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in Geogratulatlng or BARBIE On Its mun BIRTHDAY COOK has We take pleasure and pride in announcing also the no ANNIVERSARY of 900 CARTAGE and none LIMITED 43 Essa Road Lester Cooke the founder of Cooke ortage and Storage Limited was born July 10th 1917 in lorono Ills earliest remembrances of the moving business are when his father moved furniture in open rack trucks Barrie Ontario It was in 1958 that the firm was founded but it is more than likely that the seeds of this present Jorganlzntion were sown way back in 1912 when Silbva Cooke father of the founder began delivering furniture for the Macey Office Equipment Co in Winnipeg with 1910 Oxford Truck Later Mr Cooke senior moved from Winnipeg to Toronto and started his own eartage business as Cooke Cartagg and Moving In those days he spent many chilly hours cranking model trucks on cold winter mornings Then the common method of moving was to load the furniture into an open truck securely tie on the load with ropes and hope for the best One of the earliest trucks used in the business was 1918 Traffic equip ped up to the hilt with solid tires gas lighmdtnd cab for the driver consisting of nothingmore than windshield roof Doors and runningbods were not considered necessary and the top speed was 20 mph This truck was the fastest of fleet cf and the trip from Toronto to Hamilton was considered under the headingof long distance Of course the Traf fic Truck was not driven all out the driver usually held it back to 18 mph resignmmnwmws Lugewmlwk Wlcrr Jaws 1910 OXFORD TRUCK which was used by firm in Win The driver is Cooke father of Lester Cooke who nipcg for delivering office furniture in 1912 The specifica founded the successful firm of Cooke Cartage and Storage tlon included planetary transmissioank solid rubber tir Ltd located on Essa Road Mr Cooke Sr was born at Big cs wooden chassis twocylinder doubleopposed engine Bay Point in 1886 and at one time operated his own mov and the truck had carrying capacityof 600 lbs Furni ing business in Toronto Now coming out of retirement he ture was loaded on the open truck and kept in place by is active in the operations of the Barrie firm ropes firmly tied to the frame fiche ulln 1923 Mr Cooke senior purchased the llopkin Cartage Co which added 1920 Ford Truck and another 1918 Traffic eet In 1933 Mr Cookoshealth broke down and since son Lester Cooke was not then old cucugh to carry on the business it was found necessary to Sell out and leave the city In September 1938 LesCooke started up on his own and formed the begimiings of the present Company with 1929 If lighted the cross could be scenlspeeches it was stated that while from almost any point in t0wn and the Klan had no antipathy towards GMC purchased for $13500 and operated from Big Bay Point under the name of Les Cooke lce and Cartagc The terms for miles around 010nm av negmes they were eloquent in on the truck were $5000 down payment and monthly instalments of $1285 Lester Cooke borrowed part of the money re gelling on the highway and on the their condemnation of intermar quired for the down payment and set off for Toronto on abicycle with the money and an extra 25c for lunch GMC road to Big Bay Point reportediriage of whitepeople with them gavehim gallons of gas which took him home The trip down on the bicycle took 31 hours the journey back in the seeing It blazing like beacon Although the meeting aroused st newly acquired truck took hours The founder recalls staying awake nights worrying where the money was coming from Three of the most important aims much curiosity amongst the people for the first monthly payment but orders to haul gravel ice and wood to camp Borden Barrie and MimiS Poit 53 the ch Hng N40 of the Klan were the preservatiomof Barrie there seemed to be no for AhgloSaxon and Celtic bloodurg t0heeoniiadidmm No29mhswhsesuxwhm582929 wrethalcrsshwnlmn and womens $299W Amid the Warmth 0f 511mm marChing Order 011 0f 19 233 at preservation of the country for the tiation and it was thought that on lung commuel and thesame me LEV mask ll chase gravity hoist hicpeeded things ipciinsiderably 1943 sun in November 1915 the citizens of Barrie gave an official welcome the most momentous and at the some time most unique in the long line of welcomes thathave been given by the town that to soldiers of war Times were not what they had been ville Biitimh Empire was at war engged in the greatest strug gle forjreedom the world had ever seen Asapart Of the great Em pire Canada was doing her part in thiszfevery portion of the Dom inion find part to perform some the end of the station along ihe town line to Bradford Street filling Bradford Elizabeth Dunlop Collier and Ross Streets to the Armory Oilemerging from the station ground sight of gay hunting and flags met their eyes and on Brad ford Street many residencos hung out welcome The business plac cs alsodisplayed numerous flags The Citizens Band met the bat iaiioxi at the station and played them through the streets