Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-16

OF each region, together with proximity
to shipping points. habitations, tele-
phone lines, farms and other places
which will be useful in the future
development or in case of fire. The
surveys are also to include the quality
and quantity of all standing timber
and will furnish the State with accu-
rate information of its vast holdings.
The maps. which will really be an
inventory, will be of considerable value
in organization of the new forest fire
protection service In which local or
ganizations and communities are to
assist and also to the foresters for
the more intelligent handling of the
tracts committed to their care. The
revenue from the forests goes to the
State school fund and figures largely
in calculations of future educational
work. The new maps will give the
value of the timber on the reserves
applicable to future use.
The largest contiguous area on
which a survey is being made is in the
Seven Mountains district, covering
parts of Huntington, Mifflin, Center,
Union and Snyder counties. 1t runs
from near Spruce Creek tunnel and
extends in a solid block for nearly
the largest reservation in the State.
Surveys are also under way in the
Pennypacker forest, in Perry county,
and in the vicinity of Mont Alto.
Demonstration Plans.-Plans for the
States demonstration of methods to
control pests which destroy fruit trees
and for the improvement of orchards
will be radically changed this Fall, the
idea being to cover sections of the
counties which have not had demon
strations in the last three years. This
shift will be made as the result of the
inspection of some 225, 200 orchards
and farms containing fruit trees which
had been finished after two years
work and which has shown the i'm
portance of extending the demon
stration work so that regions suffer-
ing from three diseases or pests and
which are not near the orchards under
State supervision may get the benefit.
The general plan is to start the demon
strations early in November. The
northern tier will likely be given at
tention first, as the weather conditions
will be more favorable. Specimens of
fruit from orchards handled under
State direction or advice since the
demonstration work began will be
shown during the lectures in the or
chards
Closing Outdoor Work.-The States
their tours of duty at the rifle ranges
are working overtime just now to COM
plete their work, as the season for
outdoor work will close with October.
The range work has been under way
since May and every man in the Guard
must qualify and send scores to the
chief of small arms practice. After
October 81 indoor or gallery work will
be in order and the training of men to
handle the rife will go on all winter.
To Complete Details. - The State
board in charge of the workmen's in
surance fund will complete its organ
ization before November. The pre-
liminary work is almost worked out
and the selection of a manager will
take place in a short time. The State
will carry on an extensive publicity
campaign in behalf of the fund.
Mr.. Keller William H.
Keller. of Lancaster, First Deputy At
torney General. was admitted to the
Dauphin county bar yesterday on re-
quest of Deputy Attorney General w.
Nj. largest.
Governor i'm PhiladeIphia.-Gove
Brumbaugh is in Philadelphia for the
weekend, having gone there from
Reading.
Industrial Board.-The State Indus
trial Board held its October session at
Philadelphia yesterday, but did not
announce any decisions. 1t was chiefly
occupied in discussing child labor
problems.
No New Outbreaks.-No fresh out
breaks of typhoid fever have been re-
ported from Johnstown or other places
which have been under State inspec,