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Previous to the cominghot Mr Erb. it was discovered at the title to the lands in Waterloo Township, purchased from Rich- ard Beasley. was not of a gilt edge nature. Rumors of the insecurity of title led to investigation. which disclosed the fact that a mortageg of $20,000 was recorded against, the "Beasley Tract". This had a very discouraging effect. retarding the influx ot new residents and causing much anxiety to those who had already made mrchases. Beasley was interviewed by the somewhat indignant settlers, He acknowledged the Impeachment, but declared that the mortgage would be discharged and that there was no occasion for alarm ‘on the part of the purchasers Mr, Beasley's suavity and assurances, however, were not altogether sa- tidactory and did not inspire implicit confidence in the minds} of the hardy pioneers. Hereditary instincts engendered suspicion. They were honest, hard working men, whose "word' was as good as their bond." but they had no in- clination of risking the loss of their property or being lulled into inaction by unsupported plausible words, Beasley was evidently dri- ven into a corner. for, finding that his assurances were not accepted. proposed that a company be formed to purchase the entire Tract, offering as an inducement Bve hundreds acres to the success- ful promoter of such a syndicate. Referring to Ezra E. Eb 's "His- tory of Waterloo" we 'iLsd that the settlers met in January, 1804,, to discuss the situation, and sent Samuel Bricker and Joseph Sherk to friends in Pennsylvania to en-' list assistance in raising the, amount necessary to discharge the mortgage The Brst move to ac-i .compish the mission failed, Mr/ Sherk became discouraged and re- turned to Canada. But Mr Brick-r er, with characteristic persever- ence, remained to make further Diagn- Illnn (unable location of reattratty-tomted Watcdoo 1- m with qthee em... It was some time utter this however, before there was much movement towards settlement--' not until 1800 In that year Jo- seph Sherk and Samuel Betzner located on the Grand River near Doon, becoming the first perman- ent white settlers m the county, Previous to that tune but few whites had waited the locality, and most of them had been trap-l pets and fur traders whose resi-i dence was only temporary. except one named Dodge, who became a permanent rest ent Other tam- ities followed but settlement was not rapid Canada was then a wilderness of which little was) known. Dire necessity was the predominating factor which in- duced the pioneer to cast their lot in the new country, and the ma- Jority of those who came early found locations near the frontier The difficulty in reaching this section, too, was an obstacle that retarded rapid occupation in them early days To reach Waterloo' the since famous Beverley Swamp had to be traversed, and this at times was almost impassable So tar as known, George Clemens.‘ who came in 1802, drove the first horse team that ever came through that dreary dismal mo- use. In 1801 a number of tam- ilies arrived from Pennsylvania after a long and tedious journey. Among those who arrived that year were George, Abraham and', Jacob Bechtel, Dilman Kinsey. B 1 Rosenberger. John Biehn, accom- panied by their families, and all tew young unmarried men. Thus the early settlers came into they county, and in the autumn of! I80] twelve families comprised; the population In 1806 a small settlement was made on the site of the present Town of Waterloo by Abraham Erb . shin of Dumfnes. The gnce sly pu ted was £8,841." his was armmnlly the original purchase o Waterloo County lands by the whites, and was followed by the disposal of Block No. 2, cumpns- an; M,012 acres to Rwhard Beas- Icy, James Wilson and John B Rose-u for £8,887 Ttus block formed the Township ot Waterloo Jam Short “a Samuel Bets-u History of Waterloo anty's Settlement Although actual settlement did not commence unul the beginmn‘ od the 10th century, I urge por- tion of the lndun lands were dis- poeed ot to specula a few "." renously In glut“ of thin. Iron, James Young, m tus 'i'h"t,'i'tiegr"'t f the Sign? tua- t ot t an the tt ement ohms", says. “On the 5th of Fehruary, 1298, Colonel Brant, on behalf ot the su Nations, and acting as their legal attorney, sold to one Philip tedman of