Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-07
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made that all occupants of buildings
in the Capitol Park extension, except
branches of the State government,
must vacate on April 1, 1t is probable
that it will be well into next fall be-
fore they will all be able to get out.
This is due to the difficulties they are
experiencing i'm building new establish
ments and the Commonwealth Of
| hcials are disposed to be very lenient
in the matter and to permit occupancy
as long as practicable. This is es-
| pecially so of the religious organ
iZations. The industries have about
completed their arrangements for new
plants and there will be no difficulty
on that score Just what will be done
about the buildings now used by
branches of the government or en-
ployed for laboratory, garage and stor-
age purposes no one can say. The
plans for the development of the park
extension will not be completed for
months and the work contemplated
under them will hardly start until next
year. The Board of Public Grounds
and Buildings will have to provide new
places for the officials quartered in the
extension and it will be quite an eX-
pensive undertaking. One of the suG
gestions is for the State to buy some
/ land in the district near the arsenal or
1 some other section of the city which
has not been developed and construct
buildings for laboratory, storage and
garage use. The big warehouse for
merly owned by the Harrisburg Stor-
age Company is being utilized as is the
Gordon building, while the Governor
Troop has an armory and also thirty
two government horses which must be
taken care of. The problem of re
adjusting the States end of the park
extension will be q serious one, say
people at the Capitol. In regard to
the improvement of the park it is be-
lieved that the preliminary estimates
will be in hand in time for an item
to be incorporated in the general ap-
preparation bill.
The display of flags about the city
reminds one of the manner in which
Harrisburg showed its patriotism in
the early days of the Spanish War.
On that occasion flags were hung out
all over the city and only the inclement
weather has prevented a profuse dis
play at present. AS it is there have
been numerous inquiries made at stores
as to the price of good, stout flags
feature of preparedness which the
average person does not realize Is
under way.
OF all the disconsolate persons to be
seen about about the capitGl attne the boomers boo ths
worst. They are here in the usual
strength, but they cannot get next to
the policy of this session, and they
come here week after week and sit
around waiting for something to hap
pen to their bills, if they are in hand,
or looking for the opportune time to
put them in. Some of them complain
that the people behind them are COM
mencing to be critical of the cost OF
, living in Harrisburg and that while
/ they love the city they are not much
impressed with it as summer resort.
There are several committees which
t have been sending men here ever since
the session started to look after legis-
lation and what they want to fight has
II not appeared and what they advocate
! has not come out of committees. Some
of these men had hopes of being able
to cut wider swath, but they picked
| the wrong side and have had to look
on instead of being factors and men
) consulted on many matters of pro-
cedure.
/, Harrisburg will have a distinguished
company of people here next Monday
night, when the Oakley paintings in
: the Senate chamber will be unveiled
) and accepted on the part of the State.
The invitation list contains the names
of many well-known persons and quite
q few of them will be here. The occa-
sion is to be a formal affair and the
unveilng will add much to the i'm
portance of the Capitol as an art
center. The handsome notices which
accompany the mural decorations have
been put into place since the paintings
were Veiled and have aroused much
interest as to the artists conception
of the subjects.
Dealers in automobile accessories
say that they have pretty nearly sold
out their supplies of automobile COW
eringS. especially those for the protec-
ton of persons riding in cars. These
curtains have been snapped up since
the weather turned so cold because the
owners put off the buying and as a
consequence there have been hurry
orders which have kept people step
ping. The weather this week has been
of the kind TO make riding anything
but q pleasure unless there was pro-
lection Other items which have been
bought pretty freely are automobile
blankets and coverings for radiators,
Speaking OF automobiles, there are
some operators of jitneys in Harris
burg who have been trying various
signs that can be readily told. Some
have elaborate affairs which are hard
to read and others have just one word.
The fancy ideas of last summer have
disappeared. One man has solved the
problem of a short name. He has
placed on the front of his windshield
the abbreviation
JIT
Just exactly what crows would find
in the way of provender in the river
side parks is hard to realize. This
morning there were probably a dozen
i'm Harris Park and another bunch in
the park near Walnut street. The
crowds solemnly stalked up and down,
Ia. Il nv,I n1r
ing longingly at houses where break
fast was probably being served at the