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21 Allen Street West. Waterioo 742â€"4447 PAGE B10 â€" WATERLOO CHARONICLE, in The Automotive Business There‘s One Thtceullmo‘ylapeu'l‘:*nue WATERLOO KITCHENER One Best Place 10 BALZER ROAD ‘a?p NHe i; BastTre Arsa Afcf.t N3} asifiy and AUTO SERVICE Youll always receive a warm reception at the Waterlbo Inn 475 King St. N., Waterloo "WarERLOO NN. tions and fine dining, we‘ll always provide the best that is offered. For 485 King St. N.. Waterino, Ontario N2J 275 (519) #8sâ€"5000 he Waterioo Inn has had a tradition of ‘providing you with the best in hospitality. ons n tuke made _ at Car smaller town. in this respect, it was only natural that a hospital Ontario towns and also for the proper treatment of sewage and industrial wastes as well as for supplies of clean water. Waterioo would add each of these services in the next two decades. The water system had been first in 1888 and sewers had followed shortly after. Waterloo‘s resiâ€" dents had benefitted from the fact that Berlin, with its larger populaâ€" tion and greater difficulties arisâ€" ing from its manufacturing indusâ€" tries, had been forced to deal with these problems before they had become a serious concern in the location had spared it from many of the ilinesses that had infected towns and cities along the lakeâ€" front where unsanitary conditions and migrant travellers constituted a serious social problem~ The new scientific theory that disease was spread by germs, had reâ€" sulted in demands for the develâ€" some affection that it was Joseph Seagram‘s donation of ‘"Greenâ€" bush,"‘ the 13 acres of land on which he had planned to build his home, that made possible the establishment of the Berlinâ€"Waâ€" terioo hospital. The hospital was as much of a landmark as the post office would ever be. Waterioo‘s somewhat isolated merely from the physical size of their distillery or the popularity of its products. Nor was it just the town‘s pride in the Seagram stables, race track and farm on Waterioo‘s eastern border which would later be developed as the site of the Tower‘s plaza. Many of Mackenzie King‘s concern about the prominence of the zie King thought to use political patronage to hold the riding. As Minizster of Labour and a member of Laurier‘s cabinet, he actively garnered political favours for Waâ€" uhoNoflhNqudw*. loo receive a" magnificent new post office and federal building ‘‘worth $35,000,"" but the town also became an .official customs port. Free mail delivery was exâ€" waubom:owu' c w;?,-“ ‘s mayor, W.G. Weichel, won the next election in 1911, Mackenzie King was hard pressed <to explain his> defenat. Instead of the reciprocity: bill which had led to major losses by the Liberal party in most urban areas, he blamed his old rival, Joseph Seagram: ‘‘The distiller, and his allies had corrupted the mwww&mm posing reciprocity. there been no bribery, had bribery been claimed, ‘‘I would have.won out." The truth of King‘s allegations remains unsubstantiated. The town of Waterioo ‘had clearly benefitted from his fear that he would lose the riding and, alâ€" thwghMackenzieKingwouldgo on to become Canada‘s longest serving Prime Minister, he would never again run in North Waterâ€" McLaughlin = § C ~@gun m Yig board of trustees, eight from Beriin and four from Waterioo. The first chairman was George Randall!, Waterioo‘s former mayor and town councilior. Others from Waterioo were Christian Kumpf, another former mayor, John Shuh, a businessman and former town councilior as well as James Lockie and, of course, Joseph E. Seagram who was rewarded with a life membership on the board in recognition of his substantial doâ€" nation. Twelve doctors comprised the hospital staff: eight from Berâ€" lin and four from Waterioo. Despite the initiat enthusiasm for the hospital its early years were marred by an unusual probâ€" lem â€" a lack of â€"patients. The provincial hospital inspector reâ€" ported that when he had visited in 1899 there were only 1 3 patients. of 16 guns was fired by the Artiliery brigade, all of which was very impressive.