Flood

The Flood of 1894

In May of 1894, there was a sudden melting accompanied by warm rains. The Harris Creek, which flows through central Ingersoll became badly flooded and three dams on this stream gave way.  As water rushed through a conduit on King Street East, it washed away the foundation of the brick building on the eastside of the stream on the north side of King Street. This building was part of the brick block formerly known as the Jarvis Block, but at the time of the flood, it was known as the Campbell Block.  When the floodwaters washed out the foundation of the building adjoining the stream, the brick wall fell into the water, which caused the floors of the building to slope to the stream. The building was occupied by James McIntyre. Coffins, rough boxes and much furniture fell into the rough waters and were carried down to the Thames River. The river was high at this time, and many boats were tied up to the trees along the shore. Young men got in the boats and took after the furniture and coffins. Much of the merchandise was pulled on shore at Paton’s Sighting, three miles west of Ingersoll. Upholstered chairs were seen floating down river as far as Dorchester. Water flowed over King Street and down Water Street a foot deep.

above, excerpt from Ingersoll: our heritage by Harry Whitwell

The Flood of 1937

The Flood of ’37 was the highest ever recorded on the Thames River, and was the most destructive of life and property. Five deaths were attributed to the flood, an estimated 1,100 homes were ruined, and property damage ran to $3,000,000. Nearly six inches of rain fell on Southwestern Ontario in five days.

above, excerpts from the Ingersoll Tribune, April 29, 1937

The Mammoth Cheese

above, The Ingersoll Mammoth Cheese during its tour in Saratoga, New York in 1866.  James Harris is standing right of the wagon and on the left are Charles Chadwick and Hiram and Lydia Ranney [just visible over her husband's shoulder]

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To promote a cheese market in England and Europe a mammoth cheese was manufactured in 1866 at the Ingersoll Cheese Factory Company’s establishment one mile south of the town. Mr. Harris, Mr. Ranney and Mr. Galloway worked on this project with their cheese makers Robert Facey, Miles Harris and Warren Schell. The cheese was first made at each of the three factories, then moved to the James Harris factory. There it was cut up and put through a curd mill and ground into small pieces so that it could be evenly and properly salted to ensure perfect curing. It was then put into a large hoop manufactured by the Noxon Company of Ingersoll and so constructed that the immense weight of three and a half tons could be turned over, once a week. It took 35 tons of milk to produce a cheese six feet, ten Inches in diameter, three feet in height and about 21 feet in circumference, Six horses were needed to haul this huge cheese on a special wagon on August 23rd, 1866 to the Ingersoll railway station. It went first to the New York State Fair at Saratoga. Then it was loaded on a ship and sailed for England to be on display at the London Exhibition. It was eventually sold to a cheese merchant in Liverpool. This cheese achieved Its purpose, it was the forerunner of Canada’s export cheese trade. As a direct result of seeing this cheese at the London Exhibition, Albert and Enoch Tattersoll and Thurston Hargreaves moved their families to the new country.

above excerpt from, The Axe & the Wheel : a history of West Oxford Township

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above, a replica of the Mammoth Cheese made by The Ingersoll Cheese Co., for Ingersoll’s Centennial celebration in 1952

Thames River

above, a postcard depicting the Thames at Ingersoll

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above, a postcard depicting the Thames River at Ingersoll

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above, a postcard depicting the Thames River

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above, a postcard depicting a Thames River tributary

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CANADIAN THAMES

Westward it winds past each town

Growing broader as it flows down

Onward it glides, never weary,

Meandering so soft and cheery.

 

The sunbeams on the water glance,

Skipping about in slivery dance,

From morn till eve the cattle feed

‘Neath lofty elms along the mead.

 

And on its banks, in warrior pride,

The brave Tecumseh fought and died,

Peace and prosperity now reigns

Along the fertile vale of Thames.

 

Now soon the waters meet and pair

With the wavelets of St. Clair;

As maids when wed do lose their names,

No longer is it called the Thames.

