Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-25
To ORGANIZE FIRE
PROTECTION PLAN
Forest Authorities VIII Cooperate
With Local Associations in
the State Now
Important work is

tons in fighting fires.
Under the provisions of the new
bureau men are to be employed and
organized for fighting fires on State
reserves and a practical means of
| working with forestry organizations is
| provided. In a number of counties as
| sociations have been formed for the
protection of forest lands and some
OF the lumber companies have also or
ganized their forces. Governor Mar
tin G. .Brumbaugh is greatly interested
in the new bureau and believes that in
the course of time an effective system
for checking fires can be devised.
| No Secretary Soon.-It is regarded
| as doubtful on Capitol Hill whether
anything will be done in the develop
ment of the Governors ideas Of re-
organization of the Department of Ag-
| riculture for several weeks. No selec-
| ton or secretary will be announced
until the Governor returns from his
| western trip and he may take some
tours about the agricultural regions of
the state before announcing his poll
cies. While here the Governor let II
De known that the secretary would be
a personal appointment and he is con-
sidering several men.
State Benefits.-The State Treasury
is getting good many extra five dollar
| nuls as result of the special S5 tax
| which was placed on all settlements OF
the tax accounts of manufacturing cor
porations this year. The tax is held to
cover $1,000 worth of property which
| 1t is considered is taxable. ON the
Hill the tax is called "a bookkeepine
| tax because 1t covers the cost of keen
ing accounts of corporations which
pay no taxes.
New Bank. The Citizens Bank
OF Wind Gap was chartered with $50
voO capital yesterday. 1t is the first
bank to be chartered for some time.
After Grade Crossings. - The Pub.
lie Service Commissioners will gel
atter the grade crossings on troliey
lines near Philadelphia and a confer.
ence on the subject will be held in a
snort time. Chairman Ainey and
commissioner Smith attended the
Norristown inquest yesterday with AS
sistant Counsel Evans and Investigator
| Dohoney.
Clearing Up Pollution. - The De.
partment of Fisheries has had two OF
its wardens in Clearfieid county the
past few days and they report that
| the plants visited have agreed to in.
/ stall the gravity filter which the De.
partment is recommending. The
| Emil F. Pupfer Company of Brook
lyn, n Y, with large glass factory
at Clearheld, has agreed to install a
| hlter as soon as the Department is
able to furnish the blue prints, which
will be in the very near future. War.
| den Albert is now working on them
| and will have them ready at an early
date. The Pennsylvania Hide and
Leather Company with a tannery al
ICurwensville; the w. F. Mosser Tan.
! ming Company at Westover and the
| Elk Tanning Company at CurWens.
| Vile have all been served with notices
to abate the pollution in a given length
| of time and all are in hearty accord
with the wishes of the Department
since it has something 1t can recon-
mend which will absolutely take care
| of pollution from tanneries, oil re-
| fneries, acid factories, mines. cream
cries, and practically every manufac-
turing establishment which pollutes
| the streams.
Sent to PittstOn. Commissioner
| of Health Dixon has detailed ]. G
Parke, one of the engineers who had
been engaged on the sanitary survey
| at Erie, to go to Pittston to assist in
fighting the typhoid
No Decision Soon. - The Water
Supply Commission yesterday after.
noon took the Coatesville dam uues.
ton under advisement The hearinp
was lively one and Commissioner
Dixon and Major Cassius E. Gillette
crossed swords a couple of times Fin
ally the doctor had the major admit
that between typhoid and opinions
about sites for dams he would &c
ahead and build the dam proposed,
Called to Pittsburgh, - Patrick
! Gilday, chief of mediation of the de.
partment OF labor and industry, has
been called to Pittsburgh to heir
straighten out the trolley strike.