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& W6 WI,Sl_\ t() i[l`fe||'[]1 [he |i`mplo\'ee§_ o the l rince lzdward Island Rail. wav that our iii m has been appoint-

_ AS Official Inspectors, we have

purchast d' a large and well assorted ’ stcck of the different grades and gi ~ makes of Standard Rail old -_g_

.swfr .Will be pleased to have any employee make _us a visit and give “S an 0PDoittrnily of showing him our stock »tf th ese high grade '

W. W. WELLNER- _

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'__°1"HE BIG 'AMHER81' PlAN0l`

SALE now un. Sen page ulirc

_ _*IT PAYS to buy in this Province

..“FORTUN‘E BRIDGE.-e A num-

ber of the Farmeri-i of Fortune Bridge are very busy digging and hauling Oyster' ruud.- Mr. Albert Burke ot Fortune _-was in Sourls Thursday on a business 't_rip_-- Mr. E. S. _lolrnston of Portune Bridge is busy preparing for the coming lob- ster' seuson.- it is pleasing to write that Mr. Daniel Burke of Fortune Bridge is lrnprc-ving' irom the injur- ies that he received from a horsc some days ago,-F.

_ li.-\S'l`ERN PERSON A LS

_ __°Mr. Joseph McLeod oi' ('ai'rliguii :wus in Fortune last wcok oii busi- ness trip.-F.

..'lt is pleasing to note. that Mr.

-_ Chester Burke. Fortune Bridge if _limproving from his recent illness.- : P. ` ~

~ SUMMERSIDE MARKETS

Butter. creaunery. lb _ _ _ _ 40-41 Butter, dairy, lb _ _ _ . . _ _ _ . .36-37 Buckwheat bus. _ 1.00-1_2

Eggs, doz. .4

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Caifskins, fb _ . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ lil

Hay. pressed. ton ,_ ._ 11.00-12.o0 Hay, loose, ton _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10.00-11.50 Hides, In . _ . .__ _ ._ ,.10 Ltlmb D9Ii_B, Ib _..._ ....... 60-9II\ Jmncs Paton' M L A J 0 H‘.ml_

_ _.°TWO CENTS per wordrach in- sertion F01' ldvertlning in this coi- uinn. (Jaeh must accornpaxiy order iiilnlmurn charge twcrriy-mc ¢¢nr5_

‘ .._*MR._T. G. IVEB is Guardian agent in Montague.

_ Stanley B105,

has loft for l'1_\'ebri»ii_ Snnlt., wire;-n llc has iutrirr-sl. A ixrcat iiriiiry

success.

~ ' Board o ".'f'=.* "

lfoilowiiig ir. iiic corriplcte report

of tho Trairsriortalion (lournrittoo ol' ilio- Ulrariottetowri Board or '|‘r-ado which has been forwarded to rho llm\_ Frank Cochrane, iillnistcr of lttiii. duys:-

Sir:

in the intcrvicw which you courte-

our-ily' gave the tlclcgatcs of thc (Ybor- lottotowrr Board of Trade. Messrs

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REPORT FORWARDED T0’ MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

By Transportation Ctlmmittte oi t irarioitetown

Oats, black. bus . . . _ ._ _ _ .- _ . . ._ _

9_9 .- G` <rs~.`- of?

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Yoint rnmaps can buy

_ anytning you can oive

ttrem--e.ireep_t your photograph.

Make an appointment today.

Tire- Cook’s Studio.

New Desi"isav .`>i.'.:k I

=I FOR EASTER

Make your Easter Greeting

a personal one-an appreciated one-send your portrait

Make your appointment today at

The Bayer Studio

FoR_§_ALE

'l‘hr-i subiiurilicr will scil by public'

iiutrtiou in irnnt oi' thc- prcnilisos on

" THURSDAY, 29th MARCH inst

i\t (hc hour' ol' li: o'cioclt noon that

dwoiiing house und premises at 94 liliig Street, Cha“lottoto\vri and known us thc ,

BLAKE HOUSE

'i`hc house contains 11 rooms, be-

sides birth rooni :intl puntry, is heated witii Irot water itntl has all inodorir coirvcriicrri-t:_i. Moi-it all rooms buvo liiiniwriorl floors. liouso opml for in- spection iiftcrnoons between li und 4 o'clot:lr p. ni.

l~‘or lurthcr particulars apply to the

iiiiricriiigriod

MRS. FRED H. TFlAlNOR»‘

146 Pownal St..

4li4Il-3-itll)/liil\_

MEN

Your Spring Boot; Are Here

I $5.10 $7.

