Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
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Il wonder" said man who has
studied Pennsylvania all his life and
who Is keenly interested in publio
Utility matters of all kinds in more
ways than one. IF they will have to-
revive the waterways and how they
will do It." We were Standing along
the river above the city and the
lines of the old Pennsylvania canal
were to be seen stretching away. the
luxuriant foliage of the trees which
have grown up in the bed of the wa<
terway marking the course as far as
a bend in the Susquehanna. eff tha
freight rates keep going up. il goverp~
ment and business demands force the
railroads to keep on advancing the
price for hauling we will have to turn
to the waterways, but when we turn
we will find that with few exceptions
the railroads have them,'' he contin-
ued. Then. the railroads will find
that they will need them and that it
was poor business to put the canals
out of business. The result will be.
In my opinion, that there will be some
sort of development of streams like
this Susquehanna of yours Don't
make fun of it. Do you realize that it
is not going to be so hard to make a.
channel for light draft boats and
that with the continued Improvement
of the motor, its decrease in size and
increase in power, that there will be
an opening for commercial boating
along the river. Your city has shown
what can be done for improvement
of the esthetic side of a river front.
] have seen what German cities have
done to rivers on the trade side. Now
| would hate to see anything happen
to detract from that splendid improves
ment OF your river front, but If you
can bulld dams as a municipality to
get water for the pleasure and ap-
pearance side of 1t what is there to
prevent city or county building
dams for waterway purposes? Now
Just you think how freight rates have
gone up in the last few years and what
Is in store. Then look at your river
and think again for what compara-
lively small sum, considering the mag
nitude of the trade. it would take for
channel for motor barges. Only
look out that the railroads do not do
1t first. They are facing some big
problems and they doubtless are
thinking about waterways to take
care of traffic whose shippers will not
be able to pay the freight rates which
must be asked for rail transportation
If the conditions 1 speak of ever come
the Susquehanna will come into it's
own for navigation. Sounds rather
odd. doesn't it? But you travel and
read and see what has happened in
other places"
do you know" remarked a buyer
in one of the downtown clothing stores
the other day, the man who bought
more than one suit last winter is for
tunate. 1t is next to impossible to get
good suitings at low prices and even
the higher priced goods are not nearly
Nf - nIta 4 fal. l. 4
last season. The manufacturers blame
1t on the war and since the war seems
to be good thing to blame most any
old thing on, it's more than likely
that the wars what has raised the
price of wool. Another funny thing"
he went on, is that nearly every man
Fe talked with about his Fall
cfething tells me he needs new over-
coat. Most years a large percentage
of men expect to depend upon the old
one"
Some of the reports coming from
Ell Paso about the conduct of the
Pennsylvania troops are funny and
yesterday some men from various
parts of the State were talking about
well ll-behaved men in camp. A west
ern man and a Harrisburg man were
Dragging when another pulled out the
record of arrests in the Pennsylvania
the Eighteenth, Pittsburgh regi-
ment, had 60, the Sixth had As, the
First Artillery 27, and the Eighth, 21.
The First, Second and Third, all
Philadelphia regiments, had nineteen.
eighteen and eight respectively. The
cavalry and Fourth infantry were the
best behaved say the dispatches.
1t will not be very long until foot
ball will come into it's own and once
again the gridiron will resound with
the yells of students from Tech, Cen
trail and Steelton. While there is no
school, nevertheless the squads are
busy every afternoon and the teams
will be in better shape than usual be-
cause of the greater opportunity which
has been afforded for practice, so the
sporting editor opines.
Ex-Judge Ellis L. Orvis, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Senator, who was
here yesterday for notification was
formerly on the bench in Center coun-
ty. He has sat in court trials here
several times.