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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
6
A Telegram survey lists nineteen Winnipeg residents as millionaires with wealth from real estate and enterprises. It notes totals could climb to twenty five and compares Winnipeg to Montreal and Toronto, citing figures and expert estimates of westward growth and property values.
Edward Brown is identified as a new member of Winnipeg's millionaire cohort, with authorities noting his sudden rise in wealth over a short period. Details on the source of his wealth and exact timing remain limited.
W. F. Alloway of Winnipeg marks the early growth of the city’s pioneering business scene, illustrating the ability that has long distinguished local commerce.
The profile honors James H. Ashdown as a foundational Winnipeg figure. It chronicles his early 1869 arrival during Red River affairs, his work as a tinsmith and hardware merchant, and his enduring role in wholesale retail trade. It notes his public-spirited enterprises and longstanding influence on Winnipeg’s business and social progress.
A prominent local financier has relocated from Portage la Prairie to Winnipeg. He built wealth as a businessman in his home city and accumulated fortune through western farm land investments and speculative ventures in Winnipeg real estate.
Dp C Cameron is portrayed as a leading luminary of Western Canada. A young man from Wankleek Hill who moved west in the early eighties, he built a vast career and social standing, shaping his own fortunes through business and influence in the region.
D S Currie rises from North West Mounted Police rider to Winnipeg comptroller and financier. He built wealth during Winnipeg’s tough growth, investments in central property, and mining ventures across Western Canada and the western United States. He remains a Winnipeg figure with global travel.
Biographical sketch honors B Ge Drewry an English born in southern England who came to Winnipeg in youth and built a brewery empire. He expanded into aerated waters and real estate, becoming a Winnipeg financier and philanthropist active in religious, educational and humanitarian causes and public life.
The piece profiles Charles Enderton a shrewd Winnipeg real estate investor who arrived in the 1880s and foresaw growth in Fort Rouge Port Rouge and suburbia He endured tough years during a stagnant market and later realized significant gains while remaining a bachelor active in municipal and charitable work.
The West boasts author Rev. C. W. Gordon Ralph Connor whose books sell widely in Canada, the United States and Great Britain. He is also reported to have had notable success in Winnipeg real estate investments.
E F Hutchings emerges as a leading Winnipeg merchant in saddlery and horse equipment with a vast Western Canadian reach. Born in Leeds County Ontario he moved to Winnipeg in the 1870s building a thriving enterprise across the three prairie provinces. His success underlines his focus on manufacturing and real estate growth while he supports public affairs.
Hederick Mackenzie, a Winnipeg millionaire and bachelor, is cited as evidence that Winnipeg hosts many wealthy single men. Born in Ontario to William Mackenzie, a railway magnate, and a family with multiple large ventures, his early career benefited from his father’s influence and bold ventures.
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