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Table of Contents

Title Page
Preface
Introduction
1 A place called Hamilton.
2 Public Works and Private Enterprise
3 Port Hamilton
4 1837-1839
5 Ericsson Wheels
6 1844-1847
7 Good Times in Port
8 Boom Town Days
9 Depression Years
10 Better Times Ahead
11 1867-1870
12 Prosperity for the Shipbuilders
13 The Second Railway Building Era
14 1884-1888
15 The Electric Era
16 The Iron Age
Table of Illustrations
Index
Hamilton Spectator
1   the 18 September, the Hamilton Spectator took note of the MAGNET as follows: "This vessel
2   Kingston, instead of Toronto, but the editor of the Spectator doesn't seem to have wailed in anguish over that
3   have been a political reason for this, and the Hamilton Spectator pointed its inky finger at "that eminent
4   as their Hamilton agents, placed a notice in the Spectator in April announcing their intention of running
5   Hamilton Spectator of Wednesday, 19 April reported that: "The bark
6   business of the port, as witness this item from the Spectator of 22 August: "The immense influx of indigent
7   reporter for the Hamilton Spectator visited the waterfront in the last week of March
8   Jos. C. Morrison, of Toronto, placed a notice in the Spectator on 7 June, regarding the sale of "that large and
9   navigation season of 1850 was heralded in the Hamilton Spectator on the 6 February as follows: "Forwarding -
10   the 4 December, the Hamilton Spectator printed a letter to its editor suggesting that a
11  The Spectator of Wednesday, 11 December had this to
12   in fact, placed a front-page advertisement in the Spectator as early as 21 January, announcing their
13   on the Hamilton Waterfront was published, in the Spectator on the 3 April, and from this we glean the facts
14  The Spectator, on the 3 Aprilq gave its readers a resumé of the
15   activity of the year 1851 was reported by the Hamilton Spectator on Wednesday, 5 March, with these words: "The
16   Brownes placed an interesting advertisement in the Spectator on 7 October, stating that the VANDALIA was in
17   the 1 May 1852, this news appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, copied from the Niagara Chronicle: "The new
18   account from the Montreal Herald appeared in the Hamilton Spectator: "Messrs. Molson advertise another new steamboat
19   of February and, March, the editors of the Hamilton Spectator and the Toronto Globe wasted untold, gallons of
20   notice placed in the Hamilton Spectator on the 26 November, stated that an attempt would
21   Hamilton Spectator, on 14 April, quoted the Cobourg Star which said,
22   the same issue of the Spectator it was noted that "The rivalry between Oswego and
23   the 20 July, an advertisement was placed in the Hamilton Spectator by Edward Browne, agent for the new steamer
24   item in the Hamilton Spectator of 6 August, mentioned the business of railway
25   foresight, placed an advertisement in the Hamilton Spectator, stating that the steamer MAYFLOWER, Capt.
