Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 25, 1925, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press Winnipeg saturday april 25, 1925 11 financier Dies at Toronto Hon last. Taco the of la mind were his mrs. Lome re and a half to his Resl weaker As Rick and i announced ined Eor his moved from it fall upon Osier to president of Bank. In Tho Ted sufficiently Rocity Tor the Benefit of i his return suffered family present. He bedside of sir Augustus ii passed away lady Nanton a Vancouver miss Constance Iless Marguerito Nanton. Paul and Augustus Iree sons. Tha Only 0vbrofier . H. C. S ailed from England for can is ident of Winnipeg for Over forty years it an Ege alien most Youns men Jod birth and opportunities Are it of the University and begin to Tako a Prospect of the world Wanton had put in ten a business office had Laid foundation of business 4-Ieitce. And was the Junior part and Western Branch manager of Toronto s biggest financial this did not mean that he ailed himself to an chair. The Young Winnipeg manager was in those Days Xai Iton Only during business out of doors and As soon Afi a Snipes Branch office of Osier offid and Nanton was closed for m Gus Nanton of Tho is Day s Amateur athletic circles. Pc Ivorite sport was rowing and i. Is at one time the stroke oaf crack Crew of the Winnipeg dub. Came West in 1884 Bey mag Ninn go into business must. Augustus Nan into business because he edit he left school at 13 to enter he office of a Toronto real estate at fifteen a Young clerk Ili a reputation already established. J Ras added to the staff of the a firm Osier and Hammond. K h lie was Junior partner in the it was in that year 188-i, Iofe still a boy that he was Des Ai ezied West to open and manage the Lar Peg Branch of Osier and Ham it was a difficult time for less men and perhaps it was this circumstance which made 15 Wanton s Success so notable later the biggest Canadian firms lated for his services on their nates. With business Success came honors. Named by his fellow citizens Many positions of Trust and in was knighted by tha King. It Vas generally understood the me was conferred As a result of Augustus Nanton s work on be of the Manitoba patriotic fund or the generous Aid he had Given Tii anthropic and patriotic causes it from the outbreak of the sir Augustus was elected to of Tho Dominion Bank. Banquet Given him dec. Fer the citizens of Winnipeg under auspices of the Board of Trade the occasion his leaving Tor Toronto was one of the affairs of its kind Ever held the City and was regarded As a the demonstration of Tho esteem affection in which sir Augustus lion was held in the Centre which been his Home and the place business connection for 41 years. Born May 7, 1860. Sir Augustus was born in Toronto 1860. His father Augustus Iton barrister at Law. Was for 1 years a partner of. Sir a. T. While his Mother was the in Attr of the late sheriff Jarvis. York. Sir Augustus attended the Lei school in Toronto until he 13 years of age. He then in a real estate office. Two years he entered the office of the big facial firm of Osier Hammond. Ability and Energy asserted elves from the outset and pro n came rapidly until in 1884, in he was Only 24 years of age he i taken into partnership and sent is an important Branch of the h f in which sir Augustus a in was a place where Busi y is at its lowest ebb. The most Welsh and ruinous period in win whole history had just ended we spectacular and Complete col of the Boom of 1880-1882. Was dead wrote later an i Mimer who had passed through period and what was worse even Many leading citizens de to have the rooted idea that Pes was dead to stay. Few in heart even to look around i or the Hope such a scrutiny sch have jj6 who had the heart was sir Wuis Wanton. Others were the of men who had commenced railway building in the new w once. The Manitoba and North railway pushed Northwest Portage la Prairie in 1s85, a the going hard however and 1s94 it came into the re hands sir Augustus then rang Man in his Early thirties me receiver appointed a Posi Nelch he retained until 1900. Years successful receiver using which the Road Prosper w e English bondholders in were safeguarded in a very Ory manner terminated with of the assets the line to Pacific which has daughter mrs. Lome Cameron Vancouver. He married a Sec Ond time in 1s94, miss Ethel c Clark of Winnipeg. Of that Union were two daughters and three Marguerite Edward Paul and Augustus. At the time of his latest Honor that of the Elevation to the presi Dancy of the Dominion Bank a writer summing up the Salien cies of sir Augustus Nanton said in his Early Days sir Augustus was a noted oarsman and a phrase borrowed from the terminology of rowing admirably sums up his character. In whatever finds himself he always