Brief history of the Canadian Mead Morrison Company of Welland. It was originally founded by Matthew Beatty, and operated under various forms and names from 1861-1963.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal" by…
Black and white photograph showing a drag line opening a new channel on the Welland River to the new syphon culvert, c. 1927. Merritt Island on the right.