N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1893-1894, Volume 2 Page: 855
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1894 ONTARIO. 855
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PLATTSVILLE, pop. *750; OXFORD Co. (S.W.), pop. 48,552. 18 m. N. E. of Woodstock.
Nearest railroad, tel. and exp. sta. Bright. Gr. Trunk R.R. Bank, New Hamburg. Has
flour, saw and planing mills, cabinet works, brick yard, etc.
Echo................................................ Thursday ...........Independent.. 1887 4 20x26 1.00 512
W. T. BUGGIN, Editor and Publisher.
PORT ARTHUR (Thunder Bay), pop. 2,698; ALGOMA CO. (N.W.), pop. 40,656. On Thunder
Bay, at head of Canadian navigation on Lake Superior, 200 m. N.E. of Duluth. Minn. Can.
Pac. R.R. Tel. Exp. The seat of extensive mining and lumbering interests. Its shipments
include grain, fish, farm produce, lumber, and silver ore. Extensive quarries of
marble and building limestone in vicinity. Silver and gold mines 40 m. S.W. of the town.
Herald and Algoma Miner ...........Saturday............Local & Min'g 1882 4 15x22 2.00 600
HERALD PRINTING COMPANY, Publishers.
Thunder Bay Sentinel ..................Friday ...............Ind. Conserv.. 1875 4 16x22 2.00 1,500
THUNDER BAY SENTINEL PRINTING COMPANY, Publishers.
PORT DOVER, pop. 1,213; NORFOLK CO. (S.), pop. 37,180. On Lake Erie, 8 m. S.E. of Simcoe.
Gr. Trunk R.R. Tel. Exp. Bank, Simcoe. Here are knitting. flour and lumber
mills, and a tannery. A port of entry with shipments of lumber, grain, fish, etc.
Maple Leaf....................................Friday ...............Conservative.. 1874 8 13x20 1.00 1981
L. G. MORGAN, Editor and Publisher.
PORT ELGIN, pop. 1,659; BRUCE CO. (W.), pop. 64,604. On Lake Huron, 28 m. N. W. of
Walkerton. Gr. Trunk R.R. Tel. Exp. Has a large sole leather tannery, brush and
broom factory, and other industries. Shipments of grain, flour, sole leather, and produce.
Times...............................................Thursday ...........Independent.. 1877 8 15x22 1.00 800
MUNRO & MCKENZIE, Editors and Publishers.
PORT HOPE, pop. 5,042; DURHAM CO. (S.), pop. 32,428. On Lake Ontario, 7 m. W. of Cobourg.
Gr. Trunk R.R. Tel. Exp. Has file factory, twine works, shoe lace factory, flour
and plaster mills, foundries and machine shops, tanneries and breweries. The harbor is
excellent, and there are large shipments of grain, also lumber and flour.
Guide ...............................................Evg. ex. Sun......Reform ........... 1878 4 15x22 3.00 $600
Guide........................... Friday .................Reform........... 1831 8 15x22 1.00 2,500
GEO. WILSON & SON, Editors and Publishers.
Times............................................... Evg. e. Sun......Conserv. Lib.... 1879 4 15x24 3.00 4800
Times...............................................Thursday ...........Conserv. Lib.... 1862 8 15x23 1.00 $2,500
W. F. TRAYES, Editor and Publisher.
PORT PERRY, pop. 1,698; ONTARIO Co. (C.), pop. 58,543. 18 m. N. of Whitby. Gr. Trunk
R.R. Tel. Exp. Saw mills, foundries, etc. here. Grain is the principal shipment.
North Ontario Observer ...............Thursday ..........Conservative.. 1857 4 20x27 1.00 750
H. PARSONS, Editor and Publisher.
Standard .........................................Thursday ...........Reform ........... 1866 4 20x26 1.00 1f,600
NEWTON BROS., Editors and Publishers.
PORT ROWAN, pop. *649; NORFOLK CO. (S.), pop. 37,180. 21 I. S. W. of Simcoe. Gr.
Trunk R.R. Tel. Exp. Bank, Simcoe.
News ...............................................Friday ...............Independent.. 1893 8 13x20 1.00
S. H. HARDING, Editor and Publisher.
PRESCOTT t, pop. 2,919; GRENVILLE CO. (E.), pop. 26,454. On St. Lawrence R. Gr. Trunk;
Can. Pac. R.Rs. Tel. Exp. Here are emery wheel, furniture and pump factories, iron
works, brewery and distillery. Lumber and grain produced in the district.
Journal ..........................................Thursday...........Reform ........... 1847 8 16x23 1.00 1,000
JAS. STODDART, Editor and Publisher.
Messenger.......................................Friday ...............Conservative.. 1855 4 20x27 1.25 850
H. W. BENNETT, Editor and Publisher.
PRESTON, pop. 1,843; WATERLOO CO. (S.W.C.), pop. 50,473. 8 m. S. E. of Berlin. Gr.
Trunk R.R. Tel. Exp. The manufactures comprise woolen, flour and saw mills, furniture,
boot, shoe, cigar factories, breweries, etc. Grain and live stock raised. Has 2 mineral
springs.
Progress...........................................Friday ...............Independent.. 1886 8 15x22 1.00 856
THOMAS H. SEARS, Editor and Publisher.
RAT PORTAGE , pop. 1,806; RAINY RIVER DISTRICT, (N.W.), pop. 5,000. On Lake of
the Woods, 135 m. E. of Winnipeg. Can. Pac. R.R. Tel. Exp. In an agricultural and
mining region. Lumber, furs, fish and berries shipped.
News and Lake of the Woods lFriday ...............Independent.. 1880 4 16x22 2.00 t850
Mining Journal ....................... "
A. E. MCDONALD, Editor and Publisher.
Record ............................................Friday ...............Conservative.. 1891 4 13x20 1.50 436
JAMES WEIDMAN, Editor and Publisher.
RENFREW, pop. 2,611; RENFREW CO. (N.E.C.), pop. 46,691. 35 m. S. E. of Pembroke.
Kings. & Pemb.; Can. Pac. R.Rs. Tel. Exp. Has abundant water power, and flour, saw,
planing and woolen mills. In a lumbering and grain raising section.
Journal (part of the edition is
printed under same heading Thursday ...........Independent.. 1886 8 14x21 1.00 2,000
for W estport) ........ ..............
ARTHUR GRAVELLE, Editor and Publisher.
M ercury ..........................................Friday ...............Reform ........... 1871 8 15x22 1.25 1,008
SMALLFIELD & SON, Editors and Publishers.
Son of Temperance .......................Monthly ............Prohibition..... 1892 4 14x20 .25
W. E. SMALLFIELD, Editor and Publisher.
RICHMOND HILL, pop. 743; YORK CO. (S.C.), pop. 206,175. 16 m. N. of Toronto. Nearest
railroad, tel. and exp. sta., Maple. Gr. Trunk R.L. Has carriage shops, foundry,
saw mills, and tannery.
Liberal ............................................Thursday ...........Liberal............ 1878 8 13x20 1.00 700
T. F. MCMAION, Editor and Publisher.
CIRCULATION: I Publishers' reports. Roman figures-estimated. Bold-face-sworn. t County Seat.
POPULATION: Census of 1891, or later estimates. i Size of page.
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