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< / I l I jjSjfe&ntennial Edition, Wednesday, October 5,1994 Supplement of The Canadian Statesman 29 Charles Bowman Operated a Darlington Mills Store il IBM Charles Bowman, after whom Bowmanville was named, was a Scotsman from Berwickshire. He established established a scries of chain stores in the new world. One of his stores was located in Bowmanville in 1824. (At the time, the community was called Darlington Darlington Mills.) Bowman's headquarters were in Montreal. However, Dr. L.B. Williams, Williams, in an article on the origin of Bowmanville's name, notes that Mr. Charles Bowman spent most of his time in the Old Country, effecting frugal purchase of goods for his new world enterprise. He offers the following description description of the life and times of Mr. Bowman: "At that time (around 1824), our town's business, consisting of three or four small stores, was all on the West Hill with the roadway down Waverley Road to the harbor. There wasn't any road to the harbor east of the creek. There was a census population population of 118 persons in 1825. The first store was opened by one, Lewis Lewis, who after four years of operation sold to Charles Bowman & Co., whose first local manager was the father of the town's once Post Master, the late J.B. Fairbaim. Years later, a boy, There was a census population of 118 persons in 1825 John Simpson, only 12 years of age, became clerk, was in control at age 18 and eventually took over the whole local Bowman interests - land, holdings, store, mills and distillery, distillery, the latter across the road below below the Vanstone Mill. Bowman owned practically the whole site and more of the present site of Bowmanville. Bowmanville. That Scotsman wouldn't like our present Tax Bill.) Simpson, father of D. Burke Simpson, K.C., later became Sena tor Simpson and in his holdings located located his handsome three-storey residence residence a mile east of Bowmanville on the south side of Highway No. 2. Senator Simpson organized the Ontario Bank, of which he was President President for years. The Bowman stores sheltered and outfitted the militia en route west through the town in the William William Lyon Mackenzie rebellion of 1837. By this time, the Bowman business', having large capital, was able to outstrip all competitors, for in pioneer days it was impossible to carry on any kind of enterprise on a cash basis. Their I.O.U. was taken readily as gold. Paper currency being then very scarce, the Bowman & Co. issued a 25-cent shin plaster of their own and the late Mr. Rhys Fairbaim told me the Fairbaims had one that had never never been redeemed. Charles Bowman died in 1848. His place of burial is unknown. No portrait or any other likeness of Bowman is known to exist. This photo depicts the South Ward school in Bowmanville. It was located at the north side of the present Ontario Street school. Note the fence used to keep out cattle and other animals. PONTIAC BUICK LTD, 25 Years of Quality Service A study of any successful business reveals a number of determining factors - quality of service, focus on the customer, reliability and integrity. Tom Cowan has always approached running his business with those factors in mind and it has made Cowan Pontiac Buick Ltd. a success. Such a success, in fact, that Cowan customers rate the Bowmanville automotive dealership consistently high in General Motors' customer satisfaction index. In a survey period for the first three months of 1994, Cowan customers were asked if they would recommend the dealer as a place to buy a new vehicle based on their new vehicle buying experience and their service experience. All the customers surveyed said they would fully recommend the dealership as a place to buy a new vehicle. That is an impressive show of support. It is also one that Cowan Pontiac Buick doesn't take lightly. It would be simple enough to rest on one's laurels, but that is not the way Tom Cowan and his staff operate. The customer satisfaction survey reveals Cowan customers consistently rate the dealership highly. Cowan Pontiac Buick Ltd. became the first dealership in Durham Region to receive General Motors' Gold Key Award for customers satisfaction. That was in 1986 and the automotive dealership has never looked back. During the past 12 months, 94 percent of Cowan customers said they would recommend the dealership as a place to buy a vehicle based on both buying and service experience. For a better understanding of what drives the staff of Cowan Pontiac Buick, let's have a brief look at the dealership's history. Tom Cowan was already a successful businessman prior to entering the automotive industry. He operated the International