Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
Eur.ttttg Gl1at


the war has brought to the State
Capitol has been a notable increased
in the requests for expert informa.
ton about finds of minerals of var4
ious kinds. Pennsylvania is noted
for its mineral wealth and people at
the Capitol declare that there are al
couple of hundreds OF varieties. in
Guiding gold, silver and other pre-
cious metals, some very valuable for
chemical purposes, but in such small
quantities as not to pay for working
them. The deposits are nearly all
well located and theirvalue appraised.
Since the war industrial activity in
| cident upon the war began there
have been all sorts of reports of min
erals received at the Capitol with re-
quests for information as to their
worth and whether the State could
have any use for them. Numerous
| outcroppings of coal have been
sampled and any number of speci-
mems of iron ore have come here
with requests for reports on what 1t
| contains.
Enactment of legislation which
will enable the State to cooperate
with boroughs and counties in the
construction of State highways where
they pass through smaller municipal
| ltles Is expected to result in better~
ment or many streets in boroughs.
The condition of highways in bor-
oughs which are in effect part of
State road routes has been a proli-
nc cause of complaint at the Capt.
tol, but the new laws offer a way
whereby the State can help improve
them. Several engagements have
been made here by officials of
counties and boroughs who wish to
get things started for construction
this fall. Unfortunately the high price
of materials and labor is holding
back State construction on main
highways.
William T. Hildrup. of the Har-
risburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
works, remarked yesterday afternoon
upon the number and variety of
automobiles whIZzing along Market
street in front of the courthouse.
There We're couple minute and
1t recalled to those who heard him
that Mr.. Hildrup had the first pleas
ure automobile in Harrisburg. Harry
re. Dodge had the first automobile,
but it was commercial and pleasure
vehicle combined, while Mr.. Hid
rup's was an electric runabout. Mr..
Hildrup also had the first limousine
in this city. The cars they use now
adays are mighty different from
those early affairs.
While not the oldest member of
| the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows in the State. the late John II.
Mcllhenny was recorded among the
early members. He was q member
of the Linglestown Lodge, his mem
bership dating back to 1868. He was
also prominent in patriotic orders
and up to a few years ago attended
fsaTr To- La ! H. al II
rlotic Sons OF America, Junior Or
der of American Mechanics and
ether organizations.
He was a member of the Harris
burg Republican club and when his
health permitted never missed a
parade in which the club partici-
pated. He believed in organization
and many young Republicans in Har-
risburg to-day became active workers
because they followed the advice of
Uncle John" McIlhenny.
Mr.. McIlhenny was reared on a
farm and said that he liked to work
on farm. He certainly liked to
talk about farms. He would often in
the course of his rides about the
country and he seemed to know al
most every road in Dauphin county
and the people who lived along il,
get out and lean over the fence
and talk about crops. He often
walked around a field with men en-
gagged in working and on more than
one occasion turned furrow for n
friend. He used to say that he had
drunk water out of more wells than
anyone in the county as when on
his drives about he would stop at
farmhouse and in the course of
talking politics with the men folks
showed his interest in fields, crops,
1. Ill.
who talks about a well in the country
has to drink out of it.
The opening up of Greece since
the deposition of King Constantine
has had an effect upon banking in
Harrisburg that the ordinary busi-
ness man would never suspect.
There are a good many Greeks in
this community and like all from
that land they save money and send
it back. When the allies had to put
the screws on Greece these men were
forced to keep their money here and
as they are thrifty and firm believers
IN banks they piled up nice accounts
in the city's banking concerns. As
soon as the blockade was lifted the
Greeks began drawing out their
money and some paid from four to
six dollars to cable 1t to Athens or
Sparta. There are a good many
from Sparta in this city and the
size of the drafts they wired under
the sea would interest more than
one man.
what are you going to do when
your tire busts and you run n dan
ger of killing son cone by trying to
run on it right on a block where the
police won't allow parking?" plaint-
lively asked IL man whose machine
had been stopped right close to one
of the police departments red mo
parking" signs in Third street.
The policeman scratched his head
and asked whether the car could not
be moved around the corner.
"All right you take It around" re-
marked the owner with rising tem-
perature.
"Oh, I guess you can stay here
until you get fixed up" said the po4
liceman.