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ol6 0 <mam 1 as day follows night. We have in ’C«a)n_a,da_ available for commercial deâ€" velopment sufficient water power to produce 18,000,000 horse powerâ€"24 hours per dayâ€"sufficient to furnish the motive power for twentyâ€"five per W$ en Energy is the basis of transportaâ€" tion, communication, light and power. The three principal commercial sourâ€" ces of energy are coal, oil and water power. . The two former are being used up rapidly, but water will exist In Canada the electrical industry itself has become one of first imporâ€" tance, embracing the development of hyroâ€"electric power, the production of electrical machinery, appliances, apâ€" paratus and telephone equipment. GREAT WATER POWER RESOURCES One of the greatest resources of the Dominion of Canada is her abunâ€" dant supply of water power with its potential possibilities for the producâ€" tion of hyroâ€"electric energy. This is regarded, as the very Foundation of Canada‘s industrial future and with our unlimited supplies of raw maâ€" terial, Canada‘s destiny as the leading manufacturing country of the world is assured. Electric Service has helped tremenâ€" dously in making living conditions happier and cleaner, and enabling us to travel in swiftness and comfort. This period we are signalizing in the Incorporation of the Village of Grimsby fiftyâ€"one years ago. In this period, an industry has developed which has become one of the mightâ€" iest forces in modern civilization. In fact, modern civilization would crumâ€" ble were it not for the assistance of that magic powenâ€"ielectricity. At the time of Confederation the maniâ€" festation of electric power was merely a dream of the scientist and outside of the electric telegraph its practical application was almost unknown. Wednesday, August 10th, 1927 During the past fifty years a greater development in intellect, commercial and scientific progress has been made by ~the Englishâ€"speaking races than during any <other period in history. The impetus which Canada received from the benefits ‘of Confederation, has enabled her, in spite of her sparsely settled population, to mainâ€" tain a position in the front rank of progress. Many of her sons have carâ€" ried the torch of scientific research into other lands, and have played a prominent part in the greatest era of progress which the world has ever known. 0:0}"41-0-0-0.()‘ ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT f IN LINCOLN COUNTY «Th «se 0. a0e 0 <an 0 «an 0 aae 0 ous 0 aan 0 «an 0 «00.0 dn 0 410 0 <anâ€"() ons 0 aue.0 <ue 0 aup 0 aan 4fh pTeâ€"am câ€"az0 ocms 0â€"op 0 on c â€"oun 0â€"can (â€"Gan ) ce 0â€"<re 0â€"up 0â€"<me 0â€"<ame câ€"aar câ€"aum c un câ€"me c 6e PHL .;Q < '.u-u-«mr.o.o-n-c).n-o-o-oâ€"oo-o-o-o-w:q * 0 <ou>â€"0â€"azi> câ€"cuupâ€"c LA 2t > <min 0 <xm 0 <masâ€" câ€"<ua> 0â€"meâ€" m M Om o n <ume 0 m 0 €BB 0 <cx c e H. Fonger, President C. W. F. Carpenter, Viceâ€"President C. D. Wells, Treasurer m 0â€" ue |â€"Cun 0 <ms 0 dun 0 <um 0â€"<um 0 <us 0) â€"t5â€"0 ds 0. 4ns 0 4n 0â€"cuâ€"}â€"ame â€"|â€"Gueâ€" <ue 0â€"ansâ€"0 ns 0e ) dn 0 4e 0 ul 0â€"com ue .Cm Cmm 0â€"<Gam â€"0â€"mm 0â€"<am ()â€"eu (â€"ame 0 40e 0) <emâ€"0 <am () me. 0 <om () <ume 0 <m0â€") 0 â€"ame (â€"<amâ€"â€"cous 0) <one (â€"Goeâ€"0â€"amip 0 <rmpâ€">â€"4mm 0 GRIMSBY LABOR CONDITIONS 0 u0 0 <mp 0 â€"canâ€" 0 «u0 .. <ap ) â€"<up 0 â€"<n5 0â€"<e> (â€"au>â€" 0 un 0 u> 0o «us 02b .0 <00â€"0â€"<up 0â€"<unâ€")â€"<npâ€"( -().()-0-0.0-0-0.0-()-().