City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . JOHN M. DILLON. President W. O. V. T. A.,1895-<W. WILLIAM GRAY. President W. O. C. T. A.,1897-98-99. WILLIAM L. UNDERWOOD. W. O. C. T. A., 1900. exactly who mooted the project cannot defi-nitely be stated. The suggestion was madecasually in the course of a conversation be-t^ Campbell and — the late M. Cousinsand W. , asthey stood ina group onthe groundswatching thesurging idea wasquickly seized,with what re-sult we record ofthe Fair is oneof continuedsucces
City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . JOHN M. DILLON. President W. O. V. T. A.,1895-<W. WILLIAM GRAY. President W. O. C. T. A.,1897-98-99. WILLIAM L. UNDERWOOD. W. O. C. T. A., 1900. exactly who mooted the project cannot defi-nitely be stated. The suggestion was madecasually in the course of a conversation be-t^ Campbell and — the late M. Cousinsand W. , asthey stood ina group onthe groundswatching thesurging idea wasquickly seized,with what re-sult we record ofthe Fair is oneof continuedsuccess,thoughall hasnot beenplain 1874 theCity Councilresolved tosell the Fairgrounds, butafterwards re-scinded the mo-tion. The agi-tation for the sale was continued, however,and the question being left to the ratepayers,they in 1880 decided by a majority of 93 that. THE DOMINION AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. portion of the site was too small, but, secur-ing the Drill Shed and ordinance land^, andfencing in Great Market street (now Central Avenue), verypassablegrounds andbuildings wereobtained, andthe makeshiftFair passed offto the satisfac-tion of all con-cerned. Thefollowing yearsaw the insti-tution onanewbasis. The cityhad in themeantime be-come the own-er of what isnow known asQueens Park,then called S a 11 e r sGrove. TheCouncil ad-vanced fundsto the amountof $70,000, newbuildings wereerected, andthe present Fair site became an accomplishedfact. It is far and away the best the Fairdirectors have ever controlled. The main ONTARIO, CANADA. 157
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