Last Survey

Ill-ice Confederation

tIOn problem, g new sounded in 1884 when G.W. Hvwlan proposed

ernment engineers made of the rock formation in tom of tho Strait. proved that =uch

technically p.l.~.sib'e. [But was done, though a

by Sir ‘Iclvfils Frv llc c‘. ICTﬂINlS llllcl tunnel l8 fcet

('3

- v~ ._~.,.....,,,.

the proiPct. went no plans. p Sru: .3 failures . !3llSlaCI/>r\' lcebnni the tullnel lzlca allothel‘ March Ali i905. when a

"PIIPII h‘.

GI‘VI"l’ill’l‘P'lC in of UYIIUII firth-villi

Wartime

"eawnkened S S. “Cllal

bored until loss nl the

started rm her succtssor

the Leglsiatille and on 19H. Transport Minister ﬂflliililliﬁfl rit Otiuxra til D.\\'. Afcllur ‘lu COlFiiIlllg e Montreal would make

lonsith zng

while

_.-§ Was Promised IIllrIligI944

l In the long controversy waged‘ " over f Edwlrd Island's winter trnnspogtal ‘ note

Under/tile Nollhumberhnd slralt‘ in the Tormentixle-Traversv stretch Following th-s up, in i886. Gov»

The R DYYJPCC

S€‘\.C"\d, firming .urvey was made in 1881.

.- In i891 the tunnel 1m.- pop-led Q- up again. this tme as q result‘ of “Tﬁansenl Flftslﬂw Eondd plnllnfudl Y a (lﬁliiliPil S1‘.‘\'i'_\’ and ufmrt mode Sukt“. ‘me (“M San

in dlrilrc-cr be built for $ll.262.50i). But again! furlner than}

f’) smut TESOIHIIPH "BUT! UPC" I'm’ Fedﬁralllaiillfiﬁr Liovernment visited the ls-l rte tunnel t1. be ("inslrllCicil or 221v you that, if Ln my povre-r after the} Earliest possible moment"

Survey

Again the tunnel scheme slum‘

enil the or: inch)’ in ;'__'(§"ll; w

nel pcsslbllziw was freely ed at the i943 and i944 scssinns of

m (‘Irma-Snot survey fcrlner. An effort was made to lab-i

points cannot be less than 131 fee-ti

. PAGE TWELVE

P.E.I. - N.B.i Tunnel Project Debated S

iris Qnslzctyrrerowlw cusuolslu

suéusr g._ 1947

ince 1882i

Delayed Fulfillment g 0f Confederation Compact

continued from Pegs 11. two-third n much per oarioad for transport between tlheso points u Halifax merohnnts pay for tram- port to or from Chicago, s distance of 1,500 miles. And no one knows from hour to hour wihether freight, passengers or mstis must next be was routed to their destination by way

senator of Georgetown or Sumlmerside, the 8 umnclfCapz-s or Charlottetown. These are some of the conditions after thirty- ihree years of nominal union with Canada. during which years our ‘people have paid millions upon millions in taxes to build railway: and czulnls in the West. to Open up and dCYQIJp Prairie Country snd "owns [he Yukon and to give those dist- MW; ant rzgiclns facilities for trade and ‘transportation denied to ourselves. We cannot go on this wny. To do is

Ice - Boat

Prince

a survey the bot- IJOTPRKS

must be trealcd as other provinces ‘of the family are treated or she will withdraw from the fsmily."

glu- sl-lg. that a cculdi

Borden's Promise _ I Thus nlattors went their way un- Vmwde ill ihe falnous election of 1911. P '51“ IMITIHg the czunpaigln Robert Bor- IIUTTV m‘ deli. leader of the Conservative vroviﬂml Parly, then in Opposition to the

(“'11s Iwnd. Speaking at Chsrlo-tltetown‘ 100F101 1i‘ Soplelllbor ll. he ssld: "I promise

I 21st lnSiflﬂl——i'illd at present 1 have; lreason to believe such will be the lease-that l will. u-itl-l as little de-l ‘lay a5 possible. cause such action} in be taken us will settle this qllJbilCll. l will rvnlcvc as far as T“? h"? i l» the dlscltlvnninge of ylcury

M541,“ pr mm ccnlnllullcnlihns and make: C‘ an honest effort in give you in this| connection what you exprcted to ecelve wlhcn you joined this green Confederation."

