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Ad
1886
Mystic, Québec, Canada

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Another ad, published this time in 1886, invites people to a picnic in Mystic, not far from Farnham, being hosted by the League of Temperance. The ad mentions that a special train will run between Mystic and Farnham in order for travelers to be able to used the main train line that goes through various small towns such as Sutton.

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Letters and postcards
1900
Sutton, Québec, Canada

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Another novelty of this train was daily mail delivery. A special postal wagon was attached to the train and was described by a Montreal journalist of "The Gazette" who was traveling on the inaugural trip as being: "… well furnished with pigeon holes and with other equipments for facilitating Post Office work ". Not only did this service accelerate the delivery of mail between Montreal and the different small towns, but also between the towns themselves.

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Advertising leaflet
1939

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The railway also allowed Sutton producers to export excess produce such as milk, vegetables, maple sirop and wood. Mr. Naaman O'Brien, for instance, sold his maple products all over Canada and beyond. In this leaflet Mr. O'Brien informs potential buyers that with the train transportation, a shipment of 90lbs of maple products going from Sutton to Winnipeg would cost an extra $2.80, which would be billed to the buyer.

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Veener Mills
1908
Sutton, Québec, Canada

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This now meant that transformed goods such as wood could now be sold on a much larger scale. One of the companies that did just that was the "Manual Bros. Company and Veneer" which operated in Sutton around 1908.

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Godue Casket Manufacturing Company, Sutton
1910
Sutton, Québec, Canada

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Founded in 1890, the "Godue Casket Manufacturing Co. Ltd.", which made coffins, also took advantage of the new railway to sell its products outside Sutton.

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Tool shafts
1940

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Another company, which benefited greatly from the train, was the "Darrah Brothers Company" of Sutton established in 1922. This company built tool shafts for American and Canadian companies and transformed the walnut needed by the Australian Company called Slazenger, which made tennis racquets. Later, around 1950, the "Darrah Brothers Company" provided South-African companies with several shafts. All of these products were shipped by train either to their final destination or toward ports for good going overseas.

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Bowling pins
1940

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These bowling pins were built in the 1950s by the Darrah Brothers Company of Sutton and then exported via train to the U.S.A or Ontario. This ‘candle-pin' type of bowling pin was not popular here in Quebec.