Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-10

hear from people
zaazzkaS throughout h e
State, the approach of the trout sea-
son which opens on Saturday having
stimulated interest There are
numerous objections, but the depart
ment has also received some letters
which indicate that a good many
| fishermen who go for a weeks sport
in the course of the year are willing
to pay a dollar for propagation and
prevention of stream pollution.
1t is estimated that at least $780,
| 600 persons would take out licenses
exemptions having to be made for
some people. The hunters license
act gave the State $314,0OO in 1914,
the first full year in which it operated
and something less than that last
year. There are probably more fisher
men than hunters.
! The proposed license would be one
dollar.
Potatoes Way Up. - Pennsylvania
potatoes have jumped almost fifty
| per cent. in price on the farms in Il
year according to some data just OBJ
tanned by the State Department of
! Agriculture'S force of statisticians
The average price paid on farms for
potatoes last April was about 5S cents,
| being lower than that in some in
stances. This year the prices run
from S1.05 to $1.20 on the farms. Two
dollar a bushel potatoes in the gen.
eral retail trade may come along this
year.
Commission Sessions. The Pub
| lie Service Commission will adjourn
for the week this evening ut the con-
! clusion of the jitney cases and to-
morrow hearings will be held in
| Pittsburgh on telephone rates. The
petition for an additional track in
Herr street subway overhead was pre-
sented this afternoon.
! Officials Coming. - y number of
officials of various boroughs have
reached here for to-morrow's borough
convention and more are expected to-
night. A number of men visited the
/ Hill to-day.
/ Consolidation Filed. - The Sayre
| Railway has been taken over by the
| Waverly, Sayre and Athens Traction
Company. The combined capital is
! 100000.
New Grocery Co. - A State charter
has been issued to the Altoona Whole
| sale Grocery Co., of Altoona, with
capital of S25,OOO.
| Demonstrations Begin. - The spe-
\ cial demonstrations arranged for
Potter and other northern tier coun-
! ties by the State biologists force be-
gan to-day in spite of the snow. Sew
eral trained men have been sent to
those counties to give special instruc-
ton.
| Complaint on Service. - f. Conway
has complained to the Public Service
Commission against the Bethlehem
/ city water company's service.
Governor to Speak. - Governor
Brumbaugh will speak tomorrow at
the opening session of the borough as
sociation convention.
Board Meets Wednesday. - The
State Compensation Board is sched-
uled to meet Wednesday when the
| Maulfair case will be argued.
Death of :. W. Groome. = Samuel
William Groome, the aged father of
Major John c. Groome, superintendent
| of State Police. died at the home OF his
son in Memphis Saturday. He was
prominent in iron manufacturing for
years. Five sons and daughter sur
vive him.
Ex-Govcrnor's Birthday. - EX-
Governor Samuel w. Pennypacker is
70 to-day. He is ill at his home and
could not attend the meetings of the
! Public Service Commission.
No Award Yet. - Commissioners of
Health Dixon has made no award OF
the Cresson building contract as yet.
For Senator. - Samuel w. Smith,
an attorney of Port Allegany, to-day
filed nomination papers to run for
Senator in the 25th district.
! Mr.. Cunningham Better. - Reports
from Pittsburgh were that Highway
| Commissioner Cunningham was better,
but would not return to his office for
] month.