CHAPTER I
GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MARITIME PROVINCES,
NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Transportation—Customs—Provincial Railways and Steamers—Routes—Tourist Bureaux—Cabs and Trams Motorways—Money—Postage—Telegraph and Telephone Lines—Language—Climate and Seasons.
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Transportation.
Steamers from the United States.
A weekly service between New York and Halifax is maintained by the well-equipped steamers of the Red Cross Line (17, Battery Place, New York; pier adjoining Hamilton Ferry, Brooklyn). The voyage of 570 miles is accomplished in somewhat less than two days. Regular trips as well as the 12-day vacation tours advertised at an inclusive cost of $5 to $9 a day, permit of a 24-hour call at Halifax en route for St. John's, Newfoundland, the ultimate destination of the Stephano and Florizel, where a stay of two to three days is made. Returning to New York, another day is spent in the Nova Scotia capital.
The Red Cross steamers are exceptional in their cleanliness, attractive furnishings, and cuisine.
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