The regi mental bands brass and bugle also use and benet of the AngloSaxlthe whole the meeting had not ons and preservation of the Irotil been the success that had been 311 estani religion In one of the licipated on um 1953 local moving service maintained it Due to the necessity of specializing in Moving it was necessary todispose of the ice businesslater On In those years it was usual occurrence to start work at 430 am and continue until late at night and Lester Cooke estimates that he carried about 1000 tons year In 1941 the business was very nearly wiped out by train which struck the truck occupied by the owner and his helper Jim Shepard opinions unreal or accustom and Sunni 1lll greatemhan others and Barrie had played on the march and the BCI been selected for part greater cadets were also inlinc mm Fwy Places At Queens Park Mayor Craig So the welcome 10 the men of on behalf of the town welcomedE the 76th Battalion of the overseas the officers and men Mr Boys al forces was genuine and hearty It so addressed the battalion At the was quite evident that the citizens close of the two addresses of wel were glad to have the soldiers come the cadets sang Rule Brii come to Barrie and on their part iannia and gave three hearty the men must have been cheered cheers for the boys gt The purchase of Queen City Movers with licences givingunrestricted rights for the moving of new and used to inthe histor ofCOoke Carla furniture and fixtures This was an important it 1950 further new warehouse erected and an addition made to thewarehoiule built in lefgrm gt The Purchase of the Arthur Smith Cartage and Movingltusiness with EON Licences Highway operating rights were extendedby the Ontario Municipal Beard and the business became known as Cooke Cartage and Storage 1945 r946 34 The first new Deluxe Furniture Van purchased The first Fire Resistant Warehouse erected nimsrsswtnvnun KW LAN rearms GWEN Tm the many reasons why the town Wfilaiimiinrthfgadr When thequsulm 0f 15mg Rh From Beilevill=and Kingston in 1500135311 9197mm had been 315 the east to Parry Sound in the ijugedi 3935 K9 MR Who north and Flesherton and Owen new let an WPOFlun P355 i0 30qu in the west members of the get 1155 We 101 his 00115 Ku Klux Klan arrived in Barrie vertexth Ottawa admit the May 1926 for big openair dalmszaf Bar 35 fieSimme Spot ceremony Although arrangements VOnIAugust 12th the business Waslncorporated asCooke Curtage and Storage leited and iii the same year to facilitate and ensure coefficient coastto coast service andilto keep pace with thetrend of the times Cookes if iv nljafeh mum mil Ltdthosprovidinthe mpetmphndateserviee possiblefor their customers in Barrie 3433 Mr Cooke seniorreOalls theoddwhen Million twin heillednighbors move with horse and war on from one lucalltyv to anothe aniaccmpares thee moves withthe largemodern vans which move three or four families at the sariieftime from Halifaxto Vancouverilie ihoilsht hiTchfeef in tthOVing business wasat an end when in health madehirn sell out in Toronto 20 years ago but the growth puns sons Company hasgropened up further fields forhis experience and his knowledge has contributed to the growth of the present firm Mrs Cookesenior has amplayed her part in the expansion cutie Organizati6hand until recently carried consider able amount of the burden of office work nee ry ill abniilesiapi 115in for WWW Pimp Wore 18 lili had been made for 2500 visitors 30 authoml Later an Dilicer and alithe hotelsvhad made spe inaliedover the ground and While cial arrangements for the recep 111 10W expressw himsdf well tion of large crOwd very few if pleased with the location and the the expected number participated advantages offered in the ceremony it was thought Then came Boys trump that quite number must have 13 he inviting of Sir 5am been mingling with the crowd but mama01 mama mop only 1511 appeared in their regalia lemme Fair SirSam was my There were two meetings one in six lmmftd shown the new the afternoon and one in the 01 theninlh final stages of evening and both were witnessed discountedcleats W52 0W VALUEOFOV 333545100950 YEARS RE wueslhaldcy Mm in Hubbcrts field at the topbli CORD OF WHICH WE AREPROUDpAND WEZENDEAVOUR TQSHOW OUR GE ICHIIHAS MApEiTH is POSSiBiLE Toronto Street This being one Vye Arnizgonrion QETHE PoTBON oosjoFMoviuemo STOIKAQEAYAymaraAltonCAREFULLATTm were quartered washout luff ihebighest points in townthei provinCe Bar well gather blazing ercestwhich stoodiiionieig Wifcet inAheight couldbc seen age memnmv for miles around in the evening he announcement was 63 pm there was stream of he he tromdwidcdginm motor cars and pedestrians geing up Toronto Steel and soon there was crowd of 1590x people as sembled in the eld The after been meeting Was an open one at which recruiting speeches were maderbythe chief womens organ izer and imperial organizer The large crowd was well handled by gnsrnen who were stat The yearsshavesiippedaliing since in the little shop on Bradford Sheet no 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