26   made a trial run to Toronto and we quote the Hamilton Spectator of Monday, 25 June, "The CANADA, the first of the
27   Edward Browne placed two sailing notices in the Hamilton Spectator, one for the steamer RANGER, Capt. Hayes, leaving
28   the 19 December, the Hamilton Spectator copied a report from the Kingston News, without
29   Hamilton Spectator gave its readers a description of Gunn's
30   the 19 September, the Hamilton Spectator reported that: "The new bridge over the
31   Hamilton Spectator of 21 April contained the following undated
32   following news items appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 16 June: "The preparations for the
33   the same day, the Hamilton Spectator printed an item from the Detroit Tribune, which
34   the same issue of the Spectator, information comes to light concerning a long-gone
35   in the New York Tribune and was copied by the Hamilton Spectator on 5 October, It stated, in part: "Some weeks
36   of far more lasting importance appeared in the Hamilton Spectator. It was a very modest notice that took up little
37   the 8 May, the Hamilton Spectator brought its readers up to date on the subject of
38   the 1859 season with an advertisement in the Hamilton Spectator on the 14 February, as follows: "The subscriber
39   Great Western was beginning to pay off and the Hamilton Spectator of the 23 May informed its readers that the
40   James Miller Williams, placed a notice in the Hamilton Spectator, advising of the sale by public auction, of Gunn's
41   editor of the Hamilton Spectator was at last able, on the 21 July, to run a front
42   the schooner UNION sailed for Liverpool and the Spectator was on hand to witness this important event. We
43   article on the Sarnia-Hamilton route, the Hamilton Spectator, in their issue of the 3 September, mentioned that
44   came to light again on the 2 May, when the Hamilton Spectator printed an anonymous letter, quoted here in part:
45   meeting at the Anglo-American, was reported by the Spectator on the 4 May, as follows: "On the motion of
46   a state of mind and on the 6 May 1859, the Hamilton Spectator lamented - "It is really too bad that, with all
47  The Spectator continued: "We have had, on our wharves, hundreds
48   Hamilton Spectator of Thursday, 22 March 1860 reported the testing
49   advertisement placed in the Hamilton Spectator on the 7 May, notified the citizens that the
50   notice appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 26 June, "Sale of Steamer EUROPA, in
51   Hamilton Spectator's issue of Tuesday, 1 January 1861, carried on its
52   May from the ways beside Cook's Wharf and the Hamilton Spectator had this to say: "The little steamer, just
53   Hamilton Spectator's issue of Monday, 3 June, carried an item from the
54   occasion, as witness this advertisement in the Hamilton Spectator on the 5 July: Excursion! to the GREAT EASTERN at
55   the border, an item of interest appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on Tuesday, 6 August, headed: "A Hamilton Steamer
56   back in the news with the announcement in the Hamilton Spectator of the formation of the St. Lawrence Navigation
57   Hamilton Spectator of the 18 October, listed the following
58   the 12 November, the Hamilton Spectator regaled its readers with some exciting news that
59   the 19 December, the Hamilton Spectator called attention to the fact a new industry had
60   the 25 April for Messrs. Baxter & Galloway. The Hamilton Spectator noted that: "The vessel is a very handsome one
61   brought to the attention of the citizens by the Hamilton Spectator on the 21 January, in an editorial saying, in
62   Hamilton Spectator of 22 August reported that: "Mr. James Williamson
63  The Spectator announced the sailing of the first vessel from
64   Hamilton Spectator, in their issue of the 10 June, had this to say:
65   the 31 October, the Hamilton Spectator copied an article from the Montreal Herald
66   Hamilton Spectator copied the following account from the St.
67   interesting notice appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on 26 June, announcing that the steamer MAGNET
68   Wednesday, 20 April, the Hamilton Spectator sent a reporter across the Bay to Alexander
69   reporter from the Hamilton Spectator took a walk around the City Docks on Friday, 6
70   the 30 January, an advertisement was placed in the Spectator, giving notice that a line of packets would
71   Hamilton Spectator of the 5 September carried this story: "Our port
72   any suggestion is put forth. The report in the Spectator on Wednesday, filled one and a half columns and
73   area and on the 12 September, an article in the Hamilton Spectator noted that the glass works had begun operation.