This was Ilii‘ noted ifs/den prcrn- . ise for a railway ferry or a tunnel“ - 410th of “which vi re nl ihai Vmﬂ "ngmeﬂn much in the news. particularly the:

llIlPr ‘he iotti town"

April if‘. Elia-l" ud

in Prime Edward Island and Neu", "mu" a i. oymcali

Brunswick £10“ crélgsidetrm glrlgzr-ilaiilrlen $1,“ charlgﬁteygwn

voter» ‘we ej- l a .l ..o -_ _ ._ -.

high writer would be within pract- lg}*j*(f‘f‘-‘"th§°‘“e',§ﬂ,§f ‘gal ‘glvvzlfzzs, The following ‘ __ _ ital engineering limitations.“ Lauri“ and Hem Mr‘ Fielding been rezerreq fcr [iIIJiiCJl on fleml

The Minister's announcement cam‘, here and were as dumb as Bis Honour I . prided: ‘Construction of .1 "proposed. oy$tgrs in regard tn Plthgy the J.A. Bernard. funnel between CJTIPIZCII Point and‘, tunnel m. “he cm. yen-y)’ _ Cllpe Jouirimriin appears to be of l And on Dmembﬂ- 33_1911_ prgm- ‘

dc-ubtftll pos-‘lblliix The nninqm. Bmdﬁ.‘ was as gocd as m5 my [any ~Ab.~g\i_-@_L~ mgJ be dopth at whirl-l work Vlinllld l"l'l\‘éipronﬂsc_ H, annoymwd that "mg

*0 b? “\“C'“’-“" bemTm" “F” IWWGovemmcnI is determined to un- CI Pmgress -" 0“?

Lieut. - Governor Recalls

In Praising New Service

KFBYIWOITBUOH visitors to ffif‘ Province dcrtakc the establishment. of a cal- system from and i-v Prince lEd- "agreeably surpriéed with the new TIKVB

Crossing Days

l statcnl rnt has ‘ Runway Kyla

"We of Prince Edward Island

Liﬁlllellani GOVETYWF feel Justified in congratulating the

Honourable Minister of Trans- port for his Interest In our wants,

“The innucuraiion of "18 "Ewas wcll as for maintaining oblqa-

YP- tl-cns contracmd for many years

511111901 i“ 00¢ OI the QW-‘ﬂl lmrk-‘i ago. Travelling public. tcullstg nnd

Will be

ca!‘ fctrv. and though the wait for

Islanders Remember How Borden Kept His Promise

It. we: on September ii, i911 that Hon. mbert L, Bolden, lead er of the Conservative Opposition

Crew Required For “Abegweit”

The following questions and an- "16" fllﬂhiirlg the crew required ' on the S. S. "Aibeglweit" appeared in the votes and proceedings of the ‘ ‘ House of Commons of recent dale. The answers were given by Hon. ‘ Lionel Ghevrier. Minister of Trans- POH in reply to questions by Mr. W. Chester B. McLum:

1. What number of crew will be required for the 5.5. Abeglweit?

2. How msny qusilflecl captains; bow many of other rinks?

3. Will any of the officers and crew of the 8.5. Prince Edward

system. This included $450000 1a; a car may‘ and $400,000 {or onisl-g. ing IAhE gauge of the P.E.I railway, in the l-lvuu of Commons, spesl: Despite the intervention o; in] to s Charlottetown audience World War l. in December, m5 specifically pr-mised either s tun the 5.5. “Prince Edward Island‘; nel or s rsliwsy csr zen-y for capable of carrying i2 railway ca" Prince Edward Islsnd 1' he won and 40 automobiles we: finally the Fed-rel erection csmrvgn CITEIl delivered. During the 1015-16 and in progress. 1916-17 Mnters it was opt-rated on Msn promieel regarding trans the Chrtilottoiolwn-Piciou route, portatoli improvements have been. In thvte zwo your; m. N", made to this Province, before and Brunsw-rk-rrincs Edward island since that time; but Borden's ar- terminals were made Hndy Th, surance stands out for the promrt ‘Tormentlnia-Prailecrsa route his

