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THE BROTHERS DEWAR OF PENTHE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1926.
the varying palates of mankind. In perlence. He early heard the call this Mr. Cameron has been at once of Empire, and was amongst the the pioneer and practitioner...
Brst to leave these shores forty Since the fusion of this company years ago in search of feash pas with the Distillers Co., Ltd., Mr. tures for the expansion of busi, Cameron has sat on the Board of nošs. After three years wander- the latter, and was recently aping in overy civilised country of This year the House of Dewar pointed to the Committee of Direct the world he returned to the celebrates the eightieth annivorora, who are charged with the task homeland full of wise sayings and sary of its inception, and as it is of technical and scientific re-modern maxime, which he put into now admittedly the largest Ex search into the process of distill shape in an excellent book of tra- porting House, in the Trade, it tion. As a field of exploration it vel entitled "A Ramble round the might not be inappropriate to give offers Infinite possibilities, and Globe. But business did not a brief historical sketch of the re- with numerous distilleries now un- wholly absorb his energies, for wo markable rise and progress of this der a single control, it is reason-find him sharing the burden of able to anticipate that greatly im, civic life of the City of London in proved methods of manufacture the office of Sheriff, and later he will ultimately emerge as the re-entered the House of Commons & sult of these highly-skilled inves-member of the Tower Hamlets tigations.
He is a generous, patron of every
prosperous concern..
Mr. P. M. Dewar,
division:
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In the Fair City of Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland, and in the year 1840; the founder of the firm, the original John Dewar hung out his sign as d Merchant and Blender of Old. Stateli
Of different temperament, but form of spart and recreation that Whiskies. "By this time Watt had with gifts no less unique, was his make for the elevation and Im harnessed the power of steam, fellow director, Mr. Peter M. De-provement of his fellowmen. Him Stephenson had applied it com war. From his earliest associd-Belt a great hunter of bir yan mercially to locomotion, and Arktions with the firm ho specialised he is also be contact, a great wright had invented his immortal in the art of foreign travol, and lover of all domesticated animals, spinning jenny. And so this
proved himself to be one of the From blood sheds to pedigree shrewd and far-seeing...Scotsman, greatest commercialambassadors paultry, his fancy ranges over 4 despite the grim warnings of his wife has ad far been thrown up by wide field of flying things,and tato! banker and business friends, de- the Trade. On him fell the man- all these commendable hobbles he elded to sink his modest yet entire tle of Lord Dewar, who had laid imports that thoroughness which capital in the business. Ilis per the foundations of Empire pros has been the salient characteristic severance was rewarded and, in
perity. the end, his name became a house the trail in other lands he foar ness career.
In the course of blizing of his long and successful busi- hold word throughout the Unitimes circled the globe in the
space of fifteen years,
verse.
For his many public services tui State and municipality he was later was elevated to the peorage. created a baronet, and some years
Young Men, of Vision, .. For thirty years he worked he decided, to open responsible and Taking eqdinge in his right hand single-handed in a humble yet pro-highly equipped branch offices in
Amongst the many of his public gressive way, but with the admin the leading Dominious. Some of spirited acts of generosity, the lat sion to partnership of his two his friends were extremely canest and most picturesque was the song-John A. Dewar and Thomas did and prophesied dire failure for purchase some two years ago of R. Dewar about 1880 the outloon such a boldventure. But to the beautiful til of Kipnoull, of the firm assumed a new and day, a quarter of a century after which he presented to his native Brighter complexion.
the event, his judgment has been city of Perth as a public park and. amply vindicated, for the Domi- open space for all time coming. nion branches of the company From the summit of this graceful are the bright particular stars in hill can be obtained a panoramie the constellation of its Imperial view of mountain, river and plain which has, perhaps, no parallel In
and scenery. the whole range of Scottish High-
Opening of The London Office. In 1886 the London office was opened with Mr. Thomas Dewar in charge, while Mr. John A. Dewar tool charge of the head office in Perth, and continued to trade on the sound lines laid down by his respected father, then deceased.
The uphill fight to convince
Englishmen that the brand was "It would furnish sufficicat copy for a volume, but in the end the name "Dewar" became synonymous with Scotch whisky,, Mr. Thomas Dewar's prophecies fulfilled.
were amply
∙Success,
still in harness, and put in a full Happily these two gentlemen are
or at Perth, and the other discharg day's work, one as executive direct-
ing the multifarious and exacting duties which fall to the lot of a
London director.
