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M. C. Airways Service Provides Fast Travel Link

Maritime Central 0i Growing Importance To This Province

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Fortunately for Prince Edward Island. since the loss of the 5.5. "Charlottetown" in 1941 the Pro- vince has been well serviced so far a; 55,- transportataidn is concern- l-d, The company responsible for m; achievement is tihe Maritime Central Airways, which originated ‘Le years ago in the minds of two ‘whim pilots, Carl Burke. oi’ Char- flietrii-n, and JosFr-h (Jcei Ander- “n, r.’ Sackviilc. N. It. Their am- hgylnh ans to Establish on air line that would link Prince Edward island. New Brunswick and Nova anti,“ by a regularly scheduled air wniicc.

while the initial plans were be- mg worked out. Anderson was kill- pd Ln an overseas air crash. Burke, ho“ ever, continued working on tihc scheme and carciul planning brought him success. Maritime (‘rntrni Ali-trays "was formed cin ﬁctgbﬂr l, ill-fl. Flying: npcrntlcus were innuzurited Dec 8. 1M1 wztli

m0 r/tptliﬂfly tlulicl return hlqhts daiiv be it In (hrirlctte- tmvn. Sumimersidc. ltfoncion and Blunt John.

At first the co; ziv had but l1‘. \ 31111105 —-— A B- Al“. ,_.._.. ;1i,;l‘l‘ lnﬁlltkplfllli‘ an t" luv. tru passenger iuolinlncilic. 'i‘o-

day ihe grmpany is operating nme

pfffflfi. Their fleet incltrles tour [tn passenger lncklvctls. two tiqrlns 3H pnssiiii ‘r liti“. one g \r'l p1“ utter i :l'.n:id ltd- p. one four pas r Cessna no a Douglas fi-tiig-Iit- . c . . Y'i'|5.<tPl'\§(\I‘5 carried in the com-

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full wars npcrntlon ' ~ ~ zipproxi- . . iziinrle ‘r-Ci h)‘ Mill’- . PJFICYIQPI‘ . c ltns itirrcoscil lllP-ft‘ than pro fold Ln itllf‘ five year period. lllllﬂiijit‘ flcivn has also in- i-rl rubstnntinllv sliiee 1TH? In i a1‘ t. ll“,l.l“\ pl rc lieu’ Tl".- . yini (‘lo lumi- travellitl was in This is nct one pass-wiser travelling no (“rural mil in any Mord tlzat d can iqual _v would like

ttrvi one of iv-iilcti m in boost.

Wlirn flying operations were coninciiccd biiorltizne Coitrnl Air-

xiiis 3.1.1.1 a total ct it-cn Pm- p h“: ‘Today the i i cmplciys ‘.e nuliniis had

l‘. a: pilots-today they have clev- eu Seven are former R.C.A.Ti‘. air- hl(*l'1 iwhn have had hnny hOllJS of ffvlng ‘experience. These pilots lilVi" approximately a year as co- pxts before becoming fully quali- ﬂed airline captains.

The (cmpﬁny now operates nine pound staticiis that give plane t0 g: wund and station to station corn-

i ntious. Teletype conz-nttrilc- .1 is constantly tnriininirlcd be- ri Summorsidc. Charlottetown . Moncton.

The area scrvcd by lviavillnie Ci"l.:il Airways is steadrly being ir. sod. S-hortiy after the cem- ]'\."i‘1_\' started flying operations i sizvicc was commenced between Charlottetown and the Magdalen islands. July. 1944. saw a new route opened between Charlottetown, Bummarside and New Glasgow. A \i\l'\'|(‘P linking Chnvlottctcivvn and Biin-merside with Halifax was est- ililislicrl in February. 19-16. Today Him". round trips are flown daily between Charlottetown. Summer- rtde and Motictou, one round trip dazly between Mnncton. Frederic- ton and Saint John, two return (light; daily between Charlotte- town and New Glasgow with c011- nectlonr from Slimmerside. Daily flight, are operated between Char- lottetown and Halifax. A bl-week- h" service i-s operated between Charlottetown and the lliasdﬂle" islands. Mail is carried on almost all iroutes operated by Maritime Central Airways.

