isi tiihisplfjliliwiiyis At staggeriiiggi a Over szogoiio "Per Mile

i i ‘ $ir,--As the day of election draws nearer _it is becoming more ‘ apparent that the Carripbell-Mclntyre-Leiiage Government was anxious to appeei to the electors and try for e snap verdict before their bungling in financin and constructing their paved highways became known to the peep e.

g When contracts were let last Winter, a most unusual time for . " calling tenders as no contractor could visit the sites of the work,‘ r . the Minister blew off that they were going to build a better high-t ‘ way than the McMillan Highway for about $3,000 pcr mlle- NOW °f Q D we have the government members admittinﬂ m“ ‘l “l! $13,000 g g,

per mile, and a careful examination of their own reports show that it cost over $20,000.00 per mile. '

_ In the P. W. Report i938 page 263, we find the four amounts

_ for paving as followsz- Robotics niv/sys o interested Comes the one day in the year that. otr- T6-l Charlottetown to Swrir $ 137116-05 1.51am yﬁﬂmwg‘ ers you the" opportunity to pay well T34 Qtlrlﬂltetwn to Montcalm r Beorotery tor many deserved tribute of honour and affoo- "J 5"""“"'ld' '° Tlﬂmh ' tion particularly and exclusively to “'2 s""““""d' '° 7mm‘

MOTHER. May we help you? 70m 5 53733999 a

To show how they hoped to fool the electors and to camou- 1%,; m‘. h, 15,-, H'O'SE P , flags their accounts, l could, not find in their wonderful Chief 5?. egg minis: M21‘: Engineer's Report any reference which would _tell _rne_ the total a ﬁrs, “mm” "h, QM w m, FOR THE Y 0 U NG _: number of miles paved. However after deciphering confusing t-riisiittmfééeilgietowhase hand wu ever MOTHER who like; n i‘ g tables I unearthed from pages 27. and 28 of the Report that they m h“ ha“ $7” " "uwml ° ghepp hose why not gIYQ _ - _ _ had paved for this enormous sum_ of money the total of 45 and six- very hood to 1m, he; a 1hr“ thread , tenths miles of road, thus ‘making an ‘average cost _per mile, of F"- W ‘Wi-‘i “""".°,l°. '".:".""""""::' i: ‘.°"" "it ‘wit: ... mmdafaﬁttétnn... ' W 6 l'l RIC Ofl, GII QOYI 9 I or one!" " bhlrriceoofahvel i026 (‘a vervsmhllmemouri?) for unpaid bills, yreghave {rifle i" émfglwwmgrw l}: the so called "Iaw cost" top of the Liberal Highway costing $lZ,- o8 ‘veers. 0t his taint ere 1* H E 1;}; p03 THE » 875,65 x $l,287.56 or $l4,i63.2l per mile. lglvhg ma“ MOTH R who Pr“!!! - - . . So much for the to of the Hi hwo . What about the bot- c” m" '*”"*'M"-wl i! ﬂocking 3 1m“ m0" tom? The Liberals claign they bull: a 9:04 W", h"! they must be glﬂaiitrmlflmksﬂgdwll. Hui: durable. "k T01’ CW!" » ‘ ashamed of it or else they dare not tell the electors what it cost. m’- M" 3'1"“? Whlmﬂd Chm“ 134 1i l" KEY‘ So cleveriey Is the cost concealed that l am doubtful if the real miw- ' 501', 01' 505 i" 91'5""- T. " cost will ever be known. In examining their accounts and reports a

" over a period of three years this is what I found. V - Pair — — — — a From Public Works Relport i936, Page 323:-— . Winnie Msaiitwen Oemp- ﬁtmmmisihiﬁ: $33.12,’ éﬂnfitﬂ‘, ,'§L'§,fm,'m“:'f,f:m”§{' wnawgttxknmulul

N T FORGETQL .. y . 2--i'reporatlon of Subgrade, Coleman to l-Ilmsdalo-$.l2.593.73 - a z _ grain elevators lntl semi-ripen at the trens-Atisniio port. lnsos eenieir is Lore Twoedem Ir, (grandmother _ . 6-Portage Lake Road 16,797.95 Mile N“ w‘ eeisei-el oi Oanede, wiiii the Kin; esia Queen on either side. I "m"

she," want ‘ some- . IOR-‘rgparation of subgrade, Wellington to ‘Z7482, Mumm-aeom “New” V '

