Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-31
TREASURY FUNDS
SHOW NEW SLUMP
Down to Lower Point Than Known
For a Long Time Accord
ing to Records
HOY GETS PLACE ON THE HILL
Pass Question Will Be Settled by
the Public Service Com
mission Soon
HOY GETS PLACE ON THE HILL

iii 24lH40fSx&74 known in years.
EMHlAlIAIFH At the close OF
December the bal
.-E4 ance stood at S6,-
404,S79.96 and at
the end of November 1t was $7,564,-
2S9.7S. There has been n steady de-
cline since June.
The balance to-day is divided be-
tween sS,l65,57s.75 in the general
1und; SSO1,611.S4 in the sinking fund
ana sl,44S.S2 of uninvested cash in
the State school fund.
IN January the receipts were ST.
ooo,f4 ~, of which a large part
came from automobile licenses. and
the expenditures were s1,991.4SS.33.
Payment of the State insurance tax,
as IL is called. has begun and from
indications it will run as high as the
1otal or $1,S00,000 received in 1918.
rms tax is on the premiums of for
eish insurance companies doing busi-
ness in Pennsylvania, all companies
not keystone State companies being
required to pay percentage on busi-
ness, IRE, life and other kinds.
electric, gas, trolley or telephone com
panles were issued by the State of
FehnsylVania during the month which
cioses To-day. this being the effect of
the new public service company law
requiring the approval of Public Ser
wee Commissioners to applications for
ietters patent. Last year, especially
the closing quarter, was marked by a
| rush or incorporate electric and gas
companies and to complete large mer-
gers OF various utilities. Since the
nrst OF the year probably ten applica-
tons Tor such charters have been
MADE and are about to take the course
prescribed. 1t is believed more will
1oilow when the procedure is estab-
lished by actual work. Incidentally,
lie" water companies have applied to
the Water Supply Commission for ap-
proVal or character papers
Pass Question: decision on the
relation of the Public Service Com
pany law to Issuance of railroad passes
TO wives and families of railroad en-
ployes and free or reduced rates for
service of various kinds by utilities
under the act of 1913 is expected to be
gwen by the Public Service Commits
sion on Tuesday or Wednesday. The
commission Will meet Tuesday when it
will give hearings to any objections
70 contracts between the PHILADELPHIA
Iiectrlc ompany and the City of Phil
adeiphla, paramount Park Commits
sion and other bodies. Several other
hearings are scheduled and it is plan
ned to continue the session until Fri
| day night.
To Ask Bids.-Bide will be asked
Withln month for the construction
of probably a dozen sections of high
way under the State aid plan. but the
selection of the roads has not yet been
made. This action was foreshadowed
during the week by speakers repre-
senting the State government at the
meetings of the State Board of Agri-
culture. 1t is the idea to pick out
roads. Which will connect existing i'm
proved highways or which join main
| highways. These contracts and those
let last Fall are expected to add con-
siderable mileage to the improved
roads of the State.
No RoOm.-Owing to the crowded
condition of the State Capitol the new
state Board of Moving Picture Cen
sors can not be given office room in
the building, but will be located in
rooms in one of the office buildings
IN this city. The plans for the de-
partment do not call for any moving
picture theater in the suite, as rum
ored, but inspections will be made
throughout the State.
Demurrer Next.-The demurrer of
the state to the suit brought recently
to test the anthracite coal tax will be
| filed next week. Attorney General
Bell is preparing the papers and the
Dauphin county court will hear argu-
| ment on the proceeding probably late
| in February.
Guarding Men.-state Fishery De-
partment officials are inclined to re-
quire everyone sending a message to
| the department for the services of a
warden to give him name and some
guarantee that a wild goose chase is
| not intended. This is the result of a
hoax on a warden in the vicinity of
Williamsport. Word was sent that
the river was being polluted in the
vicinity OF Mosquito creek because
ilsh were crowding into that tribu-
| tary but the warden found that the
Susquehanna was low and the ice a
toot thick The fish had sought the
waters of the creek which are fed by
springs and on which there was no
Ice. The warden had long and cold
tramp for nothing
! Hoy AppOinted.-Frank H. How.
former select councilman from the
Fifth ward, of this. city, was to-day
appointed to one of the vacant clerk
ships In the State Department Mr..
Hoy will enter upon his duties on
Monday morning. There are still two
vacancies in the department to be
filed.
Investigating.-John P. Dohoney.
Investigator of accidents, is making an
investigation into the recent accident
on the Pennsylvania at Conemaugh.
The result will be reported to the
i Public Service Commission on Mon
day.
/ Appointed Notary.-C. A. Form
wald, of this city. was to-day appoint
ed q notary public.
Columbia Companies. Charters
We're issued to-day to The Standard
Garment Company, capital $4,000.
and the Jansen Steel and Iron Com
pany, capital 100000, both of Column
| bia.
Can't Treat Leper.-Oil City au-
thorities have been informed that the
people who offered to treat ?yracusa
the leper, with radium, at Pittsburgh,
| will be unable to do so. He will have
to remain at Oil City.
Last Day For Coal Report
was the last day for coal operators to
| file reports of their production during
1913 at the Auditor Generals DEPART
ment so that the anthracite coal tax
could be computed and it was stated
| that very few had failed to enter their
statements. Information was sent TO
the Capitol that several large pro-
ducers would mail their statements
at noon to-day. The department will
not grant any extensions for failure
to file the statements. Next week the
computation of the tax to be charged
against coal prepared for market will
be started and the bills mailed