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Oats. will-te.. _ ....70 to S Potatoes per bus... .....$1.0

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_ RUSSIA GERMANY

and Germany. and especially between

the Courts of Russia and Prussia.

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causes none are likely to produ more far-reaching results than the pe

is thc peculiarity of an autocratic (iovcrnnront that the smallest causes are productive of tho greatest conse- quences and amongst those smaller

sonirl likes and dislikes of the ruler and his family. In the- Empire oi' the (izar. the sympathies of thc ruler and oi' the luiperlal family for a hundred and fifty years linve 'llcnorailv been (lcrman. Women have no less in- fluence irr Rui-isla than in other cc-un-

¥:;;’Vs'f‘?IP‘; TlSu:(;"lf;I3 §n\{‘ls*‘f§‘;1:" P’§,“e°a‘V3I;’T! Newfoundland dates from the begin- _tioen German in origin. German by _ _ ,__ . h_MnmgV German by mme of mmm carried on by sailing vessel. inn. (lcruiau by pre_iudice,'thc Teutonic in- fluences have necessarily -been su-

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For every foot we

ve a proper covering.

See our new arrivals.

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TeIepIio_rie_ Meeting

'l‘hc aiiiiunl goncraii rriecting of rho

slnirolrolrlcrs oi' tlio 'i`eiephono (Born- parriy ol Prlnco Etlwartl island, will bo lrclrl in thc' llrad Oitlcc of tho Corn- riiiriy, Queen Street, (‘hal‘ioii.etown. on Wrtlncsdny, [ho 28th day oi' Marcii. '[0174 iii. thc hour oi' eight o`i-.lock P-

R. i{»r~t.h0 reception ul. tho annual re- nts. tho trlrirlioii oi' directors, niirl Qic traiirrurtioii of such other business its niuy properly como boi'oro the

Qcotiiiiz. _ _

‘_ \VAL'i`i-lit S. GRANT.

l- Secretary. _

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For tho isliunl's groatcst condl- l tion powder for all kinds of stock, price 25c_ por lb. 5 lbs., $1.00 to bring stock into condi- tion lt is uncxceiled. We' also

have '

Ellis’ Hog and.Poultry Food. Ellis' Cough and I-ielvo Cure.

Ellis' Worm Powders.

Prott’d Condition Powder.

~. Prntt’s Poultry Food. _‘ lntornitionoi Stock Food. ‘

International Poultry Food. ` Columbian Condition Powders.

Columbian Poultry Food.

Psndolton‘o Condition Pow-

tiers.

6rnn¢or‘s Condition Powder-

d Woodbtlrloo' Condition Pow- -V er.

or. osnisru nammiu. "

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-_.Royal Purple Remedies.

Eills'g for all kinds of stock

foods. and remedies we hnvo 15 years of experience in this line and can advise you. SHEEP DtP_-- Get your sheep dip here. it lrr guaranteed and only costs il5c_ one point will make 75

__ points of flip for sheep. swine. cattle. horsesfdnd .po\ll¢rl'»

_ nite nent ua

.large Auction Sale

l'i`hi-. liiillowlirg Stock and Crop, as i‘ol

BV BENJ CARTER A C0. _

Wo are instructed hy WALLACE \\'ilEA'i‘LEY_ East itoyalty, to

sell by Auction

ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 21st, 1917

1 o‘cI.oCK (SHARP)

lows:- 33 HEAD OF DAIRY CATTLE

(Guernsey, Ayrshire and Jersey

‘ ' Grade|)'.“ " 1 marc, 8 yn-:_ old (Gonoral Pur-

pose): 1 mare. 11 yrs. old (General Purpose); 1 colt. 2 yrs. old (Clydes- dalo‘; 1 colt. l yr. Qld tClyd_csda`lfe).

8 Jiillf cows,~__witii calves by'cldo;

10 milk cows to frcshon soon; 8 hel-

i`ers. from 1 to 2 yrs. old; 4 -lat hei- fors; Ii calves-_

14 sheep. 1 ram. 2 brood sows. 100 bus. of choice potatoes, 200 bus.

oi turnips. _

2 milk wagons, 2 milk slclghs, 400

milk bottles. ' i TERMS:-9 months' credit on ap- provod joint notes. 6 per cent off for cash, All sums of $5.00..and under, cash. Fat _cattlo sold tor cash.

BEN.l_ CARTER G. C0..

Auctioneers.

‘ 4820-3-15M6ipd.

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Mail Contract

SEALED TENDEIIS, addressed to

the Postmaster General, will be recei- ved at Ottawa until Noon. on Friday. the 20th April. 1917 for the convey- ance or His Ma_iesty‘s Mails. on a pro- posed Controct for four years, six times per week over Rural Mali route No. 3 (rom Kinross, P. E. island from the lst July next..

Printed notices containing further

infomation as to conditions of pro-

` Contract ma be seen and blank

fthe Post Oilice ot Kinross and at the oitlce of the Post Odlco Inspector. i ~ JOHN F. WHIAR, ~ Post Otilce Inspector.

Gd. Y

lpdlrgms of Tender may 'be obtained at

MONTAGUY

we forget that every German Prince coming ro Petrograd would bring with her a numerous suite of ladies-ln-wtait ing and Court officials. so that the Geri man ‘Court colony was automatically increasing. indeed, it is no mere chance that iboth the-capital. the mili- tary harbour and the' chief imperial re siricnccs sliouid all have German names-~ Krona-itadt, Oranienlbaulu, Schlucssenburg_ Petersburg and Pe- ter-ht~f_ Peterhoi has been -tire' Rus sian Potsdam. Petersburg has been the outpost of Germany in the Russian Empire, the "testo Burg" of Prussia until the eve oi’ the war. _

(T0 be continued.)

Auctitui Sale

AT KENSINGTON

Having disposed of ,my farm l will

soil at public auction on Tuesday March 20th. at 12 o'clock, sliarp, thc following stock and implements", ctc: _ Mare. 15 years old; draft horse. 2'/2 years old; foal coming 1 year old; 12 head cattle. including 6 mill cows; two yoar' old holler, in cali: two year old helier; three year' 011' hulls; two fall calves; 70 pure href Barred 1”'-lyuiouth Rock heirs; iniple moms, etc: binder: mower. rake; spreader. two disc burrows three single piows, turnip scedor turnip pu-lper, potato srcuilier and hill er, double row riding potato scumer spring iootir hsrrow, spike liai°row_ box cart. cart axle, and shafts. doublc truck wagon, with shafts and pole' two lrugglos. two jaunting sleighs. lam- lly sleigh. set fanners, Paris Greer. blower, sot i~‘aIrbank‘s scales (1200 lbsu), two express wagons. oxprcsr wagon pole. wood sleigh, potato dig ger. grain crusher_ corn cutter and elevator. cream separator. heavy team harness, driving harness, swingiotrooa household furniture. and a lot of otho, articles loo numerous to rmontion.~ll day is stormy salle will bo hold first line day.

'i`. W. BENTELY. H. i". MORItilSON_

Auctioneer.

4840-3-1tiM4i.

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Synopsis ol Canadian Nortirwei Laird Regrrhtiollr

wuts "2 °3:§u'iF¢"i»;»3=°°'¥‘i;l;

grid m;,.ii:‘m s . nf in ;'_§..“

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I Charlottetown

3° imari and W. F. 'i`ltl;iriai`s'lr. in Febru-

3` ary last. you udvised them it was

your intcuitioir to discontinue tho

Straw, pressed, ton 8.00 da" , _ _

_ y summer r-tcaruship scrvlt~c<.

for 50 years between Ciiurlottctowrr

_ and Picton, N. S.. with l\ci1<lqirart1'r:- _at Chariiottetowii_ _ The trade oi' this Province' with our 'nearest neighbor the Province ot' Nova Scotia has boon carried on iwith increasing volume from tlic lir:~'. »=ol.tlamcnt ot' the two provini-ea. Nova Scotia has productsas: Coal. i.rrni- ber, and inanulacturcrl goods thnf we require and must import; and for all .our surplus products, our Pork and Beef, Oats. Potatoes, 'l`nrnips_ and other vegetables; our cbccac. liirltcr and eggs. horses and oilrcr live stock the' ‘lut1rborrncu, tishcrrnen and rrrlricrs of the Province oi' Nova Scotia lrftyo fliccn and are oirr best. crrstorncrr.

Next to Nova. Scotia thc (‘oion_\ oi'

Nowfouirdlanrl is thc finest irnporlurrt and regular customer we have tor our isurplus produces. Our trade with

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ining of our export -l.\usiiic'.ss. Forrnoriy

stoamers it has. since the opening of the' Reid'-Ncwfoundlarirl llail\\'ri_v. found an alternative route both for

promo in -the Russian Court. Nor inustl freight and paSSengcm_ Smpmemh.

are made and passengers hooked _fi-om all points on the lsliirrd itali- t way via Cliarlbttctorvrr. Plctou and ln- ltercoionlai to North Sydney thence by steamer to Port An Basque i'oi~ furtherance to St. Jolin'si and nil sta- tions on the Newfouridlninl ltriilroiid. | 'l`o handle the liirislncss' on tho (‘_lini- llottctown-Plctou route your systcrri tins hull; expensive docks and pro- vided commodioris .warehoirre accorn- modatlon at both tcrniinals.

