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To those abroad the subject matter will be undoubtedly a surprise, and those at home will find herein much new material which will give food for thought and quicken their pride of citizenship in this metropolis as part of the greatest Empire the world has ever seen. PUBLISHED BY W. WALLACH, AT 112 ST. FRANCOIS XAVIER STREET, MONTREAL, CANADA. JT'NE, iS97. I / ri'^ - ®' I THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. +++44-H-M-M4 +4-W444-* > H-H-H-MHH-tH ...Historic Montreal... 153T •♦ 1S9T ■W-H-H-W-H W-h M II H -^ H ' 1 ' I'I ' H i »:^lMgll»li!i^ #li^P»$^ll: I Written for Thk Mhthoi-olitan Junil.KK Sol'vknir by AkTMIR Wkih, It. A, Sc.) ©N th,it niemor.iblc June d.iy, sixty years ago, when a ni.iii.lc'n, roused from slumber at live in the morning, a\i- peared.in loose rolieand with her naked feet thrust hastily into sli|i|iers, to receive the distinguished noblemen who h.id come to do her homage, .Montreal was nearly two centuries old, with a history second to none in the .innals of the New World. I'lanied in a wilderness by religious devo- tees when "every tree was an lro(|uois," the N'irgin City h.ad passed through many scenes of oirn.age. Within her walls de \'audreiiil, surrounded by the victorous army of .\niherst, h.id surrendered .N'ew France to the Uritish. I'roni her gates IKillard and his brave com|iaiiions had set out seeking their glorious death. There .Arnold came, in 177(1, Hiishetl with triumpl!, with his revolutionary army, in tatters, but victorious ; and there came the braggart, (leneral Hull, in 1.S12, with his army, but disarmed, and under the escort of the men he had set out to van- ([uish. Since then numerous other United States soldiers have entered the city, with their arms, with banners (lying and to the sound of martial music, but upon a mis- sion of peace and fraternity, and if they m.ide any conipiests, Dan Cnpid is dis- cretely silent. Sixty years ago Montreal had almost forgotten the existence of 'I'adousac, her older sister under the beet- ling cliffs of the .Siiguen.ay, h.id thrust Three Rivers into a position of minor importance, and had overshowed (Quebec, the ancient capital and once her jealous and dangerous rival. She had seen the fur tradeoflier citizens wax in importance until they had traversed the Rockies and stood upon the surf-beaten shores of the golden west, and she had seen it decay until the voyageur and \.):\c courier de bois were no longer familiar figures in her narrow streets. She had been for six years a port of entry, had reached south- ward towards the fertile Hudson valley with the first Briti.sh-.\merican railw.ay,and westward to the gre.at lakes by the L.ichinc canal and the Rideau navig.ation. She had launched the first Canadian steamer and built the engines for the first steam- ship of any nation that ever ploughed the billows of the Atlantic ocean, America's Sancta Maria, which she sent forth to the Old World freighted with the promise of a dawning era, as Columbus aforetime visited the New. She h.ad begun the agitation to deepen the St. Lawrence that she might become the most inland seaport of the world, she had built her stone wharves, had established a few light- houses, and had shown her loyalty in erecting a monument to the hero of Tra- falgar. She had suffered from earthquake,-, pestilence, famine, floods and fire, seen dynasties rise and fall,and fashions change, sold slaves, freed slaves, broken men on the wheel, flogged women half nude in the market place, and become a New World epitome of aii that London or Paris or Berlin, or any other European city reads with pride or shame in its own annals. Then, as now, she was the metropolis of Canada, full of energy and s;igacity, yet the most farsighted of her citizens could scarcely have ventured, in the wildest licence of post-prandial public speaking. to have prediric.i by what leaps and bounds Montreal was destined to progress under the long and happy reign of that rudely awakened maiden of eighteen years. To the Montreal merchant of to-day, with < omplicated interests extending from ocean to ocean and with correspondents and business throughcnit the entire world, the life of his grandfather in the city would have seemed pastoral ; to the gilded youth of the present his amusements might pos- sibly be regarded as a penance. I'here was only one theatre. The Royal, and the ballet had not then reached-— say higher than the knees. There was a reading room, but lecturers and concerts were few and far between. .Many was the merry dance, however, held in winter, when business was (piiet, in the Oddfellows Hall or in R.asco's hotel, on .St. I'aul street, and our grandmothers' eyes sparkled in those days and their toes responded to music, and their lips knew how to smile when our grandfathers whispered in their cars soft speeches both jiarties would now repudiate. .And we may fancy them demure and devout, setting out, he in his (piaint beaver and skirted coat and she in poke bonnet, through the fields below St. Catherine street to old St. (iabrii:> church some Sabbath morning, and takinj; their seats in a congregation which for a century included nearly every m.an whose name the Montrealer of to-day reveres. If they were very i)rosperous, they lived in a country se.at on Dorchester street, or St. Catherine, among green meadows, or in the still fashionable .and more central St. J,ames street. Richmond Sipiarewas ultra fashion.ible in those times, and Colonel Colborne had his quarters there sixty years ago. Many of the leading mer- chants lived on St. Paul street, above their stores, and had an eye to the morals of their clerks by keeping them as boarder.s, as was the wont of the ancient British merchant. Commercial travellers were unknown. No self-respecting merchant in Montreal would have condescended to tout for trade in this manner. He said proudly that if the countrymen wanted his goods they might come for them, and they did come, sometimes walking all the way from Toronto, and back. In winter, when navigation ce.ased, business came almost to a standstill, and mild pleasure passed the months away. The steep roofs of the houses shot their burden of snow into the steeets, the shoveller below added his ([uota until the sidewalk was a long lane separated from the street by an inacces- sible wall of whiteness, which shut out all vision. Here the sm.all boy might revel, who is now the staid merchant piince of tr day, varying his sport with the seasons and in summer falling into and clamber- ing out of the ojien stream which ran through Craig street, where the surjjlus kitten and for.saken dog found a siieedy exit from a world with whose conditions they were not in harniuu)'. Sherbrcokc street was part of the Mountain sixty years ago, and in the higher fastnesses lurked the town outlaws and the occas- ional gypsy camp. Few were the feet of respectable folk tliat trod the bosky dells where children now fearlessly gather the voilet and trillitim. .An occasional picnic to the Mountain was among the pleasures of early Montreal, but that was all. No sp(,t rendered sacred by the beloved dead drew the mourner among the whispering pines ; the Parks where we heedlessly walk to-d.ay are Ihe spots that were then watered with tears. But in Ihe year of grace, iH,17. Montreal was by no means an Kden. Party strife had been running high for some years, and there were many who hoped and more who feared that the young ipieen would nut long have dcmiinion on the continent. With whom lay the blame, is not within our province to decide. Suf- fice it to say that throughout what are now Ontario and Quebec, societies were formed with the avowed purpose of over- throwing the (ioveniinent, and that other societies were formed to defend the lOn- stitution. One Saturday, early in .Novem- ber, a visitor to .Montreal would have experienced that electric thrill which, materialists to the contrary nolwiihsland- ing, is communicated from man toman on the eve of scmie impending even' towards which all look with intense earnestness. Orouiis might have been seen engaged in conversation here and there, the French Canadian vehement and gesticulatory the Hriton more impassive, but with that bent brow and compressed lip which betokens an inward tumult. It had become known that one of the revolutionary clubs, the Sons of Liberty, h.ad proposed to parade the town in procession, and the Doric Club, a band of Loyalists had determined to jirevent them. .Monday came, and the Sons of Liberty assembled in the yard of Honacina's t,avern on St. James street, to the number of two hundred and fifty. -A small crowd gathered without, which (irobably ex ■ ised its wit upon the patiiols, wh ".n these Sons of Liberty liehold makiiig i .ut and vengeful sortie, scattering the sec lers, whom they pursued along the street, varying the chase by breaking the windows of such loyalist mansions as appeared temptingly unpro- tected. Alas, jiist as each heroic .Son of Liberty had metaphorically wreathed his brow with laurel, .appeared the Doric Club, reinforced, in brutal numbers, whereupon each Son taking council of war with his own heart and sober good sense precipitiously tied, diving into lanes, and dwellings on St. Lawrence street, where in twos and threes they once more !inatham.atized perfidious .Albion. .And meanwhile the British, with as little true patriotism its their ant.igonists, though with the excuse of great provoca- tion, took imssession of the city and .attempted to .attack the house of Mr. Papineau, leader of the French and re- volutionist party. The riot act had been read in the afternoon and the soldiery called out, who with difiiculty held the mobs in check. .All night the troops held the town, the British regulars and artillery being aided by l!ie Montreal Cavalry, under Mr. David and a self-constituted guard of stout laborers from Griffintown. Thus began the Rebellion of 1837, and in a few days the city was converted into a barrack, volunteer corps being formed and defences being erected through fear of attack from the outlying districts. Sir John Colborne removed his headquarters from Sorel to Ihe i ity, ihe banks suspended specie payment and deposited their gtild for sale keeping in the c iladel of (,)uebec, while (HI 5th De< ember martial law was proclaimed. In this manner was inaugu- rated the reign of Her Most (iracioiis .Majesty Victoria 1. The evils which had been an excuse fiir the rebellion and the removal of which had long been agitated, were almost im- mediately investigated and largely rec- tified by the Union of the Provinces in 1 84 1, under a constitution in which responsible government was recognized. The capital of the united provinces was for some years at Kingston, but in 1844 it was transferred to .Montreal, which by its position and importance was entitled lo this honor. Unfortunately, racial and party spirit ran high in those days. The rebellion was by no means forgotten and the constitution had given the French Canadians powers they were not slow to take advantage of. Flection riots were common, sometimes requiring Ihe jiresence of the military. Several elections were attendeil with such attacks upon the polls that voters could not exercise their right and the returning oflicer took it upon himself to declare which candidates should be deemed elected. In this manner h.ad been returned L. J. Papineau and Robert Nelson in 1S34. The laborers on the en- largement of the Lachine canal precipitated an election riot in 1844 and the soldiers had to fire u])on them. But it was in 1849 that the most serious riot took place that Montreal ever witnessed, one entail- ing the sacrifice of the Parli.ament Build- ings with the fine library .and which deprived Montreal of its crowning glory as the capital of the country. The rebels of 1837 had not prob.ably exhausted the resources of peaceable con- test when they resorted to arms, but it is certain that many of their demands were only too just, and as the country began to appreciate the benefits which the re- bellion ultimately conferred upon it, the feeling grew, esjiec iaily among the rebels and their sympathisers, that the outbreak had been necessary. Steps were being taken to reimburse those who had suffered jiecuniary loss through the rebellion, ard while there was no doubt whatever that the loyalist sufferers were entitled to re- compense, a very large party held that the rebels themselves were entitled to the same. When the rebellion losses bill was brought in, it was found to cover these losses by rebels. It was shown that the -Act would actually pay i.ien for the guns they had surrendered when taken in arms against Her Majesty and for the destruct- ion or injury of the buildings, belonging to themselves, in which they had bar- riaided themseb t s against the troops and from which they had shot their fellow citizens. This was more than the loyalist X-^rXy .-ould st.-.marh. The Act pr.«.-d with compa.-ative ease, such was the political power to which the erstwhile rebel ])arly h.id attained, and the hope of the loyalists were centred in the Governor General, lord F^lgin. In view of the fact, now well established, that a Governor General has but little if any option in THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR signinji measures i«iHSrcl liy both houses, it i:< |ios«llile to (k'lcnd Lord I l)(in'!i course; lull, on thi' dllier haiul, the Ciovernor (icneral h.id llieii, as now, the right of rcservinn his assiMU, a i oiirse which, in those early days of n-'lionsiMe ({ovcrnmcnt, in which the (iovvriinr (Icii- cral's |iowors were lonsidcri il more ex- tensive than to day, n-iglH havi niveii the |io|iular rage tiiiie to mol, .and averted the distressing scenes whi( h followed. Lord KIgin. however, writes that he did not wIhIi to antagonize eillier party against Her Majesty liy referring the liill to Her Majesty's decision. He signed the hill, along with a nunilier of others, on 25th .Vpril, i,S4i), and no sooner had the in- telligence spread than the city was in an uproar. A crowd gathered alioiit the I'arliament liuildings and greeted his e.xit with groans, hisses and showers of rotten going, Iml reached the stre« preci|>iiat^^^bting thot from within, he was given one some sliding down the rorinthf.inpillnriTO^iBffhf mo»t im(Kiiiing funerals ever seen (U..;* k. ...*.> 'I'll., nt.1l> tu'iL. )...,-., I, ,1 i.iittriil I,, Miiiilr.'