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is very simple and very obvious They can cut out duplicate servic

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another to show how simple and how

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ibm-:noe saw:-d Island car For-ry

_-'mae terms an conditions upon sw which ce dward Island was ad mitted into confederation in lava. '“° contained the following provision- pm 'Emcient steam service for the con- nd veyance of mails and passengers to mr be established and maintained be- tween the Island and tba mainland M of the Dominion, winter and summer, ne thus placing thc Island in continu- Cm ous communication with the Inter- wh colonial Railway and the Railway

l ll » [Treaty or Bargain of Confederation course of our national development, t"

sent car erry a ords a much improv- _ ed service as compared with that me

Wlllcll the Bland formerly enjoyed' led. This assertion is verified by the many y-ear's,stendir:'1.r.sit were, with of

~ D can Report on Transportation al- their backs to the East. and have Ure” P°S5“’imi°5 f°l` °l¥"°“1°“""l°x'

“dy CiU°i¢d- been focusing and concentrating to- P°“s1°“ “nd d°Ve1°l’m°“t- `P°m"ed t° wards the Central and Western sec- ‘

certain 'SSI-Sons of the year. when ililmiproblcuis before the Duncan “°“ °’ "‘° D°”“°‘°“' AS “ fesllll- sa

mmlssllmv I aslled permlsslon to progress and deveiapment in th.: certain future in tourist trafhc when

eglally llclnl clll that Prlme Ed_ Atlantic Provinces. in so many direc- Eh

there wéuid be t t “mc WA d Isl d l tions, have not compared in -any sense Y

5 cr cu I to r an was the msslng “nk of with those that have characterized ways- Which' had been the ¢’”e"I

but in recent years. tralllc and freight

hayo considerably inc~rcascd.’and will " continue to increase. particularly at In slvins _evideme °n our transpor-

the pres’ent`f::x1'y stesmer,was` con- Cc striicted. it was not contemplated that SP

be taken care; and the arrange. the Canadian Pacific Railway. Sir ments at the pier are. from the point All of view _of this trcfilc, very unsacig. re

ing the winter there am frequent calls Railway on more than one occasion made up r the preirt ferry steam- an -ir n_\' i-:len of o`_ttvr :r- "~.`gettinr; th into dlmcultics, and the steamer rc- plated developing their subsidiary,

iluifid *° proceed to their aid; and thc Dominion atlantic Railway in “"°W°d ”° swmg ““°ff°“‘°' ‘°° fi"

in one direction. The Census Bulle-

ctlcn wllh lm Island’ but when tin tells a true but sad story since §

llc ls Confederation, so far as the Maritim- .sued in -i*-`l'if°l'i'ill€l‘. 1920. it is gratify-

place unsuited for the purpose. the War started, all new construction es are concerned. The whole of Cam lng mlsea that the two mllroads are

Altogether the_ferry boat service is had been abandoned. That later on ada Shows an mcrease in po I Hon all

h Mr. E. _ B c - . P” “ en W eatty becam Pres! of 140%_ Nwa scolla and New Bl.lm5_ tent to the East. and itisagreatsat-

tr ti t . _

_is s on admited that there was dent, I had reopened the question lslactlcn lc feel that our two slster

at time-S when the _ferry steamer is NOVB- 5¢0tia. and making aferry con- undergoirig overhaul, the boa? taking ne

unsatisfactory. The Railway Admin- w

need for supplemental p_rovb’cn be- by .ing made either in the form of a . to

gwrespondencse, and was informed

boat. We recomn`iend` that the mat- tioh and were favorable today the - I

i ' ward Island' has a smaller percentage i_d”"°e_"hat I7 1” mce Edward !.s1““d_1’

Wi' 5° Bone into_from the point oi dlmculty they would probably en- ~ excluded "cm parllclpallng ln. my

view of placing at the disposal of counter would be the securing of a twenty md fortycfaurl ind . mah" of

tl-le Island._such' satisfactory means Government charter to_ena'bis them oi’ communication' as will ensure as to

regular and cqmblet/e aservice ascnn Nova Scotiaf The opposition would other Proclnéel Tl-le' following ap_ galds cclcnlzcjlcm -

reasonably bemade. We ,further re- be on the plea of duplication of ser-__

lcommend that. so far as_the ferry vices. .I related briefly to the Dun-` known cltlzen GL New Brunswlck' on R oat service is cmlcerned. it should can Commission the claim that the needoli a c'ol_;nl'nt'lon program sllpcrllltclldcnt cf Cclcnlzatlcn and riot be run as part of the Railway op- Prince Edward Island, as an early ll” the Mm_‘lllmeS_ appeared ln me Development of the Canadian Pacino erations, but should be run _by the partner o_f Canada, had contributed Mohlrsal Star quite "~ce~ntly_~ Rauwal, ln the Mamlmc Pl.cvlllccs_