'I`hc‘ trafilc hns developed however.

away beyond' all ordinary calcula- tions.. Last' fall the facilities" afford- cd were wholly inadequate. Freight. i was congested at both Charlottetown and Picton and your system was rm- aiiie to move our shipments prcimptly to destination. For this reason ull produce shlpiucnts on thc island Railway were for- a time euihar'gocd_ ontalilng much loss to our people- rind being as well it serious inconvenience

From

Charlottetown __ Charlottetown Charlottetown Cliarlottctorvii ._ __ Uharlottctorvrr ._ . (iharlottctown __ _ _ ._ 'l‘lgnlsh.... _ _'l‘ignlsh_...»_ . ._ . . 'l‘i|;nIsh _

Tlgnlslr _ _ Summcrsirlc . ._ . _ Summcrsido _ _ Suinmcrside _ _ Suzumorsidc _

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Soiirls . - Sourls _ - ~

Sorirls Houris

Georgetown Georgetown _ Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown

Murray Harbour' Murray Harbour __ - Murray Iiarbour Murr-ay liarhour Murray Harbour Murray iiarliorir ._ . ~

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liusiricss by t f .subject to additional mileage cluirgcs

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Chnrlottclowri Charlottetown

Charlottetown

ssl rr.-9 it

w w. at I

_ Post Ofilce inspectors Ofiice, s .__ 9 °’°“5°F%°,f I cirsrrottstown, our March. rim. mn. r,,,&".f on was-:i_rzrrmai_ » - _ oi

i 'lr ade.

as freight and pas.~iciir_:cr'ir on our rail- \\'u_v for destination on rho ('or|rl|r-_-rn west and north ol' Moncton can In routcd by thc (Tapes, But it would bc it backward stop nnrl wholly indeicii-| sible to route (iharlottclown frcighl and passorirzer. or in inet. trcight or, pasuiciiger busincfer- from any stniiori on thc .island to linstcrri Nova Scotia

ffil‘Hll1~1_ wt'-or iil `tlic liurili-r River' N I _ 0 _ .station 'lo birf' hirii l:\rc\\'cil and li S g Q iluft with uiuriy good- wishes for lil; ` 1 V 5

Notzi`l have conic in yct but enough to tell you

about. Crepe de Clrenes

ln_ lovely tones such as black, blur, pirrk, mauve-,' sunset, brown. 40 inches wide 1.9() the yard.

Striped Habutai

That will be inuch in vogue for separate blous- es. 36 inches wide 1.15, 1 25, 1 65 thc yard

via. thc (‘a cs A study ol thc niilvirgc'

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lirci°oir',c in the trrlilc follorriirg sho\\'s`

that such ii nioro would lic it sriiiorrs' blow to the lraiic ol' this (‘it_\' ar. wcli as oi' tho i'rorinct; ,with our iwsi i-ua

Call and inspect.

Black Taifetas

36 inches wide. 1.65, 1.75, 2.10 per yard.,

Black Duclrene

36 inches wide 1.70,l.*J8' 2.10 the yard. .

White Washable

iiabutai for waists 36 inches wide. 650, 95(‘, 1 10, 1.65 the yard.

toxrrrrs in ltlastcrn Nova. Scotia and `

Ne\\'i'o\i|rdlaiiri. and should riot bc e _ I ' St'|°i0\lSi,\' cirtorlirlr\rd_ I .

'Fire' wlitiln of l{llii:':< and Qr|ci~rr'_~i'

l.`riuiillt‘s will "uli'ri' irlniovi rrqrr-,qlly _ The Always Busy Shofe

with _(fliarlottr.to\\'rr_ and' th" rii.=:tari4:n incr'ea.~'-:is to» i‘iinco lfourity are irlsir

