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St. Croix Courier
Feb 9/1928
L. Smoot of Washington, DC, was a guest of Seaside Inn for a few days. Mr. Smoot was here in connection with his summer home that is being built here.
St. Croix Courier
March 1/1928
Hotel detective Now and Extinct Species. Replaced by Dept Head.
St. Croix Courier
March 15/1928
Editorial: Tapping a New Source of Revenue. The tourist trade of Canada now ranks third in the country's wealth producing industries with an estimated revenue of 200 million in 1927. Charlotte County could get a larger share of this vast sum if greater inducements were provided to keep tourists in this county. Summer cottages along our saltwater shores and overnight camps are always in demand during the tourist season and erected at small cost they should provide a profitable source of revenue for hundreds of residents of this county. The tourist committee of the Board of Trade accomplished something worthwhile in bringing the situation before the farmers. May they keep up the good work.
St. Croix Courier
April 5/1928
Photo of Chipman Memorial Hospital.
Steele Briggs' Sugar Beets and Mangels. For livestock. Canada's largest seed company.
St. Croix Courier
April 12/1928
New Brunswick's $2,375,000 Highways Program for 1928.
St. Croix Courier
May 31/1928
Over 20 Planes to Try Atlantic Hop this Year. Undaunted by terrible death toll of last year. Range from two-seaters of 35 passenger airplane planned by professor E. Rumpier of Germany. F. P. Young, an English pilot, is building a plane capable of carrying 20 passengers. He has adopted the unique experiment of advertising for passengers, saying he will fly July 1 from London to New York. Many dirigibles slated to fly.
Prov. of New Brunswick Highway markings. Some unusual signs.
St. Croix Courier
June 21/1928
J. Parkins Manager Algonquin. Hotel opens.
St. Croix Courier
June 28/1928
Gordon Williamson, who has been working in Woodstock, New Brunswick, is here for the summer at the CPR office.
St. Croix Courier
July 5/1928
Niger Reef Tea Room Opens for summer. Lawford's Gift Shop. Cottage Craft has moved to David Clarke's store on Water Street. Mr. and Mrs. Josephs at Algonquin Cottage 3. Tait's at Algonquin
Americans crossing the border to get booze on July 4 holiday. 49 customers in first five minutes of opening.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 9/1928
Appropriates a car and does a little joy riding. Collides with a Ford injuring occupants—arrested and now staying in St. Andrews—but not at the Algonquin. Details. Booze.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 16/1928
Masquerade at Casino. Masquerade Ball at Elite Hall.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 16/1928
Tourist Travel to New Brunswick Much Greater than Ever Before
Permits issued for Motor Vehicles from the United States at Canadian Customs Houses in New Brunswick show 39 percent increase over 1927 season up to end of July and motor tourists from Ontario and Quebec twice as numerous as last year.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 16/1928
The number of US automobiles that entered New Brunswick this season up to July 31st, 1928, gathered by the Bureau from the Collectors of National Revenue at 23 ports of entry . . . That New Brunswick has been able to show such a large percentage of increase of motor tourists from the US when the weather has been especially unfavourable because of continued rains, indicates that this province is reaping the benefits of the extensive and energetic advertising and publicity campaign ever undertaken on behalf of New Brunswick and carried on this year for the first time under the Government Bureau. The returns here show the continued growing popularity of the route from the New England states which leads from Bangor through Houlton and other points in Northern Maine to New Brunswick, practically all of the increase that is being shown being accounted for at points of entry from Woodstock north along the upper Saint John River. (See stats on individual entry points in file: St. Stephen 4501 in 1928 over 4235 in 1927; nearest competition Richmond Road at 2731 in 1928 over 1690 in 1927. Except for St. Leonard, ever other entry point less than a thousand.)
In previous years New Brunswick Automobile Association compiled stats; now done by New Brunswick gov Bureau of Information and Tourist Travel.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 16/1928
Controversy over Quoddy Dam project. Natives fear Eastport harbour development.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 30/1928
Lower Rate for St. Andrews Current. Utilities Board Grant Temporary Reduction and advise Company to Seek Cheaper Power.
Text of Judgment: St. Andrews Electric Light and Power Company—this Company, immediately after its organization in 1920, entered into a tentative agreement with the CPR Co. for the sale and distribution of surplus electrical energy resulting from the operation of the CPR Co. of a plant for the Algonquin Hotel and cottages. The present schedule of rates is undoubtedly too high for the service rendered but, based on the prices paid under the agreement the CPR Co. does not yield the Company an undue profit. . . . It would appear to this Board from the evidences of Messrs. Anning and Mason that the St. Andrews Electric Light and Power Company are paying a much too high rate for power, a rate which was considerably advanced over the original rate by the CPR Co. without any necessity or reason. See p. 8
St. Croix Courier
Aug 30/1928
Prizes Presented in Algonquin contests. St. Andrews Hotel enjoy their busiest and most successful season yet.
The Algonquin Hotel in St. Andrews has had the busiest season of its history it is said by J. W. Parkinson [sic] the manager. On many days it has had to turn away guests and on one day is said to have turned away 50. Kennedy's Hotel and all other places accommodating tourists in St. Andrews are said to have had an equally satisfactory season.
