Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-22
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vision and watch the trains go
First you will see a fast express
past you. This train will be made
of all sleeping cars, and two
more freight cars. Hauling frei
on a fast passenger train is r
feature since the war broke out
must be done in order to keep I'd
with Uncle Sam. Those freight d
carry valuable government st
ments. Next comes q freight trd
mostly gondola cars on which
large shipments boxed up. Therd
nothing on them to indicate VIII
| these big boxes are going. The r
road company knows and all
trainmen must do is to see that tn
is no delay in getting the train
the various terminals. While /
are watching this long train of 10
ed cars a fast train brushes by
the main passenger track. 1t II
preference freight. There are pr
ably twenty or more refrigera*
cars. Do they all contain perisha
freight? Not all of them. Cars
scarce these days, and every
available is pressed into serN
when a government shipment is
stake. This big rush of war
driven many shipments to the
press companies. Just now they
shipping anything and everything
express, in order to make time.
other day a chemical fire eng
passed through Harrisburg as
express shipment. That engine
to be delivered at q certain time,
1t was impossible to fulfill the c
tract by sending it by freight.
Gently part of a contract from
western munition plant was sch
uled for delivery at a seaport wit
twenty-four hours. No passen
crew was available at one of
terminals. A passenger engine
ordered out to haul the train, an
freight crew placed in charge.
cabin car was attached and the II
came to the Pennsylvania railr
station just like a regular passen
train. Similar activity is in evideI
on other lines.
Cabbage appears to be the VI
table most in demand in the 81
judging from the number of
quiries being made at the State CT
tol as to how to get it in large |
| O"lilS W lllS pdlI ldlluIc VI
crop in the "sauerkraut" belt
Pennsylvania last year and the eIA
nous demand that grew up beca|
of the war many people set d
kyoung cabbage this year but did
take proper care of it and the d
bage worms and insect pests did
rest. Consequently there have d
heavy orders given and many
quiries for carload lots have cd
to State departments which are'
touch with the farmers. EverybI
seems to have potatoes on the OF
hand.
Considerable speculation is bd
indulged in by State officials
others who have been following
operation of the selectiVe service
whether the district boards of
State will be able to get certified
time the forty per cent. of drai
men from Pennsylvania who ard
start for the mobilization camps|
or about October 3. The local boa|
which have to examine and
upon the men, will complete Il
forwarding of the first men called
morrow and 1t will take some q
to finish up the details attache|
moving over $4,000 men from Il
homes to three camps. The md
ment which will end tomorrow
complete forty-five per cent. of til
going to Camp Meade and smaI
percentages to Camps Lee and SH
man. The next call is to be fd
per cent. and the railroads h
worked out their schedules for
movement.
Golf has again become the off1|
game of the State government
there are more people divert
themselves on one of the three lii
about Harrisburg when hours
over at the Capitol than ever KIND
before. Ex-Governor John K. Tel
popularized golf with people on Cl
itol Hill because he became
votee of the driver and putter in
first year and played at every
portunity, but when he went OUT
office people on the Hill sort
dropped the game. Governor Bru
baugh showed himself a golf fieI
but as he did not join in matches
game did not become official. II
spring he spent every afternd
when in Harrisburg on the III
and this summer the attaches t|
to golf again in earnest. Now thI
are golf "bugs" in every departm
and the Governor has been trying
the new links of the Harrisb1
Country Club, where a number
State officials have taken up
game.
This has been one of the wa
summers for grasshoppers and cri'
cts known in years in the SOUTH
counties of Pennsylvania, accord
TO reports coming to the State
partment of Agriculture. The
sects have been destroying vegetat
and farmers are almost at their W
ends in some of the counties to ell
mate the hoppers. Those who hi
turkeys and other fowls have turf
them into the fields, but the bi
have been getting indigestion fr
working overtime. All sorts or rer
dies have been suggested IN lett
to the department as every fresh 0
break of insect pests causes peo
to rack their brains for means
find out ways to get rid OF the
Hence the active correspondents.
representative Charles Walter.
Cham bersburg, who was here vest
day. looked after matters In conn
tion with the freeing of some tn
mixes in the Cumberland Valley.
want to see the day when the val
won't have q tollgate and l tn
II is coming pretty soon," said he