Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-19


Pottsville and Hamburg
The only two other stops between
Wilkes-Barre and Reading were made
at Pottsville and Hamburg. At Potts
vile while a part of the delegation
were being entertained by delegates
to the convention of city, county and
neighborhood merchants, in session
there, another party headed down
town and in the course of their mean
derings ran into the Journal office and
summoned IL. 1. Silliman, proprietor
and manager of the bright and enter
prising newspaper, out front to make
a speech. Pottsville is just beginning
to rebuild the business block burned
recently and NTH characteristic en-
terprise is determined that the new
buildings shall be superior to those
destroyed.
Hamburg is the home of z. G.
Diener, the Harrisburg jeweler. The
Harrisburgers were at loss to deter
mine whether Diener is prouder of the
town than the town is of Diener. just
because pete" had telephoned ahead
that he and his party were coming
Hamburg turned out in force with a
big bunch of automobiles and not only
treated the visitors to Il tour of the
town but took them out into the coun-
try for visit to the new State tuber-
culosis sanatorium. If DR.. DiXon's de-
partment had done nothing but create
and maintain this one institution, its
existence and all the money expended
would have been we'll justified. The
sanatorium is a model in every respect
and nearly 500 patients are being
treated there. The visitors were taken
through all departments, wards, cor
ridors, cellars, ice plant, dining rooms
and kitchens and found them in apple
pie order and clean as the proverbial
new pin.
The Hamburg committee was headed
by w. o. Heinly. publisher of the
Item and secretary of the Board of
Trade; George f. Meharg. j. Ed. Mil
ler and Fl. j. Diener. In passing 1t
may be said that Hamburg knows how
TO keep it's industries busy in dull
times. Smoke was pouring from every
factory stack and not an idle man was
to be seen on the streets.
Hospitable Reading
If the Germans of Germany were
half as kindly and hospitable as the
folks of Pennsylvania German descent
who make up the bulk OF the popu-
lation of the city of Reading, there
would have been no European war
They would have met the Frenchmen
at the border, escorted them to what
ever corresponds in Berlin to the new
Berkshire Hotel in Reading. given
LlitHl a SOpu hlilhGl anu HNhN Aiitil
home singing the Watch on the
Rhine" Anyway that's the way the
Harrisburgers feel about it after theiI
splendid reception there yesterday.
When the train pulled into Reading
the station platform was filed with q
cheering delegation and badges of well
come We're at once pinned to each Wis.,
itor and the entire party was taken by
automobiles for q trip over the city
The train had been met at HAMBURG
by James McKenna AN attache of the
Reading Chamber. They were met by
committee of prominent members Of
Readings commercial organization
composed of tho following: Irwin S
TSrant II. +. Towson. Landes Miller
John Witman. Edward KeTshner. S. NJ
Helms. r.. S. Neck. J. Arthur Strunk
Milton Breneiser, II. a. Baker II. ]
Hayden and Secretary Sherrard Ewing
The route of inspection was IN Penn
to Fifth to Charles Evans Cemetery
across Spring street, through the sub
way to Ninth. to Penn, to City Parl
and over the boulevard to the Minera
Spring Hotel, where n stop was made
for refreshments. From there tho
party proceeded to the new Penr
street bridge and across the river tC
West Reading and Wyomissng, re
turning TO the Berkshire. where din,
ner was served in the grillroom at 6.3t
o clock. The Berkshire fs the hand
soonest and best new hotel in Penn