James McIntyre

1884

from Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames

Sports

Lawn Bowling

Taken at the lawn bowling green on Ann Street, pictured from left to right are: B. B. McCarty, Dr. L. W. Staples, W. R. Vale, J. R. Mayberry, William Churchouse, Hal MacBain, Fred Whaley, Charlie Cook, Jimmy Wade, John Weir and Tom Hutchison.  In front are William McKay and John Graves.

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Boxing

Jack Johnston, Noted Pugilist, Visits Ingersoll

On a summer night some time ago, there was a ripple of excitement among sports lovers of the town when the news spread that Jack Johnston, and his chauffeur, were guests at the McCarty House [Hotel], where they remained for the night. There was quite a rush on the part of those who were interested in ring celebrities and many who were in conversation with the World champion found him genial and unassuming with humour characteristic of his race. He was a huge man, standing six feet, one inch, with his weight in his prime ranging from 205 to 220 pounds. It has been recalled that at that time, Johnston was the owner of a then so-called high powered automobile, and that in making his trip east across South-Western Ontario he was fined in a number of places after facing charges of speeding. The accompanying picture taken on the night of his arrival in front the McCarty House [located on the west side of Thames Street, 1 lot north of the Grand Truck Railway tracks], includes at the front, Johnston and his chauffeur; the late Asa McCarty, proprietor of the hotel, and his late son, Nelson (Dandy) McCarty in the doorway.

above is believed to be from the Ingersoll Chronicle circa 1910

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Cycling

above, The Ingersoll Meteor Cycling Club, circa 1895, pictured on Frances Street

above, an excerpt from the Ingersoll Chronicle, May 23, 1895

above, from the Ingersoll Chronicle, May 5, 1894, depicting the bicycles for sale at F. Bowman & Co.  The 1890s saw a peak in the cycling craze and consumers were buying bicycles in record numbers — even though the cost of a typical bicycle represented one third of an average worker’s annual salary.

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Hockey

above, 1912 Ingersoll Ladies Hockey Team

Back Row: E. Hill (right defense), A. Bearss (left defense), E. McKee (goal)

Front Row: V. Jones (left wing), E. Clark (rover), A. Jones (centre), M. Taylor (right wing)

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above, an Ingersoll Hockey team, circ 1950

Back Row: Mr. J. C. Herbert, ? , A. Pearson, E. Paddon, K. Campbell, W. Rodgers, M. Craig, R. Burrows

Front Row: H. Jones, A. Hargan, T. Johnson, A. Routledge, R. Beck

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above, Considered by some to be one of the best junior hockey teams Ingersoll ever had, in 1907, taken down at Smith’s Pond, their practice place. From left to right: Gordon Hay, cover point; Bev Gayfer, rover; Bud Kelly, left wing; George Gregory, centre; Charlie Woolson, right wing; George Beck, point; and Earl Noe, goal. This team went to the semi-finals, playing off with London, and losing. Each player received a gold watch. Ingersoll Tribune April 27, 1950

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above, an Ingersoll Hockey Team

Back Row: T. Wilson, T. Harris, M. Clark, W. Cook, C. L. Boles

Front Row: J. Payne, C. Cragg, A. Thornton, K. Henderson, B. Cole

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above, an Ingersoll hockey team, 1914

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Baseball

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above, Ingersoll Baseball Champions, 1940

Back Row: Lefty Cade, Connie Ring, Hogan McKay [coach], Laurie Sommer [secretary], Cleworth Witty, Ted Shaddock

Front Row: Joe Story, Ron Bigham, Keith Mabee, Jim Warden, Don Shelton, Dave Daniels

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Football

above, Ingersoll District Collegiate Football

Back Row: D. Thurtell, L. Ranger, M. Haycock, L. Moon

Middle Row: C. L. Bole, C. Wilson, T. Johnson, J. McSherry, W. Cooper, A. Pearson, J. Butler, B. Owen, Mr. Guthrie