484.3-J-lliiiiiil. _

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.it must not bo o\'o|'lo0lrr~\l that thc ‘ 1 -et -1- - .._L_- ll

i<err_\' Service ut. ihr (‘_api-_c in mn ,rn

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ordinary open-water :or-virc, The rvirr- _ _ _ _ __ . _ _ _ ,

tcrico r-inrriitiotis thorn will r~'i~_rr\_i'.\l_\' s,m'h, U}'i”t'H"|l;I"` l"|I“"‘"m"' l_0_,_ullh mst the Sum-“nth or nw. mom D0“_cl_V_ li°0\l|r¢V.c'tlrat I rrrrriirl .ini iirVivtI.<.., ltr

iirisirrens of the Proyinr-c would iw ri.. ricrl on by the (Timrlotteloryir-l‘ii:ioii Service, A coiuplt-.io stoppage ol our i-'-uinrncr irairsporaliori. cvcn lor short periods. would' im rl. r:i'a\'e injiisticc' in ‘tha l’rn\jirrce, but this is horind to oc- Icur ii' thc Clrarlottctown-Picton Ser-

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iiiakri .=.r:r,tloii.il ticrriaiinr. wliirh iiiirzht dr-lar and cvorr iirrpcrii tin- grcdt noik

Linz: tho in:irlrcts_ ~ lircnk- ing prices und causing rriiirious itis.<c:. to all i-_uriccr'i\cil_ That niinost _\'cnr'iy all triinsportatiorr bolwccri thi:-: l'r-iivtiicc und outside points was sud- denly halted for corrsidcritlric periods and that at such times and in expecta-

vico is' closed. .

_ _ _ tion of such ilolays the b\ri~r'lrrc.'+s of the

va1l3,‘;;eB':,"’.'u“\I;l:_(t1h2:"&:]£`i"‘I{;)i;::;Ia;:fl_; province was paralyzed irnd prodirc-_ Mmi_m_‘_ when we” quesuom 0|. mé lion along certain proilluble lirics

' " ‘ " lv curtailed

terminals [onthe proposed (iiir l~`crr‘_v "real: _ _ _' _ _ __ _ _ were considered. At that time we u"V“u“°‘;m 'fff’p°'ffrfIn~‘ 'Hf“_ll "UI" pointoil out. that -the comincrcial iii-` “ ml on 0 “ 'al Id” l"'I'p"'"" I” terci-its oi' this Province would bc br# mm "f om' mlm “mm” . served' if (‘harlottoi0wii was crlcclrl-.il By nm ('cn5u'q 'lr N9" W" ""m"'| 7" er' Tw°`thI"‘ls`°r th” IS1“"‘I mn“'""' Iprodlrictioiillritti lulit-ir) to 4210 000 inli- |'“5I“°5`5` I" Irmwactml "I" the Chnl" lion liririiiolu lin thi-Aricip,lilIoi'lilititi` pro- lottetown i-r-tation and thc rail\ra_\‘ rv-_ “nu f '__w “_ ‘ 'I _k _hm h __ ceipts at this station src more than L( 0 ‘ L Hmsw L ` “ "I u" ‘we Hams "mar than me lccelmq or uneiruallcd incilltics for irirurkciiirg tho next bi t nm _mu n n ‘th‘_` und niurkcts ports-liable protllit-ls ' -` 5 em' 3 “ 0 ° ' throughout tho winter when wc are

line, Nothing further is needed to - , V °“1°l1°‘/‘1'°i 111° fm that C""'°“°- iff'i§l:i§'2eI.§`i§"flfl".Til Ii.'iii'if.'f.°"r..'L- town is the' natuml trade centre of hc'l.»' or' 21/. iriillioiilliiislrcls loss than ""2 P'°"I“¢`e~ ' _ ours; twenty years later. in 1010, New “mf dep“’I'm°“_t' h°“‘?v‘°f"' deem" ».Brunawick raised 5'/4 million brrshcl.-:_

ed against us-Vanu in favor oi' thc so “mt in me t“_ent_‘__ _mam 1890 to (’“D'~"" Rmnc' me lI“kI“g “P of me itil() our pr<rrlu<'i,ioir has dcciincd 2'/t Island R“u“'“T" “MII me U““”‘"““ iiiill.iorr\biii~:irc'ls ii ainst hir irrr~rcir_~\<~ iii

.Government Railway s_vst1‘rn of whlclr

and able zidinini-

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.I-‘ictuu Truro iialltax New (llasgow N. Sydney

Sydney Pictou New Glasgow N. Sydney

Sydney

_ _ :Picton

Now Glasgow N. Sydney

Sydney

Pittlmi ’

llalitirx New (llarrr;u\\' N. Syririoy

¢t\~nrloy

_ ...`.‘.:l"lctori

Trrrm

liailfax New Glawrow N, Sydney

Sydney Pictou Truro llailiiux New 'Glasiruw N. Sydney

Sydney

Picton ilalitax New Glasgow Sydney

(N. Sydney

for

Newfoundland

business)

to custoniers in the great central] _voir are the honored provinces, especially Ontario. strator, and also with all thc otlrcr

