Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-19
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Do you know tnat your city is
almost as bad as Pittsburgh was in
the matter of SCOT n year or so ago
"hen was there" remarked a trav-
eilng man at one of the central hotels
last night. II have not been in Pitts
burgh lately and when / was in that
city last l was surprised at the manner
In which the smoke nuisance had been
handled. Ten or twelve years ago we
remember what 1t used to be like. But
there has been A notable change. al
though the SCOT and smoke cast out
still amounts to something. Now there
is no excuse for this city becoming
smoky place. In the first place your
industries are concentrated and con-
troll of the smoke nuisance would he
an easy thing if undertaken promptly.
We all know that tho railroads are
moving 10 check smoke because of the
loss OF money in bad firing, but have
not seen much effort made by manu-
featuring plants to overcome smoke.
think YOU had committees appointed
by your Board of Trade and Municipal
League couple of years ago to dis
euss smoke. All you have to do is to
look at the snow in the streets or on
a roof or awning to see the SCOT 1t
collects in little piles and some of the
deposits are rather astonishing when
you consider the matter. When the
wind comes certain ways YOU get it
and as long as you cannot control the
WINDS you have chance to go at the
source"
People interested in the erection of
a joint city and county building will
md that similar projects are under
way in Pittsburgh and Erie and that
Scranton is also talking about such a
plan. Our old courthouse is distinc-
tive. but It does not comport with the
dignity of this city as a State court
place and the lack of a city hall at
tracts comment. Incidentally. while
we are discussing new buildings, the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
has broken ground for S55 900 build
ing at Altoona.
Harrisburg steel companies are fg-
uring considerably in the iron news
these days because ot the purchases
OF pig iron which they are making and
their business is being sought. The
Central Iron and Steel Company has
just divided 1000 tons for the second
quarter of the year and another Har-
rlsburg plant is after 5000 tons. This
indicates that there are hopes for the
Spring, but with three furnaces in
Harrisburg idle it begins to look as
though iron could be made cheaper
elsewhere.
Il think almost everyone along this
line must have been out of COAL" re-
marked one of the motormen on a
suburban line to-day. II do not think
/ ever knew so many coal wagons out
" 10
to keep the bins full and between the
wagons and the snowbanks there is
precious little room for a car to get
by
Frederick j. Pooley, the Philadel-
phia prison worker, was here yester-
day to attend a meeting of the State
Board of Pardens. Mr.. Pooley has
been worker among the unfortunates
and the criminal in Philadelphia for
years and his word is taken in courts
and in other proceedings because OF
his knowledge of people and his in
tegrlty. Mr.. Pooley says the first
thing he is told by a convict is that
he is innocent. when we get that
out we go to find out the real reason"
says he.
Deputy State Highway Commits
sioner j. W. Hunter is one of the
most continuously active men in the
State and is travelling from one end OF
1t TO the other constantly. Just at
present he is attending meetings of
supervisors and explaining the town
ship road bureau law. He has been in
every county in the State in the last
year and some of the roads he has
Travelled dozens of times.
Public Service Commissioners are
commencing to find out what a tre-
mendous amount of business the pub
Tic service company law has piled up for
them and the hearings under way this
week are only few of those sched-
uled. The commission will probably
be the means of relieving courts of
many matters of local interest. but
just how the hearings are to be held
and the immense amount of routine
business disposed of Is hard to say
rms week there is a calendar of a
dozen big hea rings scheduled