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I AN AHA 1,111. Asm UAN( !•: ( oMI'ANN.
.\innii'^->t tlu- main inai;nitiLt.iU l»iiiUlii\!^> in Ilaiiiilton. that of the Canada
l.itc- .\>^iirann ( i>ni|)an\ ()CCU|)iL> the tii^t rank; and a> an A^MMaiuc ( (tni|)an\
it i>> ^iiond to nuiu'. Ori^ani/cd in 1847. in llaniiltt)n, where it> head offices are
>itiiated.. It ha> iNtal)h>heil l)ranelie-> tliroiiL^liout the Doniinion: it ha> a!>t> aj^cncies
ni London. I-ji-laiul. and Detmit. Mieliii^an. l'. S.
The ( apital ot tlu- t'anada Lite As-^nranee ("onipanN now ani«)unt> to o\er
513,000,000 wlnle it has .111 annual inconu of two and a (|iiarter niilhon dollars.
The new a-->uranee'^ applied lor last \ear were 2.507 in luiinlier and a;4);rej;ated
cloNe on S6.oo<xooc) in amount, ot these 2,167 ]»oliciis were ;;ranted and the sum
.isMired wa> :>5. 255.021 with a >emi-aniuial premium inei»me of ^178,191. 06. At
the el()>e ot the \ ear 1891. the total a>suraiKes in toree amounted to S56.218.318,
which certainK teiuU to demonstrate the confidence the public ha\ e in this ComjKinN.
Its income is now double what it was ten \ ears ai.;o, and to sUccesstulK handle
an inconu' ol ~.(X)0 dollars a tla\ ilemonstratcs far more torciblx the abilit\ of the
mana-^emeiU. than could be shown b\ a i»a;.^e ot" ])rinted matter. There is no more
popular assurance Corporation in the whole o\ the Dominion ami assuredh none in
whom the public place such implicit confidence as the Canaila Lite Assurance
(. ompain .
I he mana;.4ement ot this ^reat and successtul institution is i^oxeiiied b\ the
follow ill;; well known i^entlemen in Canatla; A. d. ixams.ix , \l>(\.. President: R.
Hill. Ll.s(|.. .Secretary; W. T. Ranisex, Ls(|.. Superintendent.
Ho.XKIi 01 DlKKl TORS :
F. Woi FF.Rsi AN 'l"iiOMA>. Es(i.. Montreal. .\|)am Brown, F.si|., Hamilton,
I'lu- W-ry Rev. (i. M. Innes. Dean of Huron London, Uii.ii.\m Henurie, E.s(1., Hamilton.
K U. CIates. Ksi|., Hamilton, Vice-l'resident, Lieut. Clovernor Hon. Geo. .A. Kikkp atrick, Toronto,
rhe Hon. Mr. Jistilk Mlrtox. Toronto, A. ('.. Ramsav, Esi|.. Hamilton. President.
N. Merritt. Esij.. loronto. A. .Vi.i.an, Ks<].. (H. & A. .Vllan) Montreal.
John Stlari. Esi) . Hamilton, CiFori.e .\. Cox. Esq.. Toronto,
Col. sir. Casimir S. (Izowski . K.C.M.Cl.. .X.D.C. to the Queen. Toronto.
Ml DH .\1 .-\l)\ ISKRS :
i. n. M\lI>ONA!.I.. M. I).. I. A. Mll.LIN. M IV
("ii \K,k.\i .\(a;\TS :
H. M. I'oissETT, Dr. D. l.owKKv. H K C.ates. T. A. C'.ai.e.
D. KiDD, Hamilton District Agent.
Erts'ei) aiiord.ng lo tn» Act o( nt Pin Imenl 0» Canadi, r tre 0«.ci! o'
tee Mif.stei of Agntulture, o^ th« TIMES PR NTING COMPANY. o<
Hannitcn, Orta'io, m The y««' 0R» tPRiisjnd (^irT t-urrf-ed and irtty-tAO
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1\ till iiiDiitli n( .\uL;ii>.t. i88<^. till- (itv of I I.iiiiilioii (liAntid .1 Will t.. Iittlilini^f
a ( iiaiid ( arni\.il
I'lV an atiidiiital missiiv^ of a tram at \iau:ara ^all•^ lur \\u Nnik. a jiarty
<«t l-.n\;li>li -I luliiiirn. will) had hctii mi a lour tlinnr^h ( aiiada and tlic I iiilL-d
Stalls, Wire indiKrd h> laki llu run ol Imu nuKs tiuni \ia;^ara in Ilaniillnn, lit
kill the linit whili auaitiuL; the dcparturr n\ tin nr\l train ,u«"n,i; l*!a>t. So nuh h
sirui k uriT llu \ with llu- rity. its position, its l)Laut\ and rLSoiircL>, that what
w.is init-ndid lo l)f a \isii ot a lew hours htiaiiu- sc\cral wreks. and. i>n tlair
arrival l)ack in lai^land, thc\ wrote to llu Sciivtarx ot the Ilaniilloii Hoard of
Trade, inlorniin-^' him ot the circiinisianLcs ahovr reeordcd, .uul added: "Ot all
the ]»laee>> we had \ i^ited durin;^' our tri]) on llu American ( "onlinent, the prettiisi.
cleane>t. healthie^^t, and best eondueted was the l"it\ ot Hamilton. Tanada : aiui
from our inspection ot" the vast and \arieil manufaeturin;.^ indiistrie>. its one hundred
and seventy taelories, with its 14.000 artisans, the Iap.^e caj)ital inxested. and the
immense output amui.dl). we eoncluded it wa> well named the liirmiiii^ham ot'
Ca.nad.i, and has undoubtedly a L;rcat and !.;lorious tutiire betore it.' The letter
finished with the i|uery.^ "If we saw it b\ the aeeidenlal mis^iui; of a train, why
not do somelhiiv.^ to call the attention of the outside world, so that ])eo}jle tan
go to \i)ur (.'it\ and see lor theinseh es it^ adxanta^es?"
That Utter has had mueh to do with the publishini;" of this Souxenir. The
year 1893 will bi a memorable one on this side of tiie Atlantic, the World's I'air
at Chicago will attract tens of thousands of Europeans; .md, |)erhaps, it would be
safe to sav that nine-tenths of the travel will be \ ia Niagara I-alls, and through
Canada, either in going to or coming trom Chicago, ami \ er\ man\ iVom ( ireat
Britain. 1- ranee and (iermanv, will want to do more than merel\ ])ass through
this fair Province of Ontario, the\' will want to see some ot our progressixe cities,
our magnificent .scener\ . our great lakes and waterwaxs; and no jilace would
loinhiix iIk ulioli .lUtl -i\i 111 till \i->ittii \\\ni\ pKa-^nn ;in.l injtJViiK ill lli.in .i
l.i\-i>M "It tluii |niiiiu\ .It till lii.aititnl ( it\ i-t ll.miiltoii. tlif tliinl l.ii;^L>t
iit\ 111 tl,i I ).>iiiini.iii. ilu >ntiii<l l.ii-i-l III tin l'n»\inic, .iml tin |)rctticst ;iiul
lu.ilthii^i 111 Aiiiiiii.i Willi ili.it Liid III \ iiw i\«.T\ ctfort Ii.in hi en |iiil tortli
tt» '^iM. to tin ir.uilii .111 .itli.iitur Sdumiim. with .i l»ricrn\ic\\ dI tin- |)ri)iiiiLts
.iiiil rr->iiiiivi->. oi I .111. ill. i 111 L^iiur.il. .iiul <>| tlii> i ity in p.irtii iiiar. ^(» tli.il capital
.111(1 l.iboi in till (iiit^itir \\(»i"UI iii.i) l)c able ti) jiul.u^c .mil iHot'it l)\ infornialii)n
iiii|MHiil lt\- .1 iixit.il <>i iait>.
h li.i^ l)ii-ii tlu' .mil <>l till writri" to -i\i t'.iitlif'iilK .m outliiu- ol' I I.miilloii
as it i> lo-(i.i\, ,iiul .i\oi(l tlu I u-'toiii.ir\ ii\u\\ oi w lial it w.i'^ •^o luain \ rais ai^o.
In iir.iii\ c\n\ n.u town or i it\ in 'lir W'r^l. i ->]hi i.ilU in tin- Inilid
St.iti ->. \ir\ r.i|)nl >lii(li-> li.i\ i Im.i ii iii.nlr in .i ti w \iaiN. .nnl to Imoiii ilu town
h.i> iKit.iiu .1 iHiliil >.iuiui' in tlu h.nid^ ot skillliil I. mil .i-int> all 'mxkI in
it^ \\.i\ ami ;^ciuimI1\ ^t.iiliiiL; out with ' 1 lii> l it\ i i^lil or irii m.ii'^ .i^o w.is
.1 loniplitr w ilikrno-.. ili . rti.. .md imw it li.i> .i population ot. etc.. eti .. and i^,
etc.. ell. . .md ;iui>l Ihioiik tlic, iti., i. li ., rti .
\\ r r.itlKi" l.iki tin -round ill. it 1 1, million. Ii.i-- lo|- ni.iin \ Lai-> iiccn ol
>lr.ld\ ;^lowtli. Willi iio o\ ri->pn.ul.ition. li'^-- t.lilllir--. .md U ■>> drprccialioll lli.m
an\ t it\ Ml Xnurii.i; .md il> .itt.urs io-ii.i\ .in on ilu nio'^l >oliil l).i>i^, with
till' mo->l loiiiplrU w.ilir work> and --iwir ^\Niriii->. Imili -a-> .md rlrilrii liiLjIuiii^
.md .m iMilliiil ilritrii. r.iilwa\ to all p.irt^ oi il)i-> lown; .md li\ Imtli rail and
wMler li.i-> din it 1 omiiiimu .iliiui .md ir.iitu willi .ill |i,iii^ ol ilu world.
M.miit.u tunii;^ .iliiio^l i \ i r\ .iriiiU iii|uin(l lor ii^i- in tlu I loiiiinioii,
Ilanniloii i- llir ;<rr.il cciitir lo|- ^kilkd labi)!', a\h\ lor piiWIu. ^ml lii^li .school
cdiKalion rank> lir>l in ( .m.ida.
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HAMII/roX. the second city oi die Province .»f Ontario, is situated on the
south ^horr of Hamilton itornieriy Iluiiin-toni Bay. the western extremity
of Lake Ontario. It his ju>l east ot the 8oth degree of longitude, and
just north of the 43d |)arallel of latitude.
Hamilton occupies an alluvial plain lying between the bay anti the escarp-
ment which forms the outer rim of the lake basin. This escarpment — locallv known
as -the mountain ' — is the height over which the Niagara plunges at the I'alls.
From its sununit a luagniiicent \ iew may i)e hail. The city lies inunediatelv below,
the si|uares m the centre as distinct as those of a chess board, wiiile in other ])arts
the lu.\uriant iMa|)les with which the streets are lined, almost hitle the dwellings
from sight. The broad blue waters of Lake Ontario stretch awav to the eastern
horizon. To the northward the view is closed in l)y a continuation of the height
on which the observer stands. The plain is covered in all cHrections with Iruitful
farms and tiotted with thriving \illages. The spires of Toronto ma\ be dimly
discerned on the north side of the lake, forty miles awav; and on a clear day the
smoke of Niagara, at .ibout the .^ame tlistance, mav sometimes be seen.
Il.iiiiili.iii lia> a populaiioii <>f over 50,000 aiul is in direct railway com-
nuinicati.'ii uilh all |iarl> nl ihe I'mviiuc while >lie has 1)\ the j^reat lakes ami
river water (.oiniiuiiiKatitMi Irtun (.'hica>^c), Duluth ami Saiilt St. Marie at the west
to the Athintie >eal»oaril.
The area n\ the citv is 3,696 acres. There are ninety and a (|uarter miles
of >treit'-. tort\ miles of sewers, ninety .an I three-tenth> miles ot water mains,
and thirt\-ti\e and .1 halt" acres of ])iil)lic |jark>.
The citv i-- represented hy two members in the 1 )ommion Parliament and
by one in the I )ntano Lei^islature. it ha> three tlaily news]xij)er>. Its local
affaiis are mana-ed hv a Lit\ council composeil o\ a Maxor and twent\-one
Aldermen. It i> amplv supplied with excellent water from Lake Ontario.
.\ police force o( U\\\ men is fount! amjjle to preserve the peace, and a
hi;^hl\ .ftii lent fire department h.i> been able to save the cit\ h-om serious loss
of fne. The ■^treet> are li;.^hted b)' electric lamp>. ''
Nt> other Canadian cit\ ha^ won for it>elf the industrial celi'brit)' that
Hamilton ha> attamed. The eit\ i> often called the i^irmim;ham of Canada, and
thou;.;h LompariM)n with the world's i^reat work-shop in the lin^lish midlands is
pre>umptuou>, it i-> not altou;ether unwarr.mted. .\ place, within the memory of
li\in;4' men tran>formed from the wiliK of a forest, can necessarily in but few
thin;^-- be cump. u"ed with Uirmirr^luuri. In one point, howe\er, such a comparison
ma\ not be un^eendx. Hamilton resembles the larger and older hi\e of inilustry
in her thrittx application ot skill and ca])ital to wideh dixersified iniiustrial
operations. This has been her distin;.^uishin^ characteristic for at least a generation.
Within that period, manufacturiiii^ establishments on a scale and with e(iui|jnients
in keeping with the latest demands for cheap and ettlcient productions, ha\-e suc-
cessi\el\ sprun- up within her limits. Iler increasim; workshops ha\e steadily
aiUleil to her pojndation and enhanced her wealth. ScarceK an inijjortant branch
of industi) is left altoi^ether unrepresented. A statement of the industrial proj^ress
ot Hamilton, shows that the total capital investetl in manufacturing- intlustries in
this cit\, was s8, 120,000. The number of employes 14.000. the total amount of
w:';^es paid last \ ear was 53,203.500. The total \alue of the products in the }'ear
was 513.980,000. The value of the products per head of po[julation has increased
twent\-fi\e per cent, in the ten \ears.
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II>T l.ia..ii.s. r(|ui|.|i..l with modt-rn m.-ichiiKry and the latot lal)()r-savin};
ik\ui^ to lumimi/c the eo>t (.f production maintain a daily output o! innumerable
articles ot" the metal, wood, and leather intlustries. of textile fabrics and of ^dass-
ware. potter), Jothin-, cVx. The curin.u and packin-; of meats, and cannini^- of
truits and ve-eiabUs are al>o carried on in accordance with advanta,!^^eous
methods |)eculiar to the western >iile of the Atlantic.
Hamilton is distant 40 nules from Toronto; St. Catharine 31; London,
75: Detroit. uS6. Km-ston, 200; Montreal, 373; Oucbcc. 538; Xia-ara Fall.s. 42;
and liuffalo. 60.
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Ilainillon i- tlu' Si e litv of the DioLcsc of Xia-ara iCIuirch of l{n|^lanili, ami
of the DioLCM- of llainillon 'Roman tatholici. TIktc ai\- in tin- city 8 AnL^lican
churcho. vi/. : Chri^l Cluiaii ( atludral. (luiah of the A^Lcnsioii. St. 'riioina^' CliURh,
All Saiiu>'. St. Mark'>, St. Lukc'^. St. Matthews ami St. lVtei->.
The Roman Catholic^ ha\ u i chunhe^. St. Mai\ s, which i> the Catliedral
riuirch, St. Patricks. St. Lawrence, antl one smaller church known as St. Joseph >
Church. u>e(l chieth' by (ierman^.
The Rresl)\ terian> ninnher 6 churchis, designated the Central Church. McNab
Street (,'hurch, St. Paul's, kno\ Chun-h, St. Johns and Paskine Church.
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On the Beach.
'Flu- M(jth()ili->t> ha\tj 9 cluirclus. (.allL'.i tlu ( rnunar\. \\\>1l\. I'ir>t Melliodi^t,
/ion TahLi-naLlc, Sinuoc Street. ( ioic Street. liinerald Street, .iml the AmerJL.m
Metlu)ili>t Mj)iMCc)jjal (luirches.
rile I^aptists liave one lar-;e and handsome stone church in the centre of the
city, with a Mission Church in .i nniote portion ot" it. There i-, also a Hai)tist clunch
for coloretl ])eople.
Hesiiles the above reU^ious boches there is a Conj^rei^ational Cliurcii. .i Refoniietl
l-piscopal. iSrethren of tlie One I-aith. iVlievers. I-Aan-ehcal Lutheran, Initarian,
Pl\iiiouth brethren and SaKation .\rniy.
There are also in Hamilton a Jewish Syna!.,roL,aie, a branch of tlie I^ritish and
Forcii^n F.ible Society, a \'ouni; Men's Christian Association antl a Young Women's
Christian .\ssociation.
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M.iin ol ilu iluinlus of tin iit> ait i ..inmoili.iu^ ImiKlin^s, iliul1\ ol ^itmiaml
brick, aiiil m..ii or K>s orii.uiu iiial id .U-i;<n. Ilu iliiirJus arc all. in lluir ..wn way,
active in proiuolin- tlu ^i.iritii.ii uiltarc of tlu tomimmits. '\'\u iMorls ol' .ill arc
zcalou>l> ilirccUtl t.. impartm- rLlii;ioii> iiibtruclion in Sumla) SchooU. all ot which
arc in a tlouri>hiii.L; comlition.
SCIkJi)l.S AND i:i)LCATI()\AL INTl-RIiSTS.
Tiic St;h()ol svstcni ot tlu C il\ ot li.uiiilton lompriscs tlu' l*iihh"c scliooU ami
the Collc-iati Instituti. together with a Moilcl School and a I r.iinin- ( ollc-c tor
teachers.
in tJK- I'ublii -mIiooIs the eourse of >tU(l\. hci^inninu; with the kindcr-artm. i oiii-
priM-s rcadin-, writin-. lui-li>h ;^rainniar. coniposition. luv^Misli literatim. ln>tory,
L;coj^raph\ and arithmetic.
in the t(ilK;.;iati Institute, which pupils enter at the aj^e of .ilxnit 14 years alter
havin'4 completed the Public sdiool eour^i- of stud\, |ire|).uation nia\ be luul for
entering; the I ni\er>itie>. the Medic. il SlIio. lU. the L.iw Schools, iVc.
In the publii school^ there i-> .ui .i\ er.i;^e .itteiulanee tit 7.339 pupils .uul more
than 200 te.ichers, and in the ( t.llLL^i.ite Institute and 'I'rainim^ ( ollei^e thei"e is a \eari\
attemlance t)f between 500 and 6t)o students, presided t)\er in a stall ot about 30
masters .uid te.uhers.
The schools ;ire man.i;^ed bv a l)t)ard t)f lulucatit)n cousistin;.; of twent\- mem-
bers, tourteen tif whom are electeil by the ]iet)ple and six appointed ')\ the iSoard of
Aldermen.
in the I'ublic schools each pupil i-^ reipiired tt) pa\ tVom tme to twt) tlollars .1
year, in retm-n tor whieh the Sciitml Hoard lurnishes liini with .dl the bot)ks. stationer}.
etc., retjuired throui^hoiit his course. Nt) t hari.;e is niade tt)r tuition.
