Times & Guide (1909), 8 May 1958, p. 3

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| Closing Of Plant Ends New in These were pioneering days when less than 100 people were employed at the plant and the general manager was a jackâ€"ofâ€" allâ€"trades,. looking after the books, employing new staff and making the executive . decisions which kept the lights burning at 515 Main St., North until well after midnight. In the post war boom year of 1946 ‘Canadian industry was reâ€" cuperating from the stresses of the war years. Men of industry were looking for new products, newâ€" businesses to bring back prosperity.â€"of before the war and to establish Canada as a great manufacturing ‘country. Up to lm‘ml:;utrdd belm as m plant sales dhtr‘“b.u'tor for their U.S. prinâ€" cipals ‘but following the optimâ€" ism of Canadian industry the Canadian management decided that it was time to organize it‘s own productions lines and so in the early months> in the first year after victory day the trail> er business opened up in Wesâ€" Fruchaut has been in the northend of Weston since 1946. When the gates close at this seven acre property on Main St., ; be taking part in another step in industrial progress mm;htwmnwwunmnhnm'dmml- iest manufacturing centres of the,Canadian Trailer busineds. CH. 1â€"8311 Scale‘s | Garage Ltd. BRITISH FRUIT MARKET NURSERIES _ _ 4 a 3 . Humber Summit reee oeuvery AT. 8â€"0731 I 9 LAWRENCE AVE. W. fi(')hilkls 1000‘ The plant had â€" previously Mailing _ promise. Big thimbles. Dozen ... $2 HYBRID TEAS AND FLORIBUNDA ROSES Grade Aâ€"1 Stock. Many new varieties .............. T§¢ ea. WEEPING FLOWERING CRABAPPLES 5 to 6 foot stems ... $4,! A Real Showpiece HUMBER SUMMIT AMUR PRIVET 24â€"30 in. Bushy .. 20¢ ea BUY GUARANTEED NURSERY STOCK AT LOWEST PRICES FROM BRITISH FRUIT MARKET NURSERIES 4 ft. stems THE TWO CAR FAMILY WAY! AMAZING 50 miles per gallon economy makes it possible to be a Two Car Family for as little as $8.00 a month. (Averâ€" age driving). > FERTILIZERS IN STOCK Bonemealâ€"Soâ€"Green Torganicâ€"Sheep Manure Evergreen Potato Fortilizers LARGE STOCK OF PEAT JAPANESE FLOWERING CHERRIES FLOWERING _ ALMONDS $1,25 Each FOR ONE WEEK ONLY SERVICE â€" PARTS â€" SALES 1910 JANE ST. Visit Our 5 Acre Sales Station and Buy Safely THOUSANDS OF EVERGREENS â€" WE INVITE INSPECTION RASPBERRY CANES UPRIGHT OR WEEPING only $1535 MORRIS â€" MG Fully Equipped W. BAMBER mrd We Are Members of Toronto BETTER BUSINES$ BUREAU CH. 1â€"8381 In 12 years of trailer business with the construction of better roads across the continent this new .industry in Canada has mushroomed into an important part of the nation‘s economy. In Weston many of the early engiâ€" neering problems were ironed out and established for the betâ€" terment of the industry generalâ€" ly. ; Working with a designing staff of five, the Weston plant has patented a number of revâ€" olutionary principles many of which have been accepted by the U.S. parent company. One of the most outstanding of these new methods is the rubber m o un t e d underconstruction where all the mechanism works without lubrication... over 550, the range in trailers now â€" coming off the Weston plant differs from pulp wood carriers to ink containers. This growth has necessitated a new plant which is twice the size of the Weston accommodation. The perculiar needs of the lumber industry in Canada has also.. necessitated : new, .getyled The 1956 Fruchauft sales vol ume was gver 12 million dollars, the profit in Weston for 1956 was approximately a half a milâ€" lion dollars and on the 110,000 square feet of floor space in Weston there are six production lines producing over 150 trailâ€" ers per month. * The number of people emâ€" ployed by Fruchauf‘s Weston Plant has jumped from 100 to CRIMSON KING MAPLES 6 to 8 feet €5. N0 e SILVER MAPLES 6 to 8 feet . ... $2.0 The profit on this year was approximately $25,000 this was not the business where millionâ€" aires were made over night but there were optimists in the inâ€" dustry who foresaw a great fuâ€" ture for the trailer business in Canada and these optimists were right, DWARF FRUIT TREES Choice stock $2.00 , Eventually the )lolgulto wings were nmom and Frup chauft Trailer \set down to bdsiness. With the plant a little more than half of its present 110,000 square feet the Main St., production ‘ lines set to with rivets and acetylene torches manufacturing the first trailers in Canada. GERANIUMS 3 for $1.00 been an assembly lineâ€"up for Mosquito aircraft and the large the ‘ Fruchauf _ floor . ~‘"They couldn‘t evenâ€"give them away," recalls ‘one: demobed . soldier whuflmflu the war was with f at their new Weston Plant. LIMITED § Air â€" Ship â€" Bus â€"â€" Tickets Delivered Eglinton & Dufferin RU. 1â€"5596 3 CARRIBEAN â€" EUROPE . FLORIDA U.5.A. + CANADA 4 foot stems FROM OUR GREENKHOUSES WE OFFER MANY THOUSAND BOX PLANTS STANDARD FLOWERING CRABS LABURNKHAM‘S BURNING BUSH FLOWERING ALMONDS FOR ONE WEEK ONLY 500 Golden Mock ORANGE T§¢ each Travel Service STRAWBERRY PLANTS Brenda Guatrey Needs no sugar 100 for $3.50 One Price Only SAUNDERS 3 Boxes $1 $3.50 ATlas 8â€"0731 $3.00 ea ea. about Weston has played a very real part in these developments. Alâ€" though in fact the plant is sitâ€" uated in North York and only 3% of the municipal taxes go to the town, the plant executives have purposely identified Fruâ€" chauf with Weston. All the letâ€" terheads and truck lettering After twelve years of business Fruehauf Trailer will be closing their gates. Within a month the 7 acre plantwill be on the selling block and ‘one of the, largest trailer manufacturers in Canada will moving out of Weston for the new plant at Appleâ€" trailers. Anything from logs to chips can now We accommodated by the large trailers which move across Canada. LIPPAY MOTORS LTD. SEE AND DRIVE IT TOâ€"DAY! 'f:l & gt the plant ‘list themselves 4 PASSENGERS 4 noors Just reach for “ your phone and call mmz _ US for a free demonstraâ€" sstnoens tion ride in the car that is making automotive ors history, this spring. You‘ll be convinced that P Gan it‘s the MOST for your money! M The "ECONOMY‘"‘ Car Of Toâ€"day. THE NEW SENSATIONAL Although statistics &re likely to prove this official wrong there are many in Weston who feel that Fruehauf are a pari of the town‘s history and in the closing down of the plant an era for Weston has ended, an exâ€" citing era which brought a new industry to Canada. * asâ€" coming from Weston, "We wouldn‘t want it ‘any other way," said one official, "in some ways we feel as if we have grown with the town." Drive SAFELY wood. A 12 million dollar business the Weston Fruchaut. plant has grown from small assembly business to one of the leading manufacturers in the Dominion, much of this growth was developed in Weston. An English lady, selfâ€"appointâ€" ed supervisor of village morals, accused. a workman of having reverted to drink because "with her own eyes" she had seen his wheelbarrow standing outside a public house. 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