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The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 1972 History of Halton Glen once thriving industrial community Another tastaTniratfJi fee foQowa Press pubUiMng excerpts from the Malory from time to time In the interests of keeping Hilton people better informed of the countys origins For mow than a century from week using about IBM bushels of wheat a week or per year a thrlvten Industrial community J from the AUaa owing partly to the J among the rica abundant waterpower supplied village la the magnificent by the Credit River and also to Woollen MM owned by Mr the practical knowledge and Williams who enterprise of several generations and a of the Williams family The thorough knowledge of his owner of the 0 acres on business under the most eh the village Is situated was circumstances has a Mr Mutrlread of Niagara no in establishing a doubt a Loyalist or the son of one He sold thjit In 1A24 to Mr Williams of Lincoln In the Niagara District also of Loyalist stock who the first actual settler A characteristic of structure erected by the late Jacob Williams Esq In the year 1839 and after Ms death which occurred In the year IBM the was purchased by lams Esq He carried on the loyalists with their American ben It was background a skin and destroyed by fire It was Ingenuity In the building and built the same year of stone on operating of mills of various very much larger scale and lands and the Williams family led under the were no exception In of Mr B Williams Benalah Williams built a saw present proprietor It was mill on the site of the building again ta now occupied by the Apple Williams Products Ltd This saw mill had the proprietor and rebuilt It The been running continuously up to building Is now a handsome at which time It was owned structure being feet wide by Charles Williams The Atlas and two a half says The mill has been refitted stories high mill Is now twice The capacity Is feet running at Its fullest capacity and a day and a large quantity of employs SO to loads regularly lumber has been manufactured manufactures principally here It continued In use as a yams and knit goods every saw mill for many after description which have been and the building was lakln dlplomaa and prizes eventually built of stone At the wherever exhibited The whole beginning of the century It converted into an electric light plant supplying Georgetown with electricity for lighting purposes Prior to the First Great War the Slant was acquired by the Hydro and shut down Across the mill race from the Glen taken from hill opposite old school 1906 shareholders living In I It might be noted that the mill which wan located Junt below the Mr E supplied yarn for many years to Anglican Church anil manager and continued as audi the Carpet Co and Inter also supplied power to the other until his untimely death In 1938 specialized In The dam mils burnt during a Mcintosh apple is home brew establishment was built at a coat or The amount of business done la something enormous The mill uses dally ISO poimdsof Canadian wool making about 130 pounds a year which manufactures nearly 100 000 pounds of yarn Those saw mill wss the flour mill an goods are obtaining a very high Imposing white frame building reputation with the wholesale two and a half stories high and of Dominion and are still standing and being for test taking the lead over all other storage purposes by the Apple Products The Atlas says The flour mill la now 1876 owned by Joseph Williams It contains three run of stones driven by water The mill does a large custom business and also Canadian goods of similar manufacture The whole machinery is driven by a horse power waterwheel Pages of the Past continues On June 11th the mill was taken over by the large quantities of flour Manufacturing foreign markets It is run Company who carried on till night and day and Is capable of It became a limited turning out barrels of flour a company with most of the A single tree In Dundas County Ontario is the source of ail todays Mcintosh apple orchards across Canada and throughout the world In 1811 while clearing land on his homestead In Dundas County John Mcintosh discovered apple trees growing wild near the ruins of an earlier attempt to settle They were possibly seedlings from apple trees carried to Ontario by settlers moving west from Quebec John Mcintosh transplanted the trees and one of them produced a fragrant Juicy apple crisp and sweet Seedlings from the popular tree were sold to neighbors but failed to produce the same fruit It was not until 183S the true variety was success fully reproduced Graft tree A farmhand taught John Mcintosh son how to take a branch from the Mcintosh apple tree and graft or Join It to a tree root which would support Its growth to produce another tree exactly like the original Today Ontario harvests over six million bushels of apples a year Half of these are Mcintosh The Mcintosh apple has been used to develop new apple varieties which share lis good qualities The Cortland and Spartan apples ore three of these say food specialists at the Ontario Food Council Ontario Department of Agriculture and Hod Will build concrete planks of Ontario firm manufacturing precast pre Atresia hollow core concrete planks Tor roofs floors Is Milton newest industry