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     ‘PAGE 12.}: 
     
    
   
   
    
     MONDAY. AUGUST 31, 1964 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     1a.: 
     
    
   
   
    
      Continuous communication 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
     Transportation 
     
     main problem 
     
    
   
   
    
     “And shall provide contin- I the inadequate protection of the ' 
     
    
   
   
    
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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- 
     
    
   
   
    
     S. 
     
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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 
     
    
   
   
    
     CI GO. 0' “NAM 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     When her age began to tell. : » 
     
    
   
   
    
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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. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     I 
     
    
   
   
    
     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. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     an out} have: