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Milestones iii Iiovelopiiiaitt

of philanthropic ventures that went sour. X can think or two in our own Provinc<~t.he Dalton Sa- i riatorium project and the Mac-7 Donald Consolidated school. in‘ both cases I believe that the ben- electors were let down primarily because of lack oi vision on our

part. Our thinking had not ad-‘ varioed to the stage where the‘, need was genei~all_i= realized, and;

Inverrtment was too cautious, tool practical. In the thirties we very nearly let slip through nur fingers what is now our most effective m- Itrument. for general education, our provincial system at free pub- lic libraries. initiated on a gener- nua scale by the Carnegie Corpo- ration. It was a close thing.

"'I‘hla it why I think we shouldi celebrate our good inriiine in that‘ Mr (‘ntt4'in'5 sriii came at the right time and in the Hunt am~i cunt. that his wise decision was, on a point of need. that we had a leader in government with the vision to see beyond the custom- ary and accepted routine, that there “SIS aiailahle the tine man in Prince Edward Island. Mr. Robert Snazcllc, with the kiirivil- edge, enthusiasiii, the nrgaiiizing ability, and must inipoi'i..iii'., the right touch uitii people. in c~nrr_\' out the pttiiet-t; and fiiia‘.2_\, that we had an oi‘;_-aii:7.iiiioii. the Ruial Brtiutifiuiiioi: stic:c'_i, the bold and inirigiiiiat.-.0 L'l>>al'iilI‘i ii! (‘iii .i.’\hllS'.(lll(, \ll‘.‘i(l’i puiilit-i1.i‘d thc need for rural beautifit-aiioii ant‘. set. A stimtiard We can he piuiid that. we have 5\l(’iPP(lP(l \\:ih iiio :lnsel_\' assot-iaied iiisiituiioiisiiiiicii are unique in Canaila.

first step-

"Once a pt‘OJE‘(‘l is £'.li'(‘F5£i\il‘ there are fll\\’fl_\'S those ready to sin‘ that it was itieritahie. Tliey. are even ready to LRKP ii oter and improve on the work of those who pioneered; but I iiin Sllri‘ there‘ were many who felt and said in 1946 that Mr. Coltons sciieiiie was utrter folly. He must at times have been discouraged, But pioiieers. don't stay discouraged. It was the. kind of struizale our late Prnniiei-. loved Plans were niatir, a Board. of 'r‘t-tistees vias established to an-‘ mimster the Trust I-‘und it Board romimsnd of the ni;iiui§:ei- iv! ihc ETastt‘rii Tt'll.\l Co, the Minister Olly Ediicatinn, and Mr. Cotton. Lmidi was acquired Just across the Hills-l borough Brides and in l9-I9 the. niirsery buildings, §‘l'f(‘lii10Ui!PS. andl nianagcrs hniiie were started . They were completed in 1950 ancll Mr. Siiiizs-lie assumed full charge‘ at that time. 3

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in and uni-vroesia that sum he flourishing a hundred years later. and their descendants for the next shrubs. normally have a leisurely few mouum ye". ‘mm um um. 09"“ °i um‘ hm 1‘ 599"“ "0 1'“ comes when. as geologists say it that 019." 1°: 31°!!! 3 W19 155"" must. the Atlantic seaboard sinks for Mr. Snazelle than tor the rest gracefully beneath the WW“. 1,. °‘ u-‘v TM “‘“"°"~" M“. “"‘“'5 this present moment oi time with about eight acres, three of [llf‘IYl:u_5 gm or green growing things close-l_i' planted in shrubs, the restymay add plum” and beauty Lo recently acquired to give him some.om. 1”,” we can only My_ Lmnk elbow roorri. The nursery also hasiyou Mn Com)“

a lease of six acres near South- '

port, a permanent planting in l'n|que In Canada pines.

