UMMERSIDE, the Capital of Prince S County, and the second largest town in Prince Edward Island, has many interesting features. It is perhaps better known to-day from the fact that it is the world centre of the fox-raising industry. It is by no mere chance that it occupies that pre-eminent position for here the industry was cradled, here was formed the first commercial fox company in all Canada, and here are to be seen those wonderful animals which have time and again car- ried off world-championship honors at all the leading exhibitions of Canada and the _ United States. Somebody well stated that more foxes can be found in the environs _of Summerside than in all the rest of Prince Edward Island combined, and among them more prize-winning foxes than can be found anywhere else on the continent. Naturally in view of all this the headquarters of the Canadian Nationai Silver Fox Breeders’ Association has its location here.

The town has other industries not so far famed but which are solidly established and give steady employment to a con- siderable number of residents. These in- clude a sash and door factory, a flour mill, lobster and poultry canneries and cold storage plant, also establishments for the manufacturing of grain-threshing-and- cleaning machinery and ready-made fox pens and crates; a foundry, a shoe fac- tory, printing and book-binding plants, co- operage and harness making establish- ments, monumental works, egg and poul- try grading establishment, tin-smithing, laundries, bakeries and an ice-cream plant.

The population of Summerside is about 3,300. It is on the C.N.R. line of railway with C.N.R. telegraph office situated in a bright new railway station, and has three good hotels—the Clifton, the Queen and the Silver Fox Inn. It has seven churches,

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a modern hospital, high school and con- vent school. : ;

The town owns its own water, sewer- age, electric light and power systems. It has four banks—the Royal Bank of Can- ada, the Canadian Bank of Commerce, the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Provincial Bank of Canada. :

There are four excellent weekly news- papers—The Summerside Journal, the P.E. Island Agriculturist, the Pioneer and the Island Farmer. ,

The places of business comprise many fine stores, including a departmental store, which is the largest in the Maritime Provinces, owned by a home firm. The establishments referred to include 14 gro- cery stores, five dry goods stores, three hardware stores, four drug stores, three farm implements stores, ten garage and service stations, three shoe stores, six fruit stores, two furniture stores, four meat. markets and four radio stores. -

Summerside is situated in the midst of the richest agricultural area in the Province, where mixed farming on a high- ly scientific basis prevails.

The Dominion Experimental Fox Ranch and Biological Station is located here.

The principal exports are seed and table potatoes, oats, hay, butter, cheese, eggs, live and dressed poultry, horses, cattle, sheep, oysters, smelts, canned and live lob- sters and meats, live silver foxes and fox furs, grain cleaning machinery and fox pens, ‘

There is good fishing, bathing and boat- ing in the vicinity and ideal shores for clam-bakes, etc. Splendid camping sites are within easy distance of Summerside, and very pleasant scenic motor drives may be made through the various neighboring settlements. In all, it affords an ideal summer vacation spot for those who wish a real rest amid pleasant and peaceful surroundings.