Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-13

sportsmen these resolutions, it is ex-
pected, will be endorsed as an express
sion of the united sentiment of Har-
risburgs hundreds of lovers of river
sports and others who have the de-
Nelopment of the Susquehanna basin
at heart.
Ask Council for $1,000
In addition to asking for annual ap-
preparations for maintaining and i'm
proving the "hasin,' the resolutions
request Council TO ask 81 900 for hold
ing carnival this summer.
No date for the big event has been
dehnltely decided upon, but it is ex-
pected that Labor Day, September 4,
the usual time. will be selected.
Harrisburg navy of the Susque-
mamma has grown wonderfully dur
ing the last few years and to-day it
is figured that there are between 400
and 500 owners of one kind of craft or
another who use the river in this Sec
ton. incidentally the orders that have
already been placed for canoes and
motorboats indicate a further SWELL
ing of the f1otillas.
High water and the unfavora BILE
weather this Spring and early summer
dampened the ardor of the river en-
thusiasts more or less. but the advent
of the type the weather man is now
handing out has brought out the boat
men in huge fleets.
To organize Navy"
To reach each by individual notice
is almost an impossibility and the
committee last, evenig decided to ash
the cooperation of the newspaper.
| and the owners of the larger boat
| pavilions to get the word" round tc
the interested ones. Notices of the
| meeting Will be posted at the pavilions
! At Monday evenings meeting tn,
navy" II is expected. Will organize b,
electinG officers, fixing regular time
/ and place of meeting, etc. Here arr
I the resolutions. framed by subcom
mittee, consisting of Ira Kinder
I Thomas NJ. Kelker and Martin Keet
and adopted by the aquatic sport
committee last evening:
The Resolutions
Whereas the Susquehanna river
! basin, because of its wonderful
scenic setting and unsurpassed
facilities for boating and other
aquatic sports. is ALI growing
asset in Harrlsburgs development
of the City Beautiful plan, and
Whereas the Improvement of
the Susquehanna basin can only
be brought about by an expendi-
ture of funds sufficient to provide
proper boat channels, for boat
houses and bathing beach facili-
ties, maintained and supervised by
the municipality, and for holding
at stated periods such water car
nivals or pageants of character
commensurate with the place Har-
risburg enjoys among the leading
cities of the country, and
| Whereas the needs of the COM
munity generally and the thou
sands of lovers and patrons of
river sports particularly should
have annual recognition of the
possibilities of the Susquehanna
by means OF suitable pageants,
carnivais and similar water demon
strations, therefore be it
Resolved. That it is the united
sentiment of Harrisburg's canoe
lists. motorboat. men and others
interested in aquatic sports that
City Council be requested to set
aside each year a certain appro-
priation for carrying on such car
nivals. pageants or similar demon
strations as may be agreed upon,
and be it further
Resolved. That Council be re-
quested to set aside $1,000, or so
much thereof as may be neces-
sary, for the purpose of conduct
ing the first annual river carnival
or pageant during the summer of
1916.