Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-20
FROM THE FAR WEST
TO THE FAR EAST
Prince Edward Island.

CnarlOttetoWn is the capital or the
lprovince of Prince Edward island
It is a nice little city of about 49,
1000. The streets are wide and nice
lily planted to handsome shade trees.
lit is splendidly located on the Hills
borough rivera river over mile
wide, where the largest ships and
steamers can ride in perfect safety.
IIt is bordered in the summer season
by grass of rich deep green. which
gives It a magnificent appearance
THE city contains many fine build
Iings. It's sidewalks are good. It
has nice public garden in the cen
ter of the city, on Queens Square
which can scarcely be surpassed any
where for it's beauty. On this Square
is a large market house, built of
stone, and is quite an ornament to
tn etown. 1t has but two market
days i'm each week-Tuesday and
Friday-and on these days it Is rich
ly supplied with excellent meat of
all kinds, fish of every description,
fruit and vegetables of every variety
and everything else repaired to meet
the needs of the citizens. It is said
to be the finest market place in any
of the provinces. Next to this build.
ing, and on the same square stands
a splendid postoffice and customs
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comes the Colonial building-an ola
edihce built of grey freestone. Here
the Legislature meets every year and
the public Offices are all I'm the same
building. Then comes the Law
Court building constructed OF red
brlck--large, but far from being
handsome.
Charlottetown has beautiful
park, through which thore are many
pl asant walks and drives under
frs, beeches, white birch and manv
other trees. Running round the
park, there Is splendid roadway,
there person can always enjoy the
sea breezes which blow in through
the spacious harbor from the ocean.
Charlottetown has four large pub
lie school buildings, and the educa-
tion OF the young Is never neglected.
The education impaired here Is
secular-slmilar TO the system in
vogue In the United States. But be-
sides these schools the Roman Cath.
olics have two large nunneries, and
one or two of the other denomina-
tions have private schools of their
own. Charlottetown has also a col
lege and normal school which are
largely patronized.
The Hillsborough river Though
over a mile wide. is spanned by n
substantial steel bridge over which
the railway trains as well as foot
passengers and vehicles of every
description pass. The city Is also
blessed with a fine, large modern
railway depot, with waiting rooms
and other equipment, and over head
are all the Offices connected with the
system. Nearby are excellent car
shops, roundhouse, freight sheds and
other indispensable adjuncts of the
railway
The city is also supplied with gas
and electric lights, telegraph and
telephones, and lastly, but not least,
Ian excellent system of water works.
The system Is somewhat expensive,
but the water is abundant and ex-
oellent-I should say equal to the
Bull Run water of Portland-and
that is the best in the world.
Il was hard work to introduce
water into Charlottetown owing TO
it's cost. Many of the people op-
posed II vigorously and all kinds Of
lobjections were made against IL, But
its advocates worked hard and in
lcessantly and never gave up the
tight until victory crowned their ef-
forts. One OF the most tireless
workers in the good cause was
gentleman named James Mcdonald,
Esq. of the most intelligent
and courageous men that ever cham
pioped a reform, On the platform
and through the press he never
ceased TO cry for pure water and he
lgot IL at last. And now the whole
population are satisfied and would
not return TO the old system for
leither love or money.
]. II. FLETCHER.