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125th Anniversary Supplement of The Canadian Statesman, October 3, 1979 Honeywell Controls to Build Plant Here During the reception sponsored by Honeywell Controls Limited on Friday at The Flying Dutchman, a ighlight of the event was the display set up to introduce those present to the Keytape data input machine that will be made here. Top picture shows Mrs. Cheryl Brown operating the machine while at the rear of the data processing unit interested spectators are May 8, 1968 Work started Tuesday clearing land for the new million dollar Honeywell Controls Limited plant that will be built here this sum- mer. It is scheduled to begin operation on Octo- ber lst of this year and, initially, employment will be created for 80 persons, rising to 185 within five ears. The plant will e located east of Liberty Bowl on the Base Line in the new industrial area. The decision to build here rather than at Scarborough where they already have a plant came when the Ontario Development Corpora- tion granted the firm a $218,992 forgivable loan. The loan will be for- given by the ODC pro- viding certain condi- tions are met over a six-year period. First product to be manufactured in the new plant will be data input units for comput- ers for which substan- tial export orders are on hand. Honeywell's Presi- dent L.F. Wills made the announcement at a reception sponsored by the company Friday afternoon at The Flying Dutchman Motor Inn and arrangements were confirmed by Trade and Development Minister Stanley J. Randall. Both speakers congratulated His Worship Ma or Hobbs, Clerk-Controller Robert L. Byron and other members of coun- cil for having the fore- sight to prepare ser- viced industrial sites and other facilities so the' town could accept new industry with a minimum of problems. At the reception President Wills outlined the background of the U.S. based company whose sales last year totalled 1 billion, 45 million dollars. Total employment in Decem- ber of last year by the firm was 69,248 with wages and salaries totalling $480 millions. Honeywell now makes in excess of 35,000 pro- ducts and has 2,500 employees in Canada. The company is an exceedingly good Cana- dian citizen, plowing profits back into its Canadian plants instead of sending them back to the parent country, he contmued. The new Keytape data preparation devices that will be built here do away with the normal intermediary step of pre aring punched cards on conventional keypunch machines. The plant here will be fully equipped with the, sophisticated ma- chinery required for the manufacturer of Key- tape including a wire wrap machine. Event- ually, research and development programs associated with Keytape from left to right, The Hon. Stanley J. Randall, Ontario Trade and Development Minister, Alex Carruthers, M.P.P. Durham, Councillor Robert Dvkstra, Maurice Preston of Preston Transport, Jack Locke of L & L Tools, Honeywell President L.F. Wills and His Worship Mayor Ivan Hobbs. and other devices for electronic data proces- sing will be carried out in the new plant. Mayor Hobbs expres- sed the community's thanks to the company for locating here and to the Ontario government and Mr. Randall for the vital part they played. He assured Mr. Wills and his staff of every co-operation that could be extended by council and the citizens of the town. The mayor suggested that the new plant would mean that there would also be an expansion of residential building, that had been curtailed for a number of years, so adequate housing would be available for Honeywell employees. Good Industrial Prospects in 1901 Bowmanville, February 27, 1901 Editorial That Vegetable Evaporator Truly the old town is getting a spurt on for acquiring new indus- tries. A furniture fac- tory is mooted, the pork packing advocates have appointed a committee of investigation, and a by-law is being prepar- ed for a big evapotory. May they all eventuate, is the wish of The Statesman. The evaporator if established will be a splendid industry for town and country. In- deed, Darlington Coun- cil might do worse than grant a $1000 bonus each, to it and the pork packing industry. Vege- table evaporating being new to our citizens, a good committee - C.M. Cawker, S.J. Hall, Councillors Spry and Worth, were sent to Belleville Friday to in- vestigate and learn all they could from inspec- tion of a similar indus- try there, and they are exceedingly well satis- fied. So much so, that after hearing their re- port at a special meeting, the council adopted it, and gave instructions for a by-law to be prepared for submission to the free holders. The company simply ask for suitable buildings, and the costs to the town for the old B.C. Church and other property belonging thereto, together with other necessary build- ings will be from $3,500 to $3,800. We shall discuss this matter more fully next week. Council will consider the by-law at its regu- lar meeting Monday night. Thirty farmers on Saturday gave their names as subscribers for stock in a pork packing factory to be built in Bowmanville on the co-operative plan, providing the scheme can be launched on a satisfactory basis. A good committee was appointed to procure all information possible to present to another meet- ing on Saturday, March 9th. This looks like business now. The Statesman discussed this co-operative busi- ness three years ago, very fully, and is still as sanguine as then for the success of the company if organized on a proper business basis. We believe every pork packaging factory in Canada is making money. The demand for good bacon is unlimited. Great Britain will take all Canada can send her. What other localities have done in this line of trade, West Durham, with its characteristie pluck, energy and enter- prise, can do. If the farmers of this district unite on any under- taking, of this charac- ter, they can easily carry it through. A similar factory at Collingwood started a few years ago, now kills six or seven hundred pigs a week. The Davis Packing Co., Toronto, now has a capital of $750,000. Ingersoll fac- tory now kills 8,000 pigs a week. Peterborough factory has had to be enlarged three times recently. United action will place in Bowmanville an institution that will greatly benefit both town and country. The chance is yours, don't be spectators, but join hands, and the desire of our hearts will be realized. Come to the meeting Saturday. F ER Levi Morris Frank F. Morris c PE,. C.G. Ted Morris F. Don Morris Paul R. Morris SERVING DURHAM REGION FOR FIVE GENERATIONS Morris Funeral Cha el 46 Division St. 623-5480 W e W0e co e YouI A family-ownod sporting goods store featuring a complete line of sports equipment for ai good sports! Our store is staffed by eager young people who are experts in their particular sport. They are most anxious to provide their customers with courteous, efficient service ýR pons and SkI Shop 85 King Street West Bowmanvlle Telephone 623-3421 "If you don't see it .. we'I try to get it!" nouanamm