Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
Ehentng Chat

Millersburg people are in high glee
over the prospects Of a good road be-
tween Harrisburg and that place. The
IeVelopments at the hearing before
highway Commissioner Cunningham
Yesterday, at which it was Indicated
that the State and the railroad com
pahy are on the verge of an agreement
tnat VIII remedy the dangerous and
almost impossible conditions existing
between Speeceville and the upper end
Town, were the subject of discussion
pie got together last night Discussing
TINS matter Harry Fairchild recently
appointed to the county prison board.
and who is a booster for everything of
interest to the upper end, recently
SAID. A good road through to Mil
lerspurg from Harrisburg would be
neipiul TO both towns. Many of our
people who own automobiles and who
are In business will not run the risk
or trip through the dangerous mar
rows and practically everybody stays
at home during wet weather | believe
that the business interests of the two
towns would be greatly benefited by a
road and the railroad company would
not be the loser for more of our peo-
pie would deal in Harrisburg if the
relations were closer and the freight
shipments would be increased thereby.
Millersburg is also in need of a bridge.
and good road to the lower end of
the county would be the first step in
that direction. Unquestionably we in
Mlliersburg are so situated that we
could become a great center of freight
and travel if we had good roads to
Harrisburg and a bridge over the Sus-
quehanna, and indirectly Harrisburg
would be the gamer"
Elizabethville, which is planning TO
celebrate its anniversary next sum-
mer, is one of the livest communities
OF It's size in the whole of Central
Pennsylvania. 1t has camp meeting
annually which draws thousands of
people, an athletic association that
puts many winning teams into the
Held and town spirit that makes it
the cleanest and best kept borough in
that section of the county. Through
all or the recent depression it went
calmly on its way prosperous and con-
tented. So, when it sets out to have a
celebration it is but natural that the
whole upper end sits up, takes notice
and prepares to attend.
Much of interest to Harrisburgers was
brought out yesterday in an address
to the State Board of Agriculture by
| George G. Hutchinson, of Warriors
Mark, who told about the organization
| years ago. The Board, as everyone
knows was the outcome of the State
Agricultural Society, which had head
quarters here for many years. This
organization was started in Philadel-
phia about seventy-five years ago and
held fairs annually, the first being in
Philadelphia, but in the late fifties
some of the prominent men of Cen
tral Pennsylvania got control and
Harrisburg was the place where fairs
were held. They used to be given up
where Cottage Ridge is now located
and were great events. However inter-
est waned largely due to the growth
of other fairs and the Board was or
ganized as a means of developing agri-
culture in ways other than exhibitions
| This Board has had Harrisburg as it's
headquarters and its meetings have
been very we'll attended.
One of the men in attendance at the
meeting this week was Cyrus t.
Fox. of Reading, who was one of the
men at the meeting to organize the
Board on January 26, 1877. At this
Injecting there were sixteen persons
present. including Governor John f..
Hartranft and James p. Wickersham,
superintendent of Public Instruction.
Thomas j. Edge was elected secretary.
He was the first secretary of the
States Department of Agriculture.
Mr., Fox was also nominated for secre-
tary of the Board. Yesterday he was
greeted as one of the veterans of the
Board. He was one of the delegates
from the State Horticultural society
of which he has long been an honored
member.
Col. L. A. Watres, former lieutenant
governor, who was here yesterday isl
about to take a trip to the West In
| dtac He will snand faw eel