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A Historical and Statistical Review of the PACIFIC TERMINUS of the C. P. R. Vancouver's Ppogress. Brier Outline of its WoiMlerriil Hist or. V. ■IIIK .'ITV's KAHI.Y IIIMTOUV. IN 1HS5, a traveller on the tlic^. last and eoininoilidUii xtcaiiier Maude, from Victoria to Uurrard Inlet, would observe on entering the Inlet on IiIh right or south sidn, a few acattering huilding, along the shore line of the deep bay, then, as HOW, called Coal Harbor. Thi» hamlet went by the name of (taatowii, after a resident known as "(iassy .lack," who kept a saloon there, although the name given it ou the maps and by which it was officially known was (iuANVll.r.K. To reach this placft of posdil>ly loO inhabitants the traveller was o1dii;ed to disembark at the wharf at Hastings mill, about half a mile cast of the village, ajid troin tlicro tlir.'ad his way as best he cimid along a narrow trail, tiirougl' dense timber to the only places ot public accommodaln.u to bt then found on Burrard lulut. 'i'liere wei 1 at this time thico small hot'ls kept by .1. (irittiths, A. .loiinstoue.aml lo^cpli NbnuMon, for the aooommodi'tiori of Jie logijers, *ljo made (rrauville i.n<;ir ncadciuartBrs when n it employed in tlie camps in the vicinity, and also for the fov/ visitors whom chance or the weekly steamer from the Island brought there. This place in IHT'J had boon surveyail and platted as a townsite and a few lots (t)(i and i:«) had been sold from *.")0 to $\00, accord- ing to their location, to persons then resid- ing in the place, liut so little wag thought ot the situation and prospects that only about thirtettn lots were bought, and in 1878 a reserve was laid on the townsite and kept thereon until tnc advent of the Can- adian Pacific Railway, when by an act of Parliament this townsite touother with . L. S., the company's lirat Lmd Commissioner here. At this date (ISfSo), the only streets were Water from Carrall to Abbott, and Carrall from the water to the intersection of Cordova with tliat street, ami with the exception of tlie two roails leading to the place, one from the Nortli Arm of tin,' Fra.ser River, the other by way of Haitingn froiK New Westminster. The whole country was a dense forest of Douglas lir, hemlock, spruce, and ueilar trees of an enormous size, each variety bu- ing very plentiful, and the ground between them a literal jungle vicimtv niii^' t be named, R. H .\lexaiiilcr, i.iw ut then, maoagor ol the H,>-tiiig-i Saw .\lills, .1. .\lillor, MOW I'ostiii'itei of V'liiieum'er, then tiovernm.'iit iij;,Mit for iht: disiriet of U.ir- rard Inlet; J. Ihinlley tlien I'loviiieial i'rn- stable and Collector, now H(^'lth ami Li- cense Inspector of the city; -1. .Manilion, then proprie or of tlie leaiLiig hotel, tiie • iranville, now a large ni'opirty owner in the city and Mayor ot li nven Uluml; K. -McKeiiilry, U. McWIluglitiiii, X. .lohn.itone. ■ J. (irillitlis and a number of others, who l^ve seen the grand transformation ell'ccteil of a veritable howling wilderness into a ^olid, substantial, compa^'t and ever pro- gressive city ot about bS.OOl) in'iabitants, with a near future before it, seldoine<[iialleil in the world's history and never excell(;fl. With these few preparatory remarks oi; ijli^^ early history ot the (lUieen City ot th%\(Je«t?, we will now leave (lastown or Cranville, as it was more properly called and proceed to note brielly and succinctly thj.' •! Jal^ {flVlCi growth, progress and position 5h ' I "\ J • • • •• • , VANl'OI'VKI! CITV. and this will be be;' subserved by starting with January 1st, IHljIi. At this period in the histoi y of the embryo city it was known for a oertanity that the greatest trans- continental line of railway the world had ever seen would s'lortly be extended to this place, and all deulit waj removed as to its future by the fact that actual construction of the extension from the "statutory ter- minus," at Port Moody, was under way. Capitalists, speculators, real estate agents, intending investors, 1)oth great and small, bigaii to Hock in until all the available aceommoilation was lilleil to overHowing and pri'inmms \< ere freely ofl'ered many and many a night for die privilege of a bed or place to rest upon; billiard tables and other such "soft places" lieing eagerly sought after. With this rush of newcomers came the large corps of engineers, road makers anil otiier liaDdicraftsmcn cngageil in the constrnetion of the road and the snrvey of the town, and also a 1 irge force of laborers, worliing for parties who hail contracted to clear the site of the future city. This large inllux of people naturally invited the im- iiH'iliate erection of large numbers ot build- ings for their accomodation, and fabulous sti'iies are told of the citgerness with which buildings were leased even bi .'ore the fonn- datioi's were laid or the material ourchased with whicli to build them. Many a time during this year teams were seen waiting their turn ut the saw mil) foi- tlie lumlicr to be sawn that was to comprise their loads, and often rluriiig tliese stirring times has tlie loi^ lying in the water at the mill atd '• light in the morning iieen traiisforoied into UiMiber, hauled to town, been nailed in place on a shack and ofl'ered shelter to the owner while enjoying his night's repose in oue and the same day. In fact such was t'.;e demand for building material, skilled labor to handle it, an 1 for buddings when finished that the lirst Council of the city, when-' elected to ollicc in May, 1S8'\ had no place, nor could a place he oljtained ii' iviiich to transact the civic business and they were forced to be content witli quarters placed at ^^eir^disyosal in the dining-room of the '.•Pr«vineia{(;'oi}siabki,.aiid Collector's house, *, Vi} *th>^ n*» *Jv«r(* i/iJv^ itjuids Fire Hall, No. ■ ' 1, oji«lV'atei; stre'et.•*.J^J^B/e limited ijuartcu (a rrtfl.Ji ifl'iiut 10x14) 'ctey occupied unti'. the •illrfaiftiTins li»e of .hine ll'cli, of that . /'»'■, JforJ(};»l}ijii jl] ijtuiino^n with every , other Jnhjijtinj'/if jfl\c, lOTceVi* abandon it. • fl\)re flMitifiirnlusfbe iiilJe of this. IllK, KlUSI rOlNTIL of the City of Vancouver, for to thcin in a gntat measure the prosperity, growth and progress of the city is due. Coming into ,1\ r^n'j'^ SOUVENIR EDITION VANCOUVER DAILY WOULD. office, as thoy did, with not a dollar in the treasury, a:id no present means of ruising money, much neelt,07>).aiicl a pcijiii- lation estflultwtaf li.iliwJ. ; Jth/! C'anailtaii I'acitic KaClw»y« f'lViTlJitliJ -utoJ . Jjjocetiileil. with the erection of miitalile whiirves and warehouses for tlie accommodation of the China and Japan trade and a line of steam- ers were placed on this route, thus adiling another cnannci of trade to those already instituted by way of I'ortland, Oregon and California. The etfect of this was imini'di- ately ftdt by the impetus given to building in the vicinity of the docks and by the in- tlux of tourists brought hither by the knowledge that a new, expeilitious, short, cheap and all-iiritish rail ami steamer route had been openeil up between the Occident and Orient. Tncse causes, together with the establishmentduring this year of a num- ber of other m.uiuiactuniig establishinentu, principally in iron ,1101 wood, and the large ex[)enditure made by the corporation in the opening up of streets, and building of side- walks, erection of public buildings, per- manent system of sewerage, combined to cause the year 1888 to be a continuance of rllK KUA OF I'llOSI'KK fV that had dawned upon the city after the great tire, and this prosperity is amply evidenced by the increase in the number of buildings and population. The buildings in Deccember 1H8S, nnmoeie.l ll.il), the popu- lation 0,.")00, with an assessed valuation of S(i.2.'i."),8.'i7.00. The year KSSl) witneesed a repetition of the former marvellous and unprecedented growth of the city. Unddings of greater beauty and value were erected tliaii in form- er years, in fact some of these erected dur- ing this period would rival iiriny of tlmse in older and more pretentious cities, (i is and electric lighting were introduced and used for both pulilic and private use; new lines of steamships were inaugurated and placed in siieeessful operiition An agree- iiient was entered into with responsible parties for the iniiugiiratioii of an elHeieiit electric tramway on the principal streets of t!ie city and a system of waterworks put in operation cr.":ible of supplying a city of rO,(KK) inhabitants with pure water and ample pressure for lire and manufacturing purposes. With tliese additional advant- ages is it any wimder that wi' timl the year IS.SKcloseiiig with the nuiiiberof buddings in- ereaseil to I'.l.'iti, the po|iulatioii increased to l.'l.OOO and the assessed value ol property to *i),.jl7,4Sl). The year 1890 found the City of Vancou- ver in possession of a popul.ition of lo.COO, with buildings iiumbei'iiig :.'04li iiid an ass- essed valuation in round numbers of SIO,- 000,000 and containing within its limits about 4.') miles of sidewalks HO miles of graded streets, 7i miles of permanent sew- ers, of the most modern design, 1 1 cliurches, .) public si-ho(dliou.ses, City hall, jail, 2 lire halls; a Well organized piiid lire department, 2 large inm foundries, 7 luinber mills, sugar relinery, 1 sinelter. Provincial (iov- ernment Imildiiigs and County court house, 3 chartered banks, .">o hotels, a complete and etiicient telephone service, an electric tramway on six streets, a rate of taxation of only one per cent, and a tiitme before it siieli as no ci';y has ever yet had, standing as it does iiiidwav on the shortest route be- tween lireat liritain on tlnone hand and ' li(>r niosi remote eobiiiies of Hong Kong and • ^usU'ilia oil thi; otie-r — t route admitted til ♦'r the sliortest, ajeeisiblo at all time.i of the Ncaidii Ibitish snd its entire length — • lunt Ml x manner inuring the whole north- • LVfrheiniiptliere tributary to it by standing • if» tt "4 'Pes at the i;aii;«av ok llIK I'ACIKIr tbroiiiih which in time must come not mily the .lapaii and China trad • for Canaila and Britain, but also for the United States as well as the trade of Australia, the Sknd- wich and South Sea Islands, Horneu, the riiillipine Islands and Malay Archipel«go. This is no fancy sketch of the future, but is based on the ordinary laws of commeroe and trade, which must of necessity uek the shorter, and consqncntly the cheaper, route for its commodities to hope to compete in the markets of the world. It is no n>or» than Just to expect a repetition of by-gono history, which in the case of this, the City of Vancouver, wouli' warrant the predic- tion that 111 the yeai 1010 where to-day stands a city of 18,000 inhabitaats there will be a city uneijualled in si/.c, importftnoe and wealth on the shores of the Pacific, with lines of ocean steamers plying to all p( rts of the trans-Paciric, with railroads ce itering here from all parts of the Paoitic ("o 1st and the North-west, extending from the United States northwards to Alaska — a city second to none in the liominion of Canada — a veritable modern shipping am. eomincrcial Tyre. LOCATION OF VANCOUVER. Kveryone visiting Vancouver will admit that it is difficult to conceive of a site more ad- mirably adapted for the situation of a great commercial ciiv than the peninsula upon which this city is located. 5fature and the development of commerce in the greater part (d' thisliemisphere both point to Vancou- ver as the inevitable site of one of the great eommercial centers of the world. It is the gateway through which must pass a lirge slure of the enormous trallic of the globe. Upon one side rolls the vast Pacific, bear- ing from the distant shores of .lap.au and Cliina, of Australia and New /ealand, of the hundreds of isles of the southern seas, the huge cargoes that go to swell the com- merce of nations. Their destination is to the uttermost parts of the worlil, but they come lirst to Vancouver. On the other side of this city is the great continent of North America with its mines, forests, agricultur- al lands, manufactures, growing cities and unlimited wealth. Tlie location of this city is one of the most beautiful that could be imagined and its surroundings are a source of neverfailing delight to inhabitants and visitors. In this respect no other city of the I'acitic coast of North America can con.parewi h it. Ceutly rising from the south shore of Uurrard Inlet on the north side, and from the waters of False Creek on the south, those of the two lulets beini; only separated liy a narrow ne.k of Ian 4 almost in the centre of the city, the site presents every feature that is desirable, whether re- gardeil from the immense importance of a seaport, which its miles of water front make it;* fro. II the convenience to the residents which the shape of the peninsula affords as regards business, or from the advantage — from a sanitary point of view, tile laud rising with a graceful inclini! from thl' water's edge, it enjoys of a foresh ire clearly deliued and allowing a facility in draining that makes it one of the cleanest and most beautiful cities on the co;itiiienl. Tnu scenery that surrounds the city is migiiilicsnt Across the harlior towers the grand range of the Cascades, stretching far as the eye can reach, snow covered in winter, and ou the loftier summits wearing its snowy incntle far iuUi the slimmer. At all seasons these moun- tains are a beautiful oiiject fm- the eye to lest upon, especially upon a clear day, when thiir splendid panorama Is fully nn- I \4 I -f' I Sand- eu, the ipelago. I, but ia mnieroe leeU the If, route ipete ill lO H>OP« l>y-gund the City a predic- e to-day nta there portanoe e PaciHc, ig to all railroads lie Paoitic ling from Alaska — iiiiiioii of [ling aiu. JVER. will admit te more ad- lit a great laula upon re and the he greater to Vancou- if the great It is the liiaa a lirge the glolMJ. loitic, liear- f .lapan and Zealand, of ithern seas, II the com- latiou is to 1(1, Imt they le other side pnt of North agricultur- g cities and I of this city at could he ire a source lahitauts and other city of America can rom the south le north side, ;reek ou the ,s lieinij only ,f Uiiii almost > site prosents , wliether re- iiportance of a ■front make it;*_ i.siilciit< wliich irds as regards itage — from a kud rising with water's edge, •ly delined and jj that makes mint beautiful I Hceiiery that licdut Across lid range of the le eye can reach, d oil the loftier intntla far into H tUi'se moun- (oi' the eye to n a clear day, iia IS folly ""• ^;". \-ii i:-. i . i; ■ / H^' \ MOI'VKNIH KDITIoN VANCOUVKK DAfLY WOULD. folUd Ui tiMi i)li«(< iiiiiniiitH III tliii |iriiiifiv.kl fiirvntii (III wliluh tint wiiiMiiiwii'it nun nc'Arci! nniiiiH tii Iium; iiiiiilit iUi:lf fnlt, Kiir |ili:tiir>: III liroit'l mill KtMiiglit ntroi'tn, grniliiil iiiiil |iluiik<'il. Th'i imrt iiiii^t ctoiiL'ly Ixiilt liuii itluiiK lliii tinrliiiri iiml in thin pnrtioii nf tint city liiiiiilriMU of lliio iMHincHi pruiiiiws liavi) lii'i'ii tiri'cUfil, wliluli wiinlil An orcdit til till) liuNt ittri^i't^ III Tnrniitn, Moiitrt'.'il or niiy III tliii Inruiir oitltm ihtdkh thu lionler. I'rlvuUt t'uiiii|it ol liritli>li I'liliiiiibia north of the 41)ih partIM, and takii.g everything into con- •i y.uds, this entrance, form- ing a strait about one mile in Icngtii. Up- on a vessel roundinu Iboi^kton I'oiiit, at the eastern extremity of Hie strait fiinninn the entrance to Vaiiciiiivcr harbor proper, an expanse of land Im:, id waters trending eastward for .some thirteen niiie.<, and having an average breadth of nvir two miles, bursts upon the view of the iiaviuator with neither reef, sho.vl, nor rock to obstruct his pro^'re.ss. This sheet of water lias "J.") miles of water surface available for harbor purposes, a liar- bor not only sullicieiit to float the combiued navies of the world, Imt also the greater portion of the inereliaut marine, (lood anchorage at reasonable depth is obtainable at all stages of the tide over tlie greater portion ot this vast water area, and ships of the greatest draught can anchor within one hundred yards of tlie shore line in any part. Tlie entrance to the liarlior is so easy if access tliat large s^iling vessels of from l,,")!)!) to "J, ."nil) tiMis register have at dill'erent times sailed in and dropped anchor at the resiiective saw mills without any assistance from pilot or towlioat. What has cost other seaports vast expenditures to provide, nature has ureseiited as a free gift to Vancouver, and there is notliing to de- tract from tlie possibility of lauding, hand- ling and di^triliuling iiiercliandise froiii the shipping at a cost which cannot be done at any other port on the coast. Tlio harlior is entirely free from high winds, so that a Vessel once moored need not be secured in any other manner than liy her one anchor, if in the stream, or by the same mooring as she would use if in an artilicial dock at other ports. No sea ever forms on the sur- face of this harbor. The thermometer, even on the coldest day in the year, never regis- ters below zero and very seldom register- ing even that low. THE CITY'S INDUSTRIES. Situated on the shores of this unrivalled harbor are tlie following luiiuiifacturing es- tablishments; two iron foundries and machine shop.-:, two sliip building yards, six saw mills, one .sliiiigle mill, a lime kiln, a sugar retinery, a smelter, and about three miles of dockage for vessels of the largest draught, representing a capital invested of over !'"J,O(K),O00. Steam ferries ply between the City of Vancouver, on the south shore of this harbor, with .Moodyville, Hastings, the Mission, North N'aucoiiver, Capilano. North Arm and I'ort .\loody, and telepuone and telegraph commuiiication is made from Vancouver to all these points. Outside of the harbor proper, in the bay formed by I'oint (Jrey on the south and I'oint Atkin- son on the northj lies Kiiglisli Uiy, a large well sheltered roadstead, with good anchor- age and protected from all winds by the surrounding high lauds to thu north, south, and east, and by a shoal formed by tho do- posits from tho Kraser River ou the south thus giving tho port <. Vancouver a natural inner and outer harbor superior in all res- pects, both as to size, security, location aud adaptability, to any that inin over with unlimited capital cmild possibly prmluce — a port and harbor that will undoubtedly in the near future lie as well known and as iiinch sought after as any on tho i'acitia coast — surrounded, as it is, by so many nat- ural advantages and backed up by tho trado of not only the Dominion of Canada, but also by that of nearly the whole of tho British Kinpire aud a large portion of tho United States. Into this magnilicunt har- bor will continue to uomo iu largely in- creasing numbers from month to month, anil from year to year, vessels hailing from every port of comiiierte in the world, and there is certainly accommodation for all. The harbor is always full of shipping, some of them coiisting craft aud steam tugs ; others large steamers and sailing ves.scls for the ocean trade, for China, Ja- pan, Australia, South Sea Islands, the I'acilic coast, the Kistern States and Europe. Vancouver s position an a seaport is un- rivalled, as the trade of Canada with the Urieat, Australia ami the Islands of the Pacilic ocean must ultimately center here. Here too will be tae great distributing point for the Mainland of British Columbia, and at no distant day Vancouver must become for the western half of Canada what Mont- real is for the eastern half. With all the advantages endowed by nature, with the magnilicent wharves already built and the large graving dock shortly to be built, Vaucouver's position aa Tin; .SEAroivr OK iiiB North Pacifu; is assurred. A GRATIFYING RECORD. ST.VIlSlIl'.S KKO.M MAVOK OrPKNHEIMEll's ME.SSAliK TO THE lOrSt'Il., JANl AUY .vni, I8i)l. [n'hlHtrii. hiriMol -iiuiiKi; A 'o. 0/ Oiv. Wag Kill]). Ncwsjiapers t :!.,,uoo 1 r.:,,ooo Hti Jill) priu't olllces lO.UOl) li.uOO IS Mim; Kilns • lO.OJO 0,000 17 Siu-'iir KcHiicry 2I)0.U0(I 110,000 oO Kouii'lrics A; iniich- liic shops iHri.ooo ii.J.OOO 105 Viiniimvcr ti. Co ■200,000 60,000 50 Taiiuery- ,1,000 4.00 6 stciini liiuudry . r...)00 4.000 10 H. . Dan'i; I'o. i.'i.ooo r.,000 30 Viin'ver .\I, ,4 T. lo.. :i.).ooo l.H,000 40 Saliiioii ranuerics i.'iO.ooo 12,000 200 llni'kyiiriis ;i.").ooo IM.OOO 40 Soaji works 10,000 :!,000 a Hrrweriis . r.u.ooo l..,.,00 IH Bakeries 10.000 10,000 ■2.'i Hlaeksmiths l.'i.OOO ,s,000 10 HoHtliuIl crs — l.'i.OOO 10,000 10 Kookhiiuleis. .'i.OOO .■.,000 10 Ilottliut; ■2,000 :!,OuO -1 Csiiiiy factory 10,000 .1.000 10 CoiiperaKe l,.'iOO l,."iUO 2 Kleetric Triiiiiwuy A l.lxhtiiii.' Co :fJ0,0UO IW.OOO 4j Tai oriUK Do ,000 54,000 60 HiiklUK' powder . 0,000 '2,000 :) Vau'vcr Water ('o , L'.iO.OOO 12,000 15 Port .Mooilv Saw Mills ■JO,lj(H) 1. '1,000 37 Cll'^'.Ullv ,t 111 ;,o,ooo ■20,000 40 Van sliluKle Mill ■20,000 •22,000 40 Koval Cltv IMiiuinK Mills l.s.-,,000 72,000 '.10 Com'clal .Mills .. 100.000 :»i.000 70 .Min>e iV liiiUKS 1.0,000 10.1)00 70 Ha^tlll^;s Mill ,.0',1,000 loO.OOO 30O .Moodyville Mill ■2. .0,000 KO.OOO 18f> Vuiiiouver .Mill ,>o.ooo 24 000 ,"i0 Keefcr'M|imr'v 10,000 10,000 12 C. 1'. K. Slioiis, etc .. r.oo.ooo ■100,000 600 Total of ind'rs .... *3,3"!l,000 %Uin,mi •2,307 MOl'Vr.NIU KIHTloV VANColVKlJ DAILY WOULD. nr*ti»iv» tilt m *i«^j»« >* / 'I /I |)ry (iiMxU, iviml i) uitti « ll'ltt'ruti- llHrilwHif, I'O Hum HlltrlliTlliy i..l- iiu'i fhim» un.itni VI i/*«'r tit.lttn Kiiriiilnrv i.tlfi limn «ti ttittliti Kil-ll. KHIIK . W< ftt^ti lilllltlilKljr .unit Xiiii'l\ity ,li.uti Ire ^Wilii Jli|l«IU'i>« ttinet \ urn JvW'elWf)', irt< '/iWCr Oairitfji r/i'ili I»rB! • /, fifiM liri'^viDMkiiJK Fmii y K'">')» CrWl K4<'.| l.|.,]^^ (/(.<.«( Kloni.if. eii' ) y#«r Klllll noit;* fM'<«i * >(.«*! HillMiT*' iij»Uijii(J» WflHK Ui'iiiim. l.JtUi 1 ilili-llKilJiWt i./Wf Ciml iMi-K liuut* 'ai.lftn (■•(iiiiiilioiiii UMrti.< 111.1011 iiiutriui'itt ilti.ttii I'aliili'r* «ii;i"iu w«t«f . .,,. ^,./«/ B»rl>friiii< «««. Kurrlrttfre iiii4ti J)ai)».» '.)U<*; /* MiTi AtlfKr 'ltd, A»«>«r» ,.^i«( M^iiU'lduu .■<«>» fMf,«»> Mt'llii Ml lllfU.<(*< |#i /../«! 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IMNNI r.'.mio j.ii,iHm I'lii.iimi '.'.ill. mid . ml mm ll.i.lHKI imi.iimi '.HI. mm .'. ii.mm Mi.i,mKi lii.miii iim.iimi liKi.mHi ifiii.iii'iii.mHi ill mm mm M .mm l.'.MO.mHI »l'J.K.il,imii 7im.imii ir.M.'i.iHiii Inc liMlii«Irlrs llll«t|lH"**it'»i .luiiil . K//I/.- liithM4itl. t'tiid. t''"'i' t ::. I7.'.im) (LliiI, .ml -.'..-ir :;.ii|-.iKHI l.7:il.-im '.'.::wi r.'.iiil.mm l.7.'ll,mKI l.OKp.IKH) \.'.im ■...■'..0,0(10 TmIiiI Cll|>illl1 ill rriuli' .*ji'..ii:'.i'.,viKl I'niiil \\i\\iv< I'liiil ll.liiH.mm NiimUTiif Kiiiitliiyi'4 fi.'.l:' Cn(ilt«I "if Vanki 'rrailin;: in \iiii'iii vcr |:i...iKlii.miO AiniiiiMt iif I'li'ilii liiiiinivi'ini'iiti' i. iiiimi linciit^il in Uciil K.»tKi.,- lii.mHi.iiim !ini,.>.ti'il ill HipliliiiL'- .i.imil.aw As a Riilway Centre. Tlmt N'mi'- .» > • ■• ilestiiiijil to lifioiiH,' tliu railway T tlie Nortli I'mitic cdiUMt JH cvidi tliu fiiL't tliiit all rail- ways, traiHciiiii . .lal a^ Hill an onast liiii'M, iiro I'itlier lioro alreaily or an? Iioailina for iliia city ami it.s iiiirivalli'il h.ir- 1)111', wliii.^e t'aiiiL' lia.i already cMimiiIi'iI all (ivor tlif wiirlil an luiitig tlio sair-t .iiul iiiu.it iii'«iral)K; liarlmr anil ani-horaL'i' (irnimil on the raoilii: coast. Here an; already louati'il tilt) htailiiUarters for tin; olhi.