Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-22
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| While traction companies in other
| cities have been making O. great fuss
about carrying policemen without re-
During car fare when they are in uni
| form, the Harrisburg Railways Com
pany Is carrying out the policy of the
| Central Pennsylvania Traction Com
| psny in furnishing such free trans
/ portation on the broad ground of pub
| lie policy. The Central inherited that
| plan from the Harrisburg Traction,
| which in turn got 1t from the East
| Harrisburg and the Citizens lines,
which merged into the Traction, and
| the old City Passenger used to do the
| same. In fact. for years and years the
| furnishing Of rides to policemen when
| In uniform was considered as entirely
proper, and in fact advantageous, be-
| cause 1t enabled men to get from part
| to part of the city on duty, and in the
days when the city did not have a
patrol wagon it was as big help as it
| Is to-day when there is a hurry call
for policemen and the wagon or am
| bulance is busy elsewhere and there
| are no automobiles in sight to COM
| mandeer. The traction lines have
never extended the free ride privilege
to firemen, except when they are go
ing to fire in another part of the
city and are in their accouterments or
when they are taking them to help in
the city gets q paid fire department
the traction company will do the same.
No one believes that the Public Ser
vice Commission is going to upset the
rule of years. which Is accepted all
over the country, and certainly the
Legislature never contemplated such
enforcement of the act. Meanwhile
the traction company may be tech
nically violating the law, but no one
appears to be looking down his nose
because it is doing so.
Jet, the black cat in charge of the
mice determination force at the Cor
gas drug store, is probably the oldest
cat in active patrol duty in Harrisburg
mercantile establishments. Jet being
lady is naturally adverse to giving
data on age. but it is creditably re-
ported that she has passed her four
teenth year. Jet is a house cat, sell
dom stirring as far as the front door
and being fonder Of observing the
passing throng from the safe vantage
point of high stool at soda foun-
tain to taking first-hand views from
the curb. Furthermore, she never
goes out after dark and has not fig
ured in any fights as far as police rec
ords go. Jet is getting little thin
and shows her age, but she is still on
the job.
II. P. Gillette, who appeared here
Yesterday as expert in the valuation
of the Bell telephone properties, is
one of the best known experts In the
country and has handled more big
things than the average man dreams
of. Mr.. Gillette was connected with
the Railroad Commission of Washing
ton and knows more about water
power and things like that on the
Pacific coast than anyone in business.
His general knowledge of public utili-
ties is very extensive and he is fire.
quently a witness before the Inter-
big investigations. His testimony yes
terday was heard with the closest at
tention by the commissioners, who
went into detail with him on his
methods of ascertaining figures.
This town of yours is a hustler and
the way you are fixing up your river
should be an inspiration to the cities
of the State. / like to watch the city
develop and I certainly like your way
of treating your river front" re-
marked Senator Charles A. Snyder, of
Pottsville, while here yesterday.
James Scarlet, the eminent attorney
who is engaged here on some State
cases, was being asked the other day
why he did not move to HARRISBURG
and be done with it. '"The fishing is
no good around here and like to go
to Danville for quiet" he replied.
We'll. why not run for Governor or
something and get real residence
here? was suggested. THAT is
horse of another color and I'm a law
yer first" was the answer.