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Read more about the article MATTHEWS-WELLS: As Good As the Rose Is Beautiful
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MATTHEWS-WELLS: As Good As the Rose Is Beautiful

“As good as the rose is beautiful.” This was the slogan for the Rose Brand products made by Matthews-Wells in their plants. They opened the Guelph plant on Victoria Road…

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October 20, 2022
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Norway Iron and Steel: An Experiment that Failed

In 1894 William S. Patterson took his plans for a rolling mill to the Guelph Board of Trade. The following year, several of Guelph’s astute business entrepreneurs got together to…

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October 9, 2022

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