264
THE WEST SHORE.
September, 1879
THE MAYOR and COUNCIL OF VIC
TORIA ft C
On tlx opposite page, we present to
1. in reader life-like portrait! of the
gentlemen composing the city govern
ment of Victoria, B. C. They arc all
men of business, and have been teleeted,
no) like In American citiea on account
of theii wire-pulling qualities, but he
cauM of their honest and upright career,
backed by sound judgment in their own
business afialrs, and are universally ac
know lodged by their constituency to be
men who are well fitted for the psi
lions they occupy.
The Mayor, J. H. Turner, Esq., is
the senior partner of the extensive lm
l i"". house of Turner, Beeton &
"" Wharf St., and connected in
business with II. C. Beeton & Co., of
Pinsbury Circus, London, England.
Ilr u.is horn in 1834, and has been es
tablished In business, in Victoria, for
si onteen yean. 1 le is a thorough bus
iness man, generous to .1 fault, and at
the head f all enterprises which seem
likelj to benefit the Province. Mi. 'I'.
sit three years as mombei of the
council) and so great is his popularity
that, although Victoria has a popular
lion of ovet 7,000, his election id the
njsyortlty was unanimous. His subur
ban rasMeoee i located on Ihe Esqui
maull road, about out and a half miles
1 the city proper, And is surrounded
by all the comfortable elegance thai a
refined last, can possibly suggest.
A. McLean is a native of Mbonnie
HcotlandM'born in Kirkcudbrightshire,
anil is now fifty years of age. I Iconic
i" Britiah Columbia seventeen yean
ago, ami by an upright business cartel
has smassad 1 lull shaft of this world's
kk. lie is yet active In business and
tajoys a liberal patronage as a clothier
tad general outfitter) his establishment,
known as'Mhe Seoul) House," like the
Miiiouudings of his elegant resident c,
is ks t stiupulouslv neat. Notw ith-
standing his ex twelve business, Mr.
Mel .ean dexotes a considerable part of
l.is lime lo the work of benevolence,
and has, for scuml terms, ablj served
as President of the Mechanics Institute,
tad 1'icsnient of (be Royal HotphaL
He is also 'ue l'lesiJent ol (he Itndsli
Columbia Itcnevolcnt Society, ami
Chairman of the Board of Health.
Andrew Koine, senior partner of the
linn ol A. Koine c o., ilnect import
er and commission merchants, is a na
tive of Manchester, England. He is
the youngest member in the council,
being now only thirty-three years of
age. In 1 869 Mr. K. arrived in British
Columbia, from his native land, and at
once took charge f the importing
house of J anion & Rhodes, For nearly
five years, however, he has been doing
a successful business for himself. He
sides Importers and commission mer
chants, the linn are agents for the Im
perial Flouring Mills, of Oregon City,
and they arc also sole agents for nil of
British Columbia for the Commercial
Union Fire and Life Assurance Com
pany. Geo. Mansell, of ;. Mansell & Co.,
dealers m furniture, is a native of
to give general satisfaction to his con
stituents, as this U his third term in n,e
council.
J. W. Williams is the only native
Amer icau in the council. He was horn
in New York city in 1839, and came
to the Pacific coast at the age of ten.
He settled down in British Columbia
in 1S58, and has served as councilman
for five years; he is also a member of
the Provincial Legislature. Mr. Wil
Hams is one of the solid men of Victo
ria, being considered worth over $50,.
000. His fine country scat embraces
600 acres of fine land, whilst his elegant
winter residence, one of the handsom
est in Victoria, was erected by Mr. W.
at an expense of $10,000.
A.J. Smith, of Smith & Clark, con
tractors, is a native ot Scotland, horn in
1838, has been a resident of British Co
lumbia since 1S62, and does quite a
large business in his line.
.jkMmf iNVELDPES & Paper
V'"'J.!MI) n niLWywr ini!iini!ici".
Tlir "Colonist" Nrwsrurwr Office. Vittorin, It.
C Paolo ft K. MayiW.I.
Httchln, England, from whence he cm-
Igrated In 1848 to the gold fields of
Australia. Returning in 1840, he was
shipwrecked off Honolulu, and finally
I. oidcd in San Francisco in 1S50. He
afterwards lived near Vreka, Califor
nia, for several years, going to IHitish
Columbia In iSo:, where he has resided
ever since. He docs a large business,
and hat one of the handsomest resi
denecs in Victoria.
dpt. 0.0, Walkei (misprinted in
our engraving, Walkin,) is the oldest
memkr of the council, being now sixty
two years of age. Jle isa native of St.
Andrews, New Brunswick; is a ship
buildei by trade, and has resided in
British Columbia since 1S00. He seems
THE BRITISH COLONIST,
Our engraving gives a correct view
of this establishment," which may prop
erly he termed the most complete of
the kind on the Pacific coast. The
building is constructed of brick, and
has every convenience, including steam
power, necessary for a complete print
ing office. The entire establishment is
divided into three departments the
Colonist office proper, wherein tht
Daily and Weekly Colonist are pub
lished; the job printing department, and
the book and stationery store. All the
three departments, however, are under
the personal supervision of the propri
etor, Mr. David W. Iliggins. tie is a
Well preserved, line looking gentleman,
about forty-five years of age, a native
of Halifax', Nova Scotia. When but a
lad of twelve, he was apprenticed to
the printing business, and round by
round he has climbed fortune's ladder,
until to-day we find him one of the few
solid newspaper men on the coast. In
1856 Mr. H.-came to San Francisco,
and after sticking type on various news
papers, he, in company with four other
printers, and a combined cash capital of
$130, started the San Francisco Morn
ing Cull. The circulation of this paper
now exceeds 25,000 daily. The rlWttl
River gold excitement caused Mr. 11.
to sell his interest in the Call, and he
came to Victoria, where he at once be
came connected with the British Colo
nist as the manager. In 1S63 be pur
chased an interest in the paper, and lour
years later became sole proprietor and
editor. Under his able management,
the Colonist is flourishing, is a paper of
large circulation nnd influence, both at
home anil nbroad, and if we mistake
not, the onlv one in the Province 1
takes the daily telegrams. Mr. II. is
the owner of considerable real estate,
ami w hat is still better, one of the eoafc
est and happiest homes in British Columbia.