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Wood Islands-Caribou Link ls Boon To Shippers 6: Tourists

The establzsliment o! the Wood Islands. P.E.I.~-Carl'cou, NS . terry

Summer Steamer Service‘ Antidated Confederationl In Prince Edward Island

The early ice breakers “North- Island and the mainland. An el- ern Light." "Stanley" and “Minto" flcient summer service was carried were o! course not the tirst steam- pn lor many years before the Pro- ers to ply bctween Prince Edward vlnce entered Confederation.

As lar back as 1832 an Act was man who made it possible and one “"5595 i” Pmvide m" the CWIVBY‘ of the fen-y 419mm.“ “my be,“ ance of mails between Charlotte- his name. At that time t-he Hon. "W" 5nd FEW" bV Steamer F01’ nliene A. Campbell was Premier thu auroose the steamer "Poca- o! Priice E-‘V-ﬂrd Island and he hnhles" was ensased to operate and 111s gupnrgsor 1n “m”, the twice a week with malls and bass- 1101, J_ wane, Jones’ (n; present eiiilers In each direction. The Pro- Premler. have been 111-11911; 511p. viriclal Government paid £300 (or porters of the route, as alro is H011, this service annually.

Dr. w J P MacMilian, fender ol On the 11th May. 1832. the "Po- the Opposition cahontas" made her first entry in-

traltlc had aiown to 13.525 autis 4 _ and trucks and 53.706 passengers‘ sCrYlCQ in 191. was a msnlflcant While it is dilllcult tn esumnn, mp 111 the transportat-nn evoiu< deﬁnitely the 1101131. mm‘, o; the tioii. not only u! Prince Edward Is products and goods carried on this icml but of Nova Scotin l5 well service by trunk 111 19441 a 1.3150” Thw servlﬁe 199F511‘! ‘Immﬂ 111° 391° 85$l1ml1l|0n would be in the {Mn-a or open navigation vicinity o1 $731,000 n, on, mum“ 111-, grout progressive areas had, dollars. And 1| 15 1,1113, 1,, W5 1m H. ; 11 ride oy side for veirs w th-llancy yet, 0m n dolinitc regular means (f: Through Critical Yo", 11-101 11g with cnch other. and each The development c1 ma; servgm huymg things that the other rr- has meant a great deal to King‘: qiiml. 0n the one hand iv-s o lam County. It has been or benefit. also 11; ulliirril community producing to all other portions o! Prince E . [inc iirtces of focd and on the‘ ward Island. Trade between 61131.1 oilicl" im iudltiﬂﬂl and inanuiact- Ioltetown and Halifax. Truro, Newj “mg population turning out ere hi _‘___ sinlizlls hPedPd by its neighbour, south shore o! Nova Sc-itia haswne meantme wharf and“ hTrETiIr the service gnlriz - who has Work- her second trip to Charlottetown 'l'lic SWFY ‘mes "i" ‘WP bherﬁ FEW" and "Wits from Summer-Improvement a! boll: terminlll is ed at it in spite of difficulties rhe conveyed n detachment ol the 1,,,,-@ve1, because when an esiub- side and eve-i west oi’ Summerllden definte "must". 711858 yermlnni; that would nave discouraged a lillih Regiment. ‘Halifax tinder Lew-I "‘u'r"t’mmuntlcath" systemjmve use“ m“ mute- Al the b@3=l‘- constitute a. “wort ol entry" to both less stout-hearted person I5 M; Captain Cumberland to‘ relieve 1.5m up it's benents spiead out ning or the service. truck raies Nova Scolla and Prince Eluwird RE. Mirtch presdent <1 Northl that of the 8th Regiment station- ‘kc lilo roots of a tree and are s were estabiisred on a fragQnable Island and 1n addition t“ rem-Br umberland ‘Wrrks Limwd “f,” ed he" ' m the "Tminhli 5M" Obiilllrbhil-s Whereas on the Borfeii- commercial buziness the tourist own the bouts and operate (‘he Steam Navigation (Jn

MR. B. E. MUTCH preside“; , Mr, Jones as a private citizen to the harbour. "greatly to the

_ b u Glasgow. sydaoy md He“ the! NUIQhﬂmbBIIQn-j 1-‘51-1-141, L“; liad something to do with It In the satislacJon oi all narlies. s-ivs

beginning The man whi has kept a newspaper report of the dav On

Joseph Pope. Charles Hensley.

1-1.l~111 IJKHIIHQ benefiis Trans- Tomientine route the chmges wire tmrm- snnulq be iven l - ll 0 s t 1 1m is the life blood e! silvery hlsh- "Irv-skins today :s a ne- slow-anion For lnsgtnnce Sig: 58211691111; transportation is more Actnlora Fi§§“‘i'ie§$l'..ti“anm§r2 iii: and ‘av-h Dfvduiilll 5"‘ 9955")’ Pa" "3 modem "ﬂll-illlorts- ice is a direct link between the or less interlocked each iactc/r be- Prince Edward Island Steam Na-

llhl-‘lklblftﬂgfrvlii Itfypé I‘; 53ml: "<1" 8nd l1’ this Province l5 to Cape Breton National i-‘rlrk and mg an integral part of H78 whole. ‘vigation Company was assented

wliicl. exists tort-y basedtransportation factor avorlnble. lcliinnd which rel-pares lre- During the war, loliiwing 1-1111 regular deliverlis. ~ Wood island-Canton lerry the Wood Islands-Caribou service tourist and r-hmmercla] » has r early demmstraled became available at a critical time "lltllle "5"" ’“‘°“5“Y °Y'*m'-l W“ "I "tmelliuus "Ell! to the It is diflicliil to mention all to l tlint nilring the first yrar whole Province and to tnousnndswnom 11-9511, 5111111111 be 7.11611 gm- ‘LII on it carried to and from " 1 e l-Iduviro Island and NovaIiind in sevexiil Instanccs. in ine 11nd N ,1 n52‘! autos and trucks andmovement of military equipment. ICliarles A. llunning, Tuﬂner Do- 1511413 passengers. That was in| Eventually larger steamers will mInIc-n Fﬁnaiaco MInI-etor 1nd 51.9, 194i File yvhls later, in i948, thelbe required on this rou‘c and

‘every Jilditlma: improvement that pnrntlon was approved. in lor Qur-ins, Is unqiiezthwrnbly the can be made EIIGCIZIVB.

