STEWART COULTER BURTON.
 



	The pioneer wholesale grocery house in Saskatchewan is Cameron &
Heap, Limited. With the extension of the business from Manitoba into
this province some years ago, Stewart Coulter Burton came along as
manager for Saskatchewan, with headquarters in Regina. He has not
only been a dominant factor in the continued success of the business but
has assisted in the development and improvement of this city. In 1922
he was elected mayor of Regina and his administration is meeting with
the approval of his constituency. He was born at Lindsay, Ontario, in
1877, a son of Alex and Jean (Coulter) Burton.
	In the pursuit of his education Stewart Coulter Burton attended the
schools at Midland and was a student at the Lindsay Collegiate Institute
for some time. In 1892 he entered the employ of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad and was in the freight department at Rat Portage from that
year until 1903, when he became connected with the firm of Cameron &
Heap at Kenora, and with the opening of the branch at Regina in 1907
he was appointed to the position of manager. His office is headquarters
for the different branches throughout this province and in addition to
being provincial manager he is also secretary and treasurer of the com-
pany. During the past few years the trade has increased beyond all ex-
pectations. The business has exclusively a wholesale grocery trade. Mr.
Burton is a director of the Saskatchewan Mortgage Company, vice presi-
dent of the Dominion Wholesale Grocers Association and ex-president of
the Prairie Provinces Wholesale Grocers Association. He was chairman
of the Saskatchewan Wholesale Grocers Guild and president of the Sas-
katchewan branch of the Credit Men's Association.  He has been an
active member of the Regina board of trade for years and has served as
president of the board and chairman of the transportation committee.
	In Winnipeg, in 1909, Mr. Burton was married to Miss Helen Pope, a
daughter of J. C. Pope, former provincial auditor of Saskatchewan. Mr.
Pope was born in Prince Edward Island and came to Regina in 1882.
He was in the service of the government until 1911, when he retired.
To Mr. and Mrs. Burton one child has been born: Alexander Pope. Mrs.
Burton is a woman of culture and refinement and she is prominent in
the club and social activities of Regina.
	Mr. Burton has always maintained an active interest in civic affairs
and he was elected to the board of aldermen in 1919, serving until 1922,
when he was elected to the office of mayor. During his administration
he has inaugurated and brought to completion many movements for the
benefit of the community and he is satisfactorily discharging the many
duties devolving upon him. He was one of the managers of the library
board and for four years a member of the organization, retiring in 1912.
Mr. Burton is identified with the Masons and is readily conceded to be an
exemplary member of the craft. He has attained the Thirty-second degree
of the Scottish Rite and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He is now
commander of the consistory and was potentate of the Shrine in 1922. He
is also affiliated with the United Commercial Travelers and his religious
faith is that of the Anglican church. He is a member of the Assiniboia
Club, the Rotary Club, the Canadian Club and the Wascana Country Club.
During his residence in Kenora he was secretary and treasurer of the
Rowing Club and secretary and treasurer of the Curling Club. Mr. Bur-
ton finds his greatest recreation in golf. He is a man of genial and pleas-
ing personality and his friends are legion. In every undertaking he has
been successful and is entitled to the position of honor accorded him by his
fellow townsmen.





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