Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-10
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card put out very frankly as an
advertisement by the United Ice and
Coal Company not only gives some
very interesting information about one
of the great industries of Pennsylva-
MIA but calls attention to the part
which Harrisburg played in Its de-
velopment. The card does not con- .
tain more than a couple of hundreds
of words. but brings to mind the days
when Harrisburg was one of the great
ports" for shipment of hard coal
and when barges loaded to the gun
wales with the black diamonds from
UP the river passed through the city
by day and by night. A good many
are living who can recall the days
when the railroads began to take from
the canal its business as a coal carrier
and the advent of the steel battle
ship" car with 100000 pounds capacity
is recent. This card notes the eX-
tremely interesting fact that the first
shipment of anthracite coal by way of
Harrisburg was made in 1875, the year
of Independence. At that time, says
the card, coal was taken to Carlisle
for the use of the garrison of the
patriot army. The coal was brought
down the river in boats, long known as
used for communication with Carlisle
in teams. The cost of bringing the
coal to Harrisburg is given as So
ton. so that the early prices for the
black stone" coal of $40 to S14 are
asily understood even in these days
when coal shows signs of going up
every now and then. Attention is
called to the fact that there are now
over 800 anthracite mines in the Key
stone State and that many of the
mines have an individuality in their
product. One hundred years ago there
were. so few coal mines in the hard
coal fields that the coal all seemed the
same and the chemists did not begin
to segregate the various brands until
long after. All this information is on
one little card, the kind that goes in
an envelope, and it also calls atten-
ton to the part that Harrisburg has
played, is playing and can play in the
anthracite traffic.
Kirk Galbraith, son of Mrs. w. w.
Galbraith. of this city. is the youngest
| of the contributors to the State Mu-
scum. He has added to the museum
stove plate cast at Carlisle furnace
about the time of the War for Inde-
pendence, which is not only decidedly
| Old but in a fine state of preserva-
ton. The young man discovered the
plate while digging in an orchard at
| his mothers farm in Cumberland
county. He was excavating some en-
trenchments or other works when he
came across the old plate. It was
| hard work to get 1t out and harder
work to get it into good, presentable
| shape The plate bears the name OF
the Carlisle furnace with a trademark
/ in use. about the time of the Revo-
! luton. This furnace was located at
Boiling Springs and was engaged in
making cannon and shot for Washing
| tons army.
That tomorrow is registration day
is very apparent from the activity of
| men prominent in political affairs.
| They are doing some buttonholing that
| is worth watching. The registration
has become more and more an index
and men who were inclined to scott at
IL as asreform measure that would not
work out have found some compen-
J sationtfor the annoyances II brings by
| looking at IT as a barometer. Ordi-
narily in years gone by, men had to
get out and hustle before the pri-
| maries and before the general election.
Now they have to get busy, and real
busy, in third period, which is the
registration.
Alderman C. e. Murray of the Third
| wardShas the greatest candidates gall
| lery in Harrisburg. The alderman has
large and commodious windows in
| Court street and If there is a candidate
who has q placard whose partisans
have not placed a card in the row he
must be a rare one. The alderman Is
not only furnishing information as to
who are candidates. but displaying
nonpartisanship of high order.
|
]. NJ. Coughlin, superintendent of
the schools of Wilkes-Barre, who was
reappointed a member of the State
Board of Education yesterday, is we'll
known to many residents Of this city,
as he has been prominent in edu-
cational meetings here and also served
as a member of the school code COM
mission.
John T. Lenahan, the wilkes-BarrS
lawyer, who was here on business con-
nected with the Public Service Com
mission. served a term in Congress.
| He was elected after hot fight, but
did not like being in Washington, and
| said so He did not run again, al
| though a power in politics in his
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