74   Ry. Rolling Mill was under construction. As the Spectator remarked on 30 March, "it appears that the
75   the Spectator of the same date, an article described the
76   MacKay placed an advertisement in the Spectator on the 23 June, giving notice that the steamer
77   G. Beckett & Co. received some publicity in the Hamilton Spectator in August, when a reporter visited the engine and
78   an anonymous letter to the editor, appearing in the Spectator on the 11 May, the writer gave glowing accounts
79   the 16 May, the Hamilton Spectator carried a Notice of Insolvency regarding Thomas
80   Hamilton Spectator reported on the 10 July, that: "The timber, which
81   M. Gunboat HERON anchored in the harbour and the Hamilton Spectator reported: "His Worship Mayor Chas. Magill went
82   D. MacKay placed an advertisement in the Spectator on the 26 February, calling attention to the
83   interesting advertisement appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 8 June, giving notice that the steamer
84   in Hamilton on the 11 June and was reported by the Spectator thus: "Launch of the Schooner PERSIA - the fine
85   an editorial entitled "Intercolonial Trade", in the Spectator on the 30 March, we read that "One of the great
86   account of a launching appeared in the Spectator on Monday, 4 May, as follows: "The schooner
87   the foot of James Street, was recognized by the Hamilton Spectator on the 26 June, as follows: "Yesterday afternoon
88   Monday, 29 June, the Spectator, in the spirit of joy which signalled the approach
89   Hamilton Spectator, on.the 21 September, printed this piece of news:
90   following item appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 23 April - "Steamers of the Merchants'
91   news again, this time on the 14 April, when the Hamilton Spectator published the report of J. N. Molesworth, C.E.,
92   ports, according to this list which appeared in the Spectator on 29 May: "The ore from the Blairton Mine is
93   two months later, this item appeared in the Hamilton Spectator: "The steamer ROCHESTER, recently plying between
94   of a voyage to the Saguenay was printed in the Spectator that same day. The un-named traveller left
95   were gone into, in considerable detail, by the Hamilton Spectator on the 8 October. Two Hamilton men were among
96   article dealing with the grain business, in the Spectator, on the 19 October, revealed the interesting fact
97   few items of waterfront news appeared in the Spectator on the 20 April, informing the public that A. D.
98   Hamilton Spectator, on the 22 April remarked that "we were shown
99   of interest to Hamiltonians was reported, by the Spectator, copying from the St. Catharines Times, on the 28
100   item in the Hamilton Spectator on the 12 May stated that: ""Men are busy at
101   the 13 July, the Hamilton Spectator carried an advertisement stating that "the public
102   December, an advertisement was placed in the Spectator, stating that the Gartshore Iron Works was now
103   following account appeared in the Spectator on Monday, 5 June. "On Saturday morning we
104   in the Oswego Palladium and was copied by the Spectator on the 24 November. It read: "Edward Cook,
105   Hamilton Spectator, on the 6 May, gave the following description of a
106   the 11 May, readers of the Spectator were informed that F. G. Beckett & Co. had
107   notice appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 9 February 1872. "Mr. Pollock of Toronto,
108   G. Beckett & Co. stated in the Hamilton Spectator on the 7 June, that they had leased Martin's
109   Hamilton Spectator on the 19 June, took considerable note of the
110   and BRUNO, according to a sailing notice in the Spectator on the 13 July, would be leaving from Proctor's
111   Zealand's schooner ORION was recorded in the Hamilton Spectator on the 6 September and was copied from the Oswego
112   Hamilton Spectator, on the 11 October, said: "We learn that Capt.
113   the same days the Spectator gave a dismally brief account of the launching of
114   launch of the propeller COLUMBIA appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on Wednesday, 23 April: "Yesterday afternoon, one
115   Docks, 1874On the 18 March, the Hamilton Spectator remarked that the mild spell of weather felt
116   its issue of Friday, 11 December, the Spectator printed an account by one of its reporters who
117   efficient vessel, as witness this item in the Hamilton Spectator on the 14 May: "The R. W. STANDLY has been
118   by fire during the winter, but on the 28 April, the Spectator printed such a glowing description of the new
119   in the winter." In an advertisement placed in the Spectator on the 26 May, the FLORENCE was to make three
120   interesting advertisement appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on the 26 June, stating that the propeller
121   Hamilton Spectator of the 15 April, remarked that: "The prospects in