Front Row: T. Patry, W. Bayton, T. Mayberry, H. Yule, R. Glasser, L. Cole, D. Wolstenholme, H. Bowman, R. Swallow

Holding Ball: D. Hargraves

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above, The Salford Stars Football Team, 1902

Back Row: W. Foster, F. Quinn, S. Mitchell

Centre Row: H. Land, D. Poole, G. Poole [president]; J. Poole, Ed Todd

Front Row: H. G. Mayberry, Ross Mayberry, Fred Poole, R. Warren

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above, St. Charles Condensing Co. Football Team, City Champions, 1909

Standing at rear: W. Tilt [manager of the St. Charles Condensing Co.]; E. Noe [secretary-treasurer of the St. Charles Condensing Co.]

Back Row: R. B. Hutt, T. Fitzmorris, H. Land

Middle Row: C. Clark, J. Milne [Captain], L. Henderson, J. Cray, A. french

Front Row: C. Woolson, C. Smith, J. Clark, A. Clark, F. Houghton, E. Ellery

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above, Ingersoll Collegiate Football Team, 1939

Back Row: M. Walker, J. Smith, W. Anglin, J. Eidt, M. MacKay

Third Row: C. Eidt, R. Hall, B. Borland, H. Furlong, N. Kurtzman

Second Row: L. Staples, W. Stone, H. Adair, D. Bower

First Row: C. Wilson [Coach], L. Cade, C. Fuller, D. Stone, J. C. Herbert [Coach]

Seated: D. Shelton, J. Grieve

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above, Ellis Furniture Factory Football Team, 1912

Back Row: A. Stadelbauer [goal]; J. Martin [secretary treasurer]; S. Sherlock [manager]; C. Woolson [left back]; T. Hurford [spare]

Middle Row: J. Roberts [O. S. right]; W. English [right half back and Captain]; E. Cronk [centre half back]; B. Galloway [left half back]

Front Row: G. Target [I. S. right]; E. Chaney [centre forward]; F. Houghton [I. S. left]; F. Shelton [O. S. left]; G. Ellis [right back]

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Lacrosse

above, Dufferin Lacrosse Club, Ingersoll – 1889

The photograph shows the Dufferin Lacrosse Club, when they were Southern District champions in 1889.

From left to right.

BACK ROW: O. E. Robinson, vice president; C. Hollands, centre; J. Lowrie, defence field; W. Coulter, inside home; B. E. Swaizie, secretary treasurer

MIDDLE ROW: R. S. Malone, point; W. A. Smith, outside home; J. Vance, home field and president; F. Gayfer, defence field; J. McGachie, goal; A. Malone, c. point and captain

FRONT ROW: S. Gibson, defence field; J. Wight, home field; J. O. Matheson, home field. Ingersoll Tribune, April 7, 1949

The Ingersoll Machine & Tool Company

above, the employees of Ingersoll Machine & Tool Company, September 23, 1929

1. Beulah Sandick
2. Percy Desmond
3. Harry MacDonald
4. Bill Randall
5. Fred M. Smith
6. Ralph ‘Babe’ Bowman
7. Jack Boynton
8. Jimmy Spaven
9. Melvin Sharpe
10. Art Nunn
11. George Harry Allen
12. Bob Wilson
13. ?, Hipperson
14. E. A. Wilson
15. Harry Whitwell
16. Ernie Webber
17. Gordon Warden
18. Alf Catling
19. Earl ‘Snooky’ Wisson
20. Fred Catling
21. Doris Bagnall
22. Charlie Sharpe
23. Russ Stringer
24. Percy Groom
25. James ‘Scotty’ Sannachan
26. Wilf Allen
27. George Waterman
28. Jack Laurenceson
29. Harold Wilson
30. Charles Dykeman
31. Tom Johnston
32. ? ‘Pops’ Olmstead
33. Charlie Pavey
34. Hugh Priddle

