THE‘ CHARLUFFETUWN GUARDIAN

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All Wool’ Pullovers

Twin Sets - Coat Sweaters

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Satin Blouses

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CHARLQTTETOWN BETTER DRESSES FOR LESS-MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

QUEEN STREET

~~ MEMBLRIES or LONG AGO" llld

“AN ISLAND SCRAP BOOK" Suitable Christmas Gifts, at

Carter's or Maritime Stationers.

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Full Course in HAIR DRESSING ‘Class opens Monday, January 6, 1936 8 and 4 Month Course. For particulars write MRS. CLARENCE GRACE Manageress. ' Diplomas Granted Requested ‘Address mail to Sunny Brae Moncton, N. B.

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TAXES and OIVIO ELEOTIOII

Citizens are reminded that B"? person who is at De- cember 31st, 1035, ln default 5°!‘ any part oi his Civic taxes and assessments will have no right to vote in the next Civic election, and will be excluded from the elect- oral lists. GEO. P. NICHOLSON, City Clerk.

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N O TI CE Fox Ranchers in vicinity 0i Charlottetown desiring to

hi" llclts on first Montreal Sale shouldhave them at

MASSEY-HARRIS BLDG. Charlottetown

not later than DECEMBER 2ND

ind for Paris Sale not later than DECEMBER 6TH

Fur Marketing Department ‘Canadian National Silver or Breeders’ Association. i

lnuounces the opening of an OFFICE lli ROOM 7.611851! BLOCK F“ u‘ Queen Street, - I 0 liners!» i o

Ofiics Phone 102 , Residence Phone 002-1.

CO ATS CLEARING-AT $1050 fi S sclnvrs i

' CHINCHUCKERS ' ASCOTS

ELTS 25c

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MIR. WILLIAM SANDERSON BASTON

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When death visited the Easton home at Georgetown, on November 7th and removed therefrom the father, one oi the lsst links con- necting tlle past with the present was severed. Over fifty years ago w. Ession was doing business with tbs public in Georgetown and in one way or another he maintained that contact until the time oi his death. His clear-cut standards oi living he carried out in practice so that he never lost friends but con- tinually made others. In his young- er days Mr. Easton served over twenty-seven years in the Colonial Auxiliary llbrce, and held rank oi lieutenant in the same. His exper- iences during that time were always a source oi pleasure to him and many interesting stories he told oi the militia oi another day.

The late Mr. Esstcn with his father took over the general mer- cantile business irorii his grand- father, the late Wm. Sanderson in 187d and conducted the same under the name of James Easton and Son, a well known house in Halifax, ‘ . Quebec, as well as ad- jacent parts. This business he con- tinued until sbout 1900 when he joined with the late A. 0. Cogswell. and formed the firm oi Cogswell and Easton; this firm continued in the lomter packing business until the fonnstion of the Eastern Cen- nerles Ltd.

Iibr over forty years Mr. Iiaston was s Justice of the Peace and for several years acted as stlpendiary magistrate for the town oi George- town. l-Iere again he showed the true character oi the man and at all times his decisions though just were tempered with mercy.

Mr. Esston also acted as Deputy Prothonotary and Clerk of the County Court from 1913 to 1922. 'I'ile energy and efficiency showed while in this position are still to the fore today. He was also s member oi the old assessors board and after the town was incorporated served for several terms as councillor. Dur- lug the liie oi the Eastern Board oi Trade he was its faithful and pains- taking secretary.

The late Mr. Eastern was a staunch and loyal supporter oi the Anglican Church having acted ior over half a century as a church warden.

Requiem service was held in Holy Trinity Church at 10:30 a. m. Sat- urday. November 0th. the Rev. J. T. Payne, rector oi the psridl, officiat- ing assisted by the Rev. Fr. Cotton. 0.1!. at one time in charge of the parish. The funeral service was very largely attended. a great many despite the early hour driving from different parts oi the Island to psy

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their last tribute to one whom the]

really mourned. Among those from Charlottetown attending were Judge Palmer and Major '1‘. E. McNutt re- presenting the D. C. S. The pail bearers were: Capt. Chas. Fitzger- sld,_J. H. McDonald, Capt. A. A. McDonald, E. B. McLaren, Andrew Layers, J. A. McKinnorl.

'I"ilere arc left to mourn the loss oi a kind and lovable father, a father whose own fine standards oi life shall ever shine as a beacon to which they may look with loving prid. his wife, two sisters, Mary and Susan both at Georgetown; three daughters Josie and Rhoda at Lynn, Mas-l, and Carrie atilome: five sons. James, Edward, George, Meyrick and Robert all at George- town: "to whom the sympathy oi the entire community is extended.

