Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-30
EVENING Chat

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age person does not consider its agri-
cultural Importance. Yet. 1t is a mat
ter of record that it's agricultural pro-
| duction ranks away up and that when
| movements now under way to ADAPT
some farms to more scientific methods
| and to extend intensive work as well as
to enlarge the orchard enterprises this
county will take q still higher place.
| Figures compiled by the new bureau
of statistics of the State Department
of Agriculture show that there are not
q dozen counties In the State where
| the value of improved farm land per
acre Is greater than 1t Is in Dauphin
and two Of them. Philadelphia and
Allegheny counties, can be crossed Off,
as the values there arc more or less
governed by population, natural re-
sources or other causes. The counties
which exceed Dauphin and Cumber-
land. because our sister county over
| the river has the same rating that we
have, are Lancaster, Franklin, Leb-
anon. Lehigh, Delaware. Northampton,
Westmoreland and Snyder. The value
of the improved farm land in Dau-
phin. Cumberland and Miffiin counties
is $50 per acre and the average" of
farm land $50 per acre. Lancaster
countys improved farm land is rated
at $3.50 and Franklin's at $110. Della
ware is rated at 500. The others run
from $S5 to $50. The average" land
runs from $40 to $40 less per acre.
Lancaster is shown to have the best oil
| all. Philadelphia farm land is rated
far above Lancaster, but that is easily
| accounted for. The fact remains that
| Dauphin and Cumberland county
farms are equal to York and Chester
and but little behind closely cultivated
! Lebanon. Perry's improved farm land
is worth $75 per acre, the average"
being $50, which Is pretty good for a
county noted in the past for blast fur
naces, hooppoles and railroad men.
| Our improved land Is worth more than
perhaps some of the recent transfers
of farms will show gain for 1914.
j. Heron Crosman, Jr., general com.
mercial superintendent of the Bell
| Telephone Company Of Pennsylvania
and the associated lines. recently read
an interesting paper on the proposed
| government ownership and operation
| of the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS in the United States before the
telephone societies Of Pittsburgh and
| Philadelphia. This address has at
| tracted so much attention that 1t has
| been issued in pamphlet form. Mr..
| Crosman, who is we'll known in Har-
risburg and Central Pennsylvania
| through his former service with the
| local headquarters Of the Bell system,
doubts If ''the American public will
! ever consider seriously the irrespon-
sible figures and illogical arguments of
iconoclasts like those who are agi-
tating the operation of this great COM
mercial and social adjunct by q po-
litically administered department OF
| the government"
State Fire Marshal Joseph L. Bald
| win has turned to the farmer with
| some suggestions as to how he can
prevent fires on the farm and in a
circular just prepared for issuance to
| the dwellerS in the country he gives
some hints about Spring cleaning up
This is the time of the year when the
winter accumulations either get
cleaned up or are allowed to lie
around because of the pressure OF
bish about. Many fires in the country
are caused by incendiaries, but there
are some which are due to careless
ness" says he. Buildings allowed to
become dilapidated, accumulated trash
papers and the like are often the
cause of more fires than the firebug
Farmers can reduce fire dangers by
cleaning up around buildings now, be.
/ fore the heavy work Of Spring begins
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or haymows and have your wires fre.
quently inspected If you have elec.
tricitq. Form f1re-fghting associations
| among your neighbors and arrange
among yourselves to report anyone
who is careless in allowing rubbish te
accumulate, who does not take pre-.
cautions about gasoline or infiammable
material. IF one-half the money spent
4 for fire losses in a year was spent fol-
better buildings, everyone would bs
better OFF,"
Officials of the State Bureau oi
Medical Education and Licensure are
getting ready to make the last cal fol
chiropodists and dTugless healers, wht
must have State licenses to practice
their professions under the act Of 1913 8
enlarging the supervision of the Stat.
over various branches. The bureau
has had the assistance of committee.
of men active in those lines and the.
have framed papers for examination
to be taken by those who have no
been in practice more than few
years. The time for filing such paper
expires on May l and after that per
sons practicing without State paper
will be liable to arrest.
e. A. Hefflefinger, president of tn
East End Bank and one of the mos
prominent of the business men of tn
: city was the first carrier of the Tele
: graph in that section of the city eas
, of Paxton creek He was employe
!, by the late George Bergner in 1S5
and has many interesting reminis
4 cences of the development of the east
| ern section of Harrisburg. He tells
I good story on himself regarding h
business as a grocer some years ag,
1t was his custom to open the stor
i early in the morning and he depend
| led upon the first street car passing h
:, door to awake him. One morning Il
lgot up as usual after hearing the ca
pass and opened his store, placing tn
n brooms and other display stock ou
I side. He then noticed for the fir
. time that the streets were very qui,
:, and looking at his watch discovere
that it was few minutes after
p o'clock. He had heard a snow sweeI
t er pass instead of the regular morr
ing car and laughing at the joke O
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