16 The Guardian. Charlottetown, Tnaa. 159:‘. 31. 1%].

Our Dear Friends:

in |86'4' wlien +he momen+ous mee+ing +ool3 place in Cliarlo++e+own Fe+ween Newfoundland. Nova Sco+ia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and The Canadas which led +o +he +orma+ion o+ our na+ion. R. T. Holman had Been in Summerside for seven shor+ years. During +his +ime he had paid off all del§+s incurred in a former par+nership, had moved his premises +o larger quar+ers. and

was busy planning +he erec+ion of a large addi+ional warehouse +o look a++er his expanding +rade.

ln +he nex+ cen+ury. ius+ as Canada grew from +he original small group o+ Bri+ish Colonies +o+l1e+en vi+al provinces +l1a+ ex+end +rom +he A+lan+ic +o +he Pacific. so did Holman's expand +rom +he small frame s+ore +o +wo fully equipped depa+men+al complexes in Summerside and Charlo++e-

+own which serve our cus+omers +rom Nor+h Cape +o Eas+ Poin+.

ln I964 on +he Cen+ennial o+ +he original mee+ing from which grew our na+ion. Holman's.' s+ill owned by +he Holman +amily con+inues +o show i+s +ai+h in +he prosperi+y o+ +he people o+ +his province By an improvemen+ program +o malre shopping in our s+ores more convenient more economical and more sa+is+ying +or You. In +ac+. our slogan for +he Cen+ennial Year will 59.

"Holman's +he s+ore wi+h more in 'b4—More services. more e++or+. more merchandise. more quali+y more sa+is+ac+ion.

May +his Cen+ennial Year Bring you a Happier. more prosperous and ‘Fuller life.

Sincerely,

HOLMAN'S OF P.E.I.