()-0-0- b<em 0â€"<me 0 <aa> câ€"c DIRECTORS SPLENDID GRIMSBY SEBE The romantic story of the developâ€" ment of hyroâ€"electric energy is not complete without reference to the part played by these farâ€"secing men who, back in the eighties, with litte more than an unflinching faith in the fuâ€" ture, limited financial resources, no background of achievement and with small encouragement from the pubâ€" Canada‘s water power development at the present time is in round figures 4,000,000 in horse power, which repreâ€" sents the equivalent of over 35,000,â€" 000 tons of coal per annum. The proâ€" vinces â€"of Ontario and Quebec have been in the forefront of this developâ€" ment. DeCew Falls and Niagara Falls in Ontario and Shawinigan Falls in Qumebec are the pioneers. The plants at the head of the Saguenay River in Quebec will have an ultimate capacity of over 1,000,000 horse powerâ€"Shawâ€" inigan Falls 600,000 horse power. The Queenston development on the Niâ€" agara River is well over 500,000 horse power. These immense plants, howâ€" ever, did not reach their present state of high efficiency overâ€"night. energy from waterâ€"power is running our street railway systems, turning the machinery of our workâ€"shops. lighting our streets and homes, carâ€" rying the human voice over telephone systems from house to house and proâ€" vince to province, building up new inâ€" dustries, pumping our water, perâ€" forming the chores on our farms, and evolving newer civilizations. Greater things are promised for the future. Every days brings some marvellous ing relatively more rapidly than any other country in the world. We have developed 386 horse power per 1000 of population as compared with only 100 horse power per 1000 for the United States. f In Canada, perhaps, to a degree than anywhere else C cent. of all the manufacturing at presâ€" ent carried on in the world toâ€"day. Of the total developed water power in the British Empire, seventyâ€"two per cent. is in Canada. We have, however, only scratched the surface of power development; but in this direction we are proceedâ€" I <up 0 <upâ€"0â€"<ump 0 <amâ€"0â€"<cses D.()-().()-0.0-0-0-0-0.0-1_0-0-0-0.1)-l).(b.()-(_().()-().()- to a greater else. electrical For booklets and information about the wonderful opportunities for the home seeker, fruit farmer, poultry farmer and manufacturer that are here, the Chamber of Commerce invites you to Grimsby. Its officers are at your serâ€" vice and will personally conduct anyone or party who are seeking to locate in this garden spot of the Niagara Peninsula. Living conditions are of the best. We have everything desirable to any advancing municipality. We are making a special effort to locate new industries for our town. Our many local prospering manufacturers will answer anyâ€"questions for you. They have met with success here. Splendid building sites on railroad sidings are avaiIable for manufacturing. Choice building lots are procurable at low prices in our residential section. Farm sites can also be had within a few miles of the town. We invite you to Grimsby. § Cew Falls, entered into negotiations with the Company and was successful in securing through them an abundanâ€" ce of cheap electric p'ower, and from that time on Grimsby became an imâ€" portant industrial centre. Mr. Van Dyke died in'the year 1913 and in the following year, in the winding up of his estate, the Grimsby Electric Plant passed into the hands of the Dominion Power & Transmission Company, Ltd. In 1902 Mr. Van Dyke realizing the value of the practically anlimited source of power which was being transmitted to Hamilton by the then Cataract _Power Company from Deâ€" The are light and arc dynamo were perfected by Charles Francis Bush in 1876. In 1879 Mr. Edison made his first successful incandescent lamp and from 1880 to 1885 great advances were made in the development of the elecâ€" tric dynamo for incandescent light service. The first electric central station in the United States was erecâ€" ted at Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1883 which was followed very shortly afâ€" terwards ‘by an installation in Lonâ€" don, England, for the purpose of lightâ€" ing the Thames embankment with arec lamps. w Too much credit for the present highly developed state of the art canâ€" not be given to these enterprises with their small beginnings. The problems which they had to face and overcome by the exercise of their initiative (and without the assistance of the enginâ€" eering organizations, which are so helpful at the present time) were Te« sponsible in a large measure for the rapid development of the science. lic, undertook to serve their respecâ€" tive communities by means of what was then a new and mysterious agent. GRIMSBY IN THE FRONT RANKS o4m catm 6 )ms â€"0â€"duns 0 aumâ€"0 <mbâ€"0 u50â€" 0 <amâ€"( Jeen 0 4006 0 <2e 0 â€"<anâ€"0 am> 0 «e 0â€"comâ€"< THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO f).