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Pilot: of Maritime Central Air- ways have been called upon t0 carry cut rescue operations and mrrcy flights on numerous occas- loiis. In December. 1M2, one 0f their pilots, Jlirimy Wade. made a hazardous trip to Greenland Ln an

tte-mpt to rescue sane American

lcrs who had been forced down on the solid icccap that covers the interior of that country. Wade was unsuccessful in his rescue at- tempt, but, nevertheless, be was awarded the British Empire Medal for his gallant efforts. Capt. Carl Burke made a trcachcroiu landing ninsng the icc flows in the Gulf cf Saint Lawrence Ln February. i943, in rcscue the crew of it Royal Air

Force aircraft who had bccn force" . I‘

down on an lccfiow in the Gulf Capt. litirke rccr-lvrd the Oxirr of i-‘ic Bllilﬁll Iknplrc for his skill and tinting in brrllglilg the crew to RJIlPiK‘,

ltlany seriously ill or injured per- mns ‘have bcrn flown to hospitals from rcmnte plnccs hy pilots of the Maritime Central Airways. This is "he of the services fnr which the Mlimnv has beer-mo not~‘d. There is hardly" a moutih that. docs not see it make one ct" trnre aitrh flights.

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The story of ltinritlme Ccntrrl Airways Wﬁliid not. ht- cri-mpleti» n-lthnut a friw paragraphs ahntlttbe men who have made itp-tri-ilate air travel throughout fhc Maritlmrs F“"‘lhic Thi- mnnaeiintz-tilrertnr is Plot Carl Burke H» dreamed cf with an flifllnn nntuvnrk wh," hm. t" thtivzhi such schemes i-nprac- rirnl Mur-h of the credit for the lllhstantinl sitcccns of the crinipany [fies to him. Ile ivtas horn in “hermit-Flown rind iii-came inter- utnd in aviation when very young. "Punt murth of his nviniim’! edu- cation the hard way-by study at

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hcme and. by the hard road of ex- perience. Today he has over 4.000 flying hours fact that he has never been in-i volved in any serious aircraft ac- i cldents makes him one of the most i experienced and reliable commer-i clal pilots in the Dominion.

Capt. Burke received his pilot's license in 1936. ‘lihree years later he became associated with Canadq fan Airways as a pilot and engin- . ec-r. He served as an instructor at an R. 0. A. F. air observer's school at Portage La Prairie foir a period during the war. He left to Join the Trans-Atlantic Ferry Service and was engaged in flying aircraft lcross the Atlantic until he assum- ed his present position with Mari» time Central Airways in December, 1941.

Mr. Jaok K. Curran is the presi- dent of Maritime Central Arrways while the vice-president is Mr. Fred Briggs. ‘These two men are associated with the well knewn contracting ﬂm-i of Curran and Briggs. Both men have had a wide and successful business experience Mr. ilriggs served in World War I as a pilot. and he has inkcu a keen interest in aviation ever since. lie takes an active part in the business of the company.

railway ferries in the Lﬂgcklynac Mr. Arthur M. Clarke. formerly strait. in Lake ftiiclilgnn. and m. of Cape Traverse. Prince Edtva-rd lNIny 2, 1e91, t7rorrryp-j 4 petl-‘tih

island. is secretary-treasurer Maritime Central Airways. He has been with the firm since its estab- lishtment. Mr. Clarke started his career with Lhe Bank of Nova Sco- tia.

‘llr’ H. S. (Jtiiniort Jones of Apohwqtii, New Ilrtinswlok. is the check pilot of the airline. lVfr. Jones is one of the well known figures in Canadian aviation. He took his elementary flying training in 1921i and later served as a. pilot with (Zanridiiin Airways on the Monoton- (‘harlottetown lserviice After six tvenrs service as a pilot he was ap- pointed Superintendent of the Maritime Division of Canadian Airways as Superintendent of their Eastern Division. During the war ‘ years 11c served for a time witih the i Trans-Atlantic Ferry Service and later joined British Overseas Alr- ways flying from England to Af- rica. lie relinquished this position to join Maritime Central Airwnyisl in October. 1945.

The ichief pilot of the line iis Vincent E. Asihfield. another Mari- timer from Fredericton. Mr. As1t- ﬁeld has been with the company since its inception and now has over 5.000 flying hours to his credit.

The superintendent of mainten- ance ls a comparative newcomer insofar as Maritime Central Air- ways is concerned. He is B. Gor- don Raynor who has twenty-two years experience in the mainten- ance business. He holds the maxi- mum number of Canadian licences available and also an American A. and E. licnse.