boat pulls weight. In innumerable channels at activity he has always Given his Best has always been a Leader. Sir Augustus Nanton s Progress Over forty years from relatively Small beginnings to the position of first citizen if Winnipeg has Beon marked by a steady enlargement of his sense of Public obligation and his philanthropic and civic activities. Tha Winnipeg of 1ss4 to lie Camo was a Muddy Frontier town or some 1s.ooo population. At the time lie came it was moreover in the grip of a profound depression. In the whole Prairie West there was a population not. Much in excess of none of the Western cities were in being. The transformation into the scene of today has taken place during the period of sir Augustus Nanton s residence in this City. In his final in Winnipeg he left with his hearers the prediction spoken out of real knowledge and experience that the next forty years would see a change comparable in magnitude to that which to had himself Many tributes to Worth of estimable citizen plan he made it his duty to carry it out energetically and sincerely. Sympathy of staff r. K. Beairsto manager of the Winnipeg Branch of the Dominion Bank i am deeply shocked to learn of the death of sir Augustus Nanton As Are All officials of the Bank with which he was associated As a director since 1907. Canada can ill afford to lose men of his outstanding character and ability arid his passing will leave a Gap impossible to nil not Only in Winnipeg and Western Canada but in the Dominion As Well less than a year ago sir Augustus Nanton was appointed president of the. Dominion Bank and it is Only Short time since he moved with his family to Toronto to undertake additional duties. His loss to his the Hank is indeed a great one and every official of the institution has lost not. Only a keen adviser but a personal Friend As Well. The sincere sympathy of the entire staff of the Bank out to lady Nanton Western. Canada that was very deep rooted. His principal personal characteristics were his loyalty to his friends and associates the infinite trouble he would take for others and his exceptionally sound judgment in Finan Cial and commercial in the West loses a very Good Friend one who would have been in the East a very sym pathetic and understanding advocate of the interests Canada., personally i feel that Canada has lost one of its most outstanding men the company a very Wise counsellor and his friends one whom they held in deep affection and travers sense of loss Sweatman k.c., former sir Augustus m. Nanton. Winnipeg men paid High tribute to sir Augustus before departure to East at the Farewell banquet tendered to sir Augustus Nan ton in the Royal Alexandra hotel on the night of dec. 16, 1024, under Board of Trade auspices no finer tribute was Ever paid to a successful and patriotic citizen than was in evidence there that night. The largest banqueting Hall in the building was crowded with a most representative class typical of the commercial professional Finan Cial and religious life of Winnipeg. Many sincere and glowing expressions were Given by the speakers of the evening and among the number were the following travers Sweatman 2c.c., president of the Board of Trade stated that at the time sir Augustus Nanton came to Winnipeg in 1ss3, it took a Man of Striction and operation of our steam and electric railways and electric plants in the manufacture and Sale of building material machinery and implements in the establishment and work of our Banks trusts loan insurance and other financial corporations. Confidence in you led the in vesting Public of older Canada eng land and Scotland to provide capital so necessary for this new country. Apart from business. Our benevolent charitable educational and religious institutions have had in you a True and generous Friend. Sport and athletics have also shared your interest and Horser Nan j ship. Golf yachting and rowing owe much to you. Of recent years your activities vision courage and optimism to is have extended throughout the whole Stablish a Home in it. Sir Augustus of Canada and that wider Field has had Sterling qualities of mind and heart however and it was the jives of such men that had made history in Western Canada. Sir James Aikins said Winnipeg honoured itself in honouring a Man of now taken you from Winnipeg. Your services during the great War were Many and important. Loyal to your King devoted to the British Empire and vigorous in strengthening the ties that make the Type of sir Augustus Nanton i Canada part of. That Empire the who showed Winnipeg the Way it ought to. Travel industrially financially and otherwise. He spoke of the Many sided character of the guest of the evening and said that he had been generous to every Good cause and had displayed the spirit of a True British Cana Dian. Premier John Bracken spoke of the Many business interests with which sir Augustus Tanton had been identified and said the people of Western could learn a lesson operated it an an important recognized authority. Wiring 1900 particularly his Busi interests in Western Canada remarkably and he became authority in financial Hile he was never pre j.j.