5° "m5"r"4 i0 ‘h! 33- Abel-l and faithful manner in WIiICh it won out sliqntlv modiﬁed M; welt? I d_ ' ' ' ' e. r1 so. Whit officers will be so “8..'"$‘Z§§Js'l’.' as, 1911. In l, lpt- EQCPQQ’; *1"ﬂ...,f“”‘g,,;l‘“°;,,‘"gf,,.g‘ 9 ‘ I “"5_“‘§§;;°;nmy amine!“ M 5s our. JOHN L. use t" 1v Mr- A-A- Mwlmn. Mi’ u was called Borden in honour of Pm!“ Edwnd hold 1m d ' ' Former muster of the Prince Ed- ahaﬂ°uetc""" Prime Mihlhef the man Wliu had redccmed his tlficntes ml- the so. lgbleniweeiticer‘ “w” “m” “d °““'1°“”°“’“' Borden Wm“: lllsrlomglseilanll Ilestllﬂgedl ‘lponl m’ a- “Th G0.’ i c‘ ha ﬂu, Iiii S 1'5 Gilli‘ Wnt - o. Will tile so. Prince Edward Chief Electrician have been m, mhmfw ‘luau-l. m; J“; 5.1mm... Communlcmmn Wm, a;

be kept. fully manned as assistant ship for the servicsl

7. When will the crew of the 5.5. Absgweit be given training for their new positions?

Shit) since construction started. 8. Until ship goes into service. Insofar as the Department

Transport is concerned.

9. None. by law. However, under

mainland

Up till 1919. standard inure ear; were brought to Borden by m. railway ferry whr-re tiley m"

llshmeni. of s Government ferry service between the lllunil and the mslnlsnd This will Involve ohnnglng from narrow to sisnd-

a, Bow long wil] [hi-g framing be Contract No 35497 bﬂween the srd gauge on the lslend rnll- ‘Itlllgfxgélprflileida Isldlzllllzeanrlarihe fgeight required? r» ' way.” i ° -_ I‘ "W “B! a m :22 . . o" ' '. c s ’- an arlo own was competed

ship builders is required by law? 10. How long will such guaran- tee officers remain on ship?

pointed by the contractor to serve on bonrd. In addition under an agreement between Dominion En- Klncc-ring Works“ Limited and Canadian General Electric Com- pnny Limited a guarantee engineer with respect to electrical insul- lation is also to be appointed.

10. No longer than twelve months from date of delivery.

11. Nome.

CHARACTERISTICS

formed that the Federal Govsrn- The until-g Idnnd rsﬂwqy ‘bird; merit would spend $1.304-000 im- ardizaiion was finally finished in proving the Island irnnsportaiiln 5917mm“; 1930,

Answers generator.

Propulsion motors-d ruled st 3850 hp. 560 volts.

Diesel-electric auxiliary generat- nl-s-B rated at 500 bhp. 360 r.p. m. driving iii. 330 k.w. 225 volts DC. generator.

Auxiliary service motors-Kw.

Number of propellers-s (two oft and two forward).

(cotsi-IOO passengers.

Lifesaving facilities-d! metal lfeboata, fitted under mechanical davits. each capable of accommo- dating 48 persons. Also e. large number of buoyant apparatus and other lifesaving appliances. as re- quired by the statutory regulat- ions.

Restaurant facilities-H persons

The Canadian Nntlonsl Railways advise ss follows: --

1. Approximately three silifts Operated.

2. (a) 'I‘w~o captains. (b) 76 of other ranks. Working in shifts.