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Early Suggestion 0f Gar Ferry For The Capes Route

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One 0f the F st to yiiggegt a gnh ferry servce at Torimcutiufl.‘ ap- ftcars t0 have bsen the lion. Ben. lam“ DQYIEE. father of Sir Lotiis H~ DQVIFS Who liter lrcnntc Chief JUFNCP of Canada. Mr. Davie; had been folio-ring tho §ufcfbs C’ m;

subject.

"The Cﬂtfiﬂse of the mails, pas- SPﬁQ-‘ﬁ. and freight frcni the con- tinent tn this Island by way of ml?“ T0PmPﬂtihe and (‘ape Trav- erse (snvs the petition) so fPnsihle to mo th-it it only requires tn he brciigiltl to your notice and that of our Government. interesting them. selves. and laying before the gen- erril Government ht Canada, tn cause it in hccc-zne a reality, Th]; is the preposition. viz; That the new ire boat rhnll be s11 constnlct- ed as to be a-ble m take n tiraln of TRllWﬂY Carriages 0n her deck, and carry the same across the Straits to a harbor on the Island's shm-c

- into the compact

opposite tri the hairbour recently, constructed at Cop: Tnrmrntiric. a distance of about eight. miles.

"In order t4. effect this a harbor‘ would have to be cnnsirticted op- posite to that of Cape Tormentine , with a line of railway of tlto same gnu?" as that. of those on the con-. tincnt leading from the harbour at. Cape Traverse direct to Charlotte- town. thus giving us continuous communication with Canada as premised when we entered Confed- eration. The goods. et-c.. anriviiitg by this conveyance for other places on the Island to be transshipped to their distination. It appears tin- necessary for me to go into further detail of the advantage that would accrue to the pu-bllc. because our Honcurnlfe House will more easily conceive than I can express its ad- vantages tn the Province and the Dominion generally."

This petition was presented rlx- teen years before the first car ferry via; constructed:

Another Advocate Another early adv-coats of a car

ferry was the late Mr. George E Full. “no in the April ll. 1905 is-

powerfui ice-breaker with rails on her deck and recommerrlation for

i5 to 20 railway cars of ‘JO-ton cap- aclty "

Delayed Fulfillment Of

Confederati

(Weekly Star. Montreal)

By the time Prince Edward Is- lancl was ready to join the 00n- federaied provinces, the winter P B5 5 B a 9 of Northcunberland Strait was the only thing’ Islandi statesmen discussed. Indeed, before} conscntlng to union tihey insisted that the Dominion should shoulder the difficulties. it was, in effect, theii: price for accepting the ties of Confederation.

The following is the clause of the transportation Conditions Written of 1873: "The Dominion Government shall as- sume and defray the charges for efficient steam service for tihe con. veyance of mails and passengers, to be established and maintained ibetween tthe Island and the maln- la/nd of the Dominion. winter and Illliﬂﬂiﬂ‘. thus placing the Island in continuous communication with the Intercolonlal Railway and railway systems of the Dominion."

For the first year, nothing was done. The second year. little was (lone. And by the third year the islanders were slightly incensed by the obvious neglect o! the Dom- inion Government. Many meetings were held, and scme of the speech- es were quite pointed.

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One of the early critics of the neglect was the Rev. A.E. Burke. who said: "There is. after all, niitlilzig s» vital tn a province as its .=_\‘Si(l“.1 of crimmuiticntioti with the outside world. It imay be rich in natural resources. beautiful and healthful t live in. peopled by a race of giants in physical and mental stature. possessing all that complete- autonomy‘ as to Govern- ment that can he hrstcwcd. and still. if cut off from the vest of creation for ncvrr so short a time, it suffers in its provincial life, markedly in its commercial trans- actions. a stunting and restricting influence which effectively’ handi- cnps ‘it and curbs the spirit of its pnople"

By 188.1 the Legislative Council was taking n hnnrl in the cont-ro- veisv, and tn make it official passed a hit-title nf (‘ctmcil declaring that nothing ntlequ-ttc iinfi been clone The (‘i itttcli and the AFFCTIIblY jClIIEd in scfldI-tt: a cneimorial of protest to Ottawa.

In 1834 another joint address was forwarder» to Qttniwa with a sting in ‘it. The Islntid claimed biflflflﬁflll damage for its lack of adequate winter transprrt, a; premised.

