| Friday, November 26, 1920 | The Globe (Toronto) | Page 11, col. 7 |
Big fertilizer plant to build near Welland
Sir William Cross put his o.k. on 15-acre site for factory
Welland, Nov. 24.—Another large industry will be established in this neighborhood as soon as its plant can be erected, according to the statement of George Day, Industrial Commissioner. The Cross Fertilizer Co., Limited, after months of investigation has acquired 15 acres, a part of the Henry Bartz property, and will construct thereon a plant costing about $250,000. Construction will begin in the spring, and it is hoped to have the plant in operation by next fall. The property will be served by spur lines from the Grand Trunk and Wabash Railways.
Sir William Cross, President of the concern, visited the site Monday and gave it his approval. On that occasion he explained that his company had been unable to obtain sufficient supplies of raw material in the form of slag from the adjacent steel works to meet the demands upon its Sydney, N.S., plant. At the new plant, he explained, fertilizer would be produced by chemical processes only, and this used to august the output of mineral fertilizer manufactured in the East.
He believe that the entire output of both plants would find a ready market among the farmers of Ontario and the West. The new plant will be operated under a separate charter as the Scottish Canadian Fertilizers, Limited. The Ontario manager will be A. L. Smith.
Stations: Welland