-il nl «rtiirl, itll th,* „■,,) >la,nitt nf between I'apineau Roid uml Mhc their haste. I'he nioh was liivond 1 niilnjl. and presently invaded the lloor of the House. Some one seated himself in the speaker's chair, and declared the I'arlia- ment dissolved, while the cry of fire shortly acipiainted the lili/en's with the fact that the I'arliament liuildings were doonie of Idackencd debris and a few tottering ,,,, -...,...» chimneyn. No fewer than i,ioaliiiUM , rtltilllllt Tiiir destroyed, and many pcnoni were Utterly ruined. Subscri|ilioot poured in from KnglunJ and the I'nileil Stales, as well as from other Canadian towns, while the City Council voted a generous sum. In |H(7 the lity had been visited by a pligue kncwn as the ship fever, on ac- ( ount of its having been brought out by immigrants, among whom it raged with terrible violence. Huddled up in immi- grant sheds at I'o-nt St. tMiarlcs, these poor people died by hundreds, notwith- standing the unremitting attention of courageous citizens, many of whom, the Mayor among them, also su(< iimlu'd to the dread malady. I'en |)er cent, of the V MONTRKAI, IN iSotx (From an orlgitial sketch by Kichard Dillon taken from St, Ui:leiCs aland ) eggs. He entered his carriage, and was driven rapidly to ''onklands. Hut the crowd in the city iacreased. Notices were posted uj) everywhere calling the people to meet on the Champ de Mars. Night settled down, and a swaying mob on that historic si)0t, cheered the inflam- matory speakers, who worked it to a frenzy, until, with a common impulse, the cry was raised, "To the Parli,anient liuildings." The I'arh.ament was discussing the ludicature liill, the members of the (iov- ernment, no doubt, with smug satisfaction, dreaming of the solid French votcthey hiid secured for future elections by the Rebel- lion Losses liill, when, of a sudden, a shower of stones through the windows disturbed the legislative calm, and the members stood not upon the order of their mob did not bring it to its senses. For some days, the city was in a state of tumult, and cabinet ministers were ch,ased through the streets and their homes attacked. In this way was destroyed the valuable library of Hon. M. Lafontaine. The fact that the Ciovernment had armed a guard of F'rench Canadians, the very race against whose participation in the benefits of theRebellion Losses Act the Loyalists h.id arisen, increased the trouble. Resolu- tions were .adojited demanding the recall of Lord F.Igiu, wiiile for .1 lii.cc Iiis pci.soual safety was so openly threatened that he left Monklands and came to the city, where he had the protection of the troops. Rioting was renewed in .-Vugust, when several ringleaders of the .\pril riots were arrested. Hon. Mr. I.afontaine's house was .again attacked, and one of the men which began in a oirpenter shop on St. I'eter Street, spread east to St. Sulpice Street, destroying almost every house in the district, and causing a loss of $i,oco,ooo ; while a month later a second fire broke out on St. 1 awrence Street, which was carried with a high wind east- ward to St. I )enis Street, destroying every house between the two streets, including the Roman Catholic Church at the corner of St. Denis and St Catherine Streets. The people worked like beavers, carrying off their goods .'iiid striving to check the advancing wall of flame. At five o'clock in the afternoon the fire sank down, but only to lireak out again in the evening near 1 lalhousie Square ; and all night it tossed its waves of flame and smoke against the sky, sweeping irresistibly for- vv.ard, until of the once happy homes police force of the city died i"rom it, while one quarter of the whole force was stricken down. The immigrants frequently sought to escape from the sheds and were found de.id or dying in lanes and out-houses throughout the city. Coffins were kept ready in piles, and nightly the carts liear- ing the de.ad, lumbered thrnnuh the deserted streets towards the lurying ground. In all, the deaths exceeded nine thousand, and seven years later the work- men on the Victoria bridge erected one of the lIlo^it iiuitjuc rnuiiUinctiis iri {hi: world to the memory of those who full of hope and health and happiness sought Canadian shores, only to meet a sudden and awful death. This monument, a huge boulder taken from the bed of the St. Lawrence, stands to-day, a mute witness of the universal brotherhood of man. but a Mail uf ^ a few tntlrriiiK an i.ioaIi""^!^ ny |icriolp »iri- iiiont poiiretl In I nili'd Slali-^, at lian towns, wlillo a (^iMicroiiH sum. Inen visitt'il hy a hip ftver, on ai- 1 liniu({lit out liy ni it rancil wilii licit up ill itnnii' t, Charles, lluse indrtds, noiwiih- ing attention of ny of whom, the so sure iimlied to |)er cent, of the died rrom it, while e force was stricken ;s frequently sought ils and were found les and out-houses ("otlins were kejjt itly the carts Iwar- ered throMt;h the ards the lurying aihs exceeded nine ;ars later the work- iridge erected one uutuilnclu:^ ii"t titc of those who full of happiness sought to meet a sudden i monument, a huge he bed of the St. ay, a mute witness therhcod of man. THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. err'''e(l by alrangeri on the little plot of ground where sin thouund iitrnngerii rest. In 1.H4S the tiljf nufTeted severely by a Ho Portland was ai c (iinpli'.hcd by 1H54, aiH, in the following year lliere was a railway b.'twcen Monirial and (^lacbec, and the old stage ( oaches bee aine things of the past. The (irand Trunk Kailway was fornieil by the iinimi of sever.il lines in 1S51, and undertook the ihen stiipiiid oils task of briilging the Si. Lawreiu c, .1 project long advocated by the Hon. John N'oiing, one or.Montreal'it rjreiiiostcitiz'.'ns. niAcent engineering achievement so far aci omplished. < )ver two miles of beryl w.iiers, with twenty live spans, a lube ii\ .'S,j5o tons weight, resting upon 1.000,000 cubic feet of masonry was 1 irried, tlie central span being sixty liot above the water and \,\o feet in length. lleneath, the great ruer glides at a speed of seven miles an hour, eddying round the vast piers, upon which, in spring time thousands of tons of ice are hurled in criiiiihing masses and tossed back from the keen stone tutwaters, with a sound of thunder. Thirty aires of paint are recpiireil to give this bridge a single 1 lat. It w,is a wondeifiil undertaking, almost out of proportion wiili the s t a - -I •< Q < 'A < O whole |)riiiinl him the vihri i|iiet of the Kainiiig I'riiii ('. Neverihclewi, wherever Mii» Royal Hinhiictn «enl, he wan rcceiveil with lokenn ol the mo!ii ilemonHtrative loyally to the iiovi'rei)(n whoae rt'i|tn hail already paiieil iim nuijonly, and proved a l>U'^»iii|{ lo the whole einpire. The I'rim e entered with lioyinh pleUHiire into all the lentlvltien pre pared for him, frtipieiilly dam inn every dame at the lialN, while in hii othrial r.ipai ity, he deliKlil<'<57. "' whiihevery liank liiit one in ihr I'niteil States sus- pended payment. Mr, Davidson, (leii eral .Manager of the Hank of .Montreal, at a meeting of the |i, inkers railed to discuss the situation, averted a similar disaster l>y the mcniorahlc adviii, loyally followed, that every hank would do well iioU to curtail credits, but lo jjivc every «oi«l customer all he re'imred. Most straii((e, then, and now most commonplai e, of all the advances achieved umler the rei^n of Vicimia, was the lay- ing of the transatlanlic lalile, whereby, out of the depths of the oiean, in 1H57. the rulers of the two foremost pei'|iles of the world exchanged fiieiully gi 'elmg. This greeting, as was most ht, rem. iicd for some time the only ccinimunicai. •' cxchangeil instantaneously between the continents, for immediatelv thereafter the cable broke, and the great Leviathan, the lireat K.istern, groped among the s mds and strange monsters of the deep, and repaired the break. .And now. the subtle current which first bore the greetings of sovereigns, cliriuii( les the lliu illations of the (heese market, and of wheal, or enables the individual to add a postscript to his letters, or make his lelter a |iosl- script to his lablegram. In Ihe lapse of years, the prediction of Shakespeare has been more than reali/.ed, and I'uik, the once all powerful, who boasled of girdling the earth in forty miniiles, must stand aside or get him lleeler wings. In .April iHfn, late in the evening hours the stalwart hgiire of Canon Kile- good, of St. James cluirch, ihen rector of St. Stephen, niighl have lieeii seen wading .among debris, his body inclined 10 Ihe (iirrcnl which swirled around him four feet deep, seeking noi to ilraw a congre- gation to his church, but to secure he'p for his tlock imprisoned within the sacred edihce by a tnmultuous llood, .1 sei'uid St. Christopher on errand of mercy, which met widi due success. Ihe river rose twenty four feet about its average level on that occasion. .And in that year also our cousins to the south, eugiged iniivil war, well nigh involved themselves in war with liritain, in the Trent .Affair ; whereupon Canada not less than the mother land rullled her feathers, drums beat, soldiers paraded and Montreal looking extremely liictuiesque with scarlet tin ic, dreamed dreams of hairbreadth escapes 'nealh the eminent deadly breach. l!ut the I'nited States, on sober second thought, decided that one war at a time was sullicicm, and the trouble passed away, leaving, however, to Canada the germs of the present vohinteersysiem of the Dominion. Canada has always l)een military by instinct. In bygone times, when the Fleiirs de Lys streamed from the battle- ments ofCape Diamond, every able-bodied male was not merely liable to military service, t>iil Wd.s ciiiuiltu under local captains, and by this means the small, but well organized band of h'rench offered a long and stern resistence to the IJritish colonies, .and even the Imperial troops themselves. .And to-day, as was brought out by the Venezuelan difficulty and excitement, small 1I101114I. the Cnhailinn for •• is 111 loiiip.insoii M il'i the possibil Itiet of the Kepublh , this loiinliy is ntnilrgii ,illy Utter dcfeiiil d ind has its niililary forcei within b iter strikiiiK Jis lance, no that, in the cm nt of a war, it is highly proUibly th.ii the important pinntn cnnid be maint.mied pending Imperial niil, and e\en th.it, as was the lase in iHi), the earlier d.iys of theionlliit, at least, niiiild ..how ( an idiaiis In ponse-sii.n of I'nited Si.ites territory. Hut It is III be hoped that, notwithst.tnd- ing Ihe file of the .irbilralioii treaty, tht' time a laltroad to Ht, Jerome had been prnpiiM'd, and Sir Hugh .VHan look it up Willi ihe object ol cxu nding 11 lo (litaHa Hid ultimately to Tornino by a ro.id then iMiildiug from Itltawa, Seiiug lhn» a relief from Ihe nionopnU, the > itizelis iif Montreal voted a million ilnllars towards Ihe road, and this lillle projei I was uiti nialely merged in the Iranscontinciital riKid. wliii h was .ipeiied ill iH.Sd and gave Monire.d 1 ompeling lines. Ihe decade 1S70 lo iHMo iiii hided the inoit Irving 1 omnicn i.il distress ihn .Montreal has expericiu ci', Manulai SIK KIlMI'N'l lll'.VI). Ill KK 111- .NKVVCASTI.H. MAJOR TISI),M,i;. col.. IIRICH. HRI.NCK 0|- WALKS, (I'roiii n plniliiyr iph t'lkuii rinripie. In 1S61 the Merchants liank was organized, with a ^•^I ised cajiital of $2,000,000, but the promoters were unable to secure the $200,000 reciuired to commence operations, and were compelled to get permission from the Government to commence business '"^f^rf:. ft 8 THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. Year 1844.. 18S1.. 18(11.. 1871.. (■1881.. HIS WORSHIP R. WILSON-SMITH, Mayor of Montreal. THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 9 on the half of that amount. Any one of the directors, in later days, could have given his cheque for the deficit. The Jacques Cartier Hank was established in 1862, the Ville Marie Dank in 1872, and the Hochelaga Hank in 1873. Other banks which, like the I'eojiles Hank, came to grief, were the l-Achange, Metropolitan, Consolidated and ^lechanics. These various institutions have advanced with the growth of the country, some of them being cruelly crippled during the hard times of 1874-78, over $10,000,000 of banking capital being wiped out. Hut that loss is now ancient history, and wnile several of these institutions have never restored their capital to its former figure, all are reputed high in the financial circles of the world. The following tables graphically indi- cate the growth of Montreal ; — TRADE OF MONTRKAL-lSITto 1806. Sea-(ioinfr Veifvls. Value of VbIub - ' Ymr. No- Tontinn. liu»tr{». Importii. W37.. .. 91 2<.fm inii.«in .. .. 1.17.1.704 1838.. .. M 14441 H-2.0T9 .. .. 2.«()I.16H 18.19 . ..110 24.:ill 066.1IM.. .. ,V704..184 18IQ.. .1.17 .11.2116 .... I.lt77,l24... .. .l.tt'tO-COT lUl.. .208 ,V1.277 2,737.772 . .. .V66.1.248 18,50.. • 211 4fl.lan 1.744.772 .. , . 7,174.780 1880.. .710 028.271 32.24.vn4l .. ..42.41i.61S isin , . .748 !B0,ere«iil. MAYOR R. WILSON-SMITH. .\mong the leading public men of Montreal is Mayor Wilson-Smith. His experience in connection with municipal honors is probably uniipie. He has alw.iys been elected by acclamation, first as alderman during the terms which be served, and subseciuently as Mayor. He is the proud possessor of a requisition asking him to be a candid.ite for the Mayoralty, signed by over ten thous,inerseverance and energy has work- ed his way up to the position which he occupies to-d,iy. He fills many import- ant positions in the community, such as Harljor Commissioner, School Commis- sioner, .Member of Board of Trade, Director of the .Montreal Safe Deposit Co., Trustee of the (iuardian .Assurance Co., President of the Canada .Vccident Assur- ance Co., as well as being Director in three other financial institutions, and Life Ciovernor of tbedeneral Hospital and Protestant Hospital for the Insane. In Church aflliirs healso takes an active part. He has been people's warden and treas- urer of St. .Martin's Kpiscopal Church for over ten years. In .tddition to all this he transacts the largest investment business in the Dominion ; there is scarcely a city or town in Caiiiida which has not had financial transactions with Mr. Wilson- Smith. He is proprietor of T/ie [nstir- ancc and Finance Chronicle, which is now in its sixteenth year and is considered one of the leading financial journals of .Vmerica. Although a very bu.sy man he was indefatigable in his exertions in con- nection with the Jubilee celebrations, and iheir success is in no small degree due to him. He has always stood u]) for the dignity, rights and best interests of Mon- treal, his adopted city, and his voice has been raised on more th.an one occasion in defence of her interests on the floors of the houses both at Ottawa and Quebec. 'g^y^'^S2S^s-2^iy■'^>'WJ^'^ii^'^^H^c^a>,l^32'^S2^2i'^^S2?JV' •H-H" 1 - M- I'M " 1I1"I" I- 1' - M-resunting the facts free of personal bias; while the spirit in which she ascended the throne is indicated in her first speech to the Privy Council, in which she de- clared herself in sympathy with and deter- mined to uphold the Constitution. Not often in Her Majesty's long reign did she, even in semblance, oppose herself to her constitutional .advisers. On the Bed- chamber Question, -when Peel and the Iron Duke insisted as a condition of their taking office that Her Majesty's Ladies in waiting should be changed, so as to prevent intrigues against theCiovernment, the (^ueen stood firm, declaring that they might as well deprive her of her dresses iindher housemaids. Later she dismissed Lord Palmerston for not submitting to her judgment the despatches, which the Premier w.is in the habit of wording somewhat peremptorily. The Queen also took the law into her own hands when Parliament did not jiass the bill doing aw.ay with purchases in the .Army. She issued her Royal Warrant to that effect, but it was upon the advice of Mr. Clad- stone. Covernment has succeeded Gov- ernment, Tor)' followed \\'hig. Radicals received high |iositions, the Corn laws were abolished. Free Trade was adopted, the franchise w.is extended, all the vast i;hanges of which sires and grandsires love to tell have taken pl.ace ; and it is a sincere and unimpeachable tribute to the (Jueen's honesty of purjiose and reverence for the broadening constitution th,it she is equally beloved by all jiolitical parties and that never in all the long years of her reign has the dagger of the assassin been turned ag.