Railwny Administration, undi sep- its share to the founding and estab-

arate account 'for the ‘Department lishmerlt of the Canadian Pacino nculonlm thc l,'hrlumes__, also arranged lol. ll spcclal man ln we ‘"1 uni- by "B-5°l'l °f'.lf5 9550" RSUWSY. Bild Ulilli thi? G°Vf_5l'l'im°“l °f _ _ the Maritimes to boost sheep raising °i“i°" Will* Railway HGCOUMS. 'this Canada. nor any °f.itS Departments. The Edllcc Montreal Bally Slam _-and kindred induatrlcs, on the roc- service does not get the attention it should not stand in the way. of the Slr___Belng very much lnlerestedln ommendlmcncf me Marllllmc Board should receive." Canadian Pacific extending its ser- the praspellly ol, the Mamlmes' “_ of Tmdc M,._ Sanford-S headquarters

" ' ' - vi°eS' bm: "th" sh°“m be expected pecially New Brunswick; it-is v-ery in- are t° be at Kenwme- N~ so but U9

€l1C0lll‘BE€ llliili RHUWBY t0 Clrry lcrestlng lo me to follow me dolncs will make a thorough study of all

W°“ld 5“°h 3 °°lldm°ll °f_liffl1l1'S out RS 0l>llBBl»l0llS t°_Pl`in°e Edward of our great final,-icial corporations D8rtS of the Maritimes adjacent tothe

be in Qexistencetoday' if Prince Ed- Island as a partner of Canada. I and the lnllcrcsl they c,_c‘lclclng ln Canadian Pacific Railway system." “fd Island had the competition of pointed out still further to thc Dun- western dellelpmcnc D0 these ccm_ _ Their regular publication "ag,-tour-

Competition Necessary tg

3;; Samgm; Saltinc’ t°_Wm°h 5h_° °°“_C°mm15si°“ th." hunfireds :fr Daniesknow that there. are millions turff and Industrial Progress moan'

Per ec 8 I-5 l_PB1'lm!i‘ Of millions of dollars had been expend.d ol acres ol, ood a lcullural land l,_ ada , 3 most interesting and m5f,,»u¢¢-

Canada? _ _- in the development of the St. Law-

Tl'i° f°1l0Wll\8 B-N161!! 1! liken fr°m renee and Canals that did not bring Rallways ln New Bnmswlck and Num and comprehensively with the re- "I-'i°¥ld°l\ Tlllifh" f0l'tY-“V0 Year! B80. any benefit to the Maritimes. and sccclm awalllng setllcrs and_dcvclcp_ sources and developments of every

and emphasizes the vision and enter- particularly Prince Edward Island;

Prize of those pioneers who built the and that other parts of Canada were are thousands ol acres cl good lerllle Edwin-d~15iami_ In the Same lmb1i¢a_ 9°-mdlul P30510 RBUWFY- ln farce Of over-railroaded, and that dliPliClllfl0l\ land two dons,-5 an ml-e_ There clm_ tion for the month of Dezember, 1928, m“°ll °Pl§0BlU9l'i_ Bild Cl'l¢iillSll`iI existed. I gave a specific instance, not be any lastlng pmsperlly ln the in yefcn-ing to the growing popular-

"The Canadian ,Pacific Railway such iss the following, taken from Mlwllllncs unlll cclcnlzallcnls placed ity ofthe Dominion for tourists from

Company has begun to launch its the Montreal Star of April 13th, 1925, upcn 3 sound lcotlng_ md to ,lc Sc across the border, it gave the total

a very good example: there must be lm lllvcstlgaclcn held outlay of these visitors throughout

Tiliitiifd. will run through a country “For tho consideration or rrooldcnt _by_llle_ Federal mlh°l,lllcS_ comllcsci tho Dominion in 1921 as s2'1s,2sa,lio_

bonds. This Railway. if it be ever' as

frost-bound for seven'e1r‘eight months ncatty on'd'sir' ilériry Thiimion: of the year, and will connect with

province which embraces about as courage an p fwblddmi C0lm¢i‘Y HS 1-B Oli U10 Wie en the railway burden which is crush-

of the Earth., British .Columbia is il ing. the life from this war-wounded encouraged to leave lol. ctllcl. calc,” fer the tourist, or why is it that the

barren, cold. mountain country, that minion.

