Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-04
Has Been Connected With
Bond Business In This City
For Past Five Years-New
Affiliation Will Mean Per-
manent Establishment Here

Through an announcement made
wednesday in this city 1t. became
known that d. B. Dewar, who for the
past five years has been actively iden-
titled with the investment bond BUSH
ness In this territory, had been Sc
lected as the manager for Maine of
the ]. Mccormick Ross & Co, Inc,
investment bankers, with head offices
In the Park Square building, Boston.
Mr.. Dewar has been taken into
membership in the J. Mccormick Ross
II Co, and as manager for Maine will
maintain his headquarters in this city
in new offices which he has recently
occupied at PSF Water street. and
will have supervision of the branch
office at Portland, with the prospect of
another branch being opened in the
near future at Bangor.
The investment banking house
which Mr. Dewar now represents han
dies Imperial Royalties. the operating
offices of which are at Tulsa, Okla.
Mr.. Dewar in speaking of his new
connection Wednesday. declared:
Il have been investigating this Of
fering for the past eight months. and
am satisfied with its merit and be-
lieye that by my acceptance of the
managership for Maine, ] have es-
tablished q connection that will be
permanent and enable me to establish
my home and family in Augusta.
Mr.. Dewar inaugurated the business
of Whitney, Cox & Co. in this city
about five years ago. Recently the
sales force of that compan. became
the sales department of the City Cen
trail Corporation, and Mr.. Dewar was
appointed general sales manager. He
expected to remove to Boston to bet
ter direct his New England wide or
ganization, but his new connection
Will enable him to continue to reside
in Augusta, where he and the several
members of his family have won many
friends and established social connec-
lions, which they would regret the
necessity of severing.
The newly appointed Maine repre-
sentative of the J.. Mccormick Ross
& Co. is member of the Masonic
lodges, of the Augusta Country Club,
and the Augusta Rotary Club. The
children of the family have been at
tending the Augusta public schools.
and a son, Donald, is now a student
at Hebron Academy.
Mr.. Dewar has had an unusual busi-
ness experience covering over 20
years, about 10 Of which were passed
in South America. He was born near
st. Stephens. n. B., moving to Calais
with his family as boy and later
went to Massachusetts. He enlisted
In the regular army when 10 years
of age and served in the campaigns
in the Philippines and China.
D. b. Dewar's brother. H. E. Dewar,
will be associated with him in the
new organization, as will several of
the sales staff who were assembled
and directed by Mr.. Dewar as sales
manager for the City Central Cor
poration. Many friends who learned
of Mr.. Dewar's new utilization on
Wednesday, called in at the splendid
ly appointed offices in the Allen block
to felicitate him, and express their
sincere pleasure that he Will be per-
manently located in this city. j. Nc
Cormick Ross, head of the investment
banking house, was in Augusta,
Wednesday, to conclude final arrange
ments for the Maine representative.