Canada : a memorial volume : a statistical and descriptive handbook of the Dominion London: E. Stanford, 1889, 969 pgs. Page 77 & 78 WATERVILLE, QUEBEC The village of Waterville is situared on the Grand Trunk Railway, half way between Coaticook and Sherbrooke. The surrounding scenery is very picturesque and the country fertile. The population has doubled in the past four years, and the village is very prosperous. It is amply supplied with water-power, and forms a good site for manufacturers, having convenient shipping facilities and reliable labor supplies. It has a model school, which ranks high among the schools of the Eastern Townships. Here are located the factory and office of MESSRS. GEORGE GALE & SONS, the well known manufacturers of wire spring mattresses. This firm are probably the largest manufacturers of wire mattresses in the world, and their products go to Great Britain, Australia and other foreign countries in large quantities. One-third of their entire product goes to Great Britain, where they have regular agencies. =================