Elias Weber Bingeman Snider, MPP

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• Business: Union Mills - William Snider & Co., Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario; Union Mills
• Business: Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo Distillery & flouring mill
• Interesting: pioneer, story, mill, education, politics, business
• Name: E. W. B. Snider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5853
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Residence: 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant Miller
• Business: 1887, Bricker & Co., Waterloo, Ontario; Waterloo Foundry
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Occupation: 1916, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; miller
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; President, ?
• Residence: 1921, 181 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Elias W. B. Snider, "was born June 19th, 1842. On April 19th, 1864, he was married to Nancy Weber. Mr. Snider is a miller by trade. In 1865 he took possession of the German Mills where he was engaged in doing a well paying business. In March, 1871, he purchased the St. Jacobs Mills where he has been doing an extensive and successful business ever since. Some years ago he also purchased the New Dundee Mills and has since been conducting both mills with the greatest of success. Besides being the proprietor of the two large mills, he has large interests in various other lines of business. In politics Mr. Snider favors the principles of the Liberal Party whose representative he has been in the Local House from June, 1881, (after Mr. Springer's resignation) until the dissolution of that body in 1894 when he declined to be again the standard bearer of the Liberal Party. He resides in St. Jacobs, Ontario. His family consists of the following children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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ELIAS WEBER BINGEMAN, miller, manufacturer, and politician; b. 19 June 1842 in Waterloo, Upper Canada, third son of Elias Snider and Hannah Bingeman; m. first 19 April 1864 Nancy Weber (d. 1912) in Preston (Cambridge), Upper Canada, and they had seven sons and four daughters (one son died in infancy); m. secondly 1915 Helen Shoemaker; d. 15 Oct. 1921 in Kitchener, Ont.

E. W. B. Snider left public school at the age of 12 to work on the family farm, but he shared his father's interest in milling and in 1860 began a two-year apprenticeship at the family's flour operation in German Mills (Kitchener). On its completion he became the manager of the mill and in 1864 he made an arrangement with his father to run it on a "shares" basis, which would allow him a measure of the profits. The Sniders expanded their holdings in 1868 to include a small mill at Berlin (Kitchener), but in 1871 Elias Jr set out on his own, purchasing a mill in St Jacobs. There he became the first Canadian to introduce roller milling to the industry. On the advice of John Braun (Brown), a former employee, he purchased a roller system from the Hoerde company of Vienna in 1875. This Walzenstuhle process replaced millstones with a slower but more efficient system of small rollers. The resulting product, which Snider called Walzen flour, represented a dramatic improvement in quality over traditionally milled flour and Snider was able to sell it widely, not only in Ontario but also in eastern Canada, the northeastern United States, and Britain. In 1876 he acquired a second mill, in New Dundee, where he also installed rollers. By the mid 1880s this operation and his Pioneer Roller Flouring Mill in St Jacobs were together producing 250 barrels a day.

The roller milling system was an early example of Snider's fascination with new technology and commercial opportunity. In 1884 he was attracted to the foundry business and purchased a works in Waterloo from Jacob Bricker, which he operated with Bricker's son Levi. Four years later the business was incorporated as the Waterloo Manufacturing Company Limited, with Snider and Absalom Merner, another foundry owner, as the major partners. This firm, of which Snider was president, would become famous for the manufacture of agricultural implements. The company expanded Jacob Bricker's line of threshers and retained his Champion trade mark. It also began to make steam traction engines under the Lion Brand trade name. The 1890s and the ensuing decade were good years for the company in the very competitive agricultural machinery business in Canada. By 1908 it employed 150 men and had 15 travelling salesmen, as well as branch offices in Winnipeg and Regina. Developing technology would restrict its success, however. The introduction of the gasoline tractor led to the replacement of steam as the motive power in agriculture by about 1925. Snider and his firm experimented with a gasoline tractor, but the expense, and American competition, caused them to abandon the project. In the early 1920s, after Snider's death, the introduction of an effective, reasonably priced combine harvester on the prairies threatened the company's future even more; it replaced both the tractor and the thresher, and thereby eliminated Waterloo Manufacturing's main markets. Snider's sons, now in control of the company, sold the firm to Playfair and Company of Toronto in 1927.

From 1881 to 1894 Snider had sat as a Liberal for Waterloo North in the Ontario legislature. He concentrated on expanding municipal powers through his work on municipal assessment and a municipal fire insurance act. Later in his term he became interested in forest preservation and lobbied for the creation of reserves. He would maintain this interest long after leaving politics, publishing an article on the depletion of forests in Waterloo County in the report of the Waterloo Historical Society in 1918. In the federal election of 1896 Snider ran against Conservative Joseph Emm Seagram* in Waterloo North. This was an industrial riding and Snider, though himself a protectionist, bore the cross of the Liberals' free trade policy. The local Conservative paper called on him to "be a man." "Declare that you will either support [Wilfrid Laurier*] and Free Trade or Joseph Seagram and Protection." The voters preferred Seagram.

Snider experienced success in the manufacturing and milling fields. He also dabbled in railway promotion, with the Waterloo Junction Railway, and the sugar-beet industry. Among his other interests were the Toronto Foundry (later the Anthes Foundry), the Snider Lumber Company of Waterloo Limited, which operated mills at Gravenhurst, and the Canada Felting Company Limited of St Jacobs.

Snider is best known for his role in the introduction of public electricity to Ontario. An early convert to the benefits of electricity, in 1894 he had installed a generator at his mill in St Jacobs which also provided power to homes in the town. In 1900 he joined with Daniel Bechtel Detweiler and Joseph Bingeman to form a company to generate power for mines north of Lake Superior. The Michipicoten Falls Power Company Limited was an early success and convinced Snider of the importance of hydroelectric power for industry. In February 1902 he called upon business and community leaders in the area around Berlin to meet and discuss the most effective way to ensure that power generated at Niagara Falls would be made available to businesses and homes in the province. A subsequent meeting in June struck a committee, chaired by Snider, to consider the matter. Snider and Detweiler, the publicist, researcher, and jack-of-all-trades for the venture, spoke to many municipal and business leaders as well as to the Niagara power companies. At a further meeting in February 1903 it was decided to lobby the provincial government either to build transmission lines as a public work or to authorize the municipalities to do so. The government of George William Ross* responded with legislation enabling local governments to proceed. On 12 August Snider became the chair of the Ontario Power Commission, which represented seven municipalities and whose members included London mayor Adam Beck and other leaders. Its report in March 1906 recommended that a cooperative of municipalities construct and operate both a generating and a transmission system for Niagara hydroelectric power. The report was, however, superseded by that of a second commission, appointed in 1905 by the new government of James Pliny Whitney* and chaired by Beck; its recommendation in April 1906 of a provincially owned system carried the day. Four years later Premier Whitney went to Berlin to throw the switch that launched Ontario's hydroelectric system. Snider's role in this development faded from public memory, replaced in great measure by Beck's. In the early 1930s his son William Weber began to lobby the provincial government of George Stewart Henry* to recognize Snider's contribution. This campaign eventually resulted in 1956 in a monument to Snider at St Jacobs and in official recognition from the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

