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His «idea is to assist large industrialâ€" firms whenever a big project comes up which ecannot be handled by their staff > besides their â€" normal amount of work. Mr. Wlochal has been careful to select a staff who are versatile with reâ€" gard to experience and trainâ€" ing, for instance, some know more about ‘"structural : work and design while others are more experienced in mechanâ€" lealts drafting, et8. Furtherâ€" more, ‘an experienced enginser is ‘attached to his office in an: adgvizery capacity. â€" Al these facts â€"make it possible for him New Business Starts In Waterloo‘s 99th Year At the time, about one year ago, when Wilfrid Wlochal started his _ business, th e Hermes Drafting and Design Co. in Waterloo, it was just a shot in the dark But comâ€" mon sense told him that in an industrious area like the Twin Cities â€" many business men would. appreciate~ and . welâ€" come the service he is offerâ€" ing to his customess. 1855 Hoffman & Weber, who had previously purchased a large tract of the Snider property, put up what was then considered a large steam saw mill with a capacity of 15,000 feet per day. Nearly the whole of this output was consumed . by local demand, very little being shipped to outside points owing to the abâ€" sence of transportation: facilâ€" ities. Present Firms on Site of" Old From its humbel beginning #%o the prosperity we have toâ€" day, 1816 and the erection of a saw and grist mill by Abraâ€" ham Erb marked the beginâ€" ning of Waterloo‘s industrial history, but at that time no thought, other than supplying local demands, was ever conâ€" sidered However, it was not until the fifties that the«spirit of â€" manufacturing enterprise began to assert itself and lay the foundation for the. proâ€" gressive industrial era which followed. In 1851 Jacob Brickâ€" er, imbued with the enthusiasm of enterprise conceivedâ€"in the observation of the growing needs of the settlement, estabâ€" lished a foundry and machine shop for the manufacture of _such agricultural implements and machinery then in deâ€" mand. The building was erectâ€" ed in the midst of a swamp where the subsoil was deep and of a yielding nature, and to obtain a satisfactory founâ€" dation, eleven feet of excaâ€" vation was necessary, The busâ€" iness of this establishment grew to considerable proporâ€" tions and the output extended until the products. included plows, harrows, horsepowers, threshing _ machines, boilers, engines and various, articles then in demand, upwards of thirtyâ€"five workmen being emâ€" ployed.‘ This was before the days of trade unions and labor troubles and â€" the average wages paid varied from $1.25 to $1.50 per day Mr. Bricker conducted the business for thirtyâ€"three years, and then transferred it to his sons. It was continued for some years under different management, and was eventually absorbed in the inauguration of larger concerns. Mill Products Used Locally WATERLOO‘S INDUSTRIAL _ DEVELOPMENT The manufactuore of furnâ€" his staff in the future as they have in the past. That Mr. Wlochal‘s idea was a good one is evidenced by his success. While he started out by himself a year ago, he is now employing 9 draftsmen and his office is equipped with the most modern â€" drafting equipment at present on the market, He takes pride in beâ€" ing able to offer his employâ€" ees extengive insurance beneâ€" fits and a profit sharing plan. By building up his Company Mr. Wlochal has provided the Twin Cities and surrounding area with a further link in the chain of industrial strength and it is to be hoped that inâ€" dustrial concerns will . profit from the workmanship and u-I perience of Mr. Woichal and But Mr Wilochal has also quite a number of regular customers who do not employ draftsmen themseives and apâ€" preciate, therefore, the opâ€" portunity to have smaller jobs done in a professional manner. ficiently. iture, for which Waterloo has now become famous, was inâ€" augurated by Mathias Wegenâ€" ast. who opened what was then called a cabinet factory, proâ€" ducing various lines of houseâ€" hold furniture Mr. Wegenast did a good trade, but experâ€" ienced> a number of reverses through fire, from which his lagers paraded down King street ‘from the North and West wards where most of them HKved in the early days, At that time there were very few buildings in the East Ward. Mr. John Hoffman‘s residence (now Ford Kumptf‘s built about 1854, was nearest to the grove. ? * A large gate and a lane about 20 feet in width was the passage to Waterloo‘s first picnic grounds. The gate was located near George street on King ~street ~south. ~It â€"isâ€"difâ€" ficult to imagine a forest bounded by King, ~George, Willow and John streets, the favourites spot being the high land near Willow. At this time Allen, Willow and Herbert streets did not exist. The trees were large and the grounds well shaded Tables and benâ€" ches were supplied for resiâ€" dents to enjoy leisure hours. Few Buildings in Eastward Waterloo Park Once Farm Of Jacob Eby IN 1890 WATERLOO PURCHASED the Jacob Eby farm for a public park. The young trees here a shaded roadway. The grandstand was taken down severa‘ years ago. f * THIRD SECTION (Continued on Page 35) CApe Virfeslo® (RLrorieCe linbo possoension of ome s€ On August 4th, 1890, &R Y. Fish, Chairman of the Park committee of the Town Counâ€" cH, presented a report at a meeting of Town Council, re= commending the purchase â€"of the Bby property for a public park and a similar report and recommendation was sent in by the Board of Trade, + Recommend Purchase of Property This committee . took into consideration three ‘sites for a proposed park. The first was to use Mount Hope Cemetery of Berlin and Waterloo as a joint park. The third proposiâ€" tion, to purchase the Jacob Eby farm, was unanimously agreed on. + At a mceting of the Board on July 21st, 1890, a committâ€" ee was appointed to consider the matter of better Public Park accommodation for the Town, and to report at the next meeting of the Board. This committee handed in their report at a meeting ten days later, August 1st. 1890. For many years, an annual Fall Fair was successfully held on the showground, a large building, surrounding an open court, being the centre of the field. 3 In 1890 it was realized by the Board of Trade that a more suitable Park and Athleâ€" tic Field should be procured for the citizens, such as the Jacob FEby farm, beautifully wooded and situated Use For Fair Although the athletic field was anything but a good one, it was the scene of many a close game, baseball, lacrosse or football, and many field days of sport were carried out successfully. 4 was always the rendezvous. This area was not used as a picnic grounds, as it had none of the original forest trees, but was used for sports, tournaments, races, celebraâ€" tions, and for a time, horse races. There were many cirâ€" For many years a recreation and. athletic ground was in use. It was the old show, ground, a large field of posâ€" sibly ten acres, with the enâ€" trance from William street where â€"the Alexandra School is located There was also an entrance from Foundry street on the north side. Foundry street is now Euclid. and headed by the village band they marched into the lane and up the hill to the wooded grove. Later on, the Isaac Weaver residence was built and part of the property, a pine grove fronting on Park street (now the recreation grounds of the Mutual Life staff) was a popâ€" ular picnic place. The Eby farm was purchasâ€" Waterloo Ontario, Thursday, June B20, 1957 finest parks in Canada. The loâ€" cation is particulary suited for the purpose. A beautiful strip of woodland surmounts a genâ€" tle slope and at the rear and one side is a body of water called Silver Lake; An extenâ€" sgive campus . existed for athâ€" letic sports plus a floodlighted ball park. Years ago shade trees were planted creating a #3 King St. S. Congratulations 1936â€" Hearth Radio:1957 Time Leaves no trace of age on WATERLOO prosperity it Past 100 Years. community â€" with shaded roadway. Each year the park witnesses further imâ€" provement Through the gem« erosity of Mr. E. F,. Seagram a handsome bandstand was placed in the park. Waterlose has reason to be proud of it® that in this respéet it is far im advance of many larges Cam adian towns and cities. lsf PAGE THIRTYâ€"THRES