at the plant Port Robinson offers recreation such as canoe at the lowest freight rates and where you can turn out and motor boating, fishing, bathing and automobile the finished product at the lowest cost price and ship trips to Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Erie and Crystal them to any part of the world at the lowest shipping Beach or through the fruit belts or nurseries. rates, we claim to have these advantages to offer you Port Robinson shares in all the advantages of the and extend a cordial invitation of a personal visit to Township of Thorold. The "Factory Lands Co. of Port Robinson. Welland purchased about 300 acres of land at the Any other information will be gladly furnished north end of Port Robinson, and the Welland Canal by addressing T. COULTER, President Thorold Sites Co. of Hamilton, Ontario, purchased about 700 Township Board of Trade, Port Robinson, Ontario. 13 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA' Factory Lands Company Of WeIland, Ontario

This Company purchased about 300 acres of land pletion. New cement walks have recently been put favorably located in the north end of Port Robinson, down and electric lights and telephone service extends fronting on the canal on the west thence east three­ through this section. The high level land has natural quarters of a mile and north about five-eighths of a drainage into the river. It is a safe prediction that mile. The Wabash and Grand Trunk Railways and this portion of the Village will get a good share of the Hydro Electric power transmission lines run parallel future growth and development of Port Robinson. with the canal, through the centre of the property. The Factory Lands Company rendered valuable assis­ The factory buildings belonging to the Dominion tance and have shown a very generous spirit toward Canners of Hamilton occupy four acres. The Stand­ the industries that have already located on their prop­ ard Steel Construction Company 40 acres, both of erties in the past, and can be depended on to ca-rry which are connected with railway sidings, water and on the same policy of encouragement in the future. sewerage conveniences on a portion of the property This company still has on hand very choice acreage to between the railways and canal. A large portion of dispose of, most suitable for industrial purposes. the property extends along both sides of Canby street The industrial advantages already mentioned in full view of the vVelland River in one of the best about Thorold Township apply with equal force and and most desirable residential sections of the Village are possessed by this Company. and where a new modern four-room brick school For further particulars address FACTORY building at a cost of about $35,000.00 is nearing com- LANDS CO., Weiland, Ontario.

14 THOROLD The WeIland Canal Sites, Limited TOWNSHIP 'oNTARIO Hamilton, Ontario CANADA

This Company owns about 700 acres of land 111 use. It is quite probable that the lower gas sands at suitable for industrial and residential purposes at the a depth approaching 3,000 feet will be penetrated by a southern limit of Port Robinson, extending for about test well in the near future. one mile east along the 'vVelland River and half a mile. The plan of the Riverside Survey bounded on the south along number six section of the New \1\1 elland east by the railways, on the west by the New Canal $5 0 ,000,000.00 Ship Canal, on completion of which the and overlooking WeIland River' on the north, forms an City of WeIland and Port Robinson will, in all prob­ ideal residential section. Between fifteen and twenty ability, De linked together by a new industrial growth houses have been erected, and plans to augment this along the canal zone. The Hydro Electric power lines number by about twenty-five more had to be cancelled and the Wabash and Grand Trunk Railways pass for the present on account of conditions produced by through this property at a convenient distance from the war. Streets are graded, shade trees set out, the canal. cement walks laid, electric lights and telephone service The c.P.R., N.Y. Central, T.R. & B. and Pere installed. 'vVater service and sewer system are un­ Marquette Railways run over the double tracks, main der consideration. line of the M.C.R.R. within 8,000 to 9,000 feet of this This Company will offer special inducements to p.roperty, making it possible, by building a short spur worthy industries desirous of locating on their lands. line, to include all these railway systems in the water For further particulars address WELLAND and railway shipping facilities that could not be ex­ CANAL SITES, LIMITED, Bank of Hamilton celled in Canada. Chambers, Hamilton, Ontario; or T. Coulter, Port Natural gas underlies this property as proven by Robinson, Ontario. a shallow test well drilled about ten years ago and still 15 ~HOi:WLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA

Canning Factory at Port Robinson, used during the War as Munitions Plant for the manufacture of 8-inch shells. Over 300 hands were employed.

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STANDARD STEEL CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. Port Robinson

17 THOROLD TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA. . j, Standard Steel Construction Co .. Ltd. Port Robinson r Manufacturers and Erectors ',Girders, Col­ umns, Trusses, etc , Steei ~ Buildings and Bridges.

Bars, Angles, Plates, Beams, Channels, If you are intending to purcl, as3 Steelwork Rivets, Bolts, etc., in stock for for any purpose it will be to your immediate shipment interest to p;: rmit us to quote

A post card will bring you our monthly stock list by l'eturn mail.

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Heslop's Flour and Grist iJ\1 i1l at Port Robinson, showing River View and Roadway Bridge.

19 Port Robinson' Drydock, at present being reconstructed by the Canadian Dredging Co.

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Harbor Scene, Port Robinson, July, 1920.

