Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-23

ciety or whatever it may be termed,
is looked upon as an initial step is
proved by conversations with any of
the livewires who live on the West
Shore. Leading citizens in New Cum
berland, Lemoyne, Camp Hill, Worm
leysburg, West FairView and Enola
believe the time is ripe for town bet
terment and with such forces lined up
improved conditions must come.
Plans Suggested
For effecting such an organization
for West Shore development, various
suggestions have been offered. Some
who would like to see one big asso-
citation composS of citizens from all
of the six towns, but others favor q
separate organization in each town
which could look after the needs and
plan improvements in that particu-
lar town. This latter idea seems to be
the choice of u majority. Men who
have been approached say that when
conditions arise of interest to two or
more towns, then the associations in
those towns could hold joint sessions
and Use their power to bring about
the things desired. Naturally, at
various times things would arise of
interest to only one town. The pure
ly local organization in that town
could then probably accomplish more
than a combined organization could
do.
Mr.. Myers Views
Robert L. Myers. a Camp Hill
councilman, former member Of the
Legislature, president of the Le-
moyne Trust Company and one of the
West Shores most prominent eiti-
2ens, is heartily in favor of an organi-
cation which would help conditions in
the lower end of Cumberland county.
Men and women" he said, work
ing together for the common inter-
est of the community can accomplish
much good. believe an organization
should be formed which would include
citizens living in the territory be-
tween the Yellow Breeches creek and
the mountains above Summerdale and
back to the thoroughfare which runs
past st. Johns Church near Shire
manstown. This territory is now be-
ing dotted by suburban homes and is
what was originally called the Manor
of Louther. With such an organiza-
ton 1 feel that wider avenues to Har-
risburg and wider approaches to the
bridges could be secured Possibly,
too, new bridge could be built across
the river from State street in Harris
burg, to point in the upper end of
Wormleysburg. If our efforts on this
side can be organized the State may
be induced to build a bridge and no
more Ideal plaSG for it could be found
than at State street. The State Is i'm
proving property toward the East and
why should it not improve the prop
erty toward the West also? OF course,
l would want the bridge to be free.
The present bridges are too narrow
and are frequently congested. 1 would
also like to see the approaches widen
ed and some changes made at the en-
trance TO the Market street bridge to
eliminate some of the danger at that
point.
'"Then, too, the drainage question
| is another which interests us over
here. 1 believe that with an organiza-
ton made up of representative citi-
zens from all points along the West
Shore some uniform system of drain.
age could be established, acceptable
to all the towns. In this connection
too, 1 might say a common disposal
plant could also be established If peo.
| pie could be shown the benefit.
Favors Parks
"On this side of the river also We
could have small parks and could also
beautify valueless ground if the peo.
iple would be organized and Instructed