Snider died in 1921 in Kitchener, where he had gone to live after his second marriage. A member of the Evangelical Association, he was laid to rest in the St Jacobs cemetery. He had enjoyed great success in his life by embracing new technology: a new method of milling flour, new machinery for agriculture, and a new system for delivering electricity.

Andrew Thomson


E. W. B. Snider's article "Waterloo forests and primitive economics" appears in Waterloo Hist. Soc., Annual report (Kitchener, Ont.), 6 (1918): 14--36.
Kitchener Public Library, Rare Books Dept., MC 5.4 (Dan Detweiler papers); MC 6.17 (E. W. B. Snider papers); E. W. B. Snider file.
Ontario Agricultural Museum (Milton, Ont.), Waterloo Manufacturing Company coll.
Kitchener Daily Record, 17 Oct. 1921.
John English and Kenneth McLaughlin, Kitchener: an illustrated history (Waterloo, 1983).
Neil Freeman, "Turn-of-the-century state intervention: creating the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, 1906," OH, 84 (1992): 171-94.
F. L. Leung, Grist and flour mills in Ontario: from millstones to rollers, 1780s--1880s (Ottawa, 1981).
H. V. Nelles, The politics of development: forests, mines & hydro-electric power in Ontario, 1849--1941 (Toronto, 1974).
Elliott Richmond, "E. W. B. Snider," Waterloo Hist. Soc., Annual report, 9 (1921): 183--88.
W. A. Schmidt, "The Waterloo Manufacturing Co. Limited," Waterloo Hist. Soc., Annual report, 75 (1987): 16-23.
H. S. Turner and R. W. Irwin, Ontario's threshing machine industry: a short history of these pioneer companies and their contribution to Ontario agriculture (Guelph, Ont., 1974).
G. M. Winder, "Following America into corporate capitalism: technology and organization of the Ontario agricultural implements industry to 1930" (phd thesis, Univ. of Toronto, 1991)


Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 2000 University of Toronto/Université Laval

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E. W. B. Snider

Elias Weber Bingeman Snider was born in the town of Waterloo on June 19th, 1842. His parents were Rev. Elias Snider and Hannah Bingeman. His father was interested in farming, and in flour and saw mills in Waterloo town and township. He was a member of the Mennonite Church, in which he was ordained to the ministry in 1874, when quite an elderly man. Associated with Jacob Y. Shantz and others, Elias Snider took great interest in getting Russian Mennonites to settle in Manitoba, from 1872 to 1874.

A most interesting heirloom, now in the possession of Mr. W. W. Snider, an old Swiss Family Bible, printed in 1560, and purchased by Johannes Schneider in 1564 in Switzerland, records that a descendant, a Johannes Schneider, emigrated to Pennsylvania, then a British colony, in 1736. Mr. Snider's great grandfather was born in Pennsylvania in 1758, and emigrated to Canada in 1806, locating in Waterloo township, then nothing but a wilderness.

Mr. Snider received the rudiments of a public school education, but started to work on his father's farm, near Waterloo town, at the age of 12 years, and continued there until his 18th year. In 1860 he began his apprenticeship in his father's flour mill at German Mills, and made himself so familiar with the details of the business, that when he was 20 years old he was promoted to be manager of the mill. In October of 1864 he arranged with his father to run the German Mills on shares, which was continued for some seven years. In January, 1871, Mr. Snider ventured out for himself by purchasing the flour mill at St. Jacobs, where he removed his young family, and where he continued to make his home for some 44 years. Previous to moving to St. Jacobs, Mr. Snider had in his employ a miller by the name of John Braun, of German extraction, who furnished Mr. Snider with a great deal of information regarding milling processes then existing in Austria and Germany. From a business friend, Mr. W. M. Stark, of Toronto, Mr. Snider received further information, as also his first samples, milled in Hungary, of the roller process flour. With this knowledge the keen perception of Mr. Snider foresaw the great possibilities that were open to those who would lead in the transformation of the milling industry from the short process of grinding with mill-stones, to the gradual reduction system, as by the Roller Process, which patience, time, and hard work were to make possible.

Contributed by Mr. Elliott Richmond, of St. Jacobs.

With this object in view, Mr. Snider early in the year 1875 corresponded with the firm of Hoerde and Co., of Vienna, Austria, and on April 26th of the same year, placed the order for what was (as far as known) the first Roller Process machine which was imported into America. This machine was shipped on Sept. 22, 1875, via Hamburg, Germany, to Guelph, Ont., reached its destination on October 20th, 1875, and was installed in the St. Jacobs flour mill. The price of the machine was £114, 11s, ld, with freight charges of £16, 13s, 5d, and a duty of $57.64.

The German name for the machine was "Walzenstuhle," and from this name Mr. Snider appropriated the title "Walzen" for his choicest brand of flour, which for many years commanded the best prices in many markets. This flour proved of such good quality and so superior to the old stone process that an extraordinary demand was created, not only in Ontario and the Maritime Provinces, but also in the New England States, and for export.

It must not be assumed that the importation of this machine from Austria overcame the flour-milling problems. It only opened up greater possibilities. Improvements were the order of the day for years to come, and Mr. Snider, ever on the alert for further advancement, always installed the latest improved machinery. For this reason a staff of mil-wrights was constantly employed, and while the flour-milling industry was the nucleus of Mr. Snider's fortune, it can be truthfully said that many fortunes had to be sacrificed in the transition stages of the industry in the scrapping of machinery, as what was installed one year proved obsolete a year or two later.

