13.n- |s REiA9ONABLE to IMP- puma! ail intelligent men and I . on read newspapers. n iollowe, therefore that the N‘ a ~ Read Everybody iiovers Prinee Edward Island like the lien mber of newspaper readers is ppmgilmfllfily identical with the kid,“ population." onsanorrsrown, CANADA, flogtetown ail-ardiayri-iPwo Cents ' "“_“" " inn Guardian. Founded 1aa7 FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1923. ELOOME T0 THE FQiJRTH oday the Members 0f the Ali-Embracing Cana ian Weekly Newspapers “Little Sister” of Confederation wth a Visit and, we trust, ES Associati it is advertising‘: privilege to answer the myriad question that every household has In reqlrd to supplying its wants ‘i he advertiser responds to the, interrogations oi the intelligent. By Mali, Canadarand U. 5. A. $4.50 Annual Subscriptions Delivered $5 O11 a Caress ! in PllPll llllt5 in Pllllllllillii PHHVINIJE, Statement 0f Iiacts and Figures Concerning E D W A F. D "The ltiiiiion Acre Farm," "The (iardon oi the Gull," "The Denmark oi’ Canada," "'i‘he Cradle oi’ Coniatieralion," and the most thickly populated pro- vince in the Dominion of Canada. PRINCE ISLAND“ Population .... ,. 88,000 Popuiaiioii pier ' ' _ 42 Number oi‘ homes .... .. ,. H.000 Number oi‘ ziutomobiles . . 2,500 Wealth per rvuplta . $1,274 Wealth per family $6,370 Value oi‘ property .. $45,700,000 ' Valno oi ziuriculturtti produ . Vahn: oi‘ live stock and products ., Vuluo oi mantlfactured products MURRAY RIVER Valuo oi fiSiIIlPlUS ., .. $i,75~l,iltlit Vahn- oi TOXIN and fox furs sold . .. . .... . .$i,ittttt,0tli) Savings ilank Deposits .... .. $7,500,000 Area of Province in acres . 1,250,000 ' Prince Edward island has a land surface ares oi 2,134 square miles, or roughly l,25tt,000 acres. it is the most thickly settled and one of the most productive of the provinces oi Canada. at lust cen~ sus the population was 88,000 an ztverage oi‘ 42 to the square mile. Tho population has no fort-inn speaking oictnent in it, the people being oi Scotch, Irish, l-Inglish and Ai-ndian stock, uil speaking and riu-uling ringlislt. 'i‘hey are most progressive and enterprising til» lers of the soil and have made surlt a tremendous success oi‘ dairy farming and pork production that Prince llidward island has been termt-ti the “Denmark oi’ Canada." ., Prince Edward island outs and potatoes are tamed throughout the American continent and are likewise exported to Europe, the West indies and elsewhere. As n fishing centre Prince l-Iiiwitrd island has few equals; its favored situation in the Gull‘ oi’ St. Lawrence giving it great advantages. The principal iish caught are mackerel, herring, cud, halts, lobsters and oysters. 'i‘here are about 160 lobster canning establish- ments in the province, and the annual take or lob- sters is about irom two und s half to three million ' pound cans. The famous liiulpeque oysters are natives oi this province and are estimated the finest in flavor oi any on the Atlantic coast. Perhaps the most noteworthy industry oi’ Prince Edward island is its Fur Farming, which includes the breeding oi’ Silver Black Foxes, Red Foxes and Cross Foxes, Racoon, Beaver, Muskrat, and Mink. ’ VICTORIA PARK SCLVER BlRCliES “A PROVINCE OF HOMES AND HOUSEKEEPERS" It iii 3K There are over 6,000 foxes in the province and the pelts are marketed regularly at London, St. Louis, New York and now at Montreal. Other industries intrlude foundries, gasolene en- glnc works, machine shops, iiour, woolen, saw and pinning mills, tannerites, agricultural implements, fox biscuit, butter, condensed milk, tneat (raring, cites-so and lobster factories. 'l‘hi-rt~ are many small towns in the province litoltidlniz Albany, Aliberttnt, lit-ilt-quse, iiradnlbnne, iiunshaw. llear River, Bristol, Capo 'l‘rnverse. Cornwall, Clyde River Cardigan, Citsrry Valley, Enrnscliiie, Fredericton, Freetown, George town, ilunter River, ileud oi Si. Peter's, Kinross, Kinkors, Kensington, Little York, liialpeque, Mount Stewart, Moi-ell, Montague, Murray liarbor, Murray River, Milton, New London, North Wiitshire, North River, O’Lenry, Pownai, Itustico, Stanley Bridge, Souris, Si. Louis, Tignish, Victoria, Vernon Bridge, Whoatiey River, Wood islands, Winsioe. Prlnco Edward ‘island r-otnnnerclully consist: prai-tlcitily 0F‘ Till-i CliTY Oii‘ Oii|AR>l,()’i"i‘i~)'l‘OWN AlNl) Tllr} TOW-N OF SilMiMtl-litifilhri WiTii Till‘) ItiioWi‘ OF Til-E PILOVINlOiC AS l-DChiDNStiVii] PJtOS- HIGILOFS Siltlilldtlii-S. idvory part is within easy rout-h oi‘ these two towns which are largely tho centres oi‘ provvinrial enterprise and undertakings. The population oi‘ Charlottetown is estimated at 13.000 and the Province at 88,000. The inhabitants of the city and towns nearly all own their own houses, there being veryiew tenants. and tlhe iutnncrs, oi‘ whom there niro about 15,000, all own their own lands ss irechoids, very few being VICTORIA PARK ROADWAY mortgaged. The wealth oivthe Province is estimated at 81,274 per espita. or 86,870 per ismily. ' (Continued on Page 2) t GO EHN vtcroms PARK mom BRIGHTON V NT HOUSE POND. BRIGHTON IN BACKGROUND = a .a;a..;e.saa_§.¢ g