is not worth keeping. It would have _ neygr been inhabited at all \il\l’3-S5 by C. P. R. and Sir Henry Thornton, of trlooers of the Hudson Bay Ccmoally. the canadian National. had the ‘gold fielder’ not taken e. what they can do, ill tivo words, is party of mining' adventurers there. to co-operate, loyally and unselnshly, Fifty railroads would not galvanize .in cutting down the cost of supplying

it into prosperity. The much-touted ineoessary transportation to this cri- laws cs lllcllc are ll, ontallc ,md e

Manitoba settlement will not hold out minally over-railroaded country. Quebec wlllch though perhaps news. o

Canada does not need railway com- Sllatlng some mmol. changes wcllld_ I that its development was impossible

many years. The people who have gona there cannot stand the cold- petition today half as much as she ness of the' winters.' Men and cattle needs railway economy. Friendly ag- nre frozen to death in numbers that rcement and Government control can

if he knew;` and those _who are not- my ratesthat we are supposed to Sci killed outright gre _ofyn maimed for fl-0 _ _ life by f_ro|t’bltes."`_$ ticularly the competition of great

We all redllne 'today what the open-

ill! up of that gre'at Western coun- try has msantl to the Canadian Ns- tionlnd the Empire. _ The prairie

provinces" last year -wheat aswell. _ alone valii|ii;nt__ nonroximstelylhllr '~_'rhat being-assured,-the imperious l billion Collin and have'-become “cod of the 'present is to, reduce the alnoua as tbsi"or-anory oi thc ein- coat or carrying pcssensw md i>in.°~'an¢t 'en s biz. 'faomr in the il-eiollt ln' canada.. our railway Goonomiofgrowth of the Dominion. expenditures must. be.cut._.'I'hI_it» il British Columbia has become one of thc only way in which_the 00v°i'l1° the most bfobparoiis ind'progressi`vé mei-it’ Railway! “li ll°P¢‘ °° l‘°ll°'°‘” Pr°virioee‘l_a~tb0. and Die of the murderous -drlill °f l~ll°.ll‘ beautiful ‘City of Victoria is enloylnl' lumbar weather-while moat oi tile other-Proybses are in mid ‘wintéln A9 the bit indication of the wonder- ful lm|ri_i"snd growth oi that ero- vinee. it is mly necessary to refer to tH_\ rsuagaitatumont mon out as rs- llriis ` ` .disarm for Vslruvsr le' i99lT%lilb`unoubto'a~,to 'hir lil-

mlll ‘lv 'ivltii-°Ui*'*_l”‘ llbii ‘-l'

travagant method of keepin! d°Wll prices. A strong and courageous

iltable use of the` railways we have built for them in advance.

fiitioo, owing its oxutmce .mil Ill ll lin tothe oanoaimnonlvr Wilt ii|boiind,'A|i»\f\.l`\\‘l1?"°°‘°‘"“" naaialontb»it¢ii>'lnth° P°i=i°“°

Canadian Pacific to blame? Have Who imagines that it really requir-

they ever been invited or urged tc cx_ es EIGHTEEN TRAINS A DAY to

d their gcrvlccg tg gms pmvlnccl, carry the passenger tramc between

Should it bg 5 dimcuil matt" cc Montreal and Ottawa? Who does not

e the Province 9; prince Ed“.c_l.d know that it would be very easy for

Ptln E _ Island adequate ,md emclcllt mlmc the two gailways to get together and

liltlec, compared with what mcse cut this extravagance in hall? There neer railway builders ol the Cam is no reason whatever why the C. P. ian pacific had to cont-end wllh R. and the C.N.R. should both send, Qugh the Rockies ln llllklng up a train out of Montreal for Ottawaimendationg with regard to agrlcuit.

British Columbia? That contract was at 4 P' m' sharp t° "me an the Way life- -

fried out within the time limit sped. £0 the Cill>ital." ` time Provinces. affording greatiutilre d in the terms under which British DCS umbia eritered Confederation: Our Greatest. Handicap he ereas, it is now over fifty years ` Ui

Since Prince Edward Igiand entered one of th, greatest hlmdlcccs ln thruoghout the Maritime Provinces,

System cf the Dcmlnlcm. The pl_e_ the Union, and the chief item of the the Maritimes has been that in the Which' had °°“f"°med him °“ every

s never; been satisfactorily fulfill- the two great railways have been. for the gm" Wealth °f n“"‘”`“l r°5°“"°°s

dliw Duncan lnclulred as to my other sections of the country inland m

_ _ ` A

ascl-l~ ln so dclnm and I. exlalaln-ed and right out to the Pacli1c~ Coast. _

g ba _ Th h _bc ' _ tl; ll The _Atlantic _Provinces _have also °°mP1°ti°n °f this 3°°d"`°°'d5 V03' ae ry are aw en many com a I had had an interview with _ mm and the Amerlcan md west/em

plaints by visitors and to iats. n _ nirocto 1 th c aol ‘“°°‘° ° °'°"l°“d°“° °°“i.l‘“’“ll°“ ln

