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This, the eightieth anniversary of the Waterloo Chronicle, conâ€" stitutes a milestone not only in the brilliant history of this publication but in the history of Waterloo County as well. This County has achieved a record of development with a result that it has become one of the leading industrial and agricultural districts in the Province of Ontario. It has not been a rapid mushroomâ€"like growth but a steady. sound progress. With no outstanding natural advantages such as direct water transportation facilities, 1 truly believe that our proâ€" gress has been based primarily on the traditional initiative, integrity and coâ€"operative spirit which is so ronsl)iruously a characteristic of the people of Waterloo County. Moreover, in addition to our material advancement. we have kept in mind our other public duties and I am, I feel. justly boastful of the educational facilities in this County and our other public projects which afford opportunities for recreation and character improvement. Inseparably interwoven in the history and development of this County is The Waterloo Chronicle, one of the greatest mediums through which our traditions are kept alive and in the pages of the past issues extending over a period of eighty years is to be found a chronology of the activities and affairs of the people of Waterloo County. Those responsible for its publication, manageâ€" ment and the accumulation of the information which it presents are to be congratulated upon their valuable contribution to the welfare and interests of the people of Waterloo County. I would like to take this opportunity of extending to you my sincere congratulations on this, the eightieth anniversary of the Chronicle, particularly as I have always felt that your unbiased and fearless presentation of news does credit to the press of this country. I have always regarded the Chronicle as the outstanding accumulaâ€" tion of information on matters of local importance, rural as well as urban. As an old resident of the County, and as one who for a time had the privilege of representing North Waterloo in the House of Comâ€" mons, I am happy to send, through this Anniversary Number, a word of greeting to my many friends in the County, and to its citizens generally, and to wish for The Chronicle a longâ€"continued period of unbroken service to the community with which, in name and over the years, it has been so closely associated. On January the 22nd, 1853, Waterloo County was officially separated from the counties of Wellington and Grey, and entered upon its own corporate existence. In the intervening years, its name has become synonymous in Canada with sound industrial and agricultural development, and with much in the way of artistic and community achievementas well. Waterloo has not only grown with the nation as a whole; it has led the way in many important branches of national endeavour. 8A 1 have pleasure in extending to The Waterloo Chronicle cordial congratulations upon the celebration of the eightieth anniversary of its founding. A weekly newspaper possesses exceptional opportunities for community service. Over almost a century, The Chronicle has promoted, in accordance with the highest traditions of journalism, the interests of the community it has sought to serve. How well it has succeeded, is attested by the fact that The Chronicle has enjoyed continuous publication at a time when modern conditions have made consolidation almost the rule in the newspaper field. North Waterloo M. L. A. Sends Message to Publishers Prime Minister of Canada Sends Congratulations entury of Journalism in Waterloo County Member of the Ontario Legislature, repreâ€" senting the North Waterloo constituency. Prime Minister of Canada. A Native of Waterloo County. RT. HON. W. L. M. KING THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE N. ASMUSSEN W. L. Mackenzie King. N. Asmussen. A HOME NEWSPAPER FOR WATERLOO, AND WATERLOO COUNTY PEOPLE Permit me to congratulate your Company on altaining your eightieth anniversary as publishers. Eighty years is a long stretch of time and during all those years The Waterloo Chronicle has faithâ€" fully and accurately recorded the news of the day, specializing on those matters of particular interest to the citizens of our wonder ful County. That your Company may be permitted long to continue your very useful occupation is the wish ofâ€" Waterloo Chronicle is Oldest | English Language . _ Weekly The publishers desire to express their appreciation to all who coâ€"operated in making this edition possible. (Continued on Page 39) It is interesting to note that three former owners of the Chronicle were also intimately connected with the foundâ€" ing and progress of the Dominion Life Assurance Company, of Waterloo. The late Christian Kumpf was its president up to the time of his death, whilé the late David Bean was for many years a director. Mr. Thos. Hilliard, who today at the ripe age of 95 years is enjoying the fruits of a distinguished career rich in achievement in behalf of his fellow men, was the founder and later President and Managing Director, as well as the founder and later the President of the Waterloo Trust and Savings Company. Upon the death of the late David Bean in 1921 the control of the property passed into the hands of the two younger sons, Clive S. and Roy S. Bean, D. Alex Bean, former publisher of the Daily Telegraph at Kitchener, having reâ€" linquished his interest. In 1927 Mr. C. S. Bean sold his inâ€" terest to Mr. R. S. Bean, who is now in control of the property and with whom are associated his two sons, Roy M. Bean and William M. Bean. . * Shortly after acquiring control of the paper in 1889 Mr. Bean inaugurated an aggressive campaign of expansion. The old handâ€"power newspaper press was replaced by a more modern power machine, the paper was given a new type dress, and news correspondents throughout the county were apâ€" pointed. As a result of these changes circulation was increased from a few hundred copies to 8,000 per week. Ever since that time the Chronicle has held the proud position of Waterleo County‘s leading weekly newspaper. Since that time this valuable newspaper property has reâ€" mained in the Bean family.