-.in=f hrr fnr politir?! reasons. " It is one of the accompaniments of my trade," said King Humbert, in reference to the recent attempt upon his life. Be- loved as Victoria has been, woman as she is, her life has not been entirely free from this accompaniment. When a child she had been nearly killed by the upsetting of her pony carriage, and in her girlhood -10 THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. had iiisl escaped death by a lalhni; spar on the F.merM. After her accession, however, no fewer than se\en attempts were m.ide uiion her life. In i«40 a vounK fellow named Edward Oxlord shot at her twice. In the foUowiiisi year a boy named lones was found hiding m Ihick- inKluim 'I'alace, and iinable to expl.iui his motives. In .84^ the (Jiieen was twice shot at by a man named John Irancis and later 'in the year by a creature named Hean, whose pistol il.ashcd in the pan I'p to that time the only penally lor sue h y the assurance that the gaol and not the block would be their iiorlion. beven vears elai)sed before another attempt was 'made iilion the t^ieen's life, a man named Hamilton tiring at her on Constitution Hill, but with blank \iowder. In 1S50 even a more painful event took place. Her Majesty being slapped in the face by a man who' had been dismissed irom the \rmy 'I'his case met with more severity than any of the others. In i«7^. «"«; Arthur O'Connor rushed at the Queen with a petition in one hand and a pistol in the other, but the pistol was found to be empty. More serious was the attempt of Roderick McLe.-in in 1882, who fired at her as she was entering her carnage at Windsor. Through all these painful ex- periences the t^ueen passed with great strength of mind, even in her youthful years when domestic happiness was hers and the care of her young children lay uiion her heart. The courts of British sovereigns have not been free of scandal and immor.al living. - In some reigns, they were hotbeds of luxury and vice. Republicans^ may deny to 'Victoria any more credit for the purity of her personal life and that of her court, than they would accord to private citizens ; but in this republicans would be . ; ' »^^-! HER MAJKSTV THE QUEEN AND PRINCE CONSORT. (rroiii !i iiliolonrniih tnki-ii in '^f') nreiudiced and in error. The surroundings, ^^ the wcalth.the glamor of a court.its idleness and pageantry, and moreover the adulation with which those of Royal blood are treated, would be irresistible to many who in private life shine as models of pro- priety, .ind pass away Umtented as upright and decorous souls. I he Queen, then: deserves the highest praise, and not so much for personal reasons for her unspotted career in that fierce light which ,,e.aK uiion a throne, but for setting so noble an ex.imple, amid the greatest temptations, for the instruction of those whose temptations are, in comparison, infinitesimally small. I'rom her letter to the I'rince of Wales, 111 releasing him from parental authority, let us but take one sentence, that in which she te Is him that he may have thought the rule they adopted for' his education a severe one, bulihat his wellare was their only object, and well knowing to what seductions of Hattery he would eventually be exposed, they wished to prepare and strengthen his mind against them. H is a sentence which might be repeated with equal import throughout the length and breadth of her great empire by every parent who has his child's interest at heart and h.id endeavored to do his duty. And the Queen wrought not by precept alone, but by example. Her Majesty never wTote a line, nor uttered a word of advice, that she did not illustrate in her own life. Seldom in the history of man, in humble cot or pala.e, has so sweet a domestic life been shown as was our Queen's. Seldom has woman had so thoughtful or so loving a husband, seldom a husband so good a wife The Prince Consort and the Queen h.ad most diflicult roles to fill towards one another and towards the public, had it not been for the perfect love which existed lietween them, and the wonderfully even balance of their characters. How easy it would have been for a man of the Prince s intellect and energy to have attempted to dominate the Queen's policy, and doubt- THK I'KINCK of WALKS, KINCKSS .M..CF. TIIK IRINClt-SS KOVA... PRINCKSS HRLKNA. I'BINCR AUPRKD. THE QUEEN AND THI i PRINCE CONSORT AND THE ROYAL FAMILY. ,.i^m-^ THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 11 Thesurroundings, ^^ racourt.its idleness •cover the adulation Royal blood are stible to many who IS models of pro- vay lamented as louls. The Queen, lest praise, and not al reasons for her at fierce light which , but for setting so amid the greatest instruction of those re, in comparison, I'rom her letter to s, in releasing him rity, let us but lake which she tells him lought the rule they ation a severe one, vas their only object, J what seductions of entually be exposed, re and strengthen his It is a sentence ■ei)eated with e «nrr iiDur Hilt Mf umih jCiMiiifiM Riimu nr u«fK!lai II hii kn Ik Mniffl rritn iiiXnIet J^l M kiMi4«Mntii>mr(MtiMilil(ays and even weeks to traverse it. The substitution of a railway for this roiid had been projjosed as early as 1832 by Mr. Henry Kairbairn, and tne project was under way, when, in 1842, Lord .Ash- burton was deceived into giving away to the United .States that vast wedge of Maine through which it had been pro- posed to carry the line; a change of ))lan being necessitated, involving a consider- able lengthening of the journey, which has ever since stood between the Intercolonial railway and its profitable management. When the Queen ascended the throne, Canada h.ad a state church and was still under the bonds of a niedi.-eval feudalism. It was not until i854tli"at the questions of the Clergy Reserves and of Seignorial tenure were settled, and the way was paved for the federation of divers races and creeds into one nationhood. It is rather a remarkable fact that Confederation, which has entailed so many and varied blessings upon the country at Large, and has placed Canada foremost in the ranks of British Colonies, was the outcome of the failure of the Union of 1841, and engendered by deadlock. The peoples of the two Canadas differed too widely in race .md creed, and their parties differed too seriously in policies, for a stable govern- ment to remain possible, when, as soon followed, the i)arties became of almost equal strength. Legislation came ulti- mately almost to a standstill, and it was in the hope of improving the situation that Confederation was suggested. With the Canadas it was disunion or Confeder- ation, and it was under the wise guidance of providence that the .\cadian prov- inces were discussing a union among themselves, when the Can.adian statesmen laid before them the historic ; roposal for a gre.at Dominion. This Dominion was formed, not without nuich opposition, and its formation took place by a fortu- nate circumstance at the commencement of the second half of the glorious reign whose Oi.amond Jubilee we h,ive just cele- brated. Sixty years ago Canada vins in the throes of civil strife, her jwople seek- ing their rights; thirty years ago the exercise of their rights had brought them to the virtual union of the British North -American colonies; and who shall say that the present indications are not that Canada again has taken the first step to- wards a still wider federation, the feder- ation of the Empire 1 The Confederation of 1867 included Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The Dominion promptly purchased the rights of the Hudsons Bay Company in the Norlh-West, and in 1870 the province nf M.initnb.i was ronstitutpri and added to the Dominion with due representation. A year later British Columbia entered the Dominion, stipulat- ing that she be given communication with the sister provinces within ten years, a stipulation which in view of the enormous territory to be traversed was most import- ant, and has led to the construction of the THE METROPOrjTAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 13 e grander work ot I with both oceans 1 out. A military ith Canada, a road as roads go, but n weeks to traverse f a railway for this :d as early as 1832 rn, and tne project in 1842, Lord Ash- nto giving away to lat vast wedge of , it had been pro- !; a change of plan volving a consider- : journey, which has ;n the Intercolonial ble management, icended the throne, lurch and was still nedia;val feudalism. I'at the questions of and of .Seignorial 1 the way was paved divers races and hood. It is rather lat Confederation, ) many and varied unlry at large, and reniost in the ranks as the outcome of lion of 1 84 1, and k. The peoples of ered too widely in neir parties differed , for a stable govern- ihle, when, as soon became of almost [islation came ulti- mdstill, and it was iving the situation i suggested. With union or Confeder- r the wise guidance the .Vcadian jirov- g a union among 'anadian statesmen istoric ; roposal for Phis Dominion was much opposition, k place by a fortu- he conimenceinent f the glorious reign ewe have just cele- igo Canada was in fe, her |x;ople seek- rty years ago the i had brought them " the British North 1 who shall say that )ns are not that en the first step to- leration, the feder- of 1867 included va Scotia and New ominion promptly if the Hudsons Bay -West, and in 1870 ib.i was constituted 'ominion with due year later British Dominion, slipulat- lommunication with vithin ten years, a sw of the enormous ;dwas most import- construction of the "^SF" "^M (fSj RIGHT HON. SIR WILFRID LAURIER, P. C, G. C. M. G. Premier of Citiiadn. _^3i^^i^_ u THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. largest railway system in the world, over rivers varying in width up to two miles, and mountains where eternal snows gleam coldly in the simimer sun. In 1873 I'rince Kdward Island entered the feder- ation, and of the Hriiish possessions on this continent only Newfoundland, the oldest of them all, remains isolated. In 18S0 Caniida annexed all adjacent Hriiish territory, with the exception ol .Newfound- land, and two years later the Disiiicts of Assinihoia, Sask.atchewan, .Mlierta and Athalmska were constituted. .Still later Canada h.is taken cogni,rancc of the v.ast Yukon territory bordering upon .\laska, where she has valualile mines. The growth of fanada may also he well indicated by the fact that most of her important towns date their incoiporaiion during Her Majesty's reign. .Montreal and (Juel)ec were incorporated in i,S4o, Halifax in 1841, Kingstini and Hamilton in 1846, Kredericton in 1S48, lx)ndon, Otuiwa .and Charlottetown in 1855, Three Rivers and St. Hyacinthe in 1S57, .New Westminster in 1860, Victoria in 1862, Winni|)eg in 1873, Hull in 1875, Si. Catherines in 1876, Belleville and Brant- ford in 1877, and C;ucli)h in 1879 ; since which time town aftjr town, growing rapidly under the development of manu- factures, has sprung into being and obtained its charter. The houses of Montreal were first lit by gas in 1837, the decimal system of currency was adopted in 1857, and our first silver coins were issued two years later. Our fine banking system dates only from the middle of the reign ; the dawn of photography in this country began in Quebec, where daguerreot)'pes were taken in October. 1840; we did not have control of our own post offices until 185 1, when an uniform rate of nine cents was introduced, now cut down to three. We had no envelopes when Victoria began her reign .and no postcards before 1871. and did not join the post.al union until 1878. In our cities we had no street lailway until 1861, when both Montreal and Toronto began their present mag- nificent systems with horse cars, which in Montreal, at least, were wont to wait for the ladies while they shopped. 'I'he tele- LADY LAURIER. graph in Canada dales back only to 184;, in which year Montreal was conne< •.■d with Toronto, HufTalo, Quebec, .Xlbany and New \ork. Nineteen years later tin Atlantic <:able was in operation. In education, Canada has advancid greatly. Our great University of McGiil, with its hundreds of students, its mag- nificent buildings with all modern appll ances, its libraries and museum, was nm in operation when Victoria came to the throne. .\I(;(;ill, Hishops, St. Mary's, I.aval, .\Iorrin, King's (Toronto); Queen;! ( K-ingston) ; Toronto University, Trinity,: St. .Michael's Moronto) ; St. Josephs (Ottawa); theCluelph Agricultural College, Kingston Royal Military College, Dal liousie (Halifax): St. Mary's (Halifax;, .\cadia (Wolfville) ; the University 01 Manitoba, and nearly .all the 'J'heological colleges of Canada threw open their dooi s to '.he Canitdian youth only .after 1837. Canada has not Lacked great men dur. ing the past sixty years. Her greateM m.an. Sir John A. MacDonald, began his public career a few years after the Queen ascended the throne, and was laid in his grave but a few years before this Diamond Jubilee. .Such men as Cartier, Mackenzie, Thompson, Abbott, Bowell and Laurier have worn his mantle of Premier. Men like Sir .Mian .McNab, Sir Samuel Cunard. Sir Hugh AILan, Sir John Rose, Sir John Young, Sir Wm. l-'enwick Williams (of Kars), Sir A. 'T. Gait, Sir Francis Hincks. SirWm. I.ogan,Sir Wm. Dawson, and scores of others, added lustre to the reign. Singers of sweet song like Reade, Murray, Sang ster, Muir, Roberts, I.ampman, Martin. Diivar, K, C. Scott, and Bliss Carman have made a Canadian Victorian literature, to which Frechette, Lemay, Suite and others added s|)lendor in their mother tongue. The foundation of our Archive . Department has for the first time enabled our history to be .accurately known, and Dr. Kingsford and Sir James I.eMoine have labored arduously in this field. All things considered, Canada has advanced from childhood to maturity under the Queen's rule, alid stands today side bv side with the motherland, not her most populous colony, but the most compact, independent, progressive and influential. H. R. H. PRINCESS OF WALES. H. R. H. PKIN-CIv OF WALES. THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 15 lada dates back only to 1847,! :ar Montreal was connef'dl 0, llufTalo, Quebec, Albam irk. Nineteen years later liii Ic was in operation. tion, Canada has advancidl r great University of McGiilT (Ireds of students, its ma.;-! lings with all modern appi liraries and museum, was nml when Victoria came to tlic| i;(;ill, Hishops, .St. Mary's n, .King's (Toronto); Queein Toronto University, TrmityJ s ri'oronto); .St. Joseph^F ; (luelph .Agricultural College oyal .Military College, Dal fax); St. Mary's (Halifax), Ifvillu) ; the University oil id nearly all the 'I'heologicall anada threw open their door J lian youth only after 1837. [ s not lacked great men dur.l ; sixty years. Her greatest! in A. MacDonald, began hisj r a few years after the Queen I ; throne, and was laid in hi J w years before this Diamond h men as Cartier, Mackenzie, \bbott, liowell and Lauricr s mantle of Premier. Men .Mc.N'ab, Sir Samuel Cunard. an, Sir John Rose, .Sir John , Vm. Fenwick Williams (of T. Gait, Sir Francis Hincks. n,Sir \Vm. r)awson,and scores edUhstreto the reign. Singers ; like Reade, Murray, .Sang tohcrts, I.ainpman, Martin. 