Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-23
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Will Raise the Restrictions
Against Cattle
CHICAGO IS STAKED OFF
News of the Day Found About
the Departments of the Key
stone State Government
Philadelphia and

~4zR Philadelphia and
INN = nm Lancaster may be
| MN HZA freed of all restric-
| N<\NA u tions imposed last
| N1$SGS9 III year because of
| N SkT1SWSNe) foot and mouth dis
ASSGMlGEM ease within a few
ER fd6Q6SKN days. Pittsburgh
III Gh9NzfI16hEt2 has been declared
HaHHlHNEYNyM free" after an in
1s0eoSSU spection by agents
| of the State Live
- stock Sanit tary|
Board and the orders for the two
| eastern cities are now being prepared.
The State Board has established a
strict quarantine against all shipments
of cattle, swine or sheep from Chicago
and nine northern counties of Illinois
because of the presence of the foot
and mouth disease in 225 herds. I'm
der the regulation nothing can come
from Chicago, even for immediate
slaughter. The State and federal au-
thorities are cooperating in regard
to free and restricted territory, it is
stated at the Capitol.
Visited Chambersburg. - Governor
Brumbaugh and Attorney General
Brown inspected highways in the
Cumberland Valley yesterday after
noon. They visited Carlisle and
Chambersburg and called upon num-
Der of friends in those towns.
ice Commission devoted considerable
time late yesterday to hearing objec-
tions to approval of electric COM
panies' contracts in western Pennsy1-
vania. Action will be announced to-
day.
Scranton visitor.-Jerome K: Bar
rett, OF scranton, son of John E. Bar
rett, the editor and poet, was among
visitors to the State Capitol
Commission Meeting.-The State
Water Supply Commission is meeting
to-day for hearings on the York and
other city applications. A number
of important bridge applications are
pending.
Armory Board.-The State Armory
Board is due to meet at noon to-mor-
row to receive bids for construction of
the cavalry armory in Philadelphia.
100000 Paid Out. - The State
Treasury to-day sent checks for $780,
600 as township road bonus to Cen
ter, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clin-
ton, Columbia and Crawford. Dau-
phin and Cumberland will be in the
| next batch.
Companies Dissolved.-The Jose
phine Water and Josephine Electric
companies, which were chartered to
operate in Indiana county, have filed
notices of dissolution.
| Bedford JoinS.-Chief Sweeney, of
the State Bureau of Standards, has
received word that Bedford county has
added sealer of weights and meas
ures.
Distillery Quits.-Notice has been
filed at the Capitol that the Green's
burg Distilling Company has dissolved.
Still After Licenses.-The State
Highway Department automobile reg
istrat1on bureau is still issuing licenses
at lively rate. The number of new
| cars shows few signs of abating.
1 Increases fnI yiYao
notices of increase of stock and debt
have been filed at the State Capitol:
Fawcus Machine Co., Pittsburgh, stock
100000 to 100000; Pittsburgh An
nealling Box Co, Pittsburgh, stock
$4,000 to 100000; Elite Polish Co,
New Kensington, stock $40, 900 to S5O,-
| 900: E. ]. Thompson Co. Pittsburgh.
stock $4,000 to $175,OO0 Universal
| Ice and Cold Storage Co., Mononga-
hela City, debt $4,000; Presbyterian
| Publishing Co, Pittsburgh, stock, $780,
600 to 100000; Library Place Land
Co, Pittsburgh, debt $4,000; De-
fnance Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, stock,
$4,000 to $50, 900; Stoyestown Water
600.
! Preparing Standards.-The States
new code for safety and sanitation in
| foundry establishments, which will af-
| feet all such works throughout the
State, will become operative November
l. 1t is now being prepared for distri-
| button by the State Industrial Board.
The "Short Line" Cases.-The Pub
| lie Service Commission will determine
| next week what course to pursue in
the application for reargument of the
industrial railroad or short line"
cases. The steel companies have
asked to be heard again. No decision
has yet been reached regarding the
| determination of cases under the full
crew. law. 1t is possible that new
and more specific complaints may be
asked.