100 ' OUR ISLAND STORY

The Guardian, Mr. John Mollison and Mr. John Pond; and it

was carefully and judiciously maintained.

Throughout its long career, .the Press of Prince Edward Island has been in active sympathy with all the movements by which the conditions of the people have been improved. In this community the truth of the saying of the Hon. Joseph Howe, that “ the smaller the pit, the fiercer the rats fight,” has been borne out in its political arena. The Press hasvin past years been materially affected by the hot contests! of political parties. A greater number of journals were COnseque'ntly established than (could be profitably and in- dependently maintained by a COmparatively small. population. Gradually the number - of newspapers has been reduced to two dailies in Charlottetown and two .weeklies in Summerside, with their attached agricultural editions. The consequence isthat the Press of the Province is now in a much more independent and re- spected, position than it was in past years; and, receiving by tele—

‘ graph and issuing daily, morning and evening, the news of the , world, it gives the greatest satisfaction to the people.