3. Yes.

4. Two Masters. one First Of- ficer. one Second Officer, two Third

80. assuming

grfgiizrmmgiioraljlfrllilolgngilcecielld ‘If-Jr; (Continued "om pa" n p" 51mm; no per noun Diameter of propellers-IS feet Fourth gunners, one mecmcm 2000 tons. Nnvlgstion aids-Radar. radio “my? “WW” Engineer ‘m; one ch19; stplward‘ Railway car trncks-3 lines telephone. echo sounder, gyro “FIRM OI PWWIIWT-III W“ 5. Bix. Railway cars carried-ill weizh- compass. etc "(Ti- 5_ Ne, but will b; ﬂgnd-by ship in: 1.200 tons. ~ Collective power of propelling and manned without delay when Automobile: and trucks carried mnchlnery-—i2.000 b.h.p. LEARN 1171315); 1,035

--60 weighing 90 tons. Passengers carried—~i?50. Crew carried-Ni Emergency sleeping q u a r t a r s

Diesel-electric propelling gener- ctors-u sets. each eonslstimt o! Native Indians taught the white 0H8 HIRIM "Md 1500 b-h-D- It 350 man to mtcll oysters with a forked l.p.m. dfiVIﬂI s 1050 low. 325 volt “my

required.

1. Deck officers. Engineering cf- flcers and Chief Steward now be- ing trained. Chief Engineer and

"KNOW - HOW" I

subnaittcrl by Si: Doughis Fox inward 151mm, first railway 1391 PI-"ICPPI m" ‘Iewh i“ I45 1°"; was delivcrcd in December "Ellliiﬂwrlml WTWTFP ""5 nOtiﬂ-Yld operated the Cilarlntieiown-

yet provided means l rvbv men‘ mm,“ mule ma; winter,

could wc-rk in comprc .1 air corn-E Q" October 15. 1917. the SS. partmeilts belponri a greater depthlprlnca Edward Island made its "1871 115 it?" 511199 "<1 00° "d". first schcdulcd revenue tri-p to n guarantee that ri ulnnei could be, new W“ made (1.11 the Island. a constructed UndPr the Nnrthum-F port nnmerl In honor of the mm irerlarri siT-‘ill u=ili2 ¢011l’1@0i<‘d_n'ho fulfilled the Confederation

nlr, the prof"? Wu"!!! “ZTDPHF 1m‘ contract-Borden. practicable at that location " Dr. Grant's Advocacy

A strong advocate rvf lhetunnel Iifripﬁsﬂi at. this time _\\'.".s Dr. TV. Grant. Mi". lnr King's. who in i1 loiloi- to the vital prPss Cll March 1B. i944. stated;

"If every man and woman. ‘coy 1nd girl in Prince Fdviqrd Island would rise up in unison and de- mand a tunnel _ a tunnel as the only feasible remerlv - than. rind not lllni, then. world wur clzlilns t» given ccnnderatlnn a-nd this wasteful expenditure uf public money on piers and ships that has been going on for over hill a cen- tury would cease and the tunnel would be undertaken “

Dr. Grant <Ulike te the same of- Iect “in the Budget. debate in Par- liament that year.

Transport Minister

hcixvever. turned “thumbs down” to the projeci. when he announc- r-d. in al. interview l-llvPn at Hull- fax on NIFHTI) 9. 1945. that of the two pfﬂyyCSilu “the car ‘rrry cys- (Qm 59cm; t.) be the mort pract- ical.“ _

He added. however. tilet "none of the postrwar projects have been dgflrﬂtely decided upon, agreed upon or mapped out"

There. for "he present. she mai- ter rests. The results. if shy. of the survey made by the Government engineers have not been disclosed. But it would be rash Ill assume t.hat the tunnel idea i5 dead. or even mclibunn. It will no doubt be revived and may ev=n prove to immemorial transportation pr:b- lem.

Mlchsud.

Cileok lip 0n Your Car

I For Vacation Trip

Peri-op: you will be planning o motor frip

repairs.

