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BRYAN'S REVIEW OF OAKVILLE By a hurried glance out of the window of a passing railway coach, through Oakville, it is impossible to form a fair conception of what the town is like. It is really necessary to enter into, through and around it in order to see Oakville. The owners of automobiles or passengers on the bus from Toronto to Oakville, who travel on the Toronto-Hamilton Highway, haven't to be informed of the refreshing vision of delightful scenery, beautiful homes and surrounding hedges, trees and grass which greet them just before they reach the main business thoroughfare, Colborne St. Oakville. Oakville is indeed an ideal home town and it is not to be wondered at that hundreds of families have been attracted to it during the past fifteen years. COMMERCE OF OAKVILLE lf HE Commercial situation of Oakville on a general sur­ vey, is not unlike what may be observed in other pro­ gressive communities. The main business of the town is transacted on Colborne St., where the same diverse businesses as elsewhere-though conveniently centered, are located. The general character of the business element is one of solidity. An interesting fact worth noting in connection with Oakville business men is that quite a few of them can claim to have been continuously in business for a period beyond sixty years, while others have succeeded businesses, which were established so far back as the year 1835. In so far as Oakville's industries are concerned, all of them, without exception, are progressive and prosperous, employing, in some instances, up to two hundred men and women constantly, all of whom make their home in Oakville Conservatively, between one and two millions of dollars must be invested in the different plants transacting business here, not taking into account the vast amount of capital involved in varying businesses carried on, outside of the industries enumerated further on. RIVER SCENE-OAKVILLE