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TOM WHITE _ Lot 2, Con. 4. ALEXANDER WAHASALO _ Lot 10, Con.4 Tom White came to the Sudbury district Alex Salo came from Kauhajoki, Vaasa, Finland from Owen Sound, and his wife Janet (nee Mador) to work at the mine in Creighton in 1912. He from Portage duFort, Quebec. Mr. White‘s married Elviira Pleuna in 1918. They had four father had come to Canada from Scotland and children: Walter, Wilfred and Viljo, of Waters, his mother from England. and Evelyn (Mrs. Miso) of Burlington. Mr. White was employed by INCO at Copper In 1920 Mr. Wahasalo (Salo) bought 275 acres Cliff so he moved his family to Snider Townâ€" from P. Flora of Creighton for $3,500.00, and ship. He died in 1923 while a resident of started a chicken and dairy farm with his wife. Snider Township, and his widow moved to They operated the farm together for 40 years. Waters Township in 1929 with her 8 children: Their first house was built beside the i01d Jim, now in Sudbury; George, in Toronto; HIghway 17, being 2 storey, frame construction Lillian Blanchette, in Sudbury; Jean Balaster with tin siding. A 60 foot log barn was also in Thompson, Man.; Hilda Laframboise, in built behind the house. Their livestock conâ€" Waters; Alma Brosseau, in Toronto; Victor, sisted of 5 in all, bought from Mr. Antti Pleuna in Barrie; and Charles, in Waters. Mrs. of Waters at $120.00 each. White purchased 80 acres from Joe Hampton Water was obtained from a well, with a at $6.25 per acre. On the property was * pressure pump. a frame house 16‘ by 30‘ which had been In the 1930‘s Alex Salo was a familiar sight built by Joe Hampton. _ The first barn, in Creighton as a milk man peddling from door of logs, 16‘ by 30‘ was built in 1929, to door. He also sold other farm produce. When and housed 1 cow, 1 horse, a few pigs and the dairy opened in Creighton the milk was chickens bought in Azilda. The water delivered to the dairy for pasteurization. supply was from a well. Part of these lands were sold to the Township The present house was built by Mrs. for use as the Cemetery. The remainder of the White‘s three sons, and electricity was lands were subdivided and is now comprised of installed in 1960 and a telephone in 1962. Birchglen Avenue and Westview Crescent, The present barn was built in 1938. A new house was built by Mr. Salo and his son: Mrs. White and her family carried on as well as a new barn, but the barn has now been mixed farming and had a large vegetable torn down to make way for the subdivision, garden to sustain the family. As well as dairy products the Salo‘s carried Mrs. White sold the property in 1945 on mixed farming, growing hay, cats, rye, wheat , to Carman Fielding, who in turn sold parts potatoes and vegetables. of it to Taisto Sirkka and John Maki. Mrs. Salo died in 1959 and Mr. Salo in 1970 . Mrs. Janet White passed away in 1956. {information from son Walter Salo) (submitted March 1972)