Prince Edward Island : Garden Province of Canada its history, interests, and resources with information for tourists, etc . edHospitals (a Protestant and a Roman Catholic), an InsaneAsylum, the Prince of Wales College and Normal School,which will shortly be housed in a handsome brick and stonebuilding now in course of erection, Saint Dunstans RomanCatholic College, two Convent schools, three large publicschools, a Kindergarten and school of music, and severalexcellent private schools. A quarantine station or hospital forinfectious diseases is under the control of the Dominionauthorities. There
Prince Edward Island : Garden Province of Canada its history, interests, and resources with information for tourists, etc . edHospitals (a Protestant and a Roman Catholic), an InsaneAsylum, the Prince of Wales College and Normal School,which will shortly be housed in a handsome brick and stonebuilding now in course of erection, Saint Dunstans RomanCatholic College, two Convent schools, three large publicschools, a Kindergarten and school of music, and severalexcellent private schools. A quarantine station or hospital forinfectious diseases is under the control of the Dominionauthorities. There is a well-appointed Young Mens ChristianAssociation. A modern Opera House furnishes amusement forthe theatre-going population. Victoria Park, connected with the City by the ParkBoulevard, contains 46 acres and possesses many beauty the City is Government House. The Exhibition Groundsand Driving Park, and the Charlottetown Athletic AssociationProperty contain good racing tracks, that of the former beingpronounced one of the best in the Lower Provinces. Ourillustration shows a race day in the Driving CHARLOTTETOWN DRIVING PARK —59— The city has two electric light plants, an electric firealarm and a gas light and power company; and legislation hasrecently been passed for an electric street railway. There arethree daily and several weekly and bi-weekly newspapers ; and aninteresting little monthly magazine has lately appeared upon thescene. Religious and National Societies are well represented,there being no less than 15 lodges or societies including Masonsand Odd Fellows. The leading hotels are the Davies, Queen andRevere. Charlottetown contains machine shops, wood-working, furni-ture and tobacco factories, a pork factory, woolen and flourmills, a boot and shoe factory, a condensed milk factory, andminor industries. The number of establishments in 1881 and 1891, was:— 1881 1891 Number 198 238 Capital $980,018 $959,5^9 Number of hands employed 1,005 1,049
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