One instance of the pioneer miller's difficulties may be cited. The object of the miller was to produce more and more good quality middlings, or "grits" as it was called in the early days, from which the best white flour was made. In those days there were no elevators to lift and discharge the products from the various machines, and the product was caught in bags, and put through the same machine five or six times before the reduction was of the right fineness for the best quality of flour. In other cases the product was caught in bags in the basement of the mill and carried up several flights of steps, and poured into a hopper feeding the next machine. To transform the milling industry from this primitive stage through all its phases to present conditions, was a stupendous task, and many millers fell by the wayside in the struggle, but those whose vision was clear and efforts tireless were amply re-warded. That Mr. Snider made a success of his flour-milling operations is well known and needs no comment.

After the transition period from the stone to the roller process from about 1875 to 1895, milling machinery became more or less standardized, and the fundamental principles being laid only minor changes have been made since that time. In 1884 Mr. Snider embarked upon another enterprise when he bought the foundry in Waterloo from Jacob Bricker, and entered into a co-partnership with Levi Bricker, which continued to 1894. At this time arrange-ments were made between E. W. B. Snider and Absalom Merner and others to incorporate the Waterloo Manufac-turing Company, amalgamating the Bricker foundry and the Merner foundries in Waterloo and Elmira. Mr. Snider was chosen President of the new company and held the position continuously until his death. The business has been gradually concentrated on King St., Waterloo, where the Bricker plant has been greatly enlarged, and where from 150 to 200 men are employed in the manufacture and sale of engines and threshing machinery.

In the early days all the products of the St. Jacobs mill had to be teamed to Waterloo station, and to overcome that haul Mr. Snider promoted the Waterloo Junction Railway, now a part of the Grand Trunk System. Among other interests during his active career he was president of the Anthes Foundry, Toronto; president of the Snider Lumber Co., Gravenhurst; vice-president of the Ontario Sugar Co., Kitchener, in 1904; director of the Niagara Peninsula Power and Gas Co., St. Catharines; but perhaps the greatest achievement of which his friends are justly proud, was the part he had in originating our present hydro power system. He may well be termed "the Father of Hydro Power," for at the banquet of the Waterloo Board of Trade on Feb. 11th, 1902, Mr. Snider predicted that the majority of those present would see the day when our streets and homes would be lighted, and the machinery of our factories supplied, with power generated at Niagara Falls. The prediction was received with a skeptical smile by many present, but we have lived to see the vision more than realized. In the meantime Mr. Snider did a great deal of preliminary investigating regarding the developing, transmitting, and distributing of Niagara power, and the Ontario Power Act, passed June 4th, during the session of 1903, gave municipalities power to act along these lines. Accordingly representatives from some nineteen munici-palities met in Berlin July 9th, 1903, and after a thorough discussion they appointed a committee consisting of E. W. B. Snider, chairman, R. MacGregor, A. Beck, P. W. Ellis, C. H. Waterous, G. McLagan and L. Goldie. This com- mittee met in Toronto July 16th and decided to ask all municipalities interested to send delegates to meet them at the City Hall, Toronto, August 12th, 1903. This was really the organization meeting of "The Ontario Power Commission," of which Mr. Snider was chairman and J. C. Haight, secretary. Meetings were held from time to time during the next three years and the interest grew apace. The last meeting of the Commission was held at 7 to 9 King St. East, Toronto, Sept. 20th, 1906, when at its conclusion, on motion of W. F. Cockshutt and P. W. Ellis, a hearty vote of thanks was tendered the chairman, Mr. Snider, for the assistance and guidance which he had rendered to the Commission as its presiding officer, and for the very large share he had contributed towards making the work of the Commission a success. From that time the work was taken up by the Ontario Government, and "E. W. B." remained an ardent observer of the success it has been.

Being a very busy man commercially, Mr. Snider yet found time to be interested in the municipal affairs of his native county, and although never a member of a municipal board, we find him active in a wider sphere as Liberal member for North Waterloo in the Provincial Legislature for 13 years, 1881 to 1894, when he declined renomination. During his parliamentary term at Toronto his interests centered around a Municipal Fire Insurance Bill, an amendment to the Assessment Act and to Forest Reservation and Preservation. In the noted election of 1896, Mr. Snider upheld the cause of Liberalism in North Waterloo in a contest for the Dominion Parliament, against the late Joseph E. Seagram, in which he was unsuccessful.

Mr. Snider's varied interests often took him far afield, yet he was a real home man, fond of domestic and cultural accomplishments, sociable, and approachable on any subject tinged with human welfare. On the 19th of April, 1864, he married Nancy Weber at Preston and resided at German Mills until they moved to St. Jacobs in 1871. Of this there survive ten out of eleven children, seven sons and four daughters - Clara, Aldred, Cranson, Fernando, William, Edwin, Elias, Ada, Franklin (deceased), Lola and Amy. Mrs. Snider died in 1912. In 1915 Mr. Snider married Helen Shoemaker and took up his residence at 181 Frederick St., Kitchener, where he kept up an active interest in his business, social and religious relationships to the last. One of his last public contributions was an elaborate article on "Waterloo County Forests and Primitive Economics," which appeared in the 1918 Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, and during the last few months of his life he devoted considerable attention to the matter of erecting a suitable monument to the memory of the first pioneers of 'Waterloo County, who are buried near Doon. He died at his home in Kitchener on Saturday evening, October 15th, 1921, after about two weeks' illness, in his 80th year. A great concourse of friends and relatives paid tribute to his memory at the funeral services held in Zion Evangelical Church, Kitchener, on Wednesday after-noon, October 19th. Interment was in Calvary Church Cemetery, St. Jacobs, amid the scenes he loved best.

E. W. B. Snider had vision as well as courage, initiative and faith in his native land. He gave a large measure of valuable citizenship to Canada during a long term of 60 years of business and public life. Replete with good acts, and of sympathetic nature, his life was an inspiration to those who knew. him best; and to a wider circle it was the mainspring of a prodgious undertaking in behalf of the public.


By courtesy of Mr. W. M. Stark the substance of a letter from him, regarding Mr. Snider and the roller mill process, here follows:
Stark Bros. & Co., Flour and Grain Merchants, Toronto, January 12, 1922.

