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Department. Ottawa. I President, Ian A. riurnatt; Vice-President. Wm. l I Burnett; Sonya-Tread, u. M. Burnett; editor llll lrlanagurg Director, .l. It. Burnett; Associate lsmsoa

Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker 77W! the Weakest fnlr."

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Island Tourist Prospects

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"The keynote of the success of the tour- ist industry on Prince Edward lsland," reported the Advisory Reconstruction Committee to the Provincial Government in I945, "is the two mat- , ters of accommodation and transportation; be-y cause our natural attractions are so great that if those two matte:s are properly taken care of the tourist industry will within a few years rank, second in importance to agriculture in this Province in amount of revenue brought into the Provinriz." n

This is a timely reminder in view of the successful tourist meetings which have been held lIl Charlottetown this week, at which pros-' pests affccting all the Provinces were dis-l cussed by outstanding authorities.

We have slill a long way to go in this Province before all = difficulties in connection with tourist accom- modation and transportation are solved, though undoubtedly we have made some pro- gress this year in the acquisition of the new car ferry Abegweif, the improvement of the Railway wharf at Charlottetown, and the pro- vision made at the last Legislative session of o capital sum to provide loans for improved tour- ist housing, catering and general hotel accom- modation.

Much remains to be accomplished, however, before we can fairly claim to be tourist-conscious in this Province, or be in a position to capitalize fully on our magnificent summer holiday ad- vantages.

One, requirement,—as noted in the Recon- struction Committee report above referred to-- is the immediate construction of additional fer- ries for the Barden-Tormentine service, designed solely to carry automobiles, trucks, and buses. "ln our view," says the report, "such ferries would be more economical to operate than the large ice-breaking ferries and consequently in tho summer months could make more trips at the same cost and thus give greater service to _the travelling public." That this suggestion is not merely wishful thinking is evident from the Speech from the Throne at the last session, in which it was stated that the new docks at Bor- den and Tormentine, now under construction, "will provide a much needed improvement, and will facilitate the establishment of supplement- ary boats for motor car traffic when they are completed." Here, then, is Objective No. I for those interested in our tourist trade.

The Reconstruction Committee report lists many other needed improvements, such as bet- ter railway passenger service; more intensive air and bus transportation development; improved highways, including Charlottetown to Borden by the shortest route with a branch from Tryon through to Albany, and adequate highway fac- ilities from Wood Islands to Murray Harbour, Murray River, Montague and Millview; the con- struction "as quickly as possible" of the proposed Brighton and West River bridges; re-establish- ment of steamship passenger and freight serv- ices between Charlottetown and Montreal and Boston, as well as of regular summer motor- boat services between Charlottetown and Bon- shaw, and Mount Stewart an the East River; immediate construction of more accommodation at the National Park; establishment by the Provincial Government of courses in preparing meals and catering in other ways to tourists; more encouragement to Island handicrafts; im- provements to ponds and trout streams; closer study of deep sea fishing as a tourist attraction, as well as development of fish and game facil- ities generally; establishment of a Provincial museum at the earliest opportunity, with furth- er attention to preservation of historic sites and monuments, etc, etc.

A great majority of the Reconstruction Committee's recommendations, made two years.‘ ago, still remain unimplemented. This fact 'should be an incentive to further effort on the part of all concerned with our tourist prospects. There is little doubt, as the Committee main- tainrd, that the industry could be developed to n pcint whsre it would be second only to agri- culture in our Island economy. There is alsoi the prospect, with the further expansion of airl travel, that the Island could be developed into a popular wintcr resort. It is really time we stopped complaining about our "severe" wint-, .ers, as well as our isolated position generallyfl f-rand started turning these so'-called handicaps to)

account.

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Births 0n Increase

Th: number of births in Canada in I946, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, was 325,8ll5—easily an all-time peak figure. Canada received last year 7l,000 migrants, in-i cluding the quit-z exceptional arrival of more than 50,000 British war brides and their chil-i ‘dren. Taking the totals as they stand, Canada’ in I946 acquired nearly five times as many new, citizens by the birth of Canadian boys and girls as by immigration.

Canada's rate lost year, 26.5 births per thou- sand of population, was the highest in more than twenty years. The reunion of many households by the return of husbands from overseas is an yet it seems at least pos-

births is happening. In the late I920‘s Canada's birth rate stood around 2A per thousand; it ‘fell steadily through the I930's to a low point of

%ut 20 at tlle end of the decode. Slncc the

outbreak of war there has been a gradual climb to the I946 peak.

