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s i wu r irr i im m iiai i im n iia tiuw lltlilm wiibh iwichbijct imvi- if was till- pvmia6l thepretty village of glen williams the credit valley u on of thai 11 tulle from georgetown in th tuotit picturesque and wealthy por villge of glen williams a village tionu of that urt of the province of which ha come iuto existeme by and ontario lying juiit west of the lroj grown up around hi thriving indus viuiial cupital fu this valley so i tries which credit hiver power hau rich iu nuturul resources aiul about wad profitable hero the panoruip vjew of the vallrj ut thiu plot with the credit hiver on the ruuipjge which is iilmuii given un idea of the charming location of thlu industrial coiiiinutifty ihe villugi boastu a 4opulatipu of bomn 700 persons toij lain a mhoot uwrul churches two stores one luill an i 1 1 my very fltm residences we are pleased to give a business writ up of the two lnluu tries located here as well aw of the largest general ulnrc and tin vlllugfl houl glbn woollen mills ad mlu htre luo d1ktlul mclkuc krtllllnu co liu utiuiuui toum uuu i lliu nitty u um the picturesque village of j leu wil hams tfituuud on the lredit hiver olio uml outf half miles north ol georgetown cau justly claim to be sx manufacturing centre something over a quarter of u century ago the building that now houses the ulcn woollen mills uuu erected and the manufacture ol goods was begun in iso the linn name wan the sykes a aiuley mfg co hut in 1007 the company that now ope rate it the woollen mill and the knitting factory was organized and took possession of the business the shareholders are mostly resident in lngland mr ii p lawum georgeloun vice preul dent and mr 1 harraclough secretary 1 reasurer and ouneral manager are the only canadian re e s daiinaclouoil prcsentatlveu on the hoard of direct ors and mr harraclough has only heen in t nnuda for three years ills long experience in the manufacture of woollen foods in i ngland has uell fitted him for hli present position ulilch he has held for two ears and under hln management excellent pro gress is being made in all depart- mentu the uoollen mill la a four luo iuou1 or iuu klllluujj lllmullib uio touipiuuu t ut prouutu oi inu toxins cuuhiuu 01 giey uuuihu iu jlu ugs luuty uugfc lug uuoi llulhu uluilaulu kulkljy cloui cuil ut liwce uui llil oulyul 1u u viliuuuu luluugu iuk calljuluu v11uiu1u it uuu iuliu 11 utfco u guchl uuulullu tui luuir lurput uuu uuibuug yum itw mbtluuo kulu lig tu u yuir luuiy tu luti uuuiku cu uij aoy uuu uuuur too same uiunagcinoui iun full ol tuo ulatulug mtnu uulullkuiml tu a new uuuuiug uuuui uivuu uai ago n is a uuu oi luuunuy uuu hi iuu couite ol a yuur jjuuu uuitu oi iiiuu u uucsil aro mtiit uuu uiumucuu tit uiu prustui iiiuu oruum uiu oous uu mat will iteup owrytuiug nuiu aiipg lor anuluur year ouiy muu u wool uochu uinl ludiqeruilu u kucitu uiu uiuutt 1a1i k uouiuuu in uuuj tuat iuuiu is raruiy any ui uiu iiuimu tu prouuet iu luo uiocti loom uuiu to luo uiiiicuity oi guinug uptru tut u uuuiuur oi iugiiuu uulu itai t uiu uiucu were reiiuuj iuuiuhlu nuitu dkuim to ue pouukiaa oi unuomt iiu man luiaiugeuca to wuliu me uuit tiag ol u bout jroui lop tu lou uuu tliu stitch cuuiigiiig uii tlliitu uuu out other atlennou than tue licking oi tlw bouniuu hupuiied uvth yuru iu to uy vw uabf exceeumgiy miur estiog ouu of the machines does the uork of ux hand machines and uu oper atari with the twelve machines now la uiju requiring the atteution oi tuo boys sixty dozen of uocuu are knit in a day these mills are uplendldl situated la regard to powor having anund auce of water for this pur poke in uddition there iu a 100 h p holler and engine which iu used for heating drying etc and in ready at any time for imergency use for power in ad dition to these the company uses llectrlo power for some of their more delicate machinery the current being generated by their own dyuumo and used also for lighting purpokeu lliere appears to he hut one disadvantage the distance from the railway neceu aitatlng haulage over a mile and u half of roadway hut the other nat ural advantages ol the situation more than make up for this the payroll contains between sixty and seventy names and would be increased to a hundred could mora help be obtained oils woullln mil 13 and manaolilh iiousl ios hl vi mom s mili victory that o rtmcblng tb toomntt boat fa plancttd into tlw wtr 4ld uo4r tbm wmmmt and som p with m 4ifppta asol drseptac tap a t npptti elfe abi ounuw dvjd to 1800 t tb i t lcmy4 fliilflii1 tjjtoroa b4 to tto toc bar etar- mimmd br a aatgahnr i a vhh uuvh avoiik si vi itvs s iiwncu bm- v fcnwiat to a fartbtac eimm a surprise santa claus joseph beaumont h gesd tic thousands of persons all over can ada are uearinu uoiks uml leather mitts made by lou llriumoiit men williams uli of the illalr and hnve tin idea where it iu uituatid socb and ileaumont mitts and glf ctu have no superior io the various grades manufactured the factory u excellently equipped ultb the best machinery there being three sets of go inch cards three spinning mules of 1200 spindles and never heard the mime knitting machines for iocum and mitt i i i cuth om ll from 25 cents nave nira to 50 wu n t mltu from 50 vllvidol half cfbt8 1 ji oothew being popular hose or turn and uorklnnmi u miltu prices i and gloveu are inanufiuturrd at this j the output o the factory is yearly factory on the rht while the vf inc a i merits of ilia i i 4l i heaumnnt goods are hemming better factory iu i n the reotl