Idle teacliers employed in the iHftercnt charitable institutions of the cit\- are
appointed and jjaid In the Schot)l iioard.
In aildition to the abo\t i'ublic schools, there arc also five scj)arate Roman
Catholic Schools in Hamilton, 'ilu a\era;.^e number of pupils attenilinu; these schools
is 1,890. .\ i.adics' School of hi-li i;rade is also conducted by tliat denomination, and
is belli in hi^h esteem.
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io tin. Iii;^hrr loMiu lit s 111 riliiiation Inr Noiin;^ uomin. Itliashnii iii t \isiciii f si\cTal
years ami attiai !> |iii|»ils Iroin \ari«nis parts ul ( aiiada
I'.isidrs ili( I'uhlit sihooU lit the i:it\. there are private institution'^ for eoiunur-
cial ami luisim >s training;, and lor art tuition a Public Art School was lonmlnl in 1885,
ami lo-ila\ onupirs pn niisis whit h tor tin ir e<|uipnKiit are scarce!) surpassed In any
.ut sihool on llie American I'ontinenl It is .^ownutl l>\ a Hoard of I )irectors who
are elected annually in Se|)teinl)er. lor the years 1891-1892 the nuniher of males
attendin- tin School was loo and females 90 or a total of 190 students in all.
Till llwiii.roN Assoi !\iin\ i- an imori)orated Society, or;.^ani/t.d in 1H37, lor
the culti\alion of Science, Litcr.iture and Art, the formation of a Museum. I.il)iai\ and
Art (ialliiA, .md ilu illustr.ilion of the I 'hysical (.Characteristics. Natural llisiois and
Aiui(iuitii.s of the C <)untr\ riure an' about 200 members, who hold nuctin;.,^s e\ei\
month from No\cmbir to Ma\' inclusive. Special meetin<^s ma\ be called at .my time
b\' the I'resident or on tlu rciiui>ition of am 3 members for the trans. ution of any
stated business. l)urin;^ the existence of the Association numerous papers ii l.itin- to
the fauna, tloi.i .md roik conformation of the country surroundin;^ Hamilton li.ue been
publishetl under lis .iu'-|iit.es.
On Bay Ft out
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In llu yr.ir 1845.1 iJo.inl ot Trade was establi>licil in I laniiltdii. 'I hat l)()ilv.
from its intLpti'in, lia> rxfiLiMd a >alutar\ intUuiuc i>\ri tlic nKixantik- attair-> i>l' the
city, and lia> lieeii on the alert to promote the eon^truetion of rail\\a\>, eanaU ami
other works tor o|)enini; up the resoun.es and trade of the eountrv. Ihe list of Hamil-
ton nil rehants is an intc resom;, if not a lon;^ one. Se\eral stand in the front ranks of
Canadian trade, and some ha\e won more than a ("anadi.m reput.ition foi' tlu ir |iul)lic
s])irit. li person.il references were admissible here, an aeeount of the earl\ nurchants
ol the ut\ .md their ( \i»erien> cs would he an instrueti\e stor\ .
Tli« Reseivi 111'.
The City. Hospital.
Till- lllARrrAllLl- IXSTITirioXS Ol IIAMIl/roX.
rorcnit^t ainoiii^st thL'>c arc the Xational and I)cnc\ oKnt Societies. 'I'he\ arc
the St. lie()r«;e's, St. Andrew's, Caledonia, Iri>h Protectant, CathoUc Mutual I'xnetit.
and several asst)ciations. These societies seek out and rclie\c cases of necessitx' and
affliction. The) rentier -Dod service to the conmiunit), and receive correspontlin--
appreciation antl sujjport. The other charitable in>titutions comprise a P)o\ .s' Home, a
Ciirls' Home, a Home for A-etl Women, a Home for the I'rientUesc, an Orphan
Asylum, a House of Refu-e. antl the St. Marys Orphan Asylum, The^e have suitable
commodious l)uildin;<s, the outcome of private benevolence, ami are sustainetl bv
voluntary contributions.
The St. Mary's Asylum is in char-e of Sisters of Charity, ami the t)ther homes
are under the direct management of conunittees of ladies. The inmates t)f these
homes arc wvll circd for, and the chiMrcn educated and instructed in the wav to make
for theinNelve- a ;es|)ectal)le lixin-. Donations of ail l<inds are received I)\- tlie differ-
ent ( liaritie> inehidin- nione\, t1our, meal, meat. \e;^etal)les and ilothin.^-. At Christmas
lu\iu-ies are not laekin- tor lesti\e ciieer. The a\ erai^e number of inmates in the
diffennt honu > i>: l>o\> Home, 90 l)o\s, ai^ed from 5 to 14 Nears; (iirls' Home. 75
Liirls, a-ed from 4 to 14 years; St. Mary's Orphan A^xluin. Mo ;^irls; A^ed Women's
Home, 24; Hou>e ot I'rovidence, about 100 boys ami a like number of ai;ed men and
women.
llannlton i)osse>scs a ma^nifieent and well e(|ui])|)ed Hospital for the >ick
and iniured. It wa^^ 'ouilt a few )ears iv^o at a cost to tlie cit\' of ?53.685 and can
accommodate 150 patient--. 1 he l'a\ilioii >t\le of construction was adopted, with
approved method> of obtainint;" a copious ^uppl\ of lij^ht and air. La^t xear 734
patients were .idmitted to the house, and 1083 received treatment a^ out-patients.
It i> su>laiiied 1)\ th< cit\ aided b\ an annual i^rant from the I'roxincial ( io\ ern-
meiU. and 1)\ contributions from .such ])atient> as can aftbrd to pa\" for maintenance.
Last \ (.ar tin- (imnnment i^rant was 57,55478 ami the amount received from
])atient> was 52,760.11: other receipts amounted to S38.75, while the e.\penditure
amounted to ^2 1 ,078.58 leaxin;.^' a b.dance i.)\ 510,724.94 which was made i^ooil bv
the cit\. The mana;.^ement of the institution is umlei' the direction of an Hos]iital
Committee ap])oiiite(l vearh' 1)\ the Cit\' Council. Besides a resilient medical ofticer
gratuitous attendance is rendered 1)\' the metlical practitioners ot the city.
HAMILTON in r.Llc LIJ'.RARV.
The Cit\ of Hamilton ])ossesses about the finest Public library in the
j. Dominion. Located in a ma;..:nificenl buiklin;.;. centrall) situated and open to all, it
is one of the cb.ief features of interest in the cit\'. The total number of volumes
in the Libr.uN at preseiil is 16,515 and new l)()oks are continuall\- bein^ added.
fi 'Die Libiarx is divided into tour departments; the Circulation department. General
Reailin- Room and Lailics' Readin- Room. Hooks lent tor home use last year
■? amounted to 136.904 xolumes with a percenta;.;e of 54 ot works ot iMCtion; books
r ^ivLU tor Retereiice use. 61,200. The number o( borrowers' cards is now about
7.250. rile number ot' papers and periodicals on file in the Reatlini; Rooms is 175.
It is cstimatetl that o\er 260,000 \ isitors used the library last year.
CANADA.
/^^ \ r. t)| (■.m.iila'> iiromiiuiU tin.im ii rs nciiuK >ai(l in a Nprcxli: " W'r ai\ a
^-^ tliiuii^liUiil. --i, ll-nliaiU jiiopK, a> il lnLdiius all N'ortlKrn iaix> ti i hr. instead
lluiilon. ot \i(\\iii- with <n\\ tlu- in-^laniis of rapid nionc\ -making in llu I nitcd
States, nianx in luiiiihir, ii i> true, hut Irw in prirmta-c to the toilin;^ millions in
that connti\ who ina\ ncMi- hope tor the eonitort which i> i^eiKral in ( )nlario.
Lit lis llu n look siiadiU at our own lounliA and do what w c can. a> wc ha\cin
iIr- I'.isi, to ni( lease our in();lei"ale Imt (juite suthi lent prosperitx'. I\\\ people ha\c
shown in till pa-l more enterprise in proportion to population than Canada."
1 he |)ominion of t anada has an area of 3.315,647 s(|uare miles, or iiu ludin;.;
its water surtaie 3,456.383, it is ahont 3.5oe) miles from east to west, and 1,400
hoiii north to -.oiith. llu priiuipal plusieal features are the l\oek\ Mountains and
the l.awrentian lan-e. the plains of the Northwest Territories and the ;.^reat Lakes.
These lakes, which are t'i\e in numb -r. and are remarkable for their si/c, lorin ;i
eomplete s\st(_.M ol na\ iL;ation trom the head of Lake Superior to the- Atlantic
( )cean. a dist.mee of 2.384 mile s. Lake Superior is connected with Lake lluron li\
the Ste. Marie I\i\erand llu Sault Ste. Marii' ("anal. Lake lluroii t1ow>-into Lake
St. Ll.nr 1)\ the St. (km- ki\er and Lake St. (.lair into Lake lirie 1)\ the Detroit Ki\er.
L.ike 1-j-ie llows utto L.ike ( )ntario li\ the Xia^^ara I\i\ er, tourteeu miles from the
mouth of which are the renownetl \ia;^ara l-"alls, 160 teet in height. The W'elland
(anal connects the two lakes for na\ iu^ation purposes, and the .St. Lawreiue l\i\er
t1ow in;^ 1 Hit I if I .ake ( hitario and into the ( iulf of St. Law rence completes this s\ stem.
llu \ast aL:ricultural and mineral resources of (anada are as \ et in an
enil)r\onii st.Ue of de\ elopnieiit. lietween the northern l)oundar\' ot ( )ntario and the
Rock\ Mountains lie the I'roxince ot Manitoba and the southern part ol the Northwest
Territories. This ;.4reat tract of land is duided into three plateaux, running ^enerallv
northwest and southeast. The first is known as the Red Ri\er \alle\ and Lake
\\ innipeL; plateau and lies eiitireK in the l'ro\ince of Manitoba: it is estimated to
c(Mitain about "j.ooo square miles of the best wheat .^rowin^; laml on the ('ontinent or
the world. I he second plateau has an average altitiule of 1,600 teet. and an area of
105,000 sijuaie- miles. 1 his section is especialK taxorable tor settlement and includes
the Assiniboiiu and ( »u Xppelle districts. The third ])lateau l)ei.^ins on the bouiuku\
Blm lingti )ii Beneli- Bfiy Side.
line ;it the 104111 meridian and extemis west \o\ 405 niik-- to tlu Ujul e>t' tlie Rocky
Mountains. Its a\ eraj^e elevation is about 3.000 teet. (leiierall) s]jeakinL; the tirst
two are the most taxorahle for .i-riculture and the third tor i^ra/in-. Settlement ]s
proceediiiL; in the first two plateaux at a ver\ rapid rate and is lje;.^innin;.4 in the third,
numerous and pro-^per(His cattle ranches and homesti;u!> ha\in- alreatU' been
established. The northern part of the centre of the Doimnion. e.xteiuliii;.^ from the
k(xky Mountains to lhul->on'-. iJay, has -eneralh been considered as useful oiiK as
a preserve for Uir bearin- animals, but an in\ estimation by a Committee of the .Senate
in t888 ha> upset this idea altogether. The area in(|uired into was 1 .260,000 scpiare
imies, and out ot this it was estimated 860.000 scpiare miles were ht for settlement and
400.000 sciuare miles useless for cultivation. 656,000 st|uare miles were suitable for
l)Otatoes. 407.000 for barle)- and 316.000 for wheat.
The year 1891 was .1 particularly -uud one throu;.^hout the Dominion from an
a-ricultural point of view ; the total wheat crop was 61.592.822 bushels, of which the
I'rovince of Ontario \ieldetl 32.584.026 bushels; all other cereals were rather over the
average and the root crops were excellent.
Till' financial condition of Canada is j^ood as shown i)\ tlu fact ol the l)onn'nion
(i()\( 1 iinunl iiaviiii^ siicci>siull\ floated a 3 per cent, loan tor j^'2. 250.000 (Si 0,950,000),
rei)a\al)le in 46 \ ear->, in London durin;,; June, this year, 1892. 1 lu ininiinuin jirice
tixi'd ua> ^^"91 per cent, and the avera;^e price reah/ed ua> ^^"92.01'.. . The >u\\\ w.in
■,ul)-^cril)ed tor nearl)' lour times over. 420 applications hein;.^ made re])reM.iitm!.;
upu.iriU of j/r7,oocxocx). The price ol)tamed \\.i> lower than on the pre\iou> ociaMon
111 iiorrouin;.^. l)Ut ^uch w.is to lie expected when the u;reatl\ altireil i-on(htion> ol the
market are taken into account. If it h.id not been that the iredit ol the 1 )onunion
>tand> riinarkal)l\ hi;..^]! in the London market the reduction in jiricc would undouWt-
edl\ ha\e been nun h greater. The Revenue for the \ ear 1891 w.i> S38.579.31 I,
showiu).; a surplu> of 52,235,743 o\er e.xjienditure. The total \alue of Imports in 1891
w.is 5119,967.638. of which 5113,345.124 was for home con>um[)lion ; and tin total
export^ 598.417.296, of which 5H8.801.066 represented produce of Cmada.
Miner.ds of almost e\erv kind ,u'e known to exist in (raiada. and their
development in future will constitute one ol the chief sources ot wealth to the couiUi"\
The Pier.
(iolil. >il\».r. M>ii|»Lr. Mh kt.1. |ii.itmuiii. .iiuiiiuMi\, .t->lH'st()>. toal, ;4y|>siiiu. K.ul. |>itn)liiiin.
etc.. ;irr aiii.mc the ehief iiiiiu imU ulii* li h.i\r luni loihlu.l tli<>u-li .)iil\ in a >mall
vva\ HI' l<> the present time. (.oM ha> Ixiii toiind e\ii n>i\i l\. and |M\m.:^ iniius e\i>t
in loeahties exteiuhn- thnm-h lo de-rees ot iatitiule. Idle value t.l -ohl |ii(>diKi.l ill
1890 \\a> s;i. 149.776 A\\^\ -ihii S495-^^-
(,'o.d niiniii- will, in llu iu-.ii- lulure, lie one oT tin ino^t ini|.i utant inthistries in
the eouiitn : at |ire->enl the i liief >i)Ui"ee> ot >ii|>l>l> are Noxa Seoti.i .ind I'.riti-<h
Colinnbia, l)ut in the NDrthwest lenitories and M.mitnlia it i-^ estimated tlure are
6^,ooo s(|ii,uv miles 1)1 Kial liearinL; str.ita, and the (|n.mmy ol hu 1 known to underlie
some portions ot this .u'ea is esiiniati d at Irom 4.5CX.1.CKX) to (^.ooo.ooc:) tons jur s,|u.ire
mile. This eo.il x.uies trom li;4nite to hnummous 1 n.ij and in the Roiky Mount. lins
hlP^e deposits ot .mtiuMcite h.i\i- been tound. Weds ot wliieli .ue now bein;.; worked.
The importanee ot. Ironi an Imperial point ot \ iew , ot h,i\ ni;^ lar^' dip(i>iis ol smokeless
coal within two da\ s journex ot the prmup.d ii.i\ai si.uioiison tlu I'.ieitK coast eail
hanlU l>e o\erestiinated. I he amount ot loal raiseil in C aiiad.i in iHc^i was 3,5CX),ooo
tons.
Iron ore is to be tound in i^reat .ibundaiue .md \ariety in all tile provinces
ot the I )ominion, I. xeept Manitob.i, p.utu ularb in No\.i Scotia .nul Ontario: but
owiii;^. presuni.ibU. both tt> lack ol enterprise .md ia]iilal it has nowhere been
mined to am ;<Teat extent. lAen in \o\.i Sioli.i which poss(.sse> ore ol extreme
puritx , and which i.s the oiiK province in the Dominion where tlux, tue 1 and ore
are to bi- found in close proximitw The prodiii 'ion is practicalK limited to the
Acadia Mine> at Loinh^iderrw In 1891 there wer^ t"i\e furn.ices in bl.ist .uid three
more in course ot coiistiuction. Tluie .iri.- also tweUe rulliiv..; mills and steel
works in Canada. \iz : three in Xo\ ia Scotia, two in New IJrunswick. tour in (Juebec,
all at .Montreal, and three in ( )ntario. Copper is also ])resent in lar;_;e (|U.mtities
in (.)iitario j)articularl\ . Hitherto .ill the ores ha\e been exported tor treatment
abroail but siiieltin;.; works lia\ e now been est.iblished at Sudburw Ontario, in which
neii;hl)orhootl what are perhaps the lar;..4est tleposits ot topper in tlu- world ha\e
l)een discoxered. The ])roductioii in 1890 was 6.013.671 lbs. ot hue copper, valued
at $902,050 ami the \alue of the copper eX|)orted amomited to $398,497. There
are indications that the output will soon be materi.illx increased, the co])per is there
and considerable capital has lately been attracted to its (.lev elopinent.
The Post Office.
Etilrniice to Diinciein.
In 1883 the first disccncry of :i deposit of nickeliferous pyrrhotitic was made
in the \icinit\ of Suill)ur\, Ontario, and .since then t\vent\' other dejjosits have been
diseovereil. and there is no iloul>t that tliis ore is present in lar^e (juantities. The
ore which contains on an axeraj^e about 2'+ ])er cent, of nickel, is roasted anil
smelted into a copper nickel matte, the usual composition of which from average
analysis, is about as follows; — copper, 26.91 ; nickel, 14.14: iron, 31.335; sulphur,
26.95; and cobalt, 935. The matte is also said to contain >ome ounces of platinum
to the ton. The amount of fine nickel in the matte produced at and shippetl
from the Sudbury mines in 1890 was 1,435.742 poumls, which at 65 cents a pound,
was worth S933.232. The world's consumption of nickel has been estimated at
Boo tons, antl previous to these discoveries, the su|)ply came almost entirely from
New Caleilonia. The consumption of nickel is likeh' to be very considcrabh' in-
creased by the use of it in alloy with steel to increase the stren-th and (pialitv of
the latter. H.xperiments which have provetl eminently successful have been made in
ncc
France an.l (unuanv. an.l aU.. at \nna|K»li.. l'. S,. ,n<.rc partiailarly with rcfrivnc
t.) the u>c ..f nickel ^tccl Inr cann.)n ami aini..iir plate It hasiucii pn.wd that
the elasticity an.l tensile <,tren-th of nickel steel u.tc alnu.st double the Imnts reached
hy the best -ra.U-s ,,1 l„,iKr plate steel, an.l the new metal >eeni> likelv t.. he Usetl.
not only for armour plate hut tor hulls an.l en-ines .»r ships, an.l indee.l tor all purposes
where a hi-h -ra.le of steel is n..w use.l. As a result .)f the expenm.nts. th. ( nite.!