()-(l.fl.(_()-()-l_()-(_(_fl-('-().()- ® )me 0â€"<me 0 <omâ€"0 <me> 0 <ix> 0 d9> 0) Cb 0â€"Ginpâ€"0 <r>â€"()â€"amns. It may be interesting to many of our readers to know something of the Dominion â€" Power & Transmission Company which has played so impâ€" portant a part in the progress of Grimsby. The â€" original Hamilton company was known as the Hamilton Electric Light and Power Company, and â€" supplied arc and incandescent Before the electric wattâ€"hour meter came into general use, a clock meter was devised known as a lampâ€"hour recorder. â€" This meter recorded the actual numberâ€"of hours during which the current had been used. Electric meters were first put in service about the year 1892 These meters were vastly different from the meter of toâ€" day. Instead of a small round comâ€" pact instrument they were squware in shape and occupied a large amount of space. a years the wlectric Light Company supplied all the lamps and fixtures and. did all the electric wiring that was to ‘be »done. The prototype of the electrical wireâ€" men was the electric bell hanger who later became the electrical contractor as the science developed. <In the early days, upâ€"toâ€"date stores in Grimsby were equipped with 16 candle power lamps in each window. If the winâ€" dows were large a 32 candle power lamp was recommended by the comâ€" pany as adequate illumination. A 32 candle power lamp at that time conâ€" sumed about 200 watt. For the same consumption of energy toâ€"day 400 canâ€" dle power can be obtained and by the use of proper concentrating reflectors, its usefulness can be multiplied many times in the redirection of light to the point where it is of actual servige. In the early days, electric meters had not. reached .a stage of perfection which warranted their use and are and incandescent lighting was sold on the flat rate basis, at so much per lamp per month. k In Mr. Van Dyke‘s early days there lighting to the citizens of Hamilton were no electrical contractors or dealâ€", from a point situated on the site now ers, no wiremen or fixture manufacâ€"| occupied by the Terminal station, the turers, and.current was used only for| present headquarters of the Dominion ligthing purposes. The only lamp| Power and Transmission Company. available was the 16 candle power About the year 1896 the late Mr. carbon lamp. Experts were sent from|John Patterson, a gentleman of farâ€" the factory where the dynamos and| seeing vision and unbounded energy, lamps were made, who installed the| was engaged in developing an electric dynamos, built the pole lines and|railway between Hamilton and Burâ€" wired.the stores and houses with drop| lington. His idea was to supply the cords, all wiring being exposed on| railway with electric power from the ceiling. The cleats and rosettes| water power developed at DeCew instead of being p‘o;cela,in were made| Falls. He succeeded in interesting of wood. The work was thoroughly| such men as Sir John M. Gibson, Mr. done and notwithstanding the crude|John Dickenson, the late Mr. John nature of the fittings, fires caused by| Moodie and others, and after calling electricity were almost unknown.| in the services of the most eminent These experts trained local men in| hydraulic enginecers in the country, the art of electric wiring and for many | it was decided to bring the water from years the Electric Light Company| the Welland Canal to the brow of the supplied all the lamps and fixturesl escarpment and utilze as far as posâ€" and did all the electric wiring that| sible the difference in head between The work was thoroughly notwithstanding the crude the fittings. fires caused by <om 0â€"can 0â€"<ue 0 <a> 0â€"<mpâ€" ) on 0 <upâ€"0â€"09â€"0 4500 Do-o-«)-o-n-o.o-u.u.o-o.o.o.o.o.o-o-o.o-u-o.o-o.o.m: «o 0 <an 0â€"<me 0 dom 0 qo 0 â€"<o 0 <nae 1).0-0-0-0-()).