~ r ur ur rs 0 ° an an Pacmc bralns and brawll tc mc clllcl. sec_ Canada tourists would most surely

ll had been lnlormed that below' tions of Canada. It has been a. ter- "li c Gr-eal_Wm__ they had clmtem_ rifle drain for many years, and un- 3

fortunately the pendulum has been

wick approximately 85% increase. while Prlnbe Edward Island has a de-

the effect that if the Canadian Pa- ' . 5 l c,»ea5e_ The Duncan Repom cn page tion. even at this la.e date, in the

second ferry boat, or a. sp-cial freight cific Railway looked over the proposi- mcllcl. of cclcnlzatlcm As further ev_

fourteen. also states that Prince Ed-

of young people between the ages of

percentage ofpei-sons between ages

‘M the “°°3s5“"y branch une in nouncement of that Railway as re-

forty-four and seventy, than any

propriate letter written' by ‘a well

e _ sr , J

ing idle along the Canadian National

merit? As a matter of fact, there

I suggest, of the heads of our two

There are two m-an in Canada who great mllways’ and ll.lc.Mllllstcl. cf ticlpated to the extent of $l0.890,000,

the Eastern part of the Dominion. ii. cm rio a great deal--ii they have~the cclohlza-lion hlmscllf who wlll ccl._ and Prince Edward Island to the

d the atriotism-to light- lalnly lrlnd that um, and mlmcy ls very insignificant sum of $10,500. Hes

actually wasted and our young men

The ofllcers in charge may mean well

They are President Beatty. of the but lacklng the tmlnlng and cxccl.l_ our very door? We have been told

ence in that line that is necessary, they are not capable of doing the work properly, nor do they recom- mend the proper legislation. It would be very easy to adopt such suitable

am sure, prove a success in the Mar- itimes. ~If the Federal Minister of

call the secretaries or presidents of

mcompetition ComD¢titl9“-Par' the Saint John -~ ` “ztiifax Boards

'-if Trade, the of ‘barge of col-

publio utilities-is a costly and 9*' enization in eacll province. and a

certain number of persons from rural districts who are interested in colon-

Railway Commission can do the work ization-say. one or two from each lil! Will/91' 111° Will lil the \\'°l‘ldI the

county. Counties which have a lot of vacant le.nd.cou_ld‘send two persons. I am convincdd theft the findings will be a revelation of‘Ca_'nadians west of the Rsstigouebe Itlivor, for to any sorlous mindoji ‘persoti who has stud- ied the situation in _the Maritimes it is almost impossible to understand how these pmvinces-have withstood

cm-am ¢oi|oita,,pondlng_ths arrival such an enormous- drain o`f~money of enough new settlers to, make pro- and msn for fifty y¢ai-s without going

into bankruptcy. That alone is proof that our resources are unlimited; and

The Canadian Pacific is not show- the nrst and most' important of thesb lll¢~¢|,i|¢|g|_ it is true, but lt is show- to be developed isa_grioulture.| Theri ing falling revenues. Moreover. the arethousantisoayoimg men and-wo- oonadianmiiicu ooongsim inrti- nun incur oaucstfoaninrtitutiong

who have' no_otiilr1|_»rospsot today thsntomoveavqay,-if_wodonotin~ Industries that getlabor fel' liicents an hour will

ofbslandinstblnstionelbud-nsversavftiissitiiatiomiimder our

N Lu L "mood tomb: tau-nation -mir mtsoovuvim.-.ml

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bimafdrtliulnlatienetnuotbelsid

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NINE TRAINS. Then they run these

Colonization will make a thorough in- '

would sstonish the intcndins settler sive our oevvle the r¢=~i°Ml>l'= fell- vcatlgation. I would suggest that hc t

iusa|er.'¢a¢asli.ii°\ia\rtv1n.thn».

provinces One is just as much to blame as the other and I am sure that any one interested will welcome this investigation and try to forget politics, because the situation ls' cri- tical."

A Toronto View -

While visiting the Maritimes in the

summer oi 1928. Mr. Hector Charles- worth. Editor of the “Toronto Satur- day Night_" made the following statement:

“The Report ofthe Duncan Com-

mission ln dealing with the Maritime Provinces. was line as far as it went. but it failed to bring in any recom-

which is the wealth of the Mari-

sibllities. Mr. Charlz.-_iworth said had been inspired with the spirit optimism and progress prevailing

rn. His eyes had been opened to

these Provinces which, with the

future of much progress. Helore- w for the Maritimes an absolutely

e three Provinces were linked up good roads and permanent high-

ovement of the Maritime Provinces. ll that was needed. he.said, was the

ake the Maritimes their camping ourid."

