Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
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1t is probable that as a result of the
grade crossing accident at Hummels-
town week ago when six persons lost
their lives when a fast express struck
a farm wagon the State Public Ser
vice Commission will renew its efforts
10 nave the railroads undertake aboli-
tion OF more grade crossings. Ever
since the days of the old State RAl-
road Commission the State authorizes
nave been working on the grade cross
ing problem and a survey of the State
was MADE a few years ago revealing
the Iact that there were almost 10000
pupnc grade crossings and probably
as many more private ones in the cit
ties and countryside of the State. To
abolish these crossings would involve
SUCH tremendous amount of money
tnat the best that could be done was
TO urge the railroads to work out a
program. But this developed the fact
that practically every bridge or sub
way meant the payment of thousands
OF dollars and that municipalities were
OFTEN adverse to aiding. The grade
crossing proposition bids fair as
result OF the Hummelstown accident
ana its attending features to have an
important effect upon the situation in
the State and some agreement about
protection of such crossings on much
frequented State roads until the time
comes when they can be abolished is
llheiy WllnlT snort time.
Yesterday afternoons rain, which
came along at the very time when
there is the greatest travel on Sunday
AFTERNOON and when rides to parks and
ABOUT town are most popular led to
| very amusing situation. Most of the
1itneys disappeared from the streets in
short time as the drivers did not see
much business in sight and apparent
ly many did not like cruising around
! in the rain anyway. On the other
hand, the trolley cars did not benefit
as the people did not care to ride and
the suburban lines did not have nearly
as many cars as they would ordinarily
have had. The jitneys had gone home
and the trolley cars did not profit.
The distressing accident of yester-
day when 9-year-old Charles Shaw
was drowned off the front of the city
near Verbeke street calls attention to
the fact that too many children are
allowed to frolic about the Susquehan-
ma when the water is high. Yesterday
morning the 9-foot stage attracted
many youngsters and they were
alarmingly close to the water at a
score of points. The front steps,
make 1t easy to play and some restric-
tions are certainly needed.
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Railroad men says that a large pro-
portion of the soft coal that is being
sent through this city on both the big
coal carrying roads is intended for ex-
port shipment and that whole train
loads of it are sent direct to piers. For
the first time in a long while it is re-
ported that large amounts of coal are
being shipped to South America. Much
is going to Italy and France.
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Architect Joseph NJ. Huston, who
designed the Capitol. has been an oc-
casional visitor to the building, al
Iognize him. The architect has been
here half a dozen times in the last
two years and has spent hours looking
at the halls and rooms of the great
pile on Capitol Hill.
Among weekend visitors to the city
was Milton W. Lowry, a trustee of
State College, and one of the pfSmi-
nent men of Scranton. For years Mr..
Lowry has been identified with Re-
publican affairs in his section of the
State.
| Among Sunday visitors to Harris
burg were e. ]. Lynett and family
from Scranton. Mr.. Lynett is the
editor and proprietor of the Scranton
Times, the big newspaper of the
Democracy of northeastern Pennsyl-
Vanla. He stopped here for a short
time while on an automobile trip. Mr..
Lynett is known not only for his busi-
ness acumen and his enterprise but
for the interesting column he finds
time to write in his newspaper. 1t is
read all over Pennsylvania and it's
comments upon affairs, chiefly politi-
cal, are right to the point.
Ex-Governor William A. Stone was
| mere a few dayS ago his wav fo
Ttoga county. He goes up to his fish
ing ground every summer and gets
back to nature-and trout