Nothing hzir-peneci. so in 1885 an- other ‘Winute of Council ivas for- wardcd with a joint. address of both Houses-this time to Queen \i'ictoria.

Appeal To London ,

In 1833 a delegation from tihe Island Executive went to London. as a result of which Earl G-ran- ville. Colonial Secretary remun- strated with Ottawa. In the same ‘ year sir Louis Davies made an- . other of his caustic speeches in the House of Commons. l

In 1837 t-heie was a real rash of ' House of Commons speeches on ls- land winter transportation. this‘ time by Dr. John Robertson. Wil- ‘ iiam Welch. and Edward Blake, as well as Sir Louis Davies.

In 1868, not getting any action out of the Government, a joint ad- diress of tihe Houses was sent to the Governor-General. It was an effort

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to get Lord Landsdowne to inter- vene in the problem of island- mainland transportation. l:ut the

address was merely‘ referred to the federal Government. Hctwevrer. that body could no longer ignore the pressure.

It was in 1868 that. in the opin-

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was an insult. The subject L! not ‘our Canadian points to one they ca-re to Jest about." The. side. The table read: from Taron- January 10. controversy continued. with many.‘ to 78 days, frcm Berlin (Ontario) .Gu~ardian pointed out: pointed references to transportat-i 6O days. from Strathiroy (Ontario) ion economics. In its May 29. 1905.‘ 90 clays. from Montreal issue printed a table giving the distancel One of tine most. contentious as- in wi-nter shipping time f-rom vari-

on Compact

Stx-nmer- fem was the 00st of shipping. The 1907, Charlottetown

i ‘it is 45 miles from Charlotte- to-wn to Pictou. Today our mer- chants and shippers are paying

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71 days,

the Summerside Plc-neer- from London (Ontario) 93 days.

pact; of the transportation prob-

loin of the Islanders. a bona fide at- tempt was made ,t0 carry out the compact. by placing the S.S. Stan- ley on the route.

But the S.S. Stanley and the subsequent vessels, were not stcut enough to handle tihe job assigned i!) them. Thus. o.n Aprl-l o. 1e01, p. ‘ Farquhazson, Premier of Prince Edward Island. sent a mcmorial to . the Federal Government at Ot- tawa:

“We contend that from 1873 to i900 this Province suffered. irre- parably. The stagnation in cur irnail and passenger service was such as to discourage our people. Trade iin consequence became demoralized. For from ten to twenty days at a time uhe Province would be with- out any mail service, which serious- ly affected the business commun- ity- During this period our people became dissatisfied; our young men left home. many of thUm never to return; our population was at a standstill; our fanms became in- volved and declined in price: and the effects of the depression of that time is still felt by our people." l

In 1901 action was taken on the 1884 demand fc-r damages. The sum . of 51.000980 was allowed to the province. Moreover, during the scs- . Slrn of 190i, a bill. lllii'Ofllii‘t‘d by i the lion. Mr. Fielding, for tin-l Government, was adopted, lHOYlfl- i lng that ‘from and after January ‘ 1st. 19m, there should b» paid to i the Province of Prince Etiward Is- l land, in addition tn all sums up in then authorized by law. an annual l allowance Of $70,030, on arcgllnt of the alleged non-fulfilment. 0t terms of union betitveen the Domin- ion and the said province as re- sliects the maintenance of efficient steam cccnmti-nicaiiou between the Island and the mainland"

But no payment of damages or additional subsidies could hide the fact of inadequate transportation. ‘ The winter of 1904-05 was partlr- , ularly harsh. and the wititcr trans- ‘ portatlon was once more discussed ‘ in the Hottse of Commons. np-‘i llcsttion members pointed out that the. Island had not had steamboat. ‘ communication for nearly five weeks. whereupon the lion. lvir. H. - R. Eimnierson (then member for‘

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Wcstmiirclund N. 13.1 pulled its famous "boner" by saying lliztt "the 1 solution of the dlifcuity troiltl bi

reached when the islanders got out : and shoveled sncw."

Newspaper Campaign A ccntrmporary Toronto join-nah‘ ist commented: "'i‘-‘."ie newspapers. of the quarantined Province flush- ; ed into big type when they heard this joke. They declined to con- vulse themselves aver its dclicicnsi drollerti, and hotly declared that it ‘

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