Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-02
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The banker and the farmer will
nave to be linked up closer if agricul-
lure in Pennsylvania is going to be
advanced according to views which
are expressed at the Capitol, where
more attention is being given to agri-
cultural matters now than for a long
ume Judging from the reports
which are heard here many farmers
say that they find raising steers and
seeep does not pay and that they
would be glad to try intensive farming
ana even experiments If they could
get the encouragement which they saw
the banking interests give to manu-
tacturing. Industrial incubators.
commercial organizations and busi-
nessmen's committees are known all
over the State for the promotion of
industries and every town wants TO
have payrolls. contend these men, but
aside from the railroads, which are
naturally after freight, precious little
attention is being given to the stimu-
iation of agriculture and its allied
branches. In some counties bankers
nave aided in the formation of corn
clubs and in some limited ways shown
inclination to help along farming and
stock raising and fruit raising, but TO
be frank about it, the State reports
DO not show general interest in farm
ing. Yet prices for farm produce have
gone up along with everything else
anu the prices received by some farm
ers the last ten months ought to make
investments attractive. The demands
for food are going to grow with
population and yet Pennsylvania is
raising fewer steers for market than
ten years ago. If information received
mere, is correct. Working out of a
Plan for financing the food supply
raised at home is said to be one of the
matters under consideration at the
Capitol.
Major Charles Young, who is fgur-
ing in the work of the Tenth cavalry
In the Mexican campaign, is a West
Point graduate and is we'll known to
number of Harrisburgers as he
commanded the Ninth Ohio regiment
at Camp Meade during the Spanish
war. This regiment was composed of
colored men and was one of the best
drilled in the Second army corps. 1t
was the headquarters guard during
the command of Major General Gra-
ham.
Quite a number of compliments
were given for the work of the Har-
risburg Public Library especially in
regard to the reference questions and
the expansion of the Library's work
among school children at the Library
Conference held a few days ago at
Carlisle. The meeting was held under
auspices of the State Free Library
Commission. and Miss Forney of the
Harrisburg Library staff, told how the
Library had been making a speciality
of answering questions of all sorts
telephoned to the Library by business
men, students and others, including
newspapers. The statement of the
school library work attracted general
attention.
When two intrepid youths who ven-
tured out onto the swollen Susquehan-
ma Saturday afternoon and subse-
quently did the expected, capsized and
were rescued in thrilling fashion they
centered considerable attention upon
thin wire cable that crosses from
'Hardscrabble" to Independence Is
land. 1t was this wire. now just sub
merged in the flood, which caused the
accident and later saved one of the
boys life by supporting him until
aid arrived. In summertime this wire
| is some fifteen or more feet above a
canoeist's head and is used by many
to judge their speed when drifting
down stream towards the boat liver
les. Sometimes this wire, originally
intended and still used for pulling IN
ferryboat across the stream, is used1
as an anchor by lazy canoeists. It's an
easy matter for some canoeist who
wishes to take a sunbath to toss light
rope over the wire strand, make the
ends fast to his canoe and then lay
back and doze. This plan beats an an
Echor n dozen ways, canoeists say-so
long as the proprietor of the ferry
doesn't catch you!
| Many inquiries are being made
about the corn and farm exhibition
which is to be held here next January
under State auspices and it will at
tract attention not only because of
the exhibits, but because an apple
show in the middle of winter is some
thing new. The plans are to have the
best of the corn and apples shown at
the fairs throughout the State ex-
hibited with classifications which will
insure the widest competition and to
have the apples placed in cold storage
after they are shown this year. This
idea has been generally favored by
men familiar with such produce.
DR.. James A. Dale, of York, who
was here yesterday to attend a meet
ing of the Meade Memorial Commits
sion, is a former legislator and is
active in banking and business affairs
in York. He was formerly on the
State Fisheries Commission.