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They can cut out duplicate servic
y ,,,_ _ _ _ _
' Ons instance will serve as well as
another to show how simple and how
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from t is cit to Ottawa ver a
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WWW milk* lffmilments lor the
improvement of this service. tm
ibm-:noe saw:-d Island car For-ry
_-'mae terms an conditions upon sw
which ce dward Island was ad
mitted into confederation in lava. '“°
contained the following provision- pm
'Emcient steam service for the con- nd
veyance of mails and passengers to mr
be established and maintained be-
tween the Island and tba mainland M
of the Dominion, winter and summer, ne
thus placing thc Island in continu- Cm
ous communication with the Inter- wh
colonial Railway and the Railway
l ll » [Treaty or Bargain of Confederation course of our national development, t"
sent car erry a ords a much improv- _
ed service as compared with that me
Wlllcll the Bland formerly enjoyed' led. This assertion is verified by the many y-ear's,stendir:'1.r.sit were, with of
~ D can Report on Transportation al- their backs to the East. and have Ure” P°S5“’imi°5 f°l` °l¥"°“1°“""l°x'
“dy CiU°i¢d- been focusing and concentrating to- P°“s1°“ “nd d°Ve1°l’m°“t- `P°m"ed t°
wards the Central and Western sec- ‘
certain 'SSI-Sons of the year. when ililmiproblcuis before the Duncan “°“ °’ "‘° D°”“°‘°“' AS “ fesllll- sa
mmlssllmv I aslled permlsslon to progress and deveiapment in th.: certain future in tourist trafhc when
eglally llclnl clll that Prlme Ed_ Atlantic Provinces. in so many direc- Eh
there wéuid be t t “mc WA d Isl d l tions, have not compared in -any sense Y
5 cr cu I to r an was the msslng “nk of with those that have characterized ways- Which' had been the ¢’”e"I
but in recent years. tralllc and freight
hayo considerably inc~rcascd.’and will "
continue to increase. particularly at In slvins _evideme °n our transpor-
the pres’ent`f::x1'y stesmer,was` con- Cc
striicted. it was not contemplated that SP
be taken care; and the arrange. the Canadian Pacific Railway. Sir
ments at the pier are. from the point All
of view _of this trcfilc, very unsacig. re
ing the winter there am frequent calls Railway on more than one occasion
made up r the preirt ferry steam- an
-ir n_\' i-:len of o`_ttvr :r- "~.`gettinr; th
into dlmcultics, and the steamer rc- plated developing their subsidiary,
iluifid *° proceed to their aid; and thc Dominion atlantic Railway in “"°W°d ”° swmg ““°ff°“‘°' ‘°° fi"
in one direction. The Census Bulle-
ctlcn wllh lm Island’ but when tin tells a true but sad story since §
llc ls Confederation, so far as the Maritim- .sued in -i*-`l'if°l'i'ill€l‘. 1920. it is gratify-
place unsuited for the purpose. the War started, all new construction es are concerned. The whole of Cam lng mlsea that the two mllroads are
Altogether the_ferry boat service is had been abandoned. That later on ada Shows an mcrease in po I Hon all
h Mr. E. _ B c - . P” “
en W eatty becam Pres! of 140%_ Nwa scolla and New Bl.lm5_ tent to the East. and itisagreatsat-
tr ti t . _
_is s on admited that there was dent, I had reopened the question lslactlcn lc feel that our two slster
at time-S when the _ferry steamer is NOVB- 5¢0tia. and making aferry con-
undergoirig overhaul, the boa? taking ne
unsatisfactory. The Railway Admin- w
need for supplemental p_rovb’cn be- by
.ing made either in the form of a . to
gwrespondencse, and was informed
boat. We recomn`iend` that the mat- tioh and were favorable today the - I
i ' ward Island' has a smaller percentage i_d”"°e_"hat I7 1” mce Edward !.s1““d_1’
Wi' 5° Bone into_from the point oi dlmculty they would probably en- ~ excluded "cm parllclpallng ln. my
view of placing at the disposal of counter would be the securing of a twenty md fortycfaurl ind . mah" of
tl-le Island._such' satisfactory means Government charter to_ena'bis them
oi’ communication' as will ensure as to
regular and cqmblet/e aservice ascnn Nova Scotiaf The opposition would other Proclnéel Tl-le' following ap_ galds cclcnlzcjlcm -
reasonably bemade. We ,further re- be on the plea of duplication of ser-__
