Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-08

Al5HM#HqHTMEE trees n We b e II
BU1e eSSV raised in the States
-=E own forestry nurs-
- sazisslEiI cries and the offer
is the first move in a big program of
securing more trees throughout Penn
sylvania.
The department will have the trees
made ready for shipment at its nurs-
cries and they will be sent to any or
ganization or individuals who will
trees and to furnish such information
as the State may require regarding
their growth.
Extensive reforestation is being
planned by the State on it's own re-
serves and on the auxiliary forest lands
which are now being put under State
control until the timber natures.
State to BE Gamer. - The speci-
fications for construction of highways
and other work for the State Highway
Department have been materially
changed as the result of a three-day
conference held at the Capitol by the
engineers of the department. The
specifications have been under OBJ
servation for several months by Chief
Engineer w. d. Uhler, who called the
conference, and it is stated that the
new regulations will be more favorable
TO the State than those in use at
present.
More Game Preserves.-Halfa dozen
additional State game preserves may
be established by the State Game Com
mission within the next few months
as under the act of 1915 such pre-
serves may be creapd on leased land.
The State now has fourteen game pre-
serves. of which eight were established
last year. All but four are on State
forestry reserves.
New Bureau Opened.--Secretary of
Agriculture Charles E. Patton has es-
tablished a bureau of distribution
which will hereafter look after the
auditing of all accounts of the several
bureaus of the Department of Agri-
culture. The new bureau will have as
it's head j. Herbert Thomas, who was
formerly connected with the dairy and
food division. In addition to auditing
all accounts the new bureau will have
charge of the disbursements and will
look after all supplies for the depart
ment under the direction of Secretary
Patton. Formerly each bureau main
tanned it's own disbursement force, but
Secretary Patton has made S1e change
in the move to centralize and improve
the work of the Department of Agri-
culture.
Stamps by the Bale.-Stock transfer
tax stamps are being sent out from the
State Capitol by the bale. The demand
for the stamps has been so heavy that
orders for the surcharging of the
fugitive ink have been going to the
State printing Office for 100000 and
100000 stamp lots. 1t is estimated
that close to 100000 stamps have
been issued by the Auditor General to
the stamp agencies in Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Some of
the requests for stamps have been
made direct to the Auditor General in
stead of through the agencies, several
writer's complaining that they had not
been sent stamps
No Cash for Airships. - Adjutant
General Thomas ]. Stewart says that
nothing has been done toward organ
ization of any aeroplane squadrons
either in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh
and that there being no funds avail
able ii is not likely that the State will
do anything. The report that squad
ron of aeroplanes was to be estab
liShed at Pittsburgh was declared by
the general TO be baseless. The
squadron reported would cost $4,000,
il is estimated.
Take on Dried Fruits.-State De-
partment of Agriculture officials are
urging owners of orchards and farm.
ers having fruit trees to take the rot
ten and dried-up fruit, known on the
farm as "mummies," from the trees
without delay. These "mummies'
should be taken off and burned be-
cause they are full of the germs of
tree diseases and a few apples or
peaches can make trouble which it
would take weeks of attention to eradi-
cate.
Can Make EXtcnSionS.--StateC Com
missioner of Health Dixon has granted
permission to the Dauphin Consolidated
Water Company to extend water mains
in East Pennsboro township and grant
ed permission TO the city of York and
the borough Of Lykens to make extern
sons to sewers. The borough of MIDI,
dleburg was refused permission.
Big Kill. The partial returns of
the kill of game in the State as re-
ported to the Game Commission by
the State wardens bear out the re-
ports previously made. The squirrel
kill is now put at 100000. The COM
mission offices said to-day that there
were some wardens yet to report.
state Gets S3,10O. - The State to-
day realized S3.100 from tho sale of
the thirty-siX houses in the Capitol
park zone turned over to. the Board
of Grounds and Buildings by the
Capitol Park commission. The larg-
est building, Wesley A. NJ. +. Zion
church, was sold to Alderman Broth
ers, New Haven. Conn. The materials
must be removed in sixty days.
Bank Named. - The Corn EX-
change National Bank, of Philadel-
phia. has been designated as de-
pository for the State Compensation
Insurance Fund.
New Justice. II. S. Stillwagon
has been appointed notary public for
Ardmore. This ends an active CAM
paign in his behalf to succeed the late
Justice Warner.
Wiconisco Paid. - The school dis
trict of Wiconisco was to-day paid
s2,937.s7 as it's school appropria-
ton.
Complains of Service. - The Pub
lie Service Commission to-day re-
ceived a complaint from H. H. Hoff-
man, Pittsburgh, about service on the
Pittsburgh Railways Castle Shannon
line.
New Accountant. Michael II.
Sigafoos, Philadelphia, has been COM
nissioned as an expert public ac-
countant.
Spoke at Philadelphia. - Adiutant
General Stewart was one of the
speakers at the military banquet in
Philadelphia last night. He will at
tend the Terrapin club dinner to-
night.
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