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Wellandport
[ Welland Tribune 1898]
Wellandport, lying in the midst of a good farming section. Yet without the impetus that railroads give a place, is steadily on the move forward. While we have had no spasmodic business boom, yet what there has been was of moment to the place.
Overholt’s Mill
The new roller process flour mill erected this spring by John Overholt, has been a solid addition to our village. It certainly brings a large amount of trade to the village. And thoroughly appreciates the patriotic spirit of the townspeople in subscribing a cash bonus towards the erection of the mill. Its capacity is fifty barrels per day.
Wm. Stewart’s Cheese Box Factory
This is another of the industries of the village , employing several hands a large portion of the year. Mr. Stewart very kindly showed the Tribune representative around the factory and explained the process of the making of a cheese box , which is very interesting indeed to the uninitiated. The boxes are made here right from the rough logs , which are rafted down to the mill in the Welland river , windlassed up, put through a splitter, which cuts the elm logs up like strips of paper, about one eighth inch thick. These are in turn cut in proper lengths , steamed , placed on a shaper , the bottoms put in, a band around, passed on to the heading department, and are ready for shipment. Birch and poplar is used for the covers and elm for the round part. As there is a large demand for these boxes.
Other lines
George Stewart carries an extensive blacksmithing and carriage making establishment in the west end of the village and enjoys a large patronage.
The general stores of M.H. Prentiss, Dilly C. Holmes, J.R. Goring and W. Misener are well kept and good representative departmental business places., where a line of everything is the greatest good to the community. Other kinds of business are pretty well represented. Geo. Beatty also has a good wagon shop. P.W. Emrick sells watches and clocks—new ones—and has an ambulance for the disabled ones. He is a good business man and has an increasing patronage.
Hello, doing some genealogy research and found this article which includes a reference to my grandfather Andrew Tuchowski.
“Two garages were in operation. One owned and operated by N. Peter Redmond; the other Andys garage, by Andy Toiwchowski. Mr John Johnson was our local carpenter.”
His name is misspelled and should in fact be: Andrew (Andy) Tuchowski.
Thank you in advance for correcting the error.
Marie Tuchowski-Cockman
Hamilton On
Hello Marie.. You wrote the above Comment for the wrong article. The correct article reference is http://tales.wellandhistory.ca/?p=2863 We will attempt to make the adjustments (to move your original comment, and make the editorial change.) Thank you. -Site Admin.
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