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Lf 3 3 A ------ * that Bartlett bad an opportunity to prove himself fond to Ross, ar 'he did. He said, "You Ra back and give Graham what is die. to. him. Run'the business:yourself and get what leather you need here; I shall not ask you for a dollar until you dre able to pay it." Such, friendship in time ofineed gave Rossa start in life, ghd his naturatabulity and willingness to work ind to assume responsibility brought him rapidly: to the front. More than once Bartlett proved - his- ip for Ross in a practical manner: Sih i Jostiua Wright finally Bought Aaron .Ross out, and merged the two businesses into one. Aaron Ross had been in failing health for some: time, and the doctor said he would have to 80 away and rest for a year. « There will be moft to tell of Joshua Wright later on; 'He was a man of . ~The furniture store Was run by Henry Parks, who made the bulk of the furniture he sold. a Two mén were engaged in the watchmaking and jewelry business. William Doll and John Carswell. | Doll finally died and.was succeeded' «by John Diesfeld who later ran a jewelry store in Port Perry until he: died a few years ago. Two sons of William Doll are livs ~L..H. Doll, of Calgary, and W. Doll, of New Vork. ' John Carswell had a son, Edward, who made the name quite famous throughout this. district. He was a noted temperance orator, Mrs. J C. Campbell; of Prince Elbert, is a daughter of. John Carswell. : In the blacksmith business were Emaney & White. They dissolved: partnership about forty-three years ago. White moved to Port Perry, and 'built a' shop' where Switzer's blacksmith shop now stands. It was burnt in the big fire. He also built the house now owned by W. H. McCaw, and occupied by W. A. Linke. Emaney stayed on in Prince Albert for a few years; then, he, too, moved to Port Perry and built the carriage and and blacksmith shop- now owned and occupied by Swan Bros. ° Archibald Campbell, father of Andy Campbell, kept a blacksmith: shop in Prince Albert for a number of years. John Heard was another blacksmith and very popular he was, too. In later years, John Adams, brother of David J. Adams, was 'a money lender at Prince Albert, An ashery was run by Prosper Hurd, who was engaged in many enterprises. He was at one time the partner of Farewell in the mana- facture of shoes, He was also alawyer. 'When oil was struck near London, he went there, and rumor has it that he made money. If he © did, it 15 possible that he lost it again in his operations in the gold fields at Madoc. It is pretty certain that these wanderings did not add much to- his riches. Prosper had a. brother named Abner who shared his travels and they both went to Chicago. : ' 3 While we are discussing lawyers, John Billings must be mentioned. He was a clever man, and did considerable business. "Much of a lawyer's work had to do with the loaning of money, and' the collection of debts, Money used to bring a high rate of interest. As much as ten and twelve per cent, was paid for the use of money. rates were: quite common. During the Crimean war farmers bought considerable land, but after the war was over and prices dropped, many of them found them- sel es in difficulty, They were "land poor," and not a few men who had mortgaged their farms to buy more land lost both the farm and the new. purchase. "All this meant work for the lawyers. ' When men became financially embarassed, they would &O over: to- chigan, where debts were difficult to collect. Chicago was the Golden West then. Winnipeg and Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver were 1 1. Our West was unexplored, and the railways were not built, McConnell kept a tailor shop and ran 'a small grocery in 'was another tailor. He was a.