May, 1915. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Major Kimmins Killed in Action. 



The announcement of the death, during 

 the recent severe fighting ,in France in which 

 the Canadian troops played such a conspicu- 

 ous part, of Major Albert E. Kimmins, of 

 Winona, Ont., was heard with great regret 

 by the fruit growers of the Niagara District, 



MAJOR ALBEKT E. KIMMINS 



by practically all of whom he was known 

 personally. -A memorial service was held .in 

 the English Church, Winona, on April 27, at 

 which the loss felt by the community was 

 clearly revealed. 



Major Kimmins was manager of the Irult 

 purchasing and selling department of the 

 well-known firm of E. D. Smith & Son, Lim- 

 ited, w.ilh which he had been identified for 

 twenty-one years. During the frequent ab- 

 sences of Senator Smith he acted as general 

 manager. Writing to The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist about Major Kimmins since his 

 death. Senator E. D. Smith speaks concern- 

 ing him as follows: 



"Twenty-one years ago, when Major Kim- 

 mins came with us, he was a bright, smart 

 young man. Wages at that time were low. 

 He got the first year thirty dollars a month. 

 His energy, honesty, and business ability 

 soon enabled him to merit and get from us 

 advances in pay from year to year, until 

 last year his salary reached nearly ten times 

 the figure that he got the first year he was 

 with us. I do not know that I can pay any 

 greater tribute to his business ability than 

 that. 



"He was a man who hated shams, cheats, 

 and frauds, and as such no doubt made an 

 occasional enemy, for he was outspoken and 

 candid, but for every enemy he made a score 

 of friends. Those who knew him best liked 

 h.im best. He was one of the noblest charac- 

 ters 1 have ever known. While practising 

 temperance principles of all kinds, I believe 

 to the extent of total abstinence from either 

 drinking or even smoking, he never obtrud- 

 ed his opinions upon others, though a man 

 vigorous in speech and action. He had a 

 strong musical bent, and was one of the 

 fading members of the famous Blgar Choir, 

 Hamilton. He was leader of the choir In our 

 little English Church in Winona, which he 

 attended regularly, practically every Sun- 

 day, and most of the time at both services, 

 mom.Ing and evening, as leader of the choir. 

 As a soldier it would be difficult to conceive 



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