‘‘ Thehospnalwasqovemodbya Race, Color, Religious beliet or want of Religious belief." in many ways this last clause illustrated the openness and lack of sectarâ€" ian strife in Waterioo where the Germans, although a majority in the community, were clearly in a minority in Canada. in Waterioo there had always seemed to be a greater sensitivity to the rights of other minorities than in many other Canadian towns and cities. The hospital was a joint project of both towns. The residents of Waterioo donated $5,000 towâ€" ards the new project while Berlin with its much larger population contributed $10,000. The new building was of red brick, "its outline and style quite modern and pleasing, while its beautiful site favourably heightens its arâ€" chitectural effect.‘"‘ the cornerâ€" stone was laid on september 19, 1894, and ‘"‘a thousand chilâ€" dren‘s voices led by Professor H.A. Zoeliner of Waterioo joined in singing the stirring national song, ‘Red, White and Blue,‘ at the same time waving hundreds of flags in unison, while a salute sectarian, ‘"‘thatâ€"no person shall be refused admission ... by reason of his orâ€"her Nationality, »wouldâ€"be a joint facility to serve â€" * w'howmmmbhom aterico and Berlin: _A public meeting was held at the high school,"midâ€"way between the two 5y a tubseguent moating on Top a meeting on Ju 18 to consider possible sites. ms“om'smtomu acre property was eagerly accepted. Seagram had intended to build his home on this site, but on learning that it lay : entirely within Berlin he promptly refused to consider it. ,+ s long termâ€"reeve and .Member of the. Legislative Assembly, was one of the first to recommend that eg. coone _ & The ‘book will be: published: by Windsor Publications to celebrate the Waterico Chamber of Comâ€" merce 1990 Centennial. . Excerpted from ‘‘Waterioo,; An Hlustrated History‘‘ by Dr. Kenâ€" neth McLaughlin, ‘Dean at St. Jerome‘s College, umm;ny of own homes were less likely to strike and risk losing their propâ€" erty. The location of Waterloo‘s factories near the central busiâ€" ness district and along King, Erb and Regina Streets, provided an important focus for community life. At the same time the disperâ€" sion of residential areas around the central part of the town meant that Waterioo had‘never develâ€" oped an overwhelming workingâ€" class district as was so common in most industrial communities. Of course, the stability of 6mployâ€" ment offered by insurance comâ€" Danies.adisulleryandabmnry meant that unemployment:â€" the baneofdlworkam-â€"mmely a problem. The steady growth of Wa!erloodurinqflmeyurswso saved the town from ‘the boom and bust cycles ‘that created social unrest and sgrious disconâ€" tent in other cities. pital in the part: of the county, a _\ . much larger attendance might be‘ M:"WW ared> .. :. ; “‘Vhbflondéos c?“ot appreciate ‘establishment of a hospitaliin its midst, or else the m are particularly exempt sickâ€" pital idea is.quite a new ‘feature ;among: the Germans whoyare naturally very conservative, and considerable hostilityâ€" will have ‘to be lived down before they take kindly to treatment in such an institution.‘‘ > There was something of truth in both ~parts. of his: explanation. maky of wo Rager noge wre ie many of the citiesâ€"and th problems ~of congested" urban communities:â€"had led to a healthâ€" . ier lifestyle. Similarly, the social cohesion of the community meant that concernâ€"for the sick was a â€" family responsibility, treated in one‘s home, not in a public hospital ward. These were values which would remain an integral part of life in Waterloo. They were also features which made life there attractive. : The inherent stability and social conservatism of the community are also evident in the lack of industrial unrest. While strikes and walkouts became moare freâ€" quent in the early years of the twentieth century, the workers of Waterioo felt little compunction to join. The first major industrial strike would not occur until 1941 . Similarly, the high degree of homeâ€"ownership (estimated at more than 80% by the twentieth century), did much to instill pride in the community. Factory owners understood this, too. Workers who owned their ‘tion. was between‘ 11,000 and _ pratatieet; o #xtry