. . Pg ~ what heavier weigh. so ' . 2°_A . """"-'--'-- can; mavens: w r 4 g mug-pm m l" . _ - . lorry Plains Swamp . 792.60 or. sismiswe scsiooi. " ' t” F,“ . m w‘ 5 Jnedml“ or heavy “or ' \ ' . gfi-ftepuritig subgrade, Sunsmerside Western N93“ Rhunco The April aiectin at Ce Trii~ 0 and Miss M ' ' (l! The Osneaisn Press) oa " -

pair---—-

vice is just hose for her. ———-- _ "m, wommi. 1m n m w“ mm m" r m 25,246.47 Hnoor Roll loi- Awli. ‘tum, ham: o: M“ ‘mfénmr 4am‘ H” x

Noon . 46~Section No. d-Jreparing Subgrade, gum Deplt “dgd “d ‘His wnfl$l1°ng m- Beii. 7h ‘is’; L“ “m; m" t l’? - v " meel

h Charlottetown to Souris Road 27.54117 ed u l" . - i - - , _ _ . T110 - ulped. .Lunnls “Ned. N UK . GLOVES p - 464mm» No- fr-Prsrﬂrios Subowde. mm u cfj;;§d;_"§11 ng-Cédiggrctkg; 1-; H181! wit-ls thoy0de rpuewsnirl ‘if: glefeotion amounted soweoo. _ oﬁseﬁ do @351"; hm?

Charlottetown to Sauris Road comeum Do mm M11 ogsitlh wiilsmiollomd oloeod mils the Netigiuei 64 d; “out 1m

- - $1M Karin utes , ; A P . 46-Section No. 7—-Pr_eparing Subgrade. . clgéatlgnvgngs g1. Iéegiucw were uldoptgg s; tied, The $192; n m‘, m“ "ml, hum B,“ , ,7‘ g; c|n|rﬂgn jﬁ. n; Charlottetown to Soaris Road 16,107.85 mnald Blaming" o! the committees were tieera end on May aim; roll esu u; by m. From Public Works Report i937, Page 299:- "_ ' - “ewanflplilf:m< c u d 1'1"“ WWI l! OWN‘!!! °1 Pllﬂk . 1.1a», "i 0- 7-. No. l--Sub-grading--Summerside to Richmond $ 6l,925.73 _'"l°""°4"'~ﬂ "Wf- ' ' rigti 30%’ m” ‘ . ' o“ m d” u” No. 2—Sub-grading--Richiriond to Coleman 27,421.73 and, vn Jp __1_ M; (m-

rion My Moth" would 1m a pm N,’ 3___sub_wdd,ng_c°hmun to Monhqse 36123765 1,3,. ,,_ Lwmfd Bliwulae; ,_ of Klovee for her Sarina en’ Ho‘ iii""'°'°“"ﬂ T'°~Hm '° 5"""'"°""" 351425-05 ‘Silt’? 561M221. Rosana- Buoie; l. ’ ~ i . Bambi“ we ha" them in the o. Sub-grading St. Peter's Road 20,905.72 Evelyn Danielle. _ . c‘ From Public Works Report I938 Poae 263:-- an“ v 1' 5'01“ mulli- 7- . , ‘ . ~ finest o! French kid in while. 1-6 2G__5 b 4- 4|, | ' '5 ' $ 57 35 1 cit"- Plﬁesv- . " " . black, chino“, blue’ brown - u -gra ing or ottetown to ouris , 4.6 Grade 1v -1, 1191s“. Blggqukgtgl . _ and the new”, s t‘ col” T3-2G--Sub-gradrow-Charlottetown to Montague 70,436.02 9 130W"! MOlI-g- 3- W" 511i- .- . ' p n‘ i Tl-36—Suh-grading--‘S’Slde to lnverness School 90832.10 m“ “um!” 'u'm'°°“'"

