http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/37323538db1df0e799b9ea05ca4b3566.pdf 5bece152efae7ad8458a08b3f8504ce7 PDF Text Text SHORT RES UME OF TH S HI .S TOR Y OF TH E ,.fSLLO PLAN 'I' CR. OF L8WJ S ST . /'" NI AGARA BL VD. FORT ER I E . • • by J. M. Da l y. May 17, 72. The building in questio n, no w owned by th e S tron g Co b Arner Comp. of Canada Ltd., was f or merly owned and I believe, built by The Gene 3 .e Pure Food Comp. of Leroy N.Y. a roun d 1 91 8. The or i ginal plant wa s used in t he ma nufactur e of Je ll o desert s an d puddings, and wa s b uil t so me time betwee n 1910 & 1 920. It is a 2/-! story · bu.ilding constructed maip.ly . of . c~ emen t. Th0 f2. rst or main floor was used f or offices, s t ora ge and packaging. The seconci floor contained the two mixing ma chin es, wher e the Jello in gre dien t s were mi xed together. Th ! i xtures wer e drop ped down t o t he ho l dj.ng bins locate d above. t he packagi n r ~ achines, t her e c in g a :.e para t e bin for ec-, c h fl a vour. Th e t hir d floor was t he s uga r r oom . The small base me nt r oo m was used t o ho use the coal fired s t eam boile r, whic h hea t ed t he building~ The Wo odwar d family were the owners of th e plc1nt in the early days of it' s opera tion, an d continue d as co- owne ~ ~ own throu gh th e ye a r s ; and t hrou gh t he var ious ch2.nges of th e ownership of the Company . Lr. Woodwar c1 r1as first manage r, and Mr~ ·-na vi s was t he se~, and. He lived with hi s wife and fa mily in wha t was known a.s t he Je llo house, at the, north er. of '.irin t emute S t. and the Nia gar .s Blvd The Plan t Su peri ntend e nt was Karl Bri erley. When Mro Davis was trsn sfered to a nother branch. of the co mpany , Mr. Brierl ey beca me t he General Ma na ger. I ~~ . v.;. Davis's scretary was Miss ~~ r gare t Daly , t he s i s ter of l' !r. Jo hn Daly who is t he curr e n t Ald :cran of Fort Srie. Mis s 'laly married i ~ . Brier ley in the late 1 920 ' s , and t hey t ook u p r esi l ~ n ce in t he Jel lo house . They live d t he r e till his transfer to Montreal A1'.gust~~: 1"t9,o.It is regr e t f ul ly noted tha t Mr. Brierl ey pa.ssed away on Viay 4, 1 972 in Leroy H . Y.; \vhere t hey ha~ se ttl ed down at # 1 sout h s t. a fter hi s r e tire ment some nin e years bef ore. South of the fore men back in t he 1 920 's which I can rec all, a r e as follows::: 1 • Mr s . Eva Fi cke l( nee Spr en ta l ) t·; r s. ,.12, ,,v Youn 0O' \ / Lyle Alexander Hr. John Hall Fay Wale., Alic e Coulthur s t: Ruby Han es: 'J1a t for d: Berthci. Gou lding �Around 1827 the plant was sold to t h e Ar n er Cpmp::my of Buffcil o • N.Y., who were manufacturers of Pharmacutical products. Durin g J the ensuine years the Arner Company merged with the S trong Cob Company to become The S trong Cob Arne r Compnay of Canada Ltd. Since 1959 it is controlled by the International Chemical Nuclear Corporation of Pasadena California • At the present time Mr. W. J. Harlow is the Vice Presidnet and General Ma nager. He took over from the former manager Bazil Keavey. Seve ral additions have b e en added to the ori ginal building to accomodate the phenominal increase in the Company!s business. Jon .M. Daly. • • \ J ,, ~, 'r � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Short Resume Of The History Of The Jello Plant Description An account of the resource Listed here is a brief history regarding a Jell-o Plant in the area. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1900s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection