ARTHUR HILLYARD GARDINER. 


	Arthur Hillyard Gardiner, mayor of Sutherland, is one of the popular
and progressive citizens of this community.  He was born in Durham
county, Hope township, Ontario, in July, 1872, a son of M. N. and Mary
Jane (Gordon) Gardiner, likewise natives of that county.  The father
is eighty years of age and is still farming the home place in Durham
county, on which he was born. He is one of the representative agricul
turists in that section of the county and is held in high confidence and
esteem. Mrs. Gardiner died in March, 1895.
	Arthur Hillyard Gardiner spent his. boyhood days on the home farm
and received his education in the rural schools. He engaged in farming
with his father and then by himself until he was thirty-five years of age.
In 1908 he went to Saskatoon, homesteaded near Alberta boundary and
operated that land one year, at the termination of which time he aban-
doned it. He built the first shack in that township. After leaving the
farm he went to work for the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Sutherland,
starting as fitter's helper and working his way up to locomotive pipe
fitter, which latter position he has filled successfully for six years. Soon
after taking up residence in this community Mr. Gardiner became actively
identified with civic affairs and while a member of the town council was
elected to the office of mayor to fill a vacancy. He proved such an effi-
cient executive that he has been reelected to the office every year since
and during his administration has inaugurated and brought to comple-
tion many movements for the benefit of the community at large. Mr.
Gardiner is a man of sterling personal worth and has the interests of
the people at heart.
	On the 1st of June, 1910, Mr. Gardiner was married to Miss Emeline
Thorn and they are the parents of one child: Florence Adelaide, whose
birth occurred on the 7th of March, 1911.
	Mr. Gardiner votes with the Progressive party and his religious faith
is that of the Methodist church.  Fraternally he is identified with the
Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs, of
which he is past district deputy grand master. Mr. Gardiner has great
faith in Sutherland and her future and has accumulated considerable
valuable property here and in Saskatoon, from which he receives good
rentals.  He is a thorough business man, keen of perception, quick to
seize opportunities and is void of any fear.


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