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Brief Presented To Committee On [WITH BUSINESS ‘Tourist Problems

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sfreng Case Made Out For Reduced Auto Ferry Charges To anal From

Island Province.

110171 brief on tourist $111? in Igigince Edward Island. Iorwsrded by Premier Macmillan and WWW W 5"“ “.°:§'“““ u, m; gpeClll Sens-ta 0n Tom“ 11-31116, is-reprinted from m,’ p, s of the committee u ogggcielly reported.

To the Honourable the Commit- tee oi the Senate of Canada ali- pomted to study the expansion o!

ffic. wgrrtiihtoiirrifble Sim-There is little med oi discussing the value to cenada. of the tourist traffic. Eng- land, France. Germany, Switzer- mld, Italy and other countries ex- pend large sums every year towards inducing visitors to see their coun-

tnAt the same time that the direct benefit of the tourist is of primary benefit to the province that ls vis- ited by the tourist, indirectly Can- ada g5 s. whole derives benefit from such traffic-

Apart from the amount which has hitherto been expended by the Nat- ural Resources Department, no at- tempts et advertising Canada have been undertaken by the Federal Government.

Canada is a new country, rich in natural resources, in scenery, in bewnes, m agricultural land, in manufactures, and it follows that if these different advantages were advertised in other countries and especially in the United States not only would a larger tourist traffic result but capital and desirable set- tiers would‘ be brought to Canada-

Tbe burden of such advertising has hitherto fallen on the provinces and on the transportation compari- ies and the Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaus as has for the past three years strongly urged the Dominion to en- terihe field as well.

A budget oi $5,000,000 to be ex- pended by the Dominion Govern- ment over a period cf five years would bring results in that would more than justify the expenditure.

Representations along these lines will no doubt be nude by the Can- adian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaus and I need not further labour the point.

As to Prince Edward Island itself. it offers recreational advantagesto the tourist not surpassed by any other Province of Canada. Prince Eldward Island however labours un- der c heavy handicap by reason that it is separated from the maln- land by the Straits of Northumber- land and in the bridging of this gap to communication we have for some years past, that is since the inauguration c! the car ferry ser- vice, been at the mercy of The Canadian National Railway.

This Province entered the Con- federation on the following solemn terms and promises: "Efficient steam service for the conveyance of mail sand passengers to be estab- lished and maintained between the Island and the Dominion, winter and summer, thus placing the Island in continuous communication with the Intercolonial Railway and the‘ Railway System of Canada."

After the establishment of the- car ferry service between Cape Tor-‘ mentlne on the New Brunswick side and Borden on the Prince Ed- ward Island side, this service was handed over for operation to the Canadian National Railway and the 00st of such operation became part of the expense of that division of the said Railway.

[people of other parts o! Canada coming to such province.

It is further submitted that, if a charge is ‘to be made, it should be such its would be readily paid. It has been urged that a fee of $2 for single passage or $3 return would be acceptable.

It is further urged that the car ferry ‘Charlottetown’ has ac- commodation for the transfer of 45 lo 50 cars each trip She now comes over with 25 or 30 cars. A reduc- tion of fare to the amount suggest- ed would be an inducemnt to hund- reds of additional cars to some to Prince Edward Island. It costs no more to operate the ferry with a full gsmpliment of cars than half. a load, so that the extra amount received at a lower raw would com- pensate for the rcduction.

It is submitted that as the Dom- inion now pays for theoperation oi the ferry-as it has a right to do under the Confederation contract- it is for the Dominion Government and not the railway to fix the fare and that in justice to visitors from and to the Province this should be done. Canadians should be encour- aged and not deterred to visit every part oi Canada in order that they may know each other better and that they may know not only their own but other Provinces.

We therefore sincerely hope that the Senate of Canada, that has shown such initiative and such foresight in recognizing the value of the tourist traffic, will use its good offices towards having this grievance remedied.

We further urge that we are en- titled to have cur Confederation contract implemented in full by a service seven days in the week in- stead of six days only. If continu- ous communication means any- thing, it means what it says-con- tinuous; that is every day in the week Sunday included.