New Blood.
Of later date further new blood was infused by the entrance into An Exporting Crusade. the directorate of the Hon. John Then he proceeded to realise the Dewar and Mr. Arthur Dewar, son more daring part of his dream, and nephew respectively of the namely, to convert the men over chairman. The former carly sens. He set out in 1890 and spent achieved distinction in municipal three years on his great pioneering honours in Perth City, and ulti mission. He placed the brand, mately was entrusted with the then, unknown in the hands of Lord Provost's Chain of Office, first class firms in all parts of His thus, worthily upholding the hon- Majesty's Dominions beyond the pur previously conferred upon his seas. In those days the words illustrious father. Mr. Arthur "Empire" or "Imperial" were prac. Dewar is following in the .foot- tically unknown, and the hard-bit-prints of his uncle Lord Dewar ten colonials would only handle an and although still a young mahin article which was likely to com- his thirties he has twice circum- mand the respect of consumers. navigated the globe in search of Tom Dewar said to these firms: new business, and has already ac "If this whisky does not sell, send quired a vast amount of knowledge the whole darned lot back at may and experience of the Trade,. expense." 'But it sold, and sold which now claims him as a worthy like hot chestnuts, and thus was pillar. completed one of the most remark able experiments in international commerce of the last century. Had the adventure been a failure it would long since have been buried and forgotten, but sucessing features of his remarkable ful, it has been one of the great career must be pretty widely bonds of Empire which have link- known. Ere yet he had reached his ed the Mother Country to her sona third decade he had attained, to beyond the seas.
magisterial honours in his own fair city of Perth, successfully dis- charging the onerous duties of Town Treasurer und ultimately occupying the chief magistrate's chair as Lord Provost of Scotland's ancient capital.
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Work Aptly Divided. These young men, although of remarkable calibre, were not so presumptuous as to think that they could continue to carry this rapid ly growing burden on their own shoulders. In the Inter eighties of the last century they sought the assistance of other young men of promise to help them in their strenuous fight for world-wide re- putation which was now the goal and ambition of the firm. Their choice, by happy inspiration, fell upon Mr. A, J. Cameron and Mr. P. M. Dewar, who in point of physical and mental equipment were two fine specimens of that astute business man which, in ever Fincreasing number, is being bred
and reared in the rugged glens and wind swept hills of stern Cale danila.
Lord Forteviot.
Of Lord Forteviot, the present chairman of the company, much has already been written in Trade and ather journals, and the lead-
In 1907, in recognition of his. great public services, he was created a baronet, and ten years later he was elevated to the peer-" age, His many public and private benefactions to his native city we can hardly enumerate here. They are writ largely in the annals of the town, and will remain as boons and blessings to his fellow citizens long after their generous donor has passed from the stage of hu man endeavour.
Lotd Dewar.
Perhaps there is no personality in the Trade that has gripped the imagination so strongly as that of Mr. A. J. Cameron,
Lord Dewar, the younger brother Mr. Cameron, coming as he did of Lord Forteviot. Although he' from the breezy uplands of the has so far resisted the blandish- Ross-shire hills with the scent of 'ments of the fair sex and, chosen the heather strong in lils hostrils, to tread the lonely path of single seemed to have a genius for select- blessedness, he has in his time ing and classifying all kinds and been wedded to many ideas, and makos of whisky. By much re- has stood sponsor for some far- search work and patient investiga-reaching reforms in bur methods tion over a period of years, lie at of domestic and international trad- length gave a new orientation to the ing He was the original apostle science of blending, which marked of big business in this country, an epoch in the history of the and made a scientific study of the Scotch whisky trade. The univer-psychology of publicity.. sal acceptance of Seotch whisky as Lord Dewar was one of the very the fost form of ardent spirits first members of the Trade to ad- extant is in no small measure due vocate the putting of whisky in to the amazing progress which has bottles under a proprietary label.. been made in the hitherto The bottling of whisky completely; obscurb and unknown art of revolutionised the business, and mingling the products of vari- to-day the bottled proprietary. ous distilleries for the purpose of brand reigns supreme. obtaining a blend which will maks Into his busy life he has crowd- an instant and universal appeal to ed a vast amount of work and ex-
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