COMPARISON OF MILEAGES VIA PICTOU AND VIA CAPES ROUTE__

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Ch town

V'a a nd Picton

Milos fri) 105 160 (P6 ‘.534 248 lliti 182 1150 1204 fill 114 282 290 110 IGS 220 120 294 1508 07 152 212) llil Zlil 295 98 152! 214 II4 282 290

Via Port Borden. Pans Traverse and Saekvil.e

ililics 198 i7ti 237 2| I 1178 llitll '.352 ‘$65 4112 447 l84 ill? flii4 Zl7il 247 225 280 200 427

442 234 212 272! 1547 4 I 4 431| 24?. 223

284 258 425 440

=,i\`o'.v ° ities

lilti till 248 234

rea sed

inc

iieage

I\I

Miles

l40|

71 7| |45 144 I45 Stl Ilil 32 fill Sli Sli 32! XII 1147 till til) IZI4 133 llI4 IZI7 ll() (lil III4 |213

l'l4 147 70 70 144 143 144

|r|-om mtg. table it will be accir tlrnias well delay because ol iriurcirsrrd

Charlottetown freight and passougvrdistancrm Wo ropcat sonic of tho

he Capes Route will bepriucipal points,

(‘a pes Route Miles

198 237 211

2193 3 78

l The opening of the Car Perry Ser-'great railway systems or this t'ontin-

vice at the Capes will relieve tire con~Ient we resented I-4 ri ulrnttis riolnt In

gestion ot Charlottetown and Picton our transportation problems rind ~ of

New Iiriinswick oi` I/4 nrillioir inur- licls_ i Tire ccii:-iris ol"`iflitl gives- this viiluo ol' the Now ili'iiris\\'it:k croprv as -i-ic. per Iinsiicl null this value ol' our crop 31-lc. pcr Iruslifrl. '|`irc New ilrriiiswick crop lor 1013 und 1914 _wa-5 10% rriii- lion bushels each year. exceeding our production 4.000.000 liusircfls yearly rind thc vnlue liic_ per lirishcl more than in this pi‘o\'ii\cc. Thc ilii`|`oi‘onc». lu viiliic, u rrrost unfair lrarriiir-_ap to our lzirnicrs, as wcli as our fullirig bc- liirrd in pi'orlrrt:tiorr are both rlric to our wrntchcd trarrrsportzilioii. Errrini lrarrr- portiitimi facilltio‘s_ rind. tlrcrcforc, oqual returns to oirr lai'intir'.s will rc- airly in an iinrrrcdiato iricrcusc in pro- duction and this gardcrr prnviniec will slrortiy iorzain lost ',:i‘onnrl :ind lend the i\‘lnriiirrii~ I’ro\'iiri-cs. in thc pioiliictiuri of ilris' ;.:|'cal, lurid .\'t_itpl1~.

li will thus iw' srrcri Iiiirt thi- mii-

look fur lrii‘<irrnsr-- for the ('irr I"f‘i'i'_\' is vcrv guntl. in wrote. iiluiii-~ Putn- tocs, Tirririps and other vr-_i;a~.iairl(~»=_. jiitlging by wlriri New llr'uii_=.wlr-k is doing. wo slitiiild iii-_ cxporlirig sliorliy li'r.00l\,0(i(l liuslit-is yearly. or' crririrl to l-10 londc'il cnr'i~ daily riritwirril to thc iiiaiiilarid during the 180 tiiiys yr-_ni~i_v iii which such rviripriierils :rri-_ rriailiz We have i~r~i`(-r~rr~il in only one oi’ inli- llixlrl r:lrrrp'~'_ All tiirr n;:i~ir'riiliiral rx- pmts will hc liri'gi‘l_\' iritficesitil,

\Vo lrnvrf in tho waters srirrtriirirlirila

'our l'roviiicc the llncst ll.-thcrira on

thc Continent. The irlirxhting viTci~ts of lnarlciiuato irriiiapii lation nrc -irior-c in cvirlcirco in our fishing iniliistry thnrr even in our ngricrrlturiii iriilria- try. great ns that is known to bc. With rip-todirtc cold storage trans- portatlorr a rrcw t-rn in our tisiicrics will be inaiigrirritcrl and greatly ln- 'creaacil exports are expected.

We' nioevr i°cspi~ctl'rilly ask that you

lrirrdly glvc lrrrlhcr consideration to this most important. niai.l.er in the hope thirt you rirny' ho pleased to rc- considcr your :ict-islori to close the Ciiuriottcio\vr1-Picton SBFVIC0.