-iaiH of tlic I'aeitic Division of tlu' L'aiiailian I'aeilic ]{ail»'ay. In a short time it is exiiccteil the I ireat Xnrthi-rii will lie cxteinU-il from Live'-|)(iiil. iin tile south side of the Kr.iser, to \aiieoiiver. It is a foregime coiicliisioii that the Northern I'aeilic Hailway w ill like- wise liiid its Northern outlet on Hiirrard In let, and at Vaaciiuver. Inadditnm to these great trnnseontinental liaiiils of steel it is certain that lines will lie extended all through the HU|)erI) valley of tlio Kraaer from Vancouver. In the course of a few weeks the twin cities of Vancouver anil New Westminster will lie connected hy an electric railway service, whilst another in in eonteinplate from the Inlet to the Kraser river on through the fertile niuniciiiality of Itichmond to Ladner's Jjanding. In brief Vancouver, is hound to liecoine as great a railway ci^ntre as it w ill lie a .ship- ping ami a commeicial emporum. The ea.se with whicii it can he reached from all parts of the continent liy laud, and the unrivalled advantage it enjov.s in its magniliceiit liar- lior, which practicalilv emliraces the wliole of ISurrard Inlet and Knglisli Hay, renders the city a most desirable point for railway uorpuratiuus tu ruauh. THE BANKING HOUSES. ^ \N« IM \ KU'S ^|OM-:r.\lt\ I.NMTITI- TIONS AMI TIIKIK « '.AflTAI.. W.llMMIO.dlM) 4'iiiili'iilli'il liv III)- 4'liiii'li'r- eil KiinliH lliilnic IIiimIiii*<4s In \iiiiriiii. vcr- -.lliiiii(liiiii'4> of .^loni*,v To r (til llimhicNM riir|iosci*. Kew cities ill the rroviiiee possess sui'li banking facilities as does the City of Van- eoiiver. liesides the three large and in- Miiential bank.", vi/: The l!aii!v of ISritisli • olumhia, the Hank of British North Amer- ica and the llin', of .Montreal, tlierearetwo private banliiiig houses; those of HewicAC it Wulllsiilin, and (,'aseineiit it C'riery, e.ieh of which transacts a ueneral banking business of coiisiilerable dimeiisions. The eliartereil banks report a year of general Hatisfactory results and a large increa.se in business and ilep.i«its nver former yeirs. The outlook is regariled as viry encouraging and business is vieweil by the local man- agers as very bright for the coining year. Bank of British Columbia. This solid and iiilliicnti.tl linancial insti- tiilion is the oldest ban'; in British ("olum- bia. It was iv-tiblished in this city .Sept. 1st, 18S(), «ith .\lr .1 ('. Keith as manager. The blink has a eapiial of t:i()l)O,()00, of which t.'(il)0,OUll is p.iid up. Its accmiiu- lated suridiis is C-'j.'i.OdO. The pres- ent directors are Robert (iillespie, chairman ; K !■ ii Colville, de|iiily i.liairm.in; .lames Aiidersun, Thus. lr. Keith IS one of our moat progressive and intluential citizens, ai"' is tlioroughly nleiiti- lied with every enterprise to advance the city's interests. Bank of British North America. This banking institution is one of the stauncliest linancial corporations in the Dominion. The bank was incorporated by Hoy at charter; has a |iaid capital of fl,t)0l),()0O sterling : lid a reserve fund of t;!()."i,000. The court of directors is com- posed of ilie folliuving well known gentle- men: .1. il. lirodie, .lohn .lames Cater, Henry K. Karrer, (iaspard T.irrer, Kich.inl II. i;lyn, K. A. lloare, II. .1. H. Kendall, ■I. .1. Kingsfonl, Frcdi ric Lubbock and • Jeo. IJ. Whatman with \. (i. Wallis secre- tary. The head ollice of the. bank is locat- ed in St. .lames street, .Montreal, of which .Mr. K. K. (irindley is (leneral .Maiiiiger and K. Stanger, Inspector. Tliey have branches and agencies in all the principal cities of Canada and also curre.-pondents iii KnglanJ, £S. INHTITI'- TAI.. • riiiirlt-r- \ tllH'IIU- fur nil y iif Vim- ^'n itiiil in- llf liritinli iirtli Amur- uTciiri' twii (if Ufwioliu ,t (.'riiTy, n\ liiiiikiiiij lidiii. Till' uf Kuiii'ml inoruiiHe in rmiT yi^iiH. IdCitI mull- iiig year. ibia. iiiciiil iiisti- tisli Culuiii- JH rity .Sept. in iii^iuu|{er. ()IM),II00, c,f ll^i iicciiiim- I'liu pros- it lUeapii', y cliiiiniiaii; lillf.-pii'. Sir I. C, «'. H , lliu oimrt i)t hiLsiiiuss i.s rrexpimilt'iits K-iiml <:itie.i r:il liuik l.kiik ii'is inriit, re- ar upwarils, llf 4 pereeiit. the liiiiil; ill W()iiilerfi.lly lilu maiiige- li.slie(l ilielf .iluLion. Nlr. igressive ami iiiilily uleiiti- iilvaiiee tlic imerica. line llf the :iiinH in tlie iiiciirpurateil ill capital of serve fund of itors ia com- iiiiwn gontlo- • laiueM Cater, rer, Riclianl H. Kenilall, Liililxiuk anil Wallia acoro- liaiik is liicat- •eal, i)f wliich Maniyer anil ave Ijranehea ^ipal eitiea of ;a HI KnglanU, i * S I 4 I ^ r H - - X ■~;;^ ~ 'iTgiM — T-. "" — ''"''' ••"^■*'*''m»t»^ W»l'VKNrU KIHTFON V A\('< »|- VKIJ HAILV \V()|II,I» Irtlmiil, Nc'iitlmiil, Kniriii', Aiitlriiliii, Indiu, Cliiiiii, ilnpitii, iiiiil tlic Whit Imlii'H. i'|j<-jr liranrliL'H uml uui'iirjcii iri ('ikiimlii iiiihrnrK thn liilliiwiiiu citiva, v\/: l.iirnliin, lliMiiifciril, I'arix, Miiiiiilliiri, 'ruriiritn, Hriiihlini, Klii|{- ■tun, OttHwii, Miititri'al. (jiiclx'r, St. .Icihii, Kroleriotiiii, llrtlitnx, \ intnrin, VjirMMnivir unit \Viiiiii|i(y. Till' liiixiiiniiH lii^i.' in iinilur tliu iiiitimgi'iiii'iil of Mr. VV. tlmllrcy. Bank of Mnnlreal. Tlitt Kiiik iif Miiiitrciil wuN I'ttiiMinliiMl ill ISI7. uml im'iir|i<>riit('il liy ct nf rmliii' null'. 'I'lii! iiiitli>>ri/i!il iikI |MJriiti(li('i in ull tlii' liiiil- inn <'>'i<"* "' Curiii'lii, Jiiiil itlniiii' l.iiiiildii mill LiviTiMiiil, Kiiglitiiil, It liiiH al. I iir'<'n|iiiii>l' UntM III tlll:|ii. llrnt privuti! Iii'oki r«. 'I'liu imljv'iiliiiil iiii'inlifrN art' I*. II. UuwiL'ki', anil •liiliiinti WultiKiitiii. Mr. Wultlitolin, tim niitnuKiiiu (MrtiitT, in tliit uity, WUH li./rn in il.imlnirg, Itirinany, .May lOtli, IH.'iS, mill eiliiuati:ihit till.' liiiil -'I'liiiol of lint niitivu city, Aftfr liavint; .^il. ml at tliu ugi! of itixtc'i'ii liiii|iorliiig and I'Xiiiirtinii linn "f liainlurg, wliiTf liu ru- cuivuil lii« lm>iliiL"«t t'lliic.itiiin, ruiii.iiiiintj uith tliL'in fur tlvu yuurn. At tliu a^i: of Jl lie ungaguil in Imiiiiiu^i for liniHcIf m iiii|iiirt ami I'Xpiirt inunliant, tlii' lioii.w of •luliiuin Wultl-onn lii'ing Htill in existuiiui^ in llaiii linrg.'riiial)n«inui)Hni:c't'i!itiiitati;ilcoii.'Ji»ing, In their hanking depart- iiiunt they do a general lianUing hiiaiiicii*, dincuunt hilU, collcut chcipieH, utlectchaiiguH and liny and nell rnrpiiralion hoiidi, niiniiig HtoukH, ga-i ami iilhir coinpany nhnrcH. In Ihu r real e.«tate, loin and iiiiurame dipirt- inent, they imy iiml mil rial eilate, rollert ient< and take full i'li.tr|{M of thu ina'agu. nii'iit of iKtati-it for non n-niduntH. They alito repremiiit Hnine ol the large^it aii'i Htroiig,..4C lire and life iiHUraiieu conipaiiieH ill tix' world, among which an' tliu Kijiiif- alile I, if" AiKiiranee .S.ieietv of New York; t'liiineuticiit Kire In-iurance .Socii'y of Cantiin, (marine); Lundun Artiiiraiice inr- poratiiin of l.iinliiii, Ki^laii I, (lire), and thu lii'miiiii l!u and I'o. Iri-iiranee ('onipany of Uerlin, loriiiaiiy. A-n cipilaliHts they eoinmind inaiiv adviinlH^HH, among'w, .Mont- real, Xi w \»\k. San Kraiici»io. \iitori,i, ri'o de .l.iiiiero, Kneiio., .\yre-i, Vo'.oliima, Koliu, lliiig". ||.l||^ Koii^. Shanxli.ii and oth'ir piiiiitK In exporting and iinportiiig they li.inille MirioiiH meichainliHu in ear^o and earlo.id Intn ami ai'i^ I'liiHtanllv exteml- ing their trade. .Mr. U iilti-ohn 14 now in Kiirope, for the purpose nf opening a lirancli houne ill London and eompli ting oilier ar- ringenieiilH of yreat iiii|i'irt to hi.i lirni and to thiM city from a '< inmercial point o;' view. THE HOTEL VANC^OUVER. The traveller in thu we«t oft lines lindH it to he the ^a-'e that gmul liotelN are luw and far hutuein. In ItMi the inanageinint ol the I anilian I'aeilic Kaihvay (oinp.iny, Willi W'i-u li>re>lMught, reuli/.ing the metro- polit.iii il(.'\ neventy live and thu uttendancu is of thu hest. Oruat care u taken >vitli the talile .i|iiipment and in tliii respect IS eipiil to thu liest hotels in Anier- ca. In the matter of cuisine thu Hotel Vancouver is too well and favor ihly known to ri'i|iiiru niention. Tlie hotel is run un- tirely on the American plan, thu rates he- iiig from •■?:< to ,>J4 •'•n per day iccording to room, with siit'cial 1 eduction to parties desiring to iiia!h Opera Company, says: "It is one of the ui.i.st comfortable and generous- ly construct'.; 1 edifices, especially adapted to music, of w hich I know and I ijuustion if there is an opera house that will t(|ual it." S(JUVENIK EDITION VANCOUVEU DAILY WORLD. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. INTBRESTINO STATISTICS SHOWINO RAPID PROGRESS MADE. A Sriioitl ropiilntloii .IUt-- NVry Si'hoiil liulldiiiKs Krrt'tffI War- ly— A ropiilnr (icneriil Synt<'iii — 'WlictliHiii €'f»ll«>f{c. Tho public school system of British Co- liiiiiliia is equal probably to auy other iu Canada, with the educational .standard about th'' same as that of Ontario. The main ditl'erence consists in the fact that here the HchooU are uniler the direct control of the (Jovernment, the maintenance of which is provided for by a direct vote of the Pro- vincial Legislature. By the amended School Act, recently passed by the Legislature, a change has taken place in the system of electing school trustees. Hereafter each municipality will elect four out of the seven trustees, and the (Jovernment of the Province the other thric. The period for which each trustee is elected varies from one to three years. rilK VANCOIVKU Sl'llOOLs, No Ijetter criterion of the growth and prosperity of Vancouver can be cited than is found in the advancement of public school matters. Less than three years ago there was only one school building, which was situated in the East Knd, with three teachers and an attendance of L'50 pupils. At that tims there were comparatively few families in the city, the population, consist- ing largely of unmarried men or those who had left tiieir families in the east, prepar- atory to building homes here, before send- ing for the latter to share life with them. Facilities even at that time were inadenuate to the school population and the trustees and parents were constantly pressing the ftovernment for better accommodations. Their demands were acceded to as fast as (Government found itself able to move. At tha beginning of the year I8(<9 two new scnools were opened, one across False Creek on Mount Pleasant, and one in the West End, and the stati' of teachers increased to nine, with a school attendance of between oOO and (iOO. As soon as the schools were opened they were tilled up and the agitation continued without any cessation for increased acoom- modation. This resulted during 1889 in a temporary building being obtained as a Central school, while a large brick structure (18x74 feet in dimensions, containing eight large rooms, was being erected. The new central school, of which an illuitration ap- pears in this number, accommodates ."lOO pupils. There are now fourscho.ds and one High school in the city, with the num- ber oi teachers and attendar.ce as follows : — Mount I'leasant school, three teachers with 181 pupils ; Kast End School, si.x teachers and 470 pupils; Central School, seven teachers !ind 4.30 pupils ; West End School, liveteach- t'sand 310 pupils; High School, one teacher a !'' Hr> pupils. In ISS'J there were 12 teachers, with an attendance of 1(100 pupils while in IH'.tO we find i!l t'-acher.s ami the attendance nearly 1,500, In addition to the public schools of the city numerous private in-ititutions llouris'i here, niviiig parents the opportunity of ob- taining for tlieir children as good an edu- cation as any city in Canada affords. I . WIIKTll.VM roLI.EllK. Though so young a city, Vancouver has already a flourishing educational institution which in many of its essential features is probably without a peer on the continent. Whetham College, under the distinguished patronaee of His Honor the Lieutenant- Governor of British Columbia, is designed especially for the seci-.. lary education of gentlemen's sons. Its strongest features may he best described as a happy combina- tion of the principle of private tuition, with all tho advantages of college life. Experi- ence has shown that it is impossible to ex- clude evils even of the most disastrous kind from large boarding schocds formed on the English model. Aside from the moral in- fluences of such schools the tendency is necessarily to reduce all to tlin same mental level. Classes and subjects arc arranged to suit the average boy while the individual drops out of sight. The promoters of Whetham College have recognized tiiat while the numbers of boys must be sutllci- ently large to admit of a healthy rivalry in studies and sports the limit must be fixed some where. Classes must be so small that every boy's wants may receive careful and constant attention. Masters must be suf- ficiently numerous to admit of such sub- division of work that no master shall at- tempt to present a subject in which he is not an uc'^inowledged specialist Tlie mini- mum number of masters necessary to deal with ordinary acade'iiic subjects Wiis fixed at four, exclusive of directors in workshop, garden and gymnasium. The iiiaximuin number of boys in each class was next lixed, thus giving a maximum limit of sixty as a full school. Another special feature of the college i„ the recognition of tlie value of mechanical aiul physical train- ing from a physiological point of view. The workshop, garden and well eciuipped gym- nasium arc important adjuncts of the school. Swimming, fencing, military drill and the study of industrial processes are amply pro- vided for. Every boy is carefully examined from time to time, by the regular medical adviser of the college, and excessive work or play is guarded against, while bad habits are ob- served and correcteil. Boys are prepared for civil service examinations for the army and navy; for entrance to army, technicil school or university, ami for lirst and second year examinations in art leading to the degree of H. A. in any university. Ar- rangements are being made by which boys may write on examination papers for en- trance to ihu leading institutions of Caiiaila and the United States without leaving the city. Boys will thus be spired a long and otherwise unavoidable, to say nothing about the expensive, journey. No '.'xpense has been spa , 1 in securing a stad' of masters eminently ijualiHcd not only as scholars, but as experienced and success- ful teachers. The principal, Mr. Chas. Whetham, is a Master of Arts of Toronto University, late Fellow of Toronto, and also iu Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and for two years master in Upper ('anada College, and examiner in Toronto Univer- sity. Mr. H. Kushton Fairclough, classical master, is also au honor graduate of Toronto University and a late fclloiv there and in Johns Hopkins University; he is still a regular menilier of the faculty and an ex- aminer in the University of Trinity College, Toronto. Mr. Alfred T. DeLury, mathu- matical and physical master, is also an honor graduate and medallist of Toronto University, and late fellow in Clark Uni- versity — the wealthy New England rival of Johns Hopkins University in p^st graduate work. He is also .-vn examiner in 'I'oroiito University. The other members of the staff are equally eminent in tlieii depart- ments, Ti'.e building (an illustration of which appears in this publication) is situated on the highest point of the Vancouver town- site, and is ailinirably adapted to the pur- pose. The patrons of the college are among the most prominent and inHiiential men of the Province. We bespeak for the institu- tiim tVe most brilliant success. A detailed calendar may be had on application. A CITY OF CHURCHES. VAN<(»I VKH'M S,VCI(KI> KDIFICKM-A CliritCil (iOINO I'KOI'LE. Till' VarioiiH nciiHiniiintloiM In ll'i> <'lty Hii.i their riaees for I'lili- llc WorHhlp - Creditable KillMcoN. N'aucouver has every reason to be proud of her places of worship. Toronto is jailed the city of churches. Vancouver is certainly a rival to that city in her claim to that title It can be asserted in brief, that nowhere else in Canada is the Lord's day better observed than in Vancouver. The attend- ance at all places in large, so much so that each church is tilled to its utmost capacity. Tho sacred edifices are all creditable to the city, and in harmony with its general ad- vancement. Their internal workings, agencies, aids and all other adjuncts in the line of societies, guilds, etc., are thoroughly in accord KlUKICKS-A I'KOl'I.U. intioiiH In the UK for I'uli- rpilltabt*' 3ason tu be proud Toronto is called ouver 18 certainly [aim to that title ief, that nowhere Lord's day better er. The attend- so much so that 1 utmost capacity. [ creditable to the Ith its general ad- ernal workings, er adjuncts in the ;., are thoroughly iiands of modern i the first church r»s situated about 1 street and tise water, where ier street, now is. vices were held in y Ist, 1888, when iw situated on the street and Gore 1. It cost about ugh to acconimo- ximate number of Uecember, 1888, eluded the whole but at the time, the city, a new Icference to the ishioncrs. At first pped in tho Lord ilu dtreat, where until October 6tb, the premiiei were miaes prepared in >f a new chureh. on the corner of reets, and is des- to be one ot the It ii to be of e of arohitecture. the buildiofl alone, is to be 140 fevt Wll.l.lW SlUSS.lNH IlKHIllKM K. .1. .M, ltH|>WMMI*N HKHiriKNi K, .\. II Kkkiii He-sii.km F'. .1. I' Ki;rrir< Uk^M'Kvi v. ,lui|\ l!i)t >SHKK1-I.S llFSII'KAl K. II. Al. It'll Is Ul->ll)KVt K. I' , .il r !i J :! I III nswM 80UVENIH EDITION VANCOUVER DAILY WORLD. rRESBYTRKIAN. The First Prexhytkrian Ciiirimi— The congregatinii uf this church waa nrganixed in July, 1885, with a incmhership of nine, and had just bcou tour Sundays in a new church they had built at a cost .*;i,."iOO, when it was burnt to the ground in the lire of June 13th, 188li. After the lire the present church was built on the old site, and completed at a cost of $2'>00. It will seat , about 373 people, the average attendance being about !tOO. St. Anukkw's ('inucii — In the early part of 1888, the office bearers and niernbera of the First Presbyterian church, recogniz- ing the importance of establishing a second Presbyterian congregation, met for that purpose and organized the present congre- gation on September 20th, 1888. During th« construction of a suitable edilico, divine services were held in a store on Hastings street opposite the Leland Hotel. In ihe fall of IK88 tile old St. Andrew's chnreh, now the lecture room,was built and dedicated for public worship. The corner stone of tiieir new and imposing structure was luid on the llth day of June. 1889, by Mr. , I. M. Browning. The ciiurch is one of the largest and most imposing in the city, co9t- mg in the neighborhood of $25,000 and will seat about 850 people comfortably. ZioN CiiiHCH — On Sabbath, June '.'Snl, I88i), Rev. ,1. M. MoLeod commenced his labors in this congregation. When he lirst arrived, his audience was smalt, generally consisting of 30 persons, but now the aver- age attendance is 'JOO. ROMAN rArnoi.li-. ClIlRCll OK (lri{ L\\1\ (IK TUK. RoSiAliV — The establishment of the Catholic cause in this city was couducteil under the pastorate of Kev. Father Patrick Fay. He took charge of the cimgregation here and min- istered to a riock of about (iO. Various temporary quarters were used until the completion of the present church. It cost abrtut$8,000, seating 400,aud tliere are about 1,000 communicants. It is the intention to erect an imposing L'alliedral at an early day. W KMLK >A N M K rilOlils 1 s. lIiiMF.u SruFKr Cm Hcit — The Homer street coiigrega'ion may be regirdod as the lineal descendant of that which gathered under the auspices of Methodism in the coo'^hou.se of the Hastings mill, on the 80th day of .luly, 1885. The church edilice is roiivi'uiently located at the corner of Homer and IJuMsmuir street, costing, exclusive of the site, 514,01)0; with seating room for 700 piople, Tlie attendance at evening service averages about 000, and of tlieso iihout 150 are commnnicants. l'niNrK.ss .SiiiKKT ClliHiii — The congre- gation of this churcli was organized in .luly, l8fS8, and immediately afterwards the hand- some structure now occupied was .'ciiii- mciiced. it was dedicated on the 20ch day of Siipteiiibi-i by the liev. K. Kolisoii. It IS a neat and very attractive edillre, of (lotliic styleof arc'hitecturo with sittings for ;tOO people. .\I(UNT Pi.KASANi' CiiiHc'ii — The rapid growth of that part ot the city lying south ot KdUe Creek h is iiia le it aeccssary to liuihl for the accommodation of the people 111 that district. This chnreh is situated on the corner of Westminster and '.Hli Avenue, and IS an oriiiiinent to the |ilace. It has a seating capacity of 'JOO, and cost about $2,500. IIAITIST. Hamilton Stkket Cuuriii — The Bap- tist church of Vancouver was organized March Kith, 18S(). The organization took place in a rented hall, and 'iarly in May, 1S8T, a building on \VestHiinster Avenue was opened for service. .Soon the building became too small and tiie present structure on the corner of Hamilton and Dunsmuir streets was built. It was completed and dedicated .September lolh, I8SU, and cost about 812,500. It has a seating capacity of 800 people. lONClliEllATIONAI,. (iKoUdiA .Strkkt Ciiiiirn — This church was organized on the lilth of .lanuary, 1888. Services were held ami conducted up to the 1st of Uccember,lS8!», in Wilson Hall, Ab- bott street. On March 5th, 188i), the corner stone of a new church was laiil on the corner of Uichard ami (Jeorj^ia streets. The bnilding was pushed forward with great vim and vigor, anil there now stands com- pleted as tine a.chiin-h as any in the city. Its total cost with littiiigs was 817,000 ; it has sittings for liOO people. Y. M. (. A. TlIK Vol Nci Mkn's ClllilSTIAN AssOHA- TroN was organized here in October, 1880, in Koefer's Hall. It was decided to erect a frame bnilding, work on which was com- menced December loth, 1SS7, and on Oc- tober loth, KSS7. at a cost of .•?2000, it was completed and opeiie 1. The building soon grew to be too small to carry on the work riiiuired, ami a line new edilice is now neariiig eonipletinii, which will cost in the neighborhood of .s;i7,00ll. CLIMATE OF VANCOUVER. It is generally cenceded that British Columbia has a climite superior to that ot any other part of the Dominion, and it might also lie said, that of any part of the United States, possessing, however, in a moditied way, the aeneral characteristics jf the Pacific coast. T; is essentially mild and free from extremes of heat or cold, and comparing it with the Paeilic slope gener- ally, though a humid atmosphere, it has not the rainfall of western Oregon, nor the dry - ntss a'ld heat of the California plains, nor the variable climate which daily prevails in San Ki-ancisco. The wet season in winter, though disagreeable to strangers, is prefer- able to cidd winds, snow and ice, while the sn'mners are purfeelly delightful. Tlie climate of Vancouver City, is the linest in British Columbia, and renders it a most desirable place of residence. Vancouver enjoys peculiar advantages in the matter of climate. The summers are most agreeable — warm days and refreshing nights, with a stimulating atmosphere — winters with little snow, and usually bright and pleasant; oc- casional falls of the thermometer to and below freezing point, but as certain recovery to mildness by the Chinook or Pacilics winds. As a rule llowers bloom in tl.e garilens of Vai.oouvcr thnuighoiit the year. Fruits of all kinds, indigenous to the tem- perate climates, rii'cn in the o[)on air and amongst them, some that are in Kngland, brought to perfection only under glass. U IS this climate, combined with the delif;.it- ful situation of X'anconver, that makes it such a plea.sant aliiding iilace. A RICH MINERAL COUNTRY. UNTOLD WEALTH OONOEALED IN THE ROOKS AND EARTH. i||.'iO,000,000 In Gold, the Proiluot of thn C'lirllino Flacer Mtn«N — Kleh Oolcl nnuml the best i|iiality of liituminuii^ coal mi the coas',.. Tlie Wellington eollieries ire a few miles from Nanaimo on Hiipartiire Hiy. ami aliont a'niile distant are the K\-<1 and .Smith Wel- lington mines. AtCmuox, further north, tlie eoal beils eover an area whieh is estimateil at .'too siiuare miles. The ipiality of eo.il varies in the diirereut l.iealities from the eoimnon lignite to an- thracite, the latter being ui, veil as within the er.y limits of V'ancous "r. mi Utirrard Inlet. Tlie lirst coal was talien out by tie Hud- sou's I4iy Ciiinpany, at a place called ."su- <|uasl', near Fort Kupert, at the lieail ol Vaueoiiver l-,l.ind, in I.SHIi; but the whoh.' output bet«ien that date and IS."