Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-29
EVENING Chat

Il EVENING Chat
Judging from remarks made by
farmers in the city's markets on Sat
urday the present weather conditions
are very aSgravatinS for the weather is
fine enough overhead and the kind that
makes a farmer want to get ready for
Spring ploughing, but the temperature
and winds are so chill that no one
cares to attempt the work. The open
character of the month. say the
farmers, has caused vegetation to have
fits and starts and while the wheat has
not been affected there has been more
or less anxiety hereabouts as to the
buds on fruit trees Ordinarily Spring
ploughing does not begin until ApriI
is we'll under way. although some
farmers say that under favorable con-
ditions they have been able to start
soon after st. Patrick's day. 1t is more
n matter of weather conditions than
anything else. but the farmers say that
every man is ready to start as soon as
possible. The weather has also had
its effect upon outdoor Nuilding oper-
ations as some builders do not like to
start cellar excavations until they are
sure that the "onion snow" has fallen
and that there will be little chance for
a hold-up.
The Jersey smallpox outbreak is not
without its farfiung effects and they
are particularly noticeable about the
railroad stations. Men with sore arms
are not uncommon say the railroad
men and there is a general uneasiness
when it is learned that a passenger
comes from the smallpox belt. The
other afternoon a man dashed up the
steps and demanded of the man al
the gate where he could find a doctor.
Anybody hurt?"
NO. but I want one quick"
What's the matter is some one sick
down there? queried the railroad man
trying to find out whether a surgeon
or physician was needed.
No, | want him." replied the flus-
tered traveller.
"All right what's wrong?" asked
the railroad man apparently thinking
the traveller a sound specimen.
Nothing, l tell you. | sat along
side of 4 fellow from that smallpox
town in Jersey and l want to be vac
cinated.'
That real estate trading is as much
of diversion with some busi-
ness men as horse trading is among
certain class of farmers, is proved by
glance of the lists of real estate
transfers on the books at the county
recorders office. \ large proportion
of them are recorded at the price of
81 which often means that the trans
fers are made as trades" 4 real es-
tate agent was heard to say the other
day that he knows of certain houses
that have been traded in this manner
four times in the last four months. and
that he has a number of acquaintanceS
who are always exchanging houses.
But what advantage they get from it,
aside from the mere pleasure of swap
ping, he says he does not know.
In spite of the fact that there are
some organizations and people in
Pennsylvania which are attacking the
public service company law and seek
ing amendments which would serious
ly curtail its authority. numerous in
quiries are being made ut the Capitol
as to the manner in which the law is
operating. AS a matter of fact. many
of the States seem TO have been await
ing the experience of PENNSYLVANIA
with the supervision of the numerous
public utilities committed to the COM
mission and the questions embrace
many angles. The manner in which
the State Commission has dealt with
the anthracite rates for Philadelphia
has attracted national attention and
Ilit tiliI VI Nllt dDptdI Ill lile DduDnln
county court is awaited with interest.
Some of the questions sent here deal
with water rates and others with the
manner of enforcing laws as are
placed under the commission. One
letter asked to what extent the right of
appeal 10 the courts was being used
and it was discovered that over a
dozen cases of considerable import
ance had been laid before the Dauphin
county court for review.
Governor Martin q. Brumbaugh has
been taking advantage of what little
leisure he has been able to get to look
over some of the roads in the vicinity
of the State Capitol. He has made
two trips between Harrisburg and
Philadelphia by automobile and sup
plemented these experiences on State
highways with a ride over a road un-
der authority of the State in Hunting
don county, which afforded him some
first hand information. The Governor
has several times expressed his desire
to look over roads near the Capitol,
State and township. and contemplates
rides over the southern road to Pitts
burgh and over the new Lewistown
narrows roads. In talking about roads
he said the other day that he had
never gone 10 Reading by highway,
but understood that it was an object
lesson in toll gates.
DO you know that there are about
200 persons in this city, inside the city
and not in the suburbs, who are rails
ing incubator chickens?" said a mer-
chant who handles poultry supplies
yesterday. Il have been surprised at
the interest taken in chicken raising
by people living in the most crowded
sections of Harrisburg. Men who do
not have yard much larger than half
a trolley car are raising fowls And
the strange thing about it is that they
succeed"
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE