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W.H. Crow , Lumber
[Souvenir of the Town of Welland, Issued August 22nd, 1902, by the
Welland Telegraph, Sears & Sawle, Publishers]
In a community like that of which Welland is the centre, manufactured lumber is an important factor, and engaged therein in Mr W.H. Crow, one of the Welland’s most enterprising and progressive citizens, whose office and yards are located upon North Main street, near the creek bridge, the plant bordering both that and the Welland Canal thereby affording exceptional facilities, both for the receipt and shipment of lumber. Mr Crow acquired a pretty thorough knowledge of the business from his father, who though he followed lumbering upwards of seventy years, is still hale and hearty at the advanced age of 91. Mr Jacob Crow and his son, the present proprietor of the North Main street lumber yards, came to Welland from Pelham, locating upon the present site in June 1874, at which time there was a saw mill upon the premises, run by water power. This was remodelled and run by steam power, furnishing employment to a number of hands, but in October of the same year, this, with the adjoining lumber yard, was practically swept out of existence by fire. With that characteristic will and energy born of enterprise, Mr Crow and his son soon re-established themselves in the lumber business, discarding the mill entirely, and which for the past several years has been under the control of the son. Mr Crow deals extensively in manufactured lumber of all dimensions, dressed and in the rough, which is procured direct from the lumber operator, in the shipment of which he contributes to the coffers of the Grand Trunk and other transportation companies an average of $1800 per annum and which at times has considerably exceeded this amount. Mr Crow makes a specialty of handling matched flooring, dressed lumber, siding and wainscotting, and carries a large supply thereof, as well as lath and shingles. In fact he is the largest lumber dealer any where in this section, having facilities for a large amount upon his premises. In addition thereto Mr Crow deals in bill stuff of every character, and when occasion demands is prepared to furnish builders’ finish, including moulding, sheathing, doors, sash and blind at short notice. He also deals extensively in hard and soft coal of all kinds, disposing of the same by the car load or lesser quantities, as best suits his patrons, he having storage capacity for five hundred tons, upon his premises. He has just purchased some two hundred and fifty thousand feet of choice pine, 1 inch, 2 inches, locally, which is said to be by mill men as fine a lot as they have seen for some time.
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