â€" Subsequent to this the paper was published by Munro Bros. who in 1889 sold out to David Bean, then principal of the Elmira Public and Continuation School. In the purchase he was associated with Mr. M. G. Dippel who sold his interests to Mr. Bean shortly after. The Chronicle was founded in January, 1856, by the late Wm. Jaffray and Casper Hett, under the name of the "Berlin Reformer and Waterloo County Reformers Gazette." In January, 1860, the paper was purchased by Christian Kumpf and John J. Bowman, who moved the plant to Waterloo. Mr. Jaffray was appointed postmaster of Berlin (now Kitchener) in 1862, which position he held until his death in 1896. . _ There were several changes of ownership between 1860 and 1889. The late P. E. W. Moyer, who later founded the first daily newspaper in Berlin, controlled its destinies for a time. He was succeeded by Mr. Thomas Hilliard in 1869. The Town of Waterloo has the distinction of having the oldest surviving weekly newspaper in Waterloo County. With this issue the Publishers are pleased to pass on to the public the Eightieth Anniversary Edition of the Waterloo Chronicle. To have survived the vicissitudes of fortune over a period of eighty years and to have kept pace with the splendid progress of the community which it has served during these many years is a cause for justifiable pride. Alex M. Edwards, M.P., Wishes Chronicle Continued Success First Issue Published in 1856 Member of the House of Commons for South Waterloo ALEX M. EDWARDS, M.P. A. M. Edwards. The local paper wields an influence in the community which, I fear, is not at all times fully appreciated. As one who has experienced the responsibilities of public life, I look back with pride and pleasure to the course followed by the Chronicle. Fair to all parties, they have maintained a high standard in discussing the public affairs of the country and have exercised far reaching influence in furthering every cause destined to improve conditions. I have grown up with the Chronicle in my home since childhood, and have followed with interest its columns throughout the years. 1 wish especially to compliment the Bean family, which has published the Chronicle for fortyâ€"eight years, and to congratulate them on their entrance into the semiâ€"weekly field of journalism. I am glad for the opportunity of paying tribute to The Waterloo Chronicle on the occasion of completion of 80 years of continuous publication. Conditions have greatly changed since 1856, particularly in the rapid collection and dissemination of news, and the weekly newspaper, formerly the sole medium of news in a particular comâ€" munity, has now competition from metropolitan city dailies. Waterloo County has reason to be proud of and grateful for your very fine paper. The Chronicle has merited the distinction as one of Ontario‘s leading weekly newspapers, and 1 trust that under your direction it may go on and prosper and enjoy many more years in community service. past, and that it will remain in the Bean family in an unbroken line of succession. My best wish is that the Chronicle will continue throughout sucâ€" ceeding generations to be the power for good that it has been in the The weekly newspaper in Canada has a place in the hearts of the people all its own and I cannot let this occasion pass without recalling the memories of the Chronicle in my boyhood when its columns, as now, were eagerly read. I remember the high regard in which its views and notes upon all questions, national and local, were held. David Bean was to us something a great deal more than The achievement is all the more remarkable when it is rememâ€" bered that the Chronicle has been owned by several generations of the Bean family. Under their direction the Chronicle has rendered unâ€" failing public service and has voiced the needs and interests of the people unerringly. _ May I offer a word of congratulation to the proprietors and staff of the Waterloo Chronicle on having brought their news paper to its eightieth birthday. No newspaper can live so long without having won the confidence and affection of its constituency to a high degree. To weather the storms and overcome the difficulties of the troublous periods that have occ;urred 'dun'ng the better part of a century is a great achievement and speaks volumes for the iuteg;‘ity, 5ood ;ngr;le;t';â€"m‘l“t;;}l;l;s: to the community displayed by its management. Greetings from the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature Hon. W. D. Euler Pays Tribute To Publishers Member_of the Ontario Legislature for South Waterloo and Speaker of the Minister of Trade and Commerce in the Dominion Cabinet, and Member of the House of Commons for North Waterloo. Legislative As'sve'niiiiiyv.' HON. N. O. HIPEL HON. W. D. EULER Section 3, Pages 25 to 86 N. 0. Hipel. W. D. Euler.