Electrical Development Company of Ontario certificate of stock ownership, ca. 1910.
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Cameron, Chantal
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A blank certificate of stock ownerhsip in the Electrical Development Company of Ontario, ca. 1910.
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The Electrical Development Company of Ontario was created in 1903. It was one of three private power companies that had water power leases with the Niagara Parks Commission, but was the only one that was financed with Canadian capital. The company built the Toronto Power Generating Station at Niagara Falls beginning in 1906, and the power house was completed in 1913. During the construction, there was much debate about whether the utility should remain privately operated or become a public utility. In 1920, the company became part of the public utility.