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Continuous communication

Transportation main problem

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Ioun transportatio . . oats they were pushing or row- Perhapn no phrase in history ing over. has caused more argument norl But the glowing promises of kept people in a turmoil for;the ‘Confederates' arppetz'ued to a onger period than the one'offer an escape wit 1 ‘con- above which was included in the? tinuous communication‘ phrase terms of Confederation under the Lorelei lure. which Prince Edward Island It is true that efforts to reluctantly became n prov-‘keep the promise were made. nce of Canada. gbut they never succeeded—not Though The Island has sinceito this day. A variety; off n‘l‘npsf become known as the Cradle ofttook on the impossi e as o Confederation its own birth as smashing through tremendous- a member of that union familyly thick or piled-up ice. One by was hnot celebrated withf anzifnelthey disappeared from theI of te joyousness to be oun ' oca scene. he 100th aunii'ersaryjNFw FERRIES h . Importa'ftt mew": Is; In the second decade of this €31.12 engimfm?‘aeﬂ _ th ‘ccntu h0\.cver, a new hope ‘8 S“ J“ 0 unm" “.as 9‘appeared with the arrival from the bitteresti Legislature . its proponents;P . had to tread warily. 1' {I b .n f h. m h Many students of Island his- aey 1“ or “as mg mug tory and legislative verbal! . . , meanderings have come to be-.thls Shlp saw more than peo- lieve Prince Edward Island onlyg ‘ the other colonies be-

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theavy concentrations of

sun doing more than ever her . , . ‘ V lbuilders dreamed 3'?‘:th:'; :52; : \goib-thzgglisiito Islanders some sense of sec- dm‘ peoplp‘ 'p {urity simply through stand- T" accomplish mm. pl‘rpose;1n§n last century and early Lhegail‘;ggsrto:kpggglaﬁf’ll‘ﬁﬂﬁcg?in this a variety of routes were move. But the railroad, in “5452:: girwr::':;icg:ve&’g and building. proved to be like. many ’Gmrge‘nww the'Pn of the legislative discussions menide “"1 Point (in Chene and wandered joyously insteadl . ‘ '. I e _ ' of following the shortest route. 1‘\’B' The dpl'me “ward Is'I h reg It was a colon, and opene a permanent route . ‘ t | etween Borden and Cape hopelessly in debt—With the Im-L rut-menu“ perial Government determined-‘ ' l_\’. and perhaps conspiratorial- , ._ V l_\, refusing to make or guar» d. mnrp WTW'IUI ‘essel‘ Th? “Me? a loan (harlottetoun. was construr- “l " ' ' and lit into service and it At this 00”“ "9‘" ('I‘”"Pd“r‘,\\'as I:in improvement. but a atton terms were offered Theid later i, sank Sailséininxgngzetgszt mowiijhova Scotia coast while going ' ' _ to drydock. The old PEI» I'a'-lroad and finishing its build- again mm. m, "M, task 310"“

in: the people had no altcrn-_ years la”... [he "Hrmmn w." 3”“? '3'" m a“'"”'- 'a d then the ' world’s most In fact. it was the building of‘ powerful ice-breaking car fer-

railroads m the M ritimesl ry. arrived as the MV Abegweit Which 1‘93"." 16d '0 ConfEderai-lstarted battling the irreconcil~ Inn in the first place. Undoubt-' able elements of nature‘ ‘ In between times the ancient

ediy the colonies would havea

dulled eventually. but with tile:'Srmtia‘, a car ferry. helped Araside provinces building bet-‘out in summer to andle the ter Communications systems growing movement of auto-

the idea of a maritime politicalmiohites. Then the newest ship.

union began to surge to the fore,‘ the Confederation. was added! and this tide brought Canadato an already long list. She: into existence much sooner. . has proven adequate unde!“

When delegates arrived here'ml'm81 mndm""5~ bl" to discuss the prospect the rep- "I .handle 39""9 Wlm" mn‘ resontatives from the Canadas.Ld“'°n5-