States (;<.vernm.nt have .leci.le.l t.. make use of nickel steel armour plates, .m. I the
contract lor their manutacture has l.r.n .iw.u-.le.l. s.. that tli. prospects t..,- this new
iiulustry roun.l Suilhury are \er\ |»r.)misiii-.
iV-troleum ha., been ioun.l in <juebec. Nova Scotia. N\ w Hruns.vick .ui.l parti-
cularly in the \.)rth-west ■rerrit..rus, wlier. it sceuis certain there is .m immense
unexplored oil re-ion. but it is in tlu cuntv ..f L.imbton. Ontario, ulum.- most of the
oil has been and is obtame.l. Oil Springs .m.l IVtn.lea, bein- tile lai-esi oil-produ. in-
.listricts, the oil bein- obtained at a depth of Iroin .:;70 to 300 teet. 111. fii-^t tlouin--"
Dundern.
well was strut k ..n the iQtli ..l rebriiary. 1H62 .m.I hcforcOctolnr in tin same year,
there wi r. no less than 35 tl.min- uells A> there was no aeconnnodation for the
stora-e ot thi^ enormous flow, then- \\a> a tri-htlul wastr. and it i> lakulatid In one
authority that iKtweiii the dati^ mcntiond no Ks> than h\i million harreh floated off
on the waters of an adjoinin- creek. Ihe annual output tor >ome years has been
alajut 600.000 barrels.
Ihf pniuipal drawbacks to minin- developments hitherto have been want of
cajiital. and the tact that a number of the enterprises that ha\i lucn started have been
purely of a speculative character, which has thrown suspicion on j;enuine undcrtakinj^fs
anil driven investors to place their funds elsewhere: but as the explorations of the
Ciovernment (ieolo-ical Survey are makmj; better known the extent and locality of
nimerals, and the fiscal policy of the (io\ernment is calculated to stimulate production,
public attention is becomin-^ more attracted to our nnnin- resources. .\ lan-e number
of members of the British Iron and Steel Association visited the I'nited States in the
Autumn of 1890. and many of them mspected the copper and mckel mines of Sudbury,
and expressed themselves as beiny astonished at the evidence of i^reat mineral wealth
they met with. It is ho|)ed that as a me.uis of callin- attenti(jn to the mmeral resources
of this eountrx their visit will have a beneficial effei t.
With rei^ard to the climate of Canada there is probai)l\ more misconception
^^enerally than about that of an\ other known countrx. The idea still prevalent in
I*-uro|>e and elsewhere is that the land is one of jierpetual winter and usuall)' covered
with snow. In realits the climate is drv, healtlu ami iiu iijoratin''. Mxtendini:, as the
Dominion does, over 20 dej^rees of latituiie, or, trom the latitutle of Constantinople to
the .North I'ole it has necessarih a wide ram;e of temperature, the extreme dryness of
the .itmos|)hcre, however, make botli loKI anil heat less actuall)' felt than the reailin<,^s
of the thermometer would lead |)eople to expect. In the maritime provinces the
climate resembles that of the British Isles. In Ontario, (Juebec and .Manitoba the
summers are warm anil the winters cold, but the cold is pleasant anil bracinj;, and the
snow that L;enerall)- covers the i;round is of the i;reatest benefit alike to the farmer,
lumberman and merchant. In the Northwest Territories cattle i^raze at large throuj^h-
out the winter, and on the Pacific slope it is very mild and considered by the
inhabitants unsur|)assed in the world. Instead of the perpetual winter so much '"'keel
about the fact is the averai^e winter liarel)- lasts 4^2 months and the climate on the
whole is the fmest in the universe.
Residence of Sir James Tn!>ner.
HAMILTON.
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i:i.N \:\ Is.MuiL. CorxTiiss oi- .\r,i:Rni-:i-:N. — She is i;n(1ia\ti:i) wmi nil'
I'LACi:. AM) I'.\^.S IlK.Il TRIIit TI-; TO TIIM AMliiriOl S LllT/MNS.
('• Throuch Canada wrrii a Kcidak."' \W \.M\y . Wtcrdecn, )n '• OtmuirJ ,i/ij l.'/y7i',ir J."
1 .nil Mirc lli;il ;in\ of you who h;ivc travelled will aL;rcc that one of its
pleasures is loiiiin- home attain. And wc felt almost like j^cttin- home when
alked into the ux.l, eomfortahle dinin--room, where breakfast had been pre-
for Us 1)\ those of our household who had preeeiled us to " 1 liyhfield," the
which was to be our home whilst in Canada. Here is a jjieture of Iliijhfield.
not -ive you one of Hamilton, for it is a ])laee which photos; raphs do not
1 justice to. 'I he town lies on a gentle rising sk)pe round the head of a beautiful
bay. and ncstlo iiiicKr a >U:l\) rid-v. which ^tl-L•t^.he■^ miLs and iiijIls aua\ to the
heii^htN of Xia-ara. l\v\\ it >h(.ltcriii-iy protnts thr town, whicli tondlv acknov\ 1-
cd.^cs its sway, and whicli demands iVoin all stran-crs ami newcomers a due trihutc
of loyal admiration tor thi- mountain. .\> an illustration ot" this admiration, the thiy
alter we arrived a hoy, ot' about thirteen, came up to Lord .Xherdeen as he was
walking in the -rounds and >aid : "I> Lord I laddo at h.ome ?" ■•Well. no. he is
not, but I am his tather. What do xou want with him?"
"Well. I wai:l to interview him. .md ask what his Lordship thought of our
city, and 1 wanted to put the inter\ itw in m\ father's newspaper."
Lord Aberdeen was rather startled in spite of ha\in- become somewhat
tamiliari/ed to the custom ot ■' interxiewiiv..; " which prevails uni\ersall\ on the other
side ot the water, by means of which public men make known their \iews. He
had scared), howe\er. expected his ele\en-\ ear-old son to be called upon to ;^i\e
his opinions as yet, and he tried to explain to the xoutht'ul journalist that in the
Old ( ountrx bo\s were not expected to air their \ lews so soon. lUu our\(umu;'
Uivml was not so easil\ batfleil. lie still persisted in askin- "If Loi'd Haddo had
made arran;..;ements to inspect the public buiUlin'^s of tlu- cit\. and especialK if he
had \ isited the "mountain," and what he thou;.4ln of that. Lor! .\birdeen inf(;rmed
him that his bov was at that moment cnjoxinL; a clamber up the steep, and did
his best t(> satist\ his enter|)risinL; ciKpiirer 1)\ i.xpressin;,; his own appreciation of
the heiL;hts under whose shade the\ were st.uidin;,;.
Well, climb up this mountain (.dmost on the side of which stands 1 lii^htield),
in the cool ot an earK .Septembir evening, .and see the town spreading: ilsilf out
east and west betore \i>u. wide and well kept --treets. trim lawns as ;.^reen as those
in Lai!.4land, houses nestling amongst trees, handsome buildings. cluuLh spin.-- and
factorx chimne\s competing.: for pie-eminence. And be\ond the cit\, and its manu-
lactories, and its w h.u'\ ls, lie-, the ])a\, all ;.^leanun- with the bri^iht (.olors ot the
settiiiL; sun, amid which little x.ichls aiiel pleasure boats are making; their wa_\ home.
Our lhou;..;hts lin;.^er fondK o\ ei- the restful da\ s spent in this peaceful retreat, and
I fanc\ that both we .md our chiKlren associate lli^hheUl to a ;.4reat extent with
sunshine ami butterflies. Perhaps we hail a little more of tin- tormer than we
cared for just at lust — for da\s with the thermometer o\ ir 91) dcL^rees in the shade
{\n not as a rule reconunend thenisehes to Scotish-breil lolk. iSut alter .dl we had
not iiuilIi li> u;riiinlilL- at. tor the heat was nut ateonipanii il 1)\ our imu h-fhvadcd
foL'>, thi Moo(l-t'nirsl\ nios(|iiiio(.s. 'Iruc. tliis ran ot |iv>ts, who air Mipjiosid to
avoid llamilt(Mi a-^ a riilf. had ^int out this \ rar au ad\aiur ;^uard to surwy the
place, and e\en we. thou-h late in the season, heard onunous irunipitini^s as we
laid oui he.ids on the pillows, hut it seemed that as yet the) were hut xci^etarian
specimen^ ot the r.iee who had .u"ri\ed. lor none of our part\ suttcrcil at their
hands. \oi- did tlie\ -utter at ours. We did not capture a sinj^^le s])ecinien.
And this is a ^reat ihin^ to sa\ tor such an insect-huntin;.^ tanuK as we must lon-
fcss ourseKfs to he.
As we sat in the ])rett\ secluded -grounds which siuMound I lij^hfiehl that first
da\ . we liecanie conscious that we were li\ no means alone, and our children who
had joined us, were soon in lull pursuit ot the womlertul u'e.itures which looked
like huttertlies on the win-, hut turnetl into ;.4rasshopi)ers wiuii the\- ali^htetl. ot"
the "lamherwill liiauties, and the "Athnir.ds,' and the man\ other brii^ht-colored
\isitors ot' oiu- ;..^arden. liut we did not do much that hrst da\ — we had not the
necessar\ nnplemiiits, .uul we IkuI to sall\ forth in search of" the wherewithal to
make liuttertK nets, and killin;.,;-lui.\es and specimen boxes, and 1 know not what.
And here let me introduce tlK- loin- Noun- hutterfU -hunters nt" lliL^hheld. Of course,
if you e\er hear tliat their mother, \i)ur staid etlitoi-. loined them in their wild ])in"-
suit ot hei- majest), the ^lorituis red-win;..,;ed, sw itt-tl\ in;^ "(jueen of Spain." or if
you heai- of her anointing; tele;..;raph poles and trees with hone\ and molasses, and
flittin- aliout with others of the staff" of - Oiiu<ar</ am/ //aw;-,/." at ilead of ni;4ht.
with hmteiiis capturing the imwar\ but mauniheent moths, who had imbibed the
sweet drau!,:hts too treel) , xou will sureU not !)elie\e such tales.
.Suffice it to sa\ that a reallx' beautiful collection of moths and butterflies
resulted from our sla_\ at lli-hfield, a coilection bloomed to an untimeh' v.\m\. for
dunn- their transit home. the\ -ot so battered that it was onl\ left to the two
etlitois to min-le their tears to-ether o\ er tlu.'ir ashes. We must not ask \ou to
lin-er with us in our lamentations oxer our broken treasures. We li\e in hope of
replacing them some day. ;md meanwhile we have other memories of IIamiltt)n
which we wish to share with \ou.
A hundred years a-o Hamilton hail barely bet^un to exist. I hit the few who
were then plowin- up the land on which the cit\ now stands, were of the stamp
which makes nations to rejoice over her chihiren. \nu will rmuniher tlial aiu r
the war which resulteil in the independence of the I nited Staler, a niiuil>rr ot
American |)eoi)ie who iiad remained true to the iSritish t1a- llirou-hout the war.
rcMiKed to L;ive u]) their lands and their homes and mi-rate to ( anada. rather than
dwell in a land which had revolted from the Crown to which the\ were so loyal.
Canaila ri-ht joyfullN held out her arms to these nohle-hearted refiii^ees.
Ontario was then uni)e()i)led, and so 200 acres of land in this rich Troxincc
were i;ranteil tree to e\ery om- of those I'nited lvmi)ire Loxalists. a> the\ were
called. I . ]-,. Loxalists the)- are called now for short, and tho^e who can trace their
parentage to the>e tamilies count it a proud descent antl u;lor\ in it.
One of the earliest of these refui^ees wa^ Roi)e:rt Land, and he selected the
head ot the lake, more hecatise of the i^ame to he found there and the >cener\,
tlian because of the tertilit\ of the >oil. His first acre wa> plou-hed with a hoe,
sown with a bushel of wheat, and harrowed with a leat\ bou;^h. lie wa> his own
miller, too, for some \ ears until a I'rench-C'anadian arri\ed and >et up a mill >ome
se\en miles awa\ . Then other farmers came, ami in 1813, (.vnV'^v Hamilton laitl
out hi> farm in \illau;e lots, and ;^ave the future tow n its name. Lxin^;. as it does,
so near the frontier, it did not escape an.xious times durin;^ the war of 1812 and
the followin;.^ \ ears, .md in 1832 it narrowlv escaj)ed destruction at the hand> of a
terrible \ i>ilation of the cholera, and the same \ear b\ a ra;.^in;.4 fire. l'he>e trials
did but pro\ e the mettle of the inhabitants of the xouul; town, and perh;ip> furnish
the reason win its streets are ncn\ so broad, and so careil toi\ it.s buildini^s >o soliii. its
sanitar\ arrangements so thorouu;hl\' looked into, its pro\ i>ions a;.^ainsi tire so complete.
A popular writer described Hamilton in 1858 as " the ambitious and stirring- little cit)\
and the name stuck: onl\ "little" she is no loiv^^er, beiu'.^ tin third city in tlu l)omin-
ion, haxinL; a |)opulation of o\er 50,000, ami hei" emiers ha\ e mis-,cd out the
"stirrin;.^," so if \<»u seek for news of Hamilton in tin- ;^eneral newspaper. \ou must
look tor it under the headin;.;' "The .Vmbitious C'it\," lUit she is not. and v.cci.] not, be
ashamed of the nickname, tor she has shown herself ambitie)us to some purpose. I
could take up a lap_;e ])art of these Canadian i^ossip:- by describav.^ to \ ou the public
buihlini^s and their uses, the mat^nificent school buildings, aim the -ood work that
l^oes on in them, the institutions, social, lit(.:rary, philantin()]iic .md leli^ious^-llu- m.my
manufactories which cause Haimlton to be regarded as the llirnnn-haui of ( anada,
tli( .urcs of vincvards around, the fruit ;^^arilcns and orcluird^, wliich ;^ivL' this part of
the CDuntrx the name of " Tlie ;^arden of (anaila : ' the ehurelie^ of all denominations
whose ser\iei> we attended, and ahoxe all the ])ei)|)le of Hamilton. Hut havinj^r
re;.^aril to the length and |iur|)i)rt of the>e >ketehe>, 1 will not lauiuh into so lari^e a
subject. Sutfiee it to sa\ that the kindness and i^ood fellowship extenileil to us by the
inhabitants of Hamilton, of all cl.isses, iWd what only true, heaity eourtes)' and kinil-
ness can do, \ i/. : we fell our.scl\e> to be no mere tourists .md stran^^ers, but tellow
citizens of "no mean eit\." Ami in proof of this assertion, I ha\ e b\ m\ sitle here, in
the office of " (hi7,'irr,/ a)i(i L'pu'tiyd." two beautifully bound books concern in;,;' the birds
and plants of C anada, anti which were ])resented to me by ihr I-rei' Librar\ commit-
tee, as beini;' the first citizen to appK tor a book on the occaNion of Lord .Xberdeen's
openiuL;' t>f the new building, i I must confide to \<ni. howcNcr, that Nour president's
character had to be in(|uned into before 1 was admitted as a rea<ler. 1 IkuI to proiluce
a certificate of honesi\, and so forth, sii^ned !)\ two citizens of Hamilton. \ Ou will be
g'lad to know that 1 \<.)\\\\i.\ two senators willin;^ to \ouch for ukm
There is no doubt that if \ou want realK to know something; of a country, its
customs, and its people, it is a u;'reat ailvanta;.;e if \ou can settle down in some t\ pical
place for a feu weeks, instead o\ merely tr.i\ ellin;..; through and seeini,; the si;^hts of
each town. In the latter wa\- you ma\- see more, perhaps, of the buildings, institu-
tions, tvc. foi, if \ou haye but a da\ or two, \ou can map out \oui' time, and spend it
in driyin;^ from one place to another, and \ou thus i^et thn.u^^h ,i ;^()od deal ; but if
you make \ourself at home an\\\here tor a bit \ou will not do the tourist so much,
but if you mix at all with the peoi)le \ou almost uuMiusciousl}- ;..;et to under-
stand them and their wax s of thinkin-, and the wins and wherefores of their customs
and institutions. jlii> was an e\]»erience, li\in- our e\er\-da\ life, interchanj^in;^
yisits, reading the liaiK ])aper^ of all sections of politics. nunL;lin- with cler-^y, states-
men, merchants, a;...;riculturist.s. \-l., and hearing.; \arious opinions trom all sorts and
conditions of men. .\iid the sum total of what we learnt made us feel that the more
the Old Countrx le,u"nt to know her ;;rown-up child o\er the sea, the more she would
l)e proud of her in all w.iys, ,ind the more earnestK diel it make us wish and ])ra\- that
the future of Canada ina\ be worth} of her past and that the preseMit ( lod-fearim;-,
industrious, simj)le, iducation-lox ini; stock ma\ onl\ be reinforced b\ those worthx' to
combine with them in l)uildin- up a yraml eountr\- and nation.
.\> I haw ^aid hL-ton.', none nucd A to ;^() out to ( an.uia who aiv rL;ul\- to
work. Our huls ami la>Ncs who went out wiili us with the intLiition of scttliiiL; (and
of whom I na\e you a j^rouj* >ittin;4 outside 1 Ii;^iifiehl), have nearlv all found ha])]))-
homes. ( )nc, indeed, has conic hack because of her father's de.ith, l)Ut I feel much
tempted to ;.^ive xou extracts from ^onle of the letters of others. They have not
suftered at all from the coUl of the- winter, hut seem to have enjoxed the merr\- winter
customs, and seeing all the skatin;.^ and the sleis^hint;' ^oinj^on rountl ahout them,
{"or one thini; heartiness ot (^an.ulians tow.uds newcomers counts for a L^reat ileal :
thc\ do all tlic\' can to make exeryone feel welcome, .md one of them — there is a
treencss, a sense of e(|ualit\, a consciousness that e\ ervone will he taken just for what
he or she is worth, ami nothini.; more or less, which cannot altogether he attaimd in
the (^Id W'orUl, and which must ah\a\s he refreshini; to anxone of independent spirit.
"Prove Nourself to he a man. a woman, and we shall respect vou. and xou shall ha\e
an ec[ual chance with an\- of us. and what i> more we will dio our hest to put you into
the runninj.; with us from the first." Human nature is umlouhtedly the >ame e\er\'-
where, and Canadians would not wish to claim for themsehes immunity from all faults,
but they ma)' fairlx' claim that anxone wishing;' to live a free, inilependent, self respect-
in_^^ law al)idini4' and ( iotl-feariny^ life has few impediments under llu ^oxernment the
public life anil customs, the hrii^ht climate, and the san;.;uine temperament of Canada
antl her folk as they will find in .mv land under the sun.
Lortl Aberdeen xvas accused of tlistrihutin;^ what was termed " tatty to the
Dominion" (is this xvord derixed from " toftee ' I wonder.-' .\nx\\ax it means >ome-
thiui.^ sweet,) in some of his speeches in Canaila. Perhaps 1 shall he accused ot
foUoxvins.; in his footsteps. Well, we can onlx speak of that we do know, .md that
we have seen, and 1 can honestlx' say that 1 am not conscious ot h.ix in- tl.Utered.
Next month I inxite \i)U U) accompany us to .some of Canada's autunm lairs.
Moumain Avenue Road — Hamilbiii.
I'M]- ihc liciictit ol the ihou>.unls of ^tnin;^cr> who will \isit tlu- citv, ;-;<)ini;
to or comin- troni the W'oiids I'^air. a spcciiil committee has heen appointid 1)\
tin- lit) ( ouiuil wiio will lay out ])lans .so tiiat e\er\ iutormation nia\ he proinptK
oliiaineil l.\ the visitor coiKernin-' matters pertaining; to the manutaeturin- industries,
commereia! a(l\aiUa;.4es. drixes, seenerx , accommodation-^, etc.