the Niagara District that Fenian of their lands known as B ock No, l, comprising 94,305 acres. and which by an Act of the Legisla- ture became known " the Town- VOL I. Mo. " WATERLOO - HARTFORD OF CANADA Arrive Legal procedure in the old days lappai-ently jogged along in the! same leisurelv manner that it does“ at the present time, We quote Mr: Eby, who says: "There was some) ‘delay in lifting the mortgage, However, after all the legal docu- ments were examined and the state of anatrs thoroughly inves- tigated by the Hon. William Dick‘ lson of Niagara, who received twenty guineas for his services} and legal advice, things were amicably arranged and the deed, ibetween Richard Beasley and his wife Henrietta. (onveying 60,000 acres of land for 1:10.000 Cana- dian currency to Daniel Erb andl Jacob Erb. who at the request of Samuel Bricker were appointed agents of the Company, was satis- factorily executed." The land was surveyed and laid out in lots of $448 acres each. and a draft of the 'present Township of Waterloo iwas made hr a surveyor named Jones. A copy of this map was ‘sent to the shareholders in Penn- ‘sylvania. among whom the land inot already taken up by settlers ‘was apportioned by a method of "casting lots". and in this way the territory was divided among the subsequent arrivals The original deed made by Beasley and his wife is still preserved in the} Kitchener Registry Office, It is" inscribed on parchment 18 x ii) inches In size It is now yellow, with age and the writing has fad-' ed to a dimness that makes the document difficult to decipher, l After thus securing a valid title to the land. the members of the Company sought to turn their holdings to the best account pos- sible lt was not exploited through newspapers and mags- zine advertising in the manner adopted by resent day land pur- chasers IU' speculators. Every shareholder was a bona fide own- er and either settled upon the land or disposed of his holdings to some one who wished to make a new home in a new country. Space here does not rmit a de- tailed record of the Emilia who posed those first hardy settlers. whose strenuous lives among scenes of continual toil. hardship and privation made them men of brawn and action I'he indenture, made at Bar-l tun, in the County of Lincoln and: District of Niagara. in the Pro- vince bf Upper Canada. June 29th, 1805. between Richard Beasley of Barton aforesaid, Equire. and) Henrietta. his wife, of one part, and Daniel ENS, of Block No Two, on the Grand River in the County of York and Home District of the] Province aforesaid, and Jacob" Erb, of the same place, yoeman. of the other part. witnesseth that: the said Beasley, for and in con-l snderation of the sum of Ten" Thousand Pounds of lawful mo- ney of Canada, etc. hath granted, etc, unto them, the said Daniel Erb and Jacob Erb. and their) heirs and assigns forever, all that certain parcel or tract of land situated in the County of York and Home District aforesaid, con- taming by admeasurment Sixty} Thousand Acres. more or less the Settle-went of Dru-[rice Tow-ship Followin close u on the settle- ment of V§aterloo 'l1'Ulll'usl', at- tention was attracted to the 10- cality now .known as the City of Galt and Township of North Dum- fries. As previously mentioned, the land had been purchased by Philip Steadman, who, however, did not turn his purchase to im- mediate account, and shortly after obtaining his patent from the Crown, died intestate The pro- perty was inherited by his sister. who in 1811 conveyed the land to Hon Thomas Clark at Stamford, now in Welland County, This property was afterwards pur- chased by Hon, William Dickson who subsequently became what might be termed the father of the ‘locality. He was a Scotchman by birth. came to Canada in 1792, settled in Niagara, where he prac- ticed law. and took an active part in the war or 1812, It was some i time after Mr Dtekson's purchase, ‘however. before settlement made lany rapid advancement It was ‘1" 1816 that Mr Dickson engaged the services of Absalom Shade. a young American carpenter to cyhym he had taken a fancy. Mr ‘DICksun was anxious to know the value of his property and learn {of the prospect " offered for colo- nization, He and Mr Shade made ’a joint tustt of inspection, and after some d1niculty in penetrat- ing the forest with the aid of