CLC Diesel Day Newspaper Ads

On August 1, 1951 the Kingston Whig-Standard printed a special section to mark Diesel Day, a celebration at the Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC). On that day, every space around City Hall was filled with cheering crowds as CLC celebrated the completion of its first Confederation (C-Liner) locomotives as part of an order for Canadian Pacific.

This post features several ads conveying good wishes from suppliers as well as notable Kingston businesses. A large full-page ad included the names of some smaller businesses (top photo). Many of the Kingston businesses can be found on my Hanley Spur layout: the Davis Tannery, S. Anglin, the Kingston Shipyards, Canadian Dredge & Dock, Dyeco, Gould Batteries, the Woolen Mill, James Richardson and Sowards Coal.

The full-page version of the multi-business ad: