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Further Reduction on all Ford Cars. Touring with sy starter & [Demountable RS il e eD Touring without self starter and Demountable Rims... S6BO- - with self-starter and Demountable Rim5........5745-- Runabout without self-starter and Demountable Rim5....5650-- ford U . ... .. GOOO One Ton Trucks soli or pneu- matie BRie ... ... ... .. 5832, 44 ~ Great reduction al.q(‘()n Goodyear lires, for yarticulars apply FORD AGENCLY, Christiansted. Sept. 26th 1921. LIST OF UNCLAIMED MAILFOR THE WEEK ENDED SEPTEMB®R 24, 1921. Miss M. Barnes, HillSt., 24, Mr, Hi'ton Barths, Water Gut, Mr. W. Berlin, Mr. PRismark, ‘Miss Marie . Carrington, (2) Mrs, Johanna Daniel, Cvril R, Davis, Kast St., No. 12, . Miss Bertha Deaderick, Clemencia Harrigan, Roselin James, Strand St,, Frank James, , ‘ Jobn K. Nelson, Mrs Esther Oxsted, Mr. David Peterson, v Mr. Felix Roberts, Mrs. Rachel Simon, Jos. Small, Mr. W. M. Smith, Beatrice Williams, Princess St. Post Office, Christiansted, Virgin Is- lands, September 26, 1921. B.R. LARSEN, Postmaster. A Harbor At Christiansted. Sl. Groix, X.l Is IT BEYoND DouBT, THAT THE PoOSSsI: BILITIES OF ACHEIVING THIS OBJECT, IS AN UNDERTAKING OF<SO STUPENDOUS A NATURE? To the Editor ‘'The Avis’’ . Dear Bir: : It has ofttimes occurred that, direet or indirect reference to, what may have been considered, so to speak “‘A Shelved Subject’’—has’ after all been just the exact means whereby the said subject being again accorded a place in the discussions of ‘‘Matters Important and Pressing’’'—the minds of some men b=come opened up to certain possibilities in connection therewith, which previous- ly escaped the consideration oi other men: and thus we find that, in the world’s history, many long postponed @ Bl R A VIB undertakings of a more or less stupend- ous noture --some too that, Lave been virtually set aside, as was thought, per- manently —have been, chiefly owing so 1 stroag difference in ovinions -revived, brouzht agzain into notice ( -in one rase, taken in hand bv another peopie —vide, The Panama Canal) and by resolute and determined men, launched into exist- ence, so thorough and complet, that the world realizes the result and looks on with wonder and admiration. "The people of Caristiansted need not therefore be diseouragzd, because the possibility of complétely removing the obstacle at the antrance to their harbor; namely: a small part of a sand and coral reef—has deen made to ,appear -(chiefly through the influence ol pretendedly- interested friends —a neighboring news- paver also concerned—)so great a diffi- calty, and so eostly an undertaking, and reports to that effect even circulated ir such manner as to cause a shelving of the subject! It is well kpawn that among the so-called ‘‘lnterested Movers’’ in the sham-experimenting mode, that there were many who had neither the will nor the desire to sincerely attempt the ac- coraplishment o tue end in view. The Managing Agents of the Raporel Line steamers, who persistentiy send their ships into our port,despite{he hue and ery raised against the (greatly azgravated) difficu t entrance thereto, deserve all the encouragement and facilities we can af- ford them, and ais» ourse ernal grati- tude, coming as thev continually do with even so small a ecargo as under fifty tons, demonstrating in no small degree the fact that though our brethren agthe other end refer to our harbor as “‘only a pond’’ yet those difficulties they also must know are remediable, and the facilities good and capable of improvement; whilst with them their open roadstead must natur- ally ever remain just the.same, and be subjecr and exposed as it was this month and oft before to southerly winds and high seas which make their so-¢ lied harbor impossible of use for days. On the other hand. a- Christiansted, there is only, what th: skiil and ingenui- ty of man with the necessar: marine engineering knowledge can remedy at any time that the real disprsition and help of a benevolent enterprising Gov- ernmen( assisted by the cooperation of hearty and true citizens, men—not men of straw—but men of strong busineS§s minds and talents—may perform. It was asserted as a finale in the effort to which allusion 1s here made—that no funds were forthecoming noy guarantees possible to meet the high cost of the ““Harbor opening’’—this was done as the last blow to finish up and cap the question. ———Yes. noone Zid see nor desire to make the way possihle tfor tak- ing ip hand such a vastly important and beneficial matter. No invitation nor attempt to incite the co-operation of Gov- ernment, local or home in an effort for this general good. DBut the ''Conecrete ' Road’® measure was fast. stealing 4 march on the Colonial Council Members, and but for the timely interference of one or two who set their faces firmly against it—it might today have become i a financial ‘'Bugbear’’ for us. The ‘“‘Harbor Opeuning’’ ar Christian- sted is an object for lasting good, and must be of general benefit to that Llown, its surroundings, and even the othey part of the Island, for be it well remem- bered and kept in mind that the scenery around those upper lands and hilltops, is second to none in the West Indies, the healthy concition aiways of St. Croix js . no commendation that we need to beg -for. Americans like more, than all other people of the Globe to keep tootting it over, and why so; they seek for health . resorts, and care not where they be, so long as they can reach tham. Give them a iine harbour toadd to whai we ean now boast 01, and they will come and some-vill stay and some of the thousand- aires, it not even millionaires, may stop and now that the land is theirs, thev assist in develeoping some of our sleeping resources and thus make business, trade and increase commerce, where without a harbor irprovement we will ever remain as our forefathers, grovelling in . the dust of despondeacy until we become eternally and inextricable covered. Men of Chrisriansted—young and mid- dle aged —men of standing in the com- muunity—St. Croix is your beautiful Is- land-home—. Men of the soil whose in- terests is wrapped up in the [sland pros- pects, you who went into the Col. Coun- ¢'l with wyour mouths full of promise, revivethe “"Harbor Entrance Question’’, get a real American move on to you. Move heaven and earih, and warm up American capitalists and Friends to in- vite Congress or whoever, and whatever force is pecessary iehind this objert. Remember that you must make an effort on your part it you want to do yourself good with Americans, you must show vourself to have grit and then his help is coming. He hates drones and sl eply headed people. They ecould not e??ave made the Advanced and Advancing Peo- ple that they are today if grit was want- ing. He will help to make our harbor a thoroughly weli-opened up and complete one if we urge upon him the absolute necessity for doing so, both for his honor and credit as well as for your prosperty and welfare, and you will find as you are bound to that there is no failure on our expgetations when we extended our han_s to Uncle Sam in 1917, Yours truly FAIR-ER PLAY. " U'sled. 26th Sept. 1921, ° TELEGR& MS. : ST. CROIX STATION. - Washington, Sept. 21st. —Sir Richard Anderson Squires, Premier of Newfound- - &