lcommend that. so far as_the ferry vices. .I related briefly to the Dun-` known cltlzen GL New Brunswlck' on R
oat service is cmlcerned. it should can Commission the claim that the needoli a c'ol_;nl'nt'lon program sllpcrllltclldcnt cf Cclcnlzatlcn and
riot be run as part of the Railway op- Prince Edward Island, as an early ll” the Mm_‘lllmeS_ appeared ln me Development of the Canadian Pacino
erations, but should be run _by the partner o_f Canada, had contributed Mohlrsal Star quite "~ce~ntly_~ Rauwal, ln the Mamlmc Pl.cvlllccs_
Railwny Administration, undi sep- its share to the founding and estab-
arate account 'for the ‘Department lishmerlt of the Canadian Pacino nculonlm thc l,'hrlumes__, also arranged lol. ll spcclal man ln
we ‘"1 uni- by "B-5°l'l °f'.lf5 9550" RSUWSY. Bild Ulilli thi? G°Vf_5l'l'im°“l °f _ _ the Maritimes to boost sheep raising
°i“i°" Will* Railway HGCOUMS. 'this Canada. nor any °f.itS Departments. The Edllcc Montreal Bally Slam _-and kindred induatrlcs, on the roc-
service does not get the attention it should not stand in the way. of the Slr___Belng very much lnlerestedln ommendlmcncf me Marllllmc Board
should receive." Canadian Pacific extending its ser- the praspellly ol, the Mamlmes' “_ of Tmdc M,._ Sanford-S headquarters
" ' ' - vi°eS' bm: "th" sh°“m be expected pecially New Brunswick; it-is v-ery in- are t° be at Kenwme- N~ so but U9
€l1C0lll‘BE€ llliili RHUWBY t0 Clrry lcrestlng lo me to follow me dolncs will make a thorough study of all
W°“ld 5“°h 3 °°lldm°ll °f_liffl1l1'S out RS 0l>llBBl»l0llS t°_Pl`in°e Edward of our great final,-icial corporations D8rtS of the Maritimes adjacent tothe
be in Qexistencetoday' if Prince Ed- Island as a partner of Canada. I and the lnllcrcsl they c,_c‘lclclng ln Canadian Pacific Railway system."
“fd Island had the competition of pointed out still further to thc Dun- western dellelpmcnc D0 these ccm_ _ Their regular publication "ag,-tour-
iv
Competition Necessary tg
3;; Samgm; Saltinc’ t°_Wm°h 5h_° °°“_C°mm15si°“ th." hunfireds :fr Daniesknow that there. are millions turff and Industrial Progress moan'
Per ec 8 I-5 l_PB1'lm!i‘ Of millions of dollars had been expend.d ol acres ol, ood a lcullural land l,_ ada , 3 most interesting and m5f,,»u¢¢-
Canada? _ _- in the development of the St. Law-
Tl'i° f°1l0Wll\8 B-N161!! 1! liken fr°m renee and Canals that did not bring Rallways ln New Bnmswlck and Num and comprehensively with the re-
"I-'i°¥ld°l\ Tlllifh" f0l'tY-“V0 Year! B80. any benefit to the Maritimes. and sccclm awalllng setllcrs and_dcvclcp_ sources and developments of every
and emphasizes the vision and enter- particularly Prince Edward Island;
Prize of those pioneers who built the and that other parts of Canada were are thousands ol acres cl good lerllle Edwin-d~15iami_ In the Same lmb1i¢a_
9°-mdlul P30510 RBUWFY- ln farce Of over-railroaded, and that dliPliClllfl0l\ land two dons,-5 an ml-e_ There clm_ tion for the month of Dezember, 1928,
m“°ll °Pl§0BlU9l'i_ Bild Cl'l¢iillSll`iI existed. I gave a specific instance, not be any lastlng pmsperlly ln the in yefcn-ing to the growing popular-
"The Canadian ,Pacific Railway such iss the following, taken from Mlwllllncs unlll cclcnlzallcnls placed ity ofthe Dominion for tourists from
Company has begun to launch its the Montreal Star of April 13th, 1925, upcn 3 sound lcotlng_ md to ,lc Sc across the border, it gave the total
a very good example: there must be lm lllvcstlgaclcn held outlay of these visitors throughout
Tiliitiifd. will run through a country “For tho consideration or rrooldcnt _by_llle_ Federal mlh°l,lllcS_ comllcsci tho Dominion in 1921 as s2'1s,2sa,lio_
D0
bonds. This Railway. if it be ever' as
frost-bound for seven'e1r‘eight months ncatty on'd'sir' ilériry Thiimion:
of the year, and will connect with
province which embraces about as courage an p
fwblddmi C0lm¢i‘Y HS 1-B Oli U10 Wie en the railway burden which is crush-
of the Earth., British .Columbia is il ing. the life from this war-wounded encouraged to leave lol. ctllcl. calc,” fer the tourist, or why is it that the
barren, cold. mountain country, that minion.
is not worth keeping. It would have _
neygr been inhabited at all \il\l’3-S5 by C. P. R. and Sir Henry Thornton, of
trlooers of the Hudson Bay Ccmoally. the canadian National.