an Indian guide they halted at the lspot where Galt now stands, The intention was to establish a ML l lage with a grist and saw mill [or "he convenience of the incoming lsettlers At this point Mill Creek and the Grand River offered good water power and the locality was finally selected as the Site of the embryo Village, The only evi- dence of human habitation they found was a dilapidated building' that had undoubtedly been erect- ed for a mill, It was afterwards discovered that this had been con- structed by one Alexander Miller, who’had bargained with the In- dians for several hundred acres of land in the vicinity. but after- wards finding his title value1ess" abandoned his claim. Etch member ot the Quarter-Century Chet received an eaterrved Mertirtg silver skin tron C. o, Dunn, brewery president. Mr. lhlum h shown here with two of the eluh'u one“ member. - J. Jim-k, ttefty ter-ting foreman and " the King " brewery with " _ tom" Ind W. I. McFIrInI-d (right). . shipper It Cal-unr- 1mm. brewery with a youn' union. LONG SERVICE employees at The Carlin; Breweries met "t Momlygo. G. Uhrig. J. '3tettrsttxeher, F. Hoswltschka and J. Bayer; day night at the annual dinner ot the Carling Itrrarter-Cets%rr Club. l centre row, left to right: . A. Pollen. W. Kropl. I. J. Collins. G. M. The Club‘s ls members have a total of 558 years' service with "f Muse! and C. J. Batu-ll; fron row. lea to right: J. Pedlow. L. M. brewery. Shown above, top row, left to right: I. Wan-hols, G. F. Quinn. J. Jurcuk, F. Melromkl, W. I. McFarland Ind G. A. Awe. The nail nominate n it two-led " yea: ago. Note the low --eaiqtegat but: - lemma-d). WATERLOO CHRONicLE . "The Township of Wilmot was principally settled by a society of Germans belonging to the Non- Contorrpists, whose leader was one by the name of Christian Naffsiger . _ Naftsiger came orig- mally from Amsterdam to New Orleans and travelled through the Southern States northward until he came to Lancaster County. Pennsylvania. where he met with some friends who urged him to rontinue hts Journey to Canada and there take up a tract of land for his co-i'eligiomsts. In August, 1822. he arrived in Waterloo Township, where he made himself acquainted With some of the set- lers, who adVised him to secure the township west of Waterloo, now known as Wilmot Township. After examining the township, he decided that it was just the place he and his countrymen and co- reheiorusts wanted . He then went to Toronto to the Governor of Upper Canada With a view to securing. if possible, this tract of land for his countrymen in the fatherland. who proposed emigrat- ing to some foreign part of the world. The Governor very liber- ally uttered to give each family fifty acres free and allow them to purchase at a very low rate any additional land they might wish to have. . _ He returned to his na- tive land for the purpose of bring- ing to Canada his family and friends. In order. however, to be perfectly certain in the matter; pertaining to his land, on his way home he waited upon George IV. King of England, presenting his case. Wilmot Township was the next section of the present County to attract the attention of the people who were looking for land upon which to make homes for them- selves and posterity. The pioneer of that township was Christian Naftsager, and no better or more comprehensive statement of the early settlement can be made than by quoting the following from Ezra s. Eby's biographical history which says: Settle-cm of Wilma Tow-sup 'Mloo. Ohm. “any, Juno gt, "" June: Fallow (right) In one o! two new member: at Carthta's annorConcury Chtt, who wu nil-INN to member-Mp “I. you. Mr. Pedlow wu prenatal with n mom: loot pollster by D. o. In“, Ill-cu of Call-('- - bum. T 'then settled part of the count Kitchener did not become a{attracting considerable trad: City in a day, but growth was steady and comparatively (reel WM PM trom booms and relapses. First)Previous to 1850 two successful indications of growth were seen:turniture factories were estab- as early as 1816. when a goodly lished in Kitchener, one belong- number arrived in Berlin (bylmg to Simpson and Aldous and which name the city was known the other owned by Isaac Hott- until 1916 when inas changedlman, In connection with the for- to Kitchener) after the war otrmer industry there was a large 