The Gazette 1921 Dec 9 DAR Improvements and New Bridgetown Station

The Gazette 1921 Dec 9 DAR Improvements and New Bridgetown Station

A news article was published in the December 9, 1921 issue of The Gazette (Grand Forks, BC) about the some newly completed changes on the DAR. The scan of the article appears at bottom, while the article text is shown here for search purposes.

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Big Developments in Evangeline's Land

Not only is the Canadian Pacific Railway making advances in accordance with the necessities of the times, and providing every modern improvement for the convenience and comfort of the public, but all its subsidiary lines are similarly progressive. The Dominion Atlantic Railway, which serves a large portion of Nova Scotia and runs through the beautiful Land of Evangeline, now owns and operates The Pines Hotel at Digby, providing first class accommodation for the large number of tourists who visit the district. A new night service between Halifax and Yarmouth has recently been inaugurated. The night service leaves Yarmouth on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings and Halifax on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, and marks one of the most important developments since the through line of railway from Yarmouth to Halifax was opened up in 1891. These trains carrying on a combined freight and passenger service, but only carloads of through merchandise are carried.

When on a trip of inspection over the Dominion Atlantic Railway, at the end of November last, Mr. Grant Hall, vice-president of the C. P. R., expressed the desire to have the D. A. R. equipped in the near future with steel rails much heavier than those at present laid. He said that this work would probably be undertaken when the effects of war conditions had disappeared. Important improvements are being carried out along the line and arrangements are progressing for the erection of a new station at Digby which will provide the most up-to-date facilities for tourists and other traffic and add considerably to the beauty of the town. It is estimated that during 1919, 60,000 tourists visited Nova Scotia and spent there about $3,000,000. Recently a new station was opened at Bridgetown, much to the satisfaction of the public of that town. It is a handsome building 24 ft. x 56 ft. with 20 ft. overhanging on each end and has in front a tavia walk 390 feet long and 12 feet wide.

The building is very conveniently designed. It has a cement basement. The outside finish is stucco on trussit lath, centred with plain pebbled dash, with smooth finish above and below. The roof is asbestos. The inside consists of gents' room, 20 ft. x 24 ft., office 14 ft. x 14 ft., ladies' waiting room, 12 ft. x 24 ft., and baggage room 24 ft. 10 ft.

The inside finish is of Douglas fir and birch, finished in the natural wood. The ceilings and side walls are sand finish tinted in cream. There are also up-to-date conveniences and the heating plant consists of a Cumberland hot air furnace manufactured and installed by Mr. G. E. Banks, of Bridgetown, who also executed the plumbing. The inside and outside decorating was in charge of Mr. Harry Sancton. The whole work, including the building of a freight shed 30 ft. x 48 ft., on the opposite side of the track, was built by contract by J. H. Hicks & Sons, under the personal supervision of Mr. E. A. Hicks, of that firm, who has already built seven Dominion Atlantic Railway stations.

The Dominion Atlantic Ry. has also added to its system the hotel at Kentville now known as the "Aberdeen". Kentville is an important and growing centre, and the fact that it is now to have modern hotel accommodation will add tremendously to its benefit.

The "Abderdeen" is splendidly situated, and will be made very attractive. It will be renovated and refurbushed from cellar to roof. Many of the rooms will be equipped with private baths. The work of renovation will begin at once but will be so conducted that guests will not be disturbed. The Aberdeen will continue to be operated the year-around, and cater to the general and commercial interests as well as to the tourist traffic.

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