!'.' is esti- mateil at only 10,000 tons. Coal mining was b,'i;un iu Nanaimo in IN.'i'.', and be- twi'eii that ilate- and iN.'iO, ■.'."i.H'.IS tons Were taken out. In IS,")0 tlie mines were wor eil fur only two mmitii-', proiineiiiL' t.OMt tons, but in l.MiO the output went iiji to I 1,'J-IO. A .stiady ami rapid increase took place during the succeeding years, with a slight set back in ISOli, till in ISIl'.l a total of 44.00.'i tons was reaelied. In |S7I the Wellington niine.s were opened, and the |iri»luct shot lip to Hl,."i47 tolls in that year. Then followed a period nf im-rea^e up to the present with a little depression in returns in 1SS3. The output since ISSii lias been as fdlows; iss? l!:;.:ir,n tons l.ss:l .'."ssilu Ioiim Isss |s:i.:;.KI tons IS'.ii) . i;-H,| ID tons Were it not for the dillicnlty at Welling- ton between the mine owners and the miners the output for IMIO, it is estimated, wmilil have reaelied a total of T.'.O.UOO tolls The output for this year in all probability will approximate close upon SOO.OOO tons. The iMial milling industry is the leading export trade of the Province. A Meet of colliers is engaged in the trade of carrying the "bl.ic i diammiiU from N.iiiaiino, Welling- ton and the L'lii m mines, in Ci uio.x, to .San Kraiicisco. which city alone would consnnm all the eoal produced m Hritisli Columbia, as the British article is a better one than any yet discovered in the I'nited States on the I'aeilic coast. VANCOUVER GAS CO. The history of gas light iu Vancouver dates from the fouiulatinn of the Vancouver (las Co, It was incorporated in IHMti and the nresent >i|licer.s are ( 1. L Millie, .M. 1)., .M. I'. 1' , president, C. l>. Kami, secretary- treasurer and Walter Thomas, manager. Tlie company has a capital of SoO<),0()0, the plant representing an investment of upwards of S'J.'i.OOO. The works are located on Keefir street, occupying an area of H'J,5,r."J leet, and has a capacity of 100.000 cubic feet per ilay. All the latest patents under which it has been possible to cheapen the production of gas have been iitiliwd by the eonipaiiy, and iiiiee its in- ception it has kept abreast of the times. The gas maiiiifai.'tnred is aekiiow ledged to be the l>e.st and clearest, made from eoal, and is supplied to reidenees and business houses at the rate of .•<•.'. ."iO tier thousand feet. Mains i.ave been laid through the settled portions of the city, new improve- mei'ts added, until to-day the works com- )iaie f.ivoralily w.th any in tiie country. The aiiairs of the company areniidendileaml efli^'icnt iiiaiiagjineiit, ami as the citj con- tinues tc grow, the Works will be iniprnved and enlarged to uuetthe increasing demand, and consumers will be suppliel with ^,is for heating m' illuiniiiating purposes, at the very lowest jinssil.le price.-. The cimiiiaiiy give eii'plownenl to twelve men ii the wor'ss and the laying and extending of gas mains. The olliee of the company is in the Wilson lilock corner of Cordova and Abbutt streets. eUECTRIC RAILV/AY & LIGHT CO. \ .iiicuuver is a modern eity in ivery ri - -put, and e.-pecia!ly so in regard to the liliiitiiig of her streets and street car service. Incorporateil n-i it was iu the electric age, when electricity and electrical appliances had attained practical etlieiency, every ad- vantage was ta ien to give the city the best and most moilerii service iu use, and as a coMsei|Ueiice Vancouver is one of the best Inilited cities on the I'acilic coast, and as regards street ear service one of the best iipiipiied. The S'aiicouver Kleclric liail- wa) and Light Company, Limited, wasor- gani/ed "vovember loth, I8S0, under the laws of the Province, with an antlior- i/ed capital ot ?:."iOO,OOI». ot which .•*! li'.'.OOO, has lieiMi subscribed and tiilly )iai>l up. It bought the track, [Jant and tranehihes of the \',inconver K lilway Company, and .he V.uieouver hUi'ctric llliimiiiating Compaiv, thus consolidating the three companies. which was confirmed and authoriiied by a special act of the Provincial Legislature, passed March 5th, 1890. A new power house was erected on False Creek ami Bar- nard street, and is pronounced by experts and others familiar with the bu3ine.ss, to bo the best eipiipped on the North I'acilic coast. The niacliinery is all of the latest and most imiiroved types and includes three large boilers, four engines of 100 liorso power each, two railway generators, three arc light dynamos, two incandescent dyna- mos, and excitors with all their apjiliances in the way of switch boards and innumer- able instruments for the control and man- agement of electricity. It has six electric railway and one construction car and is now operating over three and one half miles of electric railw.ay track and expects to ex tend it aliont live miles the coining summer. The company has now in operation I3."i arc lights w ith M) miles of arc light wires and '2'< miles of incandescent wires, with over I'JOO lamps. The plant is a model one in every respect, the total cost being nearly Si^.'iO.OOO. The ollicera of the company are Ii. K. McKee, president; Tlioa. Dunn, vice-president; H. T. Ceperley, secre- tary and treasurer; F. L. Dame, superinten- dent and Krnest Krown, Imsiuess manager. The principal olHce is at .■)•-':{ Hastings street. Wages. \Vages in British Columbia are regulated mainly by unions, which are strong numeri- cally and in point of organization. The supply of labor is usually eipial to the de- nianil. As a rule here, .as elsewhere, the applicants "or clerkships and soft situations are in excess of the vacancies, though, generally sjieaking, few persons have any reason to be idle. Tlie schedule of wages for labor is about as follows, the nine hour system being generally in vogue : Sfoiieeiitleis. stmiemtis'ins Hiid hriek- liiyers .11 to *."i 'I heir lahours fl 7i to fj |ier dav I'la-teier- . *l to .M ..0 •' •' ' I'arpeiiiers and j liners .W..iO M $i.T i " " Sin), eiiriieiiiers and i-aii.kers. |.'i to .f i " " ' alijn.'t iimkers and uphoN sterers .... ?:! to »4 " " I'aiiiti'rs .$:)..,() to 1 1 •■ " siiiH-inakerH *J to fi " " r.iilors f':,.i) to ifl ■• " rnilores.ses .*! ,e ifl..l) " •' iniKers, vvitU hoanl and l'>di;ini; .^iii.i per mouth li.ileheis eutteis f7.< to fillU per montli .■-JiiimlilererH ♦? • p'-r month liL'sriniikerF . . *J. Mi to fl |.vr chiy lUiys as strippers, etc -I'-'.-.j to t.i per week I'liiiler- I'l to .ill cents per Mn) ems VNim'oii milkers |;i. ii n> ifj per day Tiiisiiiiths, ])liiiUMers and itus- liileis .fl.'pO to It per day Maeliiiiists, moulders, paltt rn iiinkers Slid liliii'k>.iiiitlis f I,. to ifl per lUv l.oM,'snoreiiieii . 1) (cuts per honi K.iusle domestic servants .^lu to .sj.i per imnitli Millineii .ifl ,0 to if2 per dH.\ l-arm liKiids |'.'.> to tM tier month hiiiI lioani VANCOUVER POST OFFICE. 1 he following, coinparison of lignres shows a reinar.sable growth in the liusiness of the citv. ^iiimp sales Ish7 ... . IHttS •• IhS'.l is:iii » 4.'.'4!I.L'II ll,.iTil.ll'. l.-.,ll|ll.l .. . Is.OOO.lie Mmiey orders issued Isss Is'.iO .. »114."U:i.'.i: liil,0(H)(»' l.|i.:.iH),(»i .Money orders )iaid ISSK 1SH*I " INWI lill.tliU 7 lUS.iiOO.l" lieuislereil Letters niHiled ISMI IH'.IO ii.',;iii lie«ls|eied l.ettiTs reeeivi. d IKS'.I llSilO tlO, $1 7. to W iHM- day .«! to .*l,..0 •• •' lU t) Ji.T I •■ " . *.•) to :fp •• " 1)1- .13 to $1 '• " ♦ I...!) to I'l " " .»jto«;) " " f!.,i() to in ■■ " »1 ,1' fl.."() •■ ■• nii .if')." I'or month . to »III0 per iiKiiith ^;7 ' ji'T month f.'.Mi to fl inTiluy U--J to *.i piM- week ceiits |ier im.ni oini- |:i. U to fi per dii\ .<:;..'iO to II per day u *:(.. to II per >\»\ .11 ( I'liU per lioui 10 to -"-'i per nioiitli .11 ..U to ii per c1h.\ r month iinil lionnl ST OFFICE. m of ligures shows the iiusiiiess ol ... 1 4,'.'4!i.-.'ii ll.ii7H.4i. . l.'i.'.UO.I IX.OUO.IH' . |114,7();i.'.i' . 1 40,000 (► li,!l,f.fjO.(» 1 i.i),70-i.T r>(i.4fW 7 108..'.OO.U' SMI HMO iv'.'.in l-',0O. IHR'.I 1«I0 IIO.ol Iti.li' I ■ Ji(^(4^ ^»'-^ ifi^ 1. «s ^ J KS^ 5?%fS».lUI^.._:^ - JiiUJJL- ■ ■ « = » I ■iini-ic>i>r - • w \'SM.'^ll\vM.KV III \iHM\ Si Kvi.r'H .Mil. I. \\MiiiM-ii Kill Miin wii .M\. iiiM .Mniinvvii.i.K Mill.. I.KI.AN'M lll.iii h SImiTIIMIII ,,IMMI- .\r- llllll I'iinIi Oii«|iiit WI.OOO.OOO— \iiiii- l>«>r iif M<-ii Kiii|il(i)'.-il 11)00 - Wlipre It In Mnrkfti-lund>ia in rich in tindier and in thin rCHUCct no dther provinee in t'anada, MM country in Kurope, ami no state in North Air.erica, can compare with it. The tinest growth is (in the coast and in the (lold and Sdkirli ranaea. Millions of uiillioiia of feet of liiud)er, locked up for centuries past, liavo now heeomc uvailahlu for connnerre. The Canadian I'acilic Hadway pa-^ses through a part of this and crosses streams that will Wring untold ipiantities to the mills and railway stati(uis. The species of trees found in British Columbia are a.s fol- lows: Douk'm 'ii"! western hemlock, Kngle- Mian's spruce, Meuzie's spruce, great silver lir, 'laUani spruce, white pine, giant cedar, yellow cyuress, western larch, maple, as- pen poplar, mountain ash aud others. Of these probably the best and most in demand i.^ the Douglas tir. It is straight though ooarso grain, exceedingly rough, rigid aud bears great transverse strain. For lumber of all sizes aud planUs it is in ureat demand. Kew woods Kjual it for fra.ues, bridges, ties and strong wor'; generally, and for shipbuilding. Its length, straightness and strength specia ly tit it for Ki>;sts and spar.s. Majts specially ordered liavo been shippeil, i;W feet long and 42 inches in diameter octagonally hewn. It (jroivs to an enor- mous height, freijuently from 250 to 300 feet iind often exceeds H fcjt in diameter. The himbei &awn at the local mills is shipped to all parts of the world and is greatly in dc iiiand. The cap.(^ity of the mills is beuig yearly increasixl, the older machinery being replaced by that of more modern construc- tion , and ic is safe to say that there are no liner equipped saw mills anywhere the world over than in the City of Vancouver. The cutting capacity of the mills has lieen rj.ised to 210,000,000 feet per annum and tl e actual capital investe.'l reprcdcncs ?>I,75J,000. For the year, the actual cash value of the output was in round numbers 81,0(.'0,000 and the output in feet about oue half i'he capacity viz: 100,000,000 feet. Thirty million feet, or §350,000 worth of lumber was exported by sea alone. The number of men employcU bv the various mills located heii- i" lUOO lk'sia:>s lumber, rough and dressed, shingles, lati'. sash, doers, etc., are manufactured here to a very large extent. All the diS'erer.t estab- lishments are conducted in a ve.y thorough and efiicient manner and are daily increas- ing and extending their already immense trade. B. C. MILLS, TIMBER AND TRAD- ING COMPANY, Limited, This company l.as itsheadnuantcrs in this ;ity, and embraces the Hastings Saw Mill, the Hoyil City .Mdls of N'anoouver and also the Royal City I'lining .Mills and the Pomin- lon Mills of New Westminslcr. The company IxiNseases very extensive lumber lands of the very choicest in Hritish Columbia and at two of the mills the manufacture of sash, iloors and all kinds of interior finishing wor'.i is largely carried on. The Hastings Saw .Mill, in this city, lua been completely remodeled and renewed since coming into the possession ot the comiiany and :s now one of the most eomi)lete on the coast. Steam power is luriiished by KS boilers, and (i engines are employed to drive the machin- ery in the various deuartments. The saw- ing is done by two sets of double circulars, the carriers being driven by two sets of twin engines; two large I'aeilic coast gang edgers, one gang and also a small \' saw, for cutting up and utilizing timber ends, etc., complete with edgir and jilaner. A large quantity of t. l'. Ilooring is manufac- tured hy means of two pl.mcrs, and the slab from the lumber is converted into pickets and laths by means of two machines for that purpose. Steam power is used for con- veyors and rnllirs, so that manual labor is reduced to a miiiiiuu'ii. When in full op. eration the mill will turn out from 100,000 to 200,000 feet (.f luiiibi'r in ten hours work. Electric light is aupplieil Irom a dynamo on the premises, so that when necessary the output I'an be douliled by working a double trc'v and running at night. The product of the mill has a high reputation abroail, its exports lioing in large ipiantitiea to Chili, I'eru, Ausiralia, (.'hina, Cai)e ('ol- ony, the United Kingdom and the L'nitad States. Alxmt 150 men are eiiiployed at the mill and about an ei|iial number in the camps, the wages paid amounting to SI2.- 000 per month. In eoim.jction with the mill the comp:iuy conducts a store winch is completely stocked with everything from '■a needle to an anclior," and supplies the rec|uiieiiients of the mill and camps bisides doing c|Uite a large local trade. About SO animals, horses, mules and oxen are em- ployed in the logging camps, and in one of the camps a regular loeomotive is utilized for transporting ihe logs to the water. The company also owns two tugs, wliicli are used for the towing of logs and vessels to the mill. The o ' cers of the company are John Hendry, president; aiic^U. H. Alex- ander, secretary. Mr. K. H. Alexander was born in Eiiin- burgh, Scotland, in 1.S44, He came to Canada when 12 years of age and located in Toronto tinishing his education in '.lie Upper Canada College aud at the Toronto Univer- sity. In 1SI>2 he left Toronto ami came overland to Hritish CoUimbia. spemiiiig the intervening time, m New Westmii .ter, the Cariboo mines and N'lctoria, ui .i 1.S70, when he came to the Hastings lill. He has been superintendent and manager of the mill since KSSli, and muoli ol its success is due to his able management. THE ROYAL CITY MILLS This large and extensive mill ha.i a ca- pacity of 45,000 feet of lumber, 45,000 lath and ,30,000 shingles per day of ten hours. Tin; saw mill machin- ery consists of 4 boilers, 2 engines, 2 rotary gang saws, 4 eiitoir saws, o planers, 1 lath mill and hotter, I rip saw and 2 shaving ex- haust fans. The planing null has 40 macli- ines and is the liest enuipped in the I'roviuee. Kverything reciuired in liouse or ship luiild- iiig IS inaiiufactureil. Une hundred hands are given employment, tlie pay roll amount- ing to lijiOOOO per mouth. L'he mill was lo- cated here in ISSO, and since its establish- ment has done a ti it suoceagful buaineas. Mr, U. C. Ferguson, tiiu managcr,is a native of New Kruiiswiek, and was born, ,laiiuary 3rd, KS59. He lias been connected with the company since lH7i>, lirat at New Westmin- ster, coming to Vancouver in the fall of IS85, since which time he has been located here. Jle is an rnerget'c as well as a peii- ular manager, and ia bold in high esteem by his fellow citizens. MOODYVILLE SAW MILL CO.,(L'd) This large and important manufacturing concern was the lirst mill established on Burrard Inkt, the original mill being erect- ed near the present sitj in 1861 by Hieka it ( 'ooper. This mill, which was of course a small affair, was conducted by them until 1 iSliO, when it was replaced by a steam saw mill erected by the linn of Moody & Deitz, and equipped with the beat macliinery ob- tainable at that period. In 18t)8 the mill was destroyed by fire, but iinmediatedly re- placed by a still larger one and with im- proved machinery ailded,and on January lat, ISTlt, the company was incorporated under its present name. The Moodyville Saw Mill Co., Limited. Th.i mill is one of the largest and best equipped in the Province. It has a daily capacity of 125,000 feet of luml)er per daj of 10 hours. The mill property em- braces three ilistrict lots, viz: No. 272, 273 and 274, and has a water frontage on Bur- rard Inlet of two miles. This immense frontage, with its other numerous advant- ages, gives it a capacity ot loading seven or eight ships of the largest tonnage at one time. The plant consists of the saw mill with all of the very latest and best machin- ery known to the trade, mill store, machine shops, blacksmith shop, and hotel. It gives employment to 100 hands about the mill, whilst over three hundred souls depend on the mill for support. Besides the plant at Moodyville they have five logging camps,extending from 10 to 150 miles along the coast. These camps give employment to 150 men and necessary oxen and mule teams, for the transportation of the lumber as well as requiring the services of a steamer, the Ktta White, ii. P. Uithet, of Victoria, is president of the com- pany, and ,1. H. Ramsdell, manager for Welch & Co., San Francisco; U. P. Uithet & Co., Victoria and R. D. Welch & Co., Liverpool, Agents. Their trade extends all over the world, their lumber being shipped to Australia, China, South America, the United States, (lermany aud England. Mr, •f. H. Ramsdell, the general mauager, was borne iti .Maine, August, 1844, and came to the coast in 18(12, locating in Port Gamble, Puget Sonnd, engaging in the lumber bus- iness. In 1882 he came to Moodyville to accept the position as foreman of tiie mill, remaining as such until 1890, when he was appointed general manager, which position he now so ably fills. COMMERCIAL SAW MILLS, Situated on tne south side of False Creek, with a water frontage of 1200 feet and cov- ering an area of six acres, is the immense establishment conducted by Jame.s Leainy and Ceo. F. Kyle, and known as the Com- mercial Saw Mills. This mill was estab- lished here in the summer of 18S(iandis equippeil with the latest aud most modern machinery for the conduct ot the business, ill addition to tlie saw mill plant the com- pany also operate an extensive ship-yard, Wj^mpm^iRiiiii. «iww»pw*iflim,»ii)inip 10 SOUVENIR EDITION VAN't'OUVEIJ DAILY WOULD. i'\ ' having aiU'iinate (aeilitirs for tlm liuiMing iif hi-iiW8, tugs, mill siliiMiiiora nf all si/.ts up to KMH) tons. Tins null has a eapaoity of r>0,t)O() ft'iit nf liinilii'r pi'i- ilay, aim gives I'niiiloyniont to uiiwanls of 50 hands. Tiny aro niauiifactuiers ot ronyli ami dressi'Vl lunilinr, a siifrialty Ihmiij; niaiUi of luiiilx"' for shili liuilding imrpnscs, tlicii- faiilities in this spi'cial line hcing imr'xucIIimI by any mill in thi.i district. 'I'ln' linn havi; largo tracts ol tinilier lands up the (Miast, north and west, stocked with some of the line.st tiniher in tlie •jonnliy, their numurou ■. log- ging camps g'ving employnieiit to a large force of loggers and teams. IWsides being heavy manufacturers of rough and dressed lumber they handle door.-^, wiiulows, moiilil- ings, shingles and laths, supi lying the local trade with everything in builiiing material. In addition to the heavy local trade large (thipments are made to all poir.ls in British Columbia iiicluiling Victoria, Eisteiii Can- ada and the States, iheir busiiie^., showing a large inerease over former yearj. Num- erous iinproveiiiouts and additions have been nadc to the null since its establishment on Kalae Creek, in ISSO, and to-day jtanst couiplete in the IVoviiice. The mill is Under the able iii.in.igement o*' \'.. K. Morse, jr., p id -A. H. Bogg:., Iioth o; whom are natives of .Vlpena, .Michigan. 11. U. Morse jr., had been engaged in the inmber- business in that city for 10 years with ills lather, who owns a large null nt that place. Mr. A d. Biiggs, previous to com- ing to Vancouver, wasengagcil intlie lumber* shipping aiul ciimmission business, at Alpena, .Midi., and along the shores of Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior, employmg a stall' of twenty shipping clerks and was doing the heaviest busines.-- on the lakes. On his arrival here, becoming impressed with the greater facilities of tills country over Michigan, as a lumber manufacturiinj district, he induceil .Mr. .Morse to come here aii0 inch double and orie ."lO inch single, one gang edger, a lath mill, shingle null with a ca- pacity of 40,000 per day, wood niacliiiiery and trimming saws, plau'ir, tlooring mach- ine, sticker and full coniplenieni of cut-oil', rip saws and sash, door and blind machinery. They own lame tracts of timber Unds on the I iulf and west coast, operating four log- ging ca:nps which put in about 00,000 feet of logs per day. They have now four large scows anil are building a steam tug for the purpose of towing the lumber from their mill to the yards at Victoria and .Mission City. Their tr.ade in very large, and con- Btantly increasing, lumber being nhipped by them to Chill, Australia, and other foreign Eoiuts, and besides do a very large louil uaiD'Jsa. In connection with the e.vtensivc concern operated by them in this city they have bramli lumber yards at Victoria and .Mission City THE VANCOUVER SAW MILL. This null, which is sitii.ited in the east end of the city, on the shor-es of Burrard Inlet, anil adjoins the Sugar Uelinery, is owned by .Messrs. II. V. Kdmonds and .1. A. Webster. The mill has a capacity of l'.l."),000 feet of Ininlier per day, and is fully I'luipped with all the modern appliances iii'LCs.iai'y for its succesafnl operation. It posses.ses excellent water frontage to facili- tate the loading of ships, and is in every respect one of the leading saw mills in the rrovince. Kinployinent is given to a very large number of men; their tim!,. lands contain some of the llnest timber c'l. liable in this part of the c.iuntry, and tlie (inn's logging camps present a busy scene. Their busuiess is principally a foreign one, having shipped last ) .ar to Australia one of the largest and lliust cargoes of lumber leaving this port. The two members of the liim are pioneers of Britisii Colunibii and are highly respected and inlluential. Their in- terests, individually and collectively, repre- sent a very large amount of invested capital in X'ancouver's various enterprises, and few men have done more for this city s advance- iiiiMt. Tlii'\ have taki'ii a leading' uart intlie building of railways, l>i ing ainuug the prin- cipals Ml the construction ol the tramway iietween here and New V» estniiinter, and are also stockholders ■!! the Klectric L.ght and Hallway Company of this city, 'i'liey own large shares o'' stock in our two lead- ing; fi'iindrics, aim are among the largest sbiireliolders iii the \ anconvi'r .M uuifai'lur- iiig a.id rrailuig (.'onipany, ,ind are identi- li'jcl ivitli luimcnuis otiier undert.i'iiiigs. In the development ot our miueial resources they have aid. I very in.iterially, and their shite mine, "ii liTvis Inlet, which is noiv in full operation, and the lirst operated in the I'rovmce, has proven a comii'ete success. The ipi ility of the slate for rooliiig and all other purposes is i|uite eijual to the bestWelsh slate and is so pronounced by exi)erts from Wales. Tliejk are already in receipt of large orders. Mr. ICdmonds is one of the largest property owners in Vancouver. GEO. CASSADY & CO. Tlii« tirrii established here just three years ago by the present manager and |)art owner, ,\lr. 3 the weight of Bhinglcapor tliouii- and from '.'110 prnniU to 100. A separate engine drives this fan, and is ijuito a enrios- ity, having no slide valves nor eccentric. By their knowledge of the business and the attention given it they enjoy a very justly mcriled reputation for doing first-ulosH work in the manufacturu of doorii and mouldings. These deserve special inuntioii being tliorouglily kiln dried anil curo'iilly put together. Their 'goods are always ill demand, in fact wherever introduced com- nianil "the highest prices and never fail to give satisfaction. As an evidence of Can- adian industry, it would be worth the tinio of machinery fanciers to make a call at their factoi'y and see the engine which sup- plies the power. It is the latest improveii type, automatic cut oil' and nickle plated, manufactured by Coldio it McCullocli, (ialt, (hit. VANCOUVER MANUFACTURING AND TRADING CO.. (L'd). Aiiiomj the prominent and snci'ossfnl manufacturing enterprises of this city is tliu Vancouver .Manufacturing and Trading Company, which has buuii organized aliout twelve months and during tlio short time it has been in oper.ition has done a prolitable and increasing 'radc. The business eoni- prisi'S saw and plaitiiii; .iiills, sa-li, door, blind and fiiirutiire factory, store and oliiuu tittuigs, tubs, pails, barrels, boxes and gen- eral '.voodH'.ir ■ ing. The factory is located at the foot of (iranville street, on False Creek, and is most admirably situated for niiinnfactnring purposes, li.iving sidingit from the C.l'.K. trac'» facilitating the ro> ceiving of raw material and the shipping of the manufaelnred product. The factory in thoroughly eijuipped with the very latest and best innovations of machinery. A Urge force of skilled meclianics is given employ- ment in various departments of the liuHineM. Tlie goods manufactured by the eompariy aru in gr'eat ilemand and meet with a ready sale all over the Province. A large stock of their manufactured articles is carried in their warehouses. All orders are filled promptly and correctly. The company liaa a capital stock of $100,000 and the ollicer* are: J. A. Webster, president. A .St. (i. Hamersley, vice-president: H. V. KdinumU, K. t;. Tatlow, U. Cartmel and K. H. lleapii, directors, Mr. Heaps, the manager of tliu company, has had a thorough experience ill the business and to his energetic and able management much of the success of the company is due. This is an institution wliicii is certain to expand with the growth of the I'rovince and yet will be one of Van- couver's leading industries. BUSE'S MILL. This mill is situated on the Inlet, adjoin- ing the citv line on tire east side. It has a capacity (if from :>0,000 to (iO.OOU feet of liiinber per day; a specialty being made of cedar, spruce and factory lumber. It is eiiuipped with all the newest and beat ap- pliances, and has the latest machinery for all kimU of nionlding and planing work ill, addition to a llrst-elass shingle iiiachirie, Kniployment is given loan average of thirty- five men. Mr. E. Uu.se, the proprietor, Is one of our re^jreaentativc and progreMiiivu ' iiicreaac. To sliiiiglo liiiitiiiusN III, thay aililoil ilrv kiln, wliivli iiiglcH per tliouK- (10. A Heparuto X (|iiito a curioH- Bfl iicir oucciitrio. liusiueuH and the loy u vury jiutly loing (intt-ulani } of iloorH anil apecial niuntiiin ej ntid carii'ully 14 arc alwaya in .ntriiducuil coni- inil nuvcr fail to /iilence (if Can- u wortli tliu tinio iiiakt! a vail at iginu whioli iinp- l.iltrtt inipriivt'il I nicklu plattiil, & McL'ulloL'li, JFACTURINQ O., (L'd). iind Hiioi'oasfnl >f tlila oity is tliu and Trading 1 iirgani/ed iiiimit tlio .tliiirt time it diiiiv a prolitalilu e liusinuHH com- ills, Ha-li, door, ', store and oHiui) s, l>oxos and gen- iutoiy is located street, on l''alse ralily situated for having sidings militating the ro- il the shipping of . The faetory is tlio very latest cliinery. A large s given employ- ts of the Imsiness. hy the cociipany leet with a ready i. A large stouk icles is carried in irilers are lilled The company lias and the ollivers isident. A St. (i. 11. V, Kdniunda, and K. H. Heaps, le inanager of the ugh experience in energetic and able u success of the is an institution I with the growth 11 he one of Vaii- LL. the Inlcv, adjoiii- st .side. It has a to (iO.OOl) feet ol Ity being made ot y lumber. It ii vest and beat up- It machinery tor \ planing work in shingle machine, average of thirty- iie proprietor, i^ and progressivi; ! 