Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-26
EVENING CHAT

II is rather interesting in these days
when newspapers contain many ad-
vertisements for help" when do
mestic service has assumed the pro-
portions of a national problem, when
the unemployed are calling upon the
charity of those better situated and are
being studied by State officials, econ
omists and observers of social con-
ditions, to note that In some Harris
burg families people have been en-
pIoyed for generation or more. This
city has always been noted for its
supply of labor of all kinds, and while
there may be n dearth now and then
and the "hired girl may regard her
tenure as based OH her own inclination,
the fact remains that there are some
whose service has been an honor to
themselves and q source of great salts
faction to their employers. There may
be cited in this connection the service
In one prominent family of this city.
rms FAMILY represents the best tra-
ditions of our city and it's head has
been noted for charity that has been
as widespread as 1t has been unosten-
tatious. In his family there was a
maid employed for thirty-three years
and she was buried from the home of
her employer. A waiter has a record oil
coachman lived for a quarter of a CEN
tury in the service of the same gentle
man and died in his home. For
eighteen years a father and son have
been employed in the same work
While laundress, a cook and a maid
nave filled their places for from seven
TO eleven years. Another man, occa-
sionally employed, has been a part of
the household for twenty-three years.
This is pretty fair record for en-
ployment for one family and speaks
not only we'll for those who remained
at their duties, but for the kindly
treatment that led them to devote so
many years to household service un-
der the same roof.
me Harrisburg Railways Company,
winch has payroll running into the
thousands and which may be cited as
typical public service company, has
on It's lists men who were employed in
the days when the yellow horse cars
were run on Harrisburg streets. A few
or these men are at the levers of troll
ley cars to-day and there are a num-
Der VINO became connected with the
company when Frank E. Musser as
Sumed charge of the old East Harris
burg Passenger Railway Company.
There are a score or more who were
employees of the Harrisburg Traction
Company and some date their service
pack to the days of the Citizens line,
being taken over with the company.
The Pennsylvania Steel COMPANY.
like the Pennsylvania Railroad, has
men employed who have grandsons in
tne works or in the service and they
are distinctively known as steel
works or railroad families" taking
a pride in their long connection and
pelng highly thought of by their inn
mediate chiefs. These men are the
backbone of an establishment and,
IKE the great English works, are
known as the fathers" in the plants.
The printing and other trades of the
city, like the big stores. have men and
women who began their services in
establishments in youth, a conspicuous
example being Augustus Blacksmith.
who has been ''at the case" in the
Telegraph for over half century.
People who observe the wav the
currents of traffic go in the city streets
nave noted the notable increase of
pedestrians in Front street below
chestnut street. This is due to the
iact that Second street is cut off by
the building of the subway and Front
street is virtually the only thorough
rare between the portion of Harris
VI the HennSylNanla
railroad and south of Mulberry street
For years there have been at least four
highways and now all traffic nours
through one street with the result
mat IN the early evening the pave
ments are filled and one gets an idea
OF the number of people who have
homes in the portions of the First and
Second wards mentioned.
Erasmus Wilson, of the PITTSBURGH
Gazette-Times. will give a talk to the
students of the University of Pitts
oufSh this week on the trials and
trlDulatlons of a reporter. He has had
Doth; and from his present place in
Flttspurgh journalism can sit back and
ten the prospective cubs how to 20
ABOUT avoiding them.
Secretary of the Commonwealth ~
rus Il. Woods is an enthusiastic roIfer
ana enjoys the game immensely. The
secretary introduced the game into
Portugal when he was American
and tells an interesting story
or now the officials of the government
ana lorelgn ministers brought about
rrG :, ,,,,i,,' construction Of one of the most
unique courses in the world. II was
lald out by Scotchman and contains
any number of natural hazards.
Governor Brumbaugh is also ouito
devoted to the game and few davs
ago went over the Country Club course
at LUCKNOW. While ne was enioying
ms brief vacation over Washington 3
b blrthday he visited the new Pine Val
ley course in New Jersey, which is The
'sportiest' in this part of the conn
try.