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TRE OSHAWA TIMES, PROGRESS EDITION, Fridey, February 27, 1959 21 By Car Business Born lFeTes FEE Cu As Population Low i = 2EFE amg increased by 81 per cent, Ontario's 32 per cent. That the percentage ¢' ute. holders with automobiles is 86.6 When the blisheq the Canadian Malle- h : ; per cent? was born in Oshawa, there was|able Steel Range Company, which| That owner-occupied single a population of about 5700 Osh [originally started in Toronto but field |! Jomes coatisare 8 pet awa has now grown to a popula-/moved to Oshawa in 1908. pany. It was established in 1892 BE rea ars Cry re 1 at " about | was 8 time, was loc: on Cen up", ak Lilie, ert Were Only|The president was James Rob-|near the CPR station, seven of the original industries|sOn. : The Oshawa Canning Company are left. These seven have grown| The Reformer Printing Co. was|y aq Co an important industry tremendousy. They are the solid|operating an extensive printinglsy years ago. It was located on core on which Oshawa is built. (company. It was succeeded bY|King street west near the Oshawa The year 1906 was the first ofGeneral Printers. It printed alcreek, It was founded in 1000 by 000 ® [production for the McLaughlin|Weekly newspaper called the On-|n F, Smith, The company went turning That there are 20 public ele- Motor Car Company. In that year|tario Reformer, This paper was|oyt of existence when the plant mentary sel | there were 183 cars produced, |one of the antecedents of thel,yag destroyed by fire. by Ma elementary schools, three high Another firm. the Pedlar Peo- Oshawa Times. The Williams Piano Compnay pera : schools, one tusiness college and SB iple Limited, was manufacturing| pOLITICAL VENDETTAS went out of business during the! a lone missionary college? i §|a variety of sheet metal prod-| ,..inor weekly newspaper, in|depression in the thirties, It had : in 0 1046 That local hospitals contain 413 ucts. It was doing a good export) ,o ation at that time, was thelbeen a Toronto business which newer \ That Oshawa has over 12) miles| beds? * business as well as having sales|gehawa Vindicator. The Vindica [moved to Oshawa in 1890, They of watermains 170 miles| That the mean annual average Tous 3 actos Canada. [rontor was staunchly Conservative. |had an angual output of of of severe, nearly 1% mies of|temnerature is 45 degrees? ntario Malleable IT 0 Nim, 'Beformer was just as ar-(3000 pianos. The plant on Rich- . sidewalks and over 50 miles of| That average h 1idity is 70.8 Compaty was also in operation. senlyLiveral, mond street has been put to good paved streets? per cent? : z company was fou "he two papers oarried on aluse since the Piano Co. closed. hey!" That the city has six hotels, That average annual rainfall Is HO ttings Tad. a fo et a political vendetta that would be| For many years the Oshawastarted > produce Mol ambu-| or which five are licensed, two|26 inches .snowfall 62 inches? : unbelievable today. The Vindica-|Interior Fittings Company, own-|lances but were, qern motels and many tourist] That there are gals iy : by os Cowan tor went out of business in 1917./ed by Wm. J. Trick, 'was an im- eventually 2 ot of busines BY homes? ~rganizations as well as ®£ all kinds of malleable and cast] Nome of the other businesses portant industry in Oshawa. | eons vo ction methods That the main business district churches? ] iron pipe fittings. It also did some in existence in 1908 are operating] Mr. Trick also carried on an comprises 26 blocks? " TOUR = foundry work. At that time it em-|today. The' J A. Sykes Lumber extensive building business. He| A large amount of employment That the shopping centre houses MOTO! 1818 $ ployed about 2: skilled workmen Company was just demolished a|was the first Mayor of Oshawa was provided by the T. Eaton|more than 60 stores? LONDON (CP) -- Britain re and assistants. Mr. Cowan later couple of years ago to makewhen it became a city in 1924.|Co. Ltd. factory. This factory That Oshawa comprises 14,000/ceived a record 30,820 overseas withdrew fron Fittings Ltd. {room for the Municipal parking|The business closed, following his/produced many forms of ladies' acres or 21.87 square miles? motor tourists last year. Previous Mr. Cowan and Mr. Storie alsollot. . |death some 16 years ago. wearing apparel, It continued to, That from 1046 to 1056 the best was 24,800 in 1957. 4 DOUGLAS MILLER LIMITED x ROBSON LEATHER PLANT IN SOUTH SECTION OF OSHAWA (Photo by Irelaaa swudio) ) i PASS 50,000 NEW IDEAS STRONGER BEER | It was 'n 1956, some 32 years' LONDON (CP) -- Inventors| LONDON (CP) -- The Brewers' | dfter Oshawa was incorporated |are multiplying in Britain. A rec- Society says beer output in the | as.a city. that the population rose|ord 42,000 applications for patents| United Kingdom last year was past the 50,000 mark. {were filed at the Patent Office down to 866,268,000 gallons from "in June of that year, according last year. Even with 400 examin-|890,892,000 in 1957, but the beer to 'the official census, the orkid Be working to sort them out,(was 15 per cent stronger than 10 tion became 50,136. Ithere is a backlog of 30,000. years ago. aa One of Oshawa's Most Progressive Distributors HOLODY ALUMINUM SALES | ER a i I 1. LOW COST HOUSING PROJECT 2. WHITBY WATE ROCRESS REPORT Aglice® Congratulations to the City of Oshawa on its 35th Anniversary. We are pleased with our progress in the one and one half years we have been in business. We have chosen this way of describing our progress to you. SE DOUG MILLER President "THE QUALITY REMAINS LONG The TEER AFTER THE PRICE IS FORGOTTEN" : : : & i = a ju : T--Low Cost Housing Project. . . known as Halliday Manor Completed in July 1958. 2--Whitby Water Purification Plant . . . now under con- ® ALUMINUM AWNINGS - Fair-vent, "Canada's most . | omy struction will be completed August 1959 distinctive' awning for the discriminating home wh : owner. 3--St. Hedwig's School . . . completed in 40 working days ® ALUMINUM DOORS -- The best money can buy at a Lo a "* . : orice anyone canafford. y A Canadian Record Completed September 1st, 1958 ® ALUMINUM STORM WINDOWS AND SCREENS - ory ; : Custom built of sturdy aluminum to last, and last, i] 4 rn : : Lo J 4--Meadowcrest School . . . located in Brooklin and last. : : Completed September 1958. LJ PRETFAR GARAGES -- No fuss, no muss, everything ; ready to be assembled. ' wg + e PRE-FAB COTTAGES -- Now you can own a cotfage ; i 'gh ; 5--St. Joseph's Separate School . . located on Simcoe St. N. and put it up yourself or have us do it at such a low i Tee Completed January 1958. cost that's hard to believe. ; | fst og al ® STONE-TEX - Insulated siding in four wonderful col- ors. Automatically makes your house worth a lot more Th . | . ' . . e PORCH RAILINGS (Wrought Iron or Aluminum). e Wilson Road Culvert . . . Erie St. Bridge . . . Cartier St. Beautify the appearance of your home with smart de- pew an cD : L Bridge and the Waverly St. Bridge corative railings. 4. MEADOWCREST SCHOOL Among other Projects under construction or completed are We are proud of our record in 1958 EVE A dissatisfied customer. You owe it . : i 2 and look forward to an even greater 1959. to yourself to find out why . . - i ght DOLLAR for DOLLAR YOUR BEST DEAL IS AT... | aomnom || | : EEE. |7 DOUGLAS MILLER LTD. SALES | Sey || GENERAL CONTRACTOR Lal | 25 ONTARIO ST. RA 5-5721 : i 30 GRENFELL - o ' LS i : RA 5-2431 ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL OSHAWA