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The Ingersoll Machine and Tool Company

In 1913, a small factory was erected on the site of the present factory on King St., W., at the town’s limits. This small plant was erected by a company for the manufacture of a brand of soap called “Fun to Wash” soap. This company did not exist long and brooms were then made in the building, fore the plant was purchased by Messrs. E. A. Wilson and Chas. Shortt in 1914. In 1915, a company was formed and named Ingersoll Machine and Tool.  The size of the factory was extended to have a floor space of 8,000 sq. ft. This was a two storey building of solid white brick walls with steel. The plant, at various times, made additions until it has reached a floor capacity of over 80,000 sq. ft. Nagle and Mill, Ingersoll contractors, were the early builders of a large part of the factory. Starting with 30 employees, the business of this company steadily increased until the employees numbered 350. This company enjoys an international wide trade. It specialized in the manufacture of steering gear assemblies for many makes of automobiles and boats. At various times it specialized in car starters, steering gears, millimetre shells, truck axel parts, house trailer parts and machine parts. Mr. Shortt did not remain long with the company, but Mr. Wilson continued as president until 1952. When he retired, his son Harold became president and when Harold retired, is son Ernest became the general manager. In 1965, the company bought 3 acres of land from the town and added another 8700 sq. ft.

above excerpt from Ingersoll: our heritage by Harry Whitwell

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above, employees of the Ingersoll Machine Company depicted during a fundraising campaign in an effort to raise money for war bonds, 1917

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above, the employees of the Ingersoll Machine & Tool Company, circa 1952

