Like so many of our early businessmen, Mr. Garland
tried his hand at several things, and in several places.
Born in Carleton County, Ontario on 4 June 1859, son of John Garland
and Mary Ann Wright, he came to Manitoba in March 1880 and arrived by
steamboat at Portage la Prairie.
He remained there for three years, then moved to Grenfell, NWT [now
Saskatchewan] where he stayed for four years, returning to Portage la
Prairie in the fall of 1887. He worked there in partnership with his
brother William Garland. In 1888, he opened a men’s clothing store in
Carberry. He sold the store in 1896 and invested in 960 acres of ranch
land. In 1899 he sold the ranch and returned to Carberry to purchase
the business of Haslam’s Clothing & Furnishings. Two years later he
sold out and became manager of the Sandford Manufacturing Company. In
1911 he opened a general store in partnership with his son-in-law
Benjamin W. Caldwell. In 1914 he was appointed postmaster at Carberry.
On 4 July 1883 he married Emily Mimack. He was an active member of the
Anglican Church and the AF & AM (Carberry Lodge).
In 1894 he was on Town Council and he also served on the North Cypress
Council.
He died at Carberry on 19 July 1922 and was buried in the Carberry
Cemetery.
This once stylish house was home of Mr. and Mrs. Wright Garland
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