In the year 1871 I was sent out to this office from our London, England, firm to establish a flour business with Canada. About 1872, while on a visit to the Rev. Mr. Boyd, of Crosshill, I was introduced to Mr. E. W. B. Snider of St. Jacobs, where he was running a mill. As our London firm, Stark & Bruce, represented in Great Britain some half dozen of the big flour mills of Vienna and Budapest, I brought out to this country samples of their flour, which was the finest product known up to that date, and when I showed these samples to Mr. Snider he became so interested that he wanted to know from me what mills made the flours and what their process was. I mentioned that they were all roller mills, and gave him the address of several of them. Eventually he received a Milling Journal giving him the information required, wrote to the manufacturers of the milling machinery, and duly im-ported the machinery. He experimented with it for some time before he could get it to work and then succeeded in producing a flour very much superior to what he had hitherto been able to make on the stones, and I was able to get considerable of his product for shipment to our London firm. I believe he was the first miller on this continent to import rolls. I visited the big mills in Minneapolis a short time after and they had nothing of that nature; they still ground on stones.

I may say that I knew Mr. E. W. B. Snider for many years and thought him one of the most progressive business men in Canada. He seemed to be the first to take up any new scheme and invariably succeeded in his efforts. I considered him one of the most modest, unassuming and strictly honest men that I have met in this country^.

Ninth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kitchener, Ontario 1921 pg 183 - 188

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E. W. B. SNIDER, M.P.P., of St. Jacob's, is a son of Elias Snider. who was among the early residents of Waterloo Village, where the subject of our sketch was born in 1842. After arriving at manhood he spent a number of years operating the extensive milling establishment at German Mills, Waterloo Township; but about ten years since he purchased the large mills at St. Jacob's, which he has conducted with success ever since, in connection with other mills in New Dundee. Mr. Snider has spared sufficient time from business affairs to become familiar with the leading political problems, and to keep himself fully abreast of the times in his information on all public topics. Has taken a leading and practical interest in the various political campaigns the county, on the Liberal side of the question, and in June last was nominated and elected by that party to the seat in the Ontario Legislature rendered vacant by the resignation of Moses Springer, the former member.

Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsell & Co., Toronto, Ont. 1881

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Waterloo Foundry, Bricker & Co., King Street, Waterloo - Was established by Mr. Jacob Bricker, father of the present senior member of the firm. It was started in a comparatively small way, and it required untiring exertions and a lively spirit of enterprise to build it up to important proportions; but those qualities were not wanting, as the result achieved testified. The business is now conducted by Messrs. Levi Bricker and E.W.B. Snider, under the firm title of Bricker & Co. The 38 years that have passed since the founding of the business have seen many extensions in the buildings to accommodate the increasing trade, until to-day their extent is as follows: Main building, 45x100 feet in dimensions and two stories in height; moulding shop and engine room, 50x80 feet, one story; blacksmiths' shop, 30x40 feet, one story; paint shop, 30x50 feet, one story frame; and implement shed, 34x100 feet, one story frame. In these employment is furnished to 40 skilled and competent workmen. The firm manufactures a general line of agricultural implements, including reapers, mowers, binders, threshers and hay binders, besides general job work and repairing. The work turned out at this foundry is of the very best description, superior in quality and perfect in finish, which has been the main cause in building up and retaining their extensive trade. The annual output of the concern is over $40,000. Both members of the firm are natives of Canada; Mr. Bricker, the senior member, being the practical man and supervising the work, while Mr. Snider attends to the financial and business affairs, the latter gentleman being a representative of the North Riding of Waterloo in the Local House. The industry they conduct is alike creditable to themselves and the town of Waterloo.

Industries of Canada Historical and Commercial Sketches Hamilton and Environs 1886

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E. W. B. SNIDER

This gentleman needs no introduction to the within the scope of The Chronicle circulation at least, for he is so widely identified with important industrial enterprise, and his long and favorable career as one of our provincial legislators in such convincing evidence of his popularity among his constituents, that any eulogistic remarks from the CHRONICLE scribe would seem superfluous. But regardless of the honors and success heaped upon him he is a plain every-day man and is the last person to court newspaper notoriety , consequently, this sketch goes out unsolicited by him. I simply wish to give The CHRONICLE readers a synopsis of this long business career. It is not in the spirit of vain flattery that I do this, but it is merely for reflection - what some men can accomplish, where others fail who have the same opportunities before them. The flouring mills of which Mr. Snider is sole owner, were erected in 1851 by the late Jacob Snyder for his son Jacob. The mills were acquired by the present proprietor February 1^st 1871, and it is now known as the Pioneer Roller Process flour mill. It received this name in 1875 when he imported a roller process mill from Messrs. Hoerde & Co. of Vienna, Austria, the first roller process machinery brought into and operated in the Dominion. Prominent millers from New York and Minnesota come here to see it work and soon afterwards adopted it also. But this also soon was out of date and Mr. Snider, ever on the alert to keep up in the race for improvement in mill machinery abandoned the old and introduced the new. The difference was, the old process consisted of one reduction on mill stones, while the new or gradual reduction system by making from two to four reductions to finish the product of the wheat. Mr. Snider was for about ten years in charge of the German Mills below Berlin where be attained practical ideas in flour making while under the instructions of a German miller by the name of John Brown. Ever since the old process was abolished he has kept on remodeling and improving his mill until to-day it is one of the best equipped country mills in the Province. The constant increasing patronage demanded new and more modern methods. There are now six double sets rollers, five 9x24 and one 9x30. Such extensive improvements were made in 1896 that the mill was actually rebuilt. In the same year he added the Plan Sifter for bolting. The mill has a capacity for grinding 150 barrels per day. While running on full time it is capable of grinding 150,000 to 175,000 bushels of wheat per annum. They have ground 35,000 bushels of wheat this season since September, and at this writing have about 30,000 bushels on hand. They have used thousands of bushels of Manitoba wheat for their Lower Province trade. The bulk of their shipments this year have been to Glasgow, Liverpool and Belfast. Mr. Snider was the first miller in this section to export flour to the British Isles. The first export shipment was in February 1874, to London, England, when the freight was $2.07 per barrel at the present time 60 cts. per barrel is considered a stiff price. Their export trade has gradually increased. For the past two months they have exported to the old country 6,500 sacks of flour of 140 pounds each. This mill has abundance of power, there being from 65 to 70 horse power steam, and water sufficient for 100 horse power. The mill at present is in the hands of a first class miller, Mr. E F.Mielke who was for eight years in Mr. Snider's mills in New Dundee. The power of the St. Jacobs mille is also utilized in furnishing 100 electric lights for Mr. Snider's residence, the mill and the business men of the village. This feature was introduced in 1894. Besides being proprietor of this establishment Mr. Snider is a large stock-holder in and is President of the Waterloo Manufacturing Co. Limited, and President of the Snider Lumber Co., who have a saw-mill at Gravenhurst with a capacity of turning out from 35,000 to 40,000 feet of lumber per day. He also owns the New Dundee mills and has a large mill in Iowa . He also has part interest in the St . Jacobs glue factory and is owner of a foundry in Toronto. He has six sons who are valuable assistants to him in the management of his vest business interests. Aldred and Edwin are at Gravenhurst, Cranson, with the Waterloo Manufacturing Co, Fernando at New Dundee and William and Elias at home. Mr. Spider was born in Waterloo in 1842, and has followed the milling business since he was 18 years of age, commencing at German Mills. He was elected to the Ontario Legislature in June, 1881, and was a member of the same for thirteen sessions. He was returned by three contests and once by acclamation. He was the promoter and president of the railroad, and it was particularly through his instrumentality that the road was put through from Waterloo to Elmira