# in Photo	Employee
1	Fewster, Ross
2	Warden, Jack
3	Clothier, William
4	Boynton, Jack
5	Wilson, E. A.
6	Warden, Gordon
7	Wilson, Harold
8	Wilson, Helen
9	Tribe, Jean Reith
10	Smith, Kaye Fordham
11	Murray, Helen
12	Tallant, Marg
13	Howe, Veronica
14	Desmond, Percy
15	Stringer, Russell
16	Dykeman, Charles K.
17	Finlay, Ross
18	Henderson, Kenneth
19	Johnston, Tom
20	Spaven, James R.
21	Reith, William
22	Bowman, Ralph ‘Babe’
23	Thompson, John
24	Caldwell, David ‘Sooty’
25	McCombe, Louis
26	Elliott, Harold
27	Petrie, Bruce
28	Boniface, Robert
31	Clark, George ‘Gordy’
32?	Witcombe, William
33	Appleby, Walter
34	Atkinson, Ralph
35	Sanichan, James ‘Scotty’
36	Bryan, Ronald
37	Neave, Fred
38	Wiszniowski, Phillip
39	Ball, Tim
40	MacNab, Allan
41	Minogue, William
42	Shelton, Thomas
43	Shelton, Arthur
44	Anderson, Jacques
45	MacMillan, John ‘Rat’
46	Pallisher, Rene
47	King, Aubrey ‘Abe’
48	Chaisson, Gilbert
49	Wilkes, Arthur
50	Sloat, Murray
51	Hipperson, William
52	Smith, Samuel
53	Williams, Fred
55	Camm, Ray
56	Guilford, Charles
57	Crown, Wilfred ‘Wimpy’
58	Jansen, William
60	Carter, Merrill
61	Bartram, John
61	Gibbs, James
63	Harkes, Harold
64	Crane, Cecil
65	Luno, Ernest or Parker, John?
65	Parker, John or Luno, Ernest?
66	Marr, Wallace
67	Syketa, Peter
68	Thornton, Melvin
69	Smith, Ernst
70	Kolodij, John
71	Anstee, Reginald
72	English, Percy
74	Anderson, William
75	Sloat, John
76	Henderson, Fred
79	Webb, Clark
80	Plewes, Fred
81	Latford, George ‘Red’
82	Nunn, Arthur
83	Simpson, Mark
84	Harker, Clifford
85	Dunlop, Edgar
86	Cade, Llewellyn ‘Lefty’
87	Boniface, Fred
88	Fraser, Robert
89	Bowman, Hugh or Priddle, Hugh?
89	Priddle, Hugh or Bowman, Hugh?
90	Durston, Carmen
91	Leonard, Fred
92	Allan, Ronald
93	MacMillan, Jim
94	Kepinski, Tadeusz
95	Bruce, Morris
97	Sharpe, James
98	Koch, John
99	McGinnis, Ronald
100	Baskett, Thomas
101	King, Fred
102	Curtis, John
103	Goncharenko, Alex
104	MacMillan, John
107	Hills, Gordon
109	McMillan, W. G. [Jack]
110	Rodwell, W.
111	Wessenger, S.
112	Miller, Horace
113	Halter, Joseph
114	Land, Roy ‘Goose’
115	McKee, Jack
116	Langford, Percy
117	Dill, John
119	Priddle, John ‘Jack’
124	White, Joseph
125	Henderson, William
128	Brasi, John
129	Keenan, Charles
131	Smith, Charles
133	Johnston, J. ‘Dutch’
134	Petrie, Donald
135	Mahoney, Harry
137	Layton, William
138	Coles, Roy
139	Morgan, Daniel
140	Clement, George
141	Davis, Walter
143	Mura, Steve
145	VanKoughnett, Roy
146	Witcombe, John
149	Walker, Ron
150	Hutson, George
151	Fitzpatrick, James
153	Scott, James
153	Stacey, Ernst?
154	Cudney, Leonard
155	Hick, Clayton
157	Marr, Emerson
158	Pearson, Garnet
161	Swartz, John
162	Horley, Donald
164	Empey, John
174	Bidwell, Floyd
175	Whitwell, Harry
177	Sharpe, Melvin
179	Foster, Charles
180	Campbell, Charles
181	Pye, Lawrence
183	Korzewicz, Mikolaj [Mike]
187	Bruce, Harvey
190	Smith, Joseph
193	VanderVaart, John
194	McPherson, Ian [Bill]
195	McLeod, Norman
196	Christie, Murray
197	Layton, Raymond
198	Payne, Alfred
199	Coombe, James
206	Moore, Joseph
207	Payne, William
208	Smith, Fred M.
209	Irwin, George
210	Nancekivell, David
214	Kerr, James
217	McMillan, Rod
218	MacMillan, Roy
219	Juett, F.
220	Archer, K.
221	Morris, John
223	Nash, William
225	Smith, Ralph
229	Finucan, Thomas
231	Morris, Roy
238	Fitzmorris, Doug
239	Travis, Delmer
245	Bodwell, Fred or Matheson, Ed?
245	Matheson, Ed or Bodwell, Fred or ?
251	Foster, William
254	Sharpe, Earl
256	Buchanan, Charles
257	McBay, Donald
260	McKee, William
261	Woodbine, Thomas
273	Pavey, Tom
274	Boynton, Herbert
281	Allen, Wilfred
283	Catling, Alfred
284	Hutcheson, S.
285	Swartz, Earl
289	Durston, Arthur
291	Stirling, Samuel
292	Wisson, Earl ‘Snooky’
298	Wisson, Robert
299	Pryzkling, Joseph
300	Thompson, John

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The Great Ingersoll Pond Hoax of 1857