('.().(_0.0-0.0-0.0.0.(_(“).0._0“_ Jmem 00 <ome (0â€"came 0 coa () on () z. i a mae 0 «mm 0 <omsâ€"0â€"<ue ) conâ€"0 <up 0 â€" 415 â€"()â€"4u5 0 anp 0 ns 0â€"ame 0 e )ms 0 e 0 ue o ame 0o «m Four: high voltage transmission lines transmit the power from Deâ€" Cew Falls to Hamilton. Power is deâ€" livered to over 100,000â€"horsepower in motor capacity in Brantford, St. Cathâ€" arines, Welland, Thorold, Port Colâ€" borne, Smithville, Beamsville, Grimsâ€" by, Burlington, Bronte, Oakville, Dunâ€" In 1913, in order to insure its cusâ€" tomers continuity of service and to take care of the company‘s rapidly inâ€" creasing business, it began the conâ€" struction of a modern and efficient steam plant, with a capacity of 27,â€" 000â€"horsepower. This plant was comâ€" pleted in the early years of the war and was of tremendous service in proâ€" viding sufficient power to take care of the enormous demand for power in the manufacture of munitions. RECORD OF CONTINUED PROGRESS The original installation consisted of about 3000â€"horsepower, but by 1901 it had grown to 9000â€"horsepower, and at the present time the output of Deâ€" Cew Falls plant is 51,000â€"horsepower. In addition to this the company also holds a lease of 10,000â€"horsepower of the Canadian Niagara power comâ€" pany‘s plant at Niagara Falls, which is supplied ‘by a modern transmission line to the main line at DeCew Falls. About the year 1896 the late Mr. John Patterson, a gentleman of farâ€" seeing vision and unbounded energy, was engaged in developing an electric railway between Hamilton and Burâ€" lington. His idea was to supply the railway with electric power from water power ~developed at DeCew Falls. â€" He succeeded in interesting such men as Sir John M. Gibson, Mr. John Dickenson, the late Mr. John Moodie and others, and after calling in the services of the most eminent hydraulic engineers in the country, it was decided to bring the water from the Welland Canal to the brow of the escarpment and utilze as far as posâ€" sible the difference in head between Lakes Erie and â€" Ontario, which amounts to about 280 feet. A site was chosen, known as "Power Glen", and in spite of the fact that Lord Kelvin had made the statement that electric power could not be transmitted comâ€" mercially more than 12 miles, the work was proceeded with in the face of tremendous financial and engineerâ€" ing «difficulties. In 1897 power was delivered to Hamilton, 33 miles away, in sufficient volume, quality and conâ€". tinuity to satisfy producer and con-‘ sumer. > ‘ 0 <aam 0 map 0 â€"<ame 0 <capâ€". o me 0 ameâ€"0â€" s 0 «s 0 «ue .0 u.0 «s 0 â€"<ums .0 â€"<ue.() <uupâ€")â€"orpâ€")â€"<umeâ€"0â€"<up 0 â€"<us 0 â€"<omâ€" 0 â€"<om 0 â€"<ur> /0 <2d 0â€"<un .0 â€"<mm.0â€"<up 0 â€"<upâ€") <am 0 â€"<me 0 u> 0 «.0 5.0 «um 0â€"meroâ€"aus ete -fl-‘l)“o‘.o-o-)-o.n.“-ow»-q»-«s-u-(»-(:a-m-n-n-o-o-u-o.o-o-o-("o" i as one of the leading manufacturing mm o n e snn communities and holiday resorts of A real efficiency ex] the Garden of Canada. who always remembers The terminus Oof the transmission clock in his motor car Of the service supplied by Grimsâ€" by‘s pioneer electrical enterprise the town utilizes in its busy work shops, in its wodern wellâ€"lighted stores, and in its happy and cheerful homes, about 1000 horsepower of electrical energy. If the steady utilization of this handâ€" maiden ofâ€"civilization is an augury for the future, nothing can stop the progress and expansion of Grimsby a year and gives the old town of town of Grimsby a conspicuous setâ€" ting in a district known the world over as the "Garden of Canada" and places it in the forefront in a district which is renowned for its beautiful towns and villages. lar street lighting stretching the enâ€" tire length of Grimsby from East to West on the Main Street, the main highway throughout the town. This installation has been in service about Perhaps the most conspicuous uti lization of electric power service i1 Grimsby is the efficient and spectacu