Waterloo Chronicle 9 Dec 1897, p. 2


Business:
Also known as Waterloo Foundry and Waterloo Manufacturing Company

Elias married Nancy Weber 19 Apr 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Nancy (daughter of David B. Weber and Mary "Polly" "Pauline" Lyons) was born 11 Nov 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1912, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Elias married Ellen Shoemaker 5 Feb 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ellen (daughter of Alexander Shoemaker and Susannah Weber) was born 5 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1950; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Clara W. Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5854
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Clara Snider, "was born March 10th, 1865, She is married to Alfred Snyder, a merchant, and resides in St. Jacobs, Ontario."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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MRS. ALFRED SNYDER


Mrs. Clara W. Snyder. 76, St. Jacobs, widow of the late Alfred Snyder, died at her home early Sunday morning of last week after a lengthy illness.

The eldest daughter of the late E. W. B. Snyder. she was born at Parkway (German Mills), in 1865. Mrs. Snyder was a member of St. Jacobs Calvary Evangelical Church and took an active part in its various organizations.

Surviving are three sons, Earl of East Geduld, South Africa, Clive of Kitchener, Kenneth of Toronto; two daughters, Mrs. D. B. Harkness of Burlington and Mrs. Geo. Withers of Johannesburg, South Africa.

KW Record obit. of Mon., Jan. 12, 1942

Clara married Alfred Snyder 17 Jan 1895, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alfred (son of Reeve John B. Snyder and Sarah Snider) was born 25 Nov 1864, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1929, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5855
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Aldred Snider, "was born October 28th, 1866. He is married to Victoria Reichert. They reside in Waterloo where he is engaged in the machine shops of the Waterloo Manufacturing Co."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Aldred married Victoria Reichert 1 May 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Victoria (daughter of Adam Reichert and Margareth "Margaret" Niergarth) was born 24 May 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5856
• Occupation: 1901; Bookkeeper Waterloo, Waterloo Co. Ontario
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manager, Foundry
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Cranson Snider, "was born April 22nd, 1868. He is married to Caroline Heinrich and resides in Waterloo where he is engaged as bookkeeper with the Waterloo Manufacturing Co."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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The thoughts of our young people have this Spring, surely turned to housekeeping. A very pretty Wedding Ceremony was performed in St. Jacobs this afternoon, when Mr. Cranson Snyder, son of Mrs. E. W. B. Snyder, M.P.P. was married to Carrie, eldest daughter of Mr. C. A. Heinrich. The friends of the young couple assembled at the residence of the Bride's parents and at 4 o'clock the words that pronounced them man and wife were spoken by Rev. A. R. Shultz, of Elmira. Miss Annie Heinrich, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, while Mr. Wm. Snyder, brother of the groom, officiated as groomsman. This evening Mr. and Mrs. Snyder leave for Buffalo and Rochester, where they will spend a short time. Mr. Snyder is a book-keeper in the office of the Waterloo Mfg. Co. and he and his wife bride, on their return, will reside in Waterloo


The Berlin Daily Telegraph - Apr 26, 1893

Cranson married Caroline K. Henrich 26 Apr 1893, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Christian A. Henrich and Catherine Schneuker) was born 4 Oct 1871, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1958, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: F. W. Snider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5857
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Assistant Manager, Foundry
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Fernando Snider, "was born April 30th, 1870. He is married to Emma Steller and resides in New Dundee where he is engaged as book-keeper in his father's mills."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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F. W. Snider

The latter is a young man of ability and considerable business experience who has succeeded in building it up from its precarious existence to one of the leading and most successful industries of Wilmot. The mill today have a capacity of 150 barrels of flour per day, having four double sets of rolls and the building is four stories high and contains amply space Mr. Snider's special brands are "Atlas" and "Belle" for which he finds a ready market for all The can produce in addition to supplying a large local trade he ships many carloads annually to Montreal and other leading markets. Water is the motive power and of which there is sufficient for the year round. Since August last Mr. Snider has purchased as high as forty thousand bushels of wheat from the farmers throughout this section, and in his chopping department since the same month he has produced 13,500 bags of feed. The latter department is supplied with the latest improved machinery and has the capacity to supply the needs of a wide section of country. The mills are in charge of Mr. Byron Swartz, a practical miller. He is the son of the late John Swartz who was accidentally killed here a year or two ago.

