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“ “.' ‘ .. '6'“ I «WA-fiemrfiew'ex’hnot: x :‘ '- v .. ,L ( mi Reni’rew in 1850‘s. The town as a Village when Sir Francis Hincks shifted in- ;dustrial activity from Smiths Creek to the Bonnechere River, shown in jot-aground. He had Donald Kennedy prepare this plan which shows Logans upper right is shown Opeougo Hill. (Re-drawn by Veronica Chenier). w évelomen n rew v? s ‘ dséd o by Harry Hmhley Woollen Mill, McRae’s and McDougall‘s grist mills and Francis‘ axe iactory clustered by the river with the Village straggling south In the background. At “Had the possessor of our splendid water power (the second chute of the Bon- necherel improved it or disposed of it to those who would our village would have been double its size and population." 50 wrote John Munro oi the Township ol Horton in a report to the Minister oi Agriculture in April. 1853. Before the middle of the summer Hon Francis Hincloi, Premier of the Province of Canada. a man with a sharp eye for business. had bought the property He had it surveyed into a sub-division - now the Hincks Section of Renirew -and set about developliu a town. in 1354 because of political difficulties, Hinckii resigned as head of the government. Later he sailed to England. in 1858 he was appointed Governor of Barbadoes, His property in Renirew was left in charge of an agent. To attract industry. at- tractive oflers were made to prospective mill operators, John Lorn McDougaii. a big land owner at the settlement agreed to build ii large [gilt ‘ on the quarter-acre lo at th, river that he had bought iorilN shillings. in a row just out -- the McDonnell Mill i : establishments were built - til John Mofioe Grist Mill. : William Logan Cardlng Mi and the Samuel Froncls I « Factory. 0n higher ground bac - from the river stood the Mun ~ Flow and Carriage Factory 3 I Wright's Hotel. On the loot bank a! the river woo th sawmill of William Ross, in September, 1357. celebrate the opening of til McDougall and the McRae a public dinner was he I Invitations wue sent prominent Citizenu as far awa as Perth. At the some time a provinc wide publicity campaign w carried on to promote th development of Renfrew and » advertise the sale of u valuable building lots. The ne 1 year, 1858, Ranfrew separate trom the Township of Horto i and incorporated as a village,