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a ide THE OSHAWA TIMES, PROGRESS EDITION, Friday, February X7, 1939 178 "OSHAWA'S FINEST AND LARGEST HOTEL" Long established in the heart of the "Motor City" . . , the Genosha Hotel serves as the "hub" of activities for the thousands of tourists, business men ond travellers vi Oshowa and the sufrounding districts, end Is conveni located. K oo" The fine reputation of the Genosha Hotel for Service, Com- fort and an unsurpassed Menu, is the result of o thorough knowledge of the hotel 'business which ensures the complete satisfaction of each and every guest. For the finest eating anywhere, the PICCADILLY ROOM, staffed by European chefs who are "tops" in catering to the many tastes in good eating . for CLUB MEETINGS, BANQUETS, RECEPTIONS, the Genosha hos its fomous GREY and LUE ROOMS, each with full cotering facilities. we FE -- i The year 1958 marked further Progress for the Genosha: @ Modernizing the MAIN DINING Room ® Modernizing the PICCADILY Room ® Ultra modern Lobby [J J * Fabulous New STARLITE Room Newly Renovated COFFEE SHOP Open 24 hoirs per day all these features keeping with progress making the GENOSHA one of Canada's most outstanding hotels. For Reservations, Write or Wite GENOSHA HOTEL, 70 King St. E., Oshawa, Ont., Canada MODERN 105 ROOMS - FIREPROOF EACH WITH SHOWER CONSTRUCTION AND BATH AERIAL VIEW OF OSHAWA HARBOR IN SOUTH OF ory (Photo by Ireland Studio) . . . . at the harbor and owned what is Henry became harbormaster He traffic between Oshawa and Am-|it became a Federal undertaking CENTRAL REASONABLE S now Lakeview Park. In 1850 he did much to develop the water-|erican ports and coastwise as far|it 1900 By 1914 the government LOCATION RATES ar or een built the stone house which Still borne trade of Oshawa and own- as Kingston. A shipyard operated|had bought all the lands adjoin- ; |stands at the park entrance. |ed shares in several of the schoon-on the east shore of the harbor ing the harbor which might be . Henry himself became the foun-|ers which used the port. and several large vessels were required for its further develop- der and president of Sydenham | HARBOR BASIN constructed. Some were large ment. S 1g ce |Harbor Company which built the| enough for ocean coastal work.| In 1923 work on creating a new first pier and breakwater in the| In 1833 the harbor was bought| shipping by water gradually de- (harbor basin was commenced a early 1840's, providing a safe 'by the Whitby, Lake Scugog, Sim-| creased with the coming of the!Six years later the entrance to 2 | 'haven with deep water. coe and Huron Road Company railway in 1856. the harbor and freight ware- . n 1 Y an | lL A few years later the organ. and improvements continued. The Oshawa Harbor Company houses were completed and, with . ization was re-named as the Port! There was a period of prosper- and its assets were taken over| great ceremony, the firs* steam- Oshawa, Ont., has entered the Oshawa Harbor Company and ity with considerable two- -way by the Dominion Government and |er sailed into the harbor. | Seaway Game with a big ace in = the hole. If the city can draw a, few more good cards it will wind up with an industrial full house. And there's no bluffing involved. | The ace is its harbor -- the] best between Toronto and Mont- y A real, a natural ingress and egress| for the industrially fat hinterland. | . Oshawa has been holding its ; é é 4 ace, almost unused, for a long time. That is the beauty of it.] Those who want to buy into the game cheap and hold a command-| ing position in future play can € a a . 