From country to country, there is a wide variation in birth rates. In France, when the population was actually declining, the figure fell as low as l4; in some of the crowded but backward lands of the Near and Far East, it rises nearly to 40. But there may also be a variation from age to age in the same country. Britain, now only moderately prolific, had a birth rate of 35 in mid-Victorian times.

In one part of Canada, notes an exchange, the large family has ne'er gone out of favor. Quebec's birth rate last year was about 30, as against 26.5 for the country as a whole. This gap has been constant for a generation, while another gap has narrowed almost to vanishing lt used to be true that Quebec's more rapid increase was partly offset by a higher death rate. But for French Canada, as for tho whole Dominion, the death rate is now nearly stabilized at about I0 pcr thousand.

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Farmers meeting today. .. . .

The Equinocial gales having spent them- selves, we should have a‘ continuance of our fine weather.

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Without the farmer coming in to sell his livestock the town will soon take on an almost deserted air at week-ends.

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It is said that the British system of gov- ernment is soundly based on profound mutual distrust. There are checks on the power of every estate. It begins to look as if the U.N. is going to develop along the some lines.

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The Beautification scheme is working won- ders in both rural and urban centres. Nothing succeeds like success, and in this connection all credit is due Col. Johnstone for his initia- tive, his resourcefulness, and above all, his per- severance.

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Sixteen European countries have submit- ted a report of their needs in accordance with the Marshall Plan. One reason why the United States should not forbear ta supply‘ is the blunt statement of Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza that if his people do not get bread within two or three months there will be a revolution in Italy.

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The King's County Plowing Match at Dun- das was an outstanding success due to the popularity of the venture and the vigour with which it has been pursued by officers like Mr. L. S. Hunter, Bridgetown, President; Mr. Jos- eph G. Campbell, Poplar Paint, vice-President, and Mr. Albert Acorn, Cardigan, and anien- thusiastic committee.

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Yes, Dalvay will be a white elephant to the Government unless the suggestion to improve and extend the summer hotel be put into effect. The Federal Government have plans to extend the public thoroughfare in the National Park at a cost of half a million dollars. Why not spend a quarter of that to make Dalvay the Maritime attraction for American and Upper Canadian summer vacationists? What is worth doing is worth doing well.

Premier Jones is a farmer first and fore- most, and allows nothing to interfere with what he believes in the best interest of farmers. Hence, notwithstanding strike and other wor- ries, he finds time to tell the Amherst Fair directors that he will have pleasure in formally opening the next Winter Fair, and that his daughter, Miss Vimy, will give an exhibition of saddle horses and riding-an almost forgot- ten accomplishment.

The appreciation expressed by the Rt. Hon. Mr. Fraser, Premier of New Zealand, and the High Commissioner of the Dominion for Canada, of the hospitality and bonhomie provided by the Cit) of Charlottetown to New Zealond airman in training here during the war, is something to bc- treasured by all our citizens, to whom it is addressed through His Worship the Mayor. It is to be hoped that the Mayor and City Coun- cil will see that this testimonial is propcrly framed and hung in the Council Chamber.

Relics‘ of Canadian military glory of the early years of the proscnt century are now vis-

recently declared surplus and scnt to War As- sets Corporation at Montreal for disposal. They are patrol jackets and "serges" uscd as the undress uniform of militia units at the begin- ning of this century, and more than 3,000 items marked as "usedbut in good condition" are in care of the Montreal Branch Sales Office of the Corporation available for new owners, wheth- er theatrical costumers, bands in need of op- propriate dress, or needleworkers skilled in the transformations required in families where chil- drn can be fitted into clothing from their eld- ers. I Q I Q Jam and jelly making is supposed to con- clude this date, except for apples and plums. The jelly-making season may be said normally to extend aver thrce months, July to September, beginning with strawberries and going out with ,ples and plums. Great care is exercised in the selection of a dry day, says a chronicler Io’ the operation, to insure the proper thickening of the boiled juice. As is well-known, this lost circumstance constitutes the most critical part of the process; and the obstinate syrup, res- olutely refusing to coalesce, not unfrequently tries sadly the patience and temper. In such cases, continues this ancient authority, there is no remedy but to boil the mixture over again with an additional supply of sugar, the judg- ingaf which, by the way, is a fertile cause of the difficulties of getting the juice thorough- lr lmiswM- .

Notes 8y Tho Way

Nearly 150,000,000 poundl of to- baoco are expected to be harvest- ed ln Canada this year. There's a lot of pulls for you and quite a lot. of puffing ls being expend- ed in curing and other work re- qulred to process it properly. —8t. Thomas Times-Journal.