Snearheaded by Sir John A1 White weeks no longer ass I‘lzicdonald, wasted no time inz“'i'hnllt a "055""! 0f the Strait. deciding to sit in on the cou-'it is "0' “W'Umm‘m {0" aF'Si trrence and present their idea}[0 3" b." 9"?" in "‘9 Present- fr-r the larger union. Their! 5“ ""W “land?” W3“ P3" 121 iden tongues. and Island liq-j 1'9"”.V (they. Inns 820 um hnspnamy’ carried thesed the futility of traffic im- dav, tpatiencei for the proposed I [causeway to at long last give them the promised "continuous

Any new!) emerging arear

faces tremendous challougosﬁ . . .,

and it was so in the once-pros—‘fi‘iﬂ'ﬂ'ggnn Ln“, ,,.__e- porous Island colony where;

winter isolation offered the; SET LOADING RECORD

MONTREAL (CPi—A wheat- ‘loading record of 2.500 tons an - , hour was established at Mont-l would pass without word from.n,al harbor Wednesday when I “‘9 ""‘S'df‘ “‘m'm‘ Th" "'9' the Ionian Mariner took aboard bound Strait of Northumherlandizam "ms of wheat. destined

3 ham” 0' “"193 in'i for Poland, In seven hours and surmountahle. Efforts to con-:45 minutes. Six weeks ago the ‘ quer it cost numerous lives as freighter The", loaded 732.000 dtrlermined travellers attemnt-1 bushels of wheat in just under i ed to fight their way acrossi to hours. The .300 tons loaded only to become. lost in in2- by the Ionian Mariner repre- zards or frozen to death underlsent 757,856 bushels.

greatest tribulation. Manv times weary weeks

Congratulations

to? ‘ ‘ Charlottetown! - diet. on the occult» d 005

Barrett tt'n own 50th v BENEFICIAL

moi-nary, ’tnkes pleasure in congratulat- F I N i‘t ’o

in: the City of Ol'inrlotrtetm I e t u up Wow «1 the '-* ' ,ru-nt attention m

P ﬁg “'99- “ﬁves/u}! Beneficial Finance has been

proud to play the mlt pm I. .' dietitdoeetntbegrmithmo "-1'

d the Continuity. We look forward to sharing to its «Minded develop“ h the yearn ahead.

Loans up to $500 Your [m one be lle hard. , Q Mat contract. on lune ever OI” us m‘r mum. onnmmmown ' “ .l Oleel Phone: ant-am ' ‘ ‘ BY arm—nu- he noun

NEFICIAL

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People make the diﬁ'erenoe'

One hundred years ago today, 23 men warmly agreed to found I new nation. And just three years late: that drum was ' Canada was born.

On that September day it was those people—men of vision—who made the difference between Canada re- maining fragmented or becoming n notion united.

THE ‘rononro-nonnimon m

On the Centennial of the First Conference on Canadian Canfederntion The TorontooDominion Bank is proud to salute the ple who created thin country; the people who hove helped it grow.

Canada today is proof indeed did peoph do tank. the diﬂ'ercnce. '

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THESE FIVE SHIPS played a big part in helping Island overcome wintertime isolation. Old timers will recall the OGS Minto and C68 Stan- ley at bottom of the page. Top left in OGS Earl

Grey and Immediater above the SS Prince Ed. ward Island. Now carrying the load I; MV Abegweit, to the left.

MocKENZIES . . . With

100 YEARS

OF DEPENDABLE SERVICE ' In MEN’S onol LADIES’ WEAR on P.E.L

In l86‘5. John Mackenzie we: established in Sum; met-side as "the: Champioh Tailor of the World" I. . . having won several international competitions. In I964, MacKENZIE'S House of Fashion: continues ‘ to he "champions" in the Importing of quality and style-wise merchandise for ladies! and men . . . at

budget prices.

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