_ Turning Eyes East

Since the Duncan Report was is-

last tuming their eyes to some ex-

Provinces are receiving some atten-

the alerts or services of the Cari-

adian Pacific, I quote a recent an-

-“C.P.R. to extend Maritime work:

L. Sanford has been appoint/ed

The Canadian Pacific Railway has

e monthly paper, deals specifically

Provinée' in Canada, except Prince

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia par-

Prince Edward Island nothing to of-

many visitors. by automobile, pass by

many times by wealthy citizens of the United States, including heads of American Railroads. who have trav- elled ail over the Continent, that Prince Edward Island has the great- st potentlalitles, as a summer resort, f any place in North America, but

without modern traffic facilities and' modern hotel accommodation, such as operated across the Continent by he Railway Companies. Think of theinducements the Garden of the Gulf has to offer with its bracing cli- mate, beautiful country drives, with the unsurpassed pastoral and shore soznery,_and the finest sea beaches

and bathing on the Continent; drink-_

whole Province a_ disease free area for cattle;__dairy products leading the whole of Canada in quality: famous for Island lamb, beef, poultry and eggs; the home of the Malpeque oys- ter. and situutc in tho contre oi tho best fishing grounds in the Atlantic, where fresh lobsters and all kinds of Usb abound: livestock that can win sweepstakes against all of canada: the home'of the silver fox; famous for thel finest potatoes _in the world. and produéing'.over fifty percent oi’ all seed potatoes grown in North Am- erica. _

_ 'Ddloits Ovor-llnphasiled

n-mirlv iooakinr, tnéro ins been far too much smp_ha_s|s placed on de- ileits and the med for Railway soon- oaiy in the Maritimes. Today in

appealed to at the present Session to pievent competition from further over-railroading that section of the country. and at the great cost of many millions. President Beatty of the Canadian Pacino, in addressing the Board of 'I‘rade Club in Toronto

‘ln llanuary. 1927. pointed out that

ever since Confederation, Canada has leaned very, heavily on its agencies of transportation, and that every period ol Canadian history has had its Rail- way problems. The hlstory of the loads and the part they had played ln the country's development was not always known to the younger genera- tion, who were thus only partly in- formed as to events which led up to present conditions. The grave neces- sity of Canada's business men appre- ciating their Railways. and the ne- cessity for the latter to continue per- forming thelr important public ser- vices healthily and successfully, was the reason. he said. that he dealt with the subject so fully. Mr. Beatty brief-i ly reviewed the history of th\ Canad- ian Rallroads since the Canadian Pacific was started as one of the con- ditions under which Confederation was agreed to. The speakerthen out- lined the period during which exten- sive Railway building had gone 'for- ward, such as was now known to have been conceived and executed long in advance of national or commercial necessity.

Our Requirements

What we require to do, it appears,

is to devise ways and means to bring about more active and keen competi- tion between these two Railway giants in the Maritimes, in' order to insure a more equitable-distribution of Rail- way expenditures and service. The populatlon"per .mils of 'Railway in Canada is 241. In-Prince Edward Is- land on this basis, we are entitléd to ex- actly one-third additional mileage than we now possess. We certainly need and have been promised, for many years, branch lines to' isolated fishing centres and 'important' agri- cultural districts. At the present time one-fifth of our total mileage remains narrow gauge.

It is, however, gratifying to know

that these two great Railways do occasionally oo-operate. The follow- ing despatch appeared in the press about a year ago: V ‘

Edmonton, Alberta, January 20th.,

1928-The Alberta government has to- day reoeived from the Canadian Nat- ional and Canadian Pacific Railway Companies an offer for joint pur- chase and operation of the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Rail- \vay.”` '

I refer to this because it is in line

with a. suggestion I am about to offer as regards how the Canadian Pacific may be enabled to fulfill its Confed- eration mission, and connect up its system with Prince Edward Island. The proposal or scheme is this--That our means of connection with the Mainland Railway, the main trafllc artery, whether it be s car ferry, a bridge over the Northumberland Straits, or a tunnel under the Straits.

is a Confederation 'link-the property of Canada-bought and paid for by Prince Edward _Island when the Pro- vince entered the Union, should be available to both Railway Companies, and the same privilege should be ex- tended over the Prince Edward Island Railway system to the Canadian Pa- cific as well as the line to` Tormen-_ tine, on equitable terms. The Rail- road of Prince Edward Island. as or- iginally bullt, was paid for by the Province, and when we entered the Union, the cost was deducted from our debt allowance. This was clearly set out in the Brief presented to the Duncan Commission in our claim for

lmproved transportation, and from which' I quote the following extract: "Apart, therefore, from any claim

for non-fulfillment of the terms of Union by reason of want oi’ contin- uous communication with the Main- land. wehavs two claims under eith- er one, or under both, of which con- siderable is yet due to this Province,

namely,-

'First-that an amount vastly in excess of the estimate st the time of Confederation has been expened upon the railways and canals of Canada. from which Prince Edward Island de-

rives no substantial benefit.