Wi- ling to remain.

llonoruhlc Sir. ‘

Your obedient servants,

i-IIDWIN Aitken. Sec'y.

NELSON R/\'l"i`ENBUit\i.

il. V. BUNTMN.

i\icnrbcrs of Transportation (Eoin-

inittco on tho Board of Trade.

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CHARLO1 1 ITOWN MARKITI

41-48 40-42 14-16

Butter (cresmsry prints) ..._ Eggs, dos. rowi, ro... Chickens. io ._ ll-18 Docks, lb 1|-18; 'i‘orks_vs, lb ._ .. 88-55 Beet (lb) retail ._ 15-25 Potatoes (hnshel).._ _ _..1.00-1.10 lily (tort) ._.. $12-|14 Straw (ton) 7.00-8.00

Oats (black) bush. ._ 70-72 Oats (white) hush. 68-70

Pork, (selects) wholesale _ ._ 18%,

l'ul -Lloituicr. ‘Erich “bring tiriii acr _ _ _ _ _ ‘ ‘vice rrrriat. lio closed for ir time and ' ‘ _ ‘ ' ! .

tha rfcirrrror witlirliirwrr nlid dockcii “tm had In view' _ I _ _ _'

“"' '°r“"“~ ter" "1 ‘lv fr" Hr- ...if..-’,‘_`.Z’.".‘...‘i`3.'_ ‘l~‘_"._-?li?r1§"’i§?.‘l.,‘"“‘i.f’L`.‘. J '

si.errnc'r slioulrl hr iiild ull and thc _ ` , _ _ ‘ f __ I' ~ ,' ,_ *fn __ _ ' macmnmzv m_M,hH“h__l IH lm_VDm_"lm" rrltogiy iiiarlttriiutc, VTlrirr_luo_ 'r..\irViioi l`_V.VlV\iiVIi“i)ti.i\\.r Jorrririrl, just to ii.rirri. ml. uw “,imVm,.s >“,m_kV .mm (_ham__V` or `r_ri_riVrt_|t oVu`r‘r:ii|p us pro( trclt.\Vat svuri _--;r.h.(` H( H I V\ W HIV PM swppng” ol. me Wrvlm by an M_(_Vl_ .I-r\ir:V_ (onlin cnt to our .|ii:rVii \i(.t.i.i .int r IM: V1 .4`. V. 1 \t.b0il_ V lblllltl dm" to nm s|e“mm_ mum um’ h(_ mm iii rcir.sVoriublc rrriirritltlcs_ that wc are o_ iiziiic i.ili_\nril l.V~inrrd_ speaks op- Smcmd V In such _mm__gcm_Vh__‘ up <~oiupul.cd to rnalic rush slrlpirieirtr.|ti_irii_t c.rli_\ til llrc iiiturc of thc

- aprrrir; iriid fail thus- glut- 'li~.i=|lHi_ Iltf Htl’-*li

“ln this pi‘or"|`iii:r. iriixvri laiinini;

has long br-cn thc principal iniirris- lry. and i'iorn this sorrrcc about |`our~lii'llis ol' our pt-iipio tiorivc their living, tlir~ccti_r-or iiitlirct-tiy. For it nririilii-_r ol' years past. last year hr-'- ing at partial cxccptiorr, nil liraiit-iw.; of-thc farininr; industry, iicld crops. stock-r:iisirrz_ iiuiiyiiig, and pouitr_\' proiiuctlori have j'ir.lrlod wcll anti in- cicasiiig pi‘ir-_c.; have glvcn our firrin- ifrs ii good reward for their toil. 't`irl_= _\i‘.aa‘. rrot\\‘itiistiirrrlin,'_z it solrivrrliai l>a<;irwai'il spriiriz, alnrndaril crops are ;:r'u\\'ini.: l`i‘0nr uric nnil oi' the prov- inrc to thc ollri~i'_ l’i\.=_tur1tp,o lrrriv iicmr t-_xt:r~_iii,'r\t. lilly untl liclii t'r0p:i nrt: \'ir_\' prouii.-ilii,'.:. l'i'lt:c:i lrir' xiii luriri proriucls licini: bir.:iit~i' than l>r:i`ore_ our i'ui-.rl popriliilimi rinrrrl _-oiilitlieiiily upon the coirtinuuiicc oi' their past prosperity.