The moon ofthe flirst quarter gives slightly more light than at 321st quarter_ the Bulletin of the General Electric Research Labora- tory reveals. This ls because of the distribution of the darker areas on the moon. The eastern half of the disk as l3 see 1t contains a larger proportion of these dark areas than does the western half. AL first quarter, it is the western half that we see.

Last week the management of the Kansas State Fair asked for an injunction against any local

rainmaklng while the fair was in session. This action instances the pluvial success which has been achieved this Summer on various occasions by the fairly simple pro- r555 of having a plane drop dry ice on the top of a cumulus cloud, thus setting in motion s. process whereby the chilled cloud dis- gorges raindrops. - New York l-ler- ald Tribune.

The chicken supper season wlll soon be with us, If you want to have your optimism restored, jour- ney forth to a "fowl supper" at one of our surrounding country churches. Your faith ln human kindliness will soar. Plenty to eat -—-pflS5 your plate back for more w ell-browned bird, and help your- self to vegetables, not. gravy, sal- ads, jellies and pickles. Hot cof- fee, cakes llke ambrosla, and plea of luscious crispness. Yes, lf you think Canada ls going on the racks -just buy a ticket for a fowl sup- per, and you wlll change your opinion. - Chatham News.

A Melbourne bsinesa man lu- ierested lri steel towers wanted to get, in touch with his opposite number ln another firm. But. he dialed his own number and the call came to his own switchboard on another line. Hts own telephon- 1st,‘ asked hlm whet he wanted and he said he wanted to speak to the man dealing with towers, and could not remember his name. "His line's engaged," said" the girl. "Will you Walt?" "Yes, thank you," he replied. 8o the gentleman sat. there for quite a whLle waiting for himself to hang up so that he could be put on his own llne to talk to himself. Eventually the telephonlsl; bald: “Mr; S0 and So is still engaged." "Good Inrd! I'm so and he said. —Australlan News Letter.

We are a little Intrigued by the story of that Medicine Hat mer- chant who received payment the other day of a. loan he made 44 years ago. He gs-ubatisked a young cowboy with $50 ln 1903 -and nev- er sow his debtor again. Now, of- tei- all these years, he has receiv- ed a letter from the borrower- writton, apparently, from some dls- tant. place-enclosing the $50 with $30 interest. Under normal ctr- cumstanves this would provide n text for a little sermon on the fact that. most. people are honest, and that 1t pays to trust the hu- man race. But the last sentence of the ex-cowboys letter is rather disturbing. It reads: The debt has been bothering me lately, so I must be getting near the end of the road. Does this mean that. the hearts of these disappearing debt- ors only soften when their arteries start to harden? - Edmonton Journal.

A Nova Scotia. woman has been charged with theft from her am-

Dlflyer of merchandise valued at|

$10,000. If she ls guilty, she has,

0f Course. sinned. There are, how-'

even some relevant. facts which ought. to be considered. The wonmil is 3G. She had worked for this employer for l7 years. Pro- szimably- licr present salary of $15 a ivoek ls the most she has ever resolved, and probably higher than that paid dc lug many n! he; years o.’ employment. Unless llvlng r-csis ln lfova Scotlu are much 101381‘ than here, the remuneration hardly appears adequate for an

experienced emoloyee. The total all

the over

merchandise stolen, spread the 17 years during which

xi: W35 employed, would average _ , . ., I511 a week. bnngln he "solo " ible in the form of parts cf olcltime unrrorms‘ 5 A 3 r Ty

to $23 weekly. Incidentally the employer who paid $15 weekly to an employee or 17 years‘ rervlce was a ca-operatlve society. Tho

splrt 'of co-operatloir does not, seem . Lo have extended to treatment of‘

the employees. - Owen Sound

Sun-Times.

They aren't. exactly glvlng tlrel away, but you nren‘t. shocked out. of your shoes when the tlre man lclls you the prlco. The example of ivhat. has happened ln this Indus- try should be good medicine for our inflation hysteria. It says we don't. have to be so hopeless about prices generally. Given production equal to demand, prices coma down. The supply or tires caught up with demand rather early. You don't have to know somebody to get a tire. You don't. have to beg. The shoe Is on the other foot now. and it. Is the tlre man who does the selling-against competition, Result: Tires are selling ln the neighborhood of prewar prices. Dr. Arthur W. Bull, director of de- velopment for a large manufac- turer, reports that the comblnatlpn of natural and synthetic rubber produces a tlre of much longer 1lfe. j-re even claims that. the tlro dollar- now buys double the mileage of the 1030 dollar. We reserve our right. to be lkeptlcol of that sensational figure for tbe present, but the rnala Idea stands. ‘ltecb- nologlcal improvements plus thl urge to sell tlrce are giving the g bllc n reasonable caller's worth.