‘he "W" 0“ ‘he prilwsa] I fcrrv scrvicc." The SS. Prince Ed- ll-‘Bfd Iiland- will‘ m9- ‘ ‘ ("no this Dlcioi-powrered mus, the larzret- must pnwcrfiil. rmdllnai we will enjoy mid apprecate

prepared and when you plan filof vocation jounf, let us guard your car's mile-

age with frequent inspections and timely attention to-nooded adjustments and

HORNE MQTORS m

@109"? ﬁhlDﬁher has been a long one I feel

‘W105i Illl-ifcilﬂit’ I" bledkel’ ‘Wlﬂall the more readily the selvlce shel conslriklvd. WP BIL‘ PW-"dvd “Tlhnrlll give because 0,! the adverse. 109 “CTTF-‘FY ""8115 0f mﬂviligiconrlitions of the pint scversl~ our PXPQYY/ 0704""! "0 Olli-‘Pi-‘llvvears. She wzll be mu-irlcd by a mBTKPiVS 8011 0i hflﬂﬂlnl; I" 9"!’ captain and crcw who have had; imports. years of succcssful operational ex-, pcrl-cnce in ihvfc waters,

"Built ln a Canlldinn shipyard x ti’ Canadl-"ll “Tﬁkmtni and l" 5°‘ “Upon the DcfeLtlng o,‘ our rall-‘ for as possible of Canadian lnro- “m; 50m U be (sonipLetfdv yum; ducts, she is a credit to ‘rer bulj(l‘lpl‘zmpnt (he preqdenh vce Prek m. while =‘--e brinzs llvidii‘ taunt-iii. and local Sllporliiiciidﬂit or‘. our minds the “P101018” "m "ullcanadl-ai. Niilcnnl Railways sndi QHZIIWCFJ» ﬂl H011" a" l“ Cﬂllilblclall others who took part or nsswt-i us call be found anywhere. pd in mm m [i115 an ncyywmyu

It l5 the greatPst I0l“."\.'d move‘

"In ml‘ 3'°‘1"§@F days I had II‘? ever made in connection with rail-l privilege of crrssing the strait by roadmg hug and m...“ spew up; i:e boat from Clive Tﬁmgnil" l°lto a great extent the transporta-

Cape Traverse. and thé PC0107!’ °Ilticn problem: n! passengers! WM "fl I5 W" “'1'” m?‘ Luﬂniand fr“ ght. These. much delayed.‘ Tol-mentire a! 7.00 a m- ‘H Bfftledj improvements soar in rerms of

at Cape Tfﬂvffrﬁ at 3C0 pm. tired. 351,0“ and 0m myzpm are happy‘ wet. cold and hungry Today inm, 1mm... ma. mm how. are bhl the IllXllfrCtdS.‘ speedy and power-mg realized, Wm, 1,5,, new cal-l fill "AlWZWP" 1955 than an hlluﬂfcrry‘ "Abeglvit" ill actual opera- i| reqilllt-‘Q i0 60V” ‘h? “m? “Pinon a long fr" want in our travel tsnce._ while comfort‘ anddetvlfwméunovemsv-nt dill be cu-isumatedq ﬂlvdﬂllvfi m“? l! H I°‘~"" - a" ;whr.e the Dicacl yglnes will bring‘ e. restaurant l.’ ready .0” cater 012;“, us a sen.” s 3h as is enjcyed‘ the trm to over 900 people in thwb‘. raqwav‘. Wuqns l“ mo" 90pm inimitable Camilla" ﬂat-Mal iulous centres of the world." t.

vIo tIlo new Cor Ferry "Abegweif". Bo

pCUIi

Summerside

The hard-won ‘skill and knowledge of thousands of Canadians went into Scientists and Research Laborator. ies, Engineers in many industries, artisans and labourers, calling on the experience of the years, and tap ping Canada's great national resour- ces for raw material created the new ship. These Canadians had special knowledge-they had the “KNOW - HOW’.’

S0 AS A PRODUCT 0F CANADIAN

BRAINS ANI) INITIATIVE We Salute The

“ABEGWEIT”

To meet high Canadian standards, every product worthy of its name must have “KNOW-HOW” behind it- Any good product does not just hab-

ICE CREAM

served on the new “Abegweit” represents the study and ﬁndings of 59v- eral generations of Dairy Scientists. Its quick freezing is a development of scientiﬁc research. Its purity and sanitary processing, including past- eurizing, meets all health tests- It is made ifrorn rich Island cream- It is a “KNOW-HOW” product.

the building of our new Cal-ferry.

Manufactured by

Central Creameries Ltd.

CHARLOTTETOWN,

Souris.