4 do so now. \ True, the Southern Ontario tabic has a couple of strong com- A: petitors. There is Hamilton and the powerhouse of Toronto, both | of which have been playing run-| ning flushes for a long time. But it will be expensive to buy into their hands and little or no > . : I wramaae vil ened ohel Oshawa's Largest Suppliers of: pg harbor and channel | gn a na A i lel vessels. Xi ® FAMOUS READING ANTHRACITE a little expansion it could hold eight to ten 600-foot vessels , * me rss 77 boats used it, un-| ly almost 10,000,000 gal-| ® CAVALIER STOKER COAL lons of oil, over 160,000 tons of | coal, nearly 100,000 tons of stone. | But this is only a fraction of the "hat makes tne ace 0 vig s| ® BUILDERS' SUPPLIES & INSULATION not the harbor itself. It is its re- lation with the land available for | industry immediately surround- ing it. = It is practically virgin, but well : serviced with water, hydro, roads, FU EL OIL and STOVE OIL rail spurs and other utilities. It is administered by the Osh- awa Industrial Commission and, in the near future, by the Oshawa Harbor Commission for which Ld OIL BURNERS Federal assent has already been given. This prevents it falling into the hands of speculators, guaran- tees acquisition by new industry g at reasonable cost, stops cut! ® GARWOOD - TIMKEN - CONROY throat competition and ensures maximum assistance from the au thorities. It is a gilt-edged ace. HEATING EQUIPMENT Also in the hand are some Wife Yichuse cards: PICTURED ABOVE IS THE STORAGE BUILDING FOR BUILDERS' SUPPLIES (1) Excellent communications, | including two railroads and al four-lane highway, with the fast! p " 7 iin " ls he : growing markets of the region; p % oh 7 4 Firm Located In Oshawa (2) A huge labor pool, scarcely | 7 ; - cn 4 dos i : rippled with strikes. and disputes; i oo fs : hf (3) An immediate-vicinity mar- ' 3 vari n DUN wy % mi In 1922 . 237 Years Ago! ket of 100,000 staunch supporters of local industry L 4 % ™ : OIL BURNE 4) The opportunity to stand [ i 4 R McLaughlin Coal & Supplies Ltd. started in the Coke, Coal, Wood & Building Supply Business n on the threshold of the highly- " 4 Hs 1922. At that time they secured the city agency for famous Reading Anthracite, reputed to be developed area and its markets| 2 " i The Symbol of uality the best Pennsylvania Mines produced. Brick, Tile, Lime and Additional Building Supplies were (5) Holding the door key to the 3 : added in 1923. In 1926 the firm secured the agency from the Hamilton By Product Coke Col fast growing region Immediately | for their famous Domestic and Industrial Coke : to the east and north; Ll . 6) Standing four ire on the "Burns Less Oil : The business continued to prosper throughout the years until today it is one of the largest diss Seaway with its cheap freight g iver tributors of Heating equipment and building supplies in the city of Oshawa. routes servicing the fabulous) D markets of the entire Great Gi M H ¥7 uring the later years in Oshawa the company has always kept abreast of the times. With the Lakes area; Ives ore eat advent of Oil for heating the firm immediately made arrangements to handle the famous line of (7) Taking advantage of the BY OUR LARGE FLEET OF Oil Burners known as "Conroy" and the equally famous "Timken and "Garwood" oil furnaces; new direct exit to overseas mar- i i i i sew : A PRODUCT OF OVER 25 YEARS OIL BURNER hundreds and hundreds of which have been installed in Oshawa homes and business establishi et 1° 8trohE hand shi the Och METERED TRUCKS! DEVELOPMENT BACKED BY A' FACTORY ments. The firm today employs a large fleet of metered trucks for prompt Fuel Oil delivery as well awa Industrial Commission as a fleet of Coal trucks knows how to play it. I / is | ows how to play it. Industry is | . WRITTEN GUARANTEE. McLaughlin Coal & Supplies Ltd. have gained a wide reputation throughout the years for "Qualt peeking over its shoulder with in- | H Wy) . . . creasing interest ity and Service' and their many hundreds of customers who continue to deal 'with the firm attest Use of the harbor began in| to this fact. 1750 when the Fi established a trading post there for their] dealings with the Mississauga In-| dians. After the conmiest of Can- ada by Wolfe in 1759 the French | leserted the pust and it was not used again until Benjamin Wilson and his famil;, the first white] settlers, came in 1790 Ww Between 1800 and 1805. Charles Annis. originally from Massach selts, moved to an area at th aye ry a 110 King St. West OSHAWA Phone RA. 3-3481 \ * LJ na a Kno \ In 1817 Thomas Henry settled,