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Southern Portion or Section 5, New Weiland Ship Canal at Port Robinson, showing Turning Basin and entrance to the Harbor, and showing ·Bridge over Preserit Canal. 22 THOROLD TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA.

Section 5, New Weiland Ship Canal at Port Robinson, looking North from the Swing Bridge

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.! PII,..KINGTON BROS.' ~GLASS WORKS, THOROLD Makers of sheet glass, plate and wired glass. The above works are a branch of the Pilkington Bros. Glass Industry of St. Helens, Eng. nd, that was established over one hundred years ago, employing there 10,000 hands, and is the largest Glass Factory in the world. This factory site consists of two hundred acres of land. The Grand Trunk Railway runs through it, and trains stop at Pilkington Statiion on the property. The Welland Ship Canal is its western boundary, making it one of the finest factory sites in America.

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New School Building nearing completion on Canby Street, Port Robinson.

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R iver Scene in I'ront of New School at Port Robinson, showing Hydro E lectric Towers carryin g the T ransmission Power L ines across the River.

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Residential Section of Canby Street, Port Robinson, showing portion or IIiclwry Grove in the (listance on the South side of the River.

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Port Robinson Suburban }iomes on' Riverside Survey, 'l'he Residence on Prospect Hill is almost hid from view iI1- the cluster of trees, 29 THOROLD TOWNSHIP, ONTA.RIO, CANADA.

River Scene in fron t of Riverside Survey, Port Robin son , showing Railway afid Roadway Bridges

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River Scene and Present Weiland Canal, Port Robinson. The New Ship Canal . will use a portion of the River to Weiland. A dam will be constructed near the Mill. (These two views were taken from the to)) o[ the Flour Mill:) 31 THOROLD TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA.

Old Canal Cut, via Port Robinson. Locks to Ri,ver

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One of Port Robinson's Homes 33 THOROLD TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA.

A Main Street Residence, Port Robil,lson. 34 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA. Allanburg A Village in Thorold Township This Village is located along the canal zone at the southward must next announce its arrival at the doors j unction point of the old and new Welland canal sys­ of Allanburg. To an observer passing through this tem. _ The wonderful industrial growth that has sud­ northern section of the Township that has witnessed denly taken place immediately north of this. village such a buliding boom and frequent enlargement of the includes: plants mentioned, it. is only a question of a few years Pilkington Bros. Glass 'vVorks. \vhen a new town will have sprung into existence ex­ Beaver Board Company. tending from the Ontario Paper Mills on the north Ontario Paper Mills. and including Allanburg on the south. The drinking Coniagas Reduction Company. water supply in this section is found in abundance at a together with the erection of many houses to ac­ depth of 30 to 35 feet and unexcelled in its purity. commodate a portion of the 2,500 employees of those The higher ground affording a view of Lake Ontario large plants, is spreading rapidly from north to south in the distance, situated a short distance north of this to a point within about half a mile of the limits of the village, would furnish ideal sit~s for school or public Village, with good prospects of soon including the building purposes. Manufacturers or their represen­ Village in the industrial zone. Allanburg possesses tatives are cordially invited to visit the la'rge plants all the power and shipping facilities by water and rail referred to on page 2, and examine the industrial mentioned in connection with Thorold Township, and sites still available in this section. For further infor­ any new industrial plants seeking to locate along the mation address Thorold Township BOARD OF canal and join the industrial procession in its advance TRADE, Port Robinson, Ontario.

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"Windle Village." Upwards of 200 Homes have been added to the Industrial Section between the Ontario Paper Mills, Bea ver Board and Glassworks.

36 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO The WeIland Ship Canal CANADA.

The New Welland Ship Canal now under construction The Chippawa-Queenston Hydro-Electric Development from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie is being built on a new Scheme in Tabloid location from Port Weller to Allanburg (12 miles), fol­ lowing the present canal to Port Robinson, thence Well and Horse power developed, 300,00U. River to Welland, and the present canal from Welland to Capacity of Units, 50,000· horse power. Port Col borne. Instead of building a new acqueduct at Number of Units, 6. Welland a dam'will be built across the River at Port Rob­ Diameter of Main Penstock, 13' 6". inson provided with a large overflow and regulating weir Gross Head, 316 feet, to control the summit level, and raising the River level Net Effective Head, 305 feet. six feet south of Port Robinson. To provide pure water Water required, 10,000 C.F.S. Length of Canal, 12~ miles. to the cities and towns, etc., a pipeline is to be laid from River section, 4'4 miles. Lake Erie for this purpose. Excavated Canal, 8~ miles. Length of Ca:qal, 25 Miles. Gradient in ex Canal per mile, 1 ft. Width of Earth section, 162 feet. Width of Canal on Water Line, 310 feet. Width of Rock section, 48 feet. Width of Canal on Bottom, 200 feet. Earth Excavation, 11,000,000 cubic yards, Depth over Mitre Sills, 30 feet. Rock Excavation, 4,000,000 CUbic yards. Deepest cut, 145 feet. . Number of Locks, 7. Survey started, 1914. 'Length of Locks, 800 feet. Construction commenced, 1917. Width of Locks, 80 feet. Completion of the work,1921. Difference in Levels between Lake Erie and Lake Estimated cost, about $40,000,000. The - has many features 01' interest Ontario, 325~ feet. for Industrial Purposes. It is traversed by Nine Lines or Earth excavation, 40,000,000 cubic yards. Railways, as well as the Water Transportation, Electric Rock Excavation, 6,000,000 cubic yards. Power and Natural Gas. '1'he district is noted for its Concrete, 2,500,000 cubic yards. Milling, Refining, Smelting, Electro-Chemical Industries. Great Iron and Steel Plants, Pulp, Paper, Cotton and Pre-war estimated cost, $50,000,000. Cordage Plants. 37 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA. Fonthill