In May of 1857, Ingersoll was the scene of one of the biggest hoaxes in the life of the young village. Partlo’s Pond (Memorial Park) was the scene of muchactivity.  Day and night, men could be seen, some armed with shotguns, patrolling the pond. It was said their vigil was caused by a monster in the pond. At times, the quiet surface of water could be seen in violent turmoil as though some unseen force was stirring up a witch’s cauldron. For a brief period, the pond would be very still, only to be repeated in some other part. This gave the impression of something, a creature, moving under the water, but not revealing itself. Hence, the mystery of Partlo’s Pond.  In a matter of course, imagination and superstition filled the hearts of the people of Ingersoll who saw all the commotion. In fact, the matter spread over the whole countryside. This turmoil kept up   for months, almost everyone claimed to have seen the monster. Events became so interesting that several leading newspapers from several towns vied for the privilege of witnessing the capture or destruction of the mysterious monster.  It was decided that a public holiday would be appropriate, so a day was set aside to drain the pond and see what the monster was like. May 24, 1857 was the day set aside for the mystery and was looked forward to by thousands of people.  As the day drew near, strangers flocked to the village. Representatives of Canadian museums and a professor from a scientific institution in the United States came. The professor was prepared with literature and drawings of all known prehistoric creatures. He stayed at the Royal Exchange Hotel. He claimed the churning of the water was not the action of the supposed creature, but caused by the prey of the monster when attacked and devoured.  On the day before the draining of the pond, May 23, 1857, it seemed as if Ingersoll would burst at the seams. The professor and the press were given a special site in which to view the event. There were many field glasses and telescopes in the crowd lining around the pond. As the gates were opened, certain men stood ready should a live capture not be possible. A heavy raft with plenty of rope, piked poles and anything deemed necessary was made ready.  Finally the gates were slowly opened. The water slowly receded. The people became nervous and many of the women fainted from the expectation of what they would see. The gates were finally opened wide and the rush of water resembled a miniature waterfall. It was some time before the lowering of the pond water was diminished. Binoculars and telescopes were trained on the scene. The raft, armed by two young men got under way. At length, the water subsided, then an object came into view.  The professor had spotted it through his binoculars and declared it to be a hairy creature. The boys on the raft also saw the creature and steered their raft toward it. When they were close enough, they plunged the pike into it. One of them was getting the noose ready on the heavy rope, lost his balance and fell into the water. However, he hurriedly scrambled back on the raft, then with the help of his friend, succeeded in getting the noose over the monster. After some difficulty, they towed their victim toward shore. It was soon evident, the boys on the raft needed help and willing hands were ready to lend assistance. A heavy team was backed to the water’s edge and a heavy logging chain attached to the object and pulled from the water.  The professor took one look at it and turned deathly pale. A man nearby exclaimed “tis’ a hoax”. The hide of a two-year-old cow, stuffed with straw and filled with bricks to keep it under water emerged. “It is more than a hoax”, the professor exploded. “It is an outrage on the people here and in half of America”.  The representatives of the press sent here from great distances and expense agreed that this was an outrage by a contemptible Canadian town.  The professor wanted to lodge a protest and immediately embarked in a tirade of outrage and insults. Said the professor, “I intend to gather enough of my fellow scientists and compel you to make amends”. The councillor told the professor, “If you don’t take the first train out of our town, l will have you locked up”. Just as they had finished talking, the team of horses drove past, dragging the monster behind them. The professor took one look and walked away.  The explanation for all this excitement went like this: When the late John Stuart began making oatmeal in the mill, known as Stuart’s Mill, on Canterbury Street, opposite Centre Street, a certain amount of oat hulls and oat dust was swept out of the rear door. This went into the stream, which leads to the village pond. In the pond, these sweepings congealed in lumps, which formed a gas and rose to the surface causing large bubbles and disturbances in various places. This led to some of our local practical jokers to turn the event into a feature May 24th celebration.

The above is an excerpt from Ingersoll Tribune Centennial Edition by Byron G. Jenvey

The Ingersoll Packing Company

above: The Ingersoll Packing Co. as seen looking north across the Thames River.

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above: an historic postcard picturing The Ingersoll Packing Co. formerly on Victoria Street

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above: an historic postcard picturing The Ingersoll Packing Co. on Victoria Street

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above: a photograph depicting a celebration on Thames Street looking north, including some employees of the Ingersoll Packing Company and featuring the Ancient Orders of Foresters Band

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THE INGERSOLL PACKING CO.

