|
Year
|
Changes and
Notes
|
| 1886 |
By-Ward store was now
owned and operated by Slattery Brothers, Bernard
and his half-brothers William and Michael. No directory
listing for the Wellington Ward store. |
| 1888 |
Bernard acquired Stalls
A & 1 in the Wellington Ward Market and joined
a Mr. Thompson in a pork packing business on York
St. The By-Ward stores were managed by William and
Michael. |
| 1891 |
Thompson & Slattery
listed as proprietors of the Wellington Ward stores,
and also a new shop at 161 Bank St. (3). Also in
1891, Michael died. |
| 1892 |
William died, leaving
Bernard as sole manager of the Slattery interests
. |
| 1895 |
By 1895, Bernard had
sold his interest in Thompson & Slattery and
had entered a partnership with John Terrence. A
further expansion at the By-Ward Market added Stall
B, east side, old Market Building. |
| 1900 |
Two of Bernard's sons,
William and Jack were now employed, William in 1898,
and Jack in 1900. Bernard opened shops in new locations,
starting 1899. During the succeeding years he became
the largest retail butcher in Ontario. |
| 1903 |
About 1903, the Slattery
& Terrence partnership ended, and Bernard acquired
the interests of his deceased half-brothers in the
By-Ward Market. |
| 1904 |
Two new locations had
been added, 655 Somerset (4) and 144 Nicholas (5).Three
of Bernard's sons were employed, William (Bill),
Jack, and Edward. |
| 1910 |
In 1910, the Nicholas
St. and Wellington Ward shops were no longer listed.
Bernard was listed as proprietor of the Bank St.
store, with son Jack manager and another son, Gladstone,
also employed there. Bill was manager of the By-Ward
stores, and Edward was manager of the Somerset store.
|
| 1922 |
Bernard died. His sons
Jack, Bill and Bernard (Bun) purchased the meat
business from their father's estate. Bill managed
the Market store, and Bun the Sparks St. store (formerly
the Wellington Ward store). Jack was employed elsewhere
and did not take an active role in the business
until the late 1930's. |
| 1928 |
Two new locations had
been added at 143 Queen (6) and 890 Queen (7). No
reference to the Bank and Somerset Markets. |
| 1937 |
A major change had occurred
by this year. Only the By-Ward Market is listed,
now as both wholesale and retail. The ownership
has been structured as a company, B. Slattery Ltd.,
with Jack president, Bun vice-president, and Bill
as secretary-treasurer and manager of operations. |