\\ I. wish that space could he found in this souvenir for a short sketch of
ever\- om ol the \ast estahlishments centered in 1 hunilton. We can onl\ . howex er,
select .1 tew ot each hranch, so the reader ma\ iud-i' of the trade and commerce done,
and the kind ot j)eo]ile \\c ha\e amongst us, who are doim; it.
Hank "i Hkiii-ii \i>kiii Amfkica.
Thf (>l«Ust ixistiiij; Hank in ilainiltdn, is the Hank of Firitish North America. It is
sitiiatctl on the Mnith side lA Kiii^ Stnit. a siilistantial stone structure owneil hy the liank.
It is three stories hii,rh. of modern ardiitectural desiifn The Hank of Hrilish N'ortli America
is an I'^n^lisli institution, with the he.ul office in l.on(h)n. but nearly all its business is done
in Canatla. its capital is a million pounds sterling'. iiein^ a Hriti^ii Hank and firmly
established with abundant capital, it has been a i)ullwark of strens^th to many of our inilustries
in tile day of financial slruj^^le. I h<' Hank d<)«-s business from the Atl.miic to the I'acific,
and its New N'ork i)usiness is very extensive, and it issues billu of exchange aiul letters of
credit upon .ill parts of the world.
Ml Sl.NOUK.
This is a Summer .Sanitarium for sick children, and is a monument to the jjenerosity
of the Hon. W. \'.. and Mrs. Sanford. uiio at their own cost, constructed the building and
then handeil it over to the authoritie's of the Infants' Home.
It is situated on Hamilton Heach. near to Church Crossing Station, and commands an
e.xtensivt; view of both lake and bay. No finer location coukl have been well selecteil for
such an institution.
The ,lail.
riic r.iiililiiiL,' is of litaiitiful iK-siL,Mi. risiiij; to a lui;^lu of tlin-c stoiir^ an.! siirro.iiultd
on all si.liN 1)\ s|)aci()iis co\f|-i(l vtramlalis wlurc tin- rliiMnii laii enjoy to the full, tlif liraltli
• jiving lifcc/i-s of tlif lake
.\m|>li- -rounds aI)out the luiiltlin:^', also attoni a |ila\ ;^roiin.l for the little ones.
Not iMily is tile estenor l)eautiful to Innk niioii. Iiui tin interior is inin|i!ete in fv<T\
resju'ct ; tilt- rooms an- loft\. airy ami well lii^lue.! ; j.ictures adorn the walls, and aniiiseiiK lUs
for the ehiKlren alionnd. Main little ones have been henetiteil liy .i sta\ here lUirin- the sultry
sununcr months, ami it is safe to say that nuinlK-rs are now .ili\e and well. .vho. hiit for the
health-t;ivin>i opportuiiiiv aftordiil li\ this nohle i,dft of .Senator SantonI, would, tuilay. be
t"illin>r premature and untinuK 'graves.
" I Ilk \l l<" < )l M' I .
rin ll.niliholl Herald, the \ollll;_;e>t o! the three L'itV jM]!! rs. W.ls esLiMished (Ml AuL^,
1, iSS(), li\ 'he •■lUrald" Printing L'om|)aii\. ol whi;-h Mr. John M ll.irris i-, President, .md
Manai^cr. .lU'l Mr. I\. l'>. ll.irris. Secretary and I reasurei. It |um|ie'l u onee into popuhir hnor
,iml has .ilreadx liecoiiie or.c of ihe most succe .>liil and vahuMe ne\\s]ia]>er |iro|)<-r[ies in the
Dominion. It was the jiioneer one rent paper o| ll.imilton anil the lirst to lie jirintinl from
stereotvpe |)late> on i fast i)ress. The" Herald" is thoroun'hK indepemleiu and Canailian in
its tone and \\holesom(ly a;.i;.;ressi\e an<i iini(|ue in its methods It is absoliitelx free from
jiarty tie-, or jKirt\ bias and knows no political allegiance sa\c to that which is the riL^ht.
I{s|'ecial attention is paid to matters concerning; Hamilton and its \i<init_\ anti the
Dominion ot Canada. It is notid lor its pithy <uid attractively arram^ed news columns and
cris]) and s|)arklinL;' cf)mnn-nis on current exx-nts at home ami abroad, which are ipioted far and
wide. It circulates e\t« ns!\ely in llamiltoii and the towns and country surroumlin^ it as far
east as Niagara balls, and as tar west as l.omlon. (loiiiu; so :.^enerall\ into the homes of pi-ople
in this district, it has an unusual \aiiie as an ailvertisin^ medium. an(.l business men in liamilton
and elsewhere use its columns trei'ly. Since a few m( nihs after it was started, it has been
in charu^e ot Mi", \\ . C . Xichol. who is, |ierha|)s, the voun^est editor in C anaila.
Tlil, I I.WI il loN Si I ( I A |oK.
yV/; .S>,v"A?/('/- is the oldest paper in Hamilton, and the second oldest in the Province of
( )ntario. Its t"ir>t number wa- printed on a small hand press 46 \ears ivj^o. wIumi Hamilton was
younsr. / /n- .S'/),;/ii/,>r has steadily L^rown with the cit\. Its proi^^aess has been nieasnreil with
the pn)<.,rn;ss of its community, until now it makes its app>eai-ance dailv as a lar!.^e, hantlsomei\
printed, w.-ll rtliied. brii^in, clean. n<-wsy. ii;.,dit-|)ai.;e newsi.aper. the product of the latest fast
j)erfectinL,^ |)resses and typesetting^ machines.
The Spiclator is Liberal-Conservative in ])olitics, ami is otherwise without fads. It alms
to L^dve the people all the news, and its success in this direction may be estimated from the fact
that it is acknowledged to be the leatliuL; jiaper of the cit\. Its home is on |ames .Street, in
the very centre of the business jxirtion of the city, and in the matter of circulation it is so far
ahead of its rivals that it is looked upon as the y^w.w. advertising,^ meilium for Hamilton, the
Xiae^ara Peninsula, and adjacent counties.
The City Hall.
The Hamilton Club
jAMr.> Tdrnkk Comianv, Wholesale r.roccrs and Wine Merciiants. 1 lainiltdii. Ontario.
rhe work j)rotessinjx to i^ivt.' an outline of Hamilton's industries and chief business
houses would be incomplete without i^ivin;^ prominence to the above old firm which was
starteil over fortv years ai^'O. antl from that day to this they have enjoyed the proud position
of being the leading wholesale grocery house in * >ntario.
The present members of the firm are Alexander Turner, l.loyd 1'. Mawburn and Alex
G. Osborne. The senior is a public spirited man antl holds the jxisition of director in the
Hamilton Provident and Loan Society, chairman of the Pjoard of lulucation of this city and
is also an active member of the Board of Trade, of which he is an ex-president.
lames Turner Company initiated the North West business; the late Senator Turner,
who was then senior member of the firm, in 1867 went to F'Ort (iarry, Red River Country,
via St. Paul, and his great success then laid the corner-stone of the good trade which
Hamilton and Ontario now enjoy in that country.
In 1S72 they built at Winnipeg, the first brick building in Manitoba or the North
West and it is standing there to-day.
The business of this firm extends from the Rockies to the- seaboard. 'Their shipping
facilities are so good that they can ship from two to three carloads of mixetl gooils a day.
The)' buy in all the hrst markets of the world, and for this reason the trade who buy
from them alwavs do so with a confidence kiKJwing the\- are ir(jttin<j "ouds at the ri'du price
ami thai tlu-\ will lie irciitil l.iirU ;incl lionoraMy a^ that Is tin- [iriiuiph- of husinrss thr
(i in a«l<>|»tc<l uhrii startiiis,'. and whuh tluv havt- ivir sinn- ailhcn-il tn, .iinl iht\ art; to-day
< !iio>inj4 as hir^f a luisincss ,is tln\ h;i\c cvtr doiu' ili'spiti' all opipositioii.
I'm (.»ui;\r Ckntuai I'".\ik wh Imtsikim l-!\mi;i i {n\ .\>sniiMiiiN oi i I \\iii.im\.
lor ov«T a »|iiart<r of .i ciiitiiry tlu- tiri-at Central lair has hnn one of tin- popular
m>titiitions of thr city, ami in the month of Sijitcinhtr in each yi-ar. thoiisamls of people have
mini- her*' from i-very corner of the provinct-, to witness a ilisplay of horses, cattle, sheep ami
|i|._rs, agricultural implemeius, ivtry description manufactured jjt)«»ils. fruits veijetahlcs ant!
llowers, uno(|ualed at any fair held on the continent of America. To k<ep up its past
n iiutation, and to compete with the immense strides which are heinj,' made in all lari.,'e cities
in exhihition attracti' 'lis. a new company has been formed, new and extensive ^'rounds purchased
near the citv limits modern l)iiildin>..,rs erecleil. and race track— said to hi- the lust in .\merica
laid out. Two railway tracks run into the L;ronnds. and the ICleciric Railway will carr\
passen>.;ers to its ^ales.
I'niler the ijeneral mana;^a-ment of such a Hoard ol I )irectors, composed of gentlemen
known all over the I )ominion. for their enerj^^y. eiiierpri/e and success with everything thc\
take in hand.
Hamilton has no douhts of a i^reat future for the .\ssociation while Missrs. Win.
Ilendrie. J. M. l.ottrid^e. 1'". C. Hruce, lieo. Roach .md J. J. Stuart'are its leailini^^ s|)irits.
Wes\yBn Ladies' College.
YoLiiig Men's Christian Associouoii.
TiK AMI TkinK R All W AV
lluiulncls of thousands of ixopK; will ht- c-arrii'd to tlic World's Fair by this excellent
railway. Ihoiisand^ from Europe will take care in obtaining their tickets, that thev will ask
t(.r ihein via ••the old reliable road l)y way of Xiai^^ira i'alU and Canaila. ilirect to Chicai^o.
with a lay-olT ticket for Hamilton." to brace them up for the tur.noil of Chica.^ro's whirl of
>i.uht-seein;.;. if in returnln--. to recuperate, and i,dve them an idea of Canadian life before
L;()in^' ••Eastward, lio.""
I he (.rand hunk K.iilway system of affiliated njads. now re])resents an aj;_i,'rejrate of
4,jS6 mile.s. Its ca;)ita'. accounts show an expenditure of o\-er l'56.(-)Oo.(^oo sterlinij. It is
steel r:illed throu.^hout and have iS.^oo cars and over i.ooo engine-,. They have their own
uorkshoi.s. foundries and all the modern machinery necessary to the indepencUMice of the
servii e.
Hie (.raiid I runk employs an army of about 20.000 men. and the road has al\va\ -
been rec<).i,rnized as the -reat iniern.itional route betwet-n th(- !•; astern and We-stern .States.
At the Xia.irara frontier interchan;.,rin>j trattic with all trunk lines leading- from New \'ork.
thence direct by the western frontier of either Windsor to Detroit or Sarnia by tunnel to
Port Huron.
111.- o.m|..nn- posM-sMs its .,wn O, . .m t.nninns ai P..ril.,n.|. .,-..1 n u ii.s l.v its
c.mncctums all ihuf Arm-riian I'Mrts. It will tin.. !..• s. ,n that thr (.ran.l Inii.k Kailwiv
IS to be n-jrariM as an un.l.rtakin>r „f .vhuh tlu.- Dumini,,,! mav w. 11 I,,- ,,r<.iul. an.l it Ins
a wide and popular r.-p.,tati..n .-x.-rcisin- iaryc- inllu.nos in th.- ralKvav cnmcils ..I tl.,-
Continent. 1 hr vKlu-.mv limits of tli.- mtir.' system ii, atfiliatiun^ an.l fri.'n.llv n.nn.. imns,
are Halifax, Portland, lloston. N<w Wtrk. I>. troit .iiul Liiiraj^o.
HHiniltoii Public Library.
Ha.miiton Landki) Banking and Loan Comi'anv.
The Landed Banking' and Loan Comijany of Hamilton, whose premises are situated
immediately to the rear of the Canada Life Assurance premises, was incorijoraled in 1876
with a subscribed capital of $700,000. The business of the company is chiefly restricted to
Ontario and Nhinitoba. To its general banking business is added a Savings Bank, at which
deposits from one dollar and upwards are received, the current rates of interest being allow<'d
from date of deposit to withdrawal, and also a Loan Department, in which money is lent
upon improved farm or city property. In the year 1S79, three years after its initiation, the
company received and accepted applications for 59 loans, aggregating !i;5Q,254.53 ; the total
number of loans in that year, however, were 169, with a total of §222.700 in amount. The
deposits showed an increase of !«57,949.55, which amounted to !!4ioo.oc)9.39 for the year.
Out of the profits two half-yearly payments at the rate of eight per cent, per annum were
paiil. In 1888, the deposits amounted to over half a million, with a reserve fund of 1^(83,000,
and in 1891 the deposits were §560.186.41. Reserve fund §118,000. within a fraction of ii per
cent, on the paid-up capital. The total assets at the close of the fiscal year amounted to
§1,792.913, showing ;) rapid and steady progress since the inception of the company in 1S79.
Ably directed by Matthew Leggatt, Esq., President, John Waldie, Esq., Vice-President,
C. \V. Cartwright. Esq., Treasurer, and a most efficient Board of Directors, composed of such
gentlemen as Messrs. R. Ai. Kennedy, President of the Times Printing Company, I. Hobson.
Chief Engineer of the Grand Trunk Railway, I. I. Mason, Accountant and (irand Secretary
A. E. and A. M.. 11. McLaren and Thomas Bain, M.P., the majority of whom having held office
since the commencement of the bank, are thoroughly conversant with the business in all its
details. The Landed Banking and Loan Company is fully launched upon the sea of prosperity.
Thk Canadian Pacific Raiiavav Company.
In our .Souvenir we have not confined ourselves to Hamilton entirely, and have men-
tioned many points in connection with Canada in general, but in doing so we cannot omit to
mention therewith a railway company, which has by its immense grasp of the future condition
of affairs, been able to bring the Dominion before the whole world, as the great grain-growing
section of the universe, the most magnificent scenery of America, and the finest climate in
existence.
The Canadian Pacific Railway bands with iron, British North America, from extreme
east to e.xtreme west from the .Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean — a wonder of the age. for
the marvellous speed made in building amid all difficulties and completing this wondrous
highway, and opening up an immense new country to the world at large. It goes still further
for it continues to connect the iron band with its lines of steel steamers, and tiuis girths the
whole world.
Start from Liverpool, if you will, thence across the Bay of Biscay, and onward to the
Mediterranean — Gibraltar being the first port of call — down the Mediterranean to Naples,
thence to Port Said, thence Suez, and passing through the Red Sea, across the Indian Ocean
to Ceylon, port of call, Colombo. Leaving Colombo, we cross the Bay of Bengal to Penang.
the straits of Malacca to Singapore. P'rom Singapore the route lies direct through the
China Sea to Hong Kong — the most eastern of British possessions. Prom Hong Kong to
W^oo-sung for Shanghai, thence to Nagaski ; after leaving Naga.ski, via the .Sea of Japan to
Kobe, thence to Yokohama. Prom Yokohama across the Pacific Ocean to Vancouver. British
Columbia — one of our own provinces of Canada. We bid farewell to the Canadian Pacific
steamships and commence the trans-continental journey across Canada from the Pacific to the
Atlantic by the Canadian Pacific Railways, unrivalled and picturesque route through to .Mon-
trcal. Halifax, llostoii (ir N\-\\ \ Hrk. tlnMict: miwanl across- the Atlantic to the starliiiL; Jilacc.
Livt^rponl.
Whither ill sh.ijis or in rail\\a\" the L'. I'. K. R. ha\i- iIdiic ;ill things wt'll : cxi-rythiiiL;;
(if the- latrst anil h'v-l known dcNiu;nN for saffi\ ant! comfort. Luxurious cars, when- the
traveller dines ami sleeps, batlu-s. smokes anil reails. as in a hotel, he hehokls tlu' panorama of
the Continent. ThtTe is rexi-ak-i-l to him e\er\ physical leatnre ot the new world; the iL,^reat
lakes, the ^reat rners. the plains and prairies, forests and ^wanip>. anil tinally the Ljn-atest
mountain ranges of the Continent succeed one another in rapidh mo\in)4 |)ictures.
This company has Iniilt alon^ the route maL^'niticent hotels for the comlort of its
passengers. notal)ly at ilaritt and Silkirks. if you come from luiropii- next xcar don't leave
America for vour home till vou have had a run ovi-r the ij;reatest railwav in the world
and
throuiih
the i^^reatest and L^n'ancKst coimtrx' on earth. That would i)e our advice to xou. for neither
j-an-ope. .Asia. Atrica or Annrica has such a railwav, or such a countr\- as the Canadian Pacific
Railwa\. or our own Canaila.
LoNc & Bisi'.v, Wool Merchants. McXab Street.
Among the largest dealers of wool in Canada or the Ignited States, the firm of l-oni;
& Hisby stand foremost. They commenced business in 1867. Their .varehoiise is a substantial
stone building on McXab .Street, a little north of the market. Their reputation stands high
throughout the whole of British North America — in fact, wherever wool is marketable in an\
land.
The shipments of wool to fh(- firm are made from every Province in the Dominion,
and foreign grades are imported by them for manufacturers in Canada.
The L.mdiaw Mamfactuking Cumvanv.
This firm has established its works at 84, 86, 88, qn Mary .Street, and has on(> of the
finest show rooms in the City. The company manufactures stoves, ranges, enamelled ware, hut
air furnaces ami castings of every description. The business was first instituteil by W. and
J. Turnbull over thirty years ago. In 1869 Mr. Laidlaw was taken into the business under the
firm name of Turnbull & Co. Five years later Mr. Laidlaw assumetl control of the business
and the present firms name was adojited. The company has Iieen very successful in tiieir
business, and their line of stoves and ranges. The ' Peninsular." is one which has attained
an enviable reputation all over the .American Continent. fhc " Hoynton" and " Peninsular" hot
air furnaces are also manutactured by this company, and ha\e attained a high |)osition among
Royal Hotel.
the trade tlirouL^WiDUt ilic Dominion. Two new lines have h(!cn added to their list of nianu-
tactures within the past year or two. One of them — the Union Hot water and Steam Radiator —
has had a remarkable sale, and bein^r a standard article, the prospects for its continued
popularity are e.xcellent. The other new line is that of brick and tile machinery and brickmakers'
supplies. The Flenry Martin brick machine, made by this tirm, is acknowledyetl the best
machine maile, and in its manutacture at this foundry it loses none of its excellence.
NewelFs [)ulverizer, Raymontl's perfection repress, Leader brick and tile machine, and the
X'ictoria semitlry press machine, are also included in this line besitles all other necessar\-
iiiachinerv in the brick-makinsf line.
Vl( TdKlA WlKK MiM.S.
Established 1859. Incorporated 1889. The illustrations herewith will convey a <jood
idea of the extensive works of the B. (irecning Wire Compan\. limited, of chis city, although
the rope department, store rooms and wood-working department in the rear are not shown.