Pairu——— $1~l

price‘ Tl-4G-—Sub- radin —-lnverness School t Mantras 84 948 4i Junior Devi- » ‘n i I‘ » t ~ ~ t» ~ o a a mu 2- - ‘ad 3- Grade I1! (e) —l. P‘ Gat- . . »- _

. rode Total $623,597.25 lsalnt; iiémaoyae Gallant; S. Joan ‘QEE THEM AT oungnow Rooms‘ _

UMBRELLAS. What Mothe wouldn’i." la a " - - - - - "m" . new Umbrella? Shim“ i“ u‘: new gay o“ gm“ itemshwhidhvld: iidtthhslatnogtoioltlnugidgradiisd tlifdtlhenlitllilnrfiliilgsocgh! giG/liurtgigiiiilriliiggczﬁ: litigating“ I .

or i“ the smnb” and“ "f a" 5m‘- P140" tractsd for. On the other hand l have omitted items which pos-

$z>oo $2. $3.50 “d 04-50 ibiy should have been charged against the subgrading of theseI élfi$iinxengslﬁhhygmldqghnhgl SPECIAL ""0." d" 4°" m‘ ‘P’ PCIA L

Seeing is believing, and prigcts. But‘ so confused and so unexplanatory are the accounts :2 'é':n':.;° l???" ‘"10" Y0" ~ ' _ ' in e ur-

SCARVES Plain and flowered Chilton and ti.’ilifﬂiis.’.?.§.l.§2'&.i"lZ.,°$ilIi htpfihiiniluv‘dicihpuiiitgiiidzii Prlmm m» VA L U E S "m" °'°"p°"'°':°""° u U “my crepas" A" meal Vi“ al- 3 10150030“ benefits of the doubt the subgrading averaged according to their oegidse. t price $1 $1 reports $623,597.25 for I00 miles (or less), which makes $6,235.97 149ml" ~ ___., _

' ' It"! I per mile of finished subgrade. Thus we have the total cost to uﬁﬁd°ﬁmﬁimil“i'%ﬁfﬂj -'——

date of the Liberal "Cheap Highways" as fol i Bliioqiiloro- ' ' 1933‘ '0' R 0' G "Y? "0 1937

HANDKERCHIEFS. While and colored linen Top s . 2 “A?” g;'“,;§.--,°'gg ggl-“t; "W" W he" are priced H-YMOUTH SEDAN hand rolled cdkes. niiiiliquc, Mexican drown Bottom ' irm ' ' u FORD D’ L’ COUPE kw"! 5mm" "W" ll M ’

work and hand emboidered ltiiiiele. Prices __'_ Kliligouemlciiidﬂmzl-igssi 1938 ‘ml-lllttwtl" t" lite time h ‘I937

’ Total $20,399.11; Per mile lwn. ' l. D °' "" "““"'," "‘"'-" "° . 90905 9- 1'5"“

“d Right now,'l ask Premier Campbell or the Minister of Public %%a€ on n. L. COACH °:l.l':OhY?";l1l ' V’ ‘ Works or his apoligists to show to the public where these figures Mm’ 1938 hoses his allowance on the sTUDEhAIKQgJFR SEDAN :.::.".f""".".':".'.:i'.'!.":z.;i:r:: :::'".:..:::.".i"::".'.:':":ititz: ""°"""""'"" 1W»- L-BEDAN """°"*=""' n a

_""_‘ if | | _ D I they ore in and why they would like to fool the electors before the ‘mm “w "W - lam: ‘liddlsd. "a W" on m. 1935 _ , d - 1m

truth lists out- , - Tniinsrniiuii SEDAN n u ~ - s ‘ - ~ Q HPIMY W004‘ "l" WW" "l "b" 07 Will" But the people are asked to believe that the total cost of the hock-wanna‘: Iwnﬁ _ DARD COACH 19;‘: glijt.'arzf|lgg'ggidura