1. ' . ■ r...- Il:'rl -.HI IMI !■ r.Ko-.'. \\ l( l; .1. : ' Mil,. I\ I-' -■ ■ '.I.M, \ l\> .1 . . I' 111 ' ' I ;:. " V M' '\ ■ II l.i.illl I ./■.. I' iim;.: Ill' -.t.. \ IV, ,,1 im -.,',. Mux. l;-\ I , !■ n I'l iv\,, M I., i:. I '. "^1 • in Iti ' i\Ki(i. rtOUVENIR EDITION VANCOlVEU DAILY WORLD. 11 oitiiwni and ii idcntilied with Hmny n( the movenienti for tha vlty'a welfare, t'.e haa had year* of exiHirionce in dilferent parti of tha world in hi» Inuineai, and when he uania to Vancouver iti many natural advantagei •o impreiiaed him that he concluded to make it hii future home. He at once reuo||ni«!d the luperiority of our lumlicr and doom had hia mill under way. Ho ha* lieen from time to time adding improvement* untd he haa one of tho leading and moat complete lumber mill* in the Province, and i* cer- tain to build up an exteniive a* well aH protitaide trade. He i* a careful, yet en- terpriaing gentleman, and deal* uprightly liy all with whom he come* in contact in a husineit way. VANCOUVER'S POSSIBILITIES. IT MTANUH rilKKMINKNT AMONONT THK CITIKH ON THK «:OAHT. Kntlr« Ali*«iioe »f * Hooni— Thu C'un- «er*Btlvfi I'ollvy A ,$.^.')0 per front foot, the depth of tho lots varying from 120 to 132 feet to an alley. On the secoud best business street prices rauge from $250 to $600 per front foot, and un other streets which, with the growth of tho city, will be desirable business locations, prices vary from tlOO to ;J200 per front foot. Where buildings are already nrected the cost of same is added. KESIUKNTlAt- I'KorEHTY close to tho business centre of the town commands from $30 to $50 per foot, such property being used for houses renting from $2*5 to $35 per month. The choicest residential property in tha city i* vary limited. It is close to the depot, post of- Hue, open houie and other public buildings. Almost al! the lots command a magniMccnt view of the harbor and Kngliih Bay. I'^h lot is UO by KI'J feet. Those on the best streets are worth frnin |-J,200 to $3,500 and fniiii $1,200 to$v.',()(M), iiran average of about $10 per frimt foot, is thu figure asked for choicd locations (m other btreets. Lots ad- jacent to thu manufactories, Mtw mills, foundries, sugar refinery and other indus- trial concerns, and imed by the operatives of these industries, are worth from $3.M) •.■! $NIIO pur lot, iMM liiMiig about the average price paid, doing further fnini thu cuntru of thu city, lots can Im liought for from $\'2't to ^IliM) cucli, which with tho complu- tion of the uxteiinicms of thu electric city railway prescribed by the charter, will be brought into eaxy diHtance and used for homes by thosu who now reside in the busy part of the town t'roiii necessity. ACKK I'llOI'KR'lV adjoining thu city limits, and near thereto, offers to-day a lirilliaiit prospect to the in- vestor, who is satisfied to wait and reap thu result of thu unijui-Htioiicd growth the city will have. Prices range from $250 to ^1,000 per acre. IIIK rEH.MANKNT lNVK.STOI( seeking improved paying property is struck with the advantages otfured. While runts are comparatively low, tlin highost pricu for retail stores being about $100 per mouth, the purchase price is Mudiciently low to allow of a most liberal interest l>eing paid on thu investment. Taxes are light, being restricted by city eliartci. Assessments for improvements of tlio streets, sewers and such like, are levied pro iiUa on the as- sessed valuation of all property in the city. KEdlHTHAIION OF I'lTLES. The simplicity of the Provincial laws, re- garding the titles to property and registra- tion of deeds, is an iiiipurtant feature. But one deed has to he examined, which is registered at a nomiual feu, and a certificate of title issued by tliu district registrar. There are no abstracts of titlo to be ex- amined, and tho short time niuce thu issu- ance of the original crown grants of the land to tlie owners prevents any posibility of litigation as to titles not being absolute and indefeasible. INVKMIKiATUIN cOIKIEll. Vancouver can proudly court investiga- tion and comparison with any city, in the matter of prices for real estate. Apart from the important iiositiou it holds as the key of one of thu richest countries in the world in minerals and uutiimal wealth, with sliipping and railroad facilities second to none, its prospects for becoming one of the largest and most important cities on the coast are now recognued and acknowledged by all. ASSESMENT OF VANCOUVER For 1801, Ward I $4,094,0'.).) ' 2 2,i.41.o»o ■• •' •• » 1,111,600 1 •j,iuo,;)Oo " ' " .') l,41.'9,D8o Total |ll,'.i77,37u Against, IKW |3,471,a4S INSi) 6,604,008 IWO »,617,280 Rand Hrotheni. Probably the iMst and most widely known firm in British Columbia i* that of Hand Bros, real estate broker*, financial and in- surance agent*, of Vancouver. Kvery en- terpriMi which has for it* object the mater- ial advancement of Vancouver's welfare, and any underta'dngtending towards bring- ing and pushinir N ancouver to the front, has in .Messrs Kaud Bros, earnest an pport- er* and a valuable aide. The individual meinliers are Mr. 0. 1). liaiid and Mr. K. K. Hand. C. D. Hand, the senior member, wo* born in Canning, Nova .Scotia, August 2llth, 1N58. Here he spent his early youth and received his primary education, and then entered Acadia Colluge, Wolfville, N. H., graduating from there in lH7t). Im- mediately after graduating he came west, arriving in British Columbia, Meptumlier i4th, 1879. He first located at Victoria, but shortly after went to Salt Spring Island, where he taught school and then accepted a similar position at Victoria, and later at New Westminster. In 1882 finding the rolu of a pedagogue just a little too slow and desirous of a more lucrative pursuit he abandoned teaching and entered inco real estate in New Westminster. The move ha* never been regretted, as to-day we find in him one of the mest successful real estate and financial brokers in Canada, and known not only in Canada but also in England and the United .States. He is one of Vancou- ver's most energetic and progressive citizens and is held in high esteem by the entire community. Mr. K. E. Rand, brother of C. D. Rand, and juuior member of the firm, was born in Canning, N. S., November 2 let, 1800. He received his early educa- tion in his native city, at Horton Academy, and finished his freshman year at Acadia College. In 1880 he left Nova Scotia and went to New York, where he was employed in the Erie K. R. offices, remaining there until 1883, when he left for British Colam- bia for tho purpose of joining nis brother in New Westminster, entering into partner- ship under the present firm name of Rand Bros, in 1884, The firm branched out with great vigor and early manifested that push and energy which has made it noted throughout Canada and (ireat Britain. A branch office was opened in Victoria, and also one in Vancouver, in December, 1885, being one of the first in this city. In 1887 the Victoria branch was closed, Mr. E. E, Rand going to London, Eng., for the pur- pose of establishing a branch in that city. He has been very successful in attracting tho atteation of English capitalists to Van- couver's resources and has interested num- erous parties, who have invested extensive- ly in property here. Ho returned to Van- couver in Uecember, 18!)0, on a visit to thu locail office. Mr. C. D. Kaud located per- manently in this city in .September, 1887, and has operated successfully in numer- ous large and extensive real estate transac- tions. The New Westminster branch is still maintained under the management of Mr. A. E. Rand, while the Granville street branch in this city is under the manage- ment of Mr. Edwin Rand, the respected father of the Rand brothers. The firm has the exclusive agency of several large pro- perties here, have choice property for sale iu all tho various sections of the city and throughout the entire Province. A largo force of efficient clerks are employed in the various departments of their immense busi- ness, and the very closest and scrutinizing - ,4 ,J,i iU E™!" HnI'VKMU KIHTIoN VANCOl'VKU DAILY WOHM). 1 care \i givuii til nil liunluil iiittii'tut |iluot!>l in th(>ir IihiiiIh l>y tlivir litrKu ilit^ntclu. lniit>M 4I' llli'liiirilM. ^ iiii'oiiM r li.'i.t uitliiii iiir liiiiitH III. my I'l'ikl cncutu liriiiH, lull iiiiiii' iirr iiinro |iri>iiiiii- I'lit iir iivi'iiiiy .1 lll^lll'l' liiiiiiuiul iMDitiiiii tliiiii tliiit iif IniiuH >^ KiL'liiirda. 'I'lii' iri- iliviiliiiil iiii'iiilivrx, K. ('. liiiiDii mill S. II. KicliurilH, iiri' iiii-ii nl liitfli Ktiiihliii^ in tlii' r>>iiiiiiiinit\', |iii'4K('»»i'il III .'tiii|i|<' iiic.iii-., .till! iiitirunf tliuifini'lvus ill rKr\ i'iititi'|iriiir |wr- tiiiiiiii){ ti. till' ai|\aiii't'itM'iit III \ iiiii'iiuvi'i'H iiitii'««t». Mr. K. ('. IiiiU!., till! Hiiihii iiii'iiilii r III tin linn 14 ^t niitivu m|htiiiik illy wan 11 vant Hilili'i'iii'HN. llr witiiism'il tin- ciiinini'iicL'iiii'iit III llic lirnt niHiriitiiiiin In clear iiuiiy tlu' luivnl » Imri' iinw "tiiiiln tlir City III \ ■iiiiiiiivor, ;iinl wiis tlu' lirnt inaii tn riiHii.Kf HI rtiil c.ituti- iicrf. l.|ll•rlltill^ iilnni' until N'liti'iiiliiT, |!S.^7. wlifii lir fnrninl u |iiu'tiii'^>lii|i Willi Mr. Uuliuni.^. wliicli I...H I'lintinuiil Willi ^rt'iit niiucun.s ;iliil kept (iiiof Willi thr h'riiwtli of tliu city. .Mr. .'^. (>. KirliurilH iM 11 n.ttivi.' of rnriiiitu .'iiiil a .11111 iif tliu littr .Sir Wllliaih H. Iticli- Miili, the lir'-l Cliii'l .liinticii nl llie Mi|irinii' t'liiirt 'il < '.iiiuila. Mo wua ciliii'itttiil at rjipur (iiii.tilu I'ulK'gc. anil grailiiaU-il Irinii ilial iii.slitiiliiin in I.ST'J. Aftir unuUmtinK III' cntcriil till' Hank nl Mmitri'iil w lurr .'ic Ncrvt'il liir i\ viari. Alter li'.ivini.' tin liailk'-^ nii|iliiy lir timU liM ili'^rrr at law, .it riiriinlii, liiit iirvrr in.ictui'il tlirrr. luaviii^' aliiiiint ininit'iliitti'ly tor Hritiiili I nliiinliia. arriviin! in \ anrnuvir 111 May, Issii, ami I'lghti'fii iiioiilli.s lati'r ijiittToil into parlmr- mIup with Mr. liiiicy, loriniiiK '''>' pri^'xint linn. TIk' liriii .irr iri'luriil rial citato liroktirw. linaiiiiiil ami in.'diraiii'i ani'iits, couvoyani'ir.i and NotarieK I'lililii' Tlii'V own anil cuitriil miiiiii' oI tin' iiiiMt l<' propirty 111 tlio oity for rr^iiliin'.' m Imsi- iii'x. piirpiiM's, ami aUo uperati- Iar»,'(ly 111 oiiUtulif propcrtj 111 iiiigliliiirinu piiiiit.'^. Tlii;y rent limisi's ami taki' ilmrge of ami iiiiiuugc i"statu 1 for noii-rt'.iiik'iit'^, liavini; iiiiiiiL'riiiii ulifiiti ill Kiiglaiiil, (orinanv, (•'raiici anil tlio l^nitoil Mati-s. In tlii'ir in- iuranci; lU'partniiiit tlmy rupn -iiit si.iin' nf till' Htroiige>.t ciiinpanios in tin win Id. miicIi a.s tin Imperial Kiro Insiiran.ji' Co., ni London, Kiii>laml; City ot Liiinlon l-'iru In- Miraiuii I o. ; tlie .Maiiilienler hire .VsBiir- .iiicuCo., of ,\IallC'lK^•^tc•r, Knglatid; Conled- i-rated Life A.'isnninoe Company of Canada ami Kasterii As.'^iiranco Company of Halila.x. of wliit'li latter eonipuny tlioy are (general agents fur the Mainland of Hritiali I oliun. Ilia. Tliey are agent.-^ tor tin; (.),>anaKaii Land ami Kvveliipnieiit 1 ompany, wliieli owns tlio towiiMte ol \ ernoii. loeated 111 Ukaiiagan X'alley, and llie ti'nniiius of the ShiHwap .iiiil nkaiiagaii K.iihtay. They are also agent.-, for a large portion of thi towiisite ol Nelson, the teriiiiiiiis of the Cohimliia and Kootenay Kailway. \'eriioii lies in the eeiitre of the wonderliilOkaiiagaii eoiintry, wtiieli for lertility and general agrieiiltnral advantage.'j, i-. nll.'^llrpa.'^sed liy any country on the eoiitinent. Uliile the laiul i« adnuralily and ehielly adapted for the growth ol eereal.-?, the range of product.'* ih ,11* wide as any in the temperate zone. Vegetahlea grow to iii'i/at pei lection as well .is Iruils of all kinds. The tovMisite of \er- noil is the coutre and distrilniting point for the wliole ol the noli farming and grazing lands in and around the (Jkaiiagan Lake district. The Ukanagan Land and Movclopmeiit Com. iiitny. Limited, pureliaited the towiiHite ol N'lTiion, wliieli liiM lieiiii iilatteil and it now ■ III the market. They will I'reeta liniidsomit hotel the eoniilig Hliring eoiitln|{ ^'Ji'i.lMHI, TliH liiiilding will lie T-'inIIM) Iret, three KtorieH high, and tininhed in inodi'rn Ntyle. A large niiiiiher of linildingK are already ereeted the population now niiinUeriiig •'IIMI. The .Sjiii'twap and Okniiug.iii lUilway, ol wliiili \ eriioii IS tliii terminus is now niider >'oiiitriii lion .iml will he .•miileted and In operation to X'eriion during Hunimer ol tins year. All iiiformation regarding properly in tliM iltsirahle loeatlon will he fnniishud to iiitendiiig or pronpeetive inteHtorH liy Iniies /i Uiehanli, llaHtiiius street, Van- eoiiver. II. t '. I'liiiw. T. l>iiiilHir. Located in the Lefuvre liloi k. corner ot Hastings anil Seymour streets, one of tin liest locations in the eity, are the elegant ollice.s ot .Mr. Cji, tries 1. I'uiihar. one ot the most eiiter[irisiiig liusiness men of Van- couver. Mr. I 'miliar was formerly eon- nucted with the National Cermiin Aineriean liaiik, St. I'liiil, Minn., wliieti position lie left to act as general agent for the I'liinn Land Ciunpaii), ot that eity, one of the largest eoinpanies in the c iiintry. Me \uM lieeii >ueeeHsfiilly engaged in real est.ite for the past seven years 111 the various growing ciui s ol the Northwest and his lieen the promoter of several large and sueceHsful enterprises, iiotahly the St. Anthony I'ark, north of St. I'aiil, and the liurliiigloii Heights IniproM iiieiil Co. In ISJ^.s Mr liiinliiir 1 ami to \ aneiiuver and invested largely 111 leal est, III' here. He owns and eoiitrots eon- siderahle pr -perty in the eity and vicinity .mil inakena specialty ot the Went Knil. He owns one • third of diHtriel lot I "^.'i, whicli .idjoiiis Stanley I'ark, .mil e.xtemls Iroiii Hurraid street to the par.> liinits. This i.j witlionl .loulit tlie linest portion of the eilv for residem e property, deinonstrat- ed hy the toealion there of the liandsoniest an. I most eoitly residences in V'anennver. |{<'sides ,1 general real estate liiisiiiesH he does a I irge iiiTestiiiei.* lin-.ness for mm- resident' and will 111 tlie future do a general eoniniis»ion liiisiness, having exduiive con- trol ol all iiroiierlies handled. .Mr. huniiar was one of the [iroiectors ot the new town site of North \ aneonver, and is a large ^tl>ekho|.h•r in this important eoiiipaiiy. His husiiiess on account of his knowledge of the viliie of real estate and of his ahility and integrity, has grown to large propor- tions fo-day he is one ol the most sue- eesslul real estate men in the city. He has the iiioat aliidiiig faith in the future 'il \ aiieoiiver as a great eomniercial, sliip- ping, railway and ma'iul.ieluriiig centre, and IS one of our most active, enterprising and pulili'' spirited citizens. UuiiKlani N, < o. \ .mcuiiver owes i.iiich ot it.-, rapid pro. greas and growth to the enterprise of it.-, energetic real estate men. and in the fore- most rank of thc-^e is the liriii ol llouglas iV Co., coijipo.sed of Charles S. llouglas and 15. H. .lolinstoii. Charles S. Douglas was horn Octoher lat, LS.jJ, in \\'i«eon,.iii. He received his primary education in Hia\er Kam, Wisconsin, and after leaving nchool entered the new.spaper hu,-ine.s». His first einployiiienl was on the Milwau'iee Seiili- ml, and later on a paper in Diiluth. Leav- ing Duluth III.' puhlished Tin' Times at Superior, Wis., until IS'li, when he suM out and purchased the /'ii// lliiiik at Kurt William, Ontario, the Lal:itl/enM, fully ideiiti' fyintt himsell with every enterprise looking to the Welfare of that eity. He nurviid an iiieiiilier of the .School lioard ami Council, and in LSMli was eleetud to the Maiiitolia Legislature, Iiih valiiahle Hervieeit Heenriii|{ for liiiii a re election to that liody in IhSli, III INH7 ho was eleeteil Mayor of Kiiinrnon, and nerved wit'i liiinor and ilmtinetion for two years. On retiring from otiieu he mild out his interestH in Kniemon and eaiiie to liritisli < oliiiiiliia, locating in thi.i eity, and III heeemher, I.HHll, opened up n real estate olliee in eonlnnction with Mr. 'luhn- ston. .Mr. It, It. .lolinston ih a native t){ Toron- to, where he received his early eilneation in the scIiooIm ot his native eity. After leav- ing selioiil he entered the nieruantile a({eney iitliee and Hnl)sei|ueiitly puhlished '/'/ic Ml rcdiililf Aiinii'ji for the city and country. Thin lie ei'inlucted successfully until IH.sl, when he removed to Kinerson, Manitoha, and engaged in real estate. Here he was very HUecessfnl in his operations and ac- cnniiilated coiisiderahle wealth. Me took a proiiiinent part in ilie iipliuilding ot the gateway city, w.is a meinlier of the council, serving one term and declining a re iioiniii- atioii and was also .Instiee of the j'eace for the rriivince of .Manitoba up to the tune of his departrre for Vancouver, in IHhl). I'p- on his arrival here he engaged in the real estate and eoinmlsKiiui linsincss operating alone until Ueceinlier, when he formed the present partnership w itii .Mr. Itoiiglas. .Mr. .loliiiHton i.s a Notary I'lihlie for the I'ro. vince of Mritish Columliia. The linn Hoon forged to the front ami are today aniongiit the heaviest dealers in real estate in Van. ciiuver. Tliej' do a general real estate liuni. iiesB, liuy and sell iiroperty, rent liouncs and uegotiatu loans on real estate securities for residents and lion reHidents in Kiiglanil, Kaslcrn I anada and the United .StateM. The tirni controls and has the exclusive nale of Home of the iiioit desiralile property in the city and vicinity and eontroU the sale of several valiialile additions and suli-divisions, notable among which are Suh-divisiona li2K and li'Jil on Mount I'leasant, beautifully lo. cated, bounded on the cant by Weittniinater Avenue and on the west by Ontario Htreet. Although progressive they are alike con- servative in tiieir transactionn, and all busi- ness placed with them receives prompt at- tenlion, and the most earelul .supervision is given to all negotiations and transaetiona of landed interests. .loliii KoiiiiMlii>ll. One of Vancouver » most active and en- terprising citizens, is a native of VVolfville, Nova Scotia. He early in life engaged in mercantile pursuits, and after doing a large and suecessfnl trade in the sliippiiig liusiness in Kings County, N. ,S., sold out and left for London, Kiig , where he opened a shipping ofiiec in Leadenhall Htreet. Here he carried on a most HUccei.s- tiil and prolilable trade and amassed iiuite a fortune, but owing to the failure of a large shipping and banking couccrn of Liverpool lie was compelled to close his doors. He was now obliged to cuinniencu all over Wu UH-. ' I ' m ■^wwf*— w miM mUtt'. / lliiiik lit H'liit f Sii|M'riiir tui'- >I|IIIK tlio niillKI ''.iiiuraoii, Miiiii- liili'i iiiiliDimt, illy until I.SH1I. sritclllH lliriKt l'l>' In, fully Illt'llCi' Lir|irlitti li>ii..iiit( III' MtrVCll IIH I mill Ciiuiic^ij, II tlir Manitiilia Tvlufii NuciiriiiK t ly ill IMNli. >r lit KiiiKi'Diiii, 1 ilialiiii'Miiii fill I ulliou III* Willi mill iMiiii' til II tliM t'lty, mill ;il up II iriil villi Mr. 'luliii- ttivu III Toniii- iirly uiliicittliiii ity. After Ifiiv- 'ciiiitilu agiiiiuy lulilisliiHl '/Vic ty uiiil ciiuiitry. ily until IHHI, ,11111, Maiiitiiliit, lluru III' wikH itiiiii^ ami no til. lilt took II luililiii^ ot tliu ' of th« oouiumI, iii|j; I riMiiiiiiiii- i)f tlin I'uacB for to tliu tlllll' of , in IH«;». I'll. gvil ill tliii real iiit:8.i opurating liu foniu'il tlio Douiflas. Mr. ilio for tin; I'm- 'i'liv linn uooii .oilay amongst I uatatu ill Van- reiki catatu liuai- y, rent Iioiihon iMtuti; .'ii'curitii!i t.H ill Kiiglauil, toil .Stati!». 'I'lio xolilaivo sale of iropurty m tliu ■Ills tliu <*alu ot I aiili-ilivi'iionH, ili-itiviaioiix {'i'ili liuautifully In- ly W'estiiiinstur Ontario Htreet. aru aliku uou- la, ami all Iniai- ca prompt at- 1 aupurvisioil in traiiaai'tioiiH of lil>ll. active ami i;ii- u of Wolfville, lifu engaged in after doing trade iii the County, N. 'S., II, Kiig , where III Li'iidenliall ik most Milceeirt- aniaa^ed i|uitu a iiluru of a large II of Liverpool liu doorH. Ho nuuuu all over I'lflii-^nil'li" )'V I M..';m: r.! Ill N^-Xn.i.i'it \u , TiiiiUKii* il'ii.K ill. .1 I. V.iiic ii'iM'i- l,.T, f<. .V i: r. Sib II.imI.ii StliiM i.l. .' Wlii.tliulii l .illl .;i.. I. Ill' .. \ i;i. 11,11'!-, .Mi^.iM' Tumi 111.,., k S|.iiii;.r, .Mill'jii ,v (■' l.lfHMM; III, I h:i-. r. II iMl.,ir. ."