1812-1814. The first industry was.steam pump factory, which was a blacksmith shop opened during the first in this part of the coun- 1830 by Phineas Varnum, also try. In 1852 Kitchener was se- first hotel owner and the same lected as the county town, and in year a store was opened by Wil- 1854 the town was incorporated. liam David and Frederick Millard, having a population of over 2,- ln 1836 Mennonite settlers erect- 200, ed the first church, which alse, German Settle“ doubled as a schoolhouse. and After incorporation a large was presided over by city foun- number of German settlers ar- der, Bishop Benjamin Etry, This rived. amongst them being Louis formed the nucleus tor a thriving Breithaupt, emhardt Lang, Hu- vxllage, its central locality in thélgo Kranz, John Motz, Wm. 0e1- ki'NHENER. - Kitchener (formerly Berlin), with a population of 48,773. stands today when one hundred ttnd forty-nix years no there was 3 dense forest. In 1806 the ttrat tree In: cut down by the early pioneers, and the rough my terinl wu used in erecting houses and barns. The stump. were pulled up and the fine farm land was ploughed and culti- vated while handfuls of settlers steadily increased and by characteristic industry and eontidenee the foundation won laid for this industrial centre. . . - an!“ s--'--------------------.---- Berlin, Now Kitchener, Founded by Small Pioneer Group 146. Years Ago TWIN CmES-Mr9-Xhis view was taken from I lump ot Berlin (Kitchener) compiled by Milton swam in 1:54. The above view depicts Berlin no It moaned to Wnteetooites in In lath century dress. Above photo shows King Street West ttttt from present-day Welling- ton St. toward G.TM. tracks end Victoria St. Behind the truck at elt ore now stunted - Brewing Company and tnrther on the site of Kuhn:- Ilnhher 2'tltt'i The B. F. Goodrich Company building now occupies the area " right of the dnwln; he the tnelu, After incorporation a large number of German settlers ar- nved. among! them being Louis Breithaupt, ennhardt Lang, Hu- go Kranz,elohn Mota, Wm. oei. flue presuiert said that speak- "m for the management of Car- lirtg's, he could say that the Com, pany "tg proud ot all our employ- ees, Ind we are especially proud of men like you who have done so much to make the company". grpwth _p_m_aible." . . Mr Musolygu was presented with an electric mantel clock by James F. Smith, General Man- Mer, and Mr Pedlow received an electric floor Polisher from D, G, Knox, manager of the Toronto brewery C o Dalton, Carling's president, presented other mem- bers with engraved sterling Silver stems BI Period " Growth Mr Balkan told the meeting that the past year had been the biggest period of growth in the histor of Carling's now ll2 years old. 1th” growth was the result of the growing popul-rny of Car- ling's products which was due to the skull and hard work of In em- putyeett, _ . He told the group that only nuc- coulul companies "can in their employeeuood 'h/iii conditions and ' man to tho Curling’s 25-year Men Total 558 Years Service Newest member oi the Quarter-Century Club of The Carlln‘ Breweries Limited I: G. F. Monolygo. a cooper at the brewery for " years. Mr. Mmlygo ls shown above receiving an electric mantel clock from J. F. Smith. Carling! General Manager, at the Cluh'l uni-ml dinner Tuesday night. Two new members were wel- 1 every time you help the Company. qqmed "“2 the, RyrtttercentqrCyou are Itlpmg yourself at the Club of The Carling Breweries Limited at the club's annual din- ner held at the King Street brew- ery Wednesday night. Tout 55! Years The two new members were G, F. Mosolygo, 3 cooper at the Wa- terloo brewery, and James Ped- low, fermenting foreman at Car- ling's Toronto brewery They brought membership up to 18, with a total of SM years of ser- Vice Among Its remaining 157 in- dustries are also found'. harness. sole and glove leather, felt. ivory and pearl buttons, boots and shoes, furniture of all kinds, automobile tires, rubbers and rubberboots. trunks and bags. meat packing, confectionery, bis- cuits, dairy produce, shirts Ind collars, mattresses, bicycles, clocks, radio equipment, ma- chinery, incline tanks, fans and forge; electric ilartures, boxes, gasoline pumps, wood abre pro- ducts and ornaments. etc, etc o These :roducts act as good-will ambassa ors throughout Canada and the world and