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Maritime FreightRates

(St. John Telegraph-Journal)

A report which the ‘Transportation Commission pre- sented to the Maritime Board of Trade emphasized that, In the event of freight rates being rats- ed "the Issue of paramount and vliul importance to the Maritime: will be the maintenance of freight

' relationships established under the

Maritime Weight Rates Act as of July 1, 1927, and subsequent there- o3. tln short, we must insist that rates are not. raised more ln this region of Canada than they are elsewhere, so that the balance will not be unset. ln the way It was from 1912 to 1921. when such s blow was inflicted on our economy. 1i. will be recalled that the M31‘!- tlme Freight Rates Act granted the Marltlmes a. twenty per cent freight. rate reduction which, ln the last twenty years, has saved our shippers a huge sum of mane)’-

The measure was passed because the three eastern provinces were able to demonstrate to the Royal Commission on Maritime Claims, vivhlch held sittings ln 1926 under the chairmanship of Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, that from 1912 to 19- 2s our freight rates were boosted ninety-two per cent, comPBYBd

‘with an increase of fifty-live per

cent ln the rest of Canada.

In lts recommendations. the Duncan Commission noted that the Intercolonlal Railway was

operated from its completion in 1876 down to 1912 on a basis which took account. of the requirements of the Merltlmes and was in fulfil- ment of pledges made at the time of Confederation. When this ceased to be the case, New Brunswick. Nova Booths and Prince Edward Island suffered. The Duncan Com- mission declared:

"We have come to the very def- lnlte conclusion that the rate struc- ture as it has been altered since 1912 has placed upon the trade and commerce of the Maritime Provinces a burden Whlch_ as we have rend the obligations and pro- ncuncarnents undertaken at. Con- federation, tt was never intended it should beer, and a burden which ls, ln fact, responsible ln a very considerable measure for depres- sing abnormally ln the Marltlmes today business and enterprise which had originated and develop- ed before 1912 an the basls and faith of the rate structure as 1t

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FROM: TAMZBOURLAINE

Our souls. whose faculties can corn- prehcnd

The wondrous architecture of the world,

And measiu-e every wandering planets course,

Still climbing after knowledge In- finite.

And always moving as the restless spheres.

Will us to wear ourselves, and never

re Until we reach the ripest fault of all.

-Chrlstopher Marlowe. 80-0-0904-0-0-0

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PORT LAJOII

_A reader inquires why In a re- cent reference to the erection of Fort Amherst, at Rocky Point, by Lord Rollo ln 1758, no mention was made of a previous French fortification ln the some vlclrilty at Port Lzjole. e answer ls that. Port. Lajole was not. a fortifica- tlon ln the military sense. It was a clvlllan settlement, where also a number of soldiers were garrison- ed, and a few guns mounted. Plans for construction of ciaborate forti- fications were prepared, but they never materialized. Port Lajole in 1728 ls thus described in an article ln the old Prince Ed- ward Island Magazine by the late Professor Coven:

"Scattered here and there ivlth-

,o'.it plan or order. rose cabin and

log-house. the homes of one hun- dred and llve settlers. No fortress in those days crown-ed the height. but close to the watorsfied-ge a bresstwork was thrown up, from which frowned eight pieces of can- non. On the breast ot the glacls,

Jialfway between the summit and

the water. ii deep excavation ls etlll vlslble, where stood the bar- racks for soldiers. A force vary- ing ln strength from thirty to fifty men, drawn from the garrison of Loulaburg. was usually stationed at. Port Lajole, although the Gov- ernors had often complained of the unprotected condition of the place, and of the easy conquest. lt offer- ed to any mareuder daring en- ough to assault It.“

"The usual landing place was at the mouth of the streamlet, which still threads its way down the val- ley, half concealed in luxuriant herboae. A bridge for foot pass- engers was thrown across lt, from which a med bending a little from

,the sea ran up the nccllvlty to

the government buildings. These buildings consisted of a dwelling nnd offices for the Commandant, quarter for the soldiers and subnl- terns. a decaying structure which served u s chapel, n vaulted pow- der magazine, n. bake house, a forge, three storehouses. one for clothing and dry-loads, the other for flour and provisions, and a third for molasses. There was also l ‘rcsldcice for the doctor whose nearest neighbor was the ltecollet Cute, httrar Iellx.