Sfecondi-that $3,153,672 the cost of

the Pi-in_os_ Edward Island Railway. although the property therein passed to_ Canada was _deducted from the ¢i,vol.oso. illowcdus oncntering tho Union. and we have ever since been deprived, of the incomeon the am-

ount so deducted." `

Duncan Beport’s Comment

I quote from the_Duncan Report on

Maritime Claims in this respect, as follows: _ "rho-_citoital amount oi Moritlmo provincial railway debt as at date of Confederation (on taken over by the -Dominion ist Confedera- tion) is in round ngurss as follows: Novasootia ea.ooo.ooo flow Brunswick 08.000300 Prince ,Edward Island (entered Confederation Im ......|$.0li0.o00 These capital amounts have been deducted frointbe debt allowance in

ion to the provinces In addition the Maritime Provinces have drawn on their debt allowance since 1867 for Railway expenditures. and these also would have to be taken into account in any reconsideration _and assess- ment under this heading.

We find ourselves in agreement

with the contention of the Maritime Provinces that they have been. and are being. dealt with differently from the Western Provinces, and we think they are entitled to have their al- lowance re:onsldered."

Sir Charles Tupper's Views

Sir Charles Tupper, who was Min-

ister of Railways at the time of the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, made the following state- ment:

“I have no hesitation in saying

from my knowledge of Prince Edward Island extending over all my life.and from my experience as Minister of Railways in Canada, that if the Prlhce Edward Island Railway was connected with tile Intercolonial

“Prlnce Edward Island has not

profited by Confederation. For some years past, it has been largely losing its population, by reason of its con- nection with Canada. and 801118 backwards instead of forward. Its trade has been diverted from its nat- ural channel,-or a channel of trade which had been created,-and in the p ocess of many years the trade of;

Edward Island, especially as regards O

t afhc. That the two Railways should ll t

f Companies. Such a policy of co-op-_ eration would tend to recoup Prince?

Edward Island in some measure for; t s ure to implement the terms ofi Union:

President Beatty in the “R/lontearyl'

Times Annual" made the following. statement: ' . - "Since its inception. the Canadian Pacino has led the way f.o progress

in those areas in which 'it operates.; and it proposes to maintain its posi- tion in the forefront of Cnnada's ec-

onomic advance."

Prince Edward Islarid, the missingl

link, desires to have its right recog- l nized to participate in that service in the near future and be given an op-

Green Gables this Province would at pcpuiatign, such an tt last come into its own as the Para l-img, Wm quit wit

dlse of the Atlantic. iqwancc to Prince

Hotels and Summer Resorts ai,-“dy quoted what

in t

My' third proposal ls. that with ' ml

the establishment of hotels and sum- dmonn annual Bu

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mer resorts by the Railway Cornpan- P ln

ies i_n Prince Edward island. and say tue” M this

at Baddeck, Cape Breton. a chain of l hotels would be suillciently cisnplete nxt: (;!e:1uu;e|::E at in the Maritimes to warrant the es- fq y _

tablishment ol a line of steamshipsl I on the Atlantic coast, somewhat sim- [another mwmoa 0 liar to that now operated by thel _

Canadian Pacific from Vancouver. on “ln lur;;l_ the Pacific coast. About a dozen ` ' n 8 '

(boats are now in service here, and' t two new boats are on order to b ' Leaders on bo h

delivered in 1930. On the Atlantic.

starting with say four passenger boats la m'!:l`;ic;ul2a§rC itwo would leave Montreal each week =, a‘ `

lon different days. and two would leave _ the Maritimes each week on return. ‘ political Dames' ha”

On the voyage down, they would A

lstop at Quebec. Prine: Erl\'.'ard Island ` conLdemmm had b !Hav.'k°sbu“y Halifax Digby and and the mo Railways’

_ _ ;Salrit John. The other two. boats §mg_ their energies in I

Railway' th” the Prince Edward Is' Iieavlng Saint John would make the lsmem ‘mort to devel

t ts

land Railway w°“ld be a paying ‘same calls on re‘urn so that ws' as In Omer par (