1. Scott, and Bliss Carman Canadian Victorian literature, echette, Lemay, Suite and 1 splendor in their mother ' foundation of our Archives las for the first time enabled be accurately known, and d and Sir James I^Moine arduously in this field. All lered, Canada has advanced od to maturity under the , alid stands today side bv : motherland, not her mo.st ony, but the most comjiact, progressive and influential. ■ I It I I I I I I 1 I I t 1 I I' ll I ' l I 111 IM IH"H H ' lll HII H-^ .I II II 1 111 M I ' l ' lll I 1 I I I H 1 I IMH ll - Hl II I ' HH 11 11 Ml - I - M M'H - 1 - M - H-l - The Jubilee in Montreal. *|| T is not too much to expect that this I II Souvenir Number of the Mktro- I'Di.iTAN will be carefully i)reserved as a tilting memento of the august occasion of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, nor is it too far-fetched to suppose that those who come after the present possessors will read with interest of the doings in Mont- real ujion a lime with respect to which their memory is vague and shadowy, but which will seem to live again in the printed page. D For this reason, we chronicle the ex- tents of the Montreal celebration in their order. Preparations had been on foot for over a month, and the gratifying circumstance was early developed that the people, as a whole, desired ,''to participate in a tribute of love and loyalty to their Queen. The French-Canadians undertook to merge their annual St. Jean-Baptiste procession in that of the great civic parade, while all the societies and orders in the city ex- pressed the desire to particii)ate. The first notable spectacle was that of six thousand Protestant school children, assembled on the M. A. A. A. Grounds, singing patriotic songs, waving British flags, and calling down, in their childish voices, the blessing of Heaven upon the august l^dy who has ever been a child- lover. By many this demonstration was considered to be the most gracious of all the features of the demon.stration. It was deeply regretted that all the children, numbering eight thousand, could not participate, and that the imrents and friends had been excluded from the grounds, by arrangement with the direc- tors, who feared the destruction of the turf. The children were arranged in schools on the grand stand, while the Commissioners and about one hundred invited guests faced them from a platform out upon the sward. The proceedings began by the singing of the Doxology. This was an inspiring and moving sight, and many felt their eyes grow dim as they regarded the fresh, happy children, lifting up their treble voices in praise and thanksgiving to .\lmighty Ciod for the blessings of the Queen's reign. The " Maple Leaf," the " Red, While and Blue," "Rule Britannia" and other songs were subsequently ren- dered, a cheering spectacle being that of the children waving British flags as they reached the line : " Three cheers for the red, white and blue." A company of the Sixth Fusiliers, under Major .Atkinson, performed the -eremony of trooping the colors, which was greatly enjoyed by the children, who were per- mitted participation by saluting the colors as the latter were borne jiast the grand stand. This, to the accompaniment of music, was a thrilling sight which touched all present. Finally, the Mayor (who is also a School Commissioner) called for three cheers for the Queen, which were given lustily. F^ach pupil, upon retiring, was presented with a medal of the Queen, as a souvenir of a hajipy and thrilling occasion, which will live forever in their memory. The Commissioners ])resent were Rev. Dr. MacVicar (Chairman), Ven. Archdeacon Kvans, Rev. Dr. Shaw, His Worship the Mayor, and a limited number of representative citizens. On the following Sunday there was an im]X)sing military parade, in which three thousand trf r|)s took part, and which was witnessed by tens of thousands of our population, which, the day being fine, turned out en masse. The regiments formed on the Champ de Mars, and pro- ceeded by Beaver Hall Hill to their re- spective churches, where sjiecial services were held. The evening of lliis day witnessed another imposing and solemn demonstra- tion in the Notre Dame church, when a "Te Deum " was sung in thanksgiving for the glorious and hapjiy reign of the Queen. The ch\irch authorities had spared neither pains nor expense to give to this unique occasion that character of impressiveness which is the peculiar dis- tinction of the Latin church. Not merely was the vast edifice decorated but a mul- titude of electric lights had btjn jirovided which, at a given moment, Hooded the altars, the people, the whole church, with streams of light, the effect of which was at once sujjerb and startling. Moreover, the ordinary choir had been augmented by about three hundred voices ; the Papal Ablegate sat u])on his throne ; the (!ov- ernor General of Canada, Sir .\dolphe Chapleau, the Mayor of Montreal, and all that was authoritative in civil, and civic and religious life, attested the sol- emnity, the interest, the august dignity of the occasion. As if to add emphasis to every accessory which had been employed PROTESTANT SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE MONTREAL ATHLETIC GROUNDS, Giving Thrf-e Cheers forthe Queen. 16 THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. J THE CIVIC PROCESSION PASSING DOWN WINDSOR STREET. BANK OF MONTREAI.-SHOWINO JIBILKE DECORATIONS. THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. i7 1,1 K'ive Mat to the cx-ia»ion, Cure Troie 111 I, after him, Mgr. Merry del \al, ,111 ii.iiiceil to eighteen thousand people th ■ while lit one time the l-renihCan.i- iT IS might have felt themselves limind 1,11 iply by their duty to render hiunage to tli ;Jilcen, they now, from their experience iM ,icr love and sympathy were moved 111 .1 spontaneous affeiiion lor her person ,111.1 throne. .Notahlc words, whirh sii mid «o a long way to heal any .uerh- III. ^ which still liuK"-'- in this good old 1'' -vincc of (Juehe Monday was th» ,■ ■ . civic day, when all sections united i" a par.ade through \U- streets of the city. The Irench- ( imdians, as already stated, had deter- mined to merge their .St. Jean•^iapti^te itleliration in the general processiiui, A^ it turned out this proved the great k.ilure of the day. The Knglish had, lioni a feeling of cordiality, ( hecrfully loiiceded the tirst place to their fellow- I iti/ens, feeling, first of all, that the Street Railway Compiniy, the crash of hands and the various costumes of the tho'is, lids of men who composed the parade itsell, a uniipie speclac le was pre- sented, which, in a hurried dav, set forth niuch of the story of ihis gooil old Pro- vince of (Juehec. In addition to all this, there was, to he sure, the various societies of artisans, as well as the memlicrs of the l.enertt soi ieiies, liolh French and Kng- lish, the whole giviii),' ,1 jjood nulioii of the^solidityand strengih of our industrial .activities. .\t night the city was illumiiuited. This expression is to he taken liierally, tor there was hardly a house within the iMiunds of .Montreal in which some at- tempt at decoration and illumination had not heen made. This denottd the spon- taneity of he celehration, which was its happiest feature. There were, indeed, the more formal and elaborate illumina- tions of the public sipiares and public buildings, which attracted, it seemed, the the fuiesl in the city. The crown and coal of royal arms li.id been set forth m living letters, while the pillars had been tastefully draped ami made to glow with red, white and blue lights, the general effect hciiig almost iiiagu al in its beauty. The .Xrerdinnls' Dank, Molsiuis' Hank, the C, P. K. an.l l-lrand Trunk .oHices, the .Street Railway fhamhers, the news- paper (tfices, the great insurance ottices. were all illumii'.ited, an- sidiird (.ffict-fN ntul iiitn: tiilnl, ^..i. ,Mh koynl tlcol« ol enimila, I.ieiil.Ciil. Slrallly In ti.iiiiMaiul. jHi.ffli'crs. 2u', ii.iii-ci.liimlsKluiieif omctrNHUd meu; totil, yi^. THE CIVIC PROCESSION PASSING ALONG ST. CATHERINE STREET. !■ rench had a superior genius for spectacle, uulalso that as they h.id expressed a keen ilesire to take a forward |)art to show their iuyalty, they should be permitted to ^ratify their desire. The repiesent.ation '■as historic, poetic, histrionic and liidi- ' rous. That is to say, it was designed ) e.\press the ancient history of the : rovince, the poetic .associations of a inple day, the dramatic situations cf story, and the farcical elements which m part of the life of Jean-Biiptiste. lere was, further, the serious purpose setting forth the progress which had •^n mjide in agriculture, art and science ring the past sixty ye.ars, and in this ,'ard success was attained. Some of ' IV allegorical designs were exceedingly 'borate: nth."!- ■c-rrc- -A-himsi.-.^l, while grotesque provided laughter for the !■ Itiiude. There was more or less rain during the I' sing of the procession, but ardor was " .luenched, and between the allegorical 1 -. the prettily iUuininated Hoats of the entire jiopulation, which blocked the streets till one o'clock in the morning. Dominion Scpiare, with its thous.ands of lights, formed in long festoons, stretching from tree to tree, w.is veritable fairyland. It was l>ere th.it the crowd was densest. Victoria Square had also its thousands of .admirers. The (Queen's statue had been gorgeously illuminated, thousands of vari- coloured lights having been emiiloyed, while the base h,ad lieen t.astefullyarr.iiiged with flowers. Lights,' too, of the proper colours, red, white and blue, had been strung between the trees and upon wires, and although the square is natur.iUy rather sombre and bare, the effect was entrancing. St. I.ouis Square h.id heen decorated ivitli much taste, and as this is probably the pre ' .t square in llic city, though after r. - formal type, a great multitude foui.^ ..ufticient sjitisfac- tion in admiring it in its new dress without troubling about other points of interest. The illumination and decoration of the Bank of Montreal was conceded to be ing at the top of the hill, the station was seen at an immense distance ; viewed from the mountain, it flashed in a golden glory. 'The Windsor Hotel, too, was h.indsomely illuminated, and this lent additional charm to Dominion Square, which it Hooded with light. It is to be understood that all the streets were blocked with peojile ; that in every part of the city crowds rendered vehicular traffic impossible ; and that, at the same time, in the residential streets, every doorwpy and window almost hacl its (piota of electric or other device. iuesday was the day of the great military parade. '1 1..- people evinced even more interest in this event than in those which preceeded it, so deep in the coimuoii breast is the love ot the scarlet coa' well sel-up figure and the clash of arm., it would be hazardoiis to name a figure, but it is probably safe within the mark 10 say that, all tol'd. fifty thousand people witnessed the parade, either on the grounds proper or in the streets be- .Mrd Sherbroofce Battalion of Infantry, lient .Col WortlitiiKtcn in cnniinnnd. 16 c fficcrsaiui 220 iiun-coininiuiniied rifiicersaiid men; total. J36 'th Ballnlion l-^isiliers, Major Mitchell InconimaMd alioiit T,) officers and 2,^0 noii-ccninii!.»;ioiieSi non comnii.H.sioiied officers and men; total, .ui. 14th Battalion Princess of Wales Owii Rifles, I ieut - Col. Smith in command; total of officers, non- commissioned officers and men, 214 . 65th llattalion Mount Roval Rifles. Major .Mackay 111 command, 24 officers, 221 non-commissioned officers and men; total, 2.15 ,11'i Victoria Killes 01 Canada, Major Itusteed in com- mand, 2S officers, 104 iioii-coniniissioned officers and men; total, ,-,32, Volunleer Veterans, I.ienl -Col. i'Vank Bond in com- maud, 12 officers, 24S non-commissioned tfficers and men: total. 360. .\rmy anil Navy Veterans, tjfiofficersand men. Mount St, Louis Cadets, \Xs officers, non-eomlnis- sloiied officers and men. Highland Cadets, total of all ranks. 68. Hoys' Brigade, 4 officers, 1 10 tioys; total, 114. 18 THE METROPOLITAN .lUBILEE SOUVENIR. MILITARY REVIKW.— THE MARCH PAST. •UiaJ STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.'S BUILDING. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INS. CO.'S BriLDING. THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 19 The march DMt wan a riiie iiiuvi;- 1' nt, for, lUnoUKli M the truo|w ciiied to IiH)k well as tliey viiU-red !h lleld, there wumiiii added HtiiartnesN ihey piitscil tlif Hulutiiivt i"iiiit, inch was iiDliccd with miioli apiire lion. ICvery rf({iiiieiit was ohetrcrl . il pastied the Krand staml, )mt tliv liitjackets, the Fifth Koyal Scots, 111' Victoria Riflts and visitiiij; cor|w ; received with tiifmilliioiis a|)- l.itise. One noted, in the iimiinvsaiid liKJackets from the H. M. S. 'Tnl- ii," that jirecisioii wliich mocks the Miracy of chK."kwork, and which is il\ possible to \m\K and constant raining. The vohititeers wr smart lul well .set np ; it is the re^;. ^r only liii realizes the military ideal of ner- tntion of IwariiiK, preti.ion of niove- :it lit, and an nttitncle of fearless ease. TheyW< (/<■ yi'/c was lackiTiR, which IS much to \k re^fctted, litit the ilontreal Battery fired twenty one iins ; the Mayor read tliu Queen's ivitiR message to her subjects in Can- la, in which she prayed the blessin({ f (i(xl to rest iiiHin them ; I.ieiit. Col. louKhton called for three cheers for lie Oneen, which were given by the lien tirst and the officers afterwards round the saluting point ; and after wo hours' patient silting or stntiding, lie va.st concini.se broke np only to atch up to the departing troops on he streets of the city, which were at east free, unlike the park, upon which upidity had erected a grand stand for l>ecnlative pur|x>ses. The culmination of the celebration vas reached at night when the display f fireworks t(K)k place from the brow Moinit Royal. The whole city ppeared to turn out to witness this ntranciiig spectacle. The set pieces icre ex'.remely elaborate, and were eceived with unboinuled applause. riie.se included the royal coat of arms nd the picture of the Queen, abso- utely life-like. The latter, limned brilliant colours, was lieautifuUy iitliiied. The recognition was in- CO.'S BUILDING. ST. JAMES STREET— FROM PLACE D'ARMES. »tnnt and universal. A roar of ap- plause went up all over the i iiv. The diMplay lasleil over an hour, anTBnt ye». ao great has been the dev< .ipmont ut the city, and the conaequent im aae of traMo via the Grand Trunk Kailway, that the bridge had becoma too amail, and the present management has con- cluded a contract whereby the 1 o- minion Bridge Company and the De- troit Bridge and Iron Co: jpany will speedily begin the reconatruction of this historic bridge. The present structure was formally opened, upon the visit of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, to this country, August 25tb, 1860 — when he laid the laat stone, and drove the last rivet. The occasion was celebrated In a befit- ting manner, and is to-day remembered, and often referred to, by the older residents oi the city. The work was tlrst begun on the present structure on the 22nd day of July, ISS-l. Five years and a half were occupied in its construction ; while the new structure is expected to be placed in position, at the end of twelve months. The undertaking of this great work is an indication that the " Pioneer road of Canada " ia again In the fore- ground, as a leader in the progress of the Dominion. The new structure will give every facility for the rapid transit of ita passengers and commerce. The appearance of the new Victoria Bridge will be very different to that of the present structnre, and as the old bridge was a monument to the genius and engineering skill of forty years ago, so the new steel struoture—which Is designed in such a manner that each part will bear its own proper share of Che largely increased TTcight cf the heavy modern locomotives and trains — will be built in accordance with the best practice of the present time, the total weight of the metal of the new Btrncture being about 40,000,000 pounds. The accommodation provided by the new bridge will, of course, be largely in exoeaaof |M Mft* provided. Instead of a BtnKle tfM^, «k«re will be double tracks, f,iii ■ »■ ■■ aad ' etrlo oara, driveways tKi '■ '>")K«lkB. The present ji ,--Kiy, Iron tube« will be replaced by ufM. . »>'"'> 'atfipo-work truaaea; between tkttui:: mii««' '"rail- road tracka irill be placed, »_ i ,, Hide of them— carried by eztenaious i. the floor beama--will be the driveway* and footwalka. Whether op not th« early bulldert had in view the poaalblllty of a double track being required, the aubatantlal manner In which they dealgned the maaonry is fully appreciated now, aa a email increase of some aix or aeven feet in the length of the upper part of the piera is ail that la neceasary to carry the new auperstructures. This in- creased length will be obtained by building up from the aaddlea on the lopa of the cut-waters, which will not, however, be reduced in height ' t- efflclency. Theae plera are of blu' limestone, each containing about 8000 lona— or a total of about 2rJ,(K)0 tona— and riae to a height of liii feet from the water When built, the undertaking waa *••■-" with many seriouadilliciiltiea. The*. -actori, in addition to having to com d with the awift watera of th< rapidly were required to devise meana to « .'istand the "ahovoa" of ice— which sometimes averaged several feet In thickness, with a pressure of millions of tons. The new superstructure will consist of twenty-four steel spans, each 264 feet long, between centres of end pins, and thesptn or.34g feet long. The width, in the c'ear between the trusses, will be 28 feet, and the width over all, about ttfi feet. The clear height from the rail to the atrutts of the overhead brarlng will not be less than 22 feet. In addi- tion to the weight of the flooring— which in Itself will wxijri 2,i its kind, and will be subjected '. ' an severe tests, before being acce;,.