The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . herford,a native of Western Canada. Mortgagesand other investments are handled on con-servative lines, and much business is trans-acted by the firm in this direction on behalfof clients residing in Great Britain. OAKES-GRAY LAND COMPANY Established in 1912, the Oakes-Gray LandCompanv are successors to the Oakes LandCompany, a firm founded in 1902 byMr. A. H. Oakes. The firm has its head-quarters in Winnipeg, the partners beingMr. E. W. Gray, an American capitalist,of Minneapolis, and Mr. A. H. Oakes,
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . herford,a native of Western Canada. Mortgagesand other investments are handled on con-servative lines, and much business is trans-acted by the firm in this direction on behalfof clients residing in Great Britain. OAKES-GRAY LAND COMPANY Established in 1912, the Oakes-Gray LandCompanv are successors to the Oakes LandCompany, a firm founded in 1902 byMr. A. H. Oakes. The firm has its head-quarters in Winnipeg, the partners beingMr. E. W. Gray, an American capitalist,of Minneapolis, and Mr. A. H. Oakes, ofWinnipeg. The duties of secretary are ful-filled by Mr. Thomas E. Norfolk, while Prugh occupies the post of treasurer. The firm does a very large business inreal estate, and has an enviable reputationin the city in which it has its home. Themore important transactions are in centralcity property and suburban acreage,although the renting and sale of housesforms a substantial part of the rent of houses increased in 1912, butduring the past twelve months has remained. i. Ivierior of Offices. OAKES-GRAY LAND COMPANY, Mk. Oakes is his Private Office. 3. View in Lord Selkirk Place. 97 THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES OF CANADA v. and in the opinion of Mr. Oakesthere is no prospect of an early rise. Ifirm places money in mortgage loans onbehalf of clients, discounts agreementssale, man j is just completing arrangements whereby it will act as agentsfor the Homo Underwi icy, .1 fire insurance company of Now York. Inthe firm manages the UnitedInvestors. Ltd., a company with anauthorized capital of $1,000,000. Half ofthis capita] has been subscribed, and thessue will shortly be business i consists of real loans on mortgage, andthe discounting of agreements for\. :t 100 of the ;.hareholders in this •.uiv are resident in England and Sland. Th< rray Realty Company has a very large clientele in the United States,and - a large business with t
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