Mills There were several mills in or near Cardigan . William Beaton operated a mill at Beaton 's Bridge, Head. In 1885, at the head of the river, built a carding, grist and saw mill, all of which remained popu¬ lar with the local farmers until the buildings were destroyed by fire in 1900. The Cardigan Milling Company , run by William MacEachern , operated by steam and was located across from the Cardigan Garage. Many saw mills were located in Cardigan to serve the shipbuilding industry. One such mill was James E. MacDonald 's old store, which was hauled across the ice to be used as a mill for John A. MacDonald 's shipyard in 1918. ^^m^^ M BrMfc **■ - HI M — (^ i .npp»«^ •1 John A. MacDonald 's sawmill and Sullivan's forge. Other names connected with the milling business were: Messrs. Rhyland , John G. Scrimgeour , Ferguson, Gordon, John Geoff and Angus Stewart . Neil Nicholson built a store between Harold Brothers ' and Marion MacKenzie 's present homes. Wellington McLaren, who previously operated a store, went into business with Mr. Nicholson under the name of Nicholson and McLaren. Neil MacKay later operated this store. Lee Allan ran a store in the same building and a co-op was housed there for a time. In 1959, the building was used as a feed mill operated by Peter Nabuurs and Martin VandenBroek . It was destroyed by fire in 1969. The property for a new mill was purchased from All Saints Parish, Richard Quinn , and Linwood MacNeill. On April 28,1970, the mill was opened and did a thriv¬ ing business, until July 2,1984, when fire once again struck. The mill was rebuilt on the same site and continues to operate today. In 1954, John G. and Francis MacDonald of started a farm produce business in Cardigan called MacDonald Bros . They were in the business of buying and shipping potatoes and selling fertilizers, grain and potato sprays. MacDonald Bros , served the Montague, Cardigan , Dundas and Fortune areas as well as farther afield. Three frostproof potato storages were built close to the railway station in 33