The Hoor space contained in the various buildings amount to 55,450 square feet, and large
additions are contemplated in the near future. As general manufacturers of wire goods, the
firm is the most extensive in Canada. The j^rincipal lines manufactured are wire rope, wire
cloth, perforated sheet metals, bank and office counter railing, wire fencing, metallic lathing,
sofa ami rhair 'ipriiij^s. f.>unili\ ■>ii|)|ilits. wire goods, etc.. for wliirli tlicy tiiul a niark<'t from the
Atlantic to tile raiific. lor the roiutiiiciuc of their I'.a^ti rii custoiiurs thc\ have cstaMishfil
a l)raiuli a"riic\ at 42J St. Paul Strr<t. Montreal, wiiere their prinripal lines are kept in stock.
Tiiev are also soli' wholesale av;enls in ( )ntario for the sale of the celebrated ( )ntario Wire
l-"encins; Company's ooods. i'he i)resein \ear is the thirty-third anniversary of the esiahlishment
of the works in Canada, and sees man\ imjjortant chanties and atlditions in the hnsiness.
'l"he tirm of !>. (ireenini; cS: Co. lias l)een succeedetl iiy !'>. I ireenin>; Wire Com|)any ( Limited ).
the slock, however, heins; all taken up i)y the old tirm and manajL^cment. The ni-w win- mill,
erected to ilraw and manufacture all kimls of bri^^ht. tinneil. oalvani/ed. coppered, iron and
steel wire, is now in operation. The company ha\c' purchased and now control all the best
and most successful jutent- for flre-iiroof metallic lathini^r, an article that will in time entirely
supplant the old wooden lath in all L^dod luilldinL:--. .\rr.uiqements haxc just \irru completed
with and e\tensi\i .\merican firm for the sole right to manuf.icture in Canaila a steel wire
chain that is destined to come largeK into general use for traci--chains, dog-chains, cow-lies,
coil chains, etc. Tiie chain will be placetl on the market at a lower price than the imported
P'nglish or (ierman chains, while the (pialiiy is far superi<u-. being more than double the strength.
It will tinis be seen that this enterprising tirm are nvit relying upon jiast successes. i)ul are
rapidlv develojjing old and new lint's, and aie, no doubt, destini'd to become one ot the largest
industries in this citv of manutactures.
Elsinore, BurUngton Beach.
Oruhaii anil Aqeil Women's H^miP
oiH' which within the last tew
'I'lii i\i \s Law in i^ Si in.
( )iir i)f the most cxti'iisixc of dur various iiKliistriL"^, am!
years lias made rai)iii stridcN towards ihc height of jjrospurity. is that of Tlios Lawry tS; Son.
known as the lianiiUon Parking I louse. In 1S64 tJH' cnterijrisL- was cstaliUshed Iiy Thomas
l.awr\, since which tinv tin- husiiiess li.is steadily increaseti, until now the industry is the
most extensive of its kind in the Dominion.
The excellent (jualitx of the ^ooiis turned out is. no doubt, the key to its prosperitx ,
<is the I.. tS; .S. and Imperial hrantis of meats and laril Iiavi- made for themselves a reputation
as wiile as the Continent, larj^e consi^nmi nts hein;^ made tlaiU to the Maritime provinces.
.Manitoi)a and British Columbia markets, besides producin<j;- the principal
Xewfounilland
Ontario suppl\. Within the last few \ ears the capacity of the Hamilton Packinj; House has
)rovements. besides which the .\rsj;^yle and Ontario Packini;
been tloubled byexteiisixe impi
Houses have also been securtil. the latter of which alone havinj; a capacitx of i.ooo hot^^s
per da\ .
I'ln' present meinbers of the lirm are Thomas l.awr\ ami his son T. 11. Lawry.
Sawmk iS: Massfv Ci'Mi\nv (Limited).
This firm is a coinhiiiation of two of tlu' most cxttmsivc ami widcK known manufacturers
of ai^riculiural implements in the Dominion, ami are the successor:, of the lon^ (■sial)hshe<l
I'lrm of I.. I). Sawyr ^S: Co., which for the past tifty-three years has Ik en piominently iilentitied
with the history of Hamilton, and has held an honored position amont, her leadini; imiustries.
I'ountled in the vear iS^O by the firm of Mc( Uiest. n X; lis'ur. it was for some years
carried, on in a modest lookin.i; huildin;,^ on the corner of Jamis and Merrick Streets, the
present site of the Koval hotej. hut increasinij l.usiness calleil for Ian er premises, the i)iiild-
in«;s now occui)ied on Wellington Street north were erectetl in the \»a.- 1S54. a year frau.<,dn
with e\tnts of .^n-.U interest and imjiortance to the rising; cit\ of I lamii:o'-.. as Ikhil; that m
which the iron iiorsi m.uie his lirst entry on the newK laid rails of the tireat Western
Railwa).
In addition to th<' makiui,^ of ai,'ricultural imiileinents. the new factory eni^aj^etl
extensiveix for a numher of years in supjiK in^ the railroad with man\ of the |)rincipal castinirs.
In the sami- \ear also— 1 S54— Mr. l.uthtr I ). Sawyer first i)(came connected with the works,
and in 1S5S. l.iinL,^ joined 1)\ his brothers, Samuel and TaNson. the business passed entireK mto
their hands, .md has since been conlmeil e\clusi\ely to the manufacture of a,L,^ricultural
imjilem<MUs, a ^jM-eialtv bein.; now made of threshers and enj^ines.
The Drill Hall.
McPlierson's Shoe Factory.
lurtliLr chanj^cs in the |)(rs(>niul of tlic firin afterwartls toi >k place b\' thr dcatli of
SainiK'l Sawyer, the rt-moval of I'ayson to tlie Western States, and the subsequent accession
of llenry V. Col)urn ami lonatlian Ames, wlio since iS86, till the disst)liition of partnership
in the vear iSSg. have taken a leadin>,r part in tiie conduct of the business, and it is not too
much to sa\'. that to tiie ])roL;ressive eiit(r|)rise of L. I). Sa\v\fr i& Co., is lari^ely due mucli of
the i^real improvement that has bei-n maile of recent \ears in harvesting and threshing
macliiiU'ry. Mr. Sa%v\er ami Mr. Anu's, wishim;' to retire from active life, tlisposetl of their
intirests to 11. .\. Massev «S: .Sons, of Toronto, who saw in the thresher anil eni,nne l)usiness
a branch that woulil work succi'ssfully and harmoniously with their own ()ut]nit of binder.
mowers, etc.. their thorough ami almost workl-wiile oru^anization .ijiviiii; them unrivalled
facilities for jjuttiny on every market every kinil of machinery recpiired bv the a_i,rriculturalist.
With Mr. n. P. Coburn as vice-Presiitent and Manager of the new firm, his long and
\aried e.\perience in this line, the ca[)acity antl etticiency of the works, and the constantly
increasing demaml for high class threshing machinery, it is reasonable to assume that the
future h'story of this business will be. if possible, .still more brilliant than the past, and it is
intended to spare no jiains or expense to increase not only its efificiency, but also to add to the
present list of machine's made, such others as a widening market and the increasing intelligence
of Canadian agriculturists may require.
Hukknu . Si I w \i. I i\:
Mil M.
I In l.ir:;f vvork^. of
this linn .ire situated
at the lorntr of Julin
and Cannon Str«M*ts
and the Imsy luini of
madiintTV wliirli is
Inard in ilic virinitv,
l^'ivcs rvidt-ncc I if tile
• xlcnt of tile business
done. I'lie firni com-
inencrd Imsinos in
i^')4 and at prexnt
iinpIoNs aiiout two
hnndred men. .Success
lias marked tlie career
lit the lilisil'ess at its
ince|ititin. and has fo|-
lowfd it diiv. n to tile
|il"<seiit lime. 'I lie out-
|illt (if the est.llilish-
in< lit is \aried and
r 1 1 m 1 1 r I sc s ~ t o \ (• s,
rallies, hut air fiiriiaci-s.
\\au;<iii. carriaiLie, and
sadilK-ry hanlware, ini-
lierial standard scales,
oil sio\es anil miscella-
neous ^oods. Iheir
I(\vel hot air furnaces
ha\c been a successful
line and although a new
furnace their manu-
facture' dating hack for
onl\ two years- tlie\
are now know n throiii^h
lewt'l " stoves and ruiL^cs are also manufactm-cd, and the
of the hl^h estimation in which tlie\ are held by the
jtiililic. iWirrow. .Stew.irt iH; Milne's imperial -taiidard scalis need no wordy praise. 'I heir work
speaks their w. 'rih. and the maiiufai turers claim that the\ are now doint^' the lar^^est scale
liusiness ill Canada, .ind oHei as substantiation of the fact, the reports of th<; Lioxcrnment
inspect(/r ol ueij^dits and measures, each scale manufactured luinj;' testeil and stamped with
the j^rovernment si'al 1\ that otficer. The " \ictor\ " oil stove is another manufacture of this
lirm and with its latest improvements is one of the safest, most durable antl most economical
oil stoves matle. lluir wa^on, carriage and satldlery haixlware is of the finest class, and
a lari^c tratle is done in this liin.
Till Fedeiiil Lilt:' Buikliny.
almost the' entire dominion.
lar^re number of sales 'y'wc eviileiio
fill Iv'VAl UmIII.
This well known hi)t«l. tin- nidst fiisliinnaMf and cnminoilliis in tlu- «'ity. iintlrr it*; ]>r«'s«iii
in.inayinifnl .md [irDiiriitorNliip nl Mrs-.rs. llodiKS: Itrctlicr lia-> Itttn ihoruuj^hU nt'ittctl aiiil
niKtvatftl vvitli <vrr\ ri'i^ard t<> cotnlort and lii\iir\. I lu' ii|)utatii>n ot tin- Iimisr, as for lir^i
class j;i-niiinc cmntort cxicmU all mcr Aincric i li is clci^jantly liirnidii-«l iliroii;^liotit. riioin>
■n siiiic. with hath rooms, fti'.. attai lifil ont\tr\ lloor. It is urur.ill) lociicil on o.ic ot ihi
jirincipal stn-cts and in'ar to tlu' l)anks ami hiisincss houses.
111! .Si. .\ 1' llMl \> I|m| I I .
^itiiaticl tn\ Janiis Sirf<t. north, not f.ir from ilic ("ity Hall and market, has nccntiv
undtrL,'i)nc alterations and imi rovemiMits to mirt tlv la-^t nurc.isin;^ inidc and aniiii| atin- iIk
tr.uilot iSi)', t.> our iit\. Tn projirictor i^ a mmlcl laiidloril and has liic ha|>i)\ kii.nk o|
inakiiiu; hi> quests fnl .u home.
Till-. .\mkui« w Hull I.
is a l:irL,rr hrick huildin^ on Kin>.j .Street, west, not far from the <'ion'. Its proprietor,
I". W . I'lcirman. I- \< r\ popular, and h.uin^- owned the Ameriean for m.iiu \ears, is well known
all i>ver Ontario. The hole! is well furnished. aM\ conducted, and is co/y and comfortable.
Till 1 )M\I|\h'\ 1 loll I .
Is siiuati d marl) ojiposite to the .\merican, built of brick, does a ^.^ood trade, the rooms
are c(«mlortable ami well furnished. The Dominioii has al\va\s borne an excellent reputation.
TiiK CoMMi ki lAi H..rii.
C'entrall) situated at the corner of ^ ork ami I'ark Sts.. has umlerycme repairs recently
Mr. Harry Maxey has lalcl\- becom-- the proprii'ior. It is \(T\ comforiabK furnished, and
under his jiirisdictic.n this hold has becoim: a ver\ popular home resort. Cose\- comfort i-.
■ill"' order ot the Lla\.
[Hi l-"k \\ KM\ lb irsi:.
Is on Kin- Street, west, is well conducted in every way. The rooms are <^m()d and
always rl.an and neat. Miiir Hosluf the Franklin is always on the al.rl to make his .-ik-sIs
h.ippy.
I'lil'. \'|( idki \ lloi i;i..
Km- .street, east, a ,<,rf)od standard hotel. ,ir,„„| rooms, every care and attention paid foi
ilie comfort of .,ru<-sts, the pres.nt proprietor has only recentlv taken cl.arnc. He is a ver\
popular youn- man. kind an.l courteous, and will certainly keep up the good reputation l\v
\ ictoria has al'.va\s enjoyed.
Hf^l.l. II. I- ,->! H-ii VV E. Siinl.ud
Mrs^i>. 1. 1 (A-. SrKi:i.i; anh Hkisi'mi.
1 In; wlidk-salc L;n>ccr\ iradi; ot Hamilton is one of tin- strons^cst features of the
liu.-.iness ol the cit\. '1 he many and extensive w holesale houses in thi' eilv ])r,irtieatl\ control
the trade not only in Ontario. l)nl in Manitolia, the North \\"e-,t Territories and British
C ohnnhia. 1 he lra(h; is in the hands ot energetic and enterpri/in^ men, who thorough!)
iiiiderstand the hnsinesr.. and n^t s( I ol men .\e a more intimate aei|uaintance and i-om|ilei(
mvlerslandin^ ot the ramifications of this imiii>rtant Ir.ule than tlie ■^cni Kiiien conii>osin^ the
Inaii of Mi'ssrs. l.iicas, Steele and llristol.
1 he tnin was eslahlised in 185.1 and now occn]iies a leading place m the wholesale
L^rocery trade ot Hamilton. Its e\tensi\e premises situated on MacXah Street, north, an
solid and suhstantial. huilt of stone. Since the foundation of the luisiness it has enjoyed
an nnintc riaipied prosperity to the present daw
lor those interested in llie conduct of ;i ureal commercial enterprise, a visit to theii'
preiiiise> will he time well employed. On each spacious tloor is a displav of well arraxed
,i,roods ol every variety handled l)\ the trade The firm emjjloN a ver\ lar_>;c staff of assistants
m I lamihon, which has now assumed very lar^e i)roi)ortions. A husint-ss on such a scale a>
that ot \le-.srs, l.ncas cS: Co.. tloes much towards iht; i)rosperity of a ciiy and more especiall;,
is thi-, M. when the indivi.hial memi.ers of a firm ideiuifv them-,<-lves with its affairs. .Ml tlie
heads of th,. finn an- [.rotnin.-iu mcmluTs ,,f ihr l'„,anl ,.|" ir.,.1.-. Mr. Crnp^,. i;. I'.risioi
Ix-iiiL; an fx-l'roidciu ,,f tliat rciircscntativc lioily.
'I'ravc-llfi-s c()V(jr all territory west of ToroiUo to the I'acillr ( Kxr.i
ail.
1-. \V. I'KAkM
\.\.
"^'' '""'" "' '■■ ^^- '■'••ariiian is known throut^hout ili<- Dominion and cls.wii.iv ;, -
alMH.t the larnvst of tlu- many i,u-c rstal.lislimm' .Icvolrd to i!,.- trfatnu-nt of |,ork In aii
Its iM-an.-hcs, I'his firm annuail\ mcivcs fr.un ih, farni.r al.ont .v-.ooo ho^s. an.l fiirnishin;.
to tlic rciail trade and consumers generally, [.roduet in ilir form of hams. Laeon. slioiild, rs^
s|)in-d rolls, Ion- eK-ars. m,>s pork, short rut pork, lard, .u.. in m.itehless .pialilx. lound, .1
ni I S5.>. the tirm has -raduall) . from \.ry small I.-oinnin-s, airi\ ..l at the pn.mimnl posiii.m
It holds to-day. Possessed of v<-r\ extensivr prenus.s. fuily e.|inpp,d with all ih,- modern
imiirowments and apjilianees adapted to th<- irade, and eondueird witli .x.inplars hon.siv
and straightforwardness, the tiim enjoys tlie same exeellent n pnt.ition as that ol.i.iimd for
their meals in all (piarters where th.y are known. ( )rders are r.ecived .lail\ from the Inited
.States. Cre.it r.ritain. Iranee and th,- West Indies. .XnioiiL^st other distinctions ola,un.,| |,y
their meats ma\ I.e mentioned a m.-.l.d an.l diploma at thf Colonial i:\hil.iti..n h.l.l in
l..nd.Mi. l-.n-land. and a -old me.lal and diploma the hi-hest award at tlf |,im ilc.i
l'!\i^.i!)iiion.
Diiiwiiic) Room. Hon. VV. E tiaiiloti
^>
PiiieliLir^t," Hesicleiice of Willuim Si)Liiham.
Illi II
WI I I l< I
N CiHrcN CoMI'ANV.
The ilaiiiillon Cotton C'oinpanx was fstahlislicil in iSSo, tin- iiropriitors l)iin::^- Messrs.
k. A. Lucas and |anu:s M. \'ouni4. ' 'i*-' mi"^ ^i"''' situated on Mary Strict with a troiuaL;c
of :5(i feet, while manv other premises occuj))- tin- i,rroinid at the l)ack ol tlie niaiii mill. ( )\it
_'i)o people are steailiK emploxcd in manulacturin;^ the \arious lines ol ;.4dod- prodiucd hy llu'
Miills. This rompan\- has obtained and enviahle reputation ihrou^hoiit the entire coantry lor the
i|iialil\- of their various products. The trade has steadily incriMseil until it now extends Irom
the .\tlantie to the I'aeihc slope. Numerous medals at various exhibitions ha\ e been obtained,
and its manufactures oent-ralK are hekl in the highest esteem. Excellent manaj^cment and a
ihorou-h knowledge of the fabrics and their manufacture ha\ e led to these results. I his cvaii-
pans now represents one of the leading- industries of the cit\. anil has contril)iited ver\ materiallx
in Liivin"- to Hamilton its sioniticance as the principal manufacturing centre in the Dominion.
W E. Sanford Manufactuiing Co.
W. !•;. SWH.KU.
The warehouses (if the W. \:. S:inf()r(l Manufai-turini;- Cninpanx- ari' -Ituaied mi ilie cnrner
of Kill- ami |ohn Sirei'ls haviiiL^- a froiUa-c on the foriiHT street of ■:!5 feet with a (lejith on the
latter of oxer i 50 feet.
'I'his is tile lar-est clothing" establishment in the Dominion .^iNini;- employment to probably
three th^.iusanil persons. 'I'he volume of business reaches considerably o\ir a million ]ier
annum, and its output is on the shelvtjs of the best clolliinn' and i;cneral store ilealers m ever_\
pro\ ince.
Travellers from the house visit the remotest as well as the more central jinrts of our
broad Dominion.
In addition to the Hamilton head(iuarters, a branch of the house has bet-n established
at Winnipeg, and its warehouses there are a nuKlel of completeness ami ^ootl taste. .\-cm-ies
of the business are also to be foumi in Toronto. St. Johns. X. I!., and X'ictoria. liritish Columbia.
The moving- spirit of the concern, who oriojinally founded the business ami has remained
at the head of it to the |)resent. is the Hon. W. K. Sanfortl. His ability and enterpiise have
carried the business u]) from small proportions to its i)resent e.\tent and ma^nitud.-. and outside
of his business, the impress of his enerijy has been felt in main dinctions for tlie ocneral weal.
Mr. .Sanforil was called to a seal in the Dominion Senate, where his extensive e.xperienc
and wide knowledge of our country have enabled him to render valuable assistance in the
framin<' of its laws.