Mr. Snider was born at German Mills in April, 1870, and it can be truthfully said that he grew up in the milling business, his father having been for many years extensively engaged in this industry and who is to-day one of the most extensive mill owners in the Province. F. W. has had control here about 4 years. He was married to a Miss Steller and at present is the father of two children. It gives the CHRONICLE Scribe pleasure to note the success of young men who start out on a business career and have taken due advantage of a thorough system of business training during the days of their youth. In this respect the subject of my sketch is one among the few.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 21 Apr 1898, p. 8

Fernando — Emma Hatie Steller. Emma (daughter of John Steller and Susanna Seip) was born 20 Feb 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5858
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Accountant
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Accountant
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

William Snider, "was born February 25th, 1872. He is at home and is engaged in his father's mill."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Rsrch. Note:
William Weber Snider12 the son of E. W. B. Snider and Nancy Weber was born in St. Jacobs on Feb. 25, 1872. After attending the St. Jacobs public school he spent a year at Naperville College, Illinois. In his youth he worked in his father's mill at St. Jacobs and later bought it from him. He continued to operate it until 1919 when he sold it to Walter Snider of Conestoga. After his retirement from milling Mr. Snider showed sound judgment in financial matters. He became president of the Canada Felling Company in St. Jacobs, and of the Anthes Foundry Company in Toronto. He was a charter member of the Waterloo Historical Society. On the death of his sister Lola he suggested that her bequest to the village take the form of a library. Mr. Snider was the first chairman of the Library Board and continued in that position for almost 30 years. During his life-time residence in St. Jacobs he showed great interest in village affairs and generously supported the Evangelical church. Mr. Snider married Alice Snyder of St. Jacobs in 1898. Although their formal education was limited they travelled and read widely and sent their five daughters to college. Mr. Snider's creative imagination found expression in his home and in his garden, four and a half acres which at the time of his marriage he bought from his father and made beautiful with trees and flowers.

William married Alice Snyder 24 Nov 1898, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alice (daughter of Reeve John B. Snyder and Sarah Snider) was born 29 Nov 1870, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jun 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5859
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1896, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; miller
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk, Foundry
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Edwin Snider, "was born April 5th, 1874. He is also at home and engaged in the mill."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Edwin married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman 26 Apr 1896, Teeswater, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario. Elizabeth (daughter of John Chapman and Sophia Krohn) was born Sep 1874, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1927; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5860
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Elias Snider, "was born May 8th, 1876. He is home and engaged in the mill."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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ELIAS W. SNIDER

Funeral services for Elias W. Snider. 74, of St. Jacobs, who died Tuesday, May 30, on a liner entering New York harbor, was held last Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira.

Burial was in St. Jacobs Evangelical Cemetery, Rev. A. E. Pletch officiated. Mr. Snider, a well-known St. Jacobs resident, was returning from a trip to Europe when his death occurred. Born in St. Jacobs. he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. W. B. Snider.

Surviving are two sisters, Amy. St. Jacobs: Ada, Toronto; and three brothers, Cranson and Edwin, both of Waterloo. and William, St. Jacobs.

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-289301
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5861
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5862

Other Events:

• Name: Lola Snider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5863
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

The History of St. Jacobs Branch Library

(This text has been adapted from the article "Modest building belies interesting history of St. Jacobs public library" by Lynne Thompson from the Elmira Independent, March 16, 1998, as well as The History of St. Jacobs Public Library recorded by Mrs. John C. (Rena) Buchanan, 1959)
The St. Jacobs Public Library sits on a small lot behind St. James Lutheran church and the Old Factory, in a small, red brick building. Inside the door a staircase leads the way up into the interior of the library which is a gracious, friendly room, large and bright, including two wings and a central alcove.
The wing to the north of the door, with windows on two sides and book-filled shelves, is the children's section. It contains a long, low table with a bench on each side. An identical wing to the south is the adult section, with the traditional tables and chairs. Beautiful old wooden shelves covered with books line the walls. Tying these two wings together is the alcove. It is separated from the main room by a specially constructed librarian's desk. This alcove gave the librarian an ideal place in which to work and serve. The architect planned this alcove upon special recommendation from Miss Winifred Snider of St. Jacobs, who in 1934 was in charge of Mount Allison University Library, Sackville, New Brunswick. The side walls are lined with shelves and cupboards and light streams in through two windows in the end wall. It is from this large wooden desk that the librarian commands her post.
The library owes its existence to St. Jacobs resident Lola Snider, daughter of E.W.B. Snider and Nancy Weber Snider. She had left a sum of money in her will for her sisters, Ada and Amy Snider (also her executors), to donate toward a charitable purpose in the community. Since Lola had loved books, her sisters decided that a library would be a wonderful way to remember her.
Ada and Amy invited three village trustees - Solomon Eby, Henry Ritter and Lincoln Hollinger - as well as other interested St. Jacobs citizens, to their home on August 7, 1933, to discuss the matter.
The trustees were so intrigued with the idea of St. Jacobs having its own library that they decided to hold an open meeting at the Public School Hall, on August 31, 1933.
Lola's brother, W.W. Snider, told the meeting attendants:
"The executors of the Lola Snider estate will secure a site, erect a library building, equip and furnish the same, without any cost to the ratepayers, and will set aside a sum, as an endowment, the income of which will take care of about half of its maintenance, provided the village will make itself responsible for the other half."
In the St. Jacobs Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Books (October 15, 1959), Rene Buchanan explains that the executors of the will felt the citizens of St. Jacobs would show more interest in the library if asked to assume half the cost of the upkeep.
As the meeting drew to a close, a unanimous vote decided that the village should accept the offer of a library.
The citizens of St. Jacobs were given a chance to have their say on September 29, 1933, at Winkler's Hall. The final vote resulted in 152 for the library and 2 against.
Once the village had permission for the project, they began considering locations. Two properties were considered. One was the corner lot on the main highway, where Good's Blacksmith Shop had been for forty years. The second one was one block off the main highway, on Queen Street. It was part of the old school property, which had been purchased by the village in 1929 with the intention of creating a park.
The village trustees felt that the quiet, peaceful Queen Street location, with its large shade trees, would be an ideal spot for a library. They decided to offer it to the library committee

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5864
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Kitchener Waterloo Record Newspaper

Snider, Amy -- At her home in St. Jacobs, on Friday, March 12, after a brief illness, Amy Snider, age 93 years. Miss Snider was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. W. B. Snider. Predeceased by three sisters and seven brothers. She is survived by 13 nieces and nephews; also by grand-nieces and grand-nephews and their children. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira between 7and 9 this evening and 2-4 and 7-9 on Sunday. Funeral service will be held on Monday, March 15 at 2 p.m. in Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs. Interment in Calvary United Church cemetery, St. Jacobs.