Awards in sports listed below. Margot Redmond wins girls' singles tennis. Good who's who of the summer crowd.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 13/1928
Algonquin closed officially on Sept. 10. Reopened for Rotarian Convention.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 20/1928
Forty percent all Tourist Cars Enter St. Stephen. American and Upper Canadian Tourist Travel Rapidly Increasing in New Brunswick. 30 percent increase over last year—to Aug.31. 21,368 cars over 17,079. 30 percent increase overall; 100 percent from Canada.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 27/1928
Saint John river called "Rhine of America." Desc. of train ride from Fredericton to St. Stephen. Scenery and towns. St. Stephen considered among best of New Brunswick towns with "its well laid out streets, pretty buildings, obliging people, bustling business industries, good hotels, and excellent theatre."
A trip by train from Fredericton to St. Stephen, especially this time of year is certainly worth taking. Leaving the Celestial at 4:15 in the afternoon, the run down the Saint John River is very interesting and the scenery along the "Rhine of America" which is hard to beat any place, is looking its best now. When a little ways below Victoria Mills the train shoots inland across a beautiful stretch of country into Sunbury County. This part of the country is very level and contains many well-kept and up-to-date farms. The crops look good and the farmers are prosperous. Presently Fredericton Junction is reached where you change cars. After a short wait, passengers board the Montreal express and are soon hustling westward through Tracey, Harvey and other smaller stations into York County. At McAdam there is hustle and bustle, people running hither and thither to get on their right trains, as another change of cars is made here. This part of the journey is through very pretty scenery with its lakes and streams. The autumn colors of red and yellow make a very pretty effect mingled as it is with the different tints of green foliage of the magnificent trees which line the right of way, while dotted here and there are well built and comfortable farmhouses and stores, surrounded by well-kept gardens. We turn tarry half an hour at McAdam where there is time for lunch before the train pulls out. In the meantime, trains for Woodstock, Saint John and Boston have come and gone.
McAdam is a very busy place where there is always something doing in the railway line. The trip from this point on is very picturesque, especially so after the entrance into Charlotte County past Watt Junction, Pennfield, Moore's Mills and other enterprising and hustling little settlements.
At 8:30 St. Stephen is reached and this town is considered one of New Brunswick's best with its well laid out streets, pretty buildings, obliging people, hustling business industries, good hotels, and excellent theatre, a wonderful surrounding country with Calais and Milltown within a short distance. It is an ideal spot to spend a holiday.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 30/1928
Biggest increase at Richmond Road, site of new customs house serving Woodstock and Houlton. 4,700 permits over 3,097 in 1927. 65 percent increase. St. Stephen increase over 800 cars total 8,239—40 percent of New Brunswick total. Figures follow.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 4/1928
Harry Russell, who has just completed the residence of Mrs. Smoot and also the gardener's cottage for the same house. . . . Tait in town inspecting house being built.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 11/1928
CPR engine pulls world's longest train in Winnipeg. 135 loaded grain cars. Over mile in length. 8,725 tons. 202,000 bushels of grain. 10,000 acres produce.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 11/1928
J. Perkins [sic] manager Algonquin.
Italian dictator Mussolini to force legislation lessening power of King of Italy. Parliament favors King. Conflict looming.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 11//1928
Auto registrations more that $110,000 over 1927 total. Gasoline tax receipts also ahead.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 18/1928
Improved Train Services Between New England and Maritime Provinces.
Almost 40 percent Enter St. Stephen. Unusually busy Sept. 10,062 over 8,812 in 1927 with permits for stays between 24 hours and 60 days. Richmond Road next with 6,276, St. Leonard 3,432, Andover with 1,791 and Grand Falls with 1,653.
Permits for visits over 24 hours totalled 26,136 to Sept. 30 over 20,002 over last year—province wide. Increase of 30 percent. Province wide, 299,658 US owned automobiles entered New Brunswick up to August 31 through 23 points of entry. St. Stephen principal gateway.
St. Croix Courier
Nov 1/1928
Charlotte Co. Towns ask for Hydro Service. St. Andrews Electric Light Co. considering diesel engines. Not thought rate decrease would be sufficient.
From Barrie Examiner: Manitoba Beer Parlors a Flop. "The experience in Manitoba suggests that there is not only no place in Canada for the establishment which sells beer and liquors for public consumption, but that there is not even sufficient demand to make such an establishment profitable. [could the Algonquin have had a liquor license, or was it government vended only? From what David Caughey says, none was available after the liquor store closed]
St. Croix Courier
Nov 1/1928
Four Delightful Days on Grand Manan. Interesting sights and Hospitable People in Every Community. A Rapidly Growing Mecca for Summer Tourists. (long article)
Telephotography now possible. Sending photos "by wire."
What is the Highway Problem of Today? (long article on making highways safe; commercial traffic, etc. )
St. Croix Courier
Nov 22/1928
A. W. Mason, chief engineer at Algonquin, taking position at new CPR Hotel in Toronto. (Royal York?)
"Coxie" by Fannie Hurst. The World's Highest Paid Short Story Writer. Author of "Humouresque" and "A President is Born." (Her short stories will appear almost weekly for the next year or so.)
St. Croix Courier
Nov 22/1928
Over Third of All Tourists Enter Here. St. Stephen. Stats to Oct. 31 over 1927.
St. Croix Courier
Dec 20/1928
St. Stephen Great Gateway to the Maritimes. Stats up to Nov. 30 over 1927. For 1928 cars issued permits for period between 24-60 hours 10,864 over 9,407. Richmond Road 7,081 over 4, 360.
LG: Major General the Hon. Hugh Havelock McLean (1854-1938) Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Appointed 28 December 1928 at age 66 until 31 January 1935.