N. McGillis, Lancaster.
The oldest-established business house in Lancaster is that of
N. McGillis. This business was established by Mr. McGillis over 50 years ago and from a small
beginning has grown to be one of the most flourishing business houses in the county of Glengarry.
Mr. McGillis' sons, William N. McGillis and James McGillis, are associated with him. Dealing
extensively in groceries, their stock is turned over quickly and consequently is always fresh.
In crockery, glassware, fancy china, etc., they carry a very large supply and they are also
headquarters in the southern part of Glengarry for stoves, ranges, blacksmiths' supplies, farming
implements, harness, etc.
One side of their very large store is devoted to a tin shop
and they also do considerable business as contractors for roofing, etc. Mr. McGillis, sr., has
represented the people of Lancaster village as Reeve and also as Counties Councillor. Wm. McGillis
has likewise been a member of the Village Council.
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The Reinforced Cheese Box
Company, Lancaster.
Nothing has handicapped the export of Canadian cheese to such
an extent as inferior boxes, which become broken by the many handlings they receive between the
factory, where the cheese is made, and the retail dealer in the Old Country, where it is sold.
It remained for a Lancastrian, D. J. Macpherson, to invent a sewed box which will carry a cheese
uninjured around the world.
The Reinforced Cheese Box Company of Lancaster is manufacturing the best cheese boxes on the market,
each box being stitched on a machine specially invented for the purpose. Out of about 30,000 boxes
supplied so far this season this Company has jet to hear of a single broken box in the factory, while
the old style box runs from five to fifteen and even more in some cases, in a load of 300, or a loss
of about $20 for an ordinary sized factory during the season. There has been a continual growth
of business since the organization of the Company, to such an extent that they have found it necessary
to install machinery capable of turning out 1,2090 boxes per day to supply the demand. The Reinforced
boxes have been warmly commended by the Montreal Produce Exchange and the Dominion Inspector, W. Carter
of Liverpool, England. Any further information in this matter will be cheerfully furnished by applying
to the Company's office at Lancaster.
D. J. Macpherson, the manager of the Company, is the son of D. M. Macpherson, who for so many years
was on the largest, if not the largest cheese manufacturer in Canada. He is an active, energetic
young man and the future of the company under his management is assured. |
