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À~ a. I Canadian Association of Zoological Parks and v jfg.,. K$ r receive such an honour. pMBL^ *** [' j|j . This allows the exchange ' the FEAST OF THE BEAST Siberian Tigers splashing in their new wild and natural habitat, witness Wolf Packs from the Observation Tower, admire our Lion Babies and watch the Monkeys play. Also sea otters, Located on Hwy. 115/35 and SE corner of Taunton Rd., 10 km. north of Hwy. 401, Orono 983-5016 a f Z] /LM Canadian Association of V /xl/ 1 /I Zoological Parks & Aquariums CERTIFIED ACCREDITED INSTITUTION 24 Bicentennial Edition, Wednesday, October 5, 1994 Supplement of The Canadian Statesman Instruments made in the Dominion Organ and Piano Co. factory shown here found their way around die world. In fact, the Bowmanville-built pianos and organs have been discovered as far away as Lap- land and Russia. The firm employed upwards of 200 in its heyday. -- Photo Courtesy Wm. Bagnell UdUl, gUdtb, UUIlKUyb, tdUUILS. , PLAYGROUND • GIFT SHOP • PICNIC FACILITIES • SMACK STOP In an era before televisions, VCRs, stereos, and video games, the piano was a source of entertainment for prosperous Ontario families. Many were the Ontario villages which had their own piano factory and Bowmanville was no exception. However, in the ease of Bow- manvillc, the piano and organ manufacturing manufacturing operation was of a considerable considerable size. The Dominion Organ and Piano Company at one time employed upwards upwards of 200 men. The firm, which was established in 1872 in Oshawa as the firm of Darlcy and Hoskin, went on to develop develop branches in Liverpool, England; England; Hamburg, Germany; Adelaide, Australia; Johannesburg, South Africa Africa and Dunedin, New Zealand. The company moved to Bowman- villc in 1873. "Music in the modem home has come to be a requisite of first importance importance to the cultured and refined, the magnet which attracts the son and daughter to the fireside of the parents parents and the charm which makes home a haven to the tired mind and body after the day's toil," written at the height of the firm's popularity. A special publication of The Canadian Canadian Statesman in 1905 offered a description of the factory which was then in its heyday. The estimated an nual wage bill was $82,000. And it was noted that the business supported supported some 600 persons in Bowmanville. Bowmanville. The Dominion Organ and Piano Company was located at the corner of Temperance St. and Wellington St. A building of four stories (including (including the basement) occupied two sides of the block. The main building, building, in 1916, was described as being 175 feet from nordt to south, widt a frontage on Wellington Street being 310 feet. The building was approximately approximately 40 feet wide. The annual wages for 1905 were estimated at $82,000 and the company was said to support 600 Bowmanville residents. The building in Bowmanville was a wonder of 19di-century engineering, engineering, having departments for manufacturing the piano actions, cutting and planing of lumber, the fitting together of cases, finishing and varnishing and tuning. No fire was used in any portion of the building, building, which was heated and kept at a comfortable temperature at all limes by steam pipes. A large elevator moved the pianos to the various floors. As of 1916, a total of 80,000 Dominion Dominion instruments had been sold in Canada and throughout the world. Officers of the firm included J.W. Alexander, President and General General Manager, J.B. Mitchell, Vice President and Superintendent, and W.E. Gerry, Secretary. Mr. Mitchell served as Mayor of Bowmanville from 1911 to 1912 and again from 1916 to 1919. As might be expected of a firm making musical instruments, the company had some talented musicians musicians in its ranks. Since the 1880's, the Dominion Organ and Piano Company Band was active in Bowmanville and was the winner of many prizes. The company also published its own newspaper at one time. The business closed in 1937. The building was taken over by Specially Specially Papers in 1949 and remained standing until a few years ago when it was demolished to make room for downtown development. At present, there are plans to establish establish a housing complex for older adults at the vacant site across from the present-day library. The original Bowmanville Foundry building was located at the comer of Church and Division St. Note the fire hall tower to the west. This building would later be known as the Thompson Knitting Mills. But Diversified in the Late Bowmanville and Darlington have a long history of local industry. Many of these developed the natural resources of the land on which they were located. The first were the sawmills and grist mills essential to any community community attempting to carve a town or township out of unbroken forest. For example, pioneers were reported reported to have travelled from as far as Manvcrs and Cartwright Township Township to have grain milled at the Hampton Mill, established by Henry Elliott in 1840. Early millers include Leonard Soper, who erected a sawmill in 1805 and John Burk who built a mill. at Barber's Creek at the same time. An inventory of businesses published published in Smith's Gazetteer of 1846 indicated that Bowmanville had, in Durham Farmers Co-op Servicing the needs of both Town and Country since 19%. We have been providing area farmers with agricultural products, equipment and the knowledge theg need to get the job done. 1846: one grist mill, one tannery, one distillery, one cloth factory, an ashcry, a brewery, a chair factory, a pottery, and a wagon-maker. Not until die latter half of the 19th century does the tide shift towards towards factories which manufactured goods not connected with the local forests or fields. Elsewhere on this page is a brief description of The Dominion Organ and Piano Co. But, it was by no means die only major industry in Bowmanville. A list of early Bowmanville industries includes a grist mill, We have products for both farm and home as well as a large selection of pet food products. 983-9 34 EfERYOIlE IS WELCOME TO SHOP CO-OP! Hroy. 115 and Taunton Rd., Orono The following is a description of some of the other industries to be found in Bowmanville in the first 100 years. Various evaporator factories: Since it was in the heart of apple country, Bowmanville was the natural natural site for evaporators. These enterprises enterprises cored, peeled and sliced die fruit, after which the apples were dried. The first were established in the last decade of the 1800's. The Bowmanville Foundry: Established Established in Bowmanville in 1902, it made parts for the Dominion Organ and Piano Company. But, die company company also made parts for many other piano builders, along with small devices devices such as stove trimmings, pokers pokers and door fasteners. The company company moved id its present location, on Wellington St., in 1921, at which time the Thompson Knitting Company Company moved into the old foundry building. Various mills: A history of mills in the Darlington and Bowmanville areas could make a book in itself. However, two mills remain prominent prominent landmarks. Both the Vanstone Flour and Feed Mill and the Tyrone Mill were once owned by members of the Vanstone family. In 1853, Samuel Vanstone purchased the mill at Tyrone from James McFectcrs, In 1858, lie sold this mill to his son, Ja- bez C. Vanstone and moved to Bowmanville Bowmanville where lie rented the Burk Turn to pago 25