Grimsby‘s leading users of electric power are the Water Commissioners, with‘an installation of nearly two hunâ€" dred (200) horse power, The Canadian Radiant Electric Company to. whom electrical service is indispensable, H. H. Farrell & Sons, Basket Factory. Graham and Campbell Village Inn, Merritt Brothers. D. Marsh, Grimsby Flour and Feed Company, Grimsby Steel Furniture Company, ‘Grimsby Foundary. Company, Metal Craft Company, Canadian Canners, Brock Snyder, Grimsby Independent, E. S. Johnson, George Gear‘s Model Dairy, Lincoln Rubber Products and A. Hewâ€" son and Son. In St. Catharines, the principal users are: The English Electric Comâ€" pany, Kinleith Paper Company, Mcâ€" Kinnon & Wellandâ€"Vale Industries. At Port Colborne the immense mill of the Maple Leaf Milling Company is also supplied. At Welland the Plymouth Cordage Company uses Dominion Power serâ€" vice. At Thorold the company supplies 1000â€"horsepower to operate the lockâ€" gates on the Welland Canal and for lighting ‘the canal over the entire leneth. das and Hamilton. Over 400 indusâ€" trial plants in Hamilton are using Dominion Power service and space will only permit mentioning a few, such as The Steel Company of Canada, National Steel Car Corporation, Canâ€" adian Westinghouse Company, Fireâ€" stone Tire and Rubber Company, and International Harvester. 7 J. A. Campbell C. J. Eames D. C. Thomson, Secretary .:.( V eeub 0â€"am 0 aneâ€" 0 <an 0 â€"<um 0 â€"<am 0 «m( us 0 <memâ€" 0 «im ) us ()â€"Ase () <nesâ€"( D-U-0-0-‘” c amae 4 ) <mamm ( )-0-4)-"-(l-()-ll-()-fl-lb-l e ‘:0).0.()-(_"-0-“-( I-l)-0“.(?-l)-()-()-(l-l)-(l-ll"‘ .20 b<tmpâ€"0 <aap 0 <rep 0 <me 0 <ap 0 <amp 0 anle 0 uie ()â€"anim () ns () amam> ( 0:‘).0-_0-().0-0-0-.0-()-w FACTORY SITES ON RAILROAD SIDINGS ELECTRIC POW*® DIRECTORS CHEAP Vimen 0 â€"<mp 0â€"m> 0â€" u> (â€"me> 0nc 4 u> h m 0â€"<umâ€"0â€"enahâ€"aâ€"4k w c IDn A real efficiency expert is the man who always remembers to wind up the The society has now a membership of some 270, and is doing a very useâ€" ful work in the community. The varâ€" ious flower shows and lectures held, together with the bulbs, plants, shrubs and literature distributed each year, prove to be of great service to the members, the results being seen in the increased interest taken in floriâ€" culture, and the beautification of the district. : Among those who have> passed away, with records of faithful service are W. G. Calder who officiated as secretary for 11 years, and E. J. Jenâ€" kinson, and E. â€"G. MacCallum, who during their years of presidency, were most influential in bringing the soâ€" ciety to its present efficient condition. as Mrs. E. J. Palmer, Mrs. A. G. Pettit, Linus Woolverton, E. H. Read, J. W. G. Nelles, and A. Terryberry, the latâ€" ter being still an active member of the present society. In later years Dr. W. Brownlee, and Dr. D. Clark were ‘prominently identiâ€" fied with the work, and continue to this day. ; This society is one of the oldest orâ€" ganizations of the town. The first president was J. H. Grout; and the Secretary C. W. Van Duzer, the latter holding office for 15 years. In the early days of the society‘s existence we find such time ‘honoured names, giving facilitiese for waiting patrons of the Company‘s radial and bus lines and a complete line of all that is new and efficient in electrical aids for the home. . The local manager in charge of the Grimsby office is Mr. David C. Thomson, who is ably assisted by a staff of efficient service and trouble men. The manager of the Light and Power Department of the Dominion Power & Transmission Company is Mr. W.â€" G. ‘ Angus; of the Railways Department, Mr. George E. Waller. The Sales Manager ‘of the Light and Power Department is Mr. L. W. Pratt. line which supplies power to Grimsâ€" by is at the Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Subâ€"Station on Livingâ€" stone Avenue and the headquarters of the Grimsby District is at 47 Main Street West. Here will be found a fully equipped office and showroom. 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