•l-ili niKllS Ml,", h 1 'il|^!,l- .V In. I i i ■' ' ' ' I ■ -i i! 1 ;i ;'! .1 ! I I il «i.'B»s««W«»FTer!^JCj&ii>WlB?Be*iB?KW^ HZ"- SOUVENIR EDITION VANCOUVER DAILY WORLD. 13 again, and fully aware of the ditiiculty nf retaining the contidence hitherto reposed in him as a ahippiiig broker and hanker hy the large Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, New York, Boston, and other ship- Dwning cities, he concluded to return to Canada with his faniil) , arriving in Hali- fax, N. S., in August, 1882, and tiiially settled with his family in Brandon, Mani- toba. Here he engaged in the griiin business suocessfally for nearly four years, and then came to Vancouver, arriving in I88(i, and entered the real estate business. .Mr. Ilounsefell has grappled succesbfully in this line, and r.ow ranks as one of the moat sui cessful in the city. He owns considerable real estate in the city and vicinity, his transactions being contined mostly to his own property. His offices. No. 41."i Hast- ings street, are elegautly litteil up, most centrally located for the transaction of business and usually thronged with pur- chasers. Mr. Kounsefell is also interested largely in the Vancouver Ship-building, .Sealing and Trading Company, of which he was the prime mover and dio- moter, and is Secretary and Treasurer of the Company. He is higidy esteemed as a citizen, as is likewise every member of ids family. Nlinnnon dc SftfliRohlan* Amo:. gst the most successful real estate firms in the city is that of Shannon & Mc- Lachlan, composed of William Shannon and Charles McLachlan. Mr. Willian Shannon, the senior miMuber, is a native of County Sligo, Ireland, was born Fel)ruary li)th, 1841. In 1847 lie came with his parents to Ontario, who settled in the town- ship of Ops, Co a' V of Victoria, near tlie town of Lindsay, .lere he spent his early youth, remaining until April 180'2, v hen he left for California, arriving in the CuMeii State in May of that year. After travelling in difl'erent portions of the Oolden .State lie left in the spring of the followinsj year for the no'*' , v'isiting Oregon and Washington, on his way to British Columbia, arriving at New Westminster June 1st, 18GH. Most of that season was spent by Mr. .Shannon in exploring the coast valleys, and in 180+ we tind him in the interior stdl pursuing his explorations with a view to a thorough ac- c(uaiutaiice with the ditlerent sections of that part of the I'rovince. Tliese cxiilora- tions and subsequent ones have beoonio of inestimable value. In I8(i.^ he went to tin' OUanagan Valley, near the International boundary line, and there built a traiiiiij; post, reuiaining for one j,.'ar and was unite succe.ssful in his venture. SLiling out m the spring ot 18(!0 lie left for the Big Bemi mines, and formed one of the tirst party who entered the district in that year. Mere lie spent the most of two years, exploring that country from the Columbi . river to tin: Bockies, devoting considerable money to his investigations in placer mining and prospecting. In 18(18 Nlr. Sliannoii .ttarted into stook-raisiiig and farming with liis l.riitliir, at < l.illiwacl<, and was for a por tion of this period also engiiged in the fretiate loans and investments for residents or non-residents on real estate securities. Their operations in real estate, of which part of their business they ma'^e a leading specialty, are very heavy, the linn probaldy buying and selling more of their own property than any other in the city. They also act as linaucial agents for nonresi- dents collecting rents, managing and taking charge of estates, and also do a large 1 1 nc- iiig business, having upon their books a line list cf residence and business property. Upon their hooka will b" '..and at all times bar- gains in rci eiLiice both in city and acreage property as well as tine timber lands in var- ious portions of the Province. Major & Pearson, with their excellent knowledge of realty values and ample oapital are regarded as one of the most valnalile and subs'.antial ilf.is in British Cidumbia, and withal one of the most successful. t^iM'kN. Kinmwnil A Co. .A.niong the representative and enterpris- ing real estate linns of Vancouver, Weeks, Kininond 'fe Co. occupy a leading position. The individual members, W. .S. Weeks and K. D. Kinmciid, are possessed of all the re- quirements of the successful real estate dealer, experience, probity, affability and capital. W. .S. Weeks is a native of Liv- erpool, Ivigland, and came to Vancouver in l8Sil. He engaged iii real estate for himself, devoting his attention especially to farming lands, and became thoroughly acquainted with the lands in this and adjoining dis- tricts. R. l>. Kininond is a native of Scot- land, ami came to Vancouver in ISSt) for the purpose of investing in property here and seeing great business possibilities opeiicil up a real e-.tate otlice operating alone until .(anuary, ISIM, w'len he joiiieil forces witli .Mr. Weeks, fi.imiiig the present tirm. They do a general real estate buainos, buy- ing and selling pnqicrty in the city and vicinity, rent houses, iiegoliitc loans, and make investments for Kiigli.sli capitalists. Weeks, Kiiimoiid & Co. iir'ke a leading specialty ot farm l.iinls au'' acre priqicrty, of which tliey coutrnl a l.irge amount, and have upon their lioolis some of the best and moat desir ible farms to be found in the Fraser valley and Lulu I-iland. Tlic Kraser valley is without exaggeration the linest aw'ri'.iiUur il region in British Columbia. Tile vast extent of fanning lands in tills district is exeeediiigly fruitful and cipuble of raising crops ot every i.iiid, both cereal and fruit, root and gram. During the iiast two years the increase of settlers has been great but there are a large iiumlicr of very ilesirablc farms still to be had. The linn will be [ileased to enter into correspondence with parties desirous of locating or invest- ing in this vicinity and all Hiiquiries will receive prompt attention. Tle-y have the best larms in large or small tracts upon tiielr books and will be pleased to show prospective investors over the property. .Since the linn have been o;jerating they have made a large number of very success- ful deals in large improved ianiis in tins vieiiiily and are doing a most s.itisfacttory liiisincsH, u SOUVENIR EDITION VANCOUVER DAILY WORLD. li 'l: :!' I'l m m H. A. AiidorNOii X^ Co. This tirm ranks among tlie .'irst in tlicir line in the city. Mr. Anderson came to Vancouver in 1888, from Vietoria, wliere lie was MiieceasfiiUy ongajjed in Imsiness tor live years. During his residciiee li'.'re through striotattentionhe has liuilt up a very large and lucrative^ l)nsincsH. His Mrm are general dciders m real estate, and have re.si (lenee and husiness proiperty in all parts of the city, as well as acreage in large and 8nr>ll tracts, in var)ous ))arts of I{riti>h t'oliiuihii'.. Tliey have upon their hon\n a tine list of houses for rent and nianajje and ta've charge of estates for non-residents. They represent some of the hest insuraiuc companies, both lire, niirine and life, do conveyancing and are Notaries I'lihlic. They are agents lor the townsite of Port Kells, which is situated on the .V. \V. .S. K. K., at the lirat point of contact with the Fraser river, ten miles above the city, lieing also the iioiiit of junction with the future Lang- ley branch line. It consists of a slightly elevated plateau, gently sloping towards the Serpentine valley and the Fraser. I'urt Kells IS the key to the great .Serpentine valley, a large tract of a;'alde laud that ex- tends in a southeasterly direction to the fertile Province of .Semiahmoo Hij. It touohe.s the iminicipalities of Surrey and Lan-'ley, the population of «hicli, together with the contiguous districts of t'iulliwack. Sumas and .Maple l!:.!ge, ha" lurre.ised s.> rapidly within the last lew years that it is now between 10,0110 :nd b).000. At [vre- sent Port Kells lias daily ciuninunicution by steamer with New Westminster, ami all other important points on the Fraser. As the town grows it will certainly be connect- ed by ferry with the ('. I'. U. The town- site has been subiiivided .ind |]i,itt'..'d. the size of lots being ."lOxl'Jl.' feet, the price rang ing from .*jO upward.s. Investors will liiul no better opportunity iii IJriti^h I'oluiid'ia than in I'ort Kells |)roperty. ('orri".poiid. ence scdicited Ueference, ihe Hank. 'I Brit- ish Columbia. Dcaiif X M(>ai'l('. This interurisiug and pu>Hiug linn of real e>jtate ikilers was estahli-hed in lle- cember, lt)8il, and is composed oc!i Warehouse! Coniiiiiiy, reimiiniiig with them for nine years, lii 18S7 he came mu'tli re- maining in the .State of Dregoii for a short time and lin illy came to this city, in He- cember, 18811, entering iiit> partnership with .Mr. Ueane in the ri'al e.itate business. The tirm are general real estate agents, buying ami .sellini; real estate, negotiating loans lUi real estate, securities, renting houses and managing estates for noiiresi- dent property owners. They always carry i>ii their books bargains in city and out- side propwty and give prompt attention to all landed interests placed in their hands. Since engaging in biisoic*^ they have been very suecessful and are one of the most re- liable liriiis in the city. ciii(<' X ciiotv. The above lirm Composed of J. M. ('lute and Henry Chew are general dealers in real estate, and conduct a general business transfer agency. They handle nothing but bargains and real estate, carrying on their books a large list of very desirable proper- ties in the citj' and vicinity for business or residenci! purposes. They solicit life in- surance only, reiiresenting the Sun Life In- sur.ince, Co.. one of the best in the country. Parties in the c.ty or from a distance desir- ing to buy or sell hotel, grocery m- other hiiainess [iroperty, will lind it to their ad- vantage to call upon or correspond with Clute iV Chew I :!0 Cordova street. J. INktViM \. <'o. One of the oldest and most successful real estate linns in the city is that of .1. Powis ,V Co.. compfiseil of .1. I'owis and .1. M, Whiteiieal, who both came to Vancouver from Illinois m 188li. They are general real est; te dealers, lire and life insurance agents und c( nveyancers. 1.1 sides their orrtiuary local business .1. I'owis ,*c ( 'o. act as agent.; lor capitalists in Lomlon ami Bristid and also for partiis along the Sound ami in the east. They make collections, negotiate loans, collect rents and take .harge of estates for non- residents. They also do a large renting business and carry on their bo. k,; a line list of choice business and residence property in all parts of the city. .\ vi-ry larL'i! business isalso rione by them in siib-dividiiig :icreage property of which they have h.indle 1 some ol the best ami most prolitable in this 'dis- trict. Having in tlieir hands properties in all parts of the city fin' sale, they can oiler iiitemiiim purchasers bargains in both busi- ness lots ,ind desindile re>ideiice locations ,is well as firming lands, suitable either fur permanent investments or for speculative purposes. Their ollice, orner of I 'ordovi and (■ imbie streets, is the most centrally located in tile city and eijuipped with every- thing for the K coinodation ol tlieir i lieiit- agi- 111 the way of mips and plats, t orres- ponilents Irom a ilistance who may ihisirc informatiMii abmit Vancouver, or the Pro- viniM- of liritisli t olumliia, can rely on re- ceivini! full and accurate replies to their eiii|uiries from .1. Powis it ( o. VaiM'uiivcr Loan, Trust, MaviiiKs ami r Co., LiiiiUpd. A Hiilistniitl.il and liiHiientlal Coiicitrii. This company is one nt the largest insti- tutions in Hritish ( 'olumliia, and possesses fajilitios unequalled by any similar com- pany in Canada. It was ii>oorporated .Sep- tember 1st, 1800, and has an huthorized capital ol §,')00,000, of which |200,000 is subscribed. The oHieers of the campany are James W. Home, M. P. P., president; Kobt. (t. Tatlow, vice-president; and H. T, Ceperley, managing director, who., with the following gentlemen form the Hoard of Directors: F. C. Cotton, M.P.P., H. A. Jones, HE. McKee and Geo. Tunier. The company acts as trustee, executor, adminis- trator, receiver, guardian, assignee ,ind agent, and this relieves nidividuals or lor- porations from the necessity of provi.iing securities for the administration of estates, or from any duties involving personal responsibility. It manages estates, under- takes the investment of funds on mortgages, collects and remits the rents or interest and acts as trustee for the holders of debentures and bonds. In its investment and loan department the company receives money on deposit for li.vcd perioils at interest on favor- able terms, and also issues debentures hear- ing interest payable semiannually for fi.xed periods. These debentures are secured by the paid up capital of the company and as further security are a prior charge on the unpaid subscribed capital and on mortgages held by the company to the full amount of the debentures issued. In the sai'ings de- partinent the company receives small sums of money bearing interest at the rate of o per annum for a perioil of not less than three months In the land department it posesses unusual facilities am' undertakes the pur- chase and .sale of improved and unimproved real estati! in Vaucmiver or in other parts of the Province. It has upcui its books some of the most desirable residence and business property to be had in this vicinity. The comiiany also eoUc'ti rents for absentee ■ wiiers and takes charge >>f estates and all agency business connected therewith. In the insurance department of the business the company represents ten of the leailing Firi" liisurai'ce iiimpanies of Creat Hritain, the United States and Canada, viz: Pmenix Fire ollice ot London; Liverpool and London and lilolie; Scottish Union :;iid National, of I'Minbargh; .I'lMia of llartlonl: Hartford of llartfonl; Insurance (.'ompaiiy of North .Vm.'rica, of Phiiadelphia; I'hoein.v of Hrook- lyii; Western Assurance I'oinpany ami Hnt- ish .\inerici, 'f Toronto; and Royal Can- adian, «i .Mmitreal. The company writes policies, adjusts claims .ind piiys hisses in Its own oliice. .Mr. H. T. Ceperley, the managing ilirector of this cmnpany, cam ' from .Montana to this city in the fall of 188(1, and at once engaged in the real cstiite and insurance business, which he conducted with great success until the tali of 1887 when lie became associated with .Mr. A. W. Uoss, .M P., who wa.4 luie of the nioneers ol \'aiicoiiver. The linn of Ross k Ceiier- hy at once became the Icidiiig real estate ami insiir.ince linn of thi: city :ind con- tinued with great success until .May, ISOO, when .Mr. Ceperley purchasiid .Mr. I! -ss' interest in the business conducting it alone until .Septeiiilicr, 1800, when he formed the present concern. .Mr. Ceperley is one id our most public spirited and enterprising ^■dtStHV^'ii, *A.!*^*"» il Coiicurii. mBmmmmmm 'IMIIl.KS Mcl.At'llliAN, William Siuwnv. H. A. Am'Ikhon. II. II. .iMlvslnN. ("II U1LK> S. 1)01 iiL\s. A. M. lU, MTIK, II. 1.. ^)M!i,r. i;. i;. in >\K « ", I . M:|'!\H! .Ii.MN^ilN. tali (It l.SST .Mr. A. \V. tliL' iiKiia'crii s it t'l'pri- ri^iil Odliitu ty ami am- .May, I sill), .Mr. l; -.-(»• iii^ it aliiiic : fiiniieil tlii^ y i.s (iiiu (il eiiler|)riHiiig l;. II ImSM.iXM II. II. U II. -IN, Mil. I III I' |.\ .1 I' II >M. .1 1 Ml-- dm .1. .\|. .\|, I.VUKX, I. II S. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF VANCOUVER. ^ ^ SOI'VKNIU KDITIoN VANC'DIV Kl! I>.\ILV WolMJ). in citizoiiM und a priiiiu mover in overy enter- (iriiiu to advuiiuo VancouvcrH iiitereBtH. He is poH8UMite(l o( i>U the ijimliflcatioiiH of on- fiKy. lionusty, prohity. allability, prciiiiit- nesH and iiuloinitalilu iHTHweraiicu that iiiaikn the HUcceKHfiil IxiHiiieHx man. and has thu iiBtecm of every citizen. HeiHanex- teiiHivc property owner in the city, the (liHtrirt and tlirongliout the I'rovinee. He- Hiden the punition ocmipled liy him ni tliiH i-ompany ho iH i^eeretary and Treasurer of the Kleetrite Railway and l^i^ht l.'onipany; ol the (iiirney ('al> and delivery Comoany and the Vancouver Minnig and iSniultinii Company. iMr. K. (1. I'athpw thn X'ice- I'reNHlent, is one of the pioneers of Vancou. vor and a largo property owner here. He is a tr\isteo nf the City Siiikni;^ Kund and one (if the I'ark Commissioners. Vaiiiroiivor Iiii|»r»v('m4'iil i'oiii- pniiy. liiiiiilnl. The Vanconver Imiirovement Company owns tlie greater portion of hind lying in that section of the city between Wcstmin- Bter and Honndary avenues, comprising in all about HOO acres. It is eligdily located, on high grouiul, thickly settled and ranks among the most desirable and vuUialile property in Vancouver. Numerous manui facturing enterprises are lociled upon the property, in fact the largisl and most ini- portant in the city, such an the Hritisl" Columbia fSuyar Kelinery, San .luau Lime Company, the Hastings .Saw Mill, the Van- couver City Kmnidry an ■ I.17N.7I ,tiiiv •• l.sim.i'i .lnll''v ISiK) l.ual.iS .111!)" •• :i,'.Wi.i'l AUCTION SALES, WIIATIIAS UKKN IXINK IIV ,\l « TM»\- IXi ISKAI, KST.ATK. Mv. .A. >l. IJeiillle's SiK'i-i-Hs iiM II '.Vlt'liler of tli«' iliiiniiier-Tlii' rionecr In llie llnsllli'MS— Slleeessfill Stiles I'oll- [ierty in the liamU of a reliable aiic- tuiiieer also very often obtain a far better price, at times far in e.vei'ss, than if sold at private sale, as eniiipctition between inircliasers brings out the true value. I'liis same rule hidds good with regard to gen- eral mereaiidise, furniture and blooded stock or anything s.ild i,i tliis iiriiiner. i. >I. Itoallio Tiie leading and most succe'ssfiil auction- eer of tins city IS a native of Du.nfriesliire, Scotland, and the youngest son of Cliailes Heattie, I'Im^. He came, when ipiitc a eliild, with bis parents to Canada, who located in Melbourne. (,liioliec. Here his (!arly juiith was spent, iind here also Ik' r'ccived bis ed- ucation, attending Sl. Krancis ( 'ullei^c, in Iticlimond, (,luel)((:, under tlie princnialshiii of.l. H. «iiMham, 1,1.. I), .\tter leaving col. lege he followed mercui'ile pursuits, lirst engaging in Inisiness in Uiehiiiond, the linn being known as ISeattie i^ AtexaiKhu'. Jii ItSSI) lie sold out to his partner, and eaini^ to \'aiic(iuver, arriving iiiTi^ aliniHt iinniedi- ately after the great lire UiMiig impr^vssed with tl'.u great possibilities ol the loeiUity. even then seeing its great future, he de- cided to remain here and establish himself in the real estate and auction business, making the latter part of the business a specialty. .Mr. Heattie was suecessini friiiii the s art, and has built up the linest biisi- iiess in his line in the I'rovinee and amassed (|uite a coinpcteiicy. To Mr. lleattie be- longs the honor ot emidiicting the lirst real estate tiuction sale in N'ancouver, wliich took place June I'L', IfSST, am' altnougli small compared to subsujueiit sales, amounted to luarly .'J.'tUDI). Since that time he has conducted almost every iinpiirtant auc- tion sale in this city, and has cdnvummated the largest sale of real estate in liritisb Co- lumbia by any auctioneer. This was the auction sale of tlie Fairview addition for the Canadian I'acilic li iilway Company tiiid realized iJl'JO.OOO. He lias large and liand- sonieiy lilted auction rooms in tlie Kerguson block, Hiistings street, where real estate sales are held inonthly. These sales altrtict considerable attention from real (estate own- ers and purchasers, the results being consid- ered a fair criterion of the value of ntal estate in this city and vicinity, not only by real estate agents in Vancouver, but arc also ([noted by linancial and real estate journals in the east. licsiilea nis specialty ol real eBtatu uuctiou saloH, Mr. Ueattie also auu- tionii furniture, houseliuld goods, merchan- dise, a'ld horses, cattle and blooded Htook, and is also a Notary Public of Hritish Columliia and appraiser. He not only-does a large local business, but is also often called to conduct sales in dif- ferent parts of the Province, where his suc- cess is as great as in this city, his sales al- ways attracting great crowds of purchasers. He always has upon his books great bar- gains in city property for residence or busi- 111 ss purposes, farms in various parts of the Pidvinee, and also does a large renting biisi- iKiSS. lit! has the exclusive handling of the iSteveston townsite, which will be placed on till! market in May. This will be an auction sale with- withoiit reserve of ."lOO lots in the growing city of Steveston. Tlie.se, lots are all centrally located, free from stumps or trees and perfectly level. Tlie sale is already attracting considerable attention and ar- raiige'neiits are being made for a large crowd. All sales conduuted b^ Mr. Heattie, w'liellier in bis auction rooms or in private, are fair and his niiiie attachetl to any sale is a sullicient i:uaraiitee that there is no by biddl'ig. .Mucli ol bis success is due to ins honesty, integrity and ali'ability. As an auctioneer he -jiaiids second to none in Can.ida. < iisloiiiM Itrliirii>i Talk. The following ligures will show the growth of the Inisiness done in \'ancouver iis indi- cated by the customs returns since thi.s place was made a port of entry ;-- .lamiiiry l-'SSN— Imports, dutiable, S.'i.'.tlO; tree, .'j3. IlllilO.V lll'OM.. This linn is the successor to Hailey fc Neelands, established in ISS.S, and is com- )iosed of C. S. Hailey and W. Hailcy. Tbi^y are dealers in stationery, books, periiKlicals, olliec supplies, artists' mil- terials, pictures, [licture frames, mould- ings, and carry as complete a sc.ick in these various lines as any iiouse in tlie Province. A leading feature of the business is land- scapc photographing, of which department a specialty is ma le. 'i'liey have the linest and best assortment of views of Hritisli Columliia and also of H"eiies on the line oi the Caii.idiun I'acilic Hallway. Mr. C. S, lliiley is a thorough artist in tills cl.iss of wiU'a; the illustrations of scenes and imildiiigs in the illustr-itcd iiuinber .are from photi'grapiis tiikeii by him. .V full and complete tissortinent of views of Hiitish Colniiibia and scenes on the Canadian Pa- eilie Kijiway from Montreal to Vancouver ari! (■■instantly kept in stock and they are without exception the linest and most com- plete published. ir, s(»rvKNii! KhrnoN \' \N('<»i\i;i! daily woklI) BENCH AND BAR. IHSl'KNSKKS (»|- K'-s AT I.AM TIIK A> I \ii II |-|.K\1»- v*- i Hon Wi >oniiaii llol«>. Tlic «iili,jt'ct iif tins ;•-'((. Ho iMiiir ti) Uriti.sli L'i)liiml)ia in uiirly iluys, iiiul wa.s tlie lii>t lii"yer tli.it iicriiiaiifiitly aettk'il cm tin.' iiiaiiilaiul and was also in ISST appDinU'il tlio lii'.-t l.'u.'i'n's t'rmnoil. Ho wa.sa.l. 1'., and stipi'iidniry niagi.strali' fur Briti.-ili CfiUunliKi. Ho was a dirootur of tlio Kiiyal r.>liiiiiljian Hospital, ot wnioli lio was four years prosidont. \\'a< a J^ioiiton- ant in tin; "Soj unniiKioKl Hattory Ironi 1~>7'.', t4i IS.S'J. and was .Major in tho li. I'. IJrigado i;,irris(in .\rtillory, \'. M. \i^: «as lirst r-'- turnodtii tlio Loyi.slativo Assonilily in lSS(i, took his soat as .liulgo of tlio I'ounty L'oiirt of Ni!W Wustiniustor Uistrict, .Sep- toinbor lUtU, ISST. He wiw one of tlio promotors of the New Westiniustor .Snuthorii Uailway t'o., and is very largely intorostod ill tiio District and tlio rroviio'o goiiorally. assisting always in ovorytliing toinling to pro-iioto tho goiioral woliari' oi the ooiiiitr_\ . I )f over tiOd oasos dispo.-^od of last yi.' ir, Init tiiroo of tiio doois- ions wore appealed, two of whioh were ili>- missed. Hi- was married Koliriiary •JOtli. I8SI. to Florence Blanohard, daughter of .1. Hailing Coulthard, .1. I' , of New Westminster. Tnoy have two sons. .4. SI. (ii«>oi*K«- lltllll«-l'Nl«'.v. Onu of the L"i orally noogiii/od leaning lawyers I'f hnti.-h t'olumlna i.- A. St. (.oorge H.inier>ley. who was eallod to the bar at Middle reiiiple, London, in IST4. i[i.