CHAPTER XVII
LUCAN TOWN
Lucan is the modern name of the old village of Marysville. [...] It is the principle town of the north-eastern section of the county, and the centre of a large trade as well as of a rich agricultural district. During its earlier years, it was looked upon as "the wildest town in Canada;" but descriptions were exaggerated of the evil, and forgotten in toto of the good, parts of the community; until truth came to the rescue and compelled an acknowledgement that, after all, only a few wild visitors made the place notorious. [...] Its grain market was no less celebrated than its cattle trade; so, that while the press was reporting unfavorably on its social condition, society and trade were both flourishing, almost ignorant of the existence of the noisy desperadoes who came occasionally to it to show that a busy trade centre could not continue in its course without a street broil or a tragedy.
[...] Criminal Statistics. — The following table from the criminal statistics gives the ratio of criminals per thousand of population in the cities and chief towns of Ontario.
CITIES AND TOWNS | POPULATION | OFFENCES,TOTAL | RATION TO 1,000 OF THE POPULATION |
---|---|---|---|
Toronto | 126,169 | 4,943 | 39.17 |
Hamilton | 43,982 | 2,377 | 55.17 |
Ottawa | 37,020 | 1,033 | 27.90 |
London | 26,315 | 906 | 34.42 |
Kingston | 15,827 | 474 | 29.94 |
Brantford | 12,570 | 487 | 38.74 |
St. Thomas | 10,271 | 279 | 27.16 |
Guelph | 10,195 | 179 | 17.55 |
Belleville | 10,139 | 299 | 29.49 |
Peterborough | 8,160 | 307 | 35.43 |
Chatham | 8,342 | 175 | 20.97 |
Windsor | 7,608 | 289 | 37.98 |
Woodstock | 7,533 | 336 | 44.80 |