Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Ehei1ti1g Ghat


The manner in which long strings
of coal cars are being moved through
the Harrisburg, Rutherford and Enola
yards just now reminds one OF the
periods when coal was the article
most in demand in industries back in
1900 and several times in the decade
following 1t. The coal trade, which
appears to have been smitten with the
same rising tendency as other busi-
ness, is declared by railroad men and
manufacturers to be really more SER
iious than a good many people inn
agine and there Is a possibility that
some of the war-born prosperity may
be hampered materially during the
winter because the car situation Is
always worse in the cold weather than
ut any other time. 1t is worth while
to stand on the Mulberry street
manner in which the Pennsylvania
and Reading rush long trains of coal
through Harrisburg and the tremen-
dous size of the trains of empty cars
being returned. In fact the empty
cars are in as much demand as those
which are filled with the bituminous
coal which is the very base Of Ameri-
can industry. The Readings traffic
comes from West Virginia and the
Connellsville regions mostly, while the
pennsylvania is drawn over very
vide area. A visit to Enola will give
an idea of the way in which the
pennsylvania separates it's hard and
soft coal traffic because the Enola
yards handle most of the traffic from
sne oltuminous region while the
M.Horthern Central brings down the
black diamonds" There is compe-
tition in all trades but the general
pelef OF manufacturers is that the
coal trade has them all beat Many
plants nave long and favorable con-
tracts, put that does not prevent some
| jentNrnriginR
business. with that mysterious COM
modify known as spot" coal, which
may be consigned to any one, be sud
denly stored and next sent in O totally
diHerent direction. And then, too
there is always danger of the rail-
roads Communicating coal for their
needs. So that the manufacturer and
the coal agent have their own troubles
these days. although the coal men say
that the railroad people know that
some times manufacturers take coal
cars and after flooring them pile in
their own products and ship them
while blaming the coal men for tho
delay in fuel and the railroads for
shortage of cars,
Il don't think you Harrisburg
people realize what an important
manufacturing center your city has
become" said travelingman in the
| corridor of the Commonwealth on
Saturday evening. II have been going
through middle western States and
as l know something about the
TOBACCO trade, because it is not far
away from my own line, I have been
noting the brands of cigars. | have
picked out about q dozen that are
made in Harrisburg. You people do
not even know the names of the
brands Some are sold here. 1t strikes
me that it would help your town, and
the manufacturer who paws wages
here as we'll. If once in while YOU
would boost brands made in your
town. Steelton steel and Harrisburg
shoes and Elliott Fisher book type
Wrlters all tell of your community
why not your cigars made here by the
The manner in which contractors
are taking advantage of the fine
weather which now prevails and the
actiylty displayed on all building OPP
erations is worth while noting. This
FAN has been marked by better
weather than known for long time,
the number of rainy days being few
and II the old saying that the last
FRIDAY OF n month rules the next
nontn mn. as 70 weather is true there will
ne little to complain of in November.
suiiders are utilizing every hour OF
daylight and at Steelton and other
places where industrial expansion is
under way the work is going on day
ana night in order to get things pro-
ducinS promptly. The contractors for
some highway improvements have
oeen working on Sundays and YES
terday in order to rush some work
there was as much doing, at double
wages, as on weekday.
The opening of the rabbit season
In this part of the State on Wednes-
day will find the cotton tails NOT on1v
numerous in this section of the state
but out In the roads looking for the
hunters People who have been tal.0
ing automobile trips say that the
punnies have been seen scampering
close TO barns and that the farms
near Harrisburg have a good MANY
more than the farmers care for.
The crop estimates of the State De-
partment of Agriculture, If they did
not MT what happened six months
iatef, were nevertheless among the
pest made by any State and came
close TO the governments report for
accuracy. The States crop report SER
wee which has been built up since
the Stuart administration at the can
itoi is rapidly attaining point where
1t is being watched by those who are
interested in prices. The figures are
gathered by men in touch with con-
ditions in every township.