-0 upon to enter Public life he offices and positions in 190s he became president 8 Board of Trade and president of the Winnipeg he. Was one of the ers of the Manitoba patriotic i i he departing guest. Archbishop Matheson spoke. Of the generosity which. Sir Augustus displayed to the Church and de scrub d him As a Many sided Man who had Lone much for the social religious Ihl anthropic As Well As business life f Winnipeg. I have found sir Augustus Nan on to be a Manly Man a. Good Citi zen a Loyal subject of his majesty a Friend and a right Good Fel was the tribute paid by sir Hugh John Macdonald who recall eco that sir Augustus had done in connection with the War and the treat nent of returned soldiers. Reminiscences of oarsman ship. George f. entertained thei company with reminiscences of the oarsman ship Days of sir Augustus and t. R. Deacon spoke in a Precia Ion of his dualities. Hugh Sutherland spoke of the guest of the evening As a citizen of integrity and High ideals a great Man in every sense of the word. A. Letter was read from e. Beatty president of the Canadian railway bearing eloquent to the business ability of sir Augustus Nanton. G. A Leui read the illuminated address As Fol own coming to the West As a Young Man in 1ss3, you have Given to Western Canada the Best part of your life. Not Only have you Cen growth of Winnipeg from a Small and scattered Hamlet to a Large and modern Metropolis and of Western Canada from an unpopulated and unproductive territory to several pro Vinces with Many towns and cities and with a Well developed agricultural manufacturing and Commer Cial life but you have had a. Large share in such growth. You have been Active in Tho Sale settlement irrigation and improvement of our lands in the laying out and Selling of our town Sites. 4n the marketing Honor conferred by your icing upon you in 1917, when you were created a Knight Bachelor was worthily be stowed. We congratulate you heartily upon what you have accomplished and we thank you warmly for what you have done for , our pro Vince our country and our the spirit of Faith and determination which made the people get Over the depression that followed the bursting of the was spoken of by sir Augustus who stated that from Tho Industry Faith and vision of i the Cut Lens the present Day had i. But 1.-j _ and milling of our Grain in the. Development of our livestock Industry in the opening up of our mines. In the utilization of our forests in the con every reason to be even More opt Listie As they had seen the up aral de Success of the Western country in the past 40 years. He expressed his belief that the tide in the for runes of Tho Eity and the West which iad not been flowing too strongly n the right direction for some years had turned and quoted Premier Baldwin of great Britain in the matter of improving Empire Trade relations and Bank presidents and other prominent financial men on the Bright Outlook for Canada. Sir Augustus stated that he had been in european countries and in the Ori ent of late and could say that As far As he could judge there was no place in Tho world that had suffered less than Canada had on account of the War with the exception pos Sibly of Tho United states. Winnipeg had developed to such an extent that it was now a metro Polis. If this change could take place in a lifetime what would Winnipeg be in another 40 years sir Augustus had a feeling that Winni Peg might easily become the Chicago of the West with the one he added that we forget All Petty differences and work together and try to make this place a manufacturing the children of the Day would be the men and women of the future said sir Augustus who went on to Sav the greatest peril that con fronts Canada and this City especially perhaps is a certain kind of teaching that we know is going on Welcome the Good foreigners thai May come to this country who have the Christian religion and who in tend to follow our Laws. Those who Home Here however who have not got that intention. I believe should be asked at once to go Back whence Thev i have lived in Winnipeg for about 40 said sir Augustus in Clos in my wife came Here As a child. Alther children have been born Here. Although i am leaving Winnipeg we will always feel that our. Best love our real Home is Many of sir Augustus Nanton s closest and most esteemed friends Are out of Winnipeg and the Kree i Resa was Urf Ablo to secure As Many tributes to the life