Hardware merchandising October-December 1910 . Newman has been ailing for overtwo years, and he took two trips to theWest Indies to see if the change and therest would set him again. But althoughhe fought hard the complication ofheart trouble and diabetes, proved toomuch, and he sank away on Wednesdayat noon after being unconscious for sev-eral hours. He was born on July 11,1851, in Toronto. Mr. Newman, whosemother was a Miss Caverhill, entered thefirm of Crathern & Caverhill as a bov banquet, that the ideas, the influence,business training, and in fact any littlesuccess achieved by him
Hardware merchandising October-December 1910 . Newman has been ailing for overtwo years, and he took two trips to theWest Indies to see if the change and therest would set him again. But althoughhe fought hard the complication ofheart trouble and diabetes, proved toomuch, and he sank away on Wednesdayat noon after being unconscious for sev-eral hours. He was born on July 11,1851, in Toronto. Mr. Newman, whosemother was a Miss Caverhill, entered thefirm of Crathern & Caverhill as a bov banquet, that the ideas, the influence,business training, and in fact any littlesuccess achieved by him were due to thepersonal example of Mr. is no doubt that the pupil wasworthy of the master. It was while Mr. Newman was incharge of the cutlery department thatthose changes occurred which lead to theretirement of Mr. Crathern, and theformation of the firm of Caverhill, Lear-mont & Co. Mr. Newman then became amember of the firm, and took a moreprominent hand in the development ofthe house. Although business took up such a. THE LATE THOMAS HENRY NEWMAN. of 14. He went through all the depart-ments, and early showed that businessability which made him so prominent inthe wholesale hardware world. The lateMr. Crathern at the Wholesale HardwareBanquet in Montreal, in 1907, said thatMr. Newman sold more goods in threemonths than he (Mr. Crathern) used todo in twelve. No ordinary salesmancould have obtained such a commenda-tion from a critical authority like On the other hand Mr. New-man wat equally emphatic in his praise•* Mr Cr*thera, for he Mid, at th« wun« large part of his time, Mr. Newman wastwice chairman of the Wholesale Hard-ware Association, and was always keenin promoting its welfare. He was alsoactive in the Board of Trade, being anex-chairman of the TransportationBureau of that organization. He wasalso an energetic church worker. Mr. Newman leaves a widow and threesons, Frank Ross Newman, Henry New-man, Jr., who are with the firm, the form-er
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