AN HISTORICAL OCCASION . “FOR " PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

The arrival 0f the new ice- breaker ferry “Abegweit” will be everywhere welcomed by the people of this Province,

In design anld construction it is everything that its Architects and Builders could fashion to meet the needs and comforts of our business people and tourists.

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The “Abcgweit” will help justify our conﬁdenlce in the future

of our Province. g i.‘ : GOOD LUCK TO HER ~

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exist. 1t must have this integral the Prince Eiivnrd Island National Two boats at ‘Wood lslancs. a new to by His Rrcellencv. Sir Henry

Pﬂfk. Th9 Dhvllig of roads to both ferry at BordPil a prospective lcrry Vere Huntley Lieutenant Gover- lo r m “SS Ch _ terminals- should be attended to at service linking West is‘o'int. in nor of the Province. This was. 55 °~ 9 - BIWUBBOWR . the earliest QLSSJDIB moment to aid western Prince County. with Buc-l nrobablv. ‘he first comonn" of the _ _ _ III-RIMES. touche, NB. also splendid air and kind established here for the con- Thls will lzenrlit both Provinces. bur. service with wldezrvake man- uevnnce oi passengers malls and hgemenl and a gocd PEI road freight between the Tslrind and 1 program underway-are ~.l arrows the mainland Previously a meet- °f memtefs 0f "19 AFHWKI FOYCcs.,l-lie eslabllshnient of this great pointing towards a better trans- lnz of the shareholders had taken

llrowing route. ‘Rae Hon. portation era The pres-Lt need is nlace Il'I the Court House. when 818M and the future w‘ll call for the draft ol the hill (or incor-

The original dire tors were:

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built in England. Later Steamer: The Province

pany on the routes between Char- Parlv tourist travel

a closer link . . . ._

TIIE a. s. n. BEGWEIT I

Congratulations

to our great leaders and to our organizations whose effort! were tireless, whose achievement was realized in the world's largest and most modern ice-brokﬁig cur ferry, th! Q. S. M. V. "Abegweit”—o materialistic dreom of the Earlier: of Confederation, the Island's ahouloiion of generations buck and our citizens of today;

A MORE ENJOYABLE VACATION A BUSINESS TRIP MORE PLEASANT with NEW and BETTER MARKETS and FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE Is OUR SINCERE WISH TO All.

SMALIMAII‘ f

LIMITED

(Successors To Sinclair and Stewart Limited)

James Puke, Hon. T. H. Havi» piled between Charlottetown and day. but growing trade and tra- land, Sr. Hon. Captain Swabey. Pictou. carrying mails, passengers vel induced the company to r6"- Charles Young. Samuel Nelson, and lrelght and receiving a small place them with the larger and Andrew Duncan. Thomas Pethlck subsidy for their services from the better ships known as the "Prin- Provinciai Government o! the cess",.“Northum' erland," and nu- The steamer "St. George" for time. press"-all steel screw the Company arrived from Liver- pool eariy in August. 1842. and was. doubtless. the first Prince Ed- About the year 1864 another largely to the enterprise o! this Island-owned passenger Steam Navigation Company was company. notably to Messrs. John steamer to ply between here and organized in Charlottetown. and lngs, William Richards. the mainland Her maiden trip tlie steamers ‘Princess oi’ Wales." Owen, Daniel Dalres and BenJa- trom Charlottetown to Pictou built in St. John. N. B, and “St min Rogers, lor placing such fine made in 5 1-2 hours and record- Lawrence" (formerly a blockade vessels on the routes which mid- cd as "a areal. success”. took place runner) were placed by this come ed to develop trade and encourage cn the 17th. August. 1842. After the "St. George" came the lrttetown and Plctou. and Sum- These boats received “Rose". and alter her the ill-fat- merside and Point du Chene ed "Falrv Queen" and the "West- These wooden paddle-yvhecl errimcnt lor czrrvlng the These steamers all steamers did 200d service in their during open navigation.

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a yearly subsidy from the Dominion Gov- mails

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NEW FERRY-ANOTHER STEP IN PROGRESS

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Canadian designed, Canadian built, Cani- adian manned the new ice breaker “Abeg- weit” along with her Captain and crew, is heartily welcomedto our sh0res.. Bearing a name that Island athletes have emblazoned across the Maritimes, we have every hope that the ship will add further prestige to this name as it plys its route between Cape Tor- mentine and Borden carrying the necessary products both to and from the Province and providing the up-to-date passenger ser-

vice between this Province and the main- land that is o needed by our business men and tourists alike. - .

Arrival of the big, modern ice-breaker marks another step in the progress which the Province has made since joining Confedera- tion back in 1873; and now with fast communi- cation between P.E-I. and the mainland assur; ed, this Garden Province should play an: even more important ‘role in Dominion affairs than has been the case in the past 74 years.

WELCOME ABEGWEIT, YOUR CAPTAIN AND CREW, MAY YOUR SERVICE BE A LONG AND FRUITFUL ONE.

" I DeBlois Bros. Limited

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