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claim for lhnh.uhdw several people during hnmmmmmmmu trict, innumerable questions, 1»garding the late John Hewitt. To answer these questions properiy I reâ€" print here an article I wrote at the time of Mr. Hewitt‘s death, Thanksgiving Day, October 9th. 1010â€"â€"25 years ago. M Thomas Hewitt, and was born in Grimsby Townâ€" ing through a very critical stage in its career, and ship on October 23, 1842, and spent the early part @)though it was turning out high class presses it of his life in this locality. From his very earliest W2s in a very precarious financial condition. Mr childhood he exhibited a remarkable capacity for Hewitt thus became interested in the plant and business which grew and developed with age and @Ventually decided to buy up the stock, which he did through his life bad handled many big schemes and * & low figure. shown an unusual business acumen. Mr. Hewitt ~< *# * & amassed a large fortune and died a very wealthy As soon as Mr. Hewitt secured control of the & Michle Company he immediately commenced a syâ€" k-*wmhuuum Mr. Hewitt‘s first business venture was when he spent six morths in learning the trade of carpenter; but from this line of business he turned to that of saddlery .nd soon opened a shop of his own in Grimsby Village, in a building where the Hotel Orims*ty now stands, At the age of about twenty years he gave up this line and went to ‘Toronto where he engaged wiith the Tremaine Map Company, and later compiled meys of the different counties of Ontario, himsel$ and had been published by the and engaged in wholesale and retail merchandising and later turned to real estate, From Chicago he went to Pittsburg where he manufactured sad irons and crimping irons and other lines of goods of a like nature. In this business he was assisted by his younger brother Thomas C. In due time, Mr. Hewitt wcmmummmw turned to Chicago, where be again engageG is the real estate business and in the purchase of lands for ds as a io uc _2® 0 OOA s railroad plants. His line of operation was to buy wMfiMNW“.M mmmu;mum:mwfl- ment and keen insight was so good that he «ften mide large amounts °.""""""‘“‘. . # uuu-dmwmmnr.m,m his brother Thomas C., built and operated the Planâ€" tation Hotel, which became‘ the. beadquarters for wd“"‘m”mw at a profit during that Exposition. ‘The famous leader of the Independent Order of Foresters, D. NY _ _2 tazatins sande their headâ€" The late Jobn Hewitt was the third son of leader OZL THC »BOBP""""""% s smily made Oronyteks and his staff and family made their headâ€" wummmmumuw o the Headquarters of the 1.O.F., which, at that time, was one of the most prosperous fraternal orâ€" #-hA-ulu..crfi:"“‘" # Sir Oliver Mownat, at that time Premier of Onâ€" L e _ ccma From ‘Toronto Mr. Hewitt proceeded to Chicago x ge l . _ eA ® Lh “ctl‘ Craft Compiny, everything and doughter®~ tario, was initiated vonyteka into the mysteries mmqumummm Mmmmmmtummufle;l:y‘ many promineut Caniians amongst others b« the late Nicholas Awry M.P.P., for South Weatâ€" Michle Printing Press Compoy and his conduct of this manufacturing ws really the masterâ€" stroke of his life. vaant In 1893 the then proprietor and manager of the Michle Company frequently appealed to Mr. Hewitt for financial assistance, as the company was passâ€" ing through a very critical stage in its career, and although it was turning out high class presses it was in a very precarious financial condition. Mr Hewitt thus became interested in the plant and eventually decided to buy up the stock, which he did at a low figure. the leading fls‘ press of the world, and after hwflunznwlr.m.pfifl and treasurer, for many years, he retired and sold his stock for eleven times what he had paid for \: one block of one hundred thousand dollars WO"t" bringing him the handsome sum one millies OD®° hundred thousand dollars At the time Of 45â€" Hewitt‘s retirement from the managerent of the affairs of the Michle Company, the plas was turnâ€" ing out eightyâ€"five per cent. of the entre fiat bed printing press output of the world. ® # © % mmmmnr.m-muwp ing the affairs of the Michle Company, he had se mwmammnmmu Louis, Pittsburg and Canada, and at the time of his | cln enc t hi mncindrent . Speer enc ctia \Poa d death he still held considerable interest in these Immediately followingthe close of the World‘s I mmmm.wuunw.m upuuunnvunouum.undmdlfl in Idaho, one of them beifig a very rich property but so far from railway facilities that it was impossible mmuu.mumnum.wm a considerable amount had been expended in deâ€" veloping it. * * # # nmm&.mwnwh m”m‘&“m.ommuhâ€"u mmm--muu-â€"-fl!- sem Peanr . l -fl“u‘ ways his acuviues @77 """~"05 adthout 4 ¢ mfluwmfl“wd --.unmu-m‘-""“' mmflhnmdfiouufihh Selario, and is known far and wide by tourists and travellers. *# *# o * Mr. Hewitt syont large sums of rmrr Agurtioarri u”.flm‘h for the euce of those who wished to use the harbor. He has u-am-fluuum and educaâ€" C nnccscmmenreemeemmmm a#* Ltd. 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"** // oeln remarkably quick ac:ln quality, dec.ling almost _ "a jook on matters of business, ‘whether large or look, i m-mnwlwauy. Although he beâ€" W"‘:‘:a‘&y’gfl"m “;::d ,-:dm the tim Mm § * one up to e he beâ€" nb besae frr tb . qy agk a great many lines even after he assumed control of the Michle Comâ€" w“‘:oz';,f"“‘“m'w ummmwmdnlmmtnm Grand replied: "My Mr. Howitt had. bea. »AI0000 PA 3 CC 00 o mun. early youth to Miss .‘suple Rarey of Columbus, Ohio, who died about three years after their m J= ringe; and he was married the second time to Miss McIntosh of Chica; but formerly of Hamilton, wok -Mmm-uodhlmuynmtol‘mynu. CX , and she preder. 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