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vrmw mam um an pressure was put direaly iron the into the main The realm that iorce of water was available to be thrown over Busmrssnrn or shearser momma mas Barris Business lien raao Seated from lull Mld dleton Barrie Hotel Ross drygoods slo police magistrate and mayor John Grant tiumherman and Bar ber oi peaks and gables quite novelin building at this char IQlEt The County jail beside it waserected in ma oi stonel TOWN HALL The old Town Haitoccupied same site as the present building it was oi exceptional ly neat and handsome design and rather elaborate tinish be ing protusely ornamented with iron scroll work and kindred embellishments it was renew ed and repaired until its cost amounted to about 510000 it was provided with commod ious wellappolntcd public hall with seating capacity oi 800 Opposite the market square on Collier Street was situated sheet and substantial tire hall two storeys in height portions oi which were devoted to police httice council chamber and residence at the engineer The fire department Win an unus ually aiiicient one well equip ped with all modern appliances including Shand and Mason steam engine An elaborate sy stem ot tanks most of which were led by springs contribu ted largely to the excellence of the tire protection with which Barrie was favored Said an early writer ii the number and excellence ni school wrsm Jung jFrttmIQO in Cdnductedtourawtit Itcontinued from page tour riea tirat collector oi customs Peetr McIntosh tlurnherman with son Peter Standing Ar thur Earraud photographer Dummy Blaln town char acter Ben McDermoit cigar HUDSONS BAY buildings together with the manner Vol their control ionn an accurate index to the intelli gent regard ior intelleduai do veiopment which pervades community Barrie may iuatiy be ranked amongtha most ad vanced in this respect oi 0n tario towns Her educational system in cludes an excellent high school pleasantly located in the east ern part at the town inla build ing or oommodlous extent and handsome appearance erected in ms at cost oi about $7000 model sdrool conducted in the Central public school building neat and extensive one at red brick two primary schools in the east and west ends respee tively and Roman VCatholic Separate Sdrool conducted in the original church building oi that denomination The general excellence oi the Barrie schools ter oi comment throughout this entire region and attracts large attendance oi nonresident students to the town FIRST NEWSPAPER Another institution oi educa tion whose teaching has exer teda healthy influence on the cond ierial of this town is the Press said that writer including all grades is matv inteliewuai and man aen duringtheme manuiacturerl John Bennett insurance agent and later mayor at town Bigo low Eigclows Hotel Torn Kennedy architect Dr Wells later mayor it The pioneer journal north or lhronto was issued in this town August 1647 under the name oi the Barrie Magnet under the proprietorship ot nomas Davies who wielded the edi torial quill as well it proiessad neutrality in politics but alter short career as an indepen dent gave its support to the Baldwin Mann Party in 1351 the name at the paper changed tn the Northern Ad vanoe and two years later it passed into the hands oi lil chard Oliver under whose man agement its support was trans lerred to the Conservative par ty ln 1351 the Herald was eats hlishad by the lion James Pat ion it was Conservative in mi ite1 but alter anexlstence of three years it was purchased by joint stock company who changed the name to the Spirit oi the Age and conducted it in the lnteresfi of Orangeism and Conservatism alter which it lived about iiva years and ex pired 1n IBM The Examiner was es tablished by stock company under the management oi Will iam Nidrolsonwho suhse intently assumed its entire own ership conduairig it as re iorvn journal The Gazette was tirat issued in ran under the proprietorship oi Mannand Ri chardson 1mm whose hands it passed into those at King held Will be on hand tova youand anew questions Experienced staff mem Douglas jeweiler and later telephone manager Sam Car son iharheri Alexander Scott book store William Sibhald Walter Scott Fred Grant Film the lollowing year it was called into existence straightout Liberal organ 1he Northern Advance Exam iner and Gasetta iiourished un der ahle management and ex tensive patronsge Each was published weekly and all were creditable representatives at the morality and progression with which the Canadian Press in general was universally conced ed to be so liberally endowed All schemes looking to the moral intellectual or physical advantage at the community reocived cordial support mm the intelligent and enterprising citizens oi the town The truth at this remark has been alienl demonstrated in the real with which public improvements have been constructed and nailer protects assisted Toward the latter class of en terprises Barrie was exceedingly liberal The town granted bonus ot$2tit000 to the Muskoira utension oi the Northern Eall way and was Intereaed to the man of about $25000 in gm bonus to the Hamilton andNorthwestern Railway the whole amount oi this was $300 000 in spite oi these heavy ex penditures on early years the it nancial status at Barrie was quite satisfactory FURTHER DEVELOPMENT The town turttrer developed steadily in the toliowing years and in 1905 the assessed value the highest building in town lion oi Allandala as svillsge cams More the County Council in Januarl 1m but the poll tionhad not been authentica ted and was not arsed upon The matter was again raised in June 1891 and William Xeli was appointed cursus enumerator it was found that Allaodale at that ill mi re ted it with Robe Campbell as the tirat returning oiilcer Soules became the first reeve oi the new municipality no limits or the village wcra POiUlAR Vasuoezvous are navs Levins CttEEK more delinltely described in tater bylaw whidl was passed and in January ten the union oi the village with Barrie took place The town grew steadily and in 1927 Barrie like all towns and cities throughout Canada ccle brated the Diamond Jubilee oi the Coniederiion oi Canada During that so years Barrie had its share oi progress and devel opment CDNFEDERATION 1n the year at Coniederation and tor tow years thereatier Barrie although the county town had the municipal organization oi village anditr council was composed ot reeve and tour councillors in lutituadualcd tn the lull status oi Lima and entered on new phase oi its existence The council was then compos ed oi the mayor reeve deputy rceve and nine aldennen three tor each ward second deputy reeve was added alter time and the number oi wards was increased iirst to live and tin ally with the inclusion oi Al iaodale in the corporation to six For time when the attairs oi the county were administered by commissioners the reeves were dropped and tor three years the council was com red oti themayor andenly sis Previous to SJ barrio and the township oi Vespra were no ited but in tirat year Barrio became sepsratesiilage munlt iclpality and the county town at the County o1 Simone Jonathan Lane was the first reeva and William Mann the clerk in loss Di McConkoy was reeve and George Lane clerk and treasurer Mr Lane contin ued in nltlco till was when he was succeeded by 13 McPhee lhrrn to page six please 141 YEARS is Lung Time Tool in July of 1923 Charles Robinson nd his son Ralph laftthe farm to found the firm of Robinson Hardware in Barrie The first store located at the corner of what is new Maple Avenue and Du nlop St had less than 1000 feet of floor space Steadilyincreasing business business built on friendly atmosa pharp nesessitntadamovq toiargar premises and in 1931 the present store at31Dunlop St was opened In 1949 to keep pace with everexpanding business the present location was enlarged Today l9 Robinsons has expanded again with entrances one on Dunio Simeon St with 500 car parking lot nearby itebinsons Hardware is Barrie 15000 sq ft of floor space Super Hardware Centre with twa floors St and the other on with We wish at thistima to extend our sincere congratulations to The Barrie Ex aminer on their 100th Anniversary and best of luck in the future