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the HERALD- Wednesday September Community News Georgetown paper industry By JOHN MARK HOWE Herald Special Georgetown and paper The place and the product went together as surely as Acton and leather or and lime For 137 years the town of Georgetown in the township of Esquesing County Halton pro duced paper of every description Newsprint wallpaper envelopes magazine paper white paper blue paper glossy paper and the list goes on It has all been relegated to history now Another chapter in Canadas industry story is finish ed On March Provincial Papers owned by closed its doors for economic reasons Provincial Papers were descended from the original paper manufacturers of Georgetown the Barber Brothers got into the paper business quite by chance William James Robert and Joseph Barber purchased the woolen mill operation of George Kennedy in They prospered on the banks of Silver Creek a tributary of the Credit Finally in 1855 the Barbers decided to consolidate their woolen operations in Streetsville leaving Georgetown for good However in they were proached by David Forbes from Gait to build a paper mill on the Credit River and rent it to him He doubtless chose this spot because the Grand Trunk Railway was under construction nearby After filling the facility with the latest machinery he could not meet his obligations The Barbers were in the paper James Barber was the brother chosen to superintend this opera tion By 1857 another structure equal in size to the first was built These buildings are captured in pen and ink on the 1858 Tremaine map The large rambling struc ture portrayed m the Atlas more closely the com which now sits beside the Credit River In the Barber brothers of ficial divided up their holdings James son John Rolf Barber took over the management of the paper mills The mills continued to prosper and expanded until all possible sources of power were being used Therefore in 1888 Barber con an electric power dynamo downriver from his mill He transported the power over two copper wires under the railway bridge the distance of a mile and a half This is presumed to be the first longdistance in dustrial use of hydroel in North America In 1905 John R Barber decided to build a separate plant for coated papers now being used in magazines He imported a Michigan expert Edward Fleck to superintend Canada Coated Papers This was the second of Georgetowns paper mills John Barbers many business interests included Barber Ellis in Brantford and another paper mill in Cornwall After a heart attack Barber created a limited company in to run what became known as the upper and lower paper mills Provincial Papers was created in 1912 to run both opera tions The lower mill the original Barber Paper Mill was closed by Provincial papers on November In 1910 Fleck left the employ of the Barber family and formed a limited company with John They opened Georgetown Coated Paper Mill It was the first local building con structed of reinforced concrete They manufactured coated book papers bnstol board Two famous customers were Laura Secord Chocolates and Saturday Night magazine In they amalgamated with Howard Smith Papers and became Alliance Paper Mills In Domtar Fine papers pur chased the operation Resident manager Jack Cnchton whose father was plant manager under Edward Fleck notified workers in Oc tober that the plant was to close on February 1977 Georgetown still had a paper industry for another 14 years but recent changes in consumer paper uses have forced the in dustry to improve its petitivenesb Georgetown now merely a branch plant operation was the victim of these measures Perhaps Georgetown will become known for another product or for an attraction like the Dominion Seed House But the powerful influence of the paper industry which dominated Georgetown for over a century will never again be felt ACTON SOCIAL SERVICES AND INFORMATION CENTRE Seniors hard at work The Acton Seniors Centre Committee have not been on vacation dur ing the summer of 1991 They have been hard at work They have developed four subcommittees The Programme Committee has been examining possible activities and equipment space and instruction necessary to initiate these programmes The Facility Committee are examining space possibilities and how to make the best most innovative use of available space Fund Raising Committee have had numerous events in the past and continue with the collecting of bar codes from certain food items and the circulation of bubble banks They have recently purchased cards that can be obtained from Shoemakers Funeral Home or the Smoke Shop Mill Street Their newest project is a cash prize raffle Tickets available at the Acton all Fair ASSIC has tickets for early bird purchases The Public Relations Committee has been putting together informa tion and displays to keep all informed on the progress of the overall committee Their display will also be at the Acton Fall Fair September is the date of the Regionally sponsored Golf Tourna ment at Blue Springs Golf Course The Seniors Centre Committee will be assisting that day Half of the profits will go to their cause All four subcommittees are looking for new members The Pro gramme Committee needs a mans touch They are also developing a list of Activity Volunteers people who wish to help with events but do not wish to attend committee meetings If you are interested in helping please call Eric or Acton Social Services Sue Lung Association clinic The Lung Association Halton Region can help We are offering a session 5week Countdown smoking cessation course Bronte at The Lung Associations office at 2200 Speers Road Oakville The course which covers such topics as Stress Behaviour Modification and Diet starts on September 23rd The cost is and is limited to registrants To register and for more information regarding the pro gram please call The Lung Association Halton Region at Prices effective thru Saturday September 7 1991 We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal family 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