UPTON WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

The annual meeting of the Upton Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs. George Betton on November 14th, with an average attendance oi members. The meeting opened by repeating the Creed in unison, fol- lowed by roll call answered by psy- ing Institute fees. One new mem- ber wss welcomed.

The Secretary read the minutes oi the previous annual meeting and last regular meeting. also report oi year's work. Committees gave their reports. Officers appointed for the ‘year are: President, Mrs. Geo. Bet- ton, ire-elected; Vice Praident. Mrs Allan MacSwain; Secretary Treas- urer, Mrs. J. W. MacLeod re-elected; Directors. Mrs. William MscLean, Miss Hannah Christensen, Mrs. Geo. MaoLeod: Auditors, Mrs. Seymour Taylor and Mrs. Carl Christensen

The following motions were made:

That a new water pail be bought ior the school, and a gift be given to one oi our members who is going away. Our Institute had the pleasure oi presenting a gift to a bride in the district. It was decided to pay the Secretary the same as last year, also that the meetings open at '1 o'clock for the winter months. Programme Committee ior next meeting is: Miss Annie MacKinnon and Miss Grace Batten. The meeting is to be held at the home oi Mrs. Geo. Turner, roll call to be answered with a dime.

CROSS ROADS SCHOOL

Following is the school report for the month of November:

Grade X (al-l, Claude Wood.

Grads x (b)—l, Austin MaoCai-

lum; 2, Beulah Parqullarson; 3. Madelyn Stewart. Grade. V1II—1, Norma MscCal-

1um: 2. Helen He}, eaux; 3, Louise MacNeill. ‘ Grade VII-l, Clive Stewart; I. Alicia Jenkins; s, Blair MscCallum- Grade V-l. Buddy Molyneaux; 2, Jean MscRae. Grade Ill--l, Bryer Jones. Grads II (a)—1. Faith MacDon-

Grsds 11 (oi-I. Lucy Carver.

Grade I-l, Jackie MaoRae and Ralpilie MacCalliini (equal). »

Margaret F. Huntley-Teacher.

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Dr. J. A. Clark. superintendent of the Ewerlmental» Farm. Charlotte- town. and. president elect oi the Maritime Board of Trade, gave an interesting address on Maritime freight raio problem st tile regu- lar weekly meeting oi the Y's Men's

J. M. n M m’ presided and gave a repo mmmq 1 held recently. a a a

FREIGHT RATES

Iiloliowins is the ioxt Clerks address: MI‘. P ‘-‘ and l" -

The Maritime Freight Rates Act became effectivg on July l, 1021, over the “Eastern lines" of the Cen- adiarl National Railway, which in- cludes lines of railway now oper- ated as a part oi ‘the CauadianNa- tional Railway situated within the "We Maritime Provinces, and. the lines of railway similarly operated in the province of Quebec extend- ing from near Matspedia and Cour- chesne to Diamond Junction and Levis. The problems of transportation and distribution are vitally con- nected with the prosperity of our maritime pwlrle. This is one of the that the Maritime ‘Trans- portation Commission was created by the Maritime Board oi Trade and why the support given it by the governments of the three prov- inces is one of the finest examples of co-operlltive effort that has yet been developeddn the Maritimes. Conditions and busins trends are continually changing. During the presentation of the Maritime Trans- portation Commissions potato case before theraiiway commission at Moncton recently, the validity oi the Maritime Freight Rates Act was questioned by Mr, Sgdggwjck, K. C., representing the piovlnceoi 0111-8110. The counsel for the com- mission, Mr. C. J. Burcliell. K. C., called the question raised a mat- ter oi “liie and death” struggle ior the Maritimes. As you know, “the potato case" is really a test case, by which the Maritime Provinces sought rail rate reductions in line with reductions that have been granted the movement of potatoes over the railways in Quebec and 1n Ontario. Press reports have since stated that the government of 0n- tario will not press the question of the validity of the Maritime Freight R8168 Mi; yet the question has been raised, and it is oi vital importance to the Maritlmes that this question be settled once and for all. One effect of this challenge has been an increase in the ‘ terest oi our maritime people in their transpor- tation problems, and theme has de- V¢1°Ded more united backing for our Maritime Transportation Com. mision by our business interests.

