It is the man who labors to upbuild humanity, aid his fellowmen and given his talents to the accomplishment of those things looking to betterment of society, who in now coming into his own and who is writing upon the sands of time indelible characters the message that will endure when the sword is bent into the plowshare.

Of the constructive elements and Influence that go to make up a world's civilization none is more worthy of praise than that which is directed to the uplifting of every phase of social and business life to a plane wherein example to given to future generations and an incentive for emulation offered. Be it business, statesmanship. or what not, the man who sets a good example and by his works raises others to a higher plane of confidence has done a religious as well as a common duty .

The present business was established in 1902, after Mr. McIntosh had given valuable service to the Hudson's Bay co's Land department, during which he acquired a knowledge of conditions and values in city property that has been invaluable in directing investments.

Injecting his strong personality into his every effort. and hewing along fixed lines of conservative advancement the realty, insurance and brokerage business has thriven until it is now one of the biggest and most substantial houses of the city, enjoying a confidence excelled by no such Institution of its kind in Canada.

Traveling hand in hand with his business efforts Mr. McIntosh lies brought to bear his religious beliefs in the higher ethics of life, and can always find time to turn aside and help the cause of religion and its infuence upon the home and business life. To him dollars must he subservient to the better things of life, and this stands out uppermost in his daily dealings with his fellowmen.

With his success in his chosen callIng has come a desire to contribute both in wealth and influence to the city of his adoption, and his name to identified with some of the best business flotations and industries of Alberta.

He has constructed a handsome residence on Villa avenue, and reinvested in those things that promise profit both to himself and in the advantages they will give Edmonton in its march upward and onward.

Mr. McIntosh believes in Alberta and in ready to invest his own money in its lands, not for speculative purposes, but for future revenue. He owns eleven hundred fertile acres at Big Lake. where he is developing stock-raising and mixed farming, offering instructive data to settlers and encouragement to emulate his successes.

Mr. McIntosh has for a long time been identified with the Conservative party, and now occupies the honored position of president of the Federal district Conservative association representing twelve seats in this federal district. He is a member of the board of trade and the Edmonton club and is identified with religious work in Robertson Presbyterian church, where he is trustee and manager.

If there is virtue in the statement that "by thy works thou shalt be known," Mr. McIntosh is the embodiment of all that was meant to be conveyed when the time-honored proverb was given utterance.

It is such institutions as these that give Edmonton's business life a dignity surpassed by no city in the Dominion of Canada and heralds to the world that her foundation was laid by men who's mission in life was the accomplisment of great things not only from a monetary standpoint but in her civic institutions.