-!'], The Dominion and Detroli R>;^- Companles, who have contract Mi '.r this important and very exti.^sive undertaking, are both substantial nnd responsible companies, and fUlly able to curry to s, sacccssful ccnclusicn the work they have contracted for— and which will be a monument to their skill and enterprise. Mr. Joseph Hobson, the Chief Engin- eer of the Orand Trunk Railway, will have general charge of the work of construction anJ erection. ►♦■I- H I>> TH I Our Captains of Industry. Ii I I 1 1 i iiui ii n i M M l i m ii m H I ■ > h i> ii h i i h hm h CHK New Wsria baa been, in this northern piw*'- ■(• 'itil, ItliMiaad with ri almost unlnterrupied paace ff over ., oentory,!.neonly lmp"rtsnt evi-*ption beliig the horrible civil war in ''<• I'nited Htatea. The hiatory ofthM » >ii tlni'nt l», therefore, very dITsrent from that of I'l ->pe, where the tramp nf armed men ih "till to be heard in the night watches, i'he battles ,if this con- tinent have been fought with >>* plow- share, the axe and the stean nine, and its heroes have risen from <'.>-sk to desk, from clerkshlpa to partnerahipa. The following pages endeavor in aoire maaaure to deacrlbe the peaceful war of commerce which haa added to the Britlah Crown more territory than ever waa won and held by force of arms alone. It Is not a romantic history, for tbc^oold- eat deeds of commerce are done In silence, and the glorious failures are lost amid those which are inglorious; yet tu the thuuglilful man who pauaen to consider what must have been the effort a and the risks which extended a busineas over an ever growing area, and piled capital upon capital without ceasing, these records of some of the lending representative houses of Montreal, and consequently ol Canada, will not be without interest. BANK OF MONTRBAL, I ttakllihtil i«i7 Hmu offka Montrtal. Capital (nil imiii up,) Rrmkhvkii Ki'Mr«, I DIVIDKI) PRoKITS 112,000,000 on 6,000,000.0(1 89e,a4,s.ii» BUAHD OF DIKkCTORN: lM»n (iMiNcor, l*Tvi. Hoa (I. A. Dac'vaiiaD, Vli»-l>rM. A.T. I'ataraon, Kill. W (' McmnslJ, K«t. Ilaih MrUnnan. Kaq. R. H. Aiiiiu. Kki. K, II ilmnililaiaa. Ea<|. A. C. lliull, liq. W. W.Oillvla. Kaq. K. .S rioniluri. llaMral MuMW. The Bank of Montreal op*n4-»»H-f» istry. i n * I II I > M I i I I MONTHKAL IllMll Iltl7 ct MontrMl. ♦+ «(>,) m tl2,U'J(),U(IO u«i H,U(IO,i)OO.UII iiikkctohh: UMONP, Vttw-PrM. W I- Miiii>IJ, Ki,|. II. II. AiiliM, K«|. A. I''. lUull, Ki<|. Ifilvln, Kk|. tliDtrkl .M*n««*r. Iontre»l optni d4 for y, 3rd November, 1817, lulldlng beloiiKini to ,te, attuatcd on Bt. liiHt.NloholMtndHI. Ureeti, with ■ psiU- [100. ent va» John dray, er wan Uobart tlriffln. the capital was In- , and In the followInK n 1M29 the capital wan 12,000,000; In IMA, , 1 1,000,0(0; In 18(10, 112,000,000 at which 1 year ilHtUi of the a Ulvldrnd was paid »e Ihe rate of » per oenl. per annom, find ainoe th«n i»Hh Ihe eiraptlon of III* jf»«ra 11*117 and Uja, «h«n the Umik ■ lldnotpay any dlvld»nd , the annual ilivldenda have ranged from il par cant. Ill l« per rant ; or aay, a dlvldxnd of I'i par cant, with a hunua iif 4 percent,, iiucordlng lo ih» aarnlnga. Hut of lain M'ara I" par cent, per annum haa bean (lie rate paid, Afier N par rant, had bean paid aa illvldend In 1n|m, a biilanrr of |4,lilD re- .iialned nn hand, and waa Inid iialdu aa 11 real, h'roni that dale iil anmll begin- iiinga the real haa ateadlly grown. In f*ii\ It wna |:l«,7wi, going down to tU,OIII In the following yeiir, and then lip again to |I()7,IIK4 two yeara liiler i In ivlu It alood at |.'ll,:mii. Klveyoara later II atood at |Nll,«il(i, reaching |l»7,li;'' la 1-117; In IHlli It ahiiwed|NH,|f40; In I W, Hill, 1112; In INflil, »7W,()(I0; In 1H7(I, ♦ 1,000,0(10; III iHMo, ivmw.ooo; in ihh;i, ■ i,7.W,(Hlii niid now It ntaiida at |(l,(i(iO,0(i(i, ■iiid there are iiddllloiial iindivlilud proDta amounting to |mm,;hn, On the lat January, INAN, theayatcmof (li'clmal currency waa adopted in the li.ink of Montreal, and alnce that date "11 monetary trananitiona havu been ri'corded In thi Hniilt'H liooka In dollara and oenta, I'revloua to that date, the B,ink'B booka were kapt in what waa Htyled Halifax ourism > — poundB, ahll- liiga and panoi>,— the pound being of the vnlaa of f I tm, (In thelHi.lanuitn 18',8, the Montreal Branch was eitab!lahed aa a dlatlnot and aeparale biiiiicua from the Head (1,11 ^e Mr, K. H, King being appointed I" ''rat Manager. ill ilie year inm, the dealgnntlon of 1118 Chief nm-er of the Dunk waa I liangcd from Ciiahler lothat nfdoncral .M.inager. Mr. Diivld Davldcon wim the llratOenoral Manager. On the lat Jaiamry, 1SB3, Mr. E, H. Clouaton being (leneral Manager ot the time, the H*nk of Montreal became Ihe I'iiianclol Agunta In Knglaiid of the II ivernmentoftlie Dominion of Canada, The Branchea ol the Bank of Montreal are aa foliowa :— Canada: Province of Quebec ;-MontreBl, Que- bec. I'rovinoe of Ontario :— Almonte, Belle- ville, Brantford, Brockville, Chatham, Cornwall, Ueaeronto, Kort William, (iodarioh,Uuelph, Hamilton, Kingaton! l.iiidaay, London, Ottawa, Perth, Peter- boro, Ploton, Harnia, Htratford, St. •Vp.rya, Toronto, Wallaceburg. Province of New Brunawick:— Chatham, Monoton, Bt. John. Province of Novo Scotia :— Amherst, Halifax. I'rovinoe of Manitoba and North West Territorlea:— Winnipeg (i/an«o5n) Cal- gary (^(6er/a), Kegino (^aainiboinl. Province of British Columbia:— -Nelson, New Westml"8ter, Rossland, Vancouver, Vernon, Victoria. Newfim vdland :_ • .. Klin's. GREAT Britain :— London, 22 Abchurch Lane, E.C. United States : .Vew York, 59 Wall St.; Chloago, 184 1.1 Salle St. fund, which now amounU to one half of Ihe capital of the bank, vis , |:l,(Mm,(HMi, making It in point of paid up capital and aurpiua the aacund In the Dominion, and Ita iiotaa, like those of other banks, paaa wilhoiit diacount In any part of Canaila. It haa unaurpaaaed collection facliltiea, and controls a very largo biiaineaa in cnllectlona for I'niteil Stalea bankera and llrnia. Interest la allowed tereats In the tinlted Hiatea, llraat Hrltaln, Newr.iundland, .Nova Hcotia. New Brunswick and Mrltlah Columbia. The capital paid up la »«l,()()(>,isi(i, the Best |MNIU,(HNI, and lust annual atata- ni«nt showed ilHiiosits of |IO,H2H,im,l.i«, while Ihe total resources were |2H,nii.A,. mi.l^H The president la Andrew Allan', of II. A A, Allan ; the vlra-piealdent la ll.ctor Msckeiiile, while tlie other THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA. This bank waa flrst organized in 1S(U, > ith a piid up capital of floo.OOO, the Into Sir Hugh Allan being at the head "I' the Hoard of nirootors. For some time It waa only a local bank of this <'i.v,buton the failure of the Commer- (ill Rnnlr nr Vln»a»fx» u*..«u .. ,. ^ ■" *— .,.,....1 ..." .-v-c ( tl^ « Hole of its business, and has ever since 'lion a bank with numerous branches in various parts of the Dominion, For a considerable period It has pursued a Course at once conservative and pro- gicssive, gradually adding to its reserve .MI.kCH.WTS Ii.\.\K Ol- C.\.\A1).\. on savings banks' accounts and deposit receipts at the nicst rnvournbie current rates, and letters of credit are issued which are available in all parts of tlie world. Besides the head oHIce here, there are thirty-four branches at vari- ous points In the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario and Manitoba, and n New York agency, at 62 Williams street, in charge of J. B. Harris, jr., and T. K, Merrett as agents, and In all Its depart- ments it Is ably nian.tged, with bankers and correipoodents representing Its in- dircctors are Jonnthan Hoi i{son, H. Montagu Allan, John Cassi s J. p. Dawes. T. H. Munn, of Quebec : Robert Mnekay, of Montreal, and Tho* Long, of Toronto. The general mana. cr, Mr. Qforge Hague, was born in I xiand, and has made banking a profcsi. n, bis early training being In English laiiks, Mr, J. 8, Meredith, manager of U local branch, has held bis present ], itlon for ten years, while .Mr. A, J, Fcr; son, assistant manager, has been 2,"i ars A'llh t\e bank. MOL.SOX'S n,\NK, THH noUV)NS BANK. The &lolaons Maiik, which haa Its head "ITlie atJOo Nt. Jameaatreet, waa origin- ally founded In IHSI by the late U llllam Molson, Hon, John Molaon and Thomas Moiaon, and In IsM was Incorporated by act of Parilamant, the olJlcers now lieliig W. Molaon .MacPherson, presi- daiit; H. H. Kwing, \lce-prr«ldtnt ; Mesara William Usmsay, Henry Archl- hald N,riniey, J. P, c|,.ghorn and H, -Markland Molaon, directors, and I' Wolferatan Thomaa, general manSKer. The b„„|, ,,„, „ ,,,,,, ,^|, ^,^^^^^^1 ^^^ •ia,Mu,0M.:.7, while it held .lepoKlts of ♦»^I0,8ISIM. The l„.nk ,ccMv». the - provc.l a..,oui,iN „r business tirms 'I I Individual., makes loans siid dls- coimts and «n»,„l» lo collectlonH «i all polo.,, |„„,, ,.i„„„,,|al Utters of 'f-.lt and trav.iics' di.ular l.tte.a Hvallable In all pa. ts of i he world. U has corrcHpoii.lcnIs at all principal P«cc«l„,heHHtl«hKmpirc,conllncntnl Mir,,,,e«„., ,hel„|,edHt„,r,,„„,| l.as ranches at Horel, P.Q , „, ,vj,„er 'rockvllle, Cll„.,n,i:,Her, HamlHo.: '•ondon.Meato, , Worriaiurg, Noi wlch Ottawa, Owen N.mnd, itids. ,ow„' Nml.h's Falls, m, .rn.,X>Zo Toronto Junction, I,, ion, W.taTw and Woodstock, out, ;, niprg Ma," and Calgarv, Alberta, „. esfaheao omce.t2(U. s,,.;anu.as.r. the b.'k I's. a branch on M t,,„„. „„ .j"*^" H«d is espeeially , . men, „ ennu.e.' tlon with the fln« , l„te,.M« ih. centre i„ Montreal .„ late ,,!.„, JohniMi Molson,! , Hfl 1!' ra, '' X?:;, "•'"'""«" ""-«'"•• "h. present o^. -,oo . » now the oldest of French Cmuid „' Banks Ita President, Honorable Desjarduis, has been nearly half a IK time a Director of the Bank, He h beei. continuously, from 1874, a Member ■f Parliament at Ottawa, was elevated o the Senate, and has been Minister of Public Works in the Federal aovern- ment, and was for a time Mayor of Monf-eal, Of the present Board of Directors, Hon, A. Desjardins sat nearly twenty years as President, Mr A. S. Humelln, Vice-President, has been a Director of the Bank for tirteen years, and brings to the Council of the Bank a knowledge of nearly twenty years of .jxpericnce as whole- sale merchant, having been one of the principal partners in tho prominent wholesale grocery firm, Hudon, llebe-t &Co., of Montreal. The other Directors are MM, Dumont Laviolette, O, N, Ducharme anu L J o Ueaucbemin, all of them being saga- ious and thrifty men of business. The shareholders of the Bunk must feel great confldence in the manage- ment of their interest, i|,crvised as they are by men of such di.stlngulshed ability and hisrh ch.a:;!; !sr The present Bank builditiK', fronting on Place d'Armes Square, in -nost ex- tensive, solid, ornate and commodious. The Bank has now thirteon places of business. Head office, Montreal, with four Savings Bank branches in each part of tho city, and eight country 22 THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. ir branchoa: Edmondlon, Alberta, S.W.T., Hull, P. Q., Victoriavillo, Quebec Haute-Villpi, Quebec iHasse-Vlllei, Kragervllle, Beauharnols and Valley- Held. The following are the Bank Corre- ipondants: Canadian Agents in Ontario— The Molaon'a l):ink and ItB hranchus. Agents in the United States— The Kank of America, the National Bank of the Uepublic, New York; the National Park Bank, the Hanover National Bank, the National B..nk of the Common- wealth, the .Merchant '8 National Bank, and the National Bank of the Kcj>i>Mic, Boston; the Bank of. Montreal, C!i. .ago, European Agents— I.e Credit Lyonnaix and Le Comptoir National d'Eseompe de Paris at London, England, and Paris, France. Public confidence in a Bank so largely depend upon the character of its mana- ger, that a short account of one who has always been in the front rank of his profeoaion may be of use as well as of interest to the reader. Mr. Taucrjde Bienvenu, General Manager of La Baiique Jacques Cartier, was born in Varennes, Province of Quebec, 1859. Being an ap'^ arithmetician, upon leav- ing school he wasjtaken into the whole- sale hardware business, where he rem lined six years, until he entered at La Btnque Jacques Cartier, someflfteen years ago, where he; gradually rose tram his position as accountant to his present position. Afcer being for some years Inspectorjand Assistant Manager, upon^ the retirement of Mr. A. L. de Martigny , Mr. Bienvenu became General M.inager. He has a high reputation as a. financier, .and results have already justified its appointment. Union Assurance Society. lathis year of diamond jubilee si.xty years may be said to constitute an epoch. To the average person that period of time seems almost more than one can hope to compass, so many have lived, attained to positions of eminence, and died within the three score years. Yet sixty years is not beyond the scope of the memory of many now living, who recall the accesssion of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria to the throne. A further period than sixty years, however, carries the mind back to times with which, perhaps, none now living have any direct connection, though doubtless manyof the older generations have had communication with those who lived at that period i prior to the American revolution), so that the time, thougli remote, cannot be considered as quite removed from our own times. Another retrospect of sixty years and we are in the dim past. None now living possess knowledge of that time except what is learned from history, so that an institution dating its founda- tion back so far may be truly said to be historic. It is the proud boast of the Union Assurance Society of London that it was "Instituted in the reign of Quern Anne, A. «. 1714." In that year good Queen Anne died, and the first of the present House of Hanover, George 1., ascended the throne, which gives to the history of this venerable institution an added interest at this time. In this new world of ours a hundred and eighty-three years seems a long time to have continued a business con- tinuously, and to the rellective mind it conveys a great deal. The conditions of life then and now; so much has transpired of first importance to civili- zation ; the strides made in the arts a: d Muieuctis ; »u iiiaity geutiratlunu liasu come and gone :— But the L'nion does not live on its past alone. It is a very much alive and up-to-date concern, being recognized as one of the most progressive, as it is one of the most aggressive of the many fire insurance companies before the public to-day. From the last balance sheet of the society It appears the total funds on .'list December, 1896, amounted to £2,932,697, an Increase of £133,742 during the year. Its gross Income for the year amounted to ESS?,?