had the ‘gold fielder’ not taken e. what they can do, ill tivo words, is
party of mining' adventurers there. to co-operate, loyally and unselnshly,
Fifty railroads would not galvanize .in cutting down the cost of supplying
it into prosperity. The much-touted ineoessary transportation to this cri- laws cs lllcllc are ll, ontallc ,md e
Manitoba settlement will not hold out minally over-railroaded country. Quebec wlllch though perhaps news. o
Canada does not need railway com- Sllatlng some mmol. changes wcllld_ I that its development was impossible
many years. The people who have
gona there cannot stand the cold- petition today half as much as she
ness of the' winters.' Men and cattle needs railway economy. Friendly ag-
nre frozen to death in numbers that rcement and Government control can
if he knew;` and those _who are not- my ratesthat we are supposed to Sci
killed outright gre _ofyn maimed for fl-0 _ _
life by f_ro|t’bltes."`_$ ticularly the competition of great
We all redllne 'today what the open-
ill! up of that gre'at Western coun-
try has msantl to the Canadian Ns-
tionlnd the Empire. _ The prairie
provinces"  last year -wheat aswell. _
alone valii|ii;nt__ nonroximstelylhllr '~_'rhat being-assured,-the imperious
l billion Collin and have'-become “cod of the 'present is to, reduce the
alnoua as tbsi"or-anory oi thc ein- coat or carrying pcssensw md
i>in.°~'an¢t 'en s biz. 'faomr in the il-eiollt ln' canada.. our railway
Goonomiofgrowth of the Dominion. expenditures must. be.cut._.'I'hI_it» il
British Columbia has become one of thc only way in which_the 00v°i'l1°
the most bfobparoiis ind'progressi`vé mei-it’ Railway! “li ll°P¢‘ °° l‘°ll°'°‘”
Pr°virioee‘l_a~tb0. and Die of the murderous -drlill °f l~ll°.ll‘
beautiful ‘City of Victoria is enloylnl'
lumbar weather-while moat oi tile
other-Proybses are in mid ‘wintéln
A9 the bit indication of the wonder-
ful lm|ri_i"snd growth oi that ero-
vinee. it is mly necessary to refer to
tH_\ rsuagaitatumont mon out as rs-
llriis ` ` .disarm for Vslruvsr
le' i99lT%lilb`unoubto'a~,to 'hir lil-
mlll ‘lv 'ivltii-°Ui*'*_l”‘
llbii   ‘-l'
travagant method of keepin! d°Wll
prices. A strong and courageous
iltable use of the` railways we have
built for them in advance.
fiitioo, owing its oxutmce .mil Ill ll
lin tothe oanoaimnonlvr Wilt
ii|boiind,'A|i»\f\.l`\\‘l1?"°°‘°‘"“"
naaialontb»it¢ii>'lnth° P°i=i°“°
Canadian Pacific to blame? Have Who imagines that it really requir-
they ever been invited or urged tc cx_ es EIGHTEEN TRAINS A DAY to
d their gcrvlccg tg gms pmvlnccl, carry the passenger tramc between
Should it bg 5 dimcuil matt" cc Montreal and Ottawa? Who does not
e the Province 9; prince Ed“.c_l.d know that it would be very easy for
Ptln E _ Island adequate ,md emclcllt mlmc the two gailways to get together and
liltlec, compared with what mcse cut this extravagance in hall? There
neer railway builders ol the Cam is no reason whatever why the C. P.
ian pacific had to cont-end wllh R. and the C.N.R. should both send,
Qugh the Rockies ln llllklng up a train out of Montreal for Ottawaimendationg with regard to agrlcuit.
British Columbia? That contract was at 4 P' m' sharp t° "me an the Way life- -
fried out within the time limit sped. £0 the Cill>ital." ` time Provinces. affording greatiutilre
d in the terms under which British DCS
umbia eritered Confederation: Our Greatest. Handicap he
ereas, it is now over fifty years ` Ui
Since Prince Edward Igiand entered one of th, greatest hlmdlcccs ln thruoghout the Maritime Provinces,
System cf the Dcmlnlcm. The pl_e_ the Union, and the chief item of the the Maritimes has been that in the Which' had °°“f"°med him °“ every
un
s never; been satisfactorily fulfill- the two great railways have been. for the gm" Wealth °f n“"‘”`“l r°5°“"°°s
dliw Duncan lnclulred as to my other sections of the country inland m
_ _ ` A
ascl-l~ ln so dclnm and I. exlalaln-ed and right out to the Pacli1c~ Coast. _
g ba _ Th h _bc ' _ tl; ll The _Atlantic _Provinces _have also °°mP1°ti°n °f this 3°°d"`°°'d5 V03'
ae ry are aw en many com a I had had an interview with _ mm and the Amerlcan md west/em
plaints by visitors and to iats. n _ nirocto 1 th c aol ‘“°°‘° ° °'°"l°“d°“° °°“i.l‘“’“ll°“ ln
~ r ur ur rs 0 ° an an Pacmc bralns and brawll tc mc clllcl. sec_ Canada tourists would most surely
ll had been lnlormed that below' tions of Canada. It has been a. ter- "li
c Gr-eal_Wm__ they had clmtem_ rifle drain for many years, and un- 3
fortunately the pendulum has been
wick approximately 85% increase.
while Prlnbe Edward Island has a de-
the effect that if the Canadian Pa- ' .
