Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15

| election who had the vision of what
we have already realized, we have
| changed our notion of things and we
/ cannot praise Harrisburg too highly
/ upon its successful, graftless, civic i'm
| proven ents. Why, we're proud OF
! Harrisburg now.
Harrisburg no longer is a mud
! hole, malarial, unsanitary place, a
place in which our children have to
play in the streets. with dirty water to
drink as a beverage, a foul-smelling
Paxton creek, a flooded condition with
every heavy downpour of rain, etc,
but we have paved streets, unsanitary
conditions have been made sanitary,
we now drink pure filtered water, and
Paxton creek is a paved sluiceway
from our Wildwood dam, which saves
| the valley from inundation. NY! but
things have changed when one thinks
| about IT. Don't forget the parks and
Fairgrounds.
Il haven't the impression that we
ere through; why. bless you, we've
Just begun to make this city the best
place on earth to live in. We want
| PUBIC comfort stations, better fire
hshtlng facilities with a paid fire de-
nartment, a new first class hotel and
a house to house line Market street
SUBWAY, and other improvements too
numerous to mention in the space
allotted
Yours for an unending stride to
achleve all the good things possible
for Harrisburg"
b. f. Umberger, member of the
City Planning Commission and for
mer president of Select Council: THE
progress of Harrisburg in the matter
OF municipal improvements has been
wonderful. AS an interested student
nave studied closely the results. The
greatest result has been not in tho
Improvements themselves but in the
spirit which inevitably follows mu-
hlcipal improvements: Civitism-the
rove OF city, The people of Harris
purg now love their city. are proud
OF 1t. This was not so before the i'm
proVement campaign.
would like to see the people learn
the next step, viz: that growth in it,
self is not to be encouraged excent
as 1t may bring happiness and CON
tentment to the people. This is
brought about not by increase of
wealth following increase of popula-
tlon' but by the growth of culture,
Tennement and taste in municipal
matters. The end of municipal gov
ernment is the happiness and CON
tentment of the people, and this is
brought about not by increase Of
wealth and population. but by the
growth of civitism among the peo-
pie Strive for the real end: happi-
ness, not wealth."
S. S. Eberts, former member of
council and ex-president of the Board
of Trade: Harrisburg has grown.
during the last fourteen years. from
what might be termed a country town
to one of the most beautiful cities Of
the world, which has been brought
ABOUT by its citizens who are now
equally enjoying the results.
1t is a question If there has ever
been another city anywhere in the
eastern part of our country that has
developed from civic and sanitary
standpoint in such short time. This
was not only accomplished by the
constant and untiring efforts of a
few men and women, but the com
certed effort and cooperation of its
citizens as whole. It REQUIRED not
only the efforts and united will of the
people, but a great sacrifice from a
standpoint of finance as WELL Our
numerous improvements are not only
beautiful but thoroughly substa ntial
and secured at a reasonable cost. We
should all look forward with great
pride, as well as give our personal
assistance, in celebrating our city of
beautiful homes, comforts and health
ful and picturesque surroundings.
which virtually interests every man,
woman and child.
"As word of caution. we must not
become thoroughly contented and
satisfied with what has been done,
but keep right on our high pedestal
of ideals. making improvements and
beautifying from every standpoint, as
we'll as properly maintaining what i'm
provements have already been made,
to not only hold the high place we
have attained as city and people,
but forge to the front and be second
to none"