^, being £12,763 more than the income for 1895. These figures will convey some idea of the society's transactions and the advances it Is making. The Union has only been doing busi- ness in Canada since 1890, when it established here under the management of Mr. T. L. Morrisey, who has since conducted its affairs in this country with signal success. From the abstract of statement published by the superin- tendent of insurance at Ottawa, we Tlie Nortli British and Hercantile Insurance Company Of B Inburgh and LonJun This company was incorporated by Royal charter in Isoii, and has been actively engaged In both lire and life insurance business in every portion of the globe. In 1862 it opeiiud its Cana- dian branch, and under the chairman- ship of the present Canadian managing director, Mr. Thomas Diividson, the Board of Directors met for the first time, being cnmpoacd of David David- son, I'^sq., banker; D. Lorn .MscDougall, Esq., stock broker; James Law, Esq., merchant; Hon. Thomas Kyan, mer- chant, and Hon. John Rose. Since then the company has made rapid strides in r"^ .-* '^■■■.- : i^ ■ ..-. ' ' ^' ' • '• ■ nI^V ■ ^ Ik ^^^^IkA. ^ \^v% ■■.e:.wm M •^ .'■;:■> ii' *,?! ■'7 ^^^ ,: ::.i ^''-^'n '" ■■ ^^^' ■■ .'.. ■ ■ ■ i^ ■ ^ 11 ■^ ••( ■■■''■' :>f 'M b\ t id i\ i :^ |i '■i'i: r li^: % J -■■■■■ .■ ivn ..KSA ^ '-■■ ••--•'b'" ( if It !• : ■ ■ :\ ■« • ^ .. ■\ . ... ' . ■■■: !;Hf "" '■ •■. • -■ -'-*■ . H i ■ ■ . »" - ■ g.' V.SS't m=^ B ■■l^- experience, to whose energy and popii. larity the Canadian branch owes mu( h of its prominence in the Canadian fitl.l. He is assisted by Mr. Randall Davidsoji, superintendent, and Mr. Robert Mai ■ Donald, secretary. Ah to the company m strength, its assets amount to the vcrv large sum of |67,244,880, and the Cani.- dian investments now total |5,795,460.(i-, this being greatly in excess of all other companies doing fire and life insuram .■ in Canada, and constituting it in effect a Canadian ofllce. In 1871 the company paid $2,330,0(0 losses through the fire in Chicago; 1750,000 through the one in Boston in 1872 ; 1940,000, St. John, N. B., Ib77, and 1208,921, St. Johns, Newfoundland, 1H9J. The company has paid over $98,926,471 for losses since organization. LA BAXCjllC JACQUES CARTIER— PI.ACK DARMES. observe that the gross amount of risk taken last year in Canada was $20,394,019, and the premium charged thereon |:W5,082.93. This remarkable develop- ment in so short a time redounds to the credit of Manager Morrisey and his able assistant, Mr. J. E. E. Dickson, as well as its agents throughout the Dominion, who are gentlemen of the highest standing in their respective localities. The society occupies a spacious suite of offices in the Bank of Toronto Cham- bers, corner of St. James and McGiU Streets, in this city, where its Canadian business is handled by a large staff of clerks. Messrs. Hare and Mackenzie are Montreal city agents. Canadian business, earning the favor and confidence of the insurance public. The company's ofllces are in its own building at the corner of Hospital and St. Francois Xavier Streets, and were built by the company in 1SB6. The supervision of the Canadian field, stretching from Halifax to Victoria, B.C., and comprising about .300 aKencies, is vested in the Canadiai, Board of Directors, which now includes W. W. t;gilvie, Esq., mill owner ; Aicbiliald Macnider, Esq., superintendent of agencies of the Bank of Montreal, and Henri Barbeau, Esq., general manager of the City and District Savings Bank; Mr. Thos. Davidson, the managing director, is an underwriter of long The Standard Life Assurance Co. This is one of the oldest and most reliable of Life Assurance Companies. It was established in Edinburgh in 182."), and commenced to do business in Canada in 1847. The Company is repre- sented in the Dominion by our much respected citizen, Mr. W. M. Ramsay, who is ably assisted by Mr. J. Hutton Balfour, as superintendant, at present acting in the capacity of manager during Mr. Ramsay's absence in Eng- land. The Company, which is certainly one of the best doing business in Canada, has shown its great faith in the future of the country by investing the large sum of $12,500,000 in some of its securi- ties. The following statement shows the growth of the Company since 1876: Total Y KAH. INLO.ME. AaSET.S, 1875 $161,r00 $694,00(1 1**80 168,000 1,212,000 1«85 300,000 2,560,000 1890 390,000 5,4C80(ju 1895 5,'i6,U00 11,8H,00(, 1896 640,000 12,500,000 We would recommend insurers to consider the absolute security and the moderate rate offered by the Standard Company. The head office for Canada an illustration of which appears else- where), is situated at 157 .St. James St., Montreal, and is one of the first struc- tures in the city. Branch offices and agencies are established through the dilferent cities and towns of the Dominion. The Imperial Insurance Co., Ltd. This old British office is one of the best known fire insurance companies doing business in Canada. Its offices are located in the Company's own building, Place d'Armes Square. The Imperial Insurance Company was estab- lished in 1803, the head office being at No. 1 Old Broad Street, E. C, London, Eng.; it has long since taken rank among the foremost of the English companies, and has for over twenty years been under the able management of Mr. E. Cozens-Smlth, General Mana ger. In 1804 the Canadian branch waH tstabllshed, and the business in the Dominion is under the management of Mr. O. R. Kearley, Resident Manager. The Imperial has assets amounting to over eight and a half millions, and the Can-idian statement for 1898 show asset« of the Company in Canada amounting' to $602,024.04, while the Canadian ic. come for the year was $214,632.76. The Company's building is perhajx the most costly structure owned by any fire insurance company in Canada; the building is of substantial and modern cunstiuctlon, 100 feet square, and si.\ storeys high, containing eighty-five offices, two passenger elevators, and an electric light plant of its own. The fine location of the building, coupled with its massive construction, makes it one of the best ofllce buildings In the city. auardian Fin CoiT of The old and i Life Assurance London, Eng., and since 18H9 1 ada, and in 189:1 and succeedec Citizens Insuri paid-up capita' paid-up capita pany In the woi exceed over$2; of the CanadlE pany's own bi street, under t p. Ueaton, wl anb-manager. n Canada a i trustees, com gentlemen ; W man, who Is al ard Life Ass Alph.Desjardl in the Domii Gravel, seorel Canadian Ru Beatty,Eaq.,ol leading lawye R.''Wilson-Sai During the pa brated the se' its organizatii no desire to the evidence) in the direct but the polic; has resulted capital and extreme call company ex] dental to the The Union Of theUnil panics whici companies fo are in high Mutual Life : Me., which hi at 151 St. Jar The Comi 1848, and sh its operatio pany is one statement, ( showing its $7,039,323.43, 975.24, being standard of oies of the i the Maine N the most li gives to the of insurant Mutual Lif< either tontii policies cac as low as From the ^ ness has be< Dominion, Mr. Walter of England. pany in vi and in the ] since 1891. of over $571 Canadian i minion Gov for UB to amount is securities. The Llvei is one of Companies establishec 1861 opene( Montreal, pany's bu corner of f i8e energy and popu- n branch owes mu( li n the Canadian flclil. r. Randall DavidHon, ul Mr. Robert Ma. ■ Ah to the company h I amount to the verv 14,680, and the Canii- ow total $5,7»5,460.(i-., n excess of all otht r re and life insuram >' istituting it in effcc t pany paid $2,330,0(11 le Are in Chicago ; ie one in Boston in fohn, N. B., 1677, an.l Newfoundland, IKK:.'. paid over |96,926,4TI anization. THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 23 .ife Assurance Co. bhe oldest and most Bsnrance Companies. In Edinburgh In 182.'), to do business in be Company is repre- iiiiiion by our much Mr. W. AI. Ramsay, ed by Mr. J. Hutton •itendant, at present paclty of manager y's absence in tng- hich is certainly one business in Canada, t faith in the future investing the large n some of its securi- tatement sbovs the ipany since 1875; Total Income. tl5l,coo 168,000 300,000 300,000 558,000 540,000 AastTK. $594,000 1,212,000 2,560,000 5,4C8,0UO 11,611,0011 12,500,C«I )mmend insurers to lute security and the red by the Standard sad office for Canada ' which appears else- at 157 St. James St., le of the (irst struc- Branch offices and blished through the and towns of the isurance Co., Ltd. office is one of the nsurance companies Canada. Its offices the Company's own Armes Square. The 3 Company was estab head office being at Street, E. C, London, ; since taken rank 308t of the English as for over twenty he able managemenl mlth, General Mana Canadian branch wan the business in the r the management of ', Resident Manager. assets amounting to lalf millions, and the itforl896 show assetH n Canada amounting le the Canadian Ir. was $214,632.76. building is perhaps •ueture owned by any ipany in Canada; the istantial and modern feet square, and si\ ntalnlng eighty-flvo ger elevators, and an bofitsown. Theflni' lilding, coupled with uctlon, makes it one uiidings in the city. auardlan Fire and Life Assurance Company, Ltd. of London. Eni. The old and reliable Ouardlan Fire & Life Assurance Company, Limited, of London, Eng., was established in 1821, and since 1869 has also operated in Can- ada, and in 1892 the company purchased and succeeded to the business of the Citizens Insurance Company. It has a paid-up capital of »5,00«,000, the largest paid-up capital of any insurance com- pany in the world, and its invested funds exceed overt22,500,000. The head office of the Canadian branch is in the com- pany's own building at 181 St. James street, under the management of Mr. E. p. Ueaton, with Mr. O. A. Roberts as sub-manager. The company also have n Canada a representative board of trustees, composed of the following gentlemen ; W. M. Rao^say, Esq., chair- man, who is also manager of the Stand- ard Life Assurance Company ; Hon. Alph.Desjardins, late minister of militia in the Dominion Government; J. O. Gravel, secretary and treasurer of the Canadian Rubber Company; W. H. Beatty,Eaq.,of Toronto,one of Toronto's leading lawyers and financial men, and R.^Wilson-Smith, Mayor of Montreal. During the past year theGuardian cele- brated the seventy-fifth anniversary of its organization. At the start there was no desire to pay large dividends, but the evidence rather shows a disposition in the direction of too mucli caution, but the policy then pursued, however, has resulted in the building up of a capital and funds equal to the most extreme call likely to be made on a company exposed to the hazards inci- dental to the Are insurance business. time of Its organization the Company has paid in claims over $169,017,187. It is to-day oneof the strongest and great- est financial organizations in existence, having assets of $49,782,108, with a balance of subscribed but not called up capital of $8,771,800, making a total of available assets of $58,563,008. It has $2,110,000 invested In Canada, and con- trols a large business. The Company has a reputation that is world-wide for the fairness of its business methods and the reliability of its dealings with its policy-holders. It is this reputation, sustained by a continuous course of equitable adjustment and prompt pay- Northern Assurance Company. No company engaged in the Insurance business holds a higher reputation and standing than that of the Northern As- surance Company, which was organized in 18:!H for the purpose of engaging in the business of furnishing life and fire assurance at home and abroad, and which has its head offices in Aberdeen, Scotland, and London, Eng. It has long controlled a very large business in Great Britain, and since 1867 has also had a very laigeflre business In Canada, the office here being located at 1724 Notre Dame street.in the British Empire build- Phtenix Insurance Company, of London, Eng., but in 1887, became manager for the Northern Assurance Company. He is a member of the Canadian Board of Fire Underwriters and the Board of Trade, and he is also a member of the St. James' Club, and is popular in his social as well as business relations. The Union Mutual Life Insurance Company, . .. ol Portlind. ne Of the United States Insurance'.Com- panies which compete with the home companies for business in Canada, none are in higher favor than the Union Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Portland, Me. , which has its head office for Canada at 151 St. James street. The Company was incorporated in 1848, and shortly afterwards extended its operations to Canada. The Com- pany is one of financial strength, its statement, dated 31st December, 1896, showing its gross assets amount to 17,039,323.43, against lia'jiUlies ol fO.oSl,- 975.24, being a surplus by the 4 per cent, standard of $507,348.19. All of the poli- oies of the Company are protected by the Maine Non-forfeiture Law, which is the most liberal in the protection it gives to the assured. AH popular forms of insurance 2 re issued by the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company, and either tontine, annual dividend or term policies can be procured at premiums as low as is consistent with safety. From the Montreal office a large busi- ness has been built up throughout the Dominion, and it is ably managed by Mr. Walter I. Joseph, who is a native of England, and has been with the Com- pany in various capacities since 1887, and in the position of general-manager since 1891. The Company has a deposit of over $576,000 for the protection of its Canadian policy-holders with the Do- minion Government, and it is gratifying for us to note that $525,000 of this amount Is in the cream of Canadian securities. The Liverpool & London & Qlobe Insurance Co. is one of the largest Fire luouitt.,> . Companies in the world. It was first established in Liverpool in 1836, and in 1851 opened its head office for Canada In Montreal, whore it still is in the Com- pany's building, 16 Place d'Armes, corner of St. James jitreet. From the ;GUARDIAN assurance company— iSi ST. JAMES STREET. ment of losses that has earned for the Company Its present leading position. Mr. G. F. C. Smith is the chief agent and resident secretary of the Company in Canada, and is an insurance man of many years' experience. He has held hip present position since 1863, and is a prominent member of the Board of Trade and'Canadian Fire Underwriters' Association. The Canadian BoBril r.f Directors consists of Edmond J. Bar- beau, Esq., chairman; Wentworth J. Buchanan, Ksq., deputy chairman; A. F. Gault, Esq., Samuel Flnley, Esq., and E. 8 Clouston, Esq., who are well known and leading citizens of Montreal. ing, and being under the management of Mr. Robert W. Tyre. The company furnishes a most complete indemnity on fire risks, and the old established repu- tation of the company is backed up by large resources, the assets of the com- pany at the date of the last published balance sheet amounting to £1,818,926 5s 5d. The office in Montreal has charge ^« *Yc. ht'ftinef^fi cf the com*^&nv throuffh