{"product_id":"eye-on-the-future-business-people-in-calgary-and-the-bow-valley-1870-1900-9781552380789","title":"Eye on the Future: Business People in Calgary and the Bow Valley, 1870-1900","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalgary and the Bow Valley's business climates were lively, competitive, and capitalistic in the late 1800s. \u003cem\u003eEye on the Future \u003c\/em\u003esheds light on the challenges of building and maintaining business in this area during this time of vast growth. It provides insight into how entrepreneurs, retailers, manufacturers, bankers, farmers, and ranchers pioneered a booming business world. In this dynamic and readable study, Klassen considers the obstacles that faced business and civic leaders: how to promote the economic growth of the city; how to create demand for goods and services; how to finance transportation improvements such as streets, bridges, roads, and railways; and how to assimilate substantial social and political change. \u003cp\u003eWeaving a strong cast of determined Albertans together with a study of the climate that supported growth and change, Klassen discusses the successes and failures of businesses in this region. Ultimately, it is about how a few people, Isaac G. Baker, Agnes K. Bedingfeld, and James A. Lougheed, helped to create the conditions in which Calgary emerged as a city and the Bow Valley an important agricultural centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEye on the Future is a Who's Who of Calgary's (and the nearby rural hinterland's) pioneer business class . . . With his superb command of the region's history and archival sources, Klassen has produced a picture rich in intricate detail and nuance. No doubt, Eye on the Future will remain the classic reference on the first three decades of Calgary's business history  A.A. Den Otter, The Canadian Historical Review\u003cbr\u003eThe great strengths of Klassen's approach are its inclusive view, the detailed face he is able to put on business, and his ability to see the opportunities and challenges of businesses from within the enterprise. Klassen is particularly effective in bringing previously overlooked businesspeople, like women, into his field of vision.  H.V. Nelles, Business History Review\u003cbr\u003eKlassen is a superb miniaturist. He deftly sketches the origins, the strengths and the foibles of scores of entrepreneurs who established the foundations of business activity in the Bow Valley during the last decades of the nineteenth century. Each cameo portrait glows with authenticity because it is based on meticulous archival research.  Simon M. Evans, Western Historical Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Meeting Place\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blackfoot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coming of Montana Traders \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHamilton and Healy's Trading Post \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalgary's Changing Business System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI.G. Baker and Co: American Enterprises in the Wagon-Row Era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI.G. Baker and Co, and its Network of Stores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsaac Gilbert Baker and the Foundation of a Trading Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpansion in Montana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrading in the Canadian Prairie Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablishing a General Store in Calgary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurvival and Expansion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResponding to the Needs of the Mounted People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAchieving Growth through Ties to Native People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanging Natural Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProsperity in the Mid- and Late 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI.G. Baker and Co's Relationship with its Main Competitor, Power and Bro. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOngoing Commitment to Banking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpanding Merchandise Sales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Management at the Calgary Store\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSources of Beef\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI.G. Baker and Co and Capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHudson's Bay Company: British Empire in the Wagon-Road Era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetwork of Trading Posts and Stores in Alberta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Bunn and the Establishment of a Store in Calgary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConflict between Richard Hardisty and Robert Hamilton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames A. Grahme and Calgary Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngus Fraser: New Manager\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles J. Brydges and New Business Opportunities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Uncertain Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles J. Brydges' Visit to Calgary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRails and Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImpact of the Canadian Pacific Railway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercoming Barriers to Inland Transportation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Hardisty Responds to the Canadian Public\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI.G. Baker and Co and the Canadian Pacific\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanadian Pacific and the Calgary Townsite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness in Calgary After the Arrival of the Canadian Pacific\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoping with the Depression in the Mid-1880s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness Opportunities during the Saskatchewan Rebellion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeacetime Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Emergence of the Town of Calgary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Advantages of Calgary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Murdoch: Harness and Saddle Maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsaac S. Freeze: A General Merchant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecialization in Commerce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRankin and Allen: Dry Goods Merchants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Movement for Incorperation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalgary's Early Government\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHamlets, Villages, and Settlers in the Bow Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreating Banking Services\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformal Private Credit Networks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate Banks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLafferty and Smith \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaJeune, Smith and Co\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLafferty and Moore: Women in the Banking Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChartered Banks \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImperial Bank of Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank of Montreal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResponding to the Calgary Government's Financial Needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinancial Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding the Ranching Community\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanadian Pacific Stockyards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLand and the Rise of Big Ranch Companies in the Bow Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Roots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSever Winter of 1886-1887\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLivestock Raising and the Natural Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRanching in the Bow Valley: The Conrads, I.G. Baker, and the Harris Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCochrane Ranche Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall Ranchers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOsborne E. Brown: Elbow River Rancher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArthur G. Wolly-Dod: Pine Creek Rancher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Quirk and his Meidum-Sized Ranch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImproving the Canadian Pacific Stockyards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintatining the Family Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banister Family Farm at Davisburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarm Protest Movement in the Bow Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmergence of the Calgary Market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShattered and Fulfilled Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Findlay: Homesteader at High River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Andrews Family Farm at Davisburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames F. McKevitt: Midnapore Farmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarming at Davisburg: The David Suitor Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformal Economic Networks \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgricultural Societies and Fairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoluntary Associations in the Bow Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarmers and the Natural Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinancial Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenneth Cameron: Okotoks Farmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics and Progress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Town to City\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Promising Place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalgary: Southern Alberta's Railway Hub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking Funds Available to Settlers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Great Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostfire Calgary's Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanadian Pacific Station\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness and Hotels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandstone City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurning Business Ideas into Business Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Alexander and the Alexander Block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Roper Hull: Meat Packer and Rancher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter A. Prince and the Eau Claire and Bow River Lumber Co. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHutchings and Riley: Harness and Saddle Makers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnvironmental Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlexander Lucas and Alberta's First City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWesley F. Orr and a Young and Ambitious City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepartment Stores and Mass Distribution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecovering from the Great Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMass Distribution in Fort Benton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalgary's First Department Store: I.G. Baker and Co\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCredit and Cash Sales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWholesale Division\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetail Division\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompetition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSale of I.G. Baker and Co's Stores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New Era in Department Store Business: Hudson's Bay Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrand Opening \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Sandstone Department Store \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRewarding James Thompson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdmond Taylor: New Manager\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpansion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWomen in Business\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender and Workforce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntrepreneurship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanet Dewar and Dressmaking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary MacLeod: Dressmaker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMargaret Leishman: Milliner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnie A Milder and the Millenary Trade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrances Marie Carr: Boardinghousekeeper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgnes Carroll and the Holy Cross Hospital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnie and Jean Mollison and Braemar Lodge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinancing the Canadian Dream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Canadian Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames A. Lougheed: Lawyer, Real Estate Entrepreneur, and Senator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristina Kinnisten: Calgary Confectioner \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuey Dofoo and the Restaurant Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamuel and Helen Shaw: Midnapore Entrepreneurs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandy Watson: Pine Creek Farmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeopham Garder: Ranching in the Bragg Creek Area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames C. Linton and Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames S. Mackie: Gunsmith and Bookseller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eService Businesses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion: Themes of an Era 1870-1900\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Technologies in Transportation and Communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Goods for Consumers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness by Economic Sector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188657414487,"sku":"9781552380789","price":26.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/eye-on-the-future-business-people-in-calgary-and-the-bow-valley-1870-1900-9781552380789","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}