and work of the Western financier from some of those who knew him Best. W. R. Allan president of Tho Union Bank Lias gone to Toronto where he expects to attend the funeral services in that City having left this morning w. H. Carter former president of the Board of Trade and chairman of Tho Industrial committee of Tho Board who was in touch with Kir aug i itus a great Deal the past year is also out of town. Frank Patti. Manager of the Dominion Bank and George w. Allan solicitor two of his most intimate friends Are on the Pacific coast. Col. H. F. Osier part Ner in Tho firm of Osier. Hammond Nanton. Has left for Toronto. Sir James Aikins. Sir jame.5 Aikins lieutenant gov Tenor. Said the passing of sir Augustus Nan ton gives me profound sorrow. I was associated with him As a Friend and Lellow citizen for Over 40 years and always agreeably. I knew his merits As a Man and they were Many. His integrity his Industry his ability and Public spirit were of in estimable value in the development at this City and country and were an inspiration and strength to the peo ple. Well May to mourn the loss of a Christian gentleman and deeply sympathize with those most close to him who Are a. W. Climont vice president of Winnipeg electric company and Manitoba Power co., limited said it is with the deepest personal re Gret that i hear of the death of sir Augustus Nanton. What he Lias been to this great Section of the country is too Well known to every one particularly to the hosts of men who were associated with him., in his Many interests for me to make an expression touching upon that part of his lilo but i have been sufficiently associated with sir Augustus during the past seven years in mat ters pertaining to these companies of which he was president to know the value of Hig always ready assistance which has been demonstrated by the satisfactory condition of the affairs of these corporations during the time of his presidency. His leaving Winnipeg to take up residence in the East was a great loss to Winnipeg but his death which has removed him. From assist ing with his Able affairs of the West is a greater loss still. To have been personally associated with sir Augustus during re cent years was a very great privilege which i shall never first citizen of West w. F Alloway banker said it is with the very deepest sorrow that i have just Learned of tha death of sir Augustus Nanton. I have always regarded him As being one of the first citizens of Western Canada he having been Able to contribute through his Zeal for work a great Deal More than the efforts of the Many. As Long As i have known him and that is from his first Days in Winnipeg he has always had his shoulder to the. Wheel doing More than most people to Advance Winnipeg and the West. He was one of our sturdy pioneers who has earned a great Reward and Whoso memory As Well As what he stood for will never never be or. C. N. that in the earlier Days he was More closely associated with sir Augustus Nan ton than in Tho later years of his life in Winnipeg. Sir Augustus was president of the Board of Trade in 1898 when or. Bell was Secretary the organization and he had Al ways found him heart and soul for the interests of this Western coun try. Sir Augustus never lost an Opportunity of finding out what could Best serve the people who were settling Here and when to had realized the feasibility such a and the family in the irreparable loss they have City Hall tribute. Word that sir Augustus Nanton had succumbed this morning brought grief to City staffs and Council Mem Bers his death was deeply regretted and his life and service to the Community lauded on All sides. Mayor r. H. Webb speaking on behalf of the citizens generally extended to lady Nanton and family sincere sympathy for their Bereave ment. Particularly As the Metropolis of the West will feel a great personal loss in the death of sir he said. "1 believe it is in order to say that the West and indeed the whole Dominion mourns today the death of a most distinguished h. C. Thompson City treasurer paid High tribute to sir Augustus As a financier and Public Man. I have always considered sir Augustus one of the Best financial men in or. Thompson said. His business interests Scro wide spread covering land insurance and Bonds and his judgment on All Busi Ness matters was particularly Soufl. Winnipeg lost a splendid citizen when sir Augustus moved to to Ronto and Tho country has sustained a distinct loss in his Aid. D. Mclean acting mayor regretted the going of sir Augustus both from the viewpoint of the pub Lic and business world and because of his Worth As a private citizen. The West has suffered the loss of a great Friend and is poorer in Many ways for his Aid. Mclean said. Beatty s tribute e. W. Beatty icc., president of the