the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba and the Northwest Terri- tories. Mr. Robert W. Tyre, the man- ager, is a native of Montreal, and an underwriter of life-long experience. He was formerly manager here for the The Mutual Life Assurance Co. of New York. Greatest among al 1 insurance organiz- ations is the Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany of New York, of which Richard A. McCurdy is president, and which Is the foremost financial corporation of the world. It was organized in 1843, and has ever since pursued a safe, sound and conservative course, meeting every obligation with faithfulness and execut- ing every contract with fidelity. Since its organization in 1843, the Mutual Life has paid to its members, who are living $208,959,461.63, has paid to the benefici- aries of deceased members $178,045,- 743.76, making total payments of $437,- 006,195.20, and its statement dated Janu- ary 1, 1897, showed that the company had assets of $234,544,148.42, a reserve for policiesand otherliabillties of $206,- 010,636.71, and a surplus of $29,733,614.70. The company has in force insurance and annuities amounting to $918,698,330.46, has a patronage which is world-wide and it furnishes to the Insured policies upon all approved plai s of life and en- dowment Insurance. Its makes special features of itt; own exclusive forms of insurance contracts, among which the Twenty-year Distribution pohcy on continuous life and limited payment plans afi'ords the maximum of security at the minimum of cost; Endowment Life Option policy providing a guaran- teed Income secure Investment and absolute protection ; Five Per Cent. Debenture furnishes the best and most eflfective forms of indemnity and fixed annual income of survivors, and the Continuous Instalment policy, which so adjusts the payment of the amount in- sured as to create a fixed income during the life of the beneficiary. The princi- pal offices for Canada, occupying six rooms on the fourth flat of the Imperial building, at 107 St. James street, where Mr. Fayette Brown is In charge as man- ager and chief agent for Canada. Mr. Brown Is a native of the United States, and comes of a family prominent In in- surance affairs; has been for twenty years with this company, and chief agent for Canada since 1885. During the twelve years the company has oper- ated in Canada it has continued to grow In favor with the Canadian people, and many of the foremost Canadians count among their most valuable possessions a policy in this greatest, soundest and most progressive of the insurance com- panies of the world. — ^^^^ P. S. Ross & Sons. An especially noteworthy firm of chartered accountants is that of P. S. Ros8&Son8,at 1766 Notre Dame street. The business was established In 1870 by Mr. P. S. Ross. Fourteen years ago hla sons J. G., A. F. C. and J. W. Ross, were admitted to partnership. The firm are auditors for such companies as the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and the Bell Telephone Company of Canada , as well as a large number of woollen mllls,manufacturlng establishments and other Institutions throughout the Do- minion. The firm give special atten- tion to the opening and auditing of books for joint stock companies, and executes commissions for the examina- tion of complicated accounts of all kinds, the preparation of statements and all descriptions of expert account- ant work. Mr. P. S. Ross, the senior member, is a native of Scotland, but uu old resident ol Montreal, and his sons are members of the Association of Chartered Accountants of the Province of (luebec, the Montreal Board of Trade and other well-knownliistitulions. 24 THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. Kt-Mileiiceof Mr. Roliert MtiK'ien, Dnimniond Hlrt-tt. ■ lUsemouir." UesidtiiLXof Mr. W, W. OKilvie. Simpson Street. Resilience of Hon. G. A. Drummomi. Sherlintokc Street. KL!»iafiKt r.f Mr. H. Vim*-in Mfredilli.TiiK- .Wtinif. RfTHiileiicc fif I.oni Cteiicne Dorchester Street. M()\TKi:.\i;S PALATIAI, KI'SIDKXCES. THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 2o Kc»iarooke Street. Kesldeiice of His Worship Mayor Wil.son Smith, sherbrooVe Street. KeBi.lenceot Mr. Jiiim« l.iiiloll, Sherlic....ke Slieel. Jlesidciice of Mr. Jn-iies llnxtcr, sherlirooke Street. MONTRKAIVS PALATIAL RESIDENCES. 26 THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. J. Lawson Johnston. Mr. J, Lawson Johnston, whose name is almost a household word in Canada, was the originator and patentee of "Johnston's Fluid Beef." A thorough Sootohman, he was naturally educated in Edinburgh, and during his early col- lege days he displayed great ability In the study of dietetics and the chemistry of food. Ue left Scotland some twenty- five years a;o and proceeded to observe and experiment in various parts of Europe and America,ultlmately settling down in Montreal, and after having issued letters patent for Johnston's Fluid Beef la Canada, England, I'nited States, France and Germany, he placed the preparation on the market. It was but a short time before "Fluid Beef" became the tnont popular beef prepar- ation in the world, the sale of it in- creasingyearby year. Either unfortun- ately or fortunately iso far as Air, Johu- &ton was interested) in the year 1881, the Fluid Beef Factory was burned down and before it could be rebuilt Mr. Johnston had an offer of purchase made him for the Canadian business. He de- cided to accept the offer, and in July of that year he left Canada and went to London, England. As soon as he arrived in London he commenced the manufac- ture of Fluid Beef uuder the name of "Johnston's Fluid Beef-Bovril Brand." He continued this business for a few years under his own personal superin- tendance, a:'.d through his well known energy and ability this business soon attained such magnitude that he found it was more than be could manage^single haod''d. At this time Lord Playfair evinced considerable interest in Mr. Johnston's "uccess and method of oper- ation, which produced an extract com- bining the albumennidswith the stimul- ating properties of the beef, by many, up to the lime of Mr. Johnston's inven- tions buuo uing known, being thought uuattainaDle. Mr. Johnston then deter- mined t ' form the business into a joint stock company, which he did most suc- cessfully under the name of "Bovril Limiced " Lord Playfair became chair- man, Mr. Johnston resigning in his favor. The business grew so rapidly and suc- cessfully that it soon became one of the most successful in the country and in a few years attracted the attention of large capitalists. In July, 1896, Mr. Ernest T. Hooley offered the enormous sum of £2,000,000 (sterling $9,740,000) for the entire business of "Bovril Limited," this offer was accepted by the company, and in November of the same year Mr. Hooley again floated Bovril Limited as a Joint stock company on the English market for £i,500,0(i0, sterling, or equal to twelve million one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, and with- in three days afteropening thesubscrip- tion lists every share was taken up, thus ehowing the high position which Bovril holds as a commercial enterprise. We have gone into these matters rather minutel" not to advertise Bovril, but to shon /hat has been achieved by a late Montreaier, and who hac shown that in the days of his prosperity he does not forget the town and country wherebi) first iotroduced.his inventions. Mr. Johnston (or rather the company of which he is vice-chairman) has rtcently bought back the business which I'le sold nearly thirteen years ago, and Bovril Limited, of London, are now proprietors of f.hp .Johnston Fluid Renf Oompany of Montreal. The trustees and directorB of Bovril, Limited, are His (irice the Duke of Momerset, the Kt. Hen. Earl de laWarr, The Rt. ^Hon. Lord Playfair, O.C.B., L.L.U., chairman; J. Lawson Johnston, vice-chairman; Viscount Hun- cannon, C.B., Sir Edmund Commorell, V.C.a.OB., Frederick Gordon, Uobert J. LAWSON JOHNSTON. Farquharsou, M.D., M.P., G. Lawson Johnston, and Andrew Walker, manag- ing director. The Illustrated London Kews, deocriblng the success and oper- ations of Mr. Johnston's Company, sayH: "It Is instructive to note that in prc- Bavrll days the hundreds of thousands of oxen which travellers through South America marvelled at, as the great droves of cattle wended their slow way to the saladeros of the Argentine and the Uruguay Republics, were slaught- ered merely for the sake of tlieir hides and tallow. Immediately the oxen are killed now, the whole ofthe superfluous fat and bone Is removed, and the beef Bnely chopped, Is placed In huge vats of cold water. The decoction Is next strained and concentrated in a most elaborate manner until it becomes a paste— in other words, the extract of meat with which we are all familiar. This extract consists of the soluble salts of Uesh, which give meat Us flavor and odor. It Is not a food, but simply a nerve stimulant possesst-d of the power of evoking latent vitality. The popular fallacy thut extract of meat and Beef Tea are nutrients has been the deplor- able cause of many thousands of deaths by starvation. It should be known to all that It Is only as a stimulant and a tonic that extract of meat is useful, in fact, as an adjunct to more nutritious foods." Mr. Johnston has a most charming residence known as "Kingswood," Sydenham Hill, about seven miles from London, and although he Is a shrewd, active business man, he is very much attached to his home aird family. Noth- ing gives him greater pleasure than to roam about the forty acre park which encircles his home, accompanied by some of his children, and caress the pet deer, sheep, etc., with which the park is liberally stooked. His happiest hours are when he is at home surrounded by his family. May he live long to enjoy these blessings. COLIN McARTHUR. Colin McArthur, whose name is famous asthe first manu- facturer of wall paper in the Province of Quebec, is a native of Glasgow, Scot- land, where he was born in 1B36. He was educated at St. Enoch's School of that city, and for sixteen years was associated with the firm of Wylie & Lockhead, wall paper manufacturers, being their manager a large portion of this time. It was on behalf of this firm that he came to Canada, living in Toronto for four years. In 1870 he moved to Montreal, and established his present business. He brought skilled labor from the United States, but all his unskilled labor be- longs to Montreal. Since the founda- tion of bis business in Montreal it has steadily increased, until now it is the foremost in this country. He introduces new patterns and de- signs in wall paper every year, to compete with England and the United States, and to-day has one of the largest assortments In America. At all exhibitions and fairs where be has exhibited his goods he has invari- ably taken first prizes. Theexhibitlonri held at Antwerp, Trinidad and Jamaicii . may be especially mentioned, wher" Mr. McArthur swept everything befori' him. During the recent Investigation of th« Tariff Commission Mr. McArthur's evi dence proved conclusively that hi papers :were equal, If not superior, t' the imported article, and that he feared the fair competition neither of Europi nor the United States. For the pn«t nine years Mr. McArthnr has been » member of the Board of Trade in Montreal, and is extremely active in all charitable movements. While mentio that havecontr advancement d one that caani well known fire One of the p shoe industry ii established bo Montreal, J. & and have pen prosperous tra the late J. & ''. facture of boot and although i the house have the business 1 flourishing in direction of tl Mr. John T. Hi Mr. Hagar e years ago, and prietor, biingi Judgment and ing of the prosperous oo: When the b the factory w but for fully fc ocoixpied theix 1685-1867 Not factory is eqo improved ma power, and is efficient organ On an a vera) here in the m only of men'i boots and shoi leathers and care; the styl manship elabc are turned Dominion. The faotorj 600 pairs, an through every from the ma North-West t Mr. Hagar v is widely and f factaring and a member of has ever acco: all meaaares c interests of i member of tl several leadin esteemed and and business the oommerc enterprise ani THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 27 M.P., O. I.awson w Walker, manag- lIUBlrated London I Buocess and oper- m's Company, 88 jh: I note that in pre- Ireds of thousandB ler> through South at, an the great ied their xlow way the Argentine and licB, were slaught- Balce of tiieir hides ately the oxen are s orthe superfluous )ved, and the beef aced in huge vats decoction is next itrated In a most ntll It becomes a 'ds, the extract of 9 are all familiar, of the soluble salts neat its flavor and but simply a norvn of the power of ity. The popular of meat and Beef 8 been the deplor- housands of dealba lould be known to H stimulant and a r meat is useful, in :o more nutritious R most charming IS "Kingswood," t seven miles from jh he is a shrewd, , he is very much ai' everything befor.' avestigation of thi r. MoArthur's evi luBlvely that hi If not superior, I' and that he feared neither of EurojK )s. B'or the pB»t rtliur has been " >ard of Trade in emely active in all J. & T. Bell. While mentioning a^few of the ttrms that have contribated towards the city's advancement during the Victorian era, one that cannot be overlooked Is the well known Arm of J. & T. Bell. One of the pioneers of the boot and shoe industry in Canada, and the oldest established house in that business in Montreal, J. & T. Bell early developed, and have permanently maintained, a prosperous trade. It was In 1814 that the late J. & T. Bell began the manu- facture of boots and shoes for the trade, and although the original fonnders of the house have long since peBsed away, the business Is now one of the most flourishing in Its line, under the able direction of the esteemed proprietor, Mr. John T. Hagar. Mr. Hagar entered the Arm sixteen years ago, and in 1891 became sole pro- prietor, bilnglng to bear the soundest Judgment and untiring energy in build- ing of the business to its present prosperous condition. When the business was first started the factory was upon St. Paul Street, but for fully forty years the firm have ococpled their present premises at No. 1686-1687 Notre Dame Street. The factory Is equipped with all the latest improved machinery, run by steam power, and is a model of thoroughly efficient organization. On an average 180 hands re employed here in the manufacture of fine grades only of men's, ladies' and children's boots and shoes. Mr. Hagar selects his leathers and skins wltn the utmost care ; the styles are correct and work- manship elaborate, and no flner goods are turned out anywhere in the Dominion. The factory has a daily capacity of 600 pairs, and their tiade extends through every section of the Dominion from the maritime provinces to the North-West territory. Mr. Hagar was born in Montreal, and is widely and favorably known in manu- facturing and mercantile circles. He Is a member of the Board of Trade, and has ever accorded a hearty support to all measures calculated to advance the interests of the metropolis. He Is a member of the masonic order and of several leading clubs, being universally esteemed and rbspeoted both In social and buBlness olrcles, and Is promoting the commerce of the city,, with zeal, enterprise and success. men and horses, does the transfer work of the G. T. R. Co. at most of their principal stations, and has agents at Detroit and many other western cities. Mr, Paton has long been a patron of out-door sports. He has been hon. secretary-treasurer of the P. Q. Turf Olub