Till C\\\i'\ I!\NK "I Ci>MMrKir.
I his l),ink. .iltluHi.^h its hc;i(l(]u,irtcrs an- in Tiironto. lias a nuinlcr of sh irflv ildt-rs ainoriL;;
the citi/fiis uf Hamilton, ami takiiii; into account tin- lari^c amount "I hiisimss it transacts in this
cit\ and ha\ inLj Ixnii^ht om the oKl (lon; bank it ma\ well hr consititTi d lari^cK a llamiitnn
institution. The hank was .•stahlishcd in 1S67— the birth y^-ar of Canadian Confcdiralion. and
in iSoS ihi- Hamilton branch was opened.
I'he capital of ilie bank is ^o.ooo.ooo. all paiil up. and it has ,i reserve of iS 1.000 ,000.
The simplest test ■ 'f the position it has i^ained amoni:,^ its fellow institutions, is shown by the
growth of its deposits. .\t the close of 1867 they .imounteil to S7()(>,ooo ; at the close ol 1S77.
!ii7.,;o4.ooo : while at the ;iist of Ma\-, iSq2. they have readied Si7,ooo.iS4. 1 he dividend
paid this \ear is the fiftieth divitleiid .md for the entire period of the bank's existence it has
never failed to pa\ half \ early dividends. tli< average beint; at the rate <>t about seven and three
(|i.arlers per cent, per amiuiii on capital paid u[) and tlu' aij^rci^attr of di\ iiliiids pai<l .imounts
to the \er_\' lai'i^re sum ol Sio. i,;7.g55.
riie Cuiadiaii I!ank of Comnierce enters ui)on its second ([uarter-century with assets over
S27. 000,000. It has branchis in Montreal and every city and Town of moment in Canada,
rile H uiiillon br.uK'h is and has beiii for some \cars, under the m.uiai^<-ment of I). Rcberis.
b.s([.. a most deser\inL:;ly |iopular m:uiai,'er of L^reat experience. It is (piite sab- to say that the
iiusiness of ili(' bank in Hamilton will i^row and prosper, for amoii^ our manutacturers and
merchants and farming;- communit). there is not a monetarx institution that enjoys a >;rt'ater
de 'Tee ol contuknce.
■■ Underclille," Residence i>l V\'ni. H. Oieloid.
'riiK Risiin.M K ()i- A Mkriiiani Pki\( i:.
■• W'csanfiiRl." the inai^nifKcnl nsidcnct- of thu Hon. W. \i. Saiiftuxl. is situatid at the
rorncr of latkion and Camlinc Sircc-t>. [hv house is th(,' old Jackson liomcstcad. endearrd
lo lUv heart of the present owner from his earh'est childhood days. ile has tor more than
two vears lieen reniodelHnL; and rehuildinL; initil. at the present time, a perfect pahice is the
result
.Senator .Sanforir-- residence is. perhaps, tlu' most tieautiful honu- in the 1 )ominion.
Its contt-nts are remarkai)le, for within its walls are containetl a collection of works ot art.
statuary and paintin-s, ^ein^ of vertu, olijects curious and beautiful, the result of six \ears'
tra\el in all parts of luirope and many countries in this hemisphere all chosen and
collected with an artistic eye and with the sole object of beautifying;- and adorning- his home
seat.
In the construction of •• Wesanford,"* is seen the sapie tjcnius which in so short a time
iniilt up the most successfid commercial enterprise of its kind in Canada. Kverythiny in and
around the house is of the most complete, most thorough and choice character.
TuK n. M'"iu. L'.iMi \\v (l.iiiiin-ili.
'lliis ..Ul and \vi<Ul\ known tinn was .stahlishc.l in iSjS l.y iMwanl jaikson. uh,.
sonu' x.ars laur, l"..nn. d a pann.rship with llir latr Dmnis M.K.rr. In iS;.- Mr. Jackson
ilird ami Mr. Moore- assunu.l full control of ihf l.usint-s-,. Ilu- pn-s.-nt joint stock comi-any
romprisin.. ihr m.-nU.crs of Mr. Moon's family, wi-h W. .\. Kol.inson a> i'n-.i.l.ni. W . W .
k,,l.insonrvicr.!'nsi.lcnt and IM. J. Moon-. .S.cn lar> . w.is lorni. .1 sh,.rtly ali.r .Mr. D.Moor.-.
.Iraih. ill Novrnilnr. i^Sj. rhc company is now one of tiu- most cMcnsiv.- manutactnnnL;
comrrns in tlv city, also hcin- imi.ort.rs .,f an.l wholesale dealers in tin plate an. 1 tana la
plate sh.-et iron, sheet copper. j.,Mlvani/e.l iron. Rnssian iron. Mock tin. uire. etc. I'hey aUo
han.lle a full line of tinsmiths' tools and machines, pressed, stampe.l and spun ware, in.n-clad
iiiilk-can iixiures. and -eneral tinsmiths' trimmin..;s in -real varietx. The l.uil.lin*,' repres.MUed
m the en-ravin- is the otiice and show n.oms. situate.! at o^. nu- Kin- .Street, east. These
premises have heen recently enlar-ed and improv.-d, and ar.- n..\\ most coiiveni.iitly a.lapte.l.
with m.ulern facilities f..r their extensive tra.le. '\'h<- foun.lry is sitnate.l at tlf corner ■ I
Catharine and Koherl Str. .ts, and hen- is manufactiir.-.l tiie -• Sni..-ri..r "" lin.- ..f superior st.)ves
and ran-es. holl.)W wan- an.l -en.ral small wans in -nat variety, anion- which an- th.-
followin-: Saral. '-a ran-e. for coal .«r w.mhI: Mavll.'wer o.ik. for coal or wood; l'>.-rniud;i.
Florid;i."l'.ritannia. Winner an.l .\<-w C.)n.iiu n>r. wood cooks ; lli-hlan.ler .in.l (ju<-.-n. el.vated
oven, woo.l cooks; l.oyal Cana.lian. hi-h art s.pian- has.- Irnrn. r and doul.l.: heat. -r, with and
without ..v.-n; \.-w le>.vel. n.und Kasr hum. r. with and with. )ut ov.-n ; lUirlin-ton. sheet in)n
Cedar Grove. Residence ol John Proctor.
siirtacr Imrncr and ildiiliic licaiir with .iiul without oxni ; Ki\crNi(l<' ( )ak. the new .uni latest
iinpriix cinciit in rdiiml ho' bla-^t il(ii:l)h' ht-aters. fur coal or wood; lorcst Iviiv and I'Orcst
<_)iici-n. I'diiiid ii(Mtcr>. fur roal nr wood ; \ ciius iTanklin, open s^ratc sto\e for coal . Sunlje;ini
■>i|iiai'e parlor, ami a general assortnuait of box sto\fs for wootl, and the ceKl)rate<l Xew
Crown oil sto\e, ill main' sl\ les.
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At the corner ot Johti and Jackson Streets may t)e seen the lar^i- l)oot and shoe
manufactory of John Mcl'herson t\: (- O. une of the larL,Hst estahlishmeiits in C anaila and the
lai'm'st in ( )ntario. 'I'lu; l)usiness is one ut Ioiil^ standinL;, liavinL^ Ijeeii estal)lished in iS^s.
when the premises occupied were situated on Kin^" Street, c'ast. With tin- !.,o-owinL; demands
of trade the tu-m was forced to \acate their much to'i small factor}- anil erect the |)rest-ni
lar^^e works. The success of this enterprisinij^ move is now more than assiii'eil. '['he ntw
l)uil<linL;' has heen occujjied onl\ two \('ars. and the factor) is runniiii.,^ at its full capacit\.
ha\ini4' onlers placed lor months ain-ail. The trade co\ers the wliole of the 1 >ominion. and
the stantlard (jiialit) of the ^(xuls maniifactured, is well known amons^ dealers.
It is no llatttMy hut a hare statement of fact, to say that the oroods turned out at this
establishment are tht; very best in Canada. The person who has once tried ajiair of Mcl'herson's
boots or shoes, will ahvaxs ask fnr them a^iain ; a truth that has k'd all wideawake i)oot and
shoe dealers in the coimtry to keep this make in stock. The John Mcl'herson iS: Co."s stamp
on a pair of shoes is as <^ood a guarantee as an\- Ijoih' needs.
Roseai'den," Residence of T H Pinn.
Till 11. vv C. iiL'K\r\ C"Mi.\NV il.imitril'.
I'ift; \'-ars ul;"' \\li<n llaniillun wa-' Imt a \>nn\- !ii-,iL;nitR-ant |il.uc, aiul the inm ii)ilu-~ir\
ri-|irc<(iit((l !i\ line ^iiiall touiulrx, whicli lia-^ '"H.^ -^imc ili^aiJitrarcil. the in.iUL;iii'atlnn i>f the
pii "-i-nt \ast and r\t< nsixe husintss of tlu' I., ami C riurm \ Coiiinaiiv took plari-. I'oiiiiiiciuinL;
ill a wry -mall way. luit sutilcieiit tor the lu-nls of the town, tin- tratlc soon t\i(init(l a-
ll.nnihon was opined up and ihc intliix of srttlcrs incn- iscd. till miw it ha'^ assiniu-d L;i]^an\ii
prop(jrti' ins. witli Lranch establishments in Toronto. Monti'ial. Winnipeg and jiosion. Massa-
chu~.itls. L Ommeiicin;.^ in small premises on |ohn .Street, lulwarti and C harh s ( iiirnev, with a
start consisting of one man anil a hoy. found that tin- ontpnl of a cou|ile of stoves a. da\ wa-
(luiie eijual to the demand, luit atlairs soon changed. j)o]iidation im rea-ed and I lamilton ^T' w to
siiih an extent, that it was soon found necessar\ to iMilar^e their jiremises. and imrease the
ontpnl ol healing; am! cooking' a])paratiis to keep up with the demand. < )ne enlargement ol
the ])icmises tollowc! anolheT, and it was even nei-essar\ to |iin\"hase .i ehiirch ami add it to
the esialilishment. In i SOo the old toundry was pulled dow n and the jiresent imposing;" editiee
erected, and in 1.^7511 was still turther imitrovcd l)\ the erection of a h.unisome four-storied
liuililinL; consisting ot ot'ices ami warehouse.
Iroiii the smallest het^n'nninL,'- the J".. X: C (im-ney (/^im|ian\ ha\e become the lari^e-i
industry ol their kind in the Dominion. To CharK s ('.urneN. the surviviuL; lirolher. and to
I'.ilward ( lurney. who passed awa\ a few years ai^o, the city of llamikon owes much. In the
year iSS:; tlie concern was iuKirporaled imder its present tith. with 1^. ('iiirmw as {'resident,
anil ( . (iiirrU'V. virc I'nsidiiii. I lie ((imi|mii\ in.imit.K tun s rookiii;^ stoves, raiii^cs. hot air
turnaits and ai^istirs. a_<,'rii iiUuimI furnaics and indiid. cmtv tliin-,' in the linr. I In- I!. i\: C'.
liiimfy's reputation and nianiifactiirts arc imt CDnlim-d to Canada and thr Itiittd States alone,
their s\ stein of heatin:,^ lia\in^ Keen introdured into the Hritisli Isle^ and London, more jKirtiiii-
larK when' soni<- of tiv lar-cst drand ( )iiera Houses and places of entertaiiiin«nt arc heated l)\
llieir s\siiin aiid app.iratu^.
I 111 (■urnrN I'onipany .ire .dso the owners of ihr (.urii.\ Ware Scale \\ ork> liere an
cstaMishnieni uliiiiiis known all ovirtlu- I »oniinion as inaniifaeiunrs of wei^h lUai hiiies of
every kind re(|uired in tlie countr\
I 111 llamilioii liusine-,s of the !•..«.*<;('. (iurmx tirni !> nian.i-ed li\ Mr. |olin II. 1 lldiii.
a nieniliir nl tin- linn a thorou;4li Imsines-, nian a niiiiilur of the C'it\ C'ouneil an .dJe
Imanc iir, and active i o-opcrator in connection with anvlhinL; of interest to llaniihon,
M \l I Ml \l \Mi .S. il II k.
\lanula( tuid's i>l tini' tuniiture, and iinpoiicrs of and dealer^ in larpds. oil cloth- and
every descri|)tion ot hou-e furnishinj^s. The) succeeded the well-known ild estal>li>hed liusiness
of the late James Keed ei'..;ht years aL;:). Ihe t'lim employ forty nun and -hip their furniture
to all parts of tlv dominion.
'! luir pninises are c^i and g ; '"^'".U St.. west. M i-. \\ . Malcolm and A. M. Souler wire
l)oth liorn in .Xlierdeeii. I hey are pushing;' encri^ctic nun, .uul have lilted up iliurches. wan ,
houses and ottices from the extreme east to extreme west of L anada.
Provident Life Building.
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Joliii Caldet A- Co.
C'>n III.' Mill K-
I he Iinpirc I-niindryol wliicli Mrssrs. Cdjip lirollurs an- tin- ciiti r|iri-,iii'^ liroiniitors.
uc, ii|i!r-< ihf lar^c prmiisi', ,111 the corinT ot N'ork ami lia\ Stncis. The Imsincss was <)riu;in-
aiiil n W 1.1 iiUidi'k main \tar^ a;.;-'", umlir tin- naiiiccit ^^ i>|i|>. Iliul, and ^"op]); Imt wlicii llic
liu-^ino-, luramc tin- pniinuv i.l' the Messrs. LUp]). it niiL;rati(I td llaiiiiltmi. ulnrr it has Imilt
lip ■uic cil ihr most solid and substantial l)iisiiif-,-,( -, in llu- tit\. Its mrnout miisisis piinripaliv
>>l .iiivo iiul raHL^cs, l^iv^lish i^^ratcs and cnaniclitd ware. Mfssrs. L'opp llrothcrs havcotjau-
lucn inaiuifacturin- hut air turnacx's and rci^istrrs which have larm'K addrd lu its alrcadx vtTv
i-\icnsi\c luisincss. Another ft-atiirr of Messrs Copj) I'.rollicrs' husincs-, is tin- inaiiiilactiiri' of
A-ricultLiral inipkiimnls which an- known and widrl\ used ihrou-hout Canada. Mr. Williaiii
Copp is a jaihlic man who takes -feat personal intc-rest in the affairs of the cit\. 1 le is an tx-
cil\ councillor and a strf)n!4 temperanc«- advocate. In m.itters of religion a^ain Mr. Copp is
ahva\s to the fore, in fact it would he difficult to nu ntioii an_\ matters of an_\ moment at the-
)iresent da\ in which Mr. Copp is not int<:ri'sted.
I III H.vMii ms HkiiM,i v\i> I'dci Comiaw.
This company was formed in iS;j, hut was r«()rj,Miii/i«l in iSSo. \\ m. ||.inlric. llsii..
is the Presiilfnt ami John Stewart. Sc-crctary'rri'asiinr. Their first order was ili.' Imildinj; the
lar;,'t' swin^j rail\va\ hrul^je om r th<- HiirIin^,'ton Canal in 1S76, since which tin \ have (ompleted
Tne himilred and one iron ami steel structures of immense power for railwa\s in every |)art of
Canada. This compan\. last year, adiled to their l)usin«'ss of hridj^e liuildinj; that of irf)n and
steel ships, and launclieii during; the year a splendiil new steamer the "Arabian " iSo feet in
ienj^th. and ire at the present time IniildinL; a steam )acht. lor", feet lonL;. 16 feet witle and 9
feet deep, for Mr. .\lliert (i. Gooderham. nut\ a Iar;;r steel steamship, to lie called the
•Niagara": length. 311 feet; width. 30 fe.t ; depth of hold. 13',, feet. Ihe iron shield work,
furminj.; th<.' construction of the St. Clair tunml. was all made li\ the Hamilton Hridj^e and
Tool Company, iimler the special supervision of .Mr. I elpcir, their Consultin;^ Engineer.
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K\()\. MoRCAN i<: Co.
Previous to the railroail <r,i in Ontario. Hamilton, l.cin,>^- tlu- head ..f navi-.ition on
Lake Ontario, held the lead in the Dry C.oods trad.:, and so stron.t,^ was her hold u|<on this trade
that she maintained it man\ \ears after the buiidin-- of railroads i)f'uan to make lake and river
navi,Lration of less importance to the distribiitin.!^- trade of the country. Since tiie construction
of the (ireat Western and (iraml Trunk railways the vicissitudes of business ha\e been stron„dv
marki;d in the amJjitious city. From 1850 to 1S70 Hamilton boastetl of such strong and favor-
ably known tlry iroods houses as those of Buchanan. Harris iS: Co.. Gordon, MacKay <S: Co..
Young. Law &Co., A. c^ T. C. Kerr c\: Co.. Kerr. Brown .S: McKen/ie. D. Maclnnes cS: Co.. I-'
dates & Co.. and each ot these houses claimeil its share of the trade of the best |)ortion of
Ontario, that hin;^^ west of Toronto and south and west of Coliiui^wood and l'),irrie. and a
vast business in dry j,M)ods was done by the wholesale men of Hamilton.
The ])resent leaders of the wholesale dry goods trade of Hamilton, are Knox, Morgan
8c Co. John Kno.x, tormerK of Cdasgow. is the senior momlxr. After the death of A. Duncan.
who was lost in the .Asia tlisaster, .Seiitember 14. 18S2. Mr. Knox assumed control of the business,
and the firm name was changed from .\. Duncan X: Co. to Knox, Morgan & Co. Mr. Kno.x s
wide experience, general ability and industr\- are freelx acknowledgetl by those with whom he
has had business relations, and to him is given, by common consent, a foremost place among the
business men of the ambitious city.
The other partner in this firm, Mr. .\lfred Morgan, was thoroughJN- trained in the
establishment of Buchanan, Harris i<: Co. He afterwards became connected with the firiii of
John I. MacKenzie li Co., (later A. Duncan it Co.). and it was during his connection with this
firm that he was sent as representative to the British markets. He disjilayed unusual talent
in the selection of goods, and soon began to i)e recognized as a tirst-class Iniyer. Long
c:- ijcrience has given him a thorough acquaintance with the value of goods, and what is of more
consecjuence, an intimate knowledge ot the styles ot dry goods suitable tor Ontario. These
qualifications, addv'd to a thorough familiarity with the best markets for juirchasing, places his
firm on a par with the best in the Dominion. Successful dry goods merchants re(|uire higlur
training and great(T skill and self-restraint than possibly tho^e in any other business, to enable
them not onl\ to cater to but antici])ati' the ever varying wants of a fastidious public, who
become more ditticidt to i)lease and more versatile in their tast-'s trom st ason to season.
Knox, Morgan & Co.'s establishment is situated on thr south side of King street,
immediately opposite Gore Park. It contains about 40.(100 sipiare teet ot tloorage, is c(uiveni-
enth- laid out for the business, occupies a central position, and is in e\ery wa\ an attractive
wholesale dr\- goods house. 'The light is |)erfect from the north and east, thus affording the
greatest facility for inspecting the stock, while tiie arrangements for the displax of gooils make
it eas\- and pleasant for Inivers. (~)wing to the recent increase in business an hytlraulic eknator
greatly facilitate.-, the handling of the goods.
