Flour and lumbe r... Some gist for Whiitby'S nmils By EUGENE M. HENRY precariously in a pioneer Sait, sugar and kerosine. on the farms around Whitby bridge area. Rowes and their1 Grist mils mak.ing flour, agricultural society that The system worked, but increased and concurrently Grist mnils were more ex- went about proin and aaw milsa producing demanded a high degree of generated littie cash, for the these farmers produced a pensive to build, they were surfacing of the nc lumber, playeci a vital role in the early economic development of the Whitby area. It took some time however, after the first days of early settiement, before self-suffiency. They produced nearly everything they needed in the way of food and ciotbing and bartered farm produce for essentiai items like tea, puz-cnase of manufacturea gouds such as farm machinery and the materials needed to build and furnish better homes. Gradually the population rising volume of grain, (wheat mostiy) and in this way made more grain availabie for cash sales. This situation provided the agriculturai base for would be miliers to enter the pic- ture and they did. Between 1820 and 1M4 nine grist mills and thirty small saw mils were buit in the Whitby/Pickering/ Ux- Annual Snowflake Ba The Volunteer Association of Whitby Psychiatric Hospital wil be holding their Annual Snowfiake Bail on Saturday, February 23 at the Ajax Community Centre. The festivities will take place from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; dress is informai and bot and cold buffet will be served with music!hy The Capris" Tickets are $25 per couple and may be purchased by contacting Gerry Fling at 668-5881. The guest of honor wfll be Pauline McGibbon, the Lieutenant-Governor of On- tario. This sketch by C.W. Jeffreys shows s-ome of the methods used by eariy Canadian farmers' to get their produce to market. Here wheat and other grain products is being loaded on ox-drawn sleds to be puiled on the long journey to market. - Supplled courtesy of Eugene M. Henry. local conditions could sup- port these firat ventures in the processing of local resources. For a long time, the population of the WhitbY area was widely scattered. There was littie cash in the community and as a result capital for new investments was slow in developing. The primitive roads were poor and the first settlers lived COLD CUl CENTRE 128 Dundas St. W., Whitby 668-9931 Parking At Rear ASSRTED COLD CUTS Buy One pound and get luif pound FREE Reg 2.99 IL 2 lb. imit Frozen Bonéss Owck Rondt '1.9,9 IL wwh qm tmlf8s st "Freezer Orders Avoilcible"' Canada Packers Red Brand Beef Wholesale Division K.H. Kurz Foods Ine. Hwy. 12 Myrtie Station 655-3692 Cold Cut Centre &Quality Meats 178 Queen St. Port Perry 985-2818 WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1-0, 1980, PAGE 19 like. They noting the korth/south [roaUsLUtowmyIILI' aa iju because that was the route to the export markets for flour and lumber - that was t.he route to the bank. Generally speaking everybody made money in the grain trade throughout the Whitby area, in those days but that is another story. also more profitable to operate. In addition good roads and good port faclties were needed to build a business larger than a mere custom operation for the neîgliboring farmers. It is at tis point, that our local wheelers and dealers entered the picture. The Peter Perrys, the James ] SO~Turs_____GLAS& _ Tools, Tmm, supie.Sris W.WoV*A. WHEELING WISTIVIRGINU'A Duluxe Motorcmeh Toun Tour includes: * Two nights accommodations 0 Admission ta Jamboree USA * Satuiday night performanci * Sigbtseeing.in.Wheefpg Bauge handlinig *Duty free shopping Saturday Jam sessions Dqiortur* Potes: Enter Weekend - April 4 Victoia weekend- May.16 Evenlng CDoprture: Pick Ups ALLpoints between K(ingston &Toronto Price per pers9n - 0139" ODouble NASHILLE WEEKENDS * Deportur. Dte Ente We,&end - AMIl 3 Vitori Day- Mny15 Tour includes: Reserved seats *Saturdaey night perfor-mance *Grand Olt Opry 0pry K Land USA *Nashvlile City Tour Duty Shopping Transportation via Chairtes-ad Voyageur Air Conditioned Motorcoach Price per person - $21i9 -Double WRITE NOWor CALL COLLECT W7oL1O@ Tours Don Milis (416) 447-6536 ..%,&THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Reglonal Municipallty of Durham is considerlng AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN AND THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE FORMER PLANNING AREA 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY In order to asslst ln the evaluation of the amendment application, the public 15 lnvited to provide Input by way of submissions to the Region's Planning Department. The amendment application proposes to permit the development of a retail market garden In the area shaded on the location map below. Information related to the amendiment application Is avallable ln the offices of the Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whltby, Ontario, LiN 6A3, or by callilng Mr. L. Kotseff, M.C.IP. Planning Department, (416) 668-7731. Submissions concerning the amendiment application must be forwarded to the Commîssioner of Planning, at the above-noted address, and must be received no later than Frlday, Aprîl 11, 1980. R. Rose Chairman, Planning Comm ittee Dr. M. Michael, MA.C.L.P. Comm issioner of Planning1 De THAPAR Denture Therapist 214 Dundais St. E., Whitby 668-7797 HOURS: Mon. - Sat. & Evenings By Appointment Dnly e M-0, c e