5 l c,»ea5e_ The Duncan Repom cn page tion. even at this la.e date, in the
second ferry boat, or a. sp-cial freight cific Railway looked over the proposi- mcllcl. of cclcnlzatlcm As further ev_
fourteen. also states that Prince Ed-
of young people between the ages of
percentage ofpei-sons between ages
‘M the “°°3s5“"y branch une in nouncement of that Railway as re-
forty-four and seventy, than any
propriate letter written' by ‘a well
e _ sr , J
ing idle along the Canadian National
merit? As a matter of fact, there
I suggest, of the heads of our two
There are two m-an in Canada who great mllways’ and ll.lc.Mllllstcl. cf ticlpated to the extent of $l0.890,000,
the Eastern part of the Dominion. ii. cm rio a great deal--ii they have~the cclohlza-lion hlmscllf who wlll ccl._ and Prince Edward Island to the
d the atriotism-to light- lalnly lrlnd that um, and mlmcy ls very insignificant sum of $10,500. Hes
actually wasted and our young men
The ofllcers in charge may mean well
They are President Beatty. of the but lacklng the tmlnlng and cxccl.l_ our very door? We have been told
ence in that line that is necessary,
they are not capable of doing the
work properly, nor do they recom-
mend the proper legislation. It would
be very easy to adopt such suitable
am sure, prove a success in the Mar-
itimes. ~If the Federal Minister of
call the secretaries or presidents of
mcompetition ComD¢titl9“-Par' the Saint John -~ ` “ztiifax Boards
'-if Trade, the of ‘barge of col-
publio utilities-is a costly and 9*' enization in eacll province. and a
certain number of persons from rural
districts who are interested in colon-
Railway Commission can do the work ization-say. one or two from each lil! Will/91' 111° Will lil the \\'°l‘ldI the
county. Counties which have a lot of
vacant le.nd.cou_ld‘send two persons. I
am convincdd theft the findings will
be a revelation of‘Ca_'nadians west of
the Rsstigouebe Itlivor, for to any
sorlous mindoji ‘persoti who has stud-
ied the situation in _the Maritimes it
is almost impossible to understand
how these pmvinces-have withstood
cm-am ¢oi|oita,,pondlng_ths arrival such an enormous- drain o`f~money
of enough new settlers to, make pro- and msn for fifty y¢ai-s without going
into bankruptcy. That alone is proof
that our resources are unlimited; and
The Canadian Pacific is not show- the nrst and most' important of thesb
lll¢~¢|,i|¢|g|_ it is true, but lt is show- to be developed isa_grioulture.| Theri
ing falling revenues. Moreover. the arethousantisoayoimg men and-wo-
oonadianmiiicu ooongsim inrti- nun incur oaucstfoaninrtitutiong
who have' no_otiilr1|_»rospsot today
thsntomoveavqay,-if_wodonotin~
 Industries that
getlabor fel' liicents an hour will
ofbslandinstblnstionelbud-nsversavftiissitiiatiomiimder our
N Lu L "mood tomb: tau-nation -mir mtsoovuvim.-.ml
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rrdntooxruow
bimafdrtliulnlatienetnuotbelsid
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NINE TRAINS. Then they run these
Colonization will make a thorough in- '
would sstonish the intcndins settler sive our oevvle the r¢=~i°Ml>l'= fell- vcatlgation. I would suggest that hc t
iusa|er.'¢a¢asli.ii°\ia\rtv1n.thn».
provinces One is just as much to
blame as the other and I am sure
that any one interested will welcome
this investigation and try to forget
politics, because the situation ls' cri-
tical."
A Toronto View -
While visiting the Maritimes in the
summer oi 1928. Mr. Hector Charles-
worth. Editor of the “Toronto Satur-
day Night_" made the following
statement:
“The Report ofthe Duncan Com-
mission ln dealing with the Maritime
Provinces. was line as far as it went.
but it failed to bring in any recom-
which is the wealth of the Mari-
sibllities. Mr. Charlz.-_iworth said
had been inspired with the spirit
optimism and progress prevailing
rn. His eyes had been opened to
these Provinces which, with the
future of much progress. Helore-
w for the Maritimes an absolutely
e three Provinces were linked up
good roads and permanent high-
ovement of the Maritime Provinces.
ll that was needed. he.said, was the
ake the Maritimes their camping
ourid."