. pmen- | _

population of Prince

road." . ._, . . ~

at un. 45:51: ;.‘;i.‘°i.;~.°.§’.i_':.‘;°;;;‘.”_ .‘;";.;i;'.;f rr

iand move from point to point. assur- i today In me thirty

gi’ wumd Laurie' speaking in the Q ed of first-class hotel accommodation. t0 c°nfederaM°n our H°‘1S° °f °°m“.‘°“S lil lm °" the l with tho forming of Maritime Pro- 'med' I “esmn °f subsidies' stated as ml' I vince Clubs in Central Canada, such Legislative Action l°W55 ies the energetic organization already

established in Toronto, to promote' In conclusion( I wo

trade, and especially to direct tourist lsuggestlon, and that is , tramc to the Maritimes, thousands of lbe very desirable, at people would patronize such a service ‘sion of our Legislature, .when properly handled in the char- ily pass a resolution .acterlstic way for which our Railway j canadian Pacific to e companies are noted. with tho ft., prince Edward islam. _building of the Chignoeto Canal. boats , '=esslon of the Nova Sl

could make the circuit in opposite dl- lure, the following resol

1' Notions, either coming or returning ‘ezdz the Island has S“m`”'ed'" by the Canal, which would very much “Recognizing the n C°“5ldellll8 that this P"°"i“°° has shorten the time for the round trip. _ter of the Canadian P bei?" deprived °f PVUWT tmmc fam' ITh2 Maritimes would then have areal Pond its importance in ities fill' 0V€l‘ MW Years- Which I opportunity to become famous as t.he;iridu.';try of Canada, think has been dearly Pmven by me Atlantic Play Grounds. The other two iwlth appreciation the pl evideme Submitted' and that 25 ° re' lProvlnces are greatly benefitted and 'ot' that Railway in this Sum ‘-“lf deVel°Pm°"t °f natural "°`.have token on new life. especially 'idenozd in the operati S°\1r°== his Ne" ¢“ff“il°‘l' ‘md Pl°'f'sain: .John and Halifax. since certain minion atlantic Railw l'¢-55 femfded- and °°“5ide"1“g thatfmeasures of relief and adjustment iilnes. hotel systems an Prince Edward Island has had to bear i have been lmplcmcmcd _ac lcccln_ l ltyl 5 m°»i°" P°"“°“ °f W "m’P°"'°“°“jmended by the Duncan Commissior-if 'rho Lcgigigtivg Colm Bill/Bill' Olli' °il9l2°n5 5il°“1d 11°” the iMlllions‘of dollars are being spent to *of Assembly of the Pi' Dl‘lVl1eEe “lid the film °f re5P'e°tf“1'fnationalize these two great sea ports iscozia iriiiite further e

TEQUESUUS th” th? W0 Rauwaysland in building terminals, elevators. ‘that Company’s operat

exhibit Bnicffive mbefest in Pun” cold storage warehouses and hotels. fProvirice, believing that

ver twenty million dollars will be sign is desirable in th

C°l°Ul'-lit1°li Bild in me d°Vel°Pm°nt spent in Saint John on construction iNova Scotia, of Canada Of A l°lll'»lll'¢~ Fl5hm3» and T°“fi5t Ework within the next three years. Hal- 'pirc trade, as well as l 1' _ ax, which has been dead for many j' the full development o ouch these possibilities into more_yc

active being to tht mutual edveniese 3 called a boom period. compared with

o 'our Province and the Railway th

ers. has entered what might be lan Pacino Railway sysi

at prevailing two yzars ago. Com-

e ‘ have admitted the ur

he incalculable losses that have been l ll

ufiered in the past through the fail- at last getting lnw shape lc lm_tlcl_

petition of the two Railways evident- _ ly had a great deal to do in starting the ball a-rolling. We are all de- '

pate in a fair measure of prosperity l with the rest of Canada. but where _ does Prince Edward Island fit in? A i great many seem to be carried away i with the errcnsous impression that' we are tremendously prosperous on the Island, and perhaps thatis the reason we are not putting forth more effort i at ther present trme to improve con ditions and tal:e advantage of oppor- ` tunities available. One of the lead _

ing financial papers in Canada rc-_l cmtly published the per capita in-l come of each of the Provinces, as;

British Columbia

portunity to get in pace with the rest

of the Dominion. The Canadian Pa- l cific will then, and not till then. ful- l fill its claim to having-welded all the , Provinces together, as a Confedera- tion mission.

