The west shore., May 01, 1889, Page 268, Image 41

IHE WEST SHORE.
J W HOJlNE. ESQ
Some time after, he started in the insurance business
on his own account, and succeeded well andwas raised
to the poHition of inspector for the companies ho rep.
resented. lie was always very eager to go west to
gome new country and grow up with its progress and
prosperity, and in the spring of 1878 he took Horace
Greeley's advico and went to Southern California, but
not liking that country, in the fall of the same year
bo removed to Winnipeg, Manitoba. There was a
prospect of great activity in Ked river country at
that time, and Mr. Ilorne opened a shipping and land
broker's office in Winnipeg, and was appointed by the
Northwest Navigation Company agent for the Red
river steamers plying between Grand Forks and Win
nipeg. lie established a branch office and a bonded
warehouse at Emerson, on the international bounds
ry, and also secured the appointment of inspector and
valuator for the Northwest Loan Company, which did
a largo business throughout Manitoba. In March,
1881, Mr. Ilorne made another westward move to the
present town of Brandon, where nothing marked its
location but the grade stakes of the Canadian Pacific
railway, lie bought the land which he thought
would make the best business street, subdivided it
into lots, grading and making sidewalks at his own
expense, and erected several business buildings, which
established it as the principal business street of
the. city, out of which he made profits for himself.
He had great faith in the future of the town and did
a great deal to build it up. He was elected one of
the first city aldermen and chairman of the board of
public works, and the government appointed him a
provincial justice of the peace, and he became one of
tho most prominent men, being a director of a loan
and investment company and of an insurance compa
ny. He also did a large money brokerage business
while located there. His next westward move was to
Vancouver, when there was nothing to indicate the
present growing metropolis. He had unbounded
faith in its future, and events have more than con
firmed his judgment. Mr. Home is a self-made man.
His success is due to his own efforts. He has estab
lished a reputation for business sagacity that gives
him great inflaenco in the city and province. He has
an honorable career.
'PIIKM lUt the cily, m ft whole, presents the
1 Mim eharacWi.hc. of iU cities, finds no
illustration than in Vancouver, H. C. It is a
viduMtki u"l .r..KrivTity, Mid is such, not only
-ru. of iU unrivaUl lti"n. but Wanmj iU prin
cipal n are .f spirit t enterprise and
thoroughly imbul with confidence in the great desti
ny of their c ity, and are uniU-d in their efforts to pro
tnoU iU general welfur. In the front rank of these
U J. W. Horn. !! located in Vancouver at an
early aUg "f h city's history, when it existed only
on jj.er, and when nothing but a few loard shanties,
artwl among tho huge, tnx-s and stamps, marked
iU present site. Ho identified himself with its pro
gress and groalh from the In-ginning, and beiDg a
shrewd, far-awing business man, he made very choice
elrrtiuns of j'fojwrty nd erected business buildingB
therein. His faith in Vancouver's greatness from
the first was unUundM, and now that he has made a
largo f triune, non Iwgrudg it to him. He is the
UrgiNit inlivilual property owner in Vancouver, and
has built several largo buiinem blocks on Cordova,
(Iranulle and other street, views of tome of which
are given in this numl-r. Ha is one of the city al
dermen, a commissioner 'f Stanley park, a director
of lh Northwest Investment .V Ian Company, pres
ident of the American Huilding A Ian Association,
and a direct in several other companies. He is a
public sjintM grnilrman and is now estimated one
of the millionaires of the JVific coast He is a very
prominent tnnuUt of the. Masonic fraternity, and is
just the stamp of man a place like Vancouver wants.
Mr. Homo's career contains such important lessons
that It would justify tmrh mtft tended account
than can here I given. He was horn in the city of
Torot.li, Ontario, Not. .'!, 1S.VI. When ten years ( f
ag bis father dud, .-vicg him the eldest of a fara
lly of five children, with small provision for their
ma.ttrnancn At this early ago the young lad found
tt teMT g ()U, in lLp W()rli, am, jn
th. struggle U a l.trl.h.ml He at one went to
..ik at an,thigho culd find to d,s and spent his
rveticg, ,B d.bgmt apphcation in studying such
Uali m be o.uK! obtain, until be manage,! to be.
cm. .,uiU proficient in the ,nBwn ,rtnch
J,.UI tho idthat Nation did. great deal
U.aakMhema., and many time, did he .p, tho
Heir ottmu At tho g f fWtJ ' ,r 'lc,j j (1NE ' tlie men to whose business acumen and en
himaelf u, 7ri"iDe Pit the city of Vancouver owes
itfc He. ia He wD tlf Wbl,. , . , much of its prosperity, is E. V. Dodwell. Esa.. who
B. V. DODWELL, ESQ.
ptg clr.k, arttg u agont fur wim
m recently elected president of the board of trade.
Mr. iUlwell came of United Empire loyalist stock of
the American revolution period, and was born in Ox-