for two years, and held the same office in the Montreal Tandem Olub. He was hon. secretary -treasurer of the Montreal Hunt from 1879 to I88B, and in 1887 was elected Master of the Hunt, the Cordon Bleu of Canadian sports- men, and that he was no carpet knight is shown by his record of winning tno Queen's threetimei, and the Hunt Cup once. Mr. Paton Is one of Montreal's moat open-handed and public-spirited oitl- D. riorrice, 5ons & Co. The firm of D. Morrlce, Sons & Co., Manufacturers' Agents and General Merchants, is in the leading rank In the dry goods trade In Canada, where It is widely-known tnd respected, as it also is in Lcndon, - anchester, and most of the large manufacturing and business centres in England. The firm, as at present constituted, was organized by Mr. Morriee, sr., in 1883, when he took into partnership with him his two sons, but the foundation of this immense business was first laid 20 years prior to that date by the gentleman i- -led. Mr. David Morrisejs a native < ootland, having been born in the oia town of Perth, In 1830, Mid it was there that he real he moved to Toronto, where he entered the service of a large wholesale establishment. He continued with this firm for about eight years. In 1863 Mr. Morrlce decided to make the commer- cial metropolis his future home, and returned to Montreal, where he has since resided, and where he established the business which has been fraught with unqualified success since that date. Mr. Morrlce Is possessed of extra- ordinary business ability, energy and foresight, which have secured for him the high esteem In which he is held in commercial circles, and which have placed him In the foremost rank among the successful bnslness men of Canada His enterprise knows no bounds, and whatever undertaking he becomes Hugh Palon. Mr. Hugh Paton, manager of the Shedden Co , Ltd. Montreal, was born at Johnstone, Kenfrewshlre, Scotland, October 5th, 1862. His father, William Paton, and his mother, Mary Shedden, sister of the late John Shedden, were natives of Kllburnle. Mr. Paton was educated In Paisley, Scotland, and came to Canada in 1871, to become the private secretary of his uncle, Mr. John Shedden of Toronto, who was a prominent railway con- tractor, and built the Toronto & Nipissing railway, the Union D -pot In Toronto, and other Important works. Mr. Shedden was killed at Cannington, in 1873, and Mr. Paton came to Mont- real as secretary-treasurer of the company which assumed the business of his late uncle under the title of The Shedden Company, Limited, of Mont- real, general forwarders and carriers and cartage agents for the Grand Trunk Railway Company, etc. When, on Auguoi, Utli, I37U, the manager, Mr. Thomas Symington, died, Mr. Paton took full control. He is the principal proprietor of this corporation, the development of which is mainly due to Mr. Paton's energy and skilful manage- ment. The company, which employs 1,000 THE IMPERIAL INSURANCE GO'S. BUILDING. zenSjand takesjgreat personal interest In, our public~and private charities, as well as any movement for the benefit or advancement of Montreal. Mr. Paton was married in 1884, to Mifs Isabella Robertson, daughter of the late .\ndrew Robertson, who was for some time President of the Harbor Board, and who was during his lifetime one ofMontreal's most highly-respected citizens. iTir. rftt-"}(— «••» — "•• *-.- " a Ploufie. known as " The Island," is one of the hnndsomost places in the province. Throughout the summer months it is the Mecca of many and fortunate friends, whose enjoyment Mr. and Mrs. Paton know so well how to advance. received a thorough commercial educa- tion. He afterwards entered into busi- ness in his native place, but only re- mained for a short time. He paid a visit to Ireland, and spent some time In the cities of Dublin and Cork. Then he went to Kngland, and resided chiefly In London, Manchester and Liverpool, the great manufacturing and shipping cities of Great Brltan. It was during these visits that hb gained a thorough insight int^ *;ii£ business ^orltln'' of ?l n'.iiBber of large firms, and the knowledge and experience he thus obtained has been of the greatest benefit to him In his subse- quent career. When he was wenty- three years ol age ho left England and came to Canada. This was In 18S6, and after remaining a short time in Mont- associated with, as an active partici- pant, is sure to succeed. The head- quarters of the firm have been, since its foundation, in Montreal, but thsre is a very important branch in Toronto for facilitating the working of their West- ern Ontario trade. The firm consists of three partners, D. Morrlce, sr., Wm. James Morrlce, and David Morrlce, jr., and are best known as the General Agents for the Dominion Cotton Mills OO: ThiH romnany controls mills at Hochelaga, St. Anues, Magog, Kingston, Brantford, Moncton, Windsor, Coatl- cook, Halifax, and the Canada Colored Cotton Mills Co., who have mills at Milltown, Cornwall, Hamilton, Merrlt- ton and MarysvlUe. Also the following Woollen Mills : The Penman Mfg. Co., 23 THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. of Paris, with mills at Thorold, Coatl- cook, and Port J'over. The Trent Valley Woollen Mfg. Co., of Campbell- ford, the Auburn Woollen Co., of Peter- borough. It will be easily understood from the above, what an extensive variety of goods they handle — and what an enor- mous quantity they turn out. In addition to his other business, Mr. Uorrice, sr., is a director of several manufacturing and industrial corpora- tions, and for years has been a leading factor in the development of the trade and commerce of Montreal, and Is a strong advocate of everything tending In this direction. His gift of the Convocation Hall to the Presbyterian College may be cited as one instance of his many K'ft». H" has been a member of the Board of Trade for many years, and takes an aciive interest in the .Montreal Whole- sale Dry Goods Association. In politics he 1« a Conservative. The l-akeof the Woods Milling Co. In a country so largely dependent upon its agricultural resources as Can- ada, the flour and grain trade naturally occupies a very prominent position. In fact, it may be considered the origin- ator and precursor of all other forms of industry and commerce. From the time the first windmill reared its skele- ton wings, and the primitive water- wheel first splashed in the swift waters of the St. Lawrence, to the present moment, when huge structures, filled with the most modern machinery, turu out their thousands of barrels daily, th,3 Hour t.ade has been one of the prirclpal avenues to prosperity in Can- ada, and the Corn Exchange has ante- dated the Board of Trade in more than one of our largest cities. Prominent among Canadian milling enterprises to-day stands the Lake of the Woods Milling Co., whose practi- cally unlimited command of water- power enables it to convert into flour 4,000,000 bushels of Manitoba wheat every year. This powerful company controls two large mills, fitted with all the most modern milling machinery and appliances. The mill at Keewatin, where the Lake of the Woods falls into the Winnipeg River, and furnishes one of the most magnificent waterpowers on this continent, is the largest and best fitted mill in Canada. It now has a capacity of 2,'.i60 barrels daily, which will shortly be increased to 4,000 bar- rels, and is the only mill west of Lake Superior furnishing flour in barrels. These barrels are constructed lu the company's own cooperage, the staver being made ft-om timber cut on the l9land« of the lake, while the hoops are Imported from Tennessee. The output of the Keewatin mill comes to the Eastern markets almost exclusively. To supply the Western demand-that from British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Mani- toba—the company have erected a mill of 800 barrels daily capacity at Portage La Prairie, in addition to supplying the home demand, a large quantity of both flour and grain have been exported by the company to Australia and Europe, and the demand for our flours seems increasing in the Antipodes. During the fiscal year of 1898, Canada exported 188,716 barrels of flour, valued at *71S,4.'i2, and a large proportion of this must be credited to the Lake of the Woods Milllrg Co. To give any account of the steady progress of this great industry, without mentioning the names of the men who have made that success possible, would be invidious. Prosperity is not gained without skilled effort, patience and sound judgment. Fortunately for its future, the Lake of the Woods Milling Co. has In its president, Mr. Robert Meighen; Its vice-president and general manager, Mr. W. A. Hastings; and it. general superintendent, Mr. G. D. Hast- ings, men of the stamp who command success. Mr. Meighen has attained prominence in many other lines of Canadian industry and enterprise. He Is managing- director of the Cornwall Manufacturing Co., president of the New Brunswick Railway Co., and a director in the Dominion Transport Co. In fact, be Is a busy man ; although he Is one who carries his many varied re- sponsibilities easily. Mr. W. .V. Hastings, thevioe-president and general manager of the company, has been identified with the milling in- dustry for the past sixteen years. Originally a Montrealer, he left for the Northwest in 1881, where he was one of the pioneers in the flour trade. On the formation of the present management, in 188U, he assumed the general man- agership, and to his untiring efl'orts much of the steady progress o( the mills towards increased prosperity is due. Naturally Mr. Hastings has long been interested in the Corn Exchange, and'at present he holds the important position of treasurer to that body. organize the Board of Trade, and In- corporation was secured the following year, there being 106 Incorporate mem- bers. From that time on the Board of Trade has been foremost In nearly every movement for the advancement of the material Interests of the city, and one by one has aSillated with Itself such trade boards as the Corn lixchange, organized In 1862, and federated with the Board of Trade in 1888. Section after section has been added, such as the BankerH' Section, the Wholesale tlrocers' Association, the Wholesale Dry Ooods Associption, Marine Under- writers' Association, Butter and Cheose Association, while there exists a Board of Arbitration for the settlement of cases that may be brought before it. In 1842 the Hoard occupied a little building, originally built tor the Wes- leyan Methodist Chaiiel In 1809, moving Bubse(iuently to more commodious cjuarters in the M'-rolmnts' Exchange, and when this was burned, in the Corn hxehange building, from which, in 1892, it moved to lis magnificent new building. by hli political opponents when they attained power. The title which he has assumed is one which closely associates him with the tragic In the history of his native land. The massacre of Qlencoe was one of those acts which no states- craft or political policy can even to this day excuse, and It reads almost like an act of retribntlve Justice that the name should be raised to honor among British Peers. Hanson Bros. Particularly noteworthy among those engaged In financial lines Is the firm of Hanson Bros., composed of Edwin and William Hanson, who occupy suite (in in the l^anada Life Building, which Is perhaps the finest suite of ofllces In the city of Montreal. The members of the firm, Edwin and William Hanson, are brothers, and natives of England, and in 188H thty established thoir present business, which they have since suc- cessfully conducted and now carry on, eijjoying a high reputiition tor their sound judgment in the making of in- vestments, and their exceptionally ex- Mr. J.1S. Cralhern. First vice-President. The riontreal Board of Trade. The Montreal Board of Trade origin- ated from the Committee of Trade, organized, !n April, 1822, by a number of leading merchantfl, with Hon. John Kiahardson, in the chair. One of the earliest planks in the platform of this body was the deepening of the river channel, which they advocated in 1825, and have persistently kept up to the present. The first Committee of Trade were, Horatio Gates, Geo. Auldjo, Geo. Moffatt, Henry McKenzie, Campbell Sweeney, John Forsytbe, Peter McGlll, F. A. Larocquv., John Fleming, Siimuel lierrard, Tlion. Biuckwood, C. L. Ogdtiu and James Leslie. The committee were active in the movements which made the city an ocean port and port of entry, and when the Harbor Board was created, in 1630, Hon. George Moffatt was ap- pointed the flrst chairman. In 1840 was held the first meeting to Mr. John McKcrnow, President. Mr. Henry Miles, Treasurer, MONTREAL BOARD OF TRADE. Mr, Chas, F. Smitli, Second Vice-President. Lord Qlencoe. With characteristic modesty, Lord Glenooe, in acknowledging the cable- gram o< congratulation upon his new honors, sent by St. Andrews' Society here, through the president, Mr. Donald A. Macmaster, signed himself Donald Smith. To our second Canadian Peer honors have always stood second to the labors and the sacrifices that merit honors. His Lordship's Canadian career has been too frequently told to require recapitulation. As a financier he holds flrst rank as President of the Bank of Montreal, and his position as Governor of tiio iioiiornbic uadoor.3 jiay Com- pany asBociates him with much that is interesting and romantic in the annals of Canada and the mother land. In Parliament ho long represented Mont- real, and his integrity had been so often proved that his appointment as High Commissioner in London was confirmed cellent abilities in carrying out negotia- tions of the largest class. They are investment brokers, buy and seU gov- ernment, municipal and railway securi- ties, act as agenta in behalf of corpora- tions, business flrms and individual clients In financial matters, the making of Investments, the buying and sellinM; of securities, etc. Theyare prominently Identified with large negotiations, and are well known in the best financial circles in the city. Mr. Edwin Hanson is a director of the Montreal Trust * Safe Deposit Company, the Quebec * Lake St. John Railway Company, and of the Royal Electric Company, while iwj. w;iii»™ Ha:;acn is a. director of the Richelieu & Ontario Navigatioi. Company and of the Temple Electric Company, in addition to having other important bnsinesa and financial con- nections. Both are members of the St. James' Club and well known In social life, besides being prominent iu finan- cial' circles. THE METROPOLITAN JUBILEE SOUVENIR. 29 nta when they le which he hat >Hely assoclateB le hlBtory of hl» icro of Ulencoe hlch no statea- o«n even to this I almuRt like an I that the name r among Britiah 'OS. hy amonK those es ia the tlrm of (1 of Edwin and Dccnpy aiiite 61) iding, which ia of olllces in the memliera of the im llangnn, are if England, and d thoir prcBf'nt lave since suc- i now carry on, ution for their I making of in- (ceptionally ex- ring out negotla- lasa. They are y and ae'.l Rov- I railway aecuri- half of corpora- and individual era, the making ying and aeliin); are prominently agotiations, and B best ftnaneial . Edwin Hanson antreal Trust & ', the Quebec & ' Company, and Oompanj, while H a director of trio Navigatiow I'emple Eleetrie to having other 1 financial con- mbers of the St. known In social mlnent in finan- Altreil J. llrict, I'ttsidciit. Jarnen Oliver, Vice-lTi-slileiil. P. W. Mcr.agan, Treasurer, A. \V. ('.rant. Thos. F. Shields, "' Vost A Co. A. 0. Wielatul. M. J. lartell. Fred. Fowler. Frank Duckett, of Duckett, llwlge 4 Co. Oeoriie llodKe, of Duckilt. Hodije k Co. J. .\. Viiillancourt. N, F. lltdard. JoH. Ward, H^' rv A HodKSOU. of Ilo.lt(S