We are a. Province . of Canada and, although we are small and

Canada. our voice and influence weak, we

are entitled to the same rights and privileges accorded the larger Pro- vinces and surely the other Provin- ces will not deny us advantages which they themselves enjoy. They surely will not. allow us to suffer handicaps with which they would not put up even for a day.

All of which is respectfully sub- mitted.

Silver Bill To Be Introduced

In Congress

(By Sun Bledsoe, Associated Press Stall Wflteri

WASHINGTON, May iii-Silver legislation at this session was de- cided upon today after s. two-hour conference between President Roosevelt and the United States Senate silver bloc.

The Pruident prepared to send s. special message to Congress with- in the next day or two recom- mending the two-point programme that has been in mind since a ten- tative understanding was reached with the sliver group about two weeks ago.

The plan calls for permissive na- tionalization of domestic stocks of the metal and a. mandatory declar- ation of policy that silver shall be

The Railway entirely ignored the Confederation contract and has operated this ferry for only six days in the week except during the summer of 1932 when it operated the ferry for three months on Sun- days as well.

The charge made for the trans-

fer of motor cars was $4 single passage or $7 return. besides a charge of forty cents one way or sixty-five cents return for each passenger, so that a motor car with rive passengers paid altogether $6 for one way passage c: $10.25 for a return passage.

Last year the Island succeeded in having the rate fcr motor cars rs- duced to $3 single passage or $5 re- turn with the usual fare of 40 cents and 65 cents for each passenger.

The Island also succeeded in hav- ing the Dominion assume the ex- pense connected with the operation of the car feny and this is now a charge on the consolidated revenue 0f Canada.

It is respectfully submitted that, if Prince Edward Island were sep- Ifltad from the mainland by a mile of water instead of nine miles, the Ill) would be bridged. Because this cannot be done, those. persons from this Province desirous of visiting other parts of Canada or people from other Provinces wishing to come hero are subjected to the psy- ment cf s fee which is generally Yfigtrded as a tax. In effect it is the "m0 Bl l! Prince Edward Island ‘milled a tax on visitors coming to this Province.

‘This is Lserious handicap to this Province. It is submitted that it affects not only Prince Edvard 15. 1""! but People oi other parts of $3M" l-"d m9 United States as

'I'he object of the Fathers of Con. federation was to break down the ililllnfn barriers then in gxigtgncg between the diflerent province; 0| Canada in order to allow trade to flow freely east to west em; w“; u, Fast. and so no impediment in the WHY oi s. tax or poll should be

purchased until it constitutes 25 percent of the metallic monetary basis.

The silver group was Jubilant af- ter the talk today and members re- ported the proposed measure prob- ably would be labelled an admin- istration bill.

VERNON RIVER WOMEN'S 1N- STITUTE

The regular monthly meeting of| Vernon River Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs, John Currie. on Tuesday night, May 8th with fourteen members and visitors r . Meeting opened by singing Institute Ode, followed by repeat- ing creed in unison. The roll call answered, followed by reading the minutes of previous meeting, which were approved and signed.

The report oi’ sick committee was given by Mrs. Currie, who remem- bered two slck people with fruitJ Mrs. James Wilson was appointed‘ on sick committee for next month.

Correspondence misting in the Institute was read by the secretary and a disc l oi business follow- ed. The following motions were carried: That Margaret Currie and, Myrtle Coady collect for Bled Cross in this district: that Mrs. John cur- ley and Mrs. John Currie attendi the special meeting at Orwell on? May 22nd; that a dance be held in‘ the hall on May 24th; that five dol-l lars be given for prizes at end cfi year. A guessing wntest put on by Mrs. Currie realized a good sum.

A duet by Helen and . WiIfredI Macdonald was heartily encored.

A dainty lunch was served by the| hostess existed by her daughters, Misses Margaret and Cecelia.

MMeting closed by singing the National Anthem.

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Declares More Consid- eration Be G i v e n Farmer, In Address Before Life Agency Association.