- praotieeil Ills profession in Kiigland and subseipiently in Now Xi'aland, where he was 111 the enjoy inont of a vciy large and iuoiittive Imsiness, Dnriiig a trip to this eonntry, In ISSS, he w.is so favorably ini- pre.ssed with it that he ooiiolnded to re- inaui, and selected '.aneouver a.s his future home. Shortly alti rw.ird.s he became as- sociatied with .\le->rs UraAO, .lacUson and Helinckou, a leading X'lctoria linn of laMyer,.. and soon received that recognition viiich his talents deserved. He is tho piesont City Solicitor of Vancouver, having lieen fclecteil to that oltice in .l.inuary, IS'.H). .\1-. ilamersley is interested in and a direc- tor of the Vancouver Manulactiiring Coin- paiiy, IS ehairman of the L'liion .Steanishi|i Company, and is identified w'th nuMierons other important local eiiti riirises. He is an earnest supporter of every movement having tor Its object the advancement o| the city. .1. .1. Illak«'. A man ulio stinus in the Iront r.iiik oi the legal profession ill Briiish C.iluinliia. la the subject ot this briel sketch. Mr. .). .1. IJIake was born in llaldiinand I'ounty, Oiit.irio. in Isl'.l. when; Ins lioyliood days wore spent. He attende ' ^Inldlcse.x < 'idlege ami Alliert Liiiversitv d later slndii.d law at Osgoode Hal ■ (HHo. He sue- ues.stnlly Ii.isHliI l;is . iiialioils, silbse- i|uentl} practicing Ins j mn in Toronto lor three years, and m I. ndon for seven year.-, and in ISS.'i, eaino to \'ai,conver, whore he has .ver since lived. He opened his oilice befori' the city was incorpmated, having tho honor of drawing up the articles ol incorporation, lie was tlio lirst (.'ity rSulicitor, being elected in .May, ISSli, and nerving until some time in 1SS7. l.iater ho was ag.iiii appointed Indding the oilice for about three years when ho resigned. Ho was also S'lipoiidiary Magistrate and.lintico ol the I'eace for lour years, hi tho early history of the city there were some exciting tunes, p.irtieiilarly at the time of the Chin- ese riots, when the city was in a state of tirmoil. It was then .\.. . lllako displ.iyed his judicial learning, and his wise con-oU ollcreii to the workingnieii resulted to their beiielit. In many iiistancos ho Inn done considerable for the city, and in fact has boon identitied ami ta .on a leadini: part with everything of importance from the time of the city's incorporation to the pre- sent. Ill' assisted in starting some of our pie>oiit leailing enterprises, ami tlieie was no inovemont started t'lat did not receive his i-ndoi-.-iMiient and support. His piactioo 1-. an extensive oiii;. and lie is looked upon as the leading 1 iwy<;r of our city. The pre- sent liiii. of Blavo * .Magee Wis formed lime 1st, IS'.li). Mr. Hlake w.is married in |5S7, and has two children. .1. A. ItllNM'li. One ol tho bright young lei;al minds of our city is the isubject of this brief sketch. .J. A. Kussoll was horn m Newcastle, New Hrnnswick, .September 17, ISlili, -ahere his boyhooil days were spent. Ills early odu- cation was rtoeived at .Ne« castle and I'red- ericlon, N. B . and ho afterwards read law 111 the othce of \V. A. I'ark, M.P.I', for Northumberland County, and later in tlie oiiiee of .-Vttorney lieneral Blair, at Kred- oricton. He wor.iod for ,ind obtained the doi;ree ot l^L B . from |l.illiou>ie L'niversiiy, Halifa.v, N .S., when but nineteen years id a;;o In October, ISs7, in his twenty-lirst year, « as called to the bar of New Bniiis. whh. After his admission he travelled lor live or aix months, looking for a suitable location, and from such Unowledtje is he gaiiieil of the advantages nl thi.s country he soon deeideil upon Vancouver as his nio^it desirable poiir. He arrived here in April, 1S,^S, ami at once entered into the practice ol his protession. Tho following Angiust he becaine associated w itli .Mos.-rs. Yates and Jay, one ol the leading legal linns of Vic- toria, forining the present linn id' Yates, •lay A Kussoll. .Mr. Russell has had the handling or .some very important cases ; takes a leading position at the liar of this district. Hia practice is ammigst the largest of that ot any lawyer in the city, which bespeaks much tin' Ills ability. He is In every aensu public spirited and assists in everytliinj; tending to the ''ity s pro-penty. .Iwllll ( )llll|tlM>ll. One of the leading lav\yors of \'ancouver 1... Mr. lohn (.'liiipbell who was born at \\'ood\ille, X'ictoria County, Ontario, m l> a pirtni;r- sliip at Lindsay with .Mr. lohn A. Barron, t^.C., .M.r., wliicli continued tor two years, when he lett fm British Colnml/ia, arriving at Now Westminster in .May, Iss'.l. The I'dlowing .Inly ho bec.imo associated with .Messrs Corboiild, McColl A t diiipboll, lorin- ing the jircseiit firm, and opened an oilice in N'ancouver, of which ho has full charge, the other nieinbera ot the tiriii residing at Now Westminster. The lir n ranks ainnng the leading lawyers of British Columbia, ami .Mr. (/amplieirs ability and learning give linn that enviable position in the front rank of the legal fraternity of which ho may well feel proud. He has more corporation busi- ness in his charge than any other lawyer in the city, as well as enjoying a general lu- crative pr.ictice. Kveryfhiiig for the city's interests receives his hi'arty siiiiport. He was married in .Inno, ISSS, to .\lisa Arthur, the daughter of the late Hugh Arthur, ition might be segregated. He then commoiiced tlie ])ractice of his profession in which he has e.'or since been engaged. He owns consider ibic property and is largely interested in the general development of the country, assisting in everything that tends to that ilirection. Ho is married and has three children — two sons ami one daughter. His wife is the daughter of Capt. Sleigh, of li'iieenstown ami Liverpool. K. A. MaiKoe. One of tho bright young lawyers of Van- couver, is the subject (d' this brief sketch, and is the junior iiartnor in the firm of Blake it .Magee. .Mr. .Magee was born in Nova Scotia, where his boyhood days wore spent. Ho attended Acailia CidU'ge for four years and later Dalhousio L'niversit), at Halifax, from which institution ho grad- uated in April, ISSS. In September fol- lowing he was admitted as a Barrister and S(dicitor of Nova .Seotia, w hen he looked about for a desirable location. Hearing of the advantages of N'ancouver, he came here in Decoinber, ISSN, and was so favorably improssed with the city sailvantagos that he ooniduded to remain and make it his future lioiiie. Ho accordingly opened an oflice, and one year later was adm.tteil as a Bar- ristitr and Solicitor of British t'olumbia. He forineil his i)ri;sent partnership with Mr Bla'.e, .liiiio 1st, ISIIO. .Mr. .Magee is i young man of eonsiderablo ability, anil his practice is a very lucrative one. t h^^ltRHfj nil charge, the idiiig at New ks among the Cdiunihia, ami learning give the front rank ;li he may well rporation Imai ither lawyer in 1^ a general lii- g fur the uity'« Hupport. He i) Miaa Arthur, ugh Arthur, of (layn was well ve one chilil. liu'k. \elch i* a law- Ir. T. 'rhoniHou 11(1, March •2i\, ago was taken ml, Kng. — his iiuntry. There and at the age from Queen's tiiles with the .t (Jollier, autl [)ool was asso- son. Bright it iml commercial i>f the l)Vof<.'S- lire is no hetter t'olumhui than eal poiitioii ot 'orahly that he satislied with ttle i)eruianeut- here at a most , l!S.SIi, fimling evertht'less iliii ami six mouths tment to lill the hilled otHees of citor and .ludge which occupied following si\- ed in order that ;ated. He then lis profession in n engaged. He r anil is largely developiniMit of everything that e is married and sons anil one he daughter of 1 and Liverpool. PP. iwyers of Vaii- his hrief sketch, in the liriii of ! was liorii in liiiod days were lia t'ollege for isie University, itution he grad- Septemher fol- Uarrister and .lien lie looked oil. Hearing ol I'r, he came here vas so favoralily vantages that he ike it liis future led an otlici', .tteil as a lUr- Itish t'olumhia. iirsliip with Mr .Magee is a iliility, and hi-* jiie. tin*. W. Null\U\ IIc.r.K. .1. .1. lll,\l,K. A. I!l --K1.I,. .litjiv f\Mll;K!.r.. i:. \ . M V.IKK. i;t>.i:.iK i: i:i T. Tlh'Ms.is lini h. »►> II. Sl'IMVi.KI!. (■.111. 11. A. .Mll.l.iiN. KdN. .1 W liUl.Vii. r WlllTIIAM. I 1. . > .1 II REPRESENT/HTiVE MEN OF V'\\'COUVER, i -T^iT'? ■ - l-tHH M m i iWttW I ixi: HOl'VKMU KDIT'ON VANCOl'VRH DAILY WOHLD. 17 TRADE AND COMMERCE. « %M<'OrVKH'M WIIOMCH/%I.K ANI> IIKMKtrtI, l>K,%l,KltM. <«ll>i-H
  • lin|MirtHiiri' of \ Hit*' itu t f r Hm n rotiiiiii^rrhil iiikI TrHilt' lll'IrlliiitliiK ri'iilri-. A* a Oommarcint Metropolis. \'itiii'iiiiviir « I'li'iiliiiti i(ila|it<< it Hiinciiilly ;i< II wliri|ii;i mill tliii i^rnftt Aiiiiriciiii rniitinciit, tn all l>iiiiit« tit whlith tliiTK ii iiiitv illruut and all- rail ciiiiiiiililili'ntli'li, To tiin went mill iiortli- Meat, urroM tlin diilf of liunr^la, in Van- ,'iiiivhr laliiiiil, on wliiiili i^ hitiiatoil tliu iiMi'itol Viiitiiriii noil Nuiiiiiiiii ; tliu fnniiRr Ih'IIii^ illiit4Mt Diiliii! 1(1 iiiilnii ami tlu< lattr:r ;«), To liliil friiifi llii'«ii ccMtrf^ of traile :iiiil mitiiUM'ri'if iJii'ti' la daily ciMiiniMiiicatiiiii l)V nwift and iiiiii'i 111 liinit HtriiiiiHliiiiM. iMi- .ihliiiK till- w lioli^aiili' dialiT ill ViiiiiMiilvi'r to Mi|i|)ly Inn riMtmnira in tln' citii'^ iianiud till- liny llni III dir la niailcd, and ut vi'iy iiiimIi'I'II'i tranaiiiirtiilioii rativa. To all |iuiiila aliiliK till! Hfat ciia-it of tlu.' niaitilaiiil, iiid lliii iiitat I'lmat of tliii lilaiid, HtuainiTH iliparl lit r<%ii\iit Mlati'd iiiTiodi, enalilln^ till' niirilntnlx nl S aiic'i'iivir to leauli all lioiiita III inli'Diaf, til)' iKgK'iig i'aiii|M mil iiaiiiK villatfii', with tlit'ir wares and iiiiTili»ndiai!. for trade |inr|)oseM Van- roiivir liiMliK II < iiiiiiiinn tirniinal point for traiii'oiilini!ntal tran<|iiirlati>'n ainl (reiglit latis, iiijoya an advantaiKe of ij^ [»•!■ tmi iivir till' lajiilid I'llii .< I< ill interior points. The iliKitvd, ciionoinii al, iiierchHiit will not he flow til (lotd'C llie lliiineii.si- prestljje this l^ivea Vawi'oiivi'r aa aKH;int her rivaU. NVuli .1 daily liulli aernee lo and from all poi.its I'.iot and aoiitli, diri'i't ati I'nahip i-oinmiinic.'i. tion with .ill points on I'li^i't Soiiii'l, the l.nlf il fiiiol^ii and tie Northwest (,'oast, I >r> i^on and <'aldorna .lapan and (iiina. .tiiil eiiortly to lie lalal'lislied t ilii'.et line to .\ualialia and Now /ilainl. X'.ineoiivar s idvantai/i a k a loealily in wl.ii I to es! ih- li^n imlilatrilil piraiiitt, ninnantih' lunl ship- j;inj{ lioiiM'a, iiin'l of a!ioiit tliirty inillniiia ol dollitra. honide:; a iinmhei of [iri- '.ale Inn inu infi 'i;rii > of larije means; iliiu as.iiiriiiK all ill' "' ol til'.: eoniinniiit) tie iiMiple t l(ii»r,in,; lai'di'ien, LXCO'ITS. l'''il|oniim ,iii' the export.-- of tlu; port of \ ainioiivir loi the year einiiiiK |iec!einlier ;ilat, |H!»0 Tlie (•'linwl Till! .Mlllea Til'- KlaliKllea Kiiiniuia 'lid their piiiiliii'U ■lunnliielii ea kifrnnlHiie MlH'ejl neon* TmIiiI |;i...'..77 ..w '.'■J. I'.IJ (111 ■-M.I'.i.s.lKl n..ji!i iHi 7...l:'.7U.l :i.i:w.U() I'll. nil »l',lii.7Jl.il KollowMiK »'« amongst those u ho, reeog. iii/iiiK III Vani'iiiiver all tjie reipii.sites tor a i.oiniii^ Kreat iiiliiinereial ami trade distri- liittini{ leiilre, litv" louateil here and already are tranaaiMinK Iniajneas on a scale wliieli is u.s eiirpriainiit aa it ii truly gratifying. 4l|i|M>iili«>liii4>r Hi'ON. Thin lirni--Vaiicouver s leadin;^ ami most proMiinent wliolcHali house -in known not only in liritinli Colnmlila, lint also all alotiii tliu I'aeitie coast ,iml eastern poiiitsi. They arc among tiie oldest niLrehaiits of Hritisii rolnnihla, liavinj.; hc'ii engaKed in liisinoM- ill the I'rovince an early as lS."iS. ami have, lor over thirty years, lieen reeogni/ed as aiiiongst tiie most eiinrgctio and sneeeHsfnl inereliants of tho I'aeilic coast. Previous to coming to Vancouver, they wen .stalilish-'d in \ietoria in a similar Inisiness, tnd perceiv- ing that Vaiicoiuer. from its location and the favoralile position that it would occupy aH a diBtriliiitiiig centre for all tliu interior of the I'rovince, as well an for the neiglitiftring oitiim .if Xaiiainio and Westminster and the large ooast ami shipping trade, was lioiind to hecoine a large city, they transfer- red their Inisiness here early in I8.S7, commeiicing husiiiess in the orick hlook of which a reiireaentation is given in the illus- trated edition. Their huaiiiei's has contimied to imreaae in voliiim.' am! extent, and the teiritory snpplieil hy the linn ex- tend • to the utmost limils of the rroviiice. Iiesides siinplying the loc.il city tnnle and .iurronndiiiL' points. I'liey are wholesalers exclnsivily, and carry as l.irge and complete a stoc', of fancy ami staple o|.,,ccri"s, cigars, toliiiccos, teas and sundries, as ,'.in he foiunl on the coast. Iniyiiig their g.ioils at lirst- hands, .'md in ever) case, where it is possi- hle, importiiio llieir supplies direct from producers ami mainifartnrers In aildi- tioii to ,t very long ex|ienence, liemg thoroughly familiar with tlit; reipiireiii'.'iits of their customers, they are aide to offer •such terms as will iii,!n"c cnstoiii'rs to pur- chase from them. Anotlier advantit'e in liuying ir Ihcin m i, reference to \ ictoria lioiisc.i is the sa\ iiig of freight Ironi there hence, a saving' at least ainounting to .■^4 per ton. In onler to meet the rei|ciirenieiits of their largi! tra.le, they will erect at an iMrly d.iie a wareiiouse which w:ll give tiKiii ample room for the transa'tion ol their al- ready eii.n-ni'Mts liu-iness .'imiI liie large ,st. ck of gooils carrieil. Tills hull, ling \\<\\ \„ one i'i the hi'sl ill the eiiy f.ir liusines< piirieises and will Ik: ospeei.illy ad.i|iti"l lor th ' re- iiuirements oi their lni»iiie of construction, is to he situated on the corner of (leorgia and liran- ville streets, and will he either three oi four stories in height, occupying lODx.'iO feot of ground. It is to be neist bubstan- tially Imilt of stone, of a very imposing ap- pearance, and no doulit will he one of the handsriiest strnctiires in tlie city. In ad- dicini to the line of goods they at irosent carry, will' ho adiled a nnnilier of others, am mg which may he mentinned evcrytlung ill Iioiise furnishings, gentlemen's ,joods, a a lir.st-claas dreHsmaking and millinery de- partiiieiit, each to he under the charge of a "oiii(ieteiit person. The store is to lie fitted up in a way that will surpass any husiness jilaco III Mritish Columbia, and in fact will lie Hecoml to none in the Dominion. All the modern appliances and fittings to make the business complete will be introduced, llandsoino elevators will be placed in the centre of the store, and a splendid cash rail- way system is to be operated. The cotn- pany possesses the best facilities for pur- chasing frnn all the markets of the world, anil will thus be enabled to keep on band the very latest and best in all their lines. The busiiies.* in X'ancoiiver is under the able management of Mr. C W. Uobson, a gen- tleman who is thorouuhly conversant with all its details as well as the demands of the coinpaiiy'.- traile. Ori4>iilal Ti-iii' < aii C'oinpaii). Among tlie new and important nianufac- tiiring cstablishinents of N'ancouver is the \';i..c()iiver Candy Compa.ny, cstablislied in 1 81)0. It has proved a success from the start and supplies the trade of the city and snrrouniliiig pomis m the I'rovince with alt grades of candles and confections. The wor'is are located on Keefer street, and are ei|iiippod with all the newest and necessary appliances for the suocessful conduct of the tl SOl'VENIR EDITION VANCOUVER DAILY WOHLD. ^ ' i' ■ I •. mt*mhn ft UirnntfeU' miuciraiiiully witli inmi'ilit/iintnf* tti ni%at«-rii •iUv». Thv g'rwlMluril to Ih' miiwrior to luiy tu Uti \'firtin<'» lt< tr«ilti IN niniitiiiit ly MKr«««i**|| )»( ♦'ilrtKio I'dc intna)(tMiiiMit 1)1 t(<* "ilitiMttf I* ifi tlic hiiiwU iif Nlr. S. M<'Hu|(l« <*>(f« tfic^iKl n tlioriiUMlily (iractical «(|««ri«ii<* «M ttui Imiin'M". nml i!« fAiiiiliiii' t m§H' 4r ^ oiiiiK' Thu *• iti" i*in)itiH 'Iry i(iiiiilii III III ill thi^. rity It i)unif/it» l#(> «f a ilc- {/MTtKiA-Mt U lUtfiiUiiX to citrpetii, oiirtaiiis, «tc , ul « ^vr**'! If alviays ciirriicl. 'J'l)«- )*t'.W>ii nm\ inantl'' (lc(firtiii«'iit is roin- |«|«t>', 4M'i thA' «t/rf.'k iri'ln.ifx (■•riimii iiiiiii- tLiw iH«i#4l«»t t-Kfiffy, (dotli iiiiil Ui'i' jiick- I'U, Ut:" ii>iinntin. t-ii'. Thin «tor« {.* Ill t.ict i/Ui? Kff«( in •he rroviMcc hiiiI iv4 (w/*»i ■fh<> (n^rnlxTt of tin- lirii\ (tin nii)/nni "*i* iii"*% eiitfr^irisiiiu citi/eiii;: tijey »r<. tfUntUliiiil wrlti m«ny of our iiiont' iiityiiUutl ntlttf/tim-f ind take ti Uiidiiig' f>%a III itit tmtiUii iiHivfiiienti'. II, If < i»0«l( MiiUiti, H* rmisined with liiiii for Uirix ftuft, mat Ihni \'fl ti'T I'orl Artliiir, Wher<' *(« ««/iir(>t(I) iiii- utinii'liin! (5y (■lo*^. att.iitioii to Ituelin-** ),« Mwy* (»t, of tfinyear. he hoii^lit out tlu! K»IU»(d(.»,,>(.»,t ,1 A U |)ra|»!r, No. 4|(5 <<»'»/»>d(« «tf«*t, »nd took into partntr- isliil« M». H*MJr l(. VV;it«.ri, the moii ot hiN liri^xiiVii. %tt WnUiih H a graiiiiate ot the Oitttii,, t',4^n„ of I hiirrnacy ami a tlii/foni^l* (/riiM4(M,( / MffiMt The tirm carry in l<'/l)i «»//»(.« 4 >n|| sindeoirifilete .stoc'i ol |n(tory iiuili- oiKta!, (/hi«fniU|/'/'Ufi'Kl [.ref.i»r.itiiiii< .iml drniajuu mii/Uiot. A if^eirtlfy ih iii.iilt' of thtii- itiiMfHtimti dh|rtrtnient. None hut tliit tfai 4lfi^/itlin(. driiK< are Hied in (Oil! Ijounding »<,>) th« j/nMio and medical |iro- imutiui) liimin H,u mitiiint e .dtidence in the faitlilul niUllH III xll (,re«ri^tioii» lift in theil- ih»ri(« 'thl-y have a lar«e ,rt!e of imUtut iimiit' iltt* ni,t\ are [(roprietom ;iiid Jn««M'«<.-t«fnil MeUowcHH Kxtract of .">ar»a»iianlU and joili.li'H. Ik'niileii a large city trade, cniiHid- eralile lnHiiieHH \* done liy the linn in hu|i lilyiiiK that of niir'oiiiiiliiig citiuH in the I'm- vilice. ^It'l^viiiiHii A .fl(-i-V<*I.V. TliH Ih one of the molt eiiter|iriHiiiu liriiin in the city, ai* well as lieiiig the leadiiiK in ita lino. They are wliole«alc ami re'ail doBlera in and carry a I'omplete an- Norteil Htock of hardware, p.iints and oiIk niaiitU'ii, grates and tiliii),;. gat livtiireM and lamp goods, plumlicrn ami tinners' supplies, stoves and house liiriiisliiiigs, aiel are man- ufacturers of galvanised iron cornices, hot I'ir furnaces, etc. They also ilo pliimldng and gas fitting. The huililiiig they occupy, at l'J'2 Cordova »t cct, is invneil and was liuilt hy the linn and is two stories in heiglit, each floor •J.'ix III".' feet. The lirst lloor is used as the retail department, where is stoekeil, in endless variety, hiinlware, stoves, lamp gooils, eti-. White mantles, grates and iionse fiiriiHhiin.' g 'odn, occupy the second llat, in tlie rear ol ivhich is the »oiksho() The front of the store iia-i l.itely liccii eiilarg"d ami magiiiliceiit plate glass put 111, iiii'iing it III appearance as at- tractive as any place of liiMiiiessin the city. Tlie linn has i large aiiioiiiit of ca[iital in- vested in the husineHs, and gives constant eiiiployment to an av< rage of seventeen ineii. Their trade is rapidly grow ing. and tln-ir eiiturpri.> ol Hritish Col- iimhias M liiisiiiess iiieii. fliis linn is also estalilislie 1 in Victoria iloing a simdir Iiiki ness. MllOliOII X < o. Tlie leading furniture store in the city is that ot .\lessr.s Sheltoii it I o . 'dS ami .'r.'lf ll.istings street, where they iM-cU[iy three Moors. Ill addition to a large warehouse ami W(nk.sliop III the rear. I'liey carry an ex- tensive stock. coii.-,istiiig of liedrooiii sets, siilt-lioanls, extensinii s(-ts, iipliolstercd fiooil.s made on the premises, ami in tact evervthilig III the furniture line in addition to carpet.s, oil dotlis. linoleums, pictures, pictuie frames, etc. Tiicy are agents for the .American Itittan t 'o 's h.iliy c.irnages, tile lie.st III the ii.arket. ,iiid import .\iisiri- aii licntwood chairs. .Mr. 11. T. I-lu-lton, tiie manager, lusliad consiilerahlei-v|)erieiice in this line. Iiciiii; toniicrly of the linn of Hisliop iS; .Shelton at Wmnipcg, where they dul a large luniiiess. T. T. .xi* h. .Mr. Thmnas T. ."sicli. the leading tohac- coiiist of thus city, was horn January 'JUh, I.S.'iiS. ill I'liiswic i. I'ounty .M idillese.x, Kiig- laml. He was ciliicated at Ijrightoii College, "sussi-N. Aft(-r gr.idiia'iiitr he retiirni'd to London, where he eiigai;i-d. in the U:i\ tr.idi-, lioiiig ijuite ;i sitcccssliil liusiiiess for niiie years, and alterwards for locir Jears in tin- hop Ira-'e. Ill I.S'.I.) Mr, .Su-h felt K.iglard and came to \ anoonver lor tlie piirpo-e of en- U^ing III hop culture, initim Ills arrival liere lifeline impressed with \ iiiicouver as a him- ness point and eiii'iraccd an oppovtiinity of purch.isiiiL! Ills present husiness. When he lirst opL-iieil up, tile liinnicss was a small af- fair wliich he liiiM gradually increased to its present pr,iportioiis. tlu- Ic.iding ami largest esta)>llsl:itii lit of the koiit in \ .incoiiver. Ilisstocti emliraoe.s a full line of the liiiest ipialitv of ll.ivan.i ,'igars, smo .mg atnl ehnwlng tnlipci'Dn, pipoa, in liriar and iiieer- Hehaiims, ami ill smoker's materials, lie cir ries III xtock hesides a full line of doniestii cigara all HUCH of Upinann's I'.irtiigas, Lar ranagas, l,a Intiinidad, LiCorniia and otiiei wiiU known American liramls, in tact imiv- iiig .1 specialty of tine cigars. .\lr. .Snh has liiiilt up a line traile in siiio'riiiK«'i'. M(>niignnient,ina'ie liberal ad- vances on the same and furnish f ree ator.agc. I, mds of every description are hoiight and sold, loans negotiated and investiiients iii.iiic 'They are agents for the North Hritish an.' .\Ier,.'.'intile Kire Insurance Co , of Lomliui and K linlmrgh: the I Jiiirdiau Kire Insuraini- Co., of l.,oiidon; the Calilornia Marino In surance Co , of Sm Kiancisco; the Western -Marine Assurance Co., of Toronto; tin- I'nderwriting and Ageuoy .\ssociation o' Moyils, London; the Life and .Vccideiit In- surance "o., of Xortli America, and tie North (lerinan Lloyds, (Iiiion and Kreiu-li tr.uiS'Atlantic steamer lines. I*:ilsic«' l.ltvry HahSt'M. 'Thi.s Is the leading ' aery stalde ill tin city and is situated ,u 101 I'ender street, 'The hud, ling occupied is well ad ipti-d in ev ry |iartuidar for the leisine-is, the liver\ stork ol iioincs IS l>y all odds the liest in the Province and all their hng'^ies and coi- nages are new and hall 'some 111 appuaranc. Tliose desiring a good tiiriioiit are recom- ineiided .to p.itroni/e this stalile and hy do Hig so H ill consult their own coinfort and pleasure. l-'.very facility is pin.essed toi tlie lio.ii-dliig ol iiorses. .Messrs hla;'U .\ Wilkinson are the proprietors. Ill l>rii«r mill mour- iiiiituriaU, 11)1 uitr I liclK llf lIlMllllittll' i'h I'lirtngu't, Lar I ( 'iii'iiiiii mill otlit'i iiiiil.'4, III lai't iiiiiv- ir-«. Mr. Siili Im, iiii)'iiii({ tiiliitucoon, 'it Ortii Mixture, grant Hiimki'. Hi llf W. I». Hiiil H Ml{ tiilifli'iriiM, mill lirmiilii. Ill fiy^. IHiliir kiiiils ill- liii ivi'M itiiil rupailii' ir'>. . \ v .1 |i M \i rci.i«. T. Ill .Mi\K. .1. r. M, I. MIAN. REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF VANCOUVER. SOIVKMK KKITIoS VANColVKU KAILV WoUI.I*. 