Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-09
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1T is only a question OF time until
Harrisburg will be forced to establish
some 'one-way' streets because of the
constantly growing traffic and the
crush of vehicles" said a man who has
spent considerable of his time in tho
larger cities and who has been noting
the growth of business in the States 4
capitol with every visit he pays to theS
town. You have gotten along very
we'll with a situation that is liable to
become dangerous at any time, but
from observing Third street and the
conditions about the Market street
subway II is wonder that harm has
not occurred Third street on some
evenings is so filed with automobiles
that there is a continuous procession
and the drivers take the greatest care"
What the visitor said about conditions
is only too true There have been
times when Third street between WAL
nut and Market has been jammed with
vehicles and between those standing
along the curbs and those moving it
was difficult to get about. Chestnut
street on market mornings presents
another problem and Fourth street is
presenting some propositions The
police department has succeeded ad-
mirably in handling the automobiles
in Market Square and it's traffic
cops at Third and Market and Fourth
and Market have saved much trouble.
But the fact remains that sooner or
later Third and Fourth and Walnut
and Market will have to be one-way
streets at least for a part of their ex-
tent in the business section.
An automobile dealer is responsible
for the statement that the number of
automobiles in this city has doubled
In five years. He also remarked that
the number of machines of one make
had trebled in the city in that time,
but probably he is nearer correct in
the latter statement than in the first.
But the city certainly has a large num-
ber of cars and with those which are
constantly coming into the city bring
ing people to visit the Capitol or to
stay over night the number is larger
than the average man realizes,
Samuel Eby. who was one of the
delegates of the Harrisburg Rotary
Club to San Francisco, visited many
cities in addition to that in which the
exposition is being held and he came
home full of ideas as to what Rotary
clubs are doing elsewhere and what
could be done in Harrisburg. In his
report to the Harrisburg club Tues
day evening he told his fellow mem
bers that in Kansas City the Rotary
club is raising s250,000 for a much
needed hospital. Il believe it would
be a good thing" said he, for Har-
risburg to send it's officials west to see
how they do things out there; but L
am not objecting to Harrisburg. All
we need is the spirit of the West to
| boost our city for we have here, with
very few exceptions, one of the clean
est. best paved and prettiest cities
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to take back seat to any visited"
Ex-senator John s. Fisher, of In
diana, was here yesterday on business
at the Capitol. The former senator,
who has been prominently mentioned
for several State nominations, is de-
voting himself to the good roads pro-
paganda and his business, keeping out
| of politics.
It was apparent to-day that the 101
! Ranch. which recently visited Harris
burg, even though its managers didn't"
make Jess Willard overexert himself
| in order to illustrate the famous one
| two blow which brought the world S
championship back to the white race,
at least made considerable of an i'm
preston upon one youthful mind.
| Early this morning, before the busy
hum of activity was well under way,
an embryo cow-puncher was observed
at the corner of Second and Pine
streets with long rope several times
larger than himself. With serious
mien he wound the rope into a fair
sized loop and whirled it violently
about his head After some minutes
of thih excellent exercise it was re-
/ leased and headed directly for con-
venient hitching post. Although the
post remained untouched so long as the
writer was in sight, the efforts Of the
determined youngster never ceased,
i and If perseverance wins, it is a safe
bet that that hitching post did not
gain the victory this morning.