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

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quehanna case. At that time he set
forth the opinion that notwithstand-
ing what had been done in the past
it was against the best interest of the
State to grant patents for islands in
the large streams. The State is spend
| ing considerable money to buy back
| for forest reserves wnau was given
away years ago and the demands for
/ recreation places make it desirable
that the islands remain in public con-
| troll.
Several islands have been farmed
and others are used for picnic grounds
according to papers on file here and
the State will continue to hold them,
| the occupancy probably being given to
/ the Forestry Department to regulate
| The applications are for some islands
in the Susquehanna, Allegheny and
other streams.
To Make Improvements. - State
! Commissioner of Health Samuel G..
Dixon has issued directions to Mt.
! Union and Berwick to take steps for
improvement of present means of
sewage disposal. Improvements to
Jamestown and Wellsboro filter plants
are also required.
Fish Work Hats. - The floods of
the last week have prevented sending
out of thousands of young fish from
planned to plant this month. The
fish are all of size able TO take care
of themselves and include a number
of young trout. The demands for
trout have been unusually heavy this
Spring and proably more will be put
out than usual in spite of the weather
conditions. Extensive planting of bull
frogs will be worked out at the April
meeting of the wardens in this city
Pittsburgh Visitors. 4. w. Rob
ertson, J. w. Dunkle and Henry Har-
ris, prominent in Pittsburgh legal af-
fairs, were Capitol visitors.
Paying Hospitals. - Good sized
sums are being paid out by the State
Treasury officials for appropriations
for hospitals and other charitable OBJ
jects. The list will be cleared up this
week
Bucks on the job - The Bucks
county conservationists are certainly
on the job. They are not oniy asking
for more trees to set out in their for
ests, but have put in demands for fish
and for game.
Deer Heard From. Some of the
deer placed in state Reserves recently
have been showing tendencies TO wan
der about. Those from Carbon
county have been seen near Hazleton.
Pittsburgh Next Week. - The Pub
lie Service Commission will sit at
Pittsburgh next week. A long list of
Western Pennsylvania cases is being
prepared for consideration.
Many Lime Samples. The State
Department of Agriculture has thus
far received almost 10 samples OF
lime for which brands are to be
registered. They come under the new
law which is being enforced by the /
departments agents.
Commission Meets. The new
Agriculture Commission is meeting in I
Philadelphia to-day for discussion OF
the sheep raising industry.
Bank Call Issued.-The State Bank |
ing Department last night issued a call /
for statements from State banks, trust |
and savings institutions as /
of March 80.
Jitney Cases Go Over.-The appli- |
cation for the jitney line to run be- |
tween Mifflintown, Lewistown and /
Burnham was held over for a week by 4
the Public Service Commission yes
terday after a brief statement of the .
case by II. E. Petit, for the line. and .
James Collins Jones' for the protest I
ants. Mr.. Petit said that the protest /
ants owned a turnpike, on which they .
iitneys 10 cents a mile. The .
-Hollidaysburg line application
was not objected to.
Luncheon To-mOrrow.-The Penn
sylvania State Society will have a
number of guests tomorrow at the
round table luncheon. Governor Brum-
baugh will attend.