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Because of this renewed interest, and at the requmt oi your com- mittee I shall endeavour to give you a brief sketch of the different influences that culminated in the Maritime Freight Rate Act, and a description of the salient features and benefits of the Act, and how these benefits in recent years have been gradually reduced through the lemenlng of rates elsewhere on competative business.

It will be necessary first to give you as briefly as possible, certain facts and agreements concerning the Maritime Provinces and their relation to the Dominion or Cana-

da.

First; History or Intercolonisl Railway; in 1B5’! a Nova Scotia delegation presented the following argument for an Iniercolonial rail- wsyz-“An Intercclcnial fiailwsy would give the means oi communi- cation at present wanting. We would open to Canada an Atlantic sea- board on British soil from which she is now cut off’; and would of- fer to the lower provinces a ready access to the vast iield oi ‘enter- prise and progress occupied by their fellow subjects in the inter- ior. It would prove a benefit oi incafculatlve value should it be the precursor of. as yt is an absolute necessity towards a legislative un- ion oi Her Majesty's North_Ameri~ can provinces-a measure essential to the Irull development oi the pow- er which their situation and char- acter are calculated to confer, and without which they never can at- tain the high position to which their united energies and advant- ages would lead them."

The Duncan Report

The Duncan rt states, "A construction oi t Intercolorliai Railway was an obligation placed upon the Dominion Government by section 14S 0i The British North American Act 1007, which reeds as

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‘In as much as the provinces of Canada. Nova scotia and New Brunswick have Joined in a declar- ation that the construction of the Dliorcolonlal Railway is esentill to consolidation oi the union of British- North America. and to the

assent thereto of Nova Scotia and

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New Brunswick, and have conse- quently agreed that provision should be made for its immediate con- struction by the government oi Canadm-Therefore, in order to give effect to that agreement, it shall be the duty oi the government of Oanads to provide for the oom- meilcement within six months after the union, of a railroad connecting the River Si. Lawrence with the city of Halifax in Nova Sootia. and for the construction thereof with- out intermission aild the compile‘- ion thereof with all practical speed.’ For many years before confedera- tion the proimt oi such a railroad was actively canvassed both in the Maritime Provinces and in Upper and Lower Canada, not only as an element in the political consolida- tion of the four provinces, but even as a channel .of mutual commerce and trade."

Second: Tile Duncan Report fur- ther states: (a) That leading Gan- adian ststmrnen in urging the ad- herence oi the Maritime Provinces to Confederation defined the pur- poses of tho railroad to be: (1) a means of affording to Canadian

“ “div and to Canada her- self in times oi national and im- perial need. an putlet and. inlet on the Atlantic Ocean-available all year round-and (2) to afford to Maritime merchants, traders and manufacturers, a market oi several millions of people instead of their be- ing restricted to the small andscat- tered population oi the Maritlmes themselves, particularly in the light of the disturbance with which their trade was threatened as the result of the discontinuance by the Unit- ed States of the reciprocal arrange- ments that had prevailed.

(b) Strategic considerations de- ternllned the actual course oi the line-making it many miles (estimat- ed by Sir Sanford Fleming at 250 miles) longer than was necessary- if the only consideration had been "to connect the cities oi the Mari- time Provinces with those of the 8t. Lawrence."

(c) To the extent that commer- cial considerations were subordin- ate to National, Imperial and stra- tegic considerations, the cost would be borne by the Dominion, and not by the traffic that might pass over the line."

1t was because of these consid- erations that the Duncan Commis- sion made its recommendation that there should be a 20 percent deduc- tion on preferred movements of Jeight on the Eastern lines oi the Canadian National Railway. Some reasons given in the Dimcun Re- port are as follows:

Bate Structure of Intercoiorliai Railway

The Irlteroolcrlial railway was completed in i876 and it would ap- pear from the evidence we have received that from then until 1912 the interests or tile Maritime Pro- vinces were fairly well safeguarded, the freight rate structure being such as to take into account the requirements of their traffic. Tile lower level oi rates that prevailed on the lntorcoloniai Railway system prior to 1912 is, in our view, rightly to be interpreted as the fulfilment by successive governments of the policy and pledges -that surround- ed the railway from its inception, whatever impressions may have been created by the form oi its administration.

Since 1912, changes have taken place in the frame work of the jreight structure and increases have been added to the freight rates. The combined effect oi these has been to impose upon the merchan- dise and industry oi the Maritimes, a. burden which, it is alleged, is quite out oi proportion to the in- crease which has been added since 1912 to the freight structure 1a other parts oi Canada, although it may, in many cases. only have raised Intercolonial Railway rates to the some level of scale as rates in other places.