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UITAWA. May 17—Great busi- ness structures should not be per. mitted to sap the life cf the farm- 1118 communities. Hon. H. H. Steve 811W. Minister of ‘Prado and Com- merce end Chairman oi the House of Commons Mass Buying Commit- tee told a luncheon meeting of the Canadian Association of life agency officers here today. The Associ- ation was holding its 15th annual meeting.

“The underlying economic and social element upon which all. cur life should be built is the agri- cultural class," he said. "Our whole economic structure should be dir- ected to their comfort and pros- perity."

The Minister criticized certain

Iieatures of the packing industry,

the retail distribution system, the

iflour milling industry, and the pulp

and paper industry in Canada. The packing industry, he said, exercised a dominating position over the ag- ricultural group. It was "the wel- fare cf the fellow at the bottom which should be our first consid- eration." The flour milling indus- try had developed to a. point where it was equal to about 250 percent of the requirements oi Canada for domestic and export purposes. This was not a sound position, he thought. and he believed it inimic- a1 to the best- interests of the country. ,

Dealing with the mercantile dis- tribution system, the Minister said that great organizations had grown up in the Dominion with powers which were dictatorial. These or- ganizations he did not think of- fered any real saving, but, on the other hand, they did llnperll the life of the small town. That was a real problem. He did not propose to offer any solution at the mo- ment. ,

As far as the pulp and paper industry, was concerned, Mr. Stev- ens declared that if it had not been overburdened with mortgage indebtedness it might have sur- vived the crisis in much better shape. He asked his listeners to consider if ownership control -_ control by people vitally interested in the success of an undertaking and competent to run it,——was not preferable to mortgage or bond control.

The Minister expressed the view that the process of granting nat- uralization in Canada shoulizi be made more important in the eyes of Canadian citizens as well as in those who were about to become citizens. He suggested the institu- tion of a ceremony on July 1 of each year when people about to become citizens would be received into the Canadian family,

WEST ENVISIONS GIGANTIC DRIVE TO CREATE WORK

WINNIPEG, May l6—(C.P): Pa- pers are being shuffled in relief department pigeon holes and pre- liminary plans checked in prepara- tion for a monster employment drive by the governments of west- ern Canada. Work schemes, care- fully fyled away during a period of financial stringency are receiving fresh attention in the farce cf a better budgetary outlook.

Proposals are being re-examined that will bring workers back to the land, encourage home crafts and local industries, revive building ac- tivity and encourage development, Special attention will be paid to waterworks projects in rural areas in view oi’ the disastrous effect of the recent drought.

Approval of the government's re- lief bill which ear-marked $50,000,-

acrcss Canada provided the spark which set provincial machinery humming for the benefit of thous- ands of unemployed.

Proposals for housing schemes are being studied by a score oi’ ci- ties. Winnipcg has under considera- tion several plans including the construction of a community centre, to cost $1,700,000. Other preliminary

projects in Manitoba include work

at the International Peace Garden and Riding Mountain National Park, extensive river works to pre- vent floods and develop the north- ern mining industry, government and small public buildings at var- ious points.

Public works in Sastkatchewan include construction of government buildings at Regina to cost $750,000 and a number of post offices throughout the province. Construc- tion of airports in the north and a general programme to stimulate industry is also planned.

Several cities have indicated a willingness to launch their own re-

icovery programme and PBY the full

cost oi labor involved in return for interest free loans. It is believed the Dominion government will en- courage such schemes which are well thought out and Justified on their merits. Dcthbrldge. in Alberta, seeks a loan of $500,000 on these terms for an extensive building and paving programme.

The proposed British Columbia progiammc includes innumerable public buildings. server. wit" "id road works, post offlo. and bridge construction, mTCCUOH of a 111186 stadium, grandstand and auditor- ium at Kitsilano Ifldiflii T959"? would cost szooonw and savior 600 men for one Yea!‘-

m addition federal machinery is w“; m up u; secure relief fort‘ agricultural communities. Powm 0 the I“ '?'.Z\l i-‘arn is" {Wild Wm ,b.~ cit‘; _,:d to lmmli. oi dc... unfl- iuuount. iii-nouns” W?’ " mods to ion mane! t» 119° °" 1 fling debtlqiaiwcthirds of tie