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worts w h stotey niiioymcnt fn vi of acton j cit stephenson plow captures awards i i ppi pi th i i i i i i ik- puh l ie i i il ii mipplmnjj the 1 ih r t ii in t u in n i i dm n if 1 th r t m mlnl i ed mt t 1 eariy statistics mtt f rm i m liti u t il f 510 oitt to s 11 p mi ii ulun r t i t i turn on i v i me ci th ilh 1 ut cipi- iln h piml- th iiti ssir t on the opt ra ni h moro exten- t il h i nt t ai 1 u h tie s- of uhlih nuchinrry mi hi lint t itn en 1 ilh p mnrn ind impli in nt fat ilitie ii in i th tnil d i v i i 1 ii i h i il i d jhiwnti il in i u mi ii- irmninj u- t a h c i t nniil exhibition ie il i ok dipnmi of the ii st m ill ind the medil nf the in nsmti sdni smith pur- iv d thi busiii ii m 1h73 and n 1 up mirhinit whlci had n idl fr mimk- time i sheepskin tannery on smaller scale frhruaty i thli cimrrrn u hnrmhat himilr in lh kid i rath r tjniti only rm a amallrr mlr ii w1 rttabllhr1 i71 by ir mkiartm and llmry smith for ihr juirp- of nupph uif fctock for tttnry rln work it a pur- tiaartt by mr wrirht in ib71 atxiut 3oi10 dr tl kln wrr lnrnrt out wlu r- n umitt 1171 ind ti hrii r 1r77 1000 cords timber in barrels annually tin conrem was of rnnaldcrabla ii in tin stit mil shin fir h i i t nrrtrd m srvrrat ht m it lu id an t j i m ttho old it i mr rnati i i r 1 7 tin hit r in- ti hi d m n hm for making turn i h iding md 1 rrmot d h s i p r ne to nr t prrmlwi ad- t in h f rtnrt on thoimrd i t f i lm tlmtx r r annually i ti jf tur 1 into m nt and hrad- ii i nl i 1 in- piietitv nf pine in i clir iro hlnclet- the fac- t in 1mlnnnl n ciod deal of ex- p rimte muhmirt dritn by a 13 hnf- povr tean i nfinf and em- llntd iqht hinds thi npcratlon f h s rril mn hlnrs m very mt r stini in the ronperajfr ilx hind- tt n iisii dlv pmployrd to t ii nit ih nt 2 000 birrnll an- ii i illt sjmv the he on record d m the aton free prrn on 1877 are rrcordrd hire ume nearlv 2 000 cord bark each t ar for vhlrh i pai about 10 000 ttio tninufic p of ole iratber docs not rrq a larce number of killed trknien stul thr wurt paid a rsubllthmrnt amounts to aboi 400 a month the tapitd inicstec about m 000 the main h i d w yf slini- two stuie 147 feet lot i bv 00 wide with leech hnilm 10 there arr about 100 l t mirhlner comprises the rr vt n tht rn improvement nearlv sloiw h ns been expended lat prinj intrtnlininu leeches cool er- n bark mill a centrifugal pimp f pumplnj liquor and other improm t nts the municipil taxes on th pertt ateriire about s2v0 i vrar april a 1877 the steam uhimle at sptijt shop may again be heard a f yore at morning nooa and night we hope it will keep tfvd tiltf canada lime wks near grand trunk canada 1ime works situated a short distance east of the corpora tion limits close to the- tracks the grand trunk kailwi wasprbjbl t irried on quite as extcnsu el an similar operations lp ontario while the qunlit of the lime pro duced wai scarce equalled by in fir bulldink purposes they were established bv messrs d c ro ts rtson and v la id law in 1872 and purchased a couple of years aftflr bv dr mroanin and c s smith there were four kilns with a capa- t it of 12041 bushels a dav the work was carried on about eight months in each year employing from eight to ten hands night and div wages amounted to 325 a month the capital invested was sid 000 large quantities of lim were shipped east and went almost daily on the grand trunk ttailwav aerial view of beardmore tannery at it is today shows the extensive ground this important factory covers actons largest it employs about 500 workers beautiful grounds surround the present establishment