o iarose and apricot. All si es _ u . . 1934 I z iiﬂﬁiilhiilllﬂeviiiiifm liaiiiyliihiif'$'diihl:i.i'.iii."iZi " ,0“, s, A151? Am, E $11,151‘, $2,‘? ,,‘,"°";°';j Form m". DELIVERY . ya’, m mum, ab," in p“ ‘Mu’ my “in” the paving. Without argument let u_s take them at their ward. 3 s DAN "iorq" and ‘h.’ z?’ u" f . ~ mus "yup; o,» comfy w; g This shows conclusively that the McMillan highways were cheaper . . ' 1987 - R" and ,6 (‘gum "d _ _ 1986 ma" _______ __ __ _,_ _____ __1 , o by $4,399.18 per mils finished than flllvl-lbbflll “gun Lamgnggg ; FORD L‘ DELIVERY Gugmnf.'d) m, m. ma,‘ FORD I TON DUMP Love“. “ﬁhnd 5|,” in my," m," ‘mm,’ o" I have not as yet told the saddest side of the highway story jimmy “m, gm,” n, _ "_ Wllldl film!" 3-4 - satins and all crepee. s1 oscordlnadas the atlVﬁmlheﬂVawn rePortsshomhThe pairing COIII- ’ . 1 could soeml! a ' 198s aflruauyoriman goss- cnmvnoiigag‘ 1 1 z TON White and tea rose all sizes e 5% 'sr "a". u“ n Q . c ' a" "mm." m" ' ' 7'“ 0“ °" 7' Innate! an ' FORD l-TON DUMP l‘ ‘y. ' ' ' ss,soo.oo "i , " th r s l l i. ~ . _ A eiiairit mechanic I ii facts. 4 , TAKE ‘mnl-liiiiir. ‘ﬁrst’ ahzozseiette o: gbirdlz for Megier? S‘: balance ofséﬁzriiiibshnoiadmiid." a‘Fligughushhnriidtllfianhibdlimaht: “M,” ‘é m’? A - - ‘ . . . . . ' -, . _,.. s arrnen s u I ' r _ r " . .. " :22: them A? buy ilhings that seemmtzubenhidre hills :01": the: iihtnpdlze‘ ghhtrdclferlcofadrfo: §w.'r'ii>'p:'m:°n§§.' o! J irss the bu‘ I." h S“ '"r'm”ndm°n'd u" Info" _ _ FY d Wit" I! Mo" IINIMYY than tl than the whale of the McMillan Trans Canada Highway contracts I l‘ ~~ "It" flours "Ill 59MB? per mile‘ east the province. Let us see what answer or excuse ‘°' M

. Msliia _ A See our window pr fqundqﬂgn “mum m‘ 5,5,,“ can be given to this statement of facts taken from their own reports. , a . _ if . . u N M Mtii ‘t ﬂit‘ . ' - " - ~ . i W y . ' _ ." '" o '1; at. ha‘! ‘1 $1 “niniktllilezitlamrxieat. has: acazeptnrzaiféyyles fhgﬁshlin Hill‘ g . g . g . v J v a V, ~ ,1. _ . e to _ formed that before the Liberal pavement was several“ doys old re- $0,000 §TQCK ‘ PM!!! m. -' i ‘ ‘ “ . placements were mode at MentoWi and St. Ileanors. Today when ~ the pavement is scarcely six months old, numerous cracks and up- Entire stock to be sold at cost Th1 - iiheerel: orevielblenforehmers of tutiiratreaixztwhot wonder then In! loss- - "_ a A e greet second 11p 3- 4g g t 1 at t e everninent s’ , a .te pee e before they have a ' 311195 '1“; ‘ussuugns rgaarhtau": time to fnd eat the tru of financial condition of the rev- s." mm '0

_ leed to eels. castllll the Pfovlwe, Alto-W w, and centinuauiuittli all steel;

y, ~

in viswiof that lrtogesrisa ‘facts. I can‘ only m in i have lissrii -nsiir storms wv- ‘I on, snisssd er the einesine bungling er the . aniesln highwoyflnenclnghaiid construction Qfliilillltlng gpmpi » v innit w lcli lies esseeied. to en sinuses, people . at tiiirenioslng

4 cuss-reasoned? Y . ltmlll? i’? - A, i- "iiie min. mm“ t"