Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07
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Several men active in the business
life of the Greater Harrisburg in
speaking about newspaper enterprise
the other evening declared that the
series of articles appearing in the
Telegraph describing the industrial
activities of the various communities
within thirty miles of this city were
the most important that had been
printed in quite a while. One man
said that they were not only valuable
because of the news they contained
but educated people to what was be-
ing made in this section of Pennsyl-
Vania, while another declared that
they stimulated business by causing
people TO note the home industries,
predicting that they would bring some
home investments Very few Harris
burgers when one comes to think
about 1t, knew that within a short dis
tance OF this city are produced many
articles of which they are unaware.
They know that we are close to u
wonderful coal field. that we have
big steel works, tin mills, shoe fac
tories and other things, but through
the Telegraph, as these men pointed
Oul, the people are learning ABOUT
what is made near the city. Hun
dreds of articles of daily use are pro-
duced within a few miles of the State
Capitol dome. Half a dozen varieties
or brooms, rubber gloves, parts for
submarines, bits of mechanism for
machine shops, locomotives, blast fur
| naceS and carpet sweepers, taps, dyes
and reamers, barrel slaves, stockings.
wheelbarrows, bricks, corn meal,
rubber collars, shoes, wooden goods.
chair seats, portions of automobiles
and complete machines from book
binding to billing are only a few OF
the things on the list that are shipped
out of Harrisburg every few days and
which are made in what we call our
home town.
1 City Engineer NJ. B. Cowden is
making collection of city directories.
To date he has every volume that has
! been issued since 1876 and he hasn't
| quit his search for any others that
may have been issued prior to that
year. The growth of the city can
not be illustrated in a better way per-
haps than by the city directories"
declared Mr.. Cowden to-day. 1T is
mighty interesting, too, to glance
| through these old books and read of
the families who used to people this
old town years and years ago. Many
of the names of to-day were equally
prominent. too, two and three score
years ago"
Chicago and Great Falls, Mont,
are all a-gog over the making of city
flags and the municipal authorities in
both towns have written to Harris
burg for some tips. Harrisburg was
among the first cities of the country
to adopt a real city flag and the story
of the flag has gone broadcast over
these United States. Most of the mu-
inequalities which write to ask about
it are enthusiastic over the design,
too. City Clerk Charles A. Miller has
had letters from Chicago and from
the Montana city within the last few
days. He has sent the inquirers all
the data he could on the subject
along with autographed cuts of Har-
risburg's flag.
Skaters in this section of the State
are criticizing the weatherman for
his lack of kindness insofar as they
are concerned. There has been skat-
ing at Wildwood only about three
days out of the winter and new Christ
mas skates are lying idly waiting for
their first trial. When the last cold
spell hit the city-and, by the way, il
lasted only two days-hundreds OF
youngsters and grownups too, called
up the Telegraph to find out how the
Ice was ana Wnen tOld that WILDWOOD
was not open to the public, bang
went more than one telephone. The
weatherman promises cold weather
} until the end of this week and if the
ponds hereabouts freeze up tight
/ enough there will be hundreds out or
} the ice Saturday night.
William Lauder, the new secretary
: of the State Industrial Board, has the
distinction of having worked undel
the monarchial and republican forms
of government. When a young MAJ
he spent year in Scotland. having re
: turned to that country after bein:
? educated In America, and was engag
ed in one of the public offices as al
accountant. Over there, they call i
: working in an office under the crown
However, he has been working in th
country for over forty-five years,
good part of the time serving as
J school director and in local offices il
addition to running a blast furnace
, and coal mines.
: Representative Samuel A. Whitake
of Chester county, who was here yes
terday to see the Governor, is th
new commander of the Phoenixvill
: battery of State artillery. MI
! Whitaker served as chairman of th
military affairs committee of th
} House four wears ago