HE Village of Fonthill occupies the highest al­ sups, pickles, candied fruits, vinegars, evapmated titude in the Niagara district, over 800 fruits and vegetables, evaporated milk, cornstarch and T feet above sea level, midway between syrups, fruit and vegetable containers, etc. both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, and ten miles west of Niagara Falls, and is one of The Hydro Electric, Toronto and Niagara, Catar­ the best fruit· and gar den land sections of act and Well and electric powel" lines pass through this Can a d a . The largest nursery firms in the village furnishing an abundance of competitive power Dominion, viz.: Wellington & Davidson and Brown at the lowest prices obtainaole. There is an abund­ Bros., are located in this section. The Dominion Can-· ance of pure spring water, and convenient transporta­ ners' factory, No. So, with a capacity of 30,000 caps per day, located their plants here. The products yield tion facilities via N.S. & T.R.IZ. (part ~f the CanadIan the growers upwards of $5°0.00 per acre. Two hun­ Northern [gov.]) system of railways and convenient dred car loads of canned goods were shipped to all switching within five miles to connect with the C.P.R., parts of the globe from this plant last year. When the G.T.R., M.C.R., T.R. & B. and other railway systems. special advantages possessed by Fonthill become more (Other proj ected railways have been surveyed here). widely advertised other industrial concerns will fiud At the present time the building of a $2,000,000 reser­ it to their advantage to locate here, more especially voir is under contemplation to furnish the various those interested in the manufacturing of sugar jams, cities, towns and villages in the Niagara district with j eHies, marmalades, peaches, berries, small fruits, cat- a water supply. 38 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA. Forithill

Fonthill is noted' for its beautiful location for Fonthill has good banking facilities, general stores residential purposes; its wellkept lawns, homes, flow­ and other business places; public library, electric light, ers, shrubbery, shady streets and gardens. Many re­ natural gas, telegraph and telephone service, cement tired people reside here. VV orking men's homes are walks and good roads system (the new highway will springing up at a raPid rate. The many large indus­ pass through the village) ; four churches, Masonic and trial plants in vVelland, Thorold and Thorold Town­ other lodges; a large, four-roomed school with an ship, four to five miles distant, are conveniently efficient staff of teachers. reached by the trolley cars and afford the laboring mechanic's ample time to look after his prolific garden Manufacturers are cordially invited to visit this plot as well. Buffalo, Niagara Falls and St. Cathar­ most delightful spot and study its many advantages, ines have been brought within easy range of Fonthill especially when the Early Crawford peaches, grapes via the N.S. & T., also the delightful water trip across' and other ripened fruits cause their heavily laden Lake Onta-rio, via steamer from Port Dalhousie, ar­ branches to join in the invitation to partake of the riving in Toronto at IO :30 a.m., allowing five to seven hospitality that is characteristic of the citizens of hours in the city before returning. Fonthill. All the cities and towns in the district have al­ . ready acquired the habit and included Fonthill in their Any further information will be gladly furnished by addressing BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Fonthill. automobile pleasure trips. 39 TI"tOROLD :rOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA

Two-Year Raspberry Plants, Stone & Wellington Nurseries, Fonthill ,_

40 Packing Ground and Office of Stone [;" Wellington's Nurseries, Fonthill THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA.

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Imperial Bank at Fonthill

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Fonthill's Public Square in tile Heart of tile Business Section. Affords a Picturesque View at tile Four Streets that meet at this point. The Flag-Pole was erected as a Memorial of the Recent ·War. 44 THOROL D T OWNSHIP ONTARIO CANADA.

Beautiful Street Scene in the Northern Section of Fonthill, showing a portion of the Avenues of Tall Maple Trees that line the Streets. 45 THOROLD TOWNSHIP ONiI"ARIO CANADA.

One of Fonthill's Artistic Homes. (Near the Nurseries.) 46 THOROLD TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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