19 (HR BIOCRAnilCAL SKETCIIHS A riW or VANOOUVKR'8 PROMINENT AND INTBRPRIBINO CITIZENS. liit«-rp«lliiK Mkcli'hra iif lliiay Mrir* l.lwa Hliiiiir)- Hhnping VMni'iMiii-r'a lliallnv Hllll MHklllK III)- Illy KlIIIIIMI^ nil <>«fr llir IIhIiIIhIiI)' 4l|iilt<'. jiiiiieM n. iifMiif. n. I*. I*.. Kl'li it Niiii III llii' lull' I 'liriiti>|iliKr uiiil Kli/aliulh Oir lliirnc, was linriii! N'nvi'iii Ixr Mrii, lH'i:i, lit riiriiiitii, Oiituiin. Him latlMT, tt mttivc III SttxcCiiliiiru, mill riiiiii' ti> Aiiierii'u wlii'ii It yiiiiiiK >'i»»i uiul .iIIit ,i lirii'f ri'iiiluiirv in tlii! I'liitcil Stati'H.iciiiovcil til ('4iiiiila anil limt Mittlcil in IliimhiH, hIiitii hf uitulilinlii'il ,1 uliitli iiiitiiiifiii'tiii'v. At Tnriiiitii III' liiriiiiiu I (lurtniT in llir rliirk wiHilun inillx. Wlnli, tlm rnlrriirur Will Mtill in itii iiilitiK^y III: ilii'il, li'iiviiitt ii Hiiliiw an it waH fdiiml tliiit only II fiw hiimlri'il ijnlluri ri'inaint'il fur thi; iiiuintL'iiiiiii.i: ol tliv fiiiiiily. At tliiK tiiiii' Mr. llnrni! wan n l,iil of nmi' yvitrM of ii^'i', AttemliiiK DL'liool: Imt with thu iii»ct'rii- iMi'iit ttiiil fortitiiilu of onu iif niatnrer ycurn III' «aw anil ili'ciilcii that it wan iii^ duty to gut out into life, ami if |ioHiiilil<- aiil hiit iiiothi-r ill prnviiliiig for the family. Hu w.iK uilliiiij to takr any L'liiployniL'nt which iili'iri'il, anil tlio lirHt thing at which li<> l-ii- gugi'il waK iloinK tin! lighter work on a Urin litii'ituil iiuai' Toronto. ||<: left hin lirnt t'liipliiycr to ungugv with a iarinur in )'iu!i- eriiig towniilii|i, who hail agreeil to allow liiiii I'Vitry alti-riiate ilay to attcinl hcIiooI. On ttii'.'tt' terniH hi; rviiiaiiivil in l'ii''.('riiig fcir .liiont two yiari, when li« rcnioviil to ><,irl)oro, whi-TO ho entered the eiiiploy of aniither farinur, lie rciiiaiiieil here until he n III I.V1I thu age of l.'i yearn. Having a i-trong licnt tow-inl mechanical Htuilius he ileciileil to aplirentice hiiiiHelf to a large iimnufactory at Whitliy. He iliil no ami liir the next five yeant he ruiimiiieil in tlii.i cntaliliahmcnt neiliiloiiitly ilevoting hin at ttiition to the ai'>|Ui>ition of all the liraiicheD iif till- liiiitineHii. During the live year.t of hiis apprenticfithip Mr. Home alloweit Iiih xalury to acciininlatu in the liu.iincK.i, ami lit the emt of that time alioiit '<.'I,IMHI hail Hi'i iiiiiiilateil to hill crnlit, whirli he iiiti'Kttil in thi' liiinincnn, ami wan xhortly after ilectml a ilircctor of the iiiiii|)aiiy, ami almi wan a|i|ioiiiteil managing ilirector. Hu ' iiiitinueil to comluet thin large eHtahlisli- :;icnt for two yeaiit win 11, owing to the laihirc of Inn health, he wan oliligeil to rc- xigii tliia ponitiiin. Me Huhneiiiniitly lii-gan liUHiiivHH an an IiiNiirani'e ami general agent at Whitliy, ami latterly at lielli ville, con- tinuing in thin ailvcoation until the Hpriiig of IISTS, when hin health again failing, he went toSoiiihern (^'alifornia remaining tliiro only a few mnntlM. .Manitolia, then known an the l»iil Itiver country, wan at this time I'liiiiing into notice, ami ileciiliiig that a --lilemlKl liuainei-n o|i[iortiiiiity was alloi'deil llicrc, he acciinlingly went to Winnipeg, then a ntruggling town of II.ODO inhaliituntn. lie iipeneil an Inniiraiice ami Shi|ipimf of- hce ami in a nlmrt time niiccccdeil in lniild- ing up a good liiininenn. In the »priiig of 1^>H, altvr thu vharter tor thu (.'. i'. 11. v»™i from Winnipeg to the lloeky Moim- tninn had lieen granted, time were liundri-dn of people III Winnipeg on the '/iii liif to hu the lirnt on the nite ot tin largii town which wan expected to upriiig up im the line ol rallwav in the centre nf the line agricultural eoiintry w««t of \\ inmpeg. Mr Home eluded that he wmilil lie lirnt on thi^ nite and lie one of the elmf fniinilern of thin |iropiiii',i my, .(fill whin lo-n. Konner laid iiiit Ihe riiiile of the railway Mr. Horn« tiilliiwid liiin on hiU'M'lini , When hu reached (he .VmiiihIkiIiii' Kiver he lUililed that he had foiiml thi nitr oi thu fuMire iiMitropiilii-. The ote of the future town wan at thin tune imlintiiiguiahalile Irmii thu pr.iirie, which ntretdicd on overy nidc, exi 1 pt liy the grade nta'pe(;ially regardful of the Vxi. lie tcrniMiun ot the Canadian I'acitiu i{.ailway. In the hpring of I'^t)!! hu took a trip to .Southern t'alifornia, and on hin return visit- ed Burrard Inlet and tnu Fra>er valley. He perceived, however, that hu was too soon, and hu accordingly ruturiied to Winnipeg and Ih'andoii. In the -priiig of 1.SS4 hu again vmiteil hiirrard Inlet, Imt found he wan too noon yi't and inve-led in noiiie farm- Mill landn. wliich aru now \ery valiiahle. In .March. l.s.Sii, he finally .aeie through to \ aiicouvcr (known an Coal Harliorl, miu year ami a hall helore the railw ay Ind lieen cNtciided to it. Ho took up Ilia residence there, however, and invested largely in real estate, when there was notliing to i.i- dicate thu prc.-^eiit grow ing metropolis. Hu identified himself with itn progicsn and growth from the licginning, and heiiig a n'irewd, far-seeing liuninesn iiiaii, he iiiadu very cliolcc seleclioiin of property and in cted hu.-iness liiiildings Ihcreon. His faith in \',iiK'oii\er's gre;it;ie.-'s lioiiithc first w.is iinlioiindcd, and now that hchasniai' i l.iriru lortune, none liegrndge it to iiim. i IS Uiu heaviot individual projierty owner in \iincouver, and has built several large huni- ncss lilocks on Cordova, (Iraiivillu and other streets, \ ii ws of noiiic of "vhicli aro given in this iiiimliur. In l^■ss he wa.s elected a meiiiher of the City Council of Vancouver, and again in l^H'.K on hotli (K'CMinna heading the poll, and in 18(H) h« ntood nnccennfully an a e.indldute for th* rnivimial I'arliaiiieiit of llritinh ColniiibU. Hu lian .fiitorvd thu inont of hin inturuntH here and these iiuw amount to a large num. 11(1 in rrcnidelit of thu Vaiieouvur Loan, Triiitt, 'Savings ami liiLirantei' Company^ rrenident ol the Pacific Coant Kire Iiiaur- ance Coiiipanyi Cliairiiiaii ol tliu Hoard ol I'ark Commisniomrs; llireetor on thu Kloc- trir Uailway nml Light Coinpuny: I'renident ol the Coloiii/ aioii and Tripling Company: Ilirector of the Northwest Loan Company: and Diructor of the Northwest Innuranue Company, and in on the bourdn of a large iiunilier of other iin|iortant companien. He in one of the iiiont pulilic npirited mull ol N'ancoiivur, and lian the full coiilidunju of thu citizens, as has heen nhown repeatedly at the polls. Hu is also a prominent iiiuiii- l)ur of tliu Masonic fraternity. .Mr. Hornu'a uaretir in one which young Canadiann would do well to connider with attention. Hu in a Heli'inade man. Hin suucunn in due en- tirely to hin own eflortn. He li.in estahlinhud a reputation for hiiainuta nagacity that jjlvcH hiiu great influence in the city and i'rovinuu. He han an lionoral lu career. Hin marvel - toun HUcceNS in thu result of iinawurving lidelity to the motto hi iiftuii preauhed hut no little prictlccd ; "Industry. Iiitelligoncn, Integrity It. I>. 4 ook<>, ('. K. One ot our proininunt, influential and puhliu spirited citizens in .Mr. K. I'. Cooko, who ia thu sucoiul sou of thu late Thonias Liilnr Cooke, Crown .Solicitor, Kings County, Ireland. He was horn at Birr. Kings County, in IS'J4, and grailuatcil at 'rriiiity College, liulilin, with thu dugruu of M. .\., in ls4iS. S'.udying engineering uii- dur 'Sii .iohn McNeil, lie ohtained a first- ulasn dipioma from thu unginuuring scliuul attachud to thu iiiiivursity. Kinigrating to Canada 111 IS.'cJ he w:is employed on the (irand I'riink Railway, west of Toronto, lieing sulinciiucntly ungagu . an assistant and divisional engiiieur on thu construction works at Toronto, Weston, Stratford, and St. Mary's ami also as district engineer in uhargu of the line west ol Toronto. In Is.V.t hu removed to Kingston, taking charge of the Central District from Toronto to Montrael. In J8lil he turminatud his con- nuction with the (irand Trunk Hallway and some time alter, having heen appointed managing director of the Brockville and Ottawa Railway, he removeil to Brockville. He resigned that p.isition ia IS07. Since that time he has heen engaged aw engineer and contractor in various works in Canada and the L'liited States. Among these may he mentioned the Huston, Barru and Oai'd- ner Railway 111 .Massacluisotts, costing over .■#()I)0.0(IO; the C:irillon Canal and Oain oti thu Ottawa, costing from .STOO.OOl) to .s,SO(l,- 000: the Toronto Harlior Protection works amounting to over S'.''">O.OIK) ; hruak waters, dredging and general improveuien; of navi- gatlo I on the Nicolet, " from S'_'00,000 to '■'iilHI.OOO. and various other imporlant un- dertakings. On his first visit to the I'acific; coast, in IS.sT, Mr. Cooke was .so much im- pressed hy the favorahle site of the embroyu city of \'ancouver for manufacturing in- uustrius, that he shcn-tly afterwards, in the spring of I.SSiS, took up his puruianent alxHi',: here, and, in connection with a few friendo citahlishcd the \'ancouver City V'uundry and .Machine Works Co. He also took an active part iu thu construction of 20 HolTVEMH KDlTloN VANOOl'VEH DAILY \V()HLl). the Kloctric Street ]{-i'lway, o' wliicli com- pany he hi'ld the positimi of IVosiilcnt (hii- iiijj; the huiUiiiij^ of the line. Mr. Coolu Is II meiiiher of the Society of Civil Kiij;iiu'er<, aixl hi»» heeii apiioiiittd iiy tlie rrovincial • ioveriinioiit to the otliee of VieivL'haiicelloi' of the proposed University of British t'ol- umbia. Mr. CooUe i.< I're.siileiit of St. I'atriek .s .Society. ThoiiiaN l>iiiiii. One of \'aiifouvei s luo.it proiiiiiuiu aiiil iiilluential eiti/.eiis is tliu .Mibject of this sketch. Mr. Tiionris Oiiiiii is a native of Kilinlmrj^h. Scothuul: was horn May lilst, 185!). He rc'cived hi.s eiUieation a Ni« nig- ton Ao.iileni^ , (,ruhiatiiig frmii that institu- tion in l.SO'.V Alter leaving seliool lie entereil the eniply of Douglas X McUonald, liard- ware increhaiits in the lirassniarket, Kdm- liuryh. Thus enterini; at an early age into the husiness with whioli he has ever since heiii .successfully identilid He reniaiiied, w.th Dmiglius lit MiPonahl for six years at the end of which time he travelled in Eng- land for two years, icpresentini; a hardware house. In IS7(1 .Mr. Dunn left Scotland for t'anada, localini; in Toronto, where he «as enua^ed ii. the liardware luuiness tor sevei; years. In ISSH he left Tiironto and caiiie west to Vietiu'ia, whi'i'e lie tiigageii in llie h.irdware oeuiniission husinuss lor himself with .-uc- ccas, for two years. Mr. Hunn clojcil out hi.s busincsa ..■ Victoria and cauio to \'.ii - conver in February, ISSO, openini! up a sto-e on the corner of C'Trall and I'owell streets. The memorable tire of Sjiiday. .lime iSth, 188(1, which swept the youni; city ontnf e.iistence. destroyed !i's entire stoclc. Nothing daunteii, in the :..llo-v- ing inorii:n- he .^tart"d the Imildiiig ot a new store on the site now oeeur'ed oy the present buililing, and to Mr. Kuiin belongs the honor of having erected the lir.-,t store in Vaneouvci aftir the lire His business Drospered and grew in volume, the deniands of iiij iiicrea-ing traile necessitating a second store at No. 140 Cordova street. He carried on ljusine.s.s in the.sc twn stort.s nntil December, ISS!). when he built the niaaiiilicent block w hire the present iin- lueiise establishmont is imu located. The estahlibhnieiit i.s excellentlv arraiigeii tortile cond'ct of the biwmess, and the stock car- ried ij the largest in the rrovince. Besides a full and complete line ol she'.f and heavy hardware, bar iron. tte<.' ai.i mill supplies, the ririii are sole agents lor British I'oluiii- bia for the Canadian Kiiblicr Coinpany, Forsyth s I'al.-it Boston l.'ibber Belting. Kereka and Paragon Hose, (ioodhne's leather belting, Wiley & Huascll's machinist H supplies and the Huiniltou l'o«der ( ompany a high i-.\- plosive., I'll" linn at present is i-ompoicd of Thomas Dun:\ and 1'. T. Dunn, the lirm name beiu;,' T. Dunn it Co. Th'y give em- ploy.iieut to eight hands i-.. the various de- purimei'.tB of the bu-ni'ss and are rtithout exception the largest and heaviest dealers m lurdware m British (.'olumhia. Mr. T. Dunn has always had iin|ilicit faith ii. \ an- couvcr and lii-< iiilerested himself ami taken a prominent part in every enterprise having tor Its object the city's advanctnieut. He served ill the lirat Council of the city ill 188(1, and was one the framers of the city, cha'ter. He was iireiulen'. of the X'aiicon- vy Klectne Light Co., and is now vice- ;)H3idciit ol the \';!,ii'.Mnver Klectric I'.all way and Light Co. -Mr. jiuiin is a pronn- neut meinber of the Hoard of Trade, and has served as vice president of that body. In ISSI he was married to .Miss Isabella .Miller, daughterof Hugh .Miller, Iv.i-, .1.1'., of Toronto. They have live children and re-iih' on (ieorgia street, in one of the haiidsoiiieit resider ea in Vancouver. .loiiiillitiii Miller. The subject of this brief sk-'.-li, Mr. .loiiatban Miller, rostmaster oi Vancouver, CO s of I'. K loyalist stoi.-k: was born Scpti, liber .'itii, |,s:((l, in Delaware, Middle- >cx County, Ontario. He received his edu- cation at Caradoc Aiadeniy, and after grad- uating eiiteie 1 into inercanlile pursuits in his native village. At the age of '.'1 he was apiiointi-d a .Uistice of the I'eaee for .Mid- dlesex County, and served as such for live years. In l.Sli-J he left Ontario, then iilled Canada wist, and came to British Coliinibia, lociting lirst in New Westminster. Here he was engaged in various pursuits, until the y(ar IMiti, when he e',)tercd the luuilier- ing liiisine^s on Burrard Inlet. He had two biinbering camp-i, situate. 1 on the shores of Burrard Inlet, operated two teams and gave etiiiiloyment to twenty men, rtitliii;; and hauling the logs for the M 1\ villi- inill. He followed this business until l-'>t!'.l, when Ik ilispose.l of his interesla and lioiight a faim on the Fraser ncer. Aft'-r about two years of nose attention to tannilig, he de- cided to giv(. t up and sdd out in 'he spring of 1 •■'7 1. Iv-turiiini, to Burranl In- let he .vas siiortri- iilterwards appointed '.'uiistabie, Covcrnii.ent Collector and Agent fo,' Kiirraril liih.-;, his territory i \- tending OH i,..ll. si h> oi the shnrc .11 Bur- rard i^det fr.iiii I'ort Moii.ly to Kiiglisli Bay. In iSSi! h- res'.i,iie(l his I'lclton as Cmi- staMe -iiid Oover;'iiienl .\y.-nt and vyas ap- pointed I'ostinastcr of the young City of Vancouver. .Mr. .Miller i- one o' the earlv ])ioni'ers. ami 'Uie oi the earlie.-.t pi.iperty ow.iers, having invested in real estate heie as i-.irly as IHTti. He has seen the lair City of Vancouver grow from a vast and almost impeiietiable wilde.-- ness to the wondeiliil and progie-<>ive city ol l8tM, and was most iiistruinental in the framing of its charter, and proniineiicly ideiitilied with its early history. He form- ed one of the eommittee who trained the clurter tor the iuenrpoiation of the eitv. aid by the charter was appointed rctiiriiliig odicer his name being the only one which appeared therein. He was also returning oilicer at the election of the hist Mayor an. I Council ol the city. Mr. .Milhr ahvavs had the utmost faith in Vancouver, and that it would lieeome the greatest city in British I 'oluinbia. At the tune the city was laid out and platLeil he invested largely in pro- perty, a great amount i f which hi^ still liohls In 1S81I he, in coii|unetinii with -Mr. riios. Dunn, creettl tin' handsome building kiiou 11 as the Dunn Miller block, which IS one of the linest in the city Be- sides this building ho has erected nunierous others and is one the largest projierlv hold- ers ^eie, most ot his real estate being nii- iniproved and of the choice years in the Allan and Dominion line, as an otiicer and master. In 187!l he ijuit sea- faring life and went to Manitoba. He was somewhat out of his element living inland, being so long <.t sea. and upon learning of the advantag.-s of N'aiicoiiver a- a scapiirt decidiMl to come hen;, arrn ing m l-SSli, just alti-i the Hrc ti; make it his per- nianeiit home. He t itt red into the busi- ness of real estalj and lie and marine in Riiranee, in which he has ever since boeii successfully engaged. In marine iiisnranci he is "aid to be the best posted man in the city, and does the laruest busineHs In that line. He IS sgelit for some ..f tl.il sti-uigest euinpanles, and is Ainuricaii Lloyd's aguitt, lioo is lu(N iuk! Uuil lintli liy the siiit'»" men of tliu t iiiuiiibiT "I the lu.'idine part in WL'll 1 of Van- hnniiiiiblecarciT, WivU a reputation (I foresij^ht that n the city. rs of Hrititih Coi- 11US8 nr... of Van- this liric'f sUetcli. irn in Midilhstv /'.'nd, KS4I, whoir pent anil lius eilu- L to this const in iiiing at t'ariboi', 87'.'. when lie hu- ! Moodyville Saw he resigned his lat e(.iiipany, and le year started in icral coniniisaion vhich is now con- ic. Mr. .Springer and has erectcl liiiddi ■J-* in thi' .Masonic Teiiiph hlocli on Hi.-it- ic iiieinhor of tin Kn.iiiglily pnblic man of rare hiHi- •gctic spirit, iiml it"grity. Wli.it t of the city, and diitti iiil develop. irnc:it pririnotci. ly .Mr. Springe, y, proli:iljly iiior. L' city, in the dr of that interc'.-t iideil conlideiiir j1 wai one element living (iCrt. and upon lit N'aiuonver a- ere, arm iiig in liake it Ins pel into the lin.si- aiid marine in ever siiicu heiii lanne insuram . 'till man in tli. iisineH.4 ill tha! '.f li.e sti'inge.'-' Lloyd's aguiil, I'll. I .{I .pii-. i.\ Hull' . 1 Si. A^ l.ltl.\i's Tim ^li\ I. lit w rnill.M. 'rii'i^. In v\'> l!ivii.i A. I . 1 .i\..i;i:.. \iiii\ \i. I III H. II .Vl.KA wiimV lil-MI-fA. K t |i IIami'v Uk^ii'ISiI.;. SOUVKMU KDITIoN VANCOIVEH DAILY WoULI*. :inil i» iiUo oltiuiiil agent and svirvcj'or for llio ri't'onl iif American and foitdgn sliip- piiiK for the wlude I'rnvinue. In additiiMi til liis exteii»iv<' Im.dncss in thesu lines he in Vice ('(insnl for .Spain for all the I'rovinc*, ( onnnissioner for Ma .itoUa, a d, 1'. and. Notary rubliu antl nautical assesaor: to all of which he gives that attention whioli eauli re((uires. C'apt. Mellon, by Iiin reliahility, strict at- tention to liusin-SH.aiid integrity, has e.itah- lislad a de^erve.lly liii;li reputation, and •'longli his interests aie M)iiiewhat diversi- licd, refiniring nioi' of his time and atten- tion, he finds time for those social riipiire- ineiits which his piihlie positions deiiiiUid of liiin. I'ersoiially he 's one of the most g'jiiial of men, and his many good ijnalities evoke the regard of i.is fclhnv (dtizen:^. He has interested himself in many of our en- terprises, and aids in everylhing for the i');;4> F.. Ilfiii>iiii\. A r ■ resentaUve citizen ol Vancouver is (■.o. I Jt^rteaux. He was horn at Nie- ... lis t'onnty, No> •■. .Sco'.ia, .May o l'^»4, where he leeeived his education. In ISl))! he removed ui W.-.odstoe't, New Hrunswic'.i, tak'i.g a i>o.-iiti(in in the Wood- stock Charcoal Ir:in\\orkj, remaining llieie for three years as accountant and cashier. He then went to .St. .Jcilm, \. I!., enteniii^ the lariii! wiiolcsali comniission and .-iliip- ping liouse of Hall k Fairrtcather, ivith which lirrn he remained iiiv ihout iiiue y ars. In the meantime he hecanie laigelv interested in siiipping, and in KST") .severed Ills eonnections with that linn. From that time he contmui'd to own and manage ship- ping for himself and otliers in New Bruns- wick, uniil ISSt) when he removed to the coast. Ho spent one year in .San FVancisco and tlien came to \'ancouver, where he has since resiiled. Mr. Be"!:eaux is the head of the lirni ot Berteaux & • 'o., ijrocers and pio- vision merchants, iu ^i^o President of the Board of Tra le u. i is ideiititied iiioro or less with n,a. . ,f li.c 'ulustrial enter- prises of the ci._ ) '. as being largely interested in i- al t oiee his arrival here he has al ■ a^ • •i.i.nn .a active and conspicuous part in a'. ,ii.'.ii"j '/"^st'ons ef- fecting the interests ol ". ap iiver, aiut is one of the live intelligent iiusiuess men of the city. .1. V. MvtMfxan Is, by birtli, a .Scotsman, was I .hi in ■Strathardle, Perthshire, in l.SHH, and re- ceived his early education in the parish Hcluxd, Moulin. With his parents ami their family he came to Ci.nada in liSo.'l, settlinu in Logan town-;hip. County of Perth, where his parents st'''. reside. Is the elde>l of eight of a fiM:. ; all of whom are living. Ueuan his ,iuie!iticeship to the piiiitiiig business iti 1 '>" in the SenH'id olhee, Wooilstock, w!.!i be r. .nuiMcd until hS,"ill, when he with liiti youn[; wife removed to Clinton, ri'iiiiiining there till tln^ winter of IMtil, when he left for (Juebee, liavini; itiii to Cuelph, where he was foreman of thc.h/- rfi'liKi-i: In .July, l8(i'J, in cmnpany willi Mr. lames Innes (now M. 1'. for .South Welling ton) he bought the Mi-rciinj, which the new lirm in a year or two succeeded in placing in the lirst rank of the wecMies ill the tiien Canaila, a pn^ilion that journal still retains. Tlie happy, pleasant and prolitable connection lietween the lirm of Mebigan it Innes, terminated on tlii^ 1st •Uily, ISli'.l, iiy tlie withdrawal of its senior from the publishing business to enter into the manufajturing line, he hav'ug oiv;an- ized the lirm of the Osborne .Sew- ing .Machine Company, which tniin the period named till the 1st of .Inly, bS74, was one of the laigest and most successful concerns ot cl.e kind in the coun- try, giving eniployneut to several hundreds ol men and ship] iiii; its wares to all parts of tlie gtnlie. 'I'lVo ol the linn, by the elthi.vion (.f time, withdrew, tli(; other tw.. carrying on the business. A few weeks after leavinu the Sewing Machine Co. .Mr. .MeL;igan secnreil an interest in the business of the Williiigl 111 Oil Comiiany. the con- cern lii'ing Jiow owned l>v Cd. llignibothani, .M. P., and the subject ..i this sltitch. In a year or two In biught out the interest of the former in the Weliintit.ni Od Company, the linn ..f lliginliciliaiu \' McLigan.ind that of I. C. .Melviu.m ,V Co.. all of wliieh lie eontr.illed till .laniuirj . ISSl. The erratic ec/.iditi.'U ol llie oil mar- ket at this peril. I u.-ulted in .Mr. McLagan sustaining heavy los.ses, compel- ling hiin to pla,.'e ins estate in the hands of a receiver loi the bench' ot ins creditors. Ii. March .d th.it ytar he hit for lintish Coluiiibia. Previous to his ileparture from liuelph, llie Mayor, on behalf of the eii /.ells, presented him with an el.iborate a.i- dre-is, ii, diit likewise the St. .\lidreu * .Snci'ity, ot which lie was Presiilent. .\ weli- lilled purse of gold accomp.inied the addre-- of the eilizeiH, V. hi^t Nlrs .McLagai; wu- ppjsi.'nted with a ma:niiliv;cut .'ilvcr set. Kur many years .Mr. .MiLa^un had served the city a-, Councillor and .\lderiiiaii, each year occupying positimis ot eliaiimaii o! iinpnr- taut comllllttee.^, the last being th.it of t'.ie linance. In that capacity iie introduced many sweeping changes in ine management of the city s a lairs, which are still followed out. He built 111 (iuelph some c.>' ''-e hnest buildings the beautitul city of (i,...ph can justly iioast of, a^ well as tlie .Masonic Hall, Listowel. .Alter spending some. si.\ ni.'nths 111 ISritioh Columbia, a country aiiIi «h;cli he was highly pleased, lie returned east, reaching \\ inuipeg in .laniiary, IS.HJ, when the liiiom was at its height In August ot that year in comp.iny with other gentle- men he bought the Sii-n news- paper, Disp.ising of his interest in that coneern in the "pring toUowing he attached himself to the i'li-f I'irsf olhcc. In the fall nf ISS)!, ilce'iiiug a change, of climate imperative for his licaltli, and feeling as- sureil British (.'oluinbiu was destined to be- come a great coiintr), he I'rrived in Victoria the lir:.l'ucek ol Noveinlicr, llSSIt. In KS.St a CO partnership was formed with -Mr Chl- eon Kobt.tson in \ietoria (now of t!iis city) as real estate agents, which coutinueil about a year. On the cstablisbineiit of the Victoria Tiiiii'x, in ISSt, at the urgent rei|iiest of its leading shaieholdcrs, he assumed control ol that jouiiial and remained connceted the.e- with iinHi thi' lirst ol .Inly, bSS.S, wli..i he of his intere^its to .Mr. 