_ Turning Eyes East
Since the Duncan Report was is-
last tuming their eyes to some ex-
Provinces are receiving some atten-
the alerts or services of the Cari-
adian Pacific, I quote a recent an-
-“C.P.R. to extend Maritime work:
L. Sanford has been appoint/ed
The Canadian Pacific Railway has
e monthly paper, deals specifically
Provinée' in Canada, except Prince
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia par-
Prince Edward Island nothing to of-
many visitors. by automobile, pass by
many times by wealthy citizens of the
United States, including heads of
American Railroads. who have trav-
elled ail over the Continent, that
Prince Edward Island has the great-
st potentlalitles, as a summer resort,
f any place in North America, but
without modern traffic facilities and'
modern hotel accommodation, such
as operated across the Continent by
he Railway Companies. Think of
theinducements the Garden of the
Gulf has to offer with its bracing cli-
mate, beautiful country drives, with
the unsurpassed pastoral and shore
soznery,_and the finest sea beaches
and bathing on the Continent; drink-_
whole Province a_ disease free area
for cattle;__dairy products leading the
whole of Canada in quality: famous
for Island lamb, beef, poultry and
eggs; the home of the Malpeque oys-
ter. and situutc in tho contre oi tho
best fishing grounds in the Atlantic,
where fresh lobsters and all kinds of
Usb abound: livestock that can win
sweepstakes against all of canada:
the home'of the silver fox; famous
for thel finest potatoes _in the world.
and produéing'.over fifty percent oi’
all seed potatoes grown in North Am-
erica. _
_ 'Ddloits Ovor-llnphasiled
n-mirlv iooakinr, tnéro ins been
far too much smp_ha_s|s placed on de-
ileits and the med for Railway soon-
oaiy in the Maritimes. Today in
appealed to at the present Session to
pievent competition from further
over-railroading that section of the
country. and at the great cost of
many millions. President Beatty of
the Canadian Pacino, in addressing
the Board of 'I‘rade Club in Toronto
‘ln llanuary. 1927. pointed out that
ever since Confederation, Canada has
leaned very, heavily on its agencies of
transportation, and that every period
ol Canadian history has had its Rail-
way problems. The hlstory of the
loads and the part they had played
ln the country's development was not
always known to the younger genera-
tion, who were thus only partly in-
formed as to events which led up to
present conditions. The grave neces-
sity of Canada's business men appre-
ciating their Railways. and the ne-
cessity for the latter to continue per-
forming thelr important public ser-
vices healthily and successfully, was
the reason. he said. that he dealt with
the subject so fully. Mr. Beatty brief-i
ly reviewed the history of th\ Canad-
ian Rallroads since the Canadian
Pacific was started as one of the con-
ditions under which Confederation
was agreed to. The speakerthen out-
lined the period during which exten-
sive Railway building had gone 'for-
ward, such as was now known to have
been conceived and executed long in
advance of national or commercial
necessity.
Our Requirements
What we require to do, it appears,
is to devise ways and means to bring
about more active and keen competi-
tion between these two Railway giants
in the Maritimes, in' order to insure a
more equitable-distribution of Rail-
way expenditures and service. The
populatlon"per .mils of 'Railway in
Canada is 241. In-Prince Edward Is-
land on this basis, we are entitléd to ex-
actly one-third additional mileage
than we now possess. We certainly
need and have been promised, for
many years, branch lines to' isolated
fishing centres and 'important' agri-
cultural districts. At the present time
one-fifth of our total mileage remains
narrow gauge.
It is, however, gratifying to know
that these two great Railways do
occasionally oo-operate. The follow-
ing despatch appeared in the press
about a year ago: V ‘
Edmonton, Alberta, January 20th.,
1928-The Alberta government has to-
day reoeived from the Canadian Nat-
ional and Canadian Pacific Railway
Companies an offer for joint pur-
chase and operation of the Edmonton
Dunvegan and British Columbia Rail-
\vay.”` '
I refer to this because it is in line
with a. suggestion I am about to offer
as regards how the Canadian Pacific
may be enabled to fulfill its Confed-
eration mission, and connect up its
system with Prince Edward Island.
The proposal or scheme is this--That
our means of connection with the
Mainland Railway, the main trafllc
artery, whether it be s car ferry, a
bridge over the Northumberland
Straits, or a tunnel under the Straits.
is a Confederation 'link-the property
of Canada-bought and paid for by
Prince Edward _Island when the Pro-
vince entered the Union, should be
available to both Railway Companies,
and the same privilege should be ex-
tended over the Prince Edward Island
Railway system to the Canadian Pa-
cific as well as the line to` Tormen-_
tine, on equitable terms. The Rail-
road of Prince Edward Island. as or-
iginally bullt, was paid for by the
Province, and when we entered the
Union, the cost was deducted from
our debt allowance. This was clearly
set out in the Brief presented to the
Duncan Commission in our claim for
lmproved transportation, and from
which' I quote the following extract:
"Apart, therefore, from any claim
for non-fulfillment of the terms of
Union by reason of want oi’ contin-
uous communication with the Main-
land. wehavs two claims under eith-
er one, or under both, of which con-
siderable is yet due to this Province,
namely,-
'First-that an amount vastly in
excess of the estimate st the time of
Confederation has been expened upon
the railways and canals of Canada.
from which Prince Edward Island de-
rives no substantial benefit.
