182 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
     A procession having been previously formed the guard of 
     
     honor advanced to its front proceeded by the band, then came a 
     
    
   
   
    
     Body of Police Officers 
     
     Carriage containing Chief and Assistant Engineer 
     
     Band of Music 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fire Department 
     
    
   
   
    
     Carriages containing Mayor, Members of City Council and 
     
     Stipendiary Magistrate 
     
    
   
   
    
     Carriages containing Premier Peters, Members of Government 
     
    
   
   
    
     Carriage containing His Lordship Bishop McDonald and the 
     
     Cathedral Clergy 
     
    
   
   
    
     Carriage containing their Excellencies, Lieut.—Governor and 
     
     Mrs. Howlan 
     
    
   
   
    
     The route lay along Water Street to Great George Street, to 
     
     Richmond Street, to Queen Street, then to Kent Street, passing 
     
     under the beautiful arch in front of the City Hotel, thence to 
     
     Government House. Their Excellencies were frequently 
     
     cheered by the throng of people on their way from street to 
     
     street. Arriving at Government House, a numerous presen- 
     
    
   
   
    
     tation of ladies and gentlemen immediately followed, lasting 
     
     some little time. 
     
    
   
   
    
     During the afternoon an Agricultural Conference was con- 
     
     vened at the Driving Park, which without doubt was the 
     
     greatest ever held in the Province. The immense building was 
     
     literally packed with people from all parts of the country. The 
     
     Lieut.—Governor and Mrs. Howlan were likewise in attendance. 
     
     The object of the conference was the presentation of an address 
     
     on the subject of dairy enterprize, and presentation of silver 
     
     and gold medals to the person who had supplied the largest 
     
     quantity of milk per cow to any factory then established. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1882 two cheese factories were put into operation, and 
     
     one creamery, for the manufacture of butter and cheese. The 
     
     production of that year was about 2,000 boxes of cheese, valued 
     
     at $12,000, or £2,400 stg. Now the number of cheese factories 
     
     has increased to ten, and the owners expect to place in the 
     
     market about 8,000 boxes. The quality is pronounced excellent, 
     
     and meets with a ready sale in the adjoining Provinces, as 
     
     well as entirely taking the place of the imported article at home.