Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-20
EVENING Chat

Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh has
taken to the Executive Mansion when
he wants to write vetoes or draft big
bills. The run of visitors to the Offices
OF the executive at the Capitol has
been something Unprecedented and the
mere knowledge that he is in the
building is enough TO start regular
parade of people to see him. The
rush on the first three days of the
week has been greater than ever
known in the first six months of a gov
ernors term and not even at night has
the Governor been free from callers
at the Executive Mansion. He has to
take bale of letters and communica-
tions home at night to get through his
correspondence as his time at the
Capitol is chiefly taken up in seeing
visitors. Yesterday he fell back up
on the methods of his predecessors and
remained at the Executive Mansion af-
ter lunch where he occupied himself
in working on vetoes and in studying
bills on his desk, Callers at his offices
were told that he was engaged at the
mansion and took the hint and did not
disturb him, The Governor has been
so pressed by callers and the rush OF
work attending his local option cam
has decided to stay here over the
weekend and not go to Philadelphia
for his customary Saturday levee. DIR.
mbaugh is eager for Spring to
come so that he can go out and play
golf. He has gotten very little eXer-
else since he came here and the strain
of the work OF his Office is heavier than
anticipated. He hopes to get through
the rush soon and to get things down
to normal basis. The plan of hav-
ing heads of departments keep tabs
on legislation and advise the Cover
nor and Attorney General is said to
be proving very advantageous as every
day the Governor receives word from
some chief as to the effect a bill
would have. Practically every depart
ment is affected by bills in the 'Legis-
lature and the Governor is hearing
about them.
According to word received here to-
day the pupils of the Franklin high
schoo! will stop here early in April
on their way to Washington to visit
the Capitol. They also plan to get
here when the Legislature is in ses-
sion.
A man who gets about the hotels
good bit was chatting with q we'll
posted clerk yesterday afternoon when
you know. think that there has been
someone in Harrisburg from every
county in the state the last week. l
do not mean the legislators or the
officials but | mean people who have
come here because of legislative or
business matters. Look over the regis
ters and you'll find the names of
people from towns YOU do not often
hear Of"
People in Harrisburg are becoming
real metropolitan. They do not kick
as much over bloclades due to condi-
tions in the Market street subway as
much as they did. Some how or other
big trucks and wagons always pick the
subway as the place in which to lie
down and rest and the rush hour in
the evening is a favorite time for such
diversions. Yesterday afternoon Il
big truck suffered an epileptic fit in
the subway and by the time il had
been given attention about dozen
cars were stacked up. The truck, of
course, interfered with both tracks
for a time and the homeward bound
people shook their heads, began to
read newspapers and started in to dis
cuss the weather, the legislature, the
movies and other topics of interest in
addition to revivals. Some resolved
that IL jitneys come they should be
Mulberry street bridges unless equip
ped with wings. The subway has fur
nished half q dozen entertainments
lately and every blockade and ensuing
lateness for supper has made the Wal
nut street bridge proposition stronger.
The Harrisburg Railways company
yesterday took the bull by the horns
and punching holes in schedules sent
cars out on time that would relieve
the CONGESTION. This may have helped
the kicking.
One of the remarkable things about
the exceptionally early Spring and the
mild weather experienced the last few
weeks has been the clear atmosphere
and freedom from mist and fog from
the river often noticed at this time of
year Mild breezes from the north
west coming down across the forest
and mountain counties of the central
part of the state have kept clear the
usually hazy and smoke-laden air of
of the present month is the absence of
sudden changes in temperature.
An indication of the great popu-
larity of the ten-foot walk along the
top of the new front steps" of Har-
risburg will have when completed is
seen in the number of persons who
already use the narrow walk as q
promenade. Although the present top
step is only about twenty inches wide.
it is frequently used by persons walk
ing UP town in the evening, and on
some mild, clear days half a dozen
people can be seen within the space of
several blocks. On windy days it is a
protected stretch, free from the strong
air felt at the top of the bank and
along the asphalt driveway: and with
out doubt the completed walk will
be more frequently used than the street
pavement by persons travelling up town
any distance.
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