liiihinrhh is lnoun mid the future for the heau on an muili of a cnuh liuuln as ellin mnnt ml p a iery ur to the traile pertuits i aspect ios ulaumonl m ulsiulncl mi i itoyl kmi t1nc1 milly it iu 35 years since the credit hiver begun to turn the wheels which dnvo the uiuibluory iu this uclory iho lutu samuel uuuuuiutit luthur u the prcktnt proprluiur eu luuliuhud the luduslry here in itiih ho hud been lu iho uoulliu ijuuiucsu iu lug i uud uiluro cuuiing lu cuiiudu ihe prcsmt owiar wau bum uftng lund hut bus gruuii up willi the in dustry biro in uleu uhliumu llu liuu a large uud huudtiuiiiu fuctuiy us tlio tliuuirutiou bhuus lliu mum build ing is lou x lu leut tuo hours uu otuir nuildiug being uu x uu tuut uu uull uu uutcrul uionliuiiuuu wiiuro ruw mulcrial uud iimuncd guodu uru uept ready for uuu or imipuuui iho upluudid null dum lutiu cuuugh water luto the mill rum tu drive tnu luimeuse uuler vlin1 which inukuu the powor uueded lu nuurvu tliuro lu a 75 h p uteuui etigiuu in cuu anything should gu wrung with iho wuter power iho glovo mukiiig cud ol thu buui ueuu uus ucquircd iu 1uuu rum thu do ml u i on ulovo wurku uhltli hud been operutlng lor u quarter if a crutury mr lluuuuiunt uuiu moutly cw zeuluud wool it buiiin ui u liu r uud muro unllorm quulity than thu luuudiuii product iho iiilhir used is sheupukiu horuthidu plgullu which lu mostly pmiund ironi thu united stuleu iho output ol hit factory iu uhout juo dokcu pulru of uocku per day und uhout iu dozen puiru ol inlitt and gloveu pr duy i ropi h ti inn workers are employed both tm piio and time work ihe monthly wuge bill aggreguteu ij aou l i uuu meuuru i o tons v i o ut mmit real ure the selling ugoitu thpro duct of thlu factory and guodu urt uhlppid direct to the retail ru as or deru are received i lit demuud iu nl ways greater than the i nl on product of the ileuuiuout fuitory hi lug lu demuud hetuuho of itu umnl- leuce ileaumont sicku uro good john a wheeler gatural mrehnt mr john a wheeler who conducts what is popularly known au vha lien store has lived for thirty years in olen wllllamu coming there with his father mr v wheeler irom a nearby farm in 1k83 mr wheeler sr opened biulne u u rneral merchant at that time und has hod hiu son as assistant during the most of the period mr v wheeler wau appointed tout master 18h5 and utill holds the position but a little more than u vear ago sold the bust liens to his son ihe latter hou al wuyjj been actively associated with the work of herving tb tore u ustornem unit in attending to the dlveruiied utdk ulth which tlw shelve h und fixtures are filled dry ioodu groceries footu ear bard uare patent medicine confection cry fruit etc can always he oh tained at close marked price mr wheeler dneu not cater for the so- called ilargaln day feature that lu tiou common in some uteres but offer hiu goods at prices that are fair and right every day of the week and the same to all who come lie has a good village trade and enjoys a considerable patronage from ihe farming community in connection with the latter he buys butter eggs and otlier produce of the farms and pays the best price for these com modltles he does a good business on uhat is practically a cash basis i be tost office lu still unuted in the store mr wheeler hau h cam era that he makes good uie or and hau numerous photos of pretty been ery and other subjectu taken in the glen some ol thew are repro duced lu thin paper st albans church hi a i ban church a handsome little edifice ou the banku of the redtt hiver in the olen uas erected in 1003 rvices had been held in the village years before by the clergy from cleorgetoun but it uas found at last that if the uork must he satisfactorily carried on a church must he built lot was left for the purpose by mrs hose vnn mc master who died iu october 1001 and on sept h 1002 the corner utone uas laid by mr john harding orund master of the masonic order the officiating clergy were the ilevs the llural ban a i- davidson wm walsh and t uallace the building committee appointed ucre itev to wallace john sykes wm armstrong fl iloldroyd and ins ileaumont services ate held every kunday at 3 pm the rector of georgetown of delating ihe church lu capable of holdiug 200 people and it has so families and 140 souls belonging to it the present wardens are mr mr jos ileaumont rector s warden and mark lark fr people s war den glen williams hotel t cumungkim prop the engraving on this page of the hotel in the glen is a very good pic ture of the public hostelry presided over by mr timothy cunningham quite a few travelers find their way to this picturesque village and here they secure accommodation a good ly number of permanent and tran stent boarders are also taken care of there are 17 bedrooms in the hotel and the dining room is uell served the stables have accommodation for fifteen horses and there is also shed room and j urge yard accommodation the present proprietor mr tunning ham came here from hamilton a few months ago he having heen lu the feed stable business on the market he li a young man uho has lots ol ambition to get ahead and be will no doubt do iu british amazons women who could pull tun oar with the- but of mn won fame all over europe ah oloiwllla and har cfctma n ofuy ytulr 0wm cutryi4i but wmi to hvr ana out hm m 0ajt cmik frartatt cwa in tb boat mam that bav fret tins udtnamoriaj bao rowad ea tb ilaao tb totutry ef tba tajoair and tb vavy that form part td tb harbor of plymouth tb wo mod l haltaab bv 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