firm has acquired the large manufacturing plant In I Township on High way a two miles north of Milton which was vacated last year by Systems Construction and expects to bo into production with small staff by the first or second week in April Concrete Is a division of Limited a subsidiary of Dominion I Montreal The firm already has large plant producing concrete planks at Quebec Jim Connelly plant super said the plant will employ about to 18 employees on the line plus engineering office and solos department personnel flood In Urn early and operations ceased The mill was finally destroyed by fire in 1DM and only the starred and In tiered walls remain the trim re Hie Knitting Mills at the north end of Hie village wan all Is a thriving business Hie mill was established In by formerly a woollen manufacturer In He took over building with water power from a Mr Ilrudley who shoddy plant In addition Mr muni nt operated the tannery and ghve manufacturing plant Die building for which still stands on Ilia west Hide of tho street lust south of the second bridge Iln ling the tunning of hides loo onerous ho moved the glove making blurry to the knitting mill and bought the leather ami tarried on this part of the bun Incus r the name of The Dominion Hove Works At the urn of ttntnry the combined ml intrl I out of On Mr Hi luiiwnt death the IjmIilbs whs inrrltl on by his son Aril iir until ho sold out to the n hi 1 wntra still runs he urn win of Mr An which should Im the blacksmith snip and works of WUltuin lout who also and patented Iron Hi inn Harrow which popular among fanners of an day well built seen cast of On community but the Ixixlm limbed a gen era 1 1 on or song the horse and buggy Hurt art two the United formerly the Methodist 1 St ist north the second bridge flit I an architectural gem wis built of stone Is a mparatively new having been built In 1B02 old two room school just up he hill from the shop nun lit on converted Into a dwelling Its has litcn tnktn by a consolidated school of seven rooms to children arc scd from tho surrounding district Of tht two stores operating In 1B7U die red brick Wheeler store remains but another more rectnl store the corner of the line and No operated by George Preston tarries on successfully There are several fine residences that deserve passing mention Hie most imposing perhaps Is that built by Charles Williams a man of substance In his day who was universally known as Williams It and lis spacious grounds are situated kiltycorner to Wheeler store and Is now occupied by Mr Arthur Three other re I houses are found further west the street and nil wore built by members of the Williams family They are all of pleasing lines which could well be pied by present day Just above Die woollen mill on Maintain St is another fine resident in the site of the former home of Williams nils was built by dykes an I later occupied by ltarratlouHh Across Ihtt street was Ik iiil built In ftft style of Hie latter part of Ibe ih will Die Information on Glen Wlllinms has been gleaned from Hie Atlas and Owen A Pages of the and with Hit help of Mr ml Mrs million budget Grand Authority Members of Grand Authority gave approval to on I million budget proposal presented in hi ner during the meeting of the authority The budget Includes 1 1 for water management projects Including land acquisition design work for the reservoir on the and fir acquisition and work on llin I and Ayr dam sites grunts total more than half Jit budget ire than or this being allocated to the water Authority member municipalities will contribute toward tho program on the basis of cost benefit formula remaining funds raised but not spent in Capital projects Hie will be spent on capital projects many of which requested by Individual munltipolltles Government grunts will cover more than of these costs with the balance being made up by directly benefitting municipal general municipal levies 215 and miscellaneous sources of revenue Authority member munklpaliUcs will contribute a tf tul 474 or about 1 per toward the authority a gtnural operations in 1972 rfua is up 10 per cent from last year levy of per capita Other major budget with lust year figures In brackets are 701 dam operation and maintenance 1M000 conservation areas 70S 1302 waterfront properties lloneer Village 428 and outdoor education GERTRUDE TSQGDON You can NOW have a flat rate WATER HEATER INSTALLED for as little as MONTHLY Instalments of HO 24 MONTHLY Instalments of YOU CAN NOW BUY THE ABOVE TANKS MAY BE PURCHASED FOR USE EITHER FOR CASH OR ON EASY CREDIT TERMS NORMAL INSTALLATION AND FREE SERVICE ARE INCLUDED IN THE RATES Under this enlarged program the Acton Hydro- Electric Commission will service all flat rate water heaters presently installed In the Town of Acton free service includes miscellane ous parts to a value of 5 but does not include replacement of heater bands unless under warranty 175 enjoy all the hot water you need electrically If you prefer to Rent these units you can be complete ly free of all maintenance problems and charges A new gallon glass lined electric water heater tank built to Ontario Hydro specifications by Knight Indus tries Limited will be installed for only ENERGY CHARGES ARE ADDITIONAL LARGER TANKS ARE AVAILABLE WHERE REQUIRED See Your PER MONTH Acton Hydro Electric Commission ST PHONE