Sfecondi-that $3,153,672 the cost of
the Pi-in_os_ Edward Island Railway.
although the property therein passed
to_ Canada was _deducted from the
¢i,vol.oso. illowcdus oncntering tho
Union. and we have ever since been
deprived, of the incomeon the am-
ount so deducted." `
Duncan Beport’s Comment
I quote from the_Duncan Report on
Maritime Claims in this respect, as
follows: _
"rho-_citoital amount oi Moritlmo
provincial railway debt as at date of
Confederation (on  taken
over by the -Dominion ist Confedera-
tion) is in round ngurss as follows:
Novasootia  ea.ooo.ooo
flow Brunswick  08.000300
Prince ,Edward Island (entered
Confederation Im ......|$.0li0.o00
These capital amounts have been
deducted frointbe debt allowance in
ion to the provinces In addition the
Maritime Provinces have drawn on
their debt allowance since 1867 for
Railway expenditures. and these also
would have to be taken into account
in any reconsideration _and assess-
ment under this heading.
We find ourselves in agreement
with the contention of the Maritime
Provinces that they have been. and
are being. dealt with differently from
the Western Provinces, and we think
they are entitled to have their al-
lowance re:onsldered."
Sir Charles Tupper's Views
Sir Charles Tupper, who was Min-
ister of Railways at the time of the
completion of the Canadian Pacific
Railway, made the following state-
ment:
“I have no hesitation in saying
from my knowledge of Prince Edward
Island extending over all my life.and
from my experience as Minister of
Railways in Canada, that if the
Prlhce Edward Island Railway was
connected with tile Intercolonial
ll
“Prlnce Edward Island has not
profited by Confederation. For some
years past, it has been largely losing
its population, by reason of its con-
nection with Canada. and 801118
backwards instead of forward. Its
trade has been diverted from its nat-
ural channel,-or a channel of trade
which had been created,-and in the
p ocess of many years the trade of;
ly
Edward Island, especially as regards O
KY
t afhc. That the two Railways should ll
t
f
Companies. Such a policy of co-op-_
eration would tend to recoup Prince?
Edward Island in some measure for;
t
s
ure to implement the terms ofi
Union:
President Beatty in the “R/lontearyl'
Times Annual" made the following.
statement: ' .
- "Since its inception. the Canadian
Pacino has led the way f.o progress
in those areas in which 'it operates.;
and it proposes to maintain its posi-
tion in the forefront of Cnnada's ec-
onomic advance."
Prince Edward Islarid, the missingl
link, desires to have its right recog- l
nized to participate in that service in
the near future and be given an op-
Green Gables this Province would at pcpuiatign, such an tt
last come into its own as the Para l-img, Wm quit wit
dlse of the Atlantic. iqwancc to Prince
Hotels and Summer Resorts ai,-“dy quoted what
in t
My' third proposal ls. that with ' ml
the establishment of hotels and sum- dmonn annual Bu
if* , _
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I 0 “` . N . A - ‘ . 
. I _ _ ' h . _ y
l
mer resorts by the Railway Cornpan- P ln
ies i_n Prince Edward island. and say tue” M this
at Baddeck, Cape Breton. a chain of l
hotels would be suillciently cisnplete nxt: (;!e:1uu;e|::E at
in the Maritimes to warrant the es- fq y _
tablishment ol a line of steamshipsl I
on the Atlantic coast, somewhat sim- [another mwmoa 0
liar to that now operated by thel _
Canadian Pacific from Vancouver. on  “ln lur;;l_
the Pacific coast. About a dozen ` ' n 8 '
(boats are now in service here, and' t
two new boats are on order to b ' Leaders on bo h
delivered in 1930. On the Atlantic.
starting with say four passenger boats la m'!:l`;ic;ul2a§rC
itwo would leave Montreal each week =, a‘ `
lon different days. and two would leave _
the Maritimes each week on return. ‘ political Dames' ha”
On the voyage down, they would A
lstop at Quebec. Prine: Erl\'.'ard Island ` conLdemmm had b
!Hav.'k°sbu“y Halifax Digby and and the mo Railways’
_ _ ;Salrit John. The other two. boats §mg_ their energies in I
Railway' th” the Prince Edward Is' Iieavlng Saint John would make the lsmem ‘mort to devel
t ts
land Railway w°“ld be a paying ‘same calls on re‘urn so that ws' as In Omer par (
. pmen- | _
population of Prince
road." . ._, . . ~
at un.  45:51: ;.‘;i.‘°i.;~.°.§’.i_':.‘;°;;;‘.”_ .‘;";.;i;'.;f     rr
iand move from point to point. assur- i today In me thirty
gi’ wumd Laurie' speaking in the Q ed of first-class hotel accommodation.  t0 c°nfederaM°n our
H°‘1S° °f °°m“.‘°“S lil lm °" the l with tho forming of Maritime Pro- 'med' I
“esmn °f subsidies' stated as ml' I vince Clubs in Central Canada, such Legislative Action
l°W55 ies the energetic organization already
established in Toronto, to promote' In conclusion( I wo
trade, and especially to direct tourist lsuggestlon, and that is
, tramc to the Maritimes, thousands of lbe very desirable, at
people would patronize such a service ‘sion of our Legislature,
.when properly handled in the char- ily pass a resolution
.acterlstic way for which our Railway j canadian Pacific to e
companies are noted. with tho ft., prince Edward islam.