'iiow Aid.) ^ee■lrtd a position in the tiovernmcnt print- dispo.se 1 ingoltiea. in May of that year he removed Henry . I Munn In .September following 'iii'.V he coMinleted all arrangements for estab- lishing Tlir. Woiiiii in \aiicouver, and on the 'Jllth of that month this jiMirnal imi'le its lirst iippearance a< a daily, followed o;i the 4th of October by the lirst issue of tlie Wki.ki.v Wiilil.li. With all the vigor, know- ledge and expnrii.nce Mr. .McLagan possess- ed he threw himself heartily into his work and t!ie success which has atteni.e 'is ef- forts here, is but in keeping with the en- ergy he displayed in connection with all the cnteri 'ies he ever associated himself with, all of which, with one exception, are to-d.iy llourishiiig concerns. He has the most abiiling faith in Vaneouvei s futui". as well is the vast possibilities there are in store for this Province. Mr. .Mel.agan was lirst married to .leannie, eldest ilaughter of the late William (Ireen, Woodstock. The issue of this marriage was six children, only one of \ihiiiii, !. C. MeLagan, jun.. is living, that fell ilisease, diphtheria, having earned olf four of his children — his then whole f;;.n:ly — in iiir.e days. Their beloved mother (bed in (Iuelph on the Htli Otober, ISS'J. On the 1 1th Heeeiiiber. bSSt, ni Victoria.he married Sara Anne, el. lest d.iughter of .Mr. • lohii Maclure, of Matscji,'. Three children h ive blessed this union, of wiioiii two are living. Hon. Jay lOtviii};. I'lie subject of this brief sketch, (Uir American Consul, is a gentlemun who has enj'.yed an honored public career, and the leaiiiiiig. ability and integrity which he li,is displayeil in tlie ndlilltnent of his present con~nhir position, stamp liin as an adinir- abl.v eipc pcii mail of albiirs. Mr. K," iiig was born in Lineaster. Oliio, U. .S., ,June ■_'7th, ltS,")t), where his boyiiood days were spent. He was educated at the Notre IJame University ot Indiana, from which institution he graduated with honors. He afterwards traveled extensively through the West Indies and South America, and upon his return feurn'ed at Columbus, Ohio, tlie Coluinlms lliidld, (wlii-h is still pub- lished), editing and managing this paper lor two years. He then made a tour throilgh the Mestern territories, Caln'ornia, Mexico, Central .\ineriea and the west coast of .South .\mcrica. Subsequently he entered upon II i.ing term of public life receiving the liosition of Assistant Librauan of Congress, which he tilled for sever.al years, and then was appointed Chief of Division of the Consular Bureau, ll.jpartment of State, at Washington. Later he was scut to Saxony, Cennany, as Consul. Keturniiig to the Ciiited States he visited the I'acihc North- west and t1ic site of the present City of Van- couver, then known as (iranville. From here he Went to San I'lego, California, and engiiiied in the real estate businos for a while, when he made a second tour of Mex- ico and the Kocky Mountain States, return- ing home to Ohio by way of Montana and the Cieat Lakes. His next objective point was New York City, where he entered into the real estate biisines*. Receiving frinn the Prii-ident the appointment to his present position he came to -N ancouver and entered upon his duties .laniiary 1st. KSOl. Mr. Kwiiig is personally one of the most genial and albible of iii .1, and has made a host of fiunds in our city. He i.s a nephew ol the late (icn. Siieiinaii and is a touain of Scere- State, Hon. .lames <). Blaine. SOlVKNIi; HltirioN VANt'orVKK l>AILY WoHLI*. .liiiii«>K Orr. The subject nl tliix sU'ti-li is mii' ul mir iildi'st and tlinroiiglilyriprestiitiitive I'ili- zeiis. .laine.s Orr was horn in l^aiR'asliiri', Kiigland. in ISIt'J, and ulitii iilimit >ix yvuxn of age was lirimulit to America, receiving Ilia educatniii in the l.'nited States and Kastern Canada, « licre he lived until eoni- iim to British I'cluuihia in I8."i!>. Upon hi-i arrival he went to the iriines, anil fnr tin- snlisei|Uent eighteen or twenty years fol- lowed the Vocation o( a miner with varying degrees of success. In the spring of ISli'J lie heeaine a nii-:i.her of the first nrning hoard of British t'olunibia and in that year was elected to represent the constituency of the Crown colony from Cirihoo district in the Legislative Council of British Coliiiiiliia, and introiluced the lirst hill that was passed hy that hoiiy. In lS(i."i he made an explor- ation for the Crown cohuiy the Rocky Mountains from the coast, ami was the lirst to reiiort the practihility of the transcontinental route hy way of the North Thompson .iiid Kraser valleys, in the fall of the same year he went to the Big Bend country, and wintered there: rcturninj! he went to Cari- boo m the spring of ISli", where lie re- mained until IS" I. and then went to I'eace Iliver alone. Kor one winter he reMiaiuud at Tatler lake and the other at the heail waters of I'eace Kiver. He returned in ISTS to Victoria and was for several ycirs en- gaged in the exploration survey of the Canadian Pacihc Kailw.iy. Later he re- moved to New Wfcstinini.ster and resided there fur some time. He was elected a representative from N'ew Westiiiiiiistir district in ISSX and .ser>ed in the l.cgi^la- ture of the i'rovince until l(Si!0. 1 hiring his iiicuinhency he was instrumental iii ob- taing the tirst charter lor the City of \ an- couver, and al«o the ciiarter for the gas and electric light companies as well. Many im- portant measures were placed in his hands, which he carried tliroiigli the .-Vsseinlily entailing a grea; amount of labor. Mr. Orr came to Vancouver aliout four years ago, and as vsellas owning considerabh' property, is intererested m numerous important en- terprises. He is still engageil in uiining ventures, and has expended considerable money in their development. He has the city's interest at heart and by his pro- gressivciiCHS has aided materially in asaist- in2 its advancement. Nsiiii Hrieli»iii44'. The subject of this sketvli, who is one of the city aldermen, was born in l.indley, Hudderslield, Yorkshire, Knglaml, .Ian- nary l.'t, ISMli. His paternal ancestors hi Id important olhces within 'he gift of the crown and peoiile. IK- li ft home on the famous Oreat Kastern, for .New Vor'.i, and from there started by steamer by way of I'anama lor .San Kranciscn, and thence to British Columbia, arriving in New West- minster the latter part of . I iiiic, IbO'J After a short tune spent in Cariboo he tjorchased .wO acres of laud with his loiisin, in con- junotion with Mr. \\ illian Hailstone, on the shores of Burrani Inlet wiiero the City of Vancouver now stands, and tl;eirs was the first house erected -m the Inlet. He sub- E (uentlj- purchased other property on the Fraaer river and elsewhere. Hi lollowed farming and stock raising prini.'i|ially with success until ISM. Mr. Brighouse lia.i done considerable toward the developnient of the city. He was one of the active workers in obtaining the hrst charter. In I8,S7 he was elected by acclamation to represent Ward One in the city council, ami was again elected at the last election. Ho was a heavy losser by the Mre of ISSli : but his energy and perseverance soon placed him again on a solid foundatioii. He is one of our most substantial and progressive citi- zens, and is prominent in every moveinont of the city's advancement. K. ^Iiifkay Fripp- The subject of this s'ictch, one of our leading architects, would, from liis exper- ience and ability, take a front place in his profession anywhere. Mr. R. .Mackay Kripu was born in (Iloucestcrshire, Kug, in KS,")7. At an early age he ivas articled to .1. s. Dodil, an ar.^hiiect in lieading, Berk- shire, for three years, at the expirat.on of which time he conimeiiced study at the Kcnsiuiiton Art .School and British .Mus- eum. He subsoijuently went into vuions olHces. and riiially with Sir Horace .loncs, late architect lor the City of L mdoii Cor- poration, and \*'ho was also ((resident of the Koyal Institute ot .Arciii t. Whilst with him Mr. Pripp was eng. . .' '' un'- inis public works for the Cii_, on, lioth 111 course of erection or . ed, amounting to several millions ot i ars, among which may be nieiitioned, the Cent- ral .Meat Market, Fruit and Vegetable Market, New Leadcnhall Market. the new Fish .Market and others. In 1!S80 he left his position and started for .Australia, where he was engaged in various ollices at .\delaiile, .Melbourne, and Sydney, gaining a colonial experience. In LS.^I he moved to New Zealand and was on the Kojal West Cnniinissi.iii there for aliout a year, when he left lor Auckland, New Zealand, entering the oUice of Alfred Smith, F.K.I., B. .\., who built the Army and Navy Cluii 111 London, where he stood as one of the lead- ing architects. He was teinporarilv living iu Ne\r Zealand, for his health. Mr. Fripp was with him when he won the big competi- tion for the New Zealand Insurance Cos. building which cost about !<;t(K),0()0. A short time afterwards he left for KiiglauU when -Mr. Fripp succeeded to his practice, doing in oue year as high as S.")0O,(MM) worth of work, and cirrieii the business on until ISSS, at winch time the financial crisis oc- curred causing all building operations to ce.ise. Mr. Fripp then Icit for the I'acitic coast, and after visiting the dilterent cities concluded to locate in Vancouver, upon his ar:ival here in April, IS8!S. He shortly aftervvards opened an oHice and has since been in the enjoyment of a large practice. He has built the Ferguson bloci, I'agc bloc.i, Abbott blocii, Cliainberlain bloc.i, Thomson block, iJougall bloci, Bor.lder hotel and numerous other buildings in ad- dition to a great many residences. His thorough training in London ami subseipient successlul career in the antipodes ma.v best piove his ability for undertaking the iiiiist extensive kuul of work. He sees a bright future for \ ancouver, and predicts the tunc at no distant day vtlieii our cily will be adorned with massive halt niillion dollar buildings. He is enterprising and lilieral and assists in every movement for the city's good. He has just been [iroposed by three Well known Fellows as a Fellow of the Koyal Institute of British Architects. N. K. Ilolliir. One of the leading architects of British Columbia is the subject of this sketch. N. S. Hofl'ar was born in Wasliinitton, 1). C, Due. I -J, 1,S4'2, where he attended school, and graduated from (icurgctuwn College at the age of IN, ta'iii.g the degree of B. A. He siibseiiuently taught in the same academy for two years, when he took the degree of .V. .M. He then left for California, and soon after his arrival ob- tained a position as teacher in the Jesuit College, of .San Francisco, where he re- mained for about one year, devoting his leisure time to the study of civil engineer- ing and architecture. Then, to gam a thorougli iiractical knowledge of buililtiig,he served an apprenticeship of three years in the contracting bnsiiuis. He was awarded a govcrmnent contract for surveying in the southern part of Utah, living in that territory for two years, and was there at the time of the excution of ,)ohn I). Lee, the .Mormon who was shot for the perpe- tration of brutal atrocities. He left there tor Oregon, in IfSTS, and was that year married at Baker City to Miss.-Vnnie Odoiii. A year la ter he emigrated to the I'uget .Sound coun- try, locating at .Seattle. Huring the dull season of 188H he went to Victoria to re- side. His health, however, being poor, he was forced to leave there Hve montiis later for Nanaiino, where he lived until coining to Vancouver in 188U. Upon his arrival here the city was in an embryo state and, as there was nothing doing iu his profession of architecture, he engaged exten- sively ill contracting. Building was, however, soon to coinmencc, and he had the honor of erecting the tirst brick struc- ture iu the city, since which he has put up twenty six bric!i blocks and a great many residences. Most of the principal business buildings were constructed by ' .m, and their solidity, appearance and thorough completeness in ilttail throughout, attest his ability as an architect. He has a handsome residence at the corner of .Seymour and iieorgia streets, <'. O. ff if keiid<>ii. .Mr. C. Osborn Wickenden, one of the leading architeetij of this city, was born near Rochester, Kent, England, in 18.°)1, After receivinf his education he was articled to .Mr. K. W. Stephens, of the firm of I'cck it Stephens, architects. Louilon and Maid- stone, He served his term of articles aiul .acted as assistant in London, when he took the position of chief assistant in a leading New York olHce. After the disastrous tin of 1870, which almost swept out of existence the City of St. John, N. B, he practiced there for some tune, carrying out among other works the .-Vcadia College, at U'ooll- ville, N. .s, .Moving to Winnipeg in the spring of 1881 Mr. Wickenden built the depot warehouses, and various other stores for the Hudson's Bay Company, the oflicc buildings for the .Manitoba Mortgage Com- pany, .•\partnicnt houses for Laud C'onipany, otlice liuilding for the Western Can adian Loan Coinpany, all of which had tin most modern ap^jliauces in the way of steam heating, hydraulic elevators, etc. In ad- dition to these he built the Winnipeg Court House, the Western .ludicial District Court House and .lail, the Necpawa Court House, as well as the rrovincial otlices and Rei!i> try and Asylum for the I'rovincial (Jovern- munt of Manitoba. He uontinuuil to carry itM of Britiuli this Hkutuh. Wa^liington, ' lie attenduc! (icorgetowii • i; tlie ilegrt'L' Liinght in tliu when he took then left for !i arrival iib- in the Jesuit iihere ho re- devoting hia ivil enginecr- I, to gam a of l)uil:htl -.K. \V|' liKVhl \ S. I|m|, ,,-, Iv I'm.Mv. (iKt'lKIK r\>.. M, II. l: VMNIiKI.I.. II. li. .M..|I>K, .111. .\. i:. II 1.. li, ('. I'Kllcil • (i. S. M. !'o\M.;l,l.. I'llol,,. |:\: I \ .1 l> II 'I.I T. T. . f< - a«r' SOUVENIR EDITION VANCOUVER DAILY WORLD. 23 out tlieir work iii.til tin; Conserviitivea went (lilt oi power. III! cdinniuiioecl piactiou in Vancouver in \HHH, uml has since iliine nonio III' the bent work in theitity, His plans were clioaen in the c(unpetion tor the jini- pnseil C'hriNt Church. ;i portion of the base- nient only iieing in vet erected. Among the numerous bniblings he Ins urecteil hen may be men ioncil the IiincsTownlev bloc*, the Turner block, Ogle Thomson buihling anil Lefevre block. In the competition re- cently belli for till! Canadian I'acilic Kail- way Company's proposed depot here tile plans he .submitted were placed llrst. Througli a « ide range of experience and successful wori< Mr. U'ickendeu s aliility as an architect is beyond (lUostioii of the higliest oilier. He is recognised us one 111 Vancjiivi r's most progressive citizens. K. Cook. The subjeetof thissketcli has been identi- lied witii the bnildiiigof most all our princi- pal business structures, and is the leading lontractor of Vancouver. Mr. E. Coo'; was liorn in Perth Co , Ontario, in I.S,")I, where lie lived, with the exception of three years spent at intervals iu New York State, until aliout the age of twenty. He then went to Maiiitob.i, where he was engaged for tlic i-ix snliseiiuent years in following lii» Imsi- iiess us a contractor. I..earniiig nf the ad- vantages of British Columbia, he left for this I'roviiice, arriving in IS^i4and in the spring of IMSti came to the eiuDryo city of \'an- ciiuver. He foresaw the future of the city :inil concluded to make it his periiianeiit home. He obtained some of I in: llrst con- tracts let Mid his thorough Uiiowledge of the business soon became recogniziMl, gain- ing for him some of the best work iu the city. Combined with a thorough know- le-lge of construction he possesses sterling integrity and biisiiieis acumen, attributes which have aided materially in giving him his present leading -.lositioii. Kvidenceof the lirst-cla-is character of his work is best illustrated in t!.o Imildiiigs be has erected .'unong which may be mentioned the Lefevrc lilocU, WiUmi iiloc'i, Kelliriic; block, Page ''lidding, Alibiitt block, Dongall house, W'lietham blue , Kobert.->oii block and about iliiriy more if the piiiicipa' buildings in the city. He IS now engaged in the construc- tion of the Koliiiiioii >\: Town hotel foiimla- tioii. He is also building the Hank of liri- tish Columbia's iiew and elegint bank build- ing. Mr. Cook assists in everything for the city's advancement, ami is one of our most priigre.->»ive ci 'i/eiis. U.K. McCoiiiuai. Mr. Mc('oiincll was born in Argenteuil County, <^iiebec, iu IS.")!), wlieie he attended school. When tlfteeii years of age lie en- tered the employ ofOreen, .Sons & Co., of Montreal, wholesale dealers in iiien's fur- nishings, lie remained with this linn for seven years, wiieo be received the appoint' nii'iit as liiilian aueut iu < harge of the T uich- Mi'od Hill ilistii't, Maniluba, in which ser- v ill he remaiiie'l for abuni six year.s. At he breaking out of the rebellion in the Null Invest, Ml KSS."), he was appointed one 111 the transport otfiiers on (ieii. .Midi'leton s stall. He returned to Wooilstock aftu' tile rebellion had been ijuelleil. and was married to the eldest daughter of Win. .\liiir, of that toHii. .Mr. .McConiudl came to Vancouver 111 I.SSli, shortly after the lire, and has since iieeii actively idelitilied with the city's in- terests. He built about thirty nouses, in- cluding a couple of brick blocks, and has been interested in various enterprises. He served for two years in the City Council. He started his present business, as a whole- sale importer of gents' furnishings, hats, caps, etc., about three inoiitbs ago, and has already a very large trade. He owns and bnilt the bnilding he oci:upios, which is a three story lirick, ftonting on (,'ordovi and Water streets. I> II. >>ilMOIi. >i. I>. The siibjei-t of this sketch as well as hav- ii'g an excellent leputiitimi a.s a learned physician hiis ligured eoiispicuoiisly iu an lionored public life and is well known throughout ditlcrent parts of the IJominion. Dr. David Henry Wilson was born in Huntley, not fr.r from Ottawa, Oct. ■-'.IS.'io. His early education was received in the public school (if his native place. At the age of Hi he entered Pakenham High Seliool. Wlieii IS years of age he win inatriciilate.l into rriiiity and Toronto I'niv ersities and lu l87iS graduated, taking the fellowshii) degree oi Tiimty .Medical College and was medallist of that year. He then practised his |i:-ii'essiiiii for a short tune near OUawa until the rush to .Manitoba ill IS7!>, when lie went to thaf pniviiiue ami Incited at Nelaon, sntiseipieiitly aciiiiiriiig a large and lucrative practice in Smitheru Manitoba. He was the first oualilicd physician south of the As.sinbuine and west of the Red Kiver. He was appointed coroner fur the province and was the lirst treasurer of the Diilleriii .-Xgi iciiltnral Association. On the resigiiitiiiii of the sitting member fur North iMilli'i'iii lie was lirst returned to the Legislature in .Viigust. bssl, and was re elected at the general eiection of bS.SH. lu IS82 lie eot the Conservative nomination for .Selkirk in the Cominons but declined. He was sworn in a inember of the Ex- ecutive Council and appumtcd Provincial .Secretary April :tO, ISH4, and on tnis oc- casion w.is elected by acclamation. In September, IS.Sli, be was a[ipointeil .Minis- ter of Public Wor'vs, and was again re- elected by acclamation for the same con- stituency at the general election of I8.SG, which irilice he cuntiniicd to Mil until the change of guvernmcnt in ISSS, when he resigned. .Sliurtly altcrwards be removed to St. Paul, where he resided lor a brief time. In -May, ISS!), he came to Vaiieouvcr, where he has since practiced Dr. WiUoii is a ineniber of the College of Physieaiis and Surgeons of Ontrio and .Manitoba, and is a valuable ai'i|iiisition to the profession of our city. He was married .laiuiary ti. 1887, to Annie, the only daughter of Hubert .Vrmstroiig, of Kiiiburn, Out. They liavc one child. .1. n. .>i<-i.iii-i-ii. li.D.s. The leadi.'.g dentist of Vancouver is Dr. •I. M. McLaren, who was born in Halton County, Ontario, in Ksii'J. When he was about four years of age his parents reiiioveil to .Strathroy, and when 1.") years old re- moved with them to Loudon Out., where his father periiianently settled i the prac- tice of dentistry. .Soon afti. cards youmr .McLaren traveled in the interest of a dental supply house for three years, when he re- signed bis position to enter his father's of- licc in the study of dentistry. He sub- sei|iieiitly entered the Itoyal College of Dental Surgeons, .it Toronto,froiii which in- stitution he gra luateil in March, I8S4. Ue. turning then to London he entere.l into pai'tnersliip with his father, anil a year later sold cut his interest, aoiiig to Aylmer, Out., where he practiced for three yearH. Ills health failing him he was forced to sell his practice there, mil removed to Toronto, where he r,;sided for about eight inonths. Hearing of the wonderful progress of \'aii- couver, and its climatic advantages, he de- cided upon a trip to this country. After a visit to Victoria and New Westminster, in April, 18Sil, he .settled iu Vancmiver, and comi,.enceil the practice of his profession. His business has grown until he now has a practice aeond to none in British Ctuni- bia. He was largely interested m the or- ganization of tiie British Columbia Dental A.ssociation of which he is a pioiniiient iiicinber, and aids in every innvemcnt for the city's advancement. ('. (>]iri- .loliiiNoii. One of tlie popular J nung men of Van- couver is Mr C. (lardiMcr .lohnaon, who came to this city in October, 1884, when it was known then m the village of flranville, and has been herd ever since. .Mr. .JohiHoii is I native of .Scotland, having been born in Dunblane, Perthshire, on the Sth of Feb- ruary, IS.')? i is the son of Robert .Tohn- son, who was prominent at that time in India Civil .Service work. .Mr. .Johnson vveiit to school at Leamington, Warrick- shire, England, and later at St. Andrews, ill Kifcsbire, Scotland. Having early evinced a li'.ing for the sea, as soon as leav- ing school he became an apprentice on hoard the f.iike Leniiiaii, and from that time until November, 1880, followed that calling, the list tive yeara in the service of the Australian .Steam Navigation Co., whose ateiiiicrs plied on the Australian coast. Whilst at home, in Scotland, where he went to join a new diip being built there, everyimdy was talking of Manitoba and its advantages. This decided .Mr. .liihnson and ho concbided to quit sea faring life to try his ( bailees in the far west. According- ly he at once started for Canada, and upon his arrival in .Manitoba engaged in farming lie soon, however, found this calling not to bis liking, and upon going to Portage la Prairie receivijil the appointment as deputy slieriU' of the Central .ludicial District of Manitoba. While there he was married to Miaa .Minnie IJoultbee. When a change of government took place he left his position and came to the coast, locating here. He lirst did a general commisaion agency bus- iness and was afterwards appointed the lirst deputy registrar of the County Court in Vancouver, which position he subseiiuent- ly resigned to go into business for himself. .Mr. .lohnsoii is agent of the C. P. N. Co.; .secretary of the Pilot bo.ird; C. P. K. cus- toms bioker: notary public, and is agent for a number ot important articles. He is thoroughly identilied with Vancouver, en- tering heart and soul into everything that tends to the eity's good, and has a host of friends which his many good i|ualities hav e made for him. iz:ii[i2 •J4 HOUVENIH KDFTION VANCOrVKH DAILY WORLD. .4. II. II. .>la<*Ko\vaii. tlioetlicientSocretiirydf tlic Vuiiooiiver Board of Tradn, is a nativo of rriiiri' Kilwards Itdaiid; was born April I Hli. IS.'iO. llii n^ ci'ivod liis t'diioatioii jii lii.i iiiitivd city. Afti-r Icaviiij.; school, «:is Olerk of tliB Com- inisstoiier's I'oiirt, and later cliief olerk of i.,liieeii'H Coimtv t'oiut of I'rinec Kdwanls Island. Ho was also ariretary of the <'liai'- lottctowii IJoird of Trade, ami Wis for soiiietimo eiiiiai^cd in iiiL-ri'aiitilu imrsiiit.«i. Ill I'Y'liruary, IHH>t. he left there and came to British Colniiiliia, arriving in Vaneonver Maruli l.Hli of that year. He at once es- tablished a cominission agency hero, repre- aenting, arnoug others, the Converse Cord- age Co., since known as the Consumers' Cordage Co., which he still represents. On April ;ird, IS8S, two weeks after locating here, he was appointed Secretary of tho Board of Trade. If is indefatigable et)'ort.IA. ^ •t4 i^--^ ^ M i ji5 ' jgf* ygf yjTl.'CTi!nni i r- »*'. ii t>