Ferry upgrades are in the news. See how these issues were handled when the Island was a young settlement. Salt Spring Island Parish and Home, July 1896 “We are in need of a daily boat between the islands and the Sidney Railway, especially now that the small fruits are ripening. It has been suggested that, should no larger craft be put on, it would pay anyone to run a naptha launch during the summer months. A good sized one, such as could be purchased for $700 or $800 at Tacoma, would carry twenty-six passengers would only require one man to run it. Passengers might be charged fifty cents each way, and the light freight such as eggs, butter and fruit could also readily be carried.” saltspringarchives/wilson/ParishandHome/images/1896/July96.pdf
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:14:56 +0000
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