Canadian pair pc railway sent this message of tribute it is difficult to express in any adequate language the sense of which the directors of this company feel at live death of sir Augustus Nanton. For Many years he has occupied a very Peculiar position both within and without the Canadian Pacific and his association with the directors and officers was Ane of sincere Friendship on both sides. He was a Man who earned the deep respect of All those with whom he came in con tact and he had a Confidence in president of the Winnipeg Board of Trade said i have heard of the passing of sir with deep personal re Gret and n sense of National loss. He has bean a prominent figure in Canadian business and social life for so Long that it hard to realize his place in empty. Augustus because of his qualities As n. Man had become such Art integral part of this Community that the wrench his going will to Felt in every Section of the City. Life. It was with great to said to him so recently what we thought was a temporary Good Bye. It is a Shock to realize it was a last fare regret of Premier Premier John Bracken expressed his regret it the death sir augus Tus in these words in the death of sir Augustus Nanton Western Canada has lost one of its Best friends and most Success Ful business men. He lived and worked in during the de Cades which witnessed an unprecedented growth and development in this country. An " outstanding figure during All those years in the world business and and his Abil Ity and character Scro assets of great Valuo not Only to his associates in Many enterprises but to the Prairie West As a whole. Throughout his thought and action were dominated by a staunch Faith in the future of this country and its immense possibilities. In his passing the West has lost not Only one of us most outstanding business men but one who As a Clit 7en enjoyed the Confidence and. Esteem of the whole population. In their hour of bereavement the family will have the sympathy of everyone with whom sir Augustus had in any Way been sir Hugh John Macdonald expressed deep regret on hearing of the death of sir Augustus Nanton. I have known him for 50 he said. He was a first rate citizen an excellent fellow and thoroughly reliable. I am very sorry indeed he has Edward Fitzgerald Deputy chair Man of the Canadian committee the Hudson s Bay said the death of sir Augustus Nan ton leaves vacant a place hard to fill. He was a firm believer in the future of Canada and especially of the West for Over he applied his conspicuous abilities to pro Mote the development of enterprises in the West and their Success is largely duo to his courage and hard work. Sir Augustus held always to the highest principles of air and honorable dealings in every phase of his daily life. As a business associate and Friend feel a deep personal loss in his passing. In this i am Only of a great Many who had the privilege of knowing him and acquiring re Spect and admiration for his Sterling qualities. He will be greatly missed and i am profoundly sorry to learn of his always courteous. Sir Augustus Nanton was always kindly and courteous to newspaper men and always found time to receive them when they called to Dis cuss business of interest to the press. An old time news writer formerly with the free press and still in Winnipeg said today that in 1s32 he was assigned to go from Ketrina to Prince Albert and had to travel along the Snake like railway that at that time connected the two cities. Tho news paper Man had neglected to take blankets and food thinking that such were provided by the railway com Pany. When sir Augustus then or. Nanton. Heard of the writer s plight he shared his blankets and food with him and owing to this thoughtful Ness. The journalist was Able to reach his destination fit for work. R. T. Riley ii. T. Riley said the death of sir Augustus Nanton is a sad blow to his family and also Tho City of Winnipeg. I have known him Ever since he came to this City in 1882 and opened an Agency by sheer hard work and acuity he succeeded in establishing As the largest financial in Winnipeg or the West and for mans years past he has been regarded As the Foremost authority on such matters West of the Groat lakes. To has Nevei sought or accepted municipal 01 political office or honors but has Al ways been ready to invest his time and his Money in anything that was for the Good of the City or country in which he lived. He was the first contributor and the most energetic worker of the establishment of the patriotic fund and later to set aside All his other interests and activities to organize and carry to a successful Issue the Sale of War Bonds and i know of nothing of Public interest which he was not always ready to support in a whole hearted manner. For Tho past two years his