'The push and energv shown by this \oung house, with ample and steadilx increasing
capital, straight forward dealing ami consiileration for their customers, have placed them high
among their competitors, thi'ir stead\ aim being to seek the trade and sup[)ort of independent
merchants by gi\ ing terms and prices and goods which enable their customers to meet honest
competition and leave them ample prolits.
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1 iir laciiitio pos^c^sccl l'\ thcin tor iiaiuiimL; ("lort-d (.ottons ;irc cxcrptional. hcin!^ m
close proximity lo tlu' Ontario, Duinlas. Hamilton and Mi-rritton cotton mills.
I'wicc caih \rar the forci^^n market-, are xareluid 1)\ representatives ot the tirm. when
all tile i^n-eat mercantile and manufacturing- ci-ntns ol' the Tniteil Kin^tlom. German)-, l-rance.
Su itzerl.md and Austria, are rt'-idarl\ visited, and the choicest ;..^>i.uls to he had are picked up
direct troni the manufacturer^. The business is conducted on the di-partnu'Utal system, so
larL^i- anil carefuli\ arran^^ed that the constant!)- increasing- \olume ot business can lie exjjc-
ditious'i\- handled without the slightest irictiou or contusion.
]•'. \-< i-\ detail is \vork<'il out und-r the- supervisioii ot tried and experienc<-d heads ot
departnients i-,r)nv em[)lo\-e-, haxiiiL; been connected with the business in its «_lilierent st\les lor
t\\ent\ \ ears i. and customers c.ui .dwa\ > ceailidentl_\ rel\ upon e\ci' their smallest order recei\-in;4
the cU)sest attention, dU'.l upon it- bein- tilled and the ^oods torwardetl with j)rom|)titude.
iM.xoN I)i;os.. \\"ii. c.i-s ALi-; Dkaiiks in I-'kiiis.
'Ihf; tiini of l)i\on I^r<Jthers carr\ on an extensive business in fridts. and raiik .imoni;
the largest importers of foreign and (•xporters of domestic fruits in Canada. 1 lie\ lia\e exten-
si\'e premises on the south side of Kim^- strt'ct (Mast), very near to tiie general Post Ottice.
1 he Hros. Dixcjn ar(.- eners^retic nien of business, and are known all over the l)ominion in con-
nection with theii line of business. 1 hey take an interest in all affairs for thi: benitit of Hamil-
ton and read) .a all times to ;.;iv( a helping hanil toward its advancement.
Lt.VY BrOTHKRS, WlKU.l SAl I, IlWIUkS.
This IioMsc was (oiimlud in iSo: l.y llcrman and Aliraliani I.>\\ . w ho i.arricil nn Ini^incss
as II. <S: A. Levy, ami the tirm ot to-day as L(\\- liro'^. is |.crlia|)s the Kadiii:;- wiiolesalr iioust-
ol tlu- kind in British .North America.
jewelry. Clocks, Watches, Jewelers' Materials. Watchmakers' Tools and Materials,
( )|)tical (lOiuU ot e\ci'y description ■ -it woulil he imjio'siMe to attempt a description ol the
hundri'ds, yi-s. thousands, of articles of jewelry in ( iold, .SiUer, [ei ,ind Plate displa\ed. The
members ol the lirm ha\e had a lileloiiL; t'xperience in the trade, and their enerL^etic etforls
ha\'e enabled them to c-xtend their business to ever\' corner of the dominion. Men of sterling
integrity. Hamilton has ever been proud of them.
H.\MI1 ro\ Bl SINtsS Co|||(,K.
.\niong the many and \arious scholastic institutions ol Canada, the ll.imilion Business
College' antl Shorthand Institute is held in high repute. I'lstablishi'd with the object if
]iro\iiling a first class commercial training for \<iung people, it has become extremely popular
with both sexes. Students ,ire receixcd from the age o| lourteen and upwards, to .all depart-
ments of the college, which inclutle bookki'e|ung in all its forms, sluirthand. typewritin,^
professional and business penmanship, brench. ('lerm.ai and other languages, th.iwing. etc.
riu; college occupies ver\ handsome and e\tensi\f premises, its ditlerent classes are large!)
attended, the fet-.s being \er\ moilerate, and the value of the princijiles inculcated during a
course of instruction are of incalculalile benefit to tin- ri-ing generation of business m(;n and
women in whatever branch of commerce or protession lhe\ nia_\ enter.
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Norton Manufacturing Co.
Y<iiN(. Mia's Ciikisiiw A^^i M I \ 1 i(i\.
The ^'()llnt( Men's Christian Association, which thrives so well in all tin- liii-s of Canada,
was organi/ed in 1S67. It has hat! a i^r^'-'it siucfss from Its inrej.tion. ii\iny nl the leadinL,^
citizens' names l)ein;; fouml on its roll of ot'tirers and memliers.
The Association has erected lor itsell a suli-,tantial and commodious editice, which witli
its internal arranL^cments has cost over $40,(XjO. its apixiintments include nadinu,^ roon
library. i)arlor, writing' room. meetinL; room, secretary's office, a very yoodi l;\ niiia^ium. bath
rooms, a larLje lecture and concert hall capabh; of seatini,f about 000 |)eo[)le.
Till-; Hamhton Fiii.ii BxiifK',.
The Hamilton b iekl B.uttry is the <>IiUst X'olunteer Ariiller\ Corps in Ontario. b'o
man\' years it was known as the Hamilton X'^oiunleer I'ield Artillery, and was then wh at was Ir,
the ea'ly ila\s called a '■ Cannon Companx"; that is. .m ind<-iH-ndi in (llrll■^ with ,1 single t'ei,,!-
piece. It was orj^.tnized on its prix;nt footing; in iS5!->. Tin- cipiipnumt of the baiterv at prcs.nt
consists of four ser\iceal)le 9-pounder mu/zle loadin^^ rille ,l;iip.'-. with a full complement ot
harness and other stores. The batterx consists of about eighty officers and men commandt'il
by Major Henry Picton \'an Wagner.
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Illi: GKANT-Li>TrKIIi(,l' i>UI\VIN(. Cii. (LlMITKnY
'I here is no l)etter kn<nvn brewery in Canada tlian that of the (irant-Lottrid^e Brewi;.-
Co. (Limited) in this city. It is known as the *-\;ring Brewery, and the ales and lager heer
made here ha\ e a Dominion reputation.
I he brewery is situated at the corner of Bay and Mulberry stn^ets. The Spring
I'rewery is the oldest, havin- been established in 1S42. and from a small be^rinnino: in the earh
days, when people were few in Hamilton, it has been i^raduall)- enlar^cil and developed until ii
is now not only abU: to supply nearly all the- ale used in the cit\ and a pre[)onderating propop
tion of the la<,rer used here', but it sends its products far and wide throughout the Dominion.
I he ale mad(- by the Grant-Lottridoc Brewing Co. ( Limited) stands intlisputably with the best
of imported Lnglish al< s.
Ilir rii|)idity with whicli la!::;tr liet-r liecamt- a favorite Ixvcrai^f- in this part of Canada
only a few \i ars aj^o, indiiccil the Sprini4 Brewery people to j^o into its manufacture, and tlicy
put in the very Ix'st modern plant. The most ajjproved appliances are used in this ile])artnient
l)y a most ^JNilied stall of lai^er Iteer lirewers, and the result is a ])o])ular l)evera_s,,fe of whit h an
immense (juantity is daily consunn-il. The product of this hrewery lias never, since the estab-
lishment of the i)usiness, been in any way chea])eneil or det<Tiorated liy the use of substitutes
or adulterants. The beer is a pure i-\tract of malt and hops. Xo other ini^^redit^nts are used
in its manufacture. It is claimed that when the < iraiuLottrids^t; Mrewinj^ Company s beer is
drank it will iinii^orate and lime up the system much more efhcaciousU than the major' \- of
widely atlvertiscd tonics, whose only claim to e.xcellence is the fact that thr principal co- tu-
ents of Grant's beer are used in small amounts in their makeup.
The popularity of their ale and beer is larL,fely to be .ittribuled to the pur '" the
materials used and to the unvaryinj,' care exercised in its manufacture. ThisCompa''^ " vail
tlieir own liarley uiulcr their own personal superxision trom the best barley section t'''- ':i,
anil have their own malt houses, in which only the highest c^raile of malt is made.
The brewery is sujiplied with ail the modern ap|)liances which science has plac( t the
ilisposal of the manufacturer, and it is safe to say that there is no establishment in the ce ry
better equipped or better supplied with facilities for a large production than this.
Lucas, Steele it Bristol.
Th.- ( ir nnl-L. 'ttiidge Bi'^wmg (
1 III. Tlilk M 1 \ 1 II I')A I I All' v.
CiMnposinl of cil)()ut 400 iiiruirs and men, th<' tliirtcciuh battalion is tlic [)ride of Hamil-
lun \\ .11 ,<nii|i].((l. wtll disii|)linftl. witli .i most fttuii-nl Commandant ( Colonrl tin- Honorable
I. M. (iii^oiii ami siatt ot ofticers. tlu: l)attalion. wli.n it turn-out on a liiUl day, would do credit
to till' hnr>i n;^rjn-..-nt ol the line. Th-- Dominion (io\ t-rnnient erecteil .1 handsome and com-
modious stniciiin- tor their hrad(|iiarters at a cost of $75,000, fitted with every modern con-
\rnieiici , till drill hall allordint.; accommodation for over ;„ooo people, who often assemble to
listen to thi -|,li'!id;d band, uhi-h has iu)t Its (inial in the Dominion and certainly no finer one
exists nil the .Xmericaii Contiiu ni. It is in i^nat ri(|iiisition both at home and abroad, making
.mniial trips m Mich plans ;is iluffalo. Chicago. D.troit and 1 )c-n\i-r cities, in the Tnittnl States,
and ali tin- principal cities In the Doinlnion. it is about 2I) _\e.irs since this famous band was
or-ani/id, and t.rov.r jn years it has been under the able control of the |)resent popular band-
master. Mr. ( Moii^r,- Robinson .\t the triennial conclave of Kni.L^hts 'J'em, lar. held at St. Louis,
in 1S86, out of 150 bands present the ThirieLiuh Hand and Gilmore's were the only ones chosen
to play as solo bands, thr whole 150 afterwards joinin- in a burst of harmony. This was an
honor thoroughU appreciated in Hamilton and throu'diout Canatla.
E. & C. Gurney & Co.
Till LiiKirro Cn\\i:\T.
1 hi' I.ontto Cum (lit, siiiToiintleil by extensive grounds, is sitii.ited on the- corner of
Kinu; aiu! l\;iy str.n t>. Il v is founded in the year iSi)6 liy the mother estal)lishment in
loronto. I he ol)iects ot thf coint-nt are sciiolastic. tcaciiini.^^ \()un;^ ladies froin about the a^e
ot ti\<; y<ar> until their education is completed. The higher etiucation of women is one of thr
monn^ntous (|uestions lit tlu- |irescni ilay ; and as an educati<jna! estahlishmciu an<l training;
•school in Art, Mu^ic and Moihrn lan^uat^es. and lln' preparation of those who propose to
graduate as teachers, ilu l.orelto Convent Itas obtained a ijjreat and well deserveil reputation,
it is distinctly hiL;h class in all respects the dauL:hters of some of the l)est families in and
around 1 lamillon haviii;^ been educateil within its walls. It is Roman Catholic, but the bene
til- to be derived from it are enjoyed by all sects and denominations; all are allowed liberty to
adhere to the tenets of their own faith. Hoaiders to the number of fiftx are receivetl at th.
Convent, which has also a day school attached, attended by an avera^t- of over one hundred
pupils who are carefully Icjoked after by the lady superior and an able staff of assistants. .\
larL,''e aildition to the Lon\i-nt i- now bein- contiinplated, comprising' an Examination Hall and
I )(iriiiiti>riis. whuli ulieii cinnpleti-d will make the Loretto Convent one of the most tlesirable
places ot eilvicational resort in Canada.
J. VVlNKk it Cu., Wlliil K>\l.l |)kUi.i.I>IS.
Tlu- lat«' senior p.irtmr of tliis linn. vvlii)-,c m.ihk' it -^till luars. stttlnl in llamilton in
i82q and cstalilisluil ilu' ilriii,' l)usin(ss tlu! I ol low in;,' \<-ar, anil it lias continiinl iinint»rrii|ii< <11\
for now sixt\-tv\o \<'.irs. In 1S57 the |>artn(rshi|» was foriniil a-. I. Winrr «S: C >'., .mil cotuiiuiiil,
with slii,'ht I lianj^f of iicrsonncl. till January. 1SS4. wiicn Mr. Wini-r ntiriil. tin linn rftainin;^
tin- oKI name. In iSo:; thu n-iail department of tlif itiisinrss was sold out, anil sinn- that tinir
it h.ls litil) < \i llislv cU wlloll's.dr.
I hr l)iiililiii'.^s oC(ii|iifd .md oumd l,y this linn .in Imir stories in lirl;;lu. and lorin
th<- liandsonif striK tnrc on Kini.^ Strct.-t ( Kast ) and not far troin ihi- I'ost < Kticf and all our
hankini,' in-.tiiutions, and fxlcmls hack to Main .Stn i t, tht.-rf facing thf Court Housr. Ilu-
nanu- of J. Winer iS: Co. is a household word with c very ilru^'L,'ist in the l'ro\ inr( .
The nieniliers ot the lirni are ,dl i>r.utli.d nun wlm lia\i- ulitaiiied a w idi knowU-d^e of
e\(ry re(|uireiniiu of the trade, and lhc\ know the hest in.u'ki t^ of the worM in which to pur-
chase <.;oods ; they thf.-refore possess the hest facilities for su|)plyin:,f their customers with the
very best and pun-st of (;very article re^quired, and haw alway-. heen noted a-, i^ivini^ the best
possible value to those who are fortunate cnouj^h to he custitUK r-- of the tirni.
f."
Hamiltnii Cotton Co.
Oak H am. J wifs Stki i t, X.iki n.
I he Oak Hall Clothing; House i> iiiii(|iic in itself in Hainillon, inasmiicli as tlie stock ...
all made especially for it \>y the leadini^f wholesale clothiiiji; manufaitiirin^ c'oniiian\ of the
Dominion. The i^^oods are cut in the most fashionaMe styles, and extra care is taken in the
makeup. l"he buililin},^ is three stories hitjh. with ful! |)l,Ue ^la-s fnmt and solid . .ak flooring.
I he shcK iniL; anti ranges of taMes (,n lioth the first and >,<;cond ll.iis ar<' aUo of solid oak.
\Vfsii\,\\ Lvdiis" Coi i.kck.
.Situated on Kini^' strei't East, is a !.^rand t'i\ e sic.rv liulldiii!^ of composite st\le of archi-
tecture, with Corinthian pillars. l-Lstahlishetd in 1861. it ha- had a nolile career. ha\ in,L( educated
over three thousami younij: ladies, its i^raduates niimherinL; two luuulred anil tift\. The
huildin;^ contains one hundred antl t'ift\ rooms l)esiiles mai.,miticent jiarlors and halhroonis.
Its ceilini;s are high, halls wide, and extensive playgrounds in the re.ir. thus insuring .'0 its
pupils ever) thin;; conducive and necessary to recreation and health. 1 hi' course of studv is
the most compreliensive of its kind, embracing music, all modern languages, and all the arts and
sciences. Its faculty inchules ovt^r twenty highly accomplished ladies and gentlemen, and is
presided over by Re\. .\. Burns, D.D.. L1..I).. who fills th(; office of ("lOxernor and Princ.pal.
As the head of this splendid institutichi the principal is exceedingly popular.
While the name of the college is dimominational. its doors are open to all. and its gradu-
ates and pujjils belong to all religions. Higher eilucation of the \oung ladies is the sole aim of
the institution, and while strictest watch is kei)t over the conduct ol pupils iiy .Mrs. Iturns a, 1
her assistants the\' are in no wise con\ cntboimd or biased by creed or theor\. Culture in all
that is beautifid and use! id is the one aim ol the colk'^e.
KiSINORi;.
A building erected In the Hon. \V. \'.. and Mrs. Sanford at the beach, an<l b\- them
dedicateil for the sick anirsuffering little ones ol Hamilton.
The building is designed and constructed after the st\ le of sunim<r resorts and pr<'senis
a handsome appearance. Its total length is 1 .'4 feet and its width 4S leet.
Complete the buiklings cost $10,000.00 and nothing was sjjared to make this one of the
most complete structures of tin- kind to be found in the country. The grounds are 140 leet
wide and 2\4 feet in length.
The children's dormitories are the beau ideal of neatness and comfort. The rooms are
lofty, airy and well lighted. The little cots with snow white counterpaiies. soft beds ami the
gold and blue iron framework, look templing enough for any wearietl little one's peaceful
slumbers.
■' In as much as \e did it unto one of these, yi' did it unto Me."
Poor sick and orphaned ones who know nothing of what Drydin calls "intervals of
bliss."
■' Little children climbing for a kiss.
Welcome their father's late return at ni''ht."
Till l-"..\(;i I Kmthm: Co.
Tli'"^ roiiipanv's factory is situated on llic foriur ol Main aiui Mi Nali Str»-( is. It is a
brick hiiililini^, 150 \ 50 ft., four stories hi^h.
.\l)(>iit two iiiindreil hands are eni])loyed. The maeliines are run l>\ steam power and
the l)uildini^ is lii^lited l)y (deetricity, Ljenerateil hy the CO.'s dynamo on tiie premises. Tin-
snoods, made for men. women and children, are l<nown as ///<■ //vi^/ciic IfK/nuucr/-. and are to Ix
found in e\er\ town in Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Haiiuuk iS; Co.. Wiini isaie Gkocers .wd Imi'dktiks.
I iiis live and enerj^etic firm is realh a continuation of tlu' old lirms of W. I ). .McLaren
iS; Co.. P>rown, (iilKspie <S: Co.. Brown. Routle iS; Co. and IJrown. llalfour. |r.
I hey ilo a lari,'e and i^rowin;.; Ijusiness throuu;hout Western ( )ntario and Manitoba and
the Northwest Territories. Their customers know they will be treated stpiarely ami honestlx ,
and do not hesitate to order l^y letter at o()en prices even car lots of L,f()ods.
Their premise-! are very central, ami are commodious and thorough!) atlapted for their
business.
Tlie Merideii BiilUinia Wm ks.
Hnimltijii Agjii iiluiitil VVcrks.
R()i;i:Kr |-!\.\n> <S: C;i'.
I his tirin of wholesale; and retail scctlsmcii. uhoM/ premises \vc enL,aa\e on another
pa^f. was estalilished 1)\ Mr. Kolxrt ll\aii>, the sole uiuidinL; spirit, in iSrn. I']\(T since its
inc-<;])tion the husincss has steadily increased until it has liecome one of the j. ailing estahlish-
ments of the kind in Canada. Wherever there is a farm or a i^ninlen. or a lo\ :r of llowerini:;
bidhs and plants, the name of Kohert Evans is a household word, antl ;unple (guarantee for the
name, t^erniiiiatin^' (pialitii's, ami \alne of tlie seeds sent out.
