HAROLD L. BROWN. 


	Harold L. Brown, well known in Moose Jaw as a member of the Kent
& Brown Company, Limited, was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, on
the 6th of March, 1879, of Scotch-Irish parentage. His father was John
Brown, a son of Robert Brown who came to New Brunswick from Ireland
in the early days and took up a farm, which he cleared and improved and
there made his home until his death. On his mother's side of the family
Harold L. Brown is the grandson of Alex McIntosh, a native of Scotland
and also a pioneer settler of New Brunswick.  His daughter Elizabeth
was born in New Brunswick, where she grew to womanhood and married
John Brown, also a native of the province. Thirteen children were born
to them, nine of whom are living.  Originally Presbyterians in their
religious faith, the parents later gave their support to the Methodist
church and Mr. Brown was at one time superintendent of the Sunday
school in his church. He was a farmer by occupation, a Liberal in poli-
tics and served as county councillor.
	Harold L. Brown, the oldest member of this family, was given a good
general education in the schools of Bathurst, where he completed the high
school course. After leaving school he settled on his father's farm, help-
ing with the farm work during the long planting, growing and harvest-
ing seasons, then going into the woods to work in the lumbering camps
in midwinter. He spent two winters lumbering, following which he en-
tered a business college at Belleville, New Brunswick, to fit himself for
commercial work.
	Twenty-two years ago Mr. Brown came to western Canada, settling
in Regina, where he found employment with the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way in its construction department, with which he was connected for two
years, working on the right of way between Regina and Prince Albert.
The young man located in Moose Jaw in 1904 and here formed a partner-
ship with A. J. Kent for the purpose of embarking in the grocery busi-
ness. Between them the two aspiring merchants had a capital of fifteen
hundred dollars, which served to pay the initial deposit on a store build-
ing and a stock of goods. The rest was paid on time. Under the firm
name of Kent & Brown they opened a grocery store on Main street and
in the first two years of its operation met with such success that they
were able to add a clothing department in 1906. As a result of this ad-
dition to their stock of goods the two men enjoyed a larger patronage
than before, winning many new customers through the drawing power of
the new department. In a couple of years it became necessary to incor-
porate the firm in order to handle the rapidly expanding business prop-
erly, thus the Kent & Brown Company, Limited, was formed.  About
six years ago a meat department was added to the grocery part of the
establishment. In the course of their twenty years of merchandising Mr.
Brown and Mr. Kent have built up a large trade in Moose Jaw and the
surrounding trade territory which attests the wisdom of their store policy
that of selling reliable goods at a fair profit. The prestige that they
enjoy in commercial circles is based upon achievement and the general
recognition of the fact that they have ever been dependable in all trade
relations.
	Mr. Brown and Miss Adelaide Glennie were married in 1912 and are
the parents of two children, a son and a daughter: James, aged nine;
and Doris, a little girl of seven summers. Mrs. Brown was born in On-
tario but was educated in Manitoba, whither she was brought by her
parents when she was a child of three.  The Browns are members of
the Presbyterian church.  Mr. Brown has taken much interest in his
garden in the past and devoted quite a little of his time and attention to
caring for it personally. He votes with the Conservative party but is
not active in political affairs, as he finds that the responsibilities and
cares of his large business leave him little opportunity to participate in
public life.



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