"Our Hsherlcs, which yiciri i`r‘onr si

inillion to a nriiliori and at qiiurtct' yearly". iriorc than one-halt' of \\'hlcli has lrcrn in iohstcre-_ has been sonid- rvliur rrirfavorably affected by the loss of sonic 'Eiiropcan rriitrkcts but tlirr prosper-ir- polrit to ii good season.

“\'\'irilo rho wur has nnfu\'nrirl>l_v

all'ct~_tr-_ii liio lox fnrinirig indiistrr in this sitio of iivc foxes at criirarirnii prir:c'<_ rr niarkct lor' polls which is tif a iiiorc' ptirniaiicrit iriril sluirloa cliiiinctei" has bccrr opciicri rrp. i-]\'<~i'_\'tiri|\g in thc liiic oi` pelts' which was avrilliililc lust season war. r|ui<~kl_\' picked up ulrd goorl prices roaii7.cd_ A stability ha.-i' tliu.~;- lrocrr glvcri to thi: iiidiislry' which it dlil not pi'cvioiisly t:ir,In}“. 'i`lro Iririustrjl- is now on ii arirc 'i`triiiitiut,|prr nrid tliorc who own thc oiti island grads of ioxcs :rr'.~. irssiir-t-_ii ol' rcnnirrcrir- livr pr'l<~t-_:~' for all iIlt:ir pr:‘il:~;. and wircir rin-_ war is ovcr' it is r-xpcclcli thiri pi'ii:r‘__'~'. will atlviriruc iii tho i'»:irn\ rittio ir: will otlioi' lrixurliiris clini- nirnlitit-s.

“’|`licr'i‘_ has lict-_‘ii it rtm\rl*_it_\' ul'

firrrri liriioi' iiiiii tluiiii°__»:ti<~ help. the forriii‘r~ in-int: tirrriirliialctl iii' tim lin-l that about tliror- tiinu‘ranrir'. or our yorirrg rrrcii iiitvo iriiiistml [iw ililr \\'aI_‘. lull irirtli-' I': \\'t"l r=ir.~.lirltl_f'I_ rririiiuy' i'ai|~l_\' |ilt‘_iiiilrr| urifl llri~i'vi i-1 pi \i:r'r~~4:~' iii' thc [ii'tivirrr:i-__

"‘t)rir prnviiri-r, lrii'cirtI_r' pro;-ipr-i'(»rr:~_

is tiiir_. lui' riizriiy r‘t'ir~ori:< lirrrklirg rtiriiirli-.riil_\' lor gitrirttir' pro:-ip|‘iit_\' in miislirril i-irrplo_\'ru4-iri for :ill rvlio urn iilrlt' and wiiiini; to \\'oi'h_

".\irir\ng rilliri' irrriisriiv-‘_-1 lirknii li\'

llrc l‘r'<ivi|ri~lai tlirvr\rriiri~‘.iit_ for llio‘ ironifllt oi' tlrc iiirirriug cirrriiniiiiily ir. tho r-_nrt-lioii ol si ;'mrrrr rircdglng plant. irt. Itl|ilr:i`l, i{lng`a ('iuirrl_\', for the rapiiliiiiri ciisv li-irrrsicr of irrrrs sci inuil irorii thc large deposits ut that pint-c to thc railway cars, for shiprncnts to nil parts ol' tho prov- lncc'_ This plant has now been in Tipcration lor' one soason and in that tlinc has produced and disttilnitcd about one thousand car'loudr»i» ni' viri- uable fertilizer to the farms ilrroriglr- out the country. This enterprise. which is yet but nt its lroginninan promises in the' friture to lic ot great and growing vafiuc and importurrcc.

“Our people are awaiting with

great interest in the nonr completion ot the terminal works at Capo Tra- verse, P. E. 1., and Capo Tonrrretrtlntx N. B.. for the car ferry service wlricli the Domlriiorr Government is now about to establish between thcso points, the ferry steamer being al- ready in our waters. The ferry scr- vlce will confer the great benefits of through transportation from rail to steamer and steamer to rail as st pres. ent. and is hoped to give continuous steam service every day during thu winter season in lieu of the usual in- termittent and uncertain service hith- crtn in operation. With the gauge' of the Prince Edward island Railway broadened to that oi the (Tanadinn Government Railways on the matri- land the fncillities for trade und transporattion between the island and the orrtiside world will be such ris we have never heretofore enjoy-~ ed.

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when tiirrsio __...si.so4i.1s Beet (wholesale) dressed 11-lit

Parsnlps (tb) .Mtg

Buckwheat (bush_) _ ._ 1.00-1.15

Beef (live weight) ..._ .. 08-09 Tnrrripir (bushel) ..._ .. ...... 20'-25

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