“The nu,._,,,.V\.-5 am, ,5 ,0 supply‘ "It the Cotton Memorial True‘. the maple of me p,.m.mCe “-j[.h‘1S unique in this country_ an also planting material at cost. The cost‘?-5 Y?” 55 "3 “W “"3" “ U“ 1, amumgh, low and Lo our p90p]g!Rlll’8l Beautification Society in its makes the ‘difference between liar-,5“0P9 find C0MiHU1'~)'- M 16381 mg and doing viithout. The nur5.;ntliei's say so. and the Community erv handles shade trees. fi‘uit‘PlR¥1mn1l AIBOCIENDD h85.Dv|1d 115 trees, shrubs. vines, small fruits llhe <‘°mP1UT‘I€ni- Oi P\lblJ-‘hm! perennial plants and bulbs in al5D€Cl-‘ll booklet about the SOCICWI variet-\' and quantity to satisfy tlie‘“'01’k< The SOCWIY b9R31?- 33, 1 mm. ‘sage, “men” lhave mentioned. on the initiative

"Does it fill a need." Well. fromlfii 071- -l"l‘“5i°“° “Ni W“ M" Ap,..1..,{ M“ 3...“ 3,, "H5 Am-,1mi_~ ntily to visit the Jnhnstnne farm-

£°:L-»:-sevfil 13- 1954

U18 things. especially" trees and

iiurseri hatl 3lO0 oi'dei's. In the “Pail Hi Bllfllnfimn 10 Um‘l"-Siflndl past four rears Islanders bt\ll;2l1i‘“h.‘'- 11 15 I m0d€1 Oi 13ndD<‘flD¢l more ih.-inia quarter of a miilioiilinteiest and it is evident that

tulips daffodils scillas, ci'ocuseslih0UBl1 hi5 \’0C3i-l0n 15 the OD?“- and other bulbs. Sales of nursery 11011 M R Slitlefidid i3J'm- 1'“! |\’°°3' “Mk 1“! ‘tea, (tame in 313000 ‘(inn is that of landscape artist.

The iiiirsei'\' \\lllCl‘l operates iiii- "111 ill? SDTIHR Oi 1945 1" I 5"‘ tier our Prtiviiicinl Deparinieiii 0! IN N i9i1fI'5 W lh¢‘- DTHS Coir Iiiiliisirr, cei'laiiil_\' neier aiiiitip- -l<Illl15l0ll€ PTODOSEC1 I-mi 3 “°nC““‘ iiiF(i such a toliinie or business iI‘Hlf’<1 9501'! bf’ mid? 10 1mPI‘0V¢ the 111.000 farm homes of the Pro-

'[‘hPl'f is 501116 i_l()\'E'l'X]lI'iElii fi5Si5i.-_

‘tilt’? but the iihtile pi‘U]€‘L’l iii- viiii-e. many of them unpainted WIVES H,” mile actual L‘.U\Cl‘n- and untidy after the war year‘ meiit expense. viiirii iiianpower was drained from;

]the farms and food prodiictioii tins .the rim; consideration. The pro- posnl iias well received and a

Rich Variety

"stiiiie of the things on siiie this spriiiiz are 2000 il'UlI ire-es— stand- ard and dwarf appie:_ pear5_ i-hp,-.‘ F199 and plum; 3000 sninli Iriiiis a Rural Beaiitincation sot»ict.yi ”""‘ F'~""\5‘h91'“95 1“ S“5i"P5: 5600 ’I'liei‘ were generously assisted byl roses. 300 rhododendriiiis and a7.a—‘ilie I)€‘Déil'LiY‘i(‘I’IL of Agriculture and

with COL!