Other Events:

• Military: WW1
• Residence: St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55067P
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 2nd Lieutenant, O. T. C. / Imperial Army
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, G.O.T.C., Service #490766

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55068
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

Notes:

Sunday morning bore the sad news of the death of Miss Grace Snider, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred snider, who, after a lingering illness, passed away into peaceful rest, leaving to mourn her loss the bereaved parents, two sisters, four brothers and a wide circle of close and intimate friends. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended. The community's sympathy is extended to the bereaved family.

Elmira Signet Feb 8 1917

Other Events:

• Interesting: business, death
• Residence: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55069
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Occupation: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student, University
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Misfortune: 1958; killed in aircraft accident

Notes:

"Earl Snyder, Wife Gladys Becker Die in Plane Crash"

A former Kitchener woman and her husband, formerly of St. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Snyder,were among 36 persons killed when an airliner bound from Southern Rhodesia to London, England, crashed Saturday near Benghazi, Libya.

Mrs. Snyder was the former Gladys Becker. She was 54. Her husband was 58.The couple operated a 540-acre tobacco farm in Darwendale, Southern Rhodesia.

Mr. and Mrs. Snyder were married in Capetown, South Africa May 2, 1956.

RESIDED WITH AUNT - For seven years prior to her marriage, Mrs. Snyder resided with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Bowman, 21 Beverly St., Waterloo.

She and Mr. Snyder met here in 1955 when Mr. Snyder returned to visit a brother, Clive Snyder, 109 Dunbar Rd.

Mr. Snyder, a native of St. Jacobs, had been away from this district for 34 years. He was a mining engineer in Africa from 1924 until he and his wife started tobacco farming over two years ago.

His first wife died about five years ago.

Mrs. Snyder was well-known in this district. In partnership with Miss Rose Kampman, she operated the Blessed Event Maternity Shop, 83 Ontario St. South, for about a year.

NEW HAMBURG NATIVE- Previous to that she sold real estate for Kearns Insurance and Realty, Ltd.

A member of Westmount Golf Club, she was also a member of the KW Granite Club and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

In Darwendale she was treasurer of the Darwendale Women's Institute.

Born in New Hamburg, Sept. 22, 1903, she was a daughter of the late Mr.and Mrs. William Becker. Her father predeceased her in New Hamburg five years ago and her mother, the former Anna Doering, died 51 years ago.

Surviving besides her aunt in Waterloo and two nephews, is a sister, Mrs. Ader (Anna) Hind, 13 Union St. East, Waterloo.

A brother, Elijah, predeceased her about 32 years ago.

Mrs. Snyder was a resident of Kitchener most of her life.

BORN IN ST. JACOBS - Mr. Snyder was born in St. Jacobs, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Snyder. His mother, the former Clara Snider, was a daughter of E.W.B. Snider, one of the founders of Ontario hydro.

Before graduation from Montreal's McGill University in 1924, he had travelled across Canada working at a variety of jobs.

Among other things, he was a railroad man in Alberta, a lumberjack in Ontario and a taxi driver in Montreal. Once he went to England as a crew member on a cattle boat.

The Snyders specialized in tobacco, and their farm produced 900 pounds to the acre.

Surviving besides his brother here is another brother, Kenneth ofToronto; two sons by his first marriage, Peter and Hugh of Johannesburg,S. Africa, a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Beryl) Youngman of South Africa, and two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Harkness of Burlington and Mrs. Ruby Withers of Johannesburg...."

KW Record of Monday, Aug. 11, 1958

Earl married Gladys Becker 2 May 1956, Cape Town, , Western Cape, South Africa. Gladys (daughter of William P. Becker and Anna Doering) was born 22 Sep 1903, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1958, Benghazi, , Banghåzi, Libya. [Group Sheet]

Earl — Francina Dorothea "Frances" Enslin. Francina was born 1902, Paarl, , Cape Province, South Africa; died 1953, Johannesburg, , Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55070
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Occupation: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student, University
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1970, 100 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

CLIVE SNYDER Clive Snyder of 100 Queen St. N. died Saturday at St. Mary's. Hospital after a brief illness. He was 68.

A resident of the Twin City area for most of his life, Mr. Snyder was born in St. Jacobs March 1, 1901, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Snyder.

He was a member of St, Andrew's Presbyterian Church.. He retired as secretary-treasurer of Canada Felting CO. Ltd. St. Jacobs in December last year, but retained the position of president.

Surviving besides his wife, the former Mildred Clare Fleck whom he married in Georgetown Feb, 2, 1935; are a son, William of Brampton, a brother, Kenneth of Toronto; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Withers of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Mrs. Gladys Harkness of Burlington and two grandchildren.

Mr. Snyder was predeceased by a son, Edward, two brothers and a sister. The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, until Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. when removal was made to St. Andrew's Church for a private funeral in the chapel at I:30 p.m. with the Very Rev. Dr. Finlay G. Stewart officiating. Burial was in Calvary United cemetery, St. Jacobs.

Clive married Mildred Clare Fleck 2 Feb 1935. Mildred was born 6 Mar 1906, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; died 24 Aug 2005; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169174
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Occupation: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student, School
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1970, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes:

married D. B. Harkness - lived Burlington in Aug. 1958

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169175
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Kenneth — Alice McPherson. Alice was born 1908; died 1995; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169176
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1970, Johannesburg, , Gauteng, South Africa

Notes:

married George Withers - lived Johannesburg, S. Africa in Aug. 1958

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-342848
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42437
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Barrister

Clarence married Catharine Lillian Foster 9 Jun 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Arthur Foster and Florence May Graybill) was born 11 May 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Melville Snider
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42438
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Arthur — Mary Beattie Irvin. Mary was born 1898; died 1971; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Ada Helena Huenergard
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42439
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Ada — Arthur J. Huenergard. Arthur (son of Conrad Huenergard and Wilhelmine "Nina" Conrad) was born 16 Jun 1893, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1976; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Ada married Arthur J. C. Huehnergard 18 Sep 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Arthur (son of Conrad Huenergard and Wilhelmine "Nina" Conrad) was born 26 Jun 1893, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41917
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245573421
• Residence: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41918
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

SNIDER, Roy Peacefully in hospital, on Friday, December 21, 1990, in his 96th year, Delford Roy Snider: beloved husband of the late Gertrude Snider (nee Spindler): loving father of Ruth Woodburn (Ralph) of North Carolina and Joan Craig (Robert): dear grandfather of Julia, Mark, Gary and David. He is also survived by 9 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 315 McLeod St, on Saturday, December 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held in the chapel at 4 pm. For those wishing, donations may be made to the Canadian Bible Society.