_building of the Chignoeto Canal. boats , '=esslon of the Nova Sl
could make the circuit in opposite dl- lure, the following resol
1' Notions, either coming or returning ‘ezdz
the Island has S“m`”'ed'"  by the Canal, which would very much  “Recognizing the n
C°“5ldellll8 that this P"°"i“°° has shorten the time for the round trip. _ter of the Canadian P
bei?" deprived °f PVUWT tmmc fam' ITh2 Maritimes would then have areal Pond its importance in
ities fill' 0V€l‘ MW Years- Which I opportunity to become famous as t.he;iridu.';try of Canada,
think has been dearly Pmven by me  Atlantic Play Grounds. The other two iwlth appreciation the pl
evideme Submitted' and that 25 ° re' lProvlnces are greatly benefitted and 'ot' that Railway in this
Sum ‘-“lf deVel°Pm°"t °f natural "°`.have token on new life. especially 'idenozd in the operati
S°\1r°== his Ne" ¢“ff“il°‘l' ‘md Pl°'f'sain: .John and Halifax. since certain minion atlantic Railw
l'¢-55 femfded- and °°“5ide"1“g thatfmeasures of relief and adjustment iilnes. hotel systems an
Prince Edward Island has had to bear i have been lmplcmcmcd _ac lcccln_ l ltyl
5 m°»i°" P°"“°“ °f W "m’P°"'°“°“jmended by the Duncan Commissior-if 'rho Lcgigigtivg Colm
Bill/Bill' Olli' °il9l2°n5 5il°“1d 11°” the iMlllions‘of dollars are being spent to *of Assembly of the Pi'
Dl‘lVl1eEe “lid the film °f re5P'e°tf“1'fnationalize these two great sea ports iscozia iriiiite further e
TEQUESUUS th” th? W0 Rauwaysland in building terminals, elevators. ‘that Company’s operat
exhibit Bnicffive mbefest in Pun” cold storage warehouses and hotels. fProvirice, believing that
ver twenty million dollars will be sign is desirable in th
C°l°Ul'-lit1°li Bild in me d°Vel°Pm°nt spent in Saint John on construction iNova Scotia, of Canada
Of A l°lll'»lll'¢~ Fl5hm3» and T°“fi5t Ework within the next three years. Hal- 'pirc trade, as well as l
1' _ ax, which has been dead for many j' the full development o
ouch these possibilities into more_yc
active being to tht mutual edveniese 3 called a boom period. compared with
o 'our Province and the Railway th
ers. has entered what might be lan Pacino Railway sysi
at prevailing two yzars ago. Com-
e ‘ have admitted the ur
he incalculable losses that have been l ll
ufiered in the past through the fail- at last getting lnw shape lc lm_tlcl_
petition of the two Railways evident- _
ly had a great deal to do in starting
the ball a-rolling. We are all de- '
pate in a fair measure of prosperity l
with the rest of Canada. but where _
does Prince Edward Island fit in? A i
great many seem to be carried away i
with the errcnsous impression that'
we are tremendously prosperous on the
Island, and perhaps thatis the reason
we are not putting forth more effort i
at ther present trme to improve con
ditions and tal:e advantage of oppor- `
tunities available. One of the lead _
ing financial papers in Canada rc-_l
cmtly published the per capita in-l
come of each of the Provinces, as;
British Columbia 
portunity to get in pace with the rest
of the Dominion. The Canadian Pa- l
cific will then, and not till then. ful- l
fill its claim to having-welded all the ,
Provinces together, as a Confedera-
tion mission.
Connect np With P. E. I. '
My second proposal is. that the
Canadian Pacific build a railwayl
branch from Tatamagoucha Harbor;
to Truro, approximately twenty-five ‘
miles, connecting with their subsid-
iary the Dominion Atlantic Railway
at Truro, as well as the Canadian
National Railways, and that the Can-
adian Pacino operate a modern ferry
between Tatarnagouche and Charlot-
tetown, |. distance of about thirty 4
arryirig of passengers, mails and
automobiles for seven months oi’ the
year. This would replace the present
Charlottetown-Picton service, a dist-
ance of forty-five miles, and for
which a large Dominion subsidy is
paid. The present service consumes
over four hours. whereas the propos-
ed shortened route, with a fast boat.
and malta; at lcoot, two round ti-loo
per day. It is possible that this pro-
posed service could be established and
operated Jointly by the two railroads.
