Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-23

III tszeN&ItAH6nsS4 IlnS III TepOTtS
Hf9HNHafuVNN districts. Last year
HtS3eUSeSeSvg5 it was 20,502,000
~-e3 bushels and the year
&nG;s &nG;zs. Gz.szsaA before 2S,4OS,O 900.
The weather conditions are blamed
for the decline in production. In some
districts the crop was only about equal
to the seed potatoes, while the average
yield per acre is estimated at 70 BUSH
els, compared to rs last year.
Lehigh county takes first honor as
! potato grower, showing l, JAP, 470 BUSH
els, with Philadelphia producing the
most per acre, an average of 125 BUSH
els per acre being reported in the dis
tricts of that county, where intensive
farming is the rule. Pike is second
with 112 bushels to the acre. North
ampton third with los, Franklin
fourth with 100, Lehigh, York and
Susquehanna next with 95 Some
counties show an average of only SS
to 40.
Next to Lehigh the best potato
county is given as Lancaster with
1,1OO,S91 bushels reported; York next
with 1,029.095, followed by Berks with
939, 400, Chester sos, 275, Bucks 7S7 $50,
SchuyllHll 623,214, Bradford 6OS,SSS,
Northampton 56S,312, Erie 560,490
| and LuZerne 524,970.
Many Leave Capitol.-Capitol Hill
was almost deserted by officials and
many of the attaches to-day, as they
had gone to Philadelphia to attend the
State Society dinner. There will be
little business transacted tomorrow.
State Revenue Booms.-The States
revenue has gone ahead of the total
for the last fiscal year with the official
! year of 1916 having still n week to go.
! The revenue last year was $780,
727.S5 and thus far the amount paid
is $33, 100000. Auditor General Powell
expects still more money to come in
and would like to see the $36,00o,000
mark reached. The prospects are that
the revenue for the two years will be
$4,000, 900, which will be better than
| figured out last summer. The usual
rush to make payments is on and i'm
mense sums are being turned in at the
Treasury.
Paying the Schools. - State Treas
urer Young to-day paid over a quarter
of million dollars to school districts.
Those in this part of the state have
been well taken care of and the Treas
ury, which now has plenty of money,
is making up for the time lost last
summer.
TO Meet Comrnuters.-The Public
Service Commissioners will meet the
Philadelphia commuters in Philadef-
phia tomorrow. A settlement may be
effected.
Big Increase Filed.-The Union Coal
and Coke Company, of Philadelphia,
filed notice of increase of debt to
S3.500,000.
Bruce Campbell Dead. - Bruce H.
Campbell, Johnstown attorney. who
was secretary to Lieutenant-Governor
Murphy, died at his home Tuesday.
Discussing Coal Suits.-W. N. Trinkle,
former Deputy Attorney General, was
here yesterday discussing the Phila-
delphia coal tax rate appeals.
MFR. Wright ViSits.-Montgome Fl.
Wright, member of the branch Capt.
tol commission, was here yesterday.
O'Neil Is Ready. - IF they have
any charges they want to bring let
them go ahead and bring them. I'll
fix hearing and it will be public,
too," said Insurance Commissioner ].
Denny O'Neil this morning when ask
ed about the attacks being made
against him and against Chief Exam
iner w. ]. Roney at Philadelphia. II
have said I have confidence in Roney
and l do not propose to allow any
attacks against my people or myself
to swerve me from this insurance
matter" Mr.. O'Neil said that he was
investigating a number of companies,
most of them in purely routine way,
and did not contemplate taking any
into court. He is preparing for the
hearing here on Monday.
Big Day in Cash.-The State Treas
ury to-day received almost three-quar-
ters of a million dollars before it had
been open an hour. The Pennsylvania
railroad paid S465, 200 as tax on loans
and the Northern Central $182,000.
Yesterday almost 100000 was receiv-
ed in taxes. The fiscal year ends in a
week.
3OO-Yard Haul. - The David Berg
Distilling Company, of Philadelphia,
to-day brought a complaint before the
Public Service Commission against the
Pennsylvania railroad involving q 800
/ r1 nf
street wharf to its plant. A rate of
SO cents per net ton is declared un-
reasonable.
To Meet Tomorrow. The State
Armory Board will meet here to-mor-
row for its first session since June.