friends have recognized that his physical condition was failing hut up to the time he left Winnipeg he insisted on carrying the full Load of his responsibilities and worked As intensively As he had Evor done. As a business Man he was deservedly most highly respected by his associates and competitors in business for he always upheld the very Best and finest traditions of commercial and will always be remembered As a staunch Friend and Loyal col d. C. Coleman s tribute d. Re. Coleman vice president can Adian Paciuc railway wires from Victoria August Meredith Nanton must always occupy a prominent place in the Story of the opening up West Ern Canada during the years when the Prairie provinces were passing cram a Pioneer phase to the present vision stage of development. He was the unquestioned Leader in Commerce and a nonce. He thus helped to form the business standards on which tie West is established and it is a Spoleti Iid thing for the present and Ilio future of these provinces i hat the Yosu Ion have Ben held by a Man of vision tolerance and unblemished Honor. He regarded Cutry office and connection lie held in business As a solemn Trust and gave of himself so a grudgingly and Oil tired so Many burdens that in the end to impaired a naturally Rug ged Constitution. To Man who worked with him can Ever forget his Power of concentration his phenomenal memory hid clarity of vision and his comprehensive grasp of ail branches of Industry and finance. And his sound judgment his capacity for work and his breadth or information won accompanied by patience and by a simple and sincere Courtesy Winch transformed every client and every associate into a devoted Friend. He and lady Nanton Scro intensely interested in charitable and patriotic work and in particular Many of the dependents of our soldiers and sailors have to bless them for their a ostentatious generosity. His friends believe that the memory one so faithful to duty and so Hety Ful to others will not quickly London dry Gin foundation fora perfect. Cock Moab Gooderham Worts Ltd. Toronto Canada est d 93 years fund of which he served As president and was a big Factor in making their Enterprise a Success. He led the Manitoba Victory loan organization whose Success in assembling capital was generally accredited to sir Augustus vigorous shrewd and experienced leadership. Sir Augustus had always kept out of politics until the year 1917. In that year however he threw him Seff into the fight for Union government. He was one of the first advocates of fusion in Ana presided at the opening meeting of the Western Campaign. The election of sir Augustus to the residency of the Dominion Bank in secession to the late sir Edmund b Osier took place on August 12 last at a meeting of the directors held in Toronto. Sir Augustus had been closely associated with the Dominion Bank for some years and prior to his Elevation to the presidency was one of its vice presidents. He had become by that time probably the Best known and most influential financial figure in Western Canada four of the main positions which he held at that time were the presidency of the Winnipeg electric and the Manitoba Power company a notable place on the directorate of the Cana Dian Pacific railway to which he had Betna elected. As a successor to the late sir William Whyte and the chairmanship of the Canadian advisory Board of the Hudson s Bay company of which he was a director. Only to name a. Few of the prominent concerns with which sir Augustus Nanton was connected during Energy business life of variety and scope immense he was of the great West vice president life Assurance company managing director of the Alberta railway and irrigation company director of the Northern Trust company director of the Manitoba Bridge Iron works director flour Mills director of the Sorth of Scotland Canadian mortgage Oom he Ofaf also connected with other institutions and save of his time to Public company Many affairs having been a governor of she Winnipeg general Hospital president of the Board of Trade and id user and Helper of Many other institutions which he considered de serving of Aid. Sir Augustus was twice married first to miss Mary g. Hespeler of Winnipeg by whom he had one Stout men reduce you men who have taken on too much Why did Typ reduce Why go on letting people poke fun at Vou of xxii you like to me afraid to Cio the things you could enjoy if you were slender reduce the pleasant without exercises of discs thousands men do it every year. They use Tannou tablets to restore the health which Only Alcance Conen. Enjoy. No bother no Mustfo floor the simple directions which come in every Box. No one but yourself jul Ever know How you got slender and Young looking again. All drug Mamou timid wrapper postpaid. Mtr Mou co., 1841 ;