Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-28
EXTREMELY
FORTUNATE IN SUBURBS
Some Of These Coming Into City Will Swell Population Beyond
100000 in Next Few Years

Harrisburg is extremely fortunate in
the matter of its suburbs. Some of
these will come into the city eventual
ly and swell our population far be-
yond the 100000 mark. But while in
everything but borough and city boun-
dry lines-artificial things at best and
existing only in the imagination of the
people - Harrisburg and many of
these surrounding places are really
one town. they must for the present be
treated as distinct and separate COM
munities.
The newest and possibly the most
beautiful of these is Bellevue, which,
properly speaking is really part and
parcel of the city, although so pecu-
liarly situated that it appears at first
thought to be a village of itself. This
magnificent residence section was laid
out by the noted landscape engineer
Warren H, Manning and his work
shows in every graceful curve of its
roads and in all the little details OF
artful perspective and tricks of de-
sign. 1t is an ideal homespot not sur
passed by that of any city of this size
| In the whole country. 1t has not only
beauty but individuality and combines
an isolation that is really wonderful
along with an ease of access to the
lefty as a whole that is the remark OF
all it's residents. Recently the traction
company has extended its line to give
Bellevue better accommodations
Steelton is, of course, the most inn
portant feeder that Harrisburg has
AS the works grow there year after
year It's boundaries are extending un-
til now the northermost limit of the
borough is but q stones throw from
the southern boundery of Harrisburg,
and when they overlap will come
annexation and one hundred thousand
in population for Harrisburg, not to
mention many good things in the way
of public service facilities for our
neighborhood of the south
Oberlin and Enhaut, not to mention
little Highspire, are so near to Steel
ton that practically all four towns
have the same interests. All depend
to large degree on the activities of
the Pennsylvania Steel Company and
while Highspire may one day find out
that it is in reality only part of
Greater Harrisburg, it is hardly likely
that Enhaut and Oberlin will find
themselves in position to avail them
selves of the annexation privilege.
The outlook for the year 1914 in
Steelton, while by no means as rosey
as it might be, still is not bad and
merchants are taking heart.
Paxtang, Progress, Pembroke
There is really no reason why Pen
brook, Progress and Paxtang should
not become wards of Harrisburg. Ger
tainly they would get as much as they
gave. If the manner in which the
city has expended money for the i'm
provement of the Thirteenth Ward is
anything to judge by the people of the
villages named are losing money by
staying out. 1t is true that the peo-
pie of the new ward are paying a lit
tie more in the way of taxes than they
before received, but their water rates
have been paved, surface drainage has
the city has built for their especial
benefit new high pressure at the top
of Reservoir Park and has extended
the water mains and sewers into the
recently annexed district.
In addition the streets have been
brought to grade, several of them
have been paved, surpace drainage has
been carried off. fire plugs installed.
a new fire company organized and
equipped and street lighting has been
provided.
This same high pressure reservoir
could be made to serve Paxtang, Pen
brook and Progress These towns
would then receive filtered water and
would better school accommodations
than they have now and all of the inn
provements given so freely to the Thir-
teenth ward would be theirs. The diff
ference in tax rate would be made III