This is one of Ingersoll’s largest industries. It was established over fifty years ago by the late T. D.Millar, on a small scale, but it grew gradually. It passed into the possession of J. L. Grant & Co., and subsequently became the property of Thomas L. Boyd, of Liverpool, England.  It is located on Victoria Street west, at the intersection of Wonham Street, and covers an area of about four acres. The capacity of the establishmenthas been enlarged year after year till now it has facilities for handling about 4500 hogs weekly, over six times what could be handled twenty-five years ago. It gives employment to a large number of men, and vast sums of money are put in circulation monthly in wages, the purchase of hogs, etc. The large brick hog pen of four floors has accommodation for about 6000 live hogs. It is the largest in the world owned by anyindividual pork packing company,and cost $25,000. The main factory of five floors is subdivided into departments, and the entire process of converting the live hog into a food product ready for the table is carried on according to a well organized system for the division of labour, and the most scrupulous cleanliness is rigidly insisted on in every department.  This firm does not put up canned goods. Cooked meats are packed in open tin packages for displaying on the retail dealers’ counters.  Various kinds of sausages, boiled ham, etc., are turned out, besides the famous Beaver brand of hams, bacon, and other forms of meat generalized as pork.  A few years ago a complete refrigerating plant known as the ammonia process was installed at a cost of $45,000. The system includes eighteen miles of piping throughout the establishment. The firm has in contemplation new smoke rooms of the most modern type. A very complete system of waterworks has been installed with hose and tap in every room. The construction of the buildings is such that every convenience and facility is provided for handling the products in the quickest and most economical and cleanly manner.  A very large percentage of the products of this factory is exported to England, but the home market is exported to England, but the home market is not neglected. New and improved apparatus is used in the production of pure lard for domestic use. The shipping facilities are excellent, and the goods are packed in the most attractive manner with special care. Mr. C. C. L. Wilson has been the energetic and efficient managerof this industry for about twenty-five years. He has a very capable and popular assistant in Mr. H. C. Sumner, with a full staff of clerks.  The business offices are located in the east side of the main factory facing on Victoria Street, as shown at the left of the picture.  This firm and their products have been of vast benefit to Ingersoll and the surrounding country, not only in the large amount of cast put in circulation annually, but in the way they have advertised the town abroad, and it would indeed be a difficult problem to estimate the full value of such an important industry to this community. This firm also does a large export trade in cheese, and they have a capacious cold storage warehouse on the premises.  J. H. Thomas is the manager of that department, and he is thoroughly conversant with the dairying industry throughout Western Ontario.

excerpt above from Industrial Ingersoll Illustrated, 1907

above: a photograph of the employees of the Ingersoll Packing Company circa 1902

From left to right:

First Row: Mr. Huntley, Jeff Lewis, James Huntley, Mr. C. C. L. Wilson, Mr. John Podmore, W. D. Hook, George Hambige, William Crookston, C. H. Sumner

Second Row: Neil McPhee, Doc Chambers, Tom Garlick, Alex Fant, Jack O’Brien, Bob McMillan, Harry Smith, Alex Lewis, Bill Stevens, Peter Sherry, Eddie McPhee [insert Bill Podmore behind Peter Sherry]

Third Row: Fred Lockery, Dan McGinnis, Jim Cane, Bob Tweedy, George Bowers, Jimmie Watson, John Noe, Dave Ely, Charlie Morley, Bob Gemmell, Nig Kyle, Tom Dutton

Back Row: Billy Murray, Jim Lockery, Cuff Thompson, Dick White, John Lockery, Ike Smith, Puss Chambers, John [Pointer] McMillan, Benny McMillan, William McCrea, John Thompson

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above, an historic postcard depicting the Ingersoll Packing Co.

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above, the offices of the Ingersoll Packing Co., located on Victoria Street