Connect np With P. E. I. '

My second proposal is. that the

Canadian Pacific build a railwayl branch from Tatamagoucha Harbor; to Truro, approximately twenty-five ‘ miles, connecting with their subsid- iary the Dominion Atlantic Railway at Truro, as well as the Canadian National Railways, and that the Can- adian Pacino operate a modern ferry between Tatarnagouche and Charlot- tetown, |. distance of about thirty 4

arryirig of passengers, mails and automobiles for seven months oi’ the year. This would replace the present Charlottetown-Picton service, a dist- ance of forty-five miles, and for which a large Dominion subsidy is paid. The present service consumes over four hours. whereas the propos- ed shortened route, with a fast boat.

and malta; at lcoot, two round ti-loo per day. It is possible that this pro- posed service could be established and operated Jointly by the two railroads. This new stsamchip connection would bring many advantages besides the shorter sea. trip. It would put us in closer touch with the great sea port of Halifax. It would connect with the short route to Yarmouth. and Boston, but m`oat important of all it would be A tremendous factor in giving Prince Edward Island an op- portunity to participate in the grow- ing trams from Auto tourists. Should the Canadian National be persuaded _to mot an all-year-round hotel at Charlottetown and the Canadian Pa- cific would dstablisii summer resorts

miles, with adequate capacity for the c .

should not consume over two hoursi

Ontario . . . . . . . .......

Alberta . . . . . ... . _

Sasi:atclier/an ._ Quebec ...... ._

Manitoba

New Brunswick _ 438 Nova Scotia . . . . . . 372 i Prince Edward Island _ . . . _ .._ 344 . It seems to me we want to be up 3

and doing, and I um not one of those that are satisfied to have matters re- 1 main as they are, and to have our ` Province known as "Sleepy Hollow" l

nor will young people of ambition be content to remain here unless given l an opportunity to make a good living i and enjoy the comforts and conven-

732 641 634 553

An Appeal

When our chief industries Agri culture and Fishing, are handicapp.d

through lack of adequate trafhc faci I lities, then Employment, Commerce.

sustain a full measure of prosperity.; The improvement effected by the in- 1 auguration of the Cal' Ferry service; ln lslv, and the relief granted byf the reduction of Freight Rates in 1927, evidenced an almost immediate response by increased traillc beyond the capacity of available facilitiesr

I, therefore, appeal to the young

men of this Club, the Boards of

Trade. the Service Clubs and the Colleges, to become more familiar with Island affairs, and especially those matters dealt with in the Dun- can Report, the carrying out of which mean so much to our future welfare and prosperity. Our inertia of the past has largely proven our undoing so far as participating in the benents of Confederation on a parity with the rest of Canada. Take, for instance, the loss of reven e to this Province

op the lout-hjhone at Charlottetown,

western a aoilwai bottlo ia on in the luattsr of building of-branch lhllr Parliament will |>1'°l>,\bl!_ be

i, »' it . _ _ _ / I

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` ¢ a

calculating the Interest oh debt sl- iowaaeepeitisausilvbythebomia-

and on the North Shore at Caven-

ei|ao__sp_n.tbosbrio¢oxanno or

through the dedugtion from our debt

‘allowance of the cost of the Island Railway, three million dollars at 5%.

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ghted that our sister Provinces are become the most desli

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follows: iway. It is up to our ci

$925 _that the discriminations. 908

fences of modern life. and dealing only from tt

Finance and Transportation cannot fwouid mean in helping to

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port had to Bay hi a tremendous diff

should be double whs

erea

would have meant to

[means to properly

‘are the worst paid ir

; teachers

against Prince Edwar

independent body, end

Iraot beyond doubt. if

= tional undertaking.

with tho two mi

heartedly co operating, ward Island would soon increase in population,

l\or‘h America for bo

tou _ '

The Duncan Comm cluding their Report, In lowing observation: \The Maritime Provi of th_.l- traditions and i their people, can readil tive participants in the fare of the Dominion- lieved of the disabilities they have been sulierir enabled to approach tr with renewed vigor."

The Duncan Repo:

in the nay of progress, and we are fully compe

__ Competition Nece

obstacles. which have

attention our trafhc dis t/o point out that this Pr to realise the benefits oi as had been anticipated ers of Confederation, and that the Government the Maritimes have been to the Canadian Nation mandate to make them regard to Confederation

I havs endeavored to i

t .

of local conditions of t are the result of neglect s tion of Constitutional would, therefore, urge th zens and especially the both sides of politics ssl sided what competitive tri

for the past and to the fi mic life of our Province,

in mind the following sta by President Beatty at thi the present year:

“'I‘l-rere exists no surer

national economics than by the condition and elfe a count.ry's transportatlo

Particularly is this true

where not only is the coll by two great Companies. vities extend throughout land and touch everyinl economic life. but thi! b and are continuing to ores lengthening arteries along the impulses and the mat make for the broadening ing of the nation's ioonol

While Prince Edward It Province mail in area. tl of “emoient” _trahe faelll gf- than any rslifbad Ni wolves tae bona; oi the I

On an equitable assumed basil of

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