122   entitled. "The Ocean House", on the 20 April, the Spectator said: "The above is the name of the new hotel in
123   Hamilton Spectator, on the 20 April, remarked that: "Extraordinary
124   the Bay on the 5 July and this was reported by the Spectator as follows: "The steamer TRANSIT had taken on 300
125   news item In the Hamilton Spectator on the 11 March is of some interest, providing it
126   editor of the Hamilton Spectator, in his issue of the 18 May, wailed in anguish
127   advertisement placed in the Spectator on the 20 May stated that "The steamer BOUQUET
128   Hamilton Spectator announced the entry of yet another steamer into
129   25 April, the steamer JULIETTE was launched and the Spectator reported thus: "At four o'clock, an immense crowd
130   the account of his visit to St. Catharines, the Hamilton Spectator remarked, "The Shipbuilding Interests have in the
131   Hamilton Spectator's Marine News of the 9 May noted that the steamer
132   was a hot time at the Canal on Friday, 30 May. The Spectator had this to say: "The piers at the Canal have had
133   Hamilton Spectator of 12 July carried an article entitled, "The
134   the 25 May, the Hamilton Spectator remarked that "the old propeller R. W. STANDLY,
135   Hamilton Spectator, on the 12 April, informed its readers that
136   giving a resumé of the 1881 season, the Hamilton Spectator remarked at some length on the high hopes of the
137   for the new season and these were printed in the Spectator on the 1 April. On the Lake Ontario to Montreal
138   to hold onto the raft. The reporter for the Hamilton Spectator noted, that the Frenchmen didn't bother to show
139   the 2 October, the Hamilton Spectator dropped another bombshell on its readers when it
140   Hamilton Spectator, on the 28 November, carried the story of the loss
141   item in the Hamilton Spectator of Tuesday, 15 July gives a good illustration of
142   a letter to the editor of the Hamilton Spectator on the 15 September, a local man described a
143   item in the Hamilton Spectator on the 13 May called attention to George
144   Editor of the Hamilton Spectator greeted the approaching season of navigation with
145   Hamilton Spectator had published a very critical article, while the
146   of Montreal may grow fat. Is it any wonder that the Spectator uses strong language when such spoliation is
147   item in the Spectator on the 27 June pointed, out that the Harbour was
148   Hamilton Spectator in an article on the 15 August remarked that
149   a new steamer, according to a letter quoted in the Spectator on the 15 November, from one of the directors,
150   the 1 May, the Hamilton Spectator reprinted the following from the Glasgow Herald
151  The Spectator published the following on the 7 May: The steam
152   Hamilton Spectator reported the transactions of a meeting of the
153   died at the age of 61, as briefly noted by the Spectator on the 7
154   the 4 December, the Hamilton Spectator reported. that the barge WALES was laid, up at
155   Architect William Stewart, was published in the Hamilton Spectator.
156   Huckleberry Point were again being aired and the Hamilton Spectator, in an editorial on Wednesday, 15 June, belaboured
157   the 9 July also, the Hamilton Spectator quoted the Dundee Courier of the 29 June, which
158   item in the Hamilton Spectator, on the 22 June, laid to rest for all time, the
159   dealing with the coal business appeared in the Hamilton Spectator and suggested that a car-ferry be placed in
160   E. Gooderham was described, in some detail, by the Spectator on the 7 March. It read, in part: "She will be
161   of sewage came to the attention of the editor of the Spectator on the 24 June and he wrote as follows: "An
162   Hamilton Spectator copied an item from the Toronto World, on the 8
163   Iron & Steel Company's premises. To quote the Spectator on 5 September, "Yesterday 12 carloads of fire
164   activity were the words used by the Spectator on the 25 September to describe what was taking
165   editorial in the Spectator on the 14 December, had this to say: "For some
166   item in the Spectator on 17 April, headed "Ore Shipments by Water"
167   to the citizens of Hamilton, who chose to read the Spectator: Police Magistrate Jelfs had a case of piracy or
168   to man the new swing bridge at the Canal and the Hamilton Spectator went to the trouble to establish the fact that
169   on the 11 November and that day the headline in the Spectator asked "Where is the ACADIA?" She had left Fort
170   Hamilton Spectator noted on the 17 May, that C. J. Myles was
171   letter to the editor of the Spectator remarked on the very dilapidated condition of the
172   advertisement in the Hamilton Spectator on 24 June, advised that "The business of the
173   to a notice in the Spectator on the 30 November, the Myles Transportation Co.

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