The net result of these changes is broadly shown by the figures given in evidence by the railway ad- ministration who, at our request, filrnished us with statistics to show the position now as compared with 1912 for the Intercolorlial Railway and for the rest oi Canada. These figures reveal that lntercolonial rates have suffered an estimated cumulative increase oi 9'1 per cent (i.e., their 100 has become 192i. The estimated average increase oi rates for the rest of Canada is 55 per cent (i.e., their 10o has become 155)."

The effect of the changes men- tioned were considered by the Dun- can Commission to have placed burdens upon the trade and com- merce og the Maritime Provinces which it was never intended it should bare, and bin-dens which were responsible lrl a very consider- able meesurc for depressing abnor- mally in the Maritime Provinces business and enterprise which had ‘been originated and developed on the basis and faith of tile freight raw structure as it had stood up to 1912.

Duncan Report Again CHM-fill

The Duncan Commission ln mak- ing their recommendation on frehht rates mention among other stetements the foliowingz-"We conceive this to be a position with which-quite apart from details and ptrticular rates-it is our func- tion to deal and a position which must be dealt with drastically and promptly. We take this view the nlore readily since the President of the Canadian National Railway systems did not dissent from Sir Sanford Flemlngs railway gstimate that, for strategic reasons, the Irl- telcolcnial had followed a course approximately 80 miles greater than would have been followed lied it been built merely for commercial purposes. He further explained that. owing to grades and curvature, the operating and maintenance ex- pensu of this branch oi the rail- way were much greater than the averlfli 0f the rest of the system, and. still further. that winter con- ditions in the Maritime Provinces necessitated special elcpondltiinr arising from snow and ice condit-

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lEriiiitp Giiitzb their!) FRIDAY, NOVHIDRR 2O 7.00 P. Ms-Jflrar Practice - Hearts

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The Central Guardian

‘Ihll column II reserved In! of ioenl lltoresl but advertiw If a newly nature may be lune ll 4 oeuh a word strictly payable II advance.

BLUE BUB make lslt trip 0h

NOV. 27. 14-3304-11-28-21 CONFEDERATION LIFE INSUR- ANCE Ii-WQO-‘l-ll-Slfl.

MURRAY HARBOUR BUS made lest trip on Nov. 2'1. Il-ssoii-ll-Is-ii

BEDEQUI BAPTIST SERVICES. Sunday, December let. Preacher, The Pastor. 10.45 A. M. Subject. “The Memorial Supper." 11.46 A- M. Sunday School. Special Missionary Offering. 12.15 P. M. “The Ordin- ance oi the lord's Supper." 7.30 PM, Subject, "Ethiopia A g to God's Word." v Ii-SSIO-ll-ZB-ll.

SILVER FOX SALE-Hudson's Bay Company London Sales ior silver Fox will be January 8th. Furs received by us prior to December 18th will be in time. Bring your Furs, get them valued and receive your cash advances. All Account sales and proceeds forwarded direct from Hudson's Bay Company, Ion- don, to owner promptly after Sale. McLure and MacKinnon.

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Mrs. Jas. Huntley, who has been spending the past several weeks at her daughter's, Mrs C. B. Dingwell, Pleasant Street, due to her illness and operation at the P. E. I. Hos- pital, has left ior her home in Hal- iiax.

fic transit-much in excess of what were experienced in other parts of the system. It is true that the op- eration or the Atlantic Division has shown an operating deficit in recent years ill spite of the high- er rate structure (Including general war increases) that has been 1m- posed on it since 1912. But there are many considerations to be tak- en into account in considering that deficit. For our present purpose. it is more materiel to notice that the President of the Canadian National Railways admitted in evidence, that in administering the Atlantic Di- vision (the greater part of which is the old Interoolonial system) no account is being taken lri the rate structure oi today 0i the ED941151 considerations which attach to it as revealed in the DIQdEQS N14 Pm- nouncelnents already referred to. We feel that the increase arisinS from the changes that have 10kt“ place in ilieight rates since 1912- CV81’ and above the general in- [crease that has taken place in other parts of the National system

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QLMANT

CHAR LOTTETOWNfi

FROM FRIDAY NOV.

Bulk Dates, 4 lbs.

Cooking Figs,2lbs. . . . . . 19c Prunes, medium size, 8 lbs. ,,__ 25¢ Glmce Cherries, 2 pkgs. 25c

Bulk Sultana Raisins, 2 lbs. 25o Bulk Cocoa», 3 lbs. Citron, lb. . . . . . . . .............