ago:-iated themselves

vast array of ilciwering shrubs aiidllniprovement 9‘v‘91'l?T9f-‘H5 Most of this coiiieslthe 1946 season. i tram Holland, sortie fruit. treesi "'1‘iiei-nsult was so encouragingl lmm Ontario and New York S'.dll“.. that the group planned a contiiiu-l some roses fiom England. high iiig Dl'()1.',I‘fli‘i1, and incorporated as‘ bush>blueber'i‘ies from British Co-la non-profit organization m Lhel l“mi’”‘- spring of 1947. Mr, Ernest D “One of thevbest features of tli9.'Re-id as secretary of the Society Nursery is its introductioii nl many my [he flrsi three years did much i>l3|ll-9 “'h1Ch 318 h<1I‘d.\' litre butlto l’I1.’|l(€ ii a success. The objects WV? "9V“l' 1'9-3“.V had 8 U‘.\' N111 oi the Sl)(‘lELy are: 1. To encour- trees are an example. also ('€’!‘i‘z|iI‘.V‘;qf;,\ grstmir lmemsg in the cm; V-’““9l1¢‘5 0’ D|‘RCl1¢"S and EiiH'1C0ts,|aiid inipmvenient of rural homes, and a growing list of rhodndenci~‘splmols and cnmmum_\vi-o wned "”‘~‘- Mi'”l“"’ 5‘0<‘k Nd DI‘0i‘E‘i'{ hu:ldiii<.:a such as churches rii‘ltiii'al pl‘a(‘ll(‘ES are the. secrets halts; 2 go encnm-age ymmg map], J” "Wm (‘3591 1Hi‘N‘lPlH31l.\. P101‘-lftn fnlimr rural pursuits by making inspectors stair that ii is the l»ii_sl',-lym] smmundnms mm-9 Rum“. and t‘lPflnP5t nui'se.r_v in the Marl-‘m~; 3, in roster 51 better oommun. time Provinces. There is iiotlitii,g;m~ smm by encoumgmg cooper» W”? H‘? 1‘ ‘*1-"~""17¢‘1"~‘ 3""! Wu C1111 j tire efforts on community projects. $k;e"‘:l“\l"‘f‘hi*’;‘):.')‘d“l'-5 “id 10Ul'1-513‘. The means of Achieving these ob- ..I am mm H mu“ KW? Mr Ji-ots has been by annual competi- Cnttori a grand sense of acr<iiiip- ‘”"“' lishment. to see his dream (‘nmiiin trite. And what a pleasant way he has chosen to be nietnorialized "There are classes for home im- —in the great oaks. bcechas. niap- prnvetiiervt, for outstanding homes.

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photograph it. In September they repeat the process. I-‘inal dccisions tar iiip aiiards are made by 8 special panel of Judges.

,the Society ‘and nwciiiig in October. 1 _ . . ipeiitors are members 0 iic Soci- small uinup oi public-spirited metiyew for the yen. and “.9 mvued la 1 h V 1 h _l £IllFH(‘l. '0 "Sm"? [0 "rm 1 ° nu‘ Gus Oiiits atiards. CXllllJl'.S pliotograplis oi “llillllig iyear's

; . . . . , Cili‘B(‘»lOI'S. eiis. 900 maples in taiieii, and alannouiiced a competition for thelyem,-3 meelmg and . fine {gmfly

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diaizree that there are more well- an , ‘

far btindirit improvement. school improvement. flower gardens. to: community improvement, r u r at cemeteries, roadside planting. There are special prizes tor war veterans and new settlers. In all about 1200 entries have been re- ceived in the past eight years or 150 each year. This may not seem like much but it does not begin to measure the intluerice ot the pro- gram. one prize-winning eflort in a community acts as a stimulus to others, and for every competitor there are several others who are undoubtedly spurred on to im-

prove their farmsteads without making a formal entry in the competition.

"The contest runs from about the lat 01 May to the 1st of sep- tember and means a really stren- uous effort for the farmer at I time when every bit of help is needed on the land. Yet somehow people manage to accomplish am- azing thiiigs. It is interesting to note the iiiimber of young men and women among the prize win- ners, and the results of father-son partnerships. Anti it is obvious how much pleasure eveyrone gets from the improved home surroundings.

“We have three Judges. OM 10!’

in May, assess the situation. and

“The big meat or the .\'var for is its aiiiiual diiiiier All coni-

The Society then makes ciiiries, discusses the

p1'nx:_l‘aI‘fi and clccis new Nearly 200 attended last

"Finaiiclally the Society operates on a very small budget consider- ing what it has to do. Out of a total or $4500 nearly $3000 goes for prizes, the rest for advertising and Jiidgiitg. The Department of Ag- riculture contributes $2750 and a few business firms have enough math in the project to donate the rest.

"The truits of the effort. are be- ginning to show. I hope you will

kept niill'd(‘,ll\'E iarnis this year than there ever were before. There are whole areas we can point to and say this and this was accom- plished through the Rural Beauti- fication Society. Col. Johnstoiie through his initiative, his sure knowledge of conditions, and his great ciitliusiiism, can be proud oi the work of the Society and I EHOW our Island people are grate- ful for his untiring devotion to a cause (mm which all benefit."

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