GOIN'TO THE CORNER • Tourists by Automobile in 1919 Mr. Warren A. Rafferty recalls driving to the Island, with his father and his mother's brother Edward Warren , in 1919 in a new Chevrolet four-door sedan. He believes this was the first American car to tour the province. They saw no other motor cars on the trip which took them to the home of his mother, formerly Ella Warren of the near Elmsdale . Although only nine years old at the time he remembers the car being placed on a standard gauge flat car at , New Brunswick for the ferry trip to the Island, which took all day counting long shunting times by the railway at and Borden. He recalls that the ferry charge was $12.00 for one-way. lQ&ji>ti> *.i : .!'■•./ h nirif .vb'^.' t4o J'* >! » . r^Aw: ;-Kur«n -t&frjm&wh- In April 1921 an order-in-council was passed prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles upon public highways in the province during the month of April. This was the beginning of "weight restrictions" placed on highways during the spring of each year. In 1924 driving on the right side of the road, instead of the left side, became the law. Ad Of der-in-CouocH his been {timed prohibiting the operation of Motor Vehiufe* upon the public highway a in tins province daring the l$0Mta& month «l April Tbi* order dues not-appty to «ireet« and jgadii withia ttoJNta.it* of Obik?Jottetowij or of other '-incorporated towns, whMi ^corporation* tm *peciany autlmriised to do>e the roads stauld they deem it neceahary to do hou The Island Farmer, 6 April 1921 An ad announcing the beginning of "weight restrictions" on Island highways in the spring 46