Progression, experience and sonnd jiui^ment are leadinL; characteristic elements in Mr.
Kvans' life, whetiur as a merchant or a citi/en : hence the L^rowth and siicci-ss of the estahlisii-
ment in every possible direction. In commeruai dealini.;s. the hrm iias not confined itself to
local or even Canadian tiekls, Imt lias c.irried its export operations in field seeds, hliie i^^rass,
clover, tiniotiix i,rrasses of all kinds into l-^n^land. Ireland. Scotland, I-rance, Germany, etc.,
where the firm is well known anions; the leaiiini; seed huyers of Iviirope, while throughout the
United States it has a most extensive trade. Mr. l^vans has been lar^elv instrumental in
introdiicin'' ami increasing the adoption ot ( nsiiaijc corn into Canada, and manv leadiu'.^ and
now wt'll-kiinwn varieties <.f wlicat. I)arl(y. <>ats. tit-Id ami .<;anlin ve^etahlc;, arc due to liis
imlomitablc i>crst\erancc ami wise forethoiij^ht.
Mr. R()l'<Tt l-:vans has i.Kntifird hims.lf as om of Hamilton's leadin.i,' citi/.ns. in cvrry
\va> tfnilin'4 to cnihani. the wiaith and prosp.rity of tlucity. lie has held many i-iihiir ofVircs
and has served a^ a city alderman Politically he has ever been to the front as a stanm h local
and patriotic supporter of the|present L,M)\ernmeiit. In social circhs his heart and hand are ever
ready to assist whenever help or duty re.piires them, hulced it maybe said that the city ot
Hamilton is undi>ubti .ll\ and justly proml that its Ion- civic roll of honorable, trusty .imi
leailin" st rxantshi^ also inscribed theref)n' the well-known seed firm of " Ktdn rt Evans & Co."
Till l'"iiiik\i l.iii .\>>rK\\ir C'iMiwv.
Their splendid pr<-mi->es are on James Street, north— a lari^^e solid stone structure,
ori'^inallv iniilt for the H.uik ol I'jiper Canada,
The j-ederal Lifi- is "lie of our Tnonet.iry institutions to be proud of. I'.stablislud in
nSS.\ it has paid o\(r halt a million to policyholdi-rs during; ilu- [)ast five \ears, has a sum
assured ot' el<vrn million^, and a surplus to polic\ holders of $686,390.84.
•n*^'-
-::ar-.' ■-.
Copp Bros. & Co.
Lnifllaw Mnriulni liU'iiKi i ■
1 lu- I<(leral is one (if tlif most prosperous institutions in tlie I'rovincc. The nianaL,u-
mcnt is rarcliil and cntTL^Mtic. The invcstcil asstts of the comjiany are rtpn m nt( d i)\ first
class securities. To every one interested in life assurance (and who is not ? i should make a
study of tin- {•"edcrars report of 1802 ; they are convinciuLT statements and tiL^ures. The
assurance imsiness done is confmed to Canada only, and its aj^encie's are c-^tahlished from
Halifax, in Xo\a Scotia, to \ ancouver, in British Columhia. It is a credit to the company
that its hoard aims to keep e.\|)enses low. anil does not propose to pay too much for business
— a safe comp.inx, which has tiie contiiltMici? of the people of the Dominion.
Mr. James II. Heatty i- President ; Mr. \Vm. Kerns. M.IM'.. anil Mr. .\. lUirns. I.1..I).,
\'ice-Presidents : Mr. David I)( \ter, Manai^ing Director.
John .\. I)i<i 1 1; & Co., .Sill) MrKenwis.
TIu' .Seed Warehouse of tiii-^ tirm, which is one of the lart^est and hest equipped in Canada,
is situated on the corner of King ami McXab Streets, has a frontage of ,^0 feet on the fon.
and i;,ofeet on the latter, occupying seven plots. The business was i-stablished by John
Hruce in 18^0, and in 1S61 his brother, F. C. Bruce, became partner. A steadily incn-asit .
trade during the forty-two gears' existence of this house is an e\ iilence that carelul supervisie 1
Buii.'W. St. ■Well '. i\ MiliiP.
}<• .li.l t EVMIIS ,t ( . ..
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Jnmns Tiitti'^f A- Co.
Till' Fittiiuiii Bloi l\.
tlie piirpnsr. and tlrivcn i>y cKctricity. arc features wortln of iiotlir. ami tlie s\ stiiiiatii- arranj^c-
nn;nt <>t thdiisaiids of l)ajL(s of M-t-ds distril>iitcil tlirmi^h llieir <\Un>iv«' isial'li^Iiniciit i^ive tvi-
d<ncc <>t the iiia^niuidc.
liwilll'iN l^i.VIIilM AMi Loan C'All'ANV. Hamiiion.
I Ik ll.miihon I'rovidcnt and I an Socict) was c'sial)lishcil in |unc. 1N71. and is io(Ia\'
onr of tile most popular. siKccssful and useful institutions in the Dominion of Canada, it (.oni-
l)in(-s the lunitions of a buildin;,^ society and savinj^s bank, in the latter department the deposits
rani^dn;.; considerably over a million dollars ye'arly. Its directors are ,i.;entlemen well known all
over Canada for their inlluencc. enterprise and sterling,' worth. The buildincj is one of the
best in the cit\, tour stories hij^h. built of the best (piality of Ohio stone. Ihe banking;- olfice
is one of tile most handsome and complete in every respect, the fittings of massive walnut.
richly carved with jtanels of cut j,dass. The lloor inlaid with Minton tiles. The board numi is
finished with butternut in f)ii ; the furniture is walnut, covered with red mor(JCCo leather. The
capital is o\er a million and a half, and th<.- management excellent in every rt'spect.
GiiMifV A VViitt».
Til I 1- M.I I )i I \ki \ii;n 1.
In no oilu-r cii\ in the I)<iniini()n are t'lrcs so insiiriiiticant as in Hamilton, and if tlicrt- is
on<' institution the [iL-opic of I laiiiilton arc more proiul nf than another it is its sjik-ndid tire
cl«i)ariin.nt. nmlcr its tneriL;t^'tic ami ctticitnt chit-f. .\U-.\aniler W. Aitchison. I'hc dLpartnicnt
has arrived .it a state of ei'ticiency honltTinj,^ on perfection. When the tire alarm riiij^^s out it is
line 111 tlu- ^iL;Ins of Hamilton to see the brigade sweep jiast at li^htninLT si)eetl. headei! h\ its
popular chiel. To the chiel the men are di-voted and would saeritice an\ tiling at his hidilin^.
lie i-, not the man to order .uiothir to do what he himself would not risk doim^. and his men
know it. hence the < •^/';-// lOt ii>//>.s that exists amonj^st them from hii,diest to lowest. i)m- of
the secrets of there hr'uv^ so few serious conllai.;rations lies in the fact of the ilepartment receiv-
hv^ the earliest |»ossible information of any outbreak of tire, tel<-i)hone stations bein:.^ ])lacetl in
all (piarlers ol the ciiy communicatin;^^ directly with the head(|uarters station.
'1 he central tire jiremises are well worth) of a visit by siran^(-rs to the city, and if thev
are lucky (-nou-li to see the horses "hitch to" and the bri-ade turn out, they will have seen
someihin:^ worth traveling,' for. The brij^ade now numbers about tifty otVicers and men, and its
eciuipment is in every respect equal to all ami any demands that may be made upon the
department.
Till Oniaki.. kMins,, Ml, IS \Nr, Nvn vs,, |-,,i,,,is,, W.,kks.
Tlu-s<- rxUMisive w..rks. which w.rr .stal.li.lir.l l.y Ainencin capitalists m 1S7... n.inpnsr
a iu.ml,.T of lar-r Imil.lin^^s an.l cov.r s.v.ral acn-s. Th.- main l.uiUlinjis an- thrr.- in nuinl-r.
vi/ :
Tlif K(illin;4 Mill. .M)o ft. s<|uarL-.
Thi Nail I actor) . 175 x00 ft.
111. I Mi-^iri!.; Works. 160ft. s(|iiai<-.
I li. \ arc all .jqiiipiu-.l with th.- most iii.ul.rn iiiacliincry for the mamifa. tiir.- of lr..n an.l
.Sterl .S|„,.t IMat.s. M.rihant liar an.l Man.l Iron. Tir.'. .Sl-i^h Sho.- an.l Mar .Sf.l. Fish I'lates.
Iron, St.. I an.l Llm.h Nails. .Spik.s. kiv.-ts an.l Washers, lu-axyand li.rht lor-in-'s of Iron
and St. .1. &c. ^
Th.- ri-a.k-r will j^rk-an som.- i.l. a ..f th.- nia^initiulc .>f th. s. w..rksl.\ th.- lollowm- facts :
Th.- machinery is run \>\ fourt.-.-n st.-am .n.,'ines of fitt.-.-n hi.n.lre.l hor,.- powr^in the
a,i;Krc^Mte ; thr.-.- larj^e laimps f..r l.rin-in- th.- wat.-r fr.)m th.- hay L.r nii'l imriM.s.-s ; two
duplex pumps for feeiliii- th.- I...ii.rs. of whi.h th.re are sjxt.en : liv.- mill trains, tw.) ;,,in.,
on.- 14 in., one 10 in an.l .m.- u in., with a.l.<|uat.- Iiirnac.-s f.,r each; s.-v.-ral st.am iiammers'
the lari;i-st of which strik.-s a Mow .>! tw.-nt\ t.)ns ; f..rty aut..matic nail an.l ti\< uasii.r and
rivet ciittiiij; machin.-s. iKc.
In the l-or-iii:,r WCk., th,-r.- an- thn-.- Cran.-s. ,)n.- made of lion capaM.- ..f c..rryin<j
fifteen tons. Our spac- lorl.iils fiirth.-r .-num.-rati.Mi. Ihen- is alsi> a laiye .\lach>n.- Shop
where all tii<- tools iis.-.l an- ma.l.-. 550 haiuls art- .-inploy. -d.
Thistle Riiik.
T.ii ( 'iM,\i \\i \ C'l n;
\\';i-- or-. mi/Ill In < )rt<'licr. iSj\. iiiulir the n;iinf of Ciesani,f\<'n'in ('iirin;ini;i. Tlu-
Sncifty nnupivvl x.iri.uis lialls up to tlic year 1S74. wlifii it was iicct-^sary. owiii- to tlir pro-rc-^s
it h;fil ni.ulf and tlir sL.aily inrrrasc of mcmhiTs. to procure lari,n'r (piartcrs. sinrr wliiili time
witli the iMi'iPtion ot two \ 1 ar>, it lia-. orcupicil the old Masonir Hall on the rormr ol Main
and lohn Stn its. in 1S74 tin- Stuicty joimd the Canadian li<rnian Sa.-n-crluind. uliiih was
then or-ani/cd. < hi June ;ctli. 1 SSi . the Society was incorporated as the '• ( '.eruiania Lluli"
and tin Octilur istii. I'^S). tin; C hi!) was also incorporated under the ••()ntario joint Stock
C» niiianies' Act. Rapid progress is the order in connection with the C'lul). and tin- co-o|>eration
of tile ladles was sicupd 1)\ the efforts made from time to time for their entertainnn nt. .\
lihrary, piano, aiui .nher adjuncts were acquired and a st.iL."e huilt in the hall tor the purji. s.- o|
dramatic rein-esintatiiuis. 1 he Cluh has pros^ressed and has at all times mainiaiiied a -..od
rrpntation amoiii, the citizens ol Hamilton.
Knox, Morgan cSr Co.
John Mooiuf. c\; .Sons. I'.wcn- Comis I^.mi'oru-m, 16 King Stri 1 i. Wkst.
1 his handsome estahlishmi iit. which has a fronta^^e of 24 ft. \>y go deep, four stcu-y,
is the ])riucipal one of the kind in Hamilton. .\ heavy stock of every descripti(Ui of I-"ancy
C.oods in eiuUess \ariet\. Silverware. Tons, Ladies' I nderwear, Ikrliii ami other Wools, and
till' many kni^k-knacks reipiired 1)\ ladies.
The Imsiness was started in a small way in 1856 by Mr. John Moodie and has i^^radually
increased to its present mammoth dimensions. The iljooiIs on each Hat are tastefullx arranged
in what inav l)e termed the l"anc\ lU/^ar of Ontario.
Bii\A/t-., James' .11 iV- (. .
At'c lidnio VVilsiiii it Co. T. B. Gioening & Co.
Bowman Hardware Co.
Till l).\NK m H.WIII.liiN.
l{slablisii< d twriitv vi-ars a^o l>v a few incrL't'tic ami far st
(jin'T I)
iisincss men oi the cit\',
th<; Bank ot Hamilton has made such progress that it now occupies a hit^^h and proud position
amons; tlie j^rcat monetary institutions of the country. The president, John Stuart. A. Ci.
Ramsay, the vice-president, the other officers and board of directors, represent some of the
wealthiest (-stablishments in the city, and are all men known far and wide for their unswerving
integrit) and l)usiness qualitications. l^ider this lioard works a stafif of clear headed gentle-
men, trained to the banking profession, careful ami shrewd and eminently successful in the
performance of 'jieir duties. Mr. J. Turnbull, cashier, is the chief executive officer, and is ably
seconded by tht- assistant cashier, Mr. H. S. Steven.
The paiil up capital of the l>ank now amounts to a million and a quarter dollars, with a
reserve fund of six humlred and fiftv thousand, and total assets close on eisfht millions. The
bank has established several agencies in the Province, and has its correspondents in Kngland
and the principal cities of the L'niteil States. The dividends for man\- years past have l)een
eight ( 8) per cent.
What a thoroughly good local bank can contribute to the building up and sustaining
a home industry has been significantly illustrated in thr. career of this institution. Starting out
with along list of the best and most successful business men of Hamilton as its shareholders, the
Hank of Hamilton received and has ever since enjoyed the confidence of the entire community.
In iSSi John Stuart, Esq., was elected president, ami has been re-elected at each annual
meeting ever since. The magnificent Hank Building, recently erected, is situate at the south-
west corner of King and James Streets, built of brown stone, and handsomely fitted up with
everv modern convenience.
W. H. Gii.i.AKi. & Co.
TIk- prospiTitx attcmlinij tin- firm of W. H. Gilhird & Co. aftonls >.trikini^' proof that
succc-S'- is the child of ciiLTi,')- wei'.ilcil to iiuelliijcnce. Perft-ct mastery oi' iletail, intimate
kno\vletli,^e of tile needs of the public, quick atiaptation to improved methods, close appIic;ition
to business, and the adoption of a broad, liberal policy in the general coiubut of their business
are amonj; the factors which have ccjntribuicd in placing; this firm in the front rank of the wiiolt-
sale L^rocery trade of Canada.
I'ounded in 1879 by Mr. W. H. (iillard ( ])r(vioiisly prominently connecteil for tucntx-one
years with the wholesale ^^rocery trade) and Mr. John (iillard. tlie firm (]uicki\ i-slablished its
trade in Ontario. Manitoba. British Colund)ia antl the Northwest Territories. In 1SS4 Mr. 11.
N. Kittson was taken into the partnership, and yi-ar by \ear the area of their l.usiiuss has
steadily increased. In 18S5 the firm found it necessary, in order to meet the rt'cpiirements of
their trade, to erect the handsome and capacious jjuildinj,; wliich the\ now occup\ <^^ Main
street, \\ est. 1 he i)resent methotls of contluctinjf business afil'ord lew opportunities for the coi -
tact of principals with their patrons, ami the commercial traveler becomes an imjioriant factor
in the transaction of business. In recoL^^nition of this fact Messrs. \V. H. (iillard tK; Co. are
careful to be represented by gentlemen whose experience, intet,rrity antl tact are calculated
to earn for th(;m the confidence of the business public.
Mr. \V. H. (iillard, the senior of the firm, although still a yount; man antl in the i)rime
and vii^ror of life, has been for thirt\ five vears ideiitifietl with the wholesale •'■rocerx tratle. He
y " ^^
commercial Block.
is c()ns|iicii()U^ l(irlii> inihlic s]iirit ami liis iilcntitKatiiHi with all projects haxiiiL^ as their aim the
ailvaiux-mi-in ami ile\ elopmcnt n! the trade of the City of llamilton. ll<- has tilled many
puiilic positions with al>ility and acKantaL^e to the ])iil)lii-.
Mr. Jolm ( iillard's practical knowledoje and his keen iikl^mt-nt of \alues ha\ f eontril>iiteil
much to the i^cneral prospt-rity of thi> lirni. and his thorough kiiowlcdrre of teas and the carehil
study and attention di\()ted by him to this imjiortant Ijranch of the i^^rocery trade account in a
i^Teat niea-iirt; for the lar^e ami steadily increasing; \olume of their tea trade.
Mr. H. X. Kittson is char^etl with the mana_<;ement of the financial affairs of tin- tirm.
His e\[ieriencc. <liscernment and well known enterj'rise and enerL^y stamp him as l)ein;.j; well
e(iui])pi-d lor his important duties.
W ith such a comlunation of husiness e.\i)eriencc' and energy it is not surprisin_<j that this
firm lias so steadily ^rown in favor with the trade, so that to-day the name of \V. H. GilLird iS;
Co. is acct;pted the DoM'inion over as synonymous with fair and honorable dealing.
I'oI.lCl I''iiKei:.
The Hamilton l'oli((: I'orce. at the head of which is Chief Hiii^h McKinnoii. is few in
numbers but thoroughly elticient and well disciplined. It consists of only tift\- men. but this
number has been found amply sufticient for the retjuirements of the Cit\, where: serious crime is
practically unknown and misdemeanors of all kinds extremeK limitetl. The Chief is one of the
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Tlie Window of C. S. Cochran, Pliologiapher.
most ex])criencei.l dett'Ctive officers in the Dominion antl is fortunate enough to possess the
entire confidence of his men, by whom lie is ably seconded.
The Police I'orce is administered by thn-e Commissioners, one of whom is the Mavor,
another the Police Mai,dstrate. and the third the iuds^e of the County Court. Generally
speakintr the Police lorce of Hamilton is composed of a tine atliUtic and intellii^ent body of
mtMi who know their dut\' thorf)U'dilv and do it ever\' time.
J. H<iMr)i.i>s <S; Son. Mavufaitirkr^ of I'ink Immsiikd 1-"urmti'Rv: (Established 1S50).
The factory and lumber yard of this well known firm occujiy the whole of the block on
Catherine Street from Main to Jackson Street. 400 ft. by 150 ft. wide. It is ecjuipped with the
most modern woodworking^ machinery, which is driven by a thirty horse pcnver enj^ine, ''"he
factory is li<,dited by electricity, the firm using its own dynamo. About fifty hands are employed
constantly on full time all the year round.
The warehouse and warerooms are situated at Xos. 61, 6_; and 65 King .Street, West
{ ur illitsfyafiom. In thise are displayed exquisite designs in Parlor, Dining and Hedroom
furniture. A si)ecialty is the manufacture of odd art chairs, of which there are over one hundred
original designs, and for which Messrs. J. Hoodless & Son have become noted. Orders are
daily received from all parts of Ontario. Ouebec and Manitoba, for these works of art.
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