Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
EVENING CHAT

| When the Capitol Park Extension
Commission gets the deeds for the
properties optioned in April there will
be just $50 of the 537 properties in
the extension zone which have not
been acquired by the Commonwealth.
| Few people have much OF an idea or
the expeditions manner in which the
| commission has been working or the
completeness of the data it has gath
cred to aid in it's prosecution of the
task committed to it by the Legis-
| lature. Before the commission began
work 1t had the appraisements made
by the citizens committee and re-
view made by citizens. This was sup
| plemented by work done by the late
| A. G. Knisely and Samuel B. Rambo
| and since that time every bit of in
| formation that could be gathered
| about values and conditions was listed.
1t was so complete that when people
| came in with comparative statements
as to values or dimensions they some-
times got into trouble with the cold,
hard facts. The State has acquired
up to this week 3S3 Of the properties
in the district and four more were op-
| toned this week. Arrangements have
| been made to take over eight more
and the chances are that before the
| next Legislature meets less than 100
| properties in the whole twenty-seven
acres will be in private or corporate
hands. What the public sees is the
| march of the wrecker. and this can be
| understood when 1t is stated that 312
| buildings of various kinds have been
sold by the Board of Public Grounds
| and Buildings. to which authority the
| park commission transfers properties
| as soon as deeds are passed. OF this
number approximately 275 have been
| demolished and every one of the rest
is in the hands of wrecking gangs,
although in some cases only the doors
and windows have been removed as
| yet. Practically all of the material
| in these properties has been used in
construction work elsewhere and good
| prices have been obtained by some of
the buyers in reSelling the various ar
| ticles when removed from the houses
A story is told about one man who
| made a speciality of buying from the
persons who bought houses all of the
| plumbing material, while another ac-
cumulated doors He had doors of all
sizes and conditions and he found
plenty Of persons willing to pay him
| for his trouble. And the State has
been getting good prices for the build
| 1ngs, much better than was expected
after the small figures bid at the first
sale couple of years ago.
The military rumor monger is
| abroad in the land since the progress
of the mediation. efforts has caused
cessation of war talk and in view of
the disposition being made Of the
Twelfth Infantry which has it's head
quarters up river about Sunbury and
Williamsport, it is interesting to note
what Adjutant General Thomas ].
Stewart has to say: THE manner In
which the National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania goes into federal service depends
entirely upon the call OF the President.
lie can ask for all of our infantry
regiments or he can designate how
many many regiments, and Of what branches
they shall consist. Furthermore, he
may fix 15O as the maximum for O.
company or 100. Clear and well de-
llned plans have been prepared for the
Guard in case it is not called into
active service and they will be worked
out. But what will happen in the
event of call no one can say"
Among the men in the Dauphin
County Court on election cases yester-
day were two who represent two
widely differing parties. One was
Harry Wlttig, the veteran secretary of
the Republican city committee and one
of the best posted men on politics in
Philadelphia, and the other Fred S.
n.dny years and who is now a Wash
lngton party leader. They have always
been on opposite sides.
A couple of kids came into town
late last evening tired and dusty after
long tramp into the country. They
said they had been exploring" and
had gone miles since school "let out"
Both were mysterious about their er-
rand. but finally one gave this in
formation: THE cherry trees and
plum trees are commencing to bloom
and you can go and spot 'em without
anyone, getting mad when you get in
sight like they do in season."
The editor of a Philadelphia class
publication recognized as a standard
In its line wrote to State Economic
Ioologist II. A. Surface recently ask
ing for names of five apple trees which
Will provide fresh apples for home use
throughout the season. Professor Sur.
face recommended the following: yell
low transparent, Sweet Bough, Sum-
mer Rambo, Smokehouse and Stay-
man Winesap. His letter also stated:
THE only real winter apple on the LIST
is the last named. If you wish to sub
stitute winter variety for the Sweet
Bough, L would recommend Delicious
or Rome Beauty. Jonathan is an
other of very high quality, as is also
the Grimes Golden. 1t is difficult to
think of eliminating any one of these
from list of apples with very hign
quality foro growing In the southeast
ern part Of Pennsylvania for hame
use."
Among visitors to the city yesterday
was James Hay, Jr., one of the we'll
known Washington newspaper CORE
spondents. He came to the city on
some personal business and visited the
Capitol. Mr.. Hay, who is well known
as a writer in general news service
and in Sunday editions, was the guest
OF FL. L. Hosford during his stay here.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE