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and woodworking shop were rebuilt into one building which is nor used as the Hatchery. The lumber shed and storage building were built across the street. This was later moved behind the Victor Dinger house and used as a show room and the barn built then now belongs to MR. Dinger. A Mr. Knechtel was in company with John Weber for a short time. Before any blacksmithing was done in his own shop he had the iron work done by different blacksmiths in the village and district and by a Mr. Beech whose shop was across the road in the yard where Mrs. Cassel’s house now stands. Mr. Beech on retiring sold to Mr. Weber who moved the contents to his new building. He had 2 blacksmiths, two helpers, three woodworkers and three painters working for him for several years. The John Weber products were known for miles around and took many prizes at the fall fairs. The buggies were drawn by horse in tandem style in all kinds of weather to all the fairs within twenty-five to thirty miles. On arriving the buggies were washed and polished before they were ready to show. At Rockton fair a competition from St. George remarked “that Dutchman from Dundee comes down here and beats me every time. At New Hamburg the opponent would place his buggies on a drag wagon and bring them to the fair grounds and still could not take the prize. Finally he gave up and did not show his buggies any more.