do much lo- wards making Kitchener well. known m diversified manufactur- ing lines. aching” and others, and . with their. Penmylvgnin u'lttf, The ttrrdeiiGaruiiiLirGrst Kitchener ue furniture, leather and button "uutufactures. Iboul 1860, Ind both inrtitutioaa u: now lug t in the Dominion an their “1.de their products have done much to advertise Ki..t.shetsrr Mignon! ttye world. Ae yak iiFhGittariri' 151 Ind-stria- When the Dori had only . ;hand(ul of residents a 10; school- i house' was erected at the Intenec- "ion of their two main roads. ‘Succeeding generations likewise :nave realized the importance of education and made sacrifices to ‘procure better facilities. The town school is now housed in I {handsome brick bnuilding on (William Street. The following club members from Waterloo attended the din- ner' J Jurrzak, fermenting fore- man. with 39 years' service; L M Quinn, carpenter. 37 years; G H, Mussel, cashier. 35 years', C J Hench. washhnuse foreman, " years. F' Metrowshi, brewery foreman, 30 years'. J Warnholz, transport, 31 years; F Himmler):- ka, carlmnaung (nremnn, 29 years; F. A Pollex, roolerrnttn, " years, J Stellmacher, homer, " years. G A Anne. who retired recently after 28 years' servnee n a fireman, J J (warms, receiving foreman, 28 years,' W Kropt, a:- sistant hrewhnuse frvremen, " years. G Uhrig, transport, " years, and G F Mnsulygn. cooper, " years Attending from the To. ronto brewery were: W G. “My son. brewhouee foreman, " your W J McFarland. shipper, ii run, J Pedlow, fermenting cram-n, " years. and J Boyer, bottling superintendent, I? you“. Mr Smith said that "we are very glad that our company is lo- cated In Waterloo The friend- ship and co-operatton of the Kt ple 1n this area has helped Ir- hng's lo gruw and prosper and we believe that Carhng's growth has also helped the entire Twin Cities area," same time Brewery 108 Years old Reviewing the history of Car- llng‘s, Mr, Smith noted that the hundredth anniversary ot Water- loo County ts being celebrated this year, The brewery, however, had been m existence for 108 years Centre of a wide-spread tarm- mg and stock-raising dutrict, El- mira Improves us public services with the aid of both Board of Trade and Chamber of Com- merce. It also has chief services of a city, lncludmg "Hydro", a municipal water plant, and I sewage-dismsal works. The W.- ter supply Is pure and drawn from arleslan wells. In the eighteen-tities, Prin- cipal David Bean taught Continu- atton Classes in the Public School. Under him many boys and gm; obtained third-class teachers' certificates. In Septem- ber, 1922, a High School was or- gunned and utilized quarters in the Public School bullying Pres- In 1886 steps were taken to in- corporate the citizens of the Vil- lage and In 1922 of the town: The tirst municipal council and civic others (1886) were: Reeve. John Hall; councillors. August Blau. John Ruppel, Henry Winger and Henry Dunks; clerk, John H. Ruppel; treasurer, Jacob Dunks; assessor, D. Levan; Board ot Health, Chas. Klinck. J. B, Wing- er, R. Jackson; Medical health omcer, Dr. Walmsley; constable, Reuben, Winger. Main industries now include footwear , furniture, machinery, dairy products, building materi- als, shirts and overalls, but! works and Chick hatchery. A en! prMSipal is H. B. Disgl'owe: Mill products were hauled dowa by wagon over rutty gravel road: _ day's mp, After the con- struction of the G.T.R. brunch new Vigor was infused into the village. Shortly anew-rd the Guelph-Goderich branch of the C.P.R. was procured. Both lines played an |mrortant role in the upbulldmg o the community. Bus and truck have since partiei- paled’ an 1rrtnsportauon. - A now over I century old. In "" Edward Brutow palms-d on are. of land on South' Arthur Street md successively (Tend I store, tavern, Amery, In black- smith shop. The place was then called Briatow's Comets. Aha it obtained a pull one: the hamlet was renamed West Woolwich. Unttl 1591 mum-n mum shipping point was wan-loo. Mill products were hauled down Town of Elmira A (entwy Old MIRA -- Waterloo County, mung other trump, in noted It. It: manufacturing town Ttte most northern of that is Mg. lap-Copy. 33.0058ch- _ High School ttund, a noted It; urutd town the b of that is Ilium, entury old. In "" tow Dutch.“ In on Soluth' Arthur ocean/e y ore“ I aahery, In black.