The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-07

that tbe noo.sai,,H. as a., ap' ',aon,e viii demi
amendments 10 the constitution Of the CoN
monwealth for nurnoses of economic conservaS
tion and devaionraans ana I recommend this
to your careful consIder % ration.
INSPECTION OF DAMS
The legislation recommended by me. and
enacted In 1919. provided stringent laws for
the protection of life and property against
insecure dams and for the prevention of en-
croachments along. or distractions In
streams.
In actively enforcing this law the Water
Supply Commission examined z5s existing
dams, and when mperfections were found or
ders were issued FOR repairs. No new dams
have been built without The approval OF the
plans therefore and inspectior Of the CON
struction by the commission,
FORESTRY
The State owns ,OOi 226 acres Of forest
land. purchased at an average price Of SEQ
per acre. from which revenue Of sSsAo6Ai
was derived to December LIST, 1914. Six thou-
sand miles of roads trails, and fire lines have
been built the nurseries contain over lO.OoO'-
900 trees 200 leases for permanent camp
sites have been approved /; and during the cur,
rent year temporary camp permits were issued
to over 1000 persons
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
The Public Service Company law. createu
by an Act Of Assembly, approved July 2b
1918. Is one Of the utmost Importance TO the
people Of Pennsylvania. and to those corpora
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Puvhc u''IItes. ,.,sncs
"ny cases OF tar-reachi ~ rc,is n'ro.
nav mase "re"uy Deeh disposed OF Dy 'iie
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me htloIney ueherals DepsrU,snt r' na
1"I.t r"'uapne p ,.'i, W . NV am de-.
wealth. not only IN ADVISING me many , ue
partmehts OF the etAle upon 1uesuohs VI , aJ
cohGeIhinB 'ne powers, Jur'sulcuon anu t',,
minisurauon OF the several departments. put
important n,,sat'oh IN the ihterests Vi NV
COMMONWEALTH. ~,
oODIrloAnIVN of LAWS
Inc LSslsa.Ne heIerenee bureau AZ NV
session OF 1910 was u'iecen py tne oeheIa
Assembly to make examination OF the general
80 ohso,n, s,ot,,,as and s,at,,es ~ ha,an, son,s
Jorht eyis,s whether thev have hs"n ysnsalcd
w., ~. ,aSaroI r.naa,,nn ,,a,,sa. IL .,,hsa~,snt
ac, hccordinaly a hIii nos hse, nrenarad
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as H. aYi.,irn nanerai la"s ond =, yoror, ~
H. 81. W Concrai A.sarahi ~ IDS s,,oS ~. n.
havo haan rrana,od rha hnro.n has codi6ed
ia onn,,,ilad ,ba s,a,orai io,s 81 pann.v,,ania
anu ' Wy r., a., ',,s i, ~ Vs.. III
iooat roIo,;~o 70 h"sinnss cnrnorn,;ons iaTI
80, -aitroads .a,,Is hanIirr .nd irs,,r,rca
.iiaL LII IL aodig"i sonaratai,n 80 80 hos
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IL 10 to he regretted that the LEGISLATURE
has not yet deemed II necessary TO enact meas
ures similar to those In use by the National
Government and many OF the states for
more expeditions and inexpensive method OF
winding mn the affairs of insovent financial
corporations
Legislation should be enacted requiring all
individuals engaged IN private banking to take
out license, and the provision IN the present
law exempting certain private bankers should
be repealed. They should not be permitted
10 receive ueposts upon ,h tne e,vuM o, ,ndividi
ua'e, W. ~ a. ianLia, r. a-.sa. ~ ui'u
sSa nh douosi,s nav have the ,res;.st ~ jill
= .t'a' 10 - 49, ss S .,,ri,,, W. s'' '''''
p'e is TNSItD Ncu
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Lttle hIoitlonal legislation ~ required nu'
s.nnuatd hre pohcy should ne aaorveu. au.
examine and supervise rate-making associb-
es e,ons, Is ana provision be made Tor the hcehs'hs
"a "'e 'hsusanrs NiT,n najus'ersi ,,,,n
- NAIlONAb GUARD
n inc Natonal 1uard mas nalntamed Tvs e'-
nciehcy' IL Us composed oil about i,,ouS youhS
men ~, oi ,he otate ana Is competeh.y on,9ereu @
! sis'.eu the several encampnents, ana wa Ths
nT wuh 'he lhteIes, mahlies'eu I ~;
oiicers ana men. lhe training ana ulscipnne
OF this organization teaches, respect for law
ana authority and prepares the young men 70
understand and accept responsibility: me c,.-
,neh-SoIuieI se is the nations renahce ior .ne ue
% %lshe1 Vi her institutions ana IeunSyNaia i
shouu oe prepared 70 40 hef part ny havihs
Il ''rohs Iurce n' .raineu hnu ntciphheu "ne"
tn; work As psse%SIIsssd %%si y 8: A.mes, Gs
DoaIu, efeated 10 provide armories LOT tne
~ Guard, Is commenced, INC appro'
plIa'.ons niaae py tne Deheral Assetn1y; trm non
t.he !. 70 ume, 10 this Board aggregate Si'-ou,vov
"a hrmor,es nave been erected or Alure
.nrongnout .a o the state. representing Value VI
eE,VoV,OVo. or SoVV'OoO IN excess St 'ne None'
appropriated Dy 'he otte'
STATE POLICE
The necessity for an increase In the number
Of men and an adequate appropriation TO dis
tribute them TO the best advantage throughout
the State, Is proven by The thousands of re-
quests for assistance that are received yearly
from State and county officials with the ma
jority of which the Department is upable TO
comply
fifTiEIH ANNIVERSARY OF TIE BAT
TIE OF GETTYSBURG
The event proved to be a great s,ecess and
In every way worthy OF tho Common wealth.
TRANSFER OF FLAGS
The commission transferred these iags with
patriotic and most impressive ceremosies, par
ticipated in by a portion OF the National
Guard, Grand Army Of the Republic and pa
triotic societies.
~ LIC PRINTING AND BINpING
A. ion Is called TO the expense Of print.
ING bills used by the Lerislnttre The
cos printing these bills for the ession Of
1915 sas Si2,Si335. Unless this printing be
essential TO the proper administratio, Of the
business of the General Assembly thy should
be discontinued; at any event. the n,mbyr. of.
these bills should be very much reduisH as
large portion of the waste paper oil ~ the
of Public Grounds ar,t Btild.
ings represents surplus of thes. biV.,
Acts of Assembly authorizing speIiaI pnb.
lications should contain an item apprlpriatiny
the money necessary TO cover the cost In mint,
ing. binding. etc. thus enabling nd le,dsIs
torh 10 arrive AT some reasonable atimate
CAPITOL PARK
The Capitol Park Commission. erki.d h,
the Act of June l6, 1911. has conduetkI its ~
fairs in a thoroughly businesslike Isv and
its members are entitled to the hirheI nrajss
The number of properties in the beyoposed
mark area aggregate 5s7. cf which II x hsvs
already been purchased by the comni( lon ~snd
negotiations are now under wpv for lhs n,r
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