The fox ranching industry created a need for cold storage for meat and fish for fox feed. The Ellerslie Cold Storage Co. Ltd. was incorporated on October 8, 1919. Directors were: William Burleigh of Ellerslie, Farmer; George F. Walsh Of Ellerslie, Railway Man; R. Clifford Hayes of Bideford, Farmer; Joshua Henderson of Freeland, Farmer; Roderick J. McNeill of

Financial statement for the Ellerslie Cold Storage Co. Ltd. dated November 20, 1923. —FROM PAULINE MILLAR COLLECTION

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