Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
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nal arbor day be made the occasion
for planting trees along the state (
highways and that If his idea should
be popular that people plant cherry
OF apple trees falls in line with an
ora habit in Dauphin and Cumber-
iahd counties and one which for
years was popular in Perry. There
are many roads in the three counties
winch are bordered by cherry trees,
although the locust is the favorite
tree for lining the roads because it
combines good lines, shade and wood
value in spite of the popular relief
that locust trees have a propensity
for drawing thunderbolts. The pop-
lar has been used to a certain extent.
However in many sections of the
fhree counties there are roads which
are bordered by cherry trees, some
Tor quite distance from farm
houses, although of late years be-
cause of the depredations of "city
fellers'' who go out into the country
on Sundays fruit tree planting alonr
roads has not been encouraging.
Ihere are some sections which have
apple trees along the roads near
1armsteads, but they suffer worse
from visitors than cherries. Most of
the chestnut trees that used to bor-
der country lanes in this part of the
state have been clubbed into un-
sightliness and very, very few such
trees have been planted anywhere
near road lately. The same is true
of walnuts which used to be a ia
Norlte tree along roads in some parts
or lower Dauphin county. The sugar
maple and red oak will be more
popular for planting for shade in
this section than fruit or nut trees
which have to be watched too close
ly. 1t may be added that while farm
ers are not enthusiastic about the
choice of fruit or nut trees to line
roads a number spoken to about the
ONeil suggestion are very much IN
accord with the Commissioners
thought to get the roads shaded and
there will be planting of trees this
fall in a number of places.
1t is not generally known that the
| reason the movement of drafted men
TO the three camps last month was
so successful was because it had
| been planned out weeks in advance
by the most experienced men in the
! passenger service of the railroads
and II by the same token the second
movement, to start Saturday, IS
| also successful it will be for like
cause. Before the first movement
was ended the railroad men who
| have been handling the transporta-
! tlon schedules here under direction
of c. w. Crowther, of the Pennsylva-
MAS service, We're working on plans
| for the second and sitting up late at
| night at it. The public does not know
! that for every district, and there
are 282, there is q separate schedule
worked out with the time of each
! shipment at each place set down to-
| gether with train connections, meal
| tickets and all other details. On
the occasion of the first shipment
there were districts which sent more
men than called for and others
which were away short. At least one
| Philadelphia district did not send
! any men and some in Lackawanna
| and other counties were short, la
mentally short. These deficiencies
were due to delays on the part of
local and district boards, which it 10
now endeavoring to prevent on the
second movement. When the first
| trains left there were extra men Of
| fered in order to overcome shortages
with the result that the accommoda-
tions provided were inadequate. The
railroad men took cars off regular
! trains and sent the drafted men on,
each one given seat, while the pub
lie that was accustomed to travel on
the trains, kicked, then grinned, and
then stood all the way home.
CAPTAIN John w. Morrison, the
| deputy commissioner of banking,
who is one of the commissioners for
| the states participation in the Vicks-
burg celebration, is home with an
| interesting account of the way the
! Mississippi town proposes to honor
| the visitors. There will be notable
programs and the southern people
will make the men from the North
| feel at home, a striking illustration
of the way the war feelings have been
obliterated. Pennsylvania had a
number of famous regiments in the
battles at the town and will send a
big delegation from this state to take
part in the ceremonies.
Colonel Harry c. Trexler, Quarter
master General of the National
Guard, the other day received a COM
pliment that made up for the valu-
able time he has given to Uncle
Sam. The Colonel is one of the busi-
ness magnates of the state, but for
sock everything to handle the job of
caring for the Guardsmen when call
ed to service. Accompanied by Act
ing Adjutant General Beary he visit
ed Governors Island the other day
and was told by one of the higher
officers that it was evident that some
one with business ideas was looking
after the equipment and care for
the Keystone State Guardsmen. In
fact, the officer waxed enthusiastic
in praise of the way Pennsylvania
things had been handled, especially
as some states were not as fortunate
as the Keystone. AS the Colonel
was the man behind the system that
got the unexpected praise, all he
could do was smile occasionally.
Saturdays golf match at the new
links of the Country Club of Harris
burg between the golfers of the Lam
caster Country Club and the Harris
burgers, developed some unusual golf
as not only were extra holes played,
but the scores were very low. Rob-
ert McCreath, of this city, made sew
enty-three and James S. Locher, who
played against him. had seventy
eight.