Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
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pennsylvania fiscal year, the period
to which its financial operations are
limited, will close with tonight and
there are a good many people who
often wonder why the official year of
the Commonwealth does not comport
with the calendar year instead of be-
ing a month ahead of it, so to speak,
or why the year is not started with
april /, as is the case with some
municipalities. 1t does seem rather
odd when it is considered that the
counties and the smaller municipal
DIVISIONS. thousands of corporations
and many businesses in Pennsylvania
date their business from January / to
January l. The best information as
TO the reason why November 80 is the
date for closing the fiscal year is that
u became the custom many years ago,
and since then. in the language of one
oi the pest posted men on State finan-
clal affairs, everything has been
keyed up to II" Over 100 years ago,
In fact from the adoption of the Con-
Sltutlon or pennsylvania in 1890 the
General Assembly met every Decem-
Der. The Auditor General was then
required to apprise the lawmakers of
the financial state of the Common
wealth, and November 80 was the
most convenient date to close a year.
In other words, the Legislature started
of with December | as the beginning
OF new year just as the county COM
mlssioners start off with January's first
Monday. The Auditor General was
empowered to call for corporation re
ports so that he could figure out the
probable revenue. In time the legis-
latiVe meeting date was changed to
January and then to biennial sessions,
but the November date of closing re-
mained. and it was not until this year
that the corporation year for filing re-
ports was made the same as the calen-
dar year. Whether the fiscal year will
change soon is doubtful.
A good hunting dog is a thing of
beauty and JOY forever and conse-
quently William Bollman, of Lebanon,
VINO is well known hereabouts as. u
hunter. ought to lead a joyful exist
ence so long as he is the owner of the
two dogs which he now uses when after
game. One is an English pointer and
the other an English setter and they
work together in the field like a piece
or oiled machinery. G. $. Schaak,
Harry T. Neale and John c. Herman,
all OF this city, and all old hands at
the game, were up in Lebanon county
last week with Mr.. Bollman on a
search for some quail and partridge
During the course of the morning tho
pointer located n coVey of quail and so
perfectly trained was he that he
stopped on the instant with his body
half turned and his nose pointing
toward the covey. Dixie the setter.
jumped fence and landed in the
position of point. remaining i'm
movable and backing up the pointer in
wonderful style. The hunters declared
1t was the most beautiful piece of
pointing they had ever seen.
Colonel r. NJ. Young, of the Gov
ernors staff. who was here yesterday.
is one of the prominent bankers of
Allentown and one of the leading bust
nessmen in the Lehigh Valley. He is
business associate of Colonel II. G.
TreXler.
The last few foggy mornings have
been styled by policemen and others
who have to be out early as "honking"
mornings because the dense condition
of the atmosphere has caused the
using of automobile horns, the blow
ing of car whistles and the changing
of gongs. Fortunately few mix-ups of
serious character have occurred and
the police say it is due to the noise,
Three members of the Legislature
have been named on important COM
mittees OF the State Firemen's AS
sociation in addition to the Harrisburg
men selected. They are George w.
Williams, WelIsboro, George B. Mel
lott, McConnellsburg and F. J. Her.
man, Mehoopany.