Harvester franchise in Bowmanville and Cowan Restaurant before that. In 1969, Tom Cowan purchased Robson Motors. The popularity of the dealership grew quickly. People enjoyed the attitude of the business. "The customer isn't just a number or a dollar figure on a page," says General Manager Murray O'Brien. "We try to get to know the customer and find the vehicle that is best for them." At Cowan Pontiac Buick, customers find new and used vehicles and a staff of factory-trained technicians to service those vehicles. When you pull onto the Cowan lot, the size of the premises is deceiving. But a tour of the dealership reveals 15,000 square feet of space including a five-car showroom, the latest in high-tech equipment to service today's vehicles and a downdraft paint booth in the body shop that is among the best available at the dealership level. There is also GM's highly-regarded Goodwrench Service Plus to look after your vehicle needs. "You get the best of both worlds at Cowan," says O'Brien. "We offer the conveniences of a city dealership and the attitude of the country, where people do business on a one-to-one basis." The Cowan Pontiac Buick general manager says that may sound like an old-fashioned way of doing business, but it is one of which the dealership's staff is proud. "Customer loyalty is still a big factor in today's marketplace," O'Brien says, "and customers like to get to know the salesmen and the technicians - the people who are looking after their needs and those of their vehicles. The success of this dealership has a lot to do with the people on the firing lines and the way they look after the customers." The first 25 years have seen Cowan Pontiac Buick establish itself as an automotive dealership where integrity is as much a part of the business as providing the best product and service possible. With a dedication to customer satisfaction and a commitment to providing quality service, Cowan Pontiac Buick has established the cornerstone on which to build a successful business for the next quarter century and beyond. 166 King Street East Telephone: (905) 623-3396 GENERAL MOTORS BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE -- Enniskillen was once a thriving industrial centre, whose Sylvester Machine Shop and Foundry (later known as McLeod's McLeod's Foundry) flourished in the mid 1800's. The firm built farm and harvest machinery and also castings for the nearby Dominion Organ and Piano Company. In 1867, the McLaughlin Family opened a carriage works in Tyrone Tyrone and a second factory was established established in Enniskillen in 1869. In 1871, Robert Samuel McLaughlin was bom in Enniskillen. Enniskillen. Canada would later know him as the founder of General Motors of Canada. The McLaughlin Carriage Carriage Works later moved to Oshawa. MOVIES COME TO BOWMANVILLE BOWMANVILLE - The first motion pictures arrived in Bowmanville in 1907, according to the Bowmanville Bowmanville history book, "Bowmanville "Bowmanville A Retrospect." The first theatre theatre was at 42 King St. E. The projector had a carbon-àrc lamp and was operated by a hand-crank. NAME DECIDED BY CRICKET CRICKET MATCH -- Tradition has it that the village of Tyrone got its name as the result of a cricket match between rival neighbourhoods neighbourhoods of tire village. Those from the west side of what is now Tyrone Tyrone were of Irish descent, those from the east were from the areas of Devon and Cornwall, England. The village had been known as Mount Hope. But, when the west- Tyroners won the cricket match in 1840, they gave it the Irish name of Tyrone. By 1871, Tyrone had a population estimated at 300 and even had its own railway station. FIREFIGHTERS' SALARIES The Volunteer firefighters around tire turn of the century received remuneration remuneration of $10 per year. However, However, each member of the fire company company was required to pay a tariff (we might call it a deposit, today) of $1 on the rubber fire coat and a further $2. for the cap and belt. BOWMANVILLE RADIO STATIONS -- Radio station CKGW was located south and east of Bowmanville on Part of the Galbraith farm. The first program program was transmitted from this site on March 5, 1928. Call letters were later changed to CRCT. The station was taken over by the present-day CBC in 1936 and it continued to operate until the end of 1937. An even earlier radio station station was set up by C.E. Rehder, who established station 10AE. This station was licensed by the government as the Bowmanville Radio Club. Local church services, services, a bam dance program from the Bowman House Hotel, and a dance orchestra constituted some of the programming. 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