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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 '
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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.-
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~ SUMMERSIDE MARKETS
Butter. creaunery. lb _ _ _ _  40-41
Butter, dairy, lb _ _ _ . . _ _ _ . .36-37
Buckwheat bus.   _ 1.00-1_2
Eggs, doz.    .4
, 0
Caifskins, fb _ . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ lil
0
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
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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 . . . _ .
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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
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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.
VZE/@€\\Rv//IH
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
c
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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'nfort and Wear in the
es we have to offer
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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ontague
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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.
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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.
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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
It
9
|'.
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
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_ Post Ofilce inspectors Ofiice, s .__ 9 °’°“5°F%°,f
I cirsrrottstown, our March. rim. mn. r,,,&".f on
was-:i_rzrrmai_ » - _ oi
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he
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'
' , p _ _ . .
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.
I
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
i
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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-
-`Sourls  ._ - -~~~Vl
.-.`rrri'u
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-
,O
k“
.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__
E
F"
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
r
9
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
15
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
f
S
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.
_______.____--
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.
_,__ __ ___ _ _,__ _ _ ____-___-_-_-__v__.N*-___»_-_-_-_-_-_»_f - - - - -_-_- -
when tiirrsio  __...si.so4i.1s
Beet (wholesale) dressed  11-lit
Parsnlps (tb)    .Mtg
Buckwheat (bush_)  _ ._ 1.00-1.15
6
Beef (live weight)  ..._ .. 08-09
Tnrrripir (bushel) ..._ .. ...... 20'-25
*r  "”i'» l -
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