Other Events:

• Name: Evelyn Snider
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55011
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Frances married Leonard Chester McOuat 15 Nov 1923, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leonard (son of James Christian McOuat and Agnes Jane McAdam) was born Between 1890 and 1891, Quebec; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Winnifred Snider
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55012
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-305921
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169226
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Other Events:

• Name: Jean Reilly
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169227
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Jean — Herbert Reilly. Herbert was born 1899; died 1984; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Marjorie Mae Bowen
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169228
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Marjorie — James Wilson Bowen. James was born 1906; died 1955; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182305

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182307
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Elias — Ruth M.. Ruth was born 29 Jul 1920; died 12 Apr 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-215185

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John Gordon Carson - St. Jacobs - John Gordon Carson, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland W. Carson, drowned in the Conestoga River here on Tuesday afternoon. The body has not yet been recovered.

He is survived by his parents and one brother, eight years old.

Fail To Recover Body Of Five-Year-Old Lad Drowned At St. Jacobs
Kitchener Lad, Drowned in November, Was Chum of Victim; Well Known in Twin City

Kitchener - Dragging operations for the body of five-year-old Gordon Carson, drowned early Tuesday afternoon in the Conestogo River at S. Jacobs, near here, again proved futile Wednesday. The victim is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland W. Carson, of St. Jacobs.

The lad is said t have been drowned when he slid off the bank of the river into the water in an attempt to retrieve his rubber boot which had fallen in. Leonard Bowman, 5, his companion, on seeing the accident raced back to the village for help, but by the time they returned no trace of the Carson lad could be found.

Old residents of the village told The Chronicle this morning that unless the body sand close to the shore where the lad fell in "it is doubtful if it will ever be recovered."

"The current in the old Conestogo at St. Jacobs is about the fastest and most treacherous it is anywhere, and if the remains of the Carson lad are caught by it, there is no telling where the body will go," C. Schutz, a resident stated.

According to Schutz, the body may already have been carried all the way to Brantford after the Conestogo River joins the Grand River.

The factory in St. Jacobs, in which the father of the victim is an official, remained closed all day yesterday and will probably do so today to allow its employees to assist in dragging operations. It was learned by The Chronicle that a number of men worked very late Tuesday night at the factory manufacturing drag hooks and more adequate grappling equipment.

According to Leonard Bowman, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bowman, he accompanied the victim, to the bank of the river at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon. The drowned lad was the son of Mr. and MR.s R. W. Carson, of St. Jacobs.

"We walked up the river bank as far as the railroad (CNR) bridge, to see what the river looked like as the ice had gone out the day before," Leonard told.

"The bank of the river was pretty slippery, but Gordon left me for a minute and walked a little farther up the bank. All at once, I saw him slip and his rubber boot came off and slipped down into the water. When he tried to get it out he fell in, and I ran to get help," Leonard told The Review.

Leonard said he did not try to help his companion to get out of the water as he apparently sank before he was able to run for help at William Schaner's office which was the closest place.

"I ran back to the spot where the boys had been standing and where the young lad fell in," Arthur Schaner told The Chronicle, "but when I got there, there was no sign of him."

Leonard Bowman, who had been with the Carson lad, said the latter made "no sound whatever" as he sank. He did not come up a second or third time, he said.

"We had told our son so many times to stay away from the river bank, but apparently it was useless," sobbed Mrs. Carson, mother of the dead boy. "It was less than half an hour after he had left the house with the Bowman boy that I heard he had been drowned," she said.

Mrs. Michael Bowman said she had often told both of the boys to "stay clear of the river." "We are very fortunate that he did not try to rescue the other lad or both would have been drowned," she told the Chronicle.

The victim, besides his parents, had one brother, O'Neill, aged 8, who was at school at the time of the tragedy. His companion, Leonard Bowman, also has an older brother who was at school.

Ironically, the dead lad's best friend, little Clive Edward Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clive Snyder, of Kitchener, was accidentally drowned late last November. Mr. Carson is superintendent of the Canada Felt Co. plant at St. Jacobs while Mr. Snyder is manager of the factory.

Immediately after the alarm had been sounded yesterday afternoon, all factories in the village, an industrial centre, closed down, and all employees gathered at the river to assist in the search.

A wire net was stretched across the river, and rescue parties were organized, using hooks and poles from boats and canoes. The work was speeded up with the arrival of fast motor boats from Kitchener. Today, it is expected more elaborate dragging equipment will be used. A watch is being kept for the body seven miles down the river at Conestogo, the Chronicle learned.

Chartering one of the few canoes available at the scene of the drowning, The Chronicle assisted in dragging operations.

Waterloo Chronicle 29 Mar 1939

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-247182

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Surrounded by family, Brenda died on January 17, 2019, after bravely battling numerous health issues over the past few years. She was 88. Brenda was the loving mother of Susan (David McFarlane) and Stevie (Kent Thexton) and very proud grandmother to Sarah, Joanna, Christopher, Jonathan and Michael and great-grandmother to Edith, Jane and Anne. Brenda and her brother Peter were born in Toronto to Marjorie and James Bowen. They grew up in Peterborough until they left to pursue medical careers. While nursing in Toronto at The Hospital for Sick Children, Brenda met her husband, Dr. Douglas Crozier. Brenda was never shy to express an opinion and brought much laughter to everyone she knew. Although she will be missed deeply, we are so grateful to have had her in our lives. We will miss her unwavering love and savvy advice. A private service will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Rosedale United Church in support of their Outreach Program.

Published in The Globe and Mail from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23, 2019.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-247183

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Peter Bowen obtained his MD from the University of Toronto in 1956, followed by residencies in Halifax, Toronto, and Vancouver. He pursued his interest in medical genetics during a three-year fellowship at John Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Bowen was appointed professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta in 1964. From 1978 to 1986, he was Director of the Division of Medical Genetics. His research included a study of genetic disorders among the Hutterites.


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