This new stsamchip connection would
bring many advantages besides the
shorter sea. trip. It would put us in
closer touch with the great sea port
of Halifax. It would connect
with the short route to Yarmouth.
and Boston, but m`oat important of all
it would be A tremendous factor in
giving Prince Edward Island an op-
portunity to participate in the grow-
ing trams from Auto tourists. Should
the Canadian National be persuaded
_to mot an all-year-round hotel at
Charlottetown and the Canadian Pa-
cific would dstablisii summer resorts
miles, with adequate capacity for the 
c .
should not consume over two hoursi
Ontario . . . . . . . .
...... 
Alberta . . . . . .
.. . _
Sasi:atclier/an  ._
Quebec ...... ._
Manitoba 
New Brunswick  _ 438
Nova Scotia . . . . . .
 372 i
Prince Edward Island _ . . . _ .
._ 344 .
It seems to me we want to be up 3
and doing, and I um not one of those
that are satisfied to have matters re- 1
main as they are, and to have our `
Province known as "Sleepy Hollow" l
nor will young people of ambition be 
content to remain here unless given l
an opportunity to make a good living i
and enjoy the comforts and conven-
732
641
634
553
An Appeal
When our chief industries Agri
culture and Fishing, are handicapp.d
through lack of adequate trafhc faci I
lities, then Employment, Commerce.
sustain a full measure of prosperity.;
The improvement effected by the in- 1
auguration of the Cal' Ferry service;
ln lslv, and the relief granted byf
the reduction of Freight Rates in
1927, evidenced an almost immediate
response by increased traillc beyond
the capacity of available facilitiesr
I, therefore, appeal to the young
men of this Club, the Boards of
Trade. the Service Clubs and the
Colleges, to become more familiar
with Island affairs, and especially
those matters dealt with in the Dun-
can Report, the carrying out of which
mean so much to our future welfare
and prosperity. Our inertia of the
past has largely proven our undoing
so far as participating in the benents
of Confederation on a parity with the
rest of Canada. Take, for instance,
the loss of reven e to this Province
op the lout-hjhone at Charlottetown,
western  a aoilwai bottlo ia
on in the luattsr of building of-branch
lhllr Parliament will |>1'°l>,\bl!_ be
i, »' it . _ _ _ / I
-~ .- - .». . »~f  '
` ¢ a
calculating the Interest oh debt sl-
iowaaeepeitisausilvbythebomia-
and on the North Shore at Caven-
ei|ao__sp_n.tbosbrio¢oxanno or
through the dedugtion from our debt
‘allowance of the cost of the Island
Railway, three million dollars at 5%.
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ghted that our sister Provinces are become the most desli
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rist
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ts
follows: iway. It is up to our ci
$925 _that the discriminations.
908
fences of modern life. and dealing only from tt
i
.
Finance and Transportation cannot fwouid mean in helping to
i
t
port had to Bay hi
a tremendous diff
should be double whs
i
erea
would have meant to
ce
[means to properly
‘are the worst paid ir
; teachers
against Prince Edwar
w
sl
ir
independent body, end
4
Iraot beyond doubt. if
St
th
l
= tional undertaking.
with tho two mi
heartedly co operating,
ward Island would soon
increase in population,
l\or‘h America for bo
tou _ '
The Duncan Comm
cluding their Report, In
lowing observation:
\The Maritime Provi
of th_.l- traditions and i
their people, can readil
tive participants in the
fare of the Dominion-
lieved of the disabilities
they have been sulierir
enabled to approach tr
with renewed vigor."
The Duncan Repo:
sl
in the nay of progress,
and we are fully compe
__ Competition Nece
obstacles. which have
n
attention our trafhc dis
t/o point out that this Pr
to realise the benefits oi
as had been anticipated
ers of Confederation, and
that the Government
the Maritimes have been
to the Canadian Nation
mandate to make them
regard to Confederation
I havs endeavored to i
t
.
l
F
l
of local conditions of t
are the result of neglect s
tion of Constitutional
would, therefore, urge th
zens and especially the
both sides of politics ssl
sided what competitive tri
for the past and to the fi
mic life of our Province,
in mind the following sta
by President Beatty at thi
the present year:
“'I‘l-rere exists no surer
national economics than
by the condition and elfe
a count.ry's transportatlo
Particularly is this true
where not only is the coll
by two great Companies.
vities extend throughout
land and touch everyinl
economic life. but thi! b
and are continuing to ores
lengthening arteries along
the impulses and the mat
make for the broadening
ing of the nation's ioonol
While Prince Edward It
Province mail in area. tl
of “emoient” _trahe faelll
gf- than any rslifbad Ni
wolves tae bona; oi the I
On an equitable assumed basil of
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