. Canadian machinery and metalworking (January-June 1919). ess which has grown sorapidly and which is still dropping its branches to takercot in other places in the Dominion. Shortly after theentrance of the railroad, the firm decided that the rushof settlers to this part of the Province would provide agood market for stoves and accordingly made the dropped the manufacture of plows for the manufactureof stoves. The name of the firm was changed from thatof J. and 0. McClary to the Ontario Stove Works, but themanagement continued as before. Later the partners de-cided to add to their p
. Canadian machinery and metalworking (January-June 1919). ess which has grown sorapidly and which is still dropping its branches to takercot in other places in the Dominion. Shortly after theentrance of the railroad, the firm decided that the rushof settlers to this part of the Province would provide agood market for stoves and accordingly made the dropped the manufacture of plows for the manufactureof stoves. The name of the firm was changed from thatof J. and 0. McClary to the Ontario Stove Works, but themanagement continued as before. Later the partners de-cided to add to their products and started in the manu-facture of furnaces and enameled wares and also com-menced a jobbing trade in sheet metals. The business continued to grow and in 1871 it wasincorporated in Ontario under the name of The McClaryManufacturing Company. In 1882, a Dominion charterwas taken out, thus enabling the firm to do business inany part of Canada. Toronto was the first place chosen for a branch 1879, one was opened there with David McKillop in. JOHN McCLARY charge. A second branch w; i soon opened in Montrealunder the management of Andrew A. Brown. In 1880,the first Western branch was opened in charge of J. Vancouver was entered in 1894, and in 1901and 1902, branches were opened up in St. John. , andHamilton respectively. It was about this time that the second large buildingwas erected in London. The foundry was moved to thenew building, which now occupies near-ly as much ground as the old plantwhere the tinware and enameled wareshops are located together with store-houses. In 1909, the Calgary branch and asub-branch at Saskatoon were openedand in 1910, the ninth branch wasopened and Edmonton was the spotchosen. Since the advent of Hydro-Electricpower in London and the use of ithaving become more general for cooking,the company has started in the manu-facture of electric heaters and rangesof all styles. Dining the early yearsof the war many field kitc
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