Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
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most expert salesmen on Capitol HILL
Inc secretary has been busy for
weeks getting farmers and those de-
siring to plant gardens into touch
WIN persons who have seed potatoes
W sci! ana not long ago bought q
part Oh trainload of potatoes, which
we're sold at cost, the State figuring
n n Ine transaction only as the mid.
oleman, but setting a precedent tby
not charging anything, The denart-
! ment has also been securing for
farmers and those about to start out
| raising garden sass largo ouan-
utles or seed navy beans, thousands
OF pushels of buckwheat. many bush
els OF potatoes, no end to tomato,
sweet potato. caulifower, cabbage
and other plants, some artichokes.
numerous free settings of eggs. some-
thing like 1900 young chicks and a
! miscellaneous assortment of seeds.
cuttings, slips and the like to stimu-
| late agriculture and horticulture. The
| otner day the secretary sold two
| helters while walking through one of
the legislative halls and inquiries are
oeing made as to whether he can not
| supply some shoats. It's a great life
encouraging agriculture and the only
danger is that when the people find
out that he locates the seed material
and puts people into touch without
!
a run as will swamp the department.
Members of section F of the sopho-
more class of theATechnical high schoo
more class of the Technical high school
have Just issued the commencement
number of their Bimonthly Review.
II has been dedicated to Professor
Percy L. Grubb, of the faculty. The
book is entirely the product of the
staff. All printing was done by hand
ana the photographs were pasted on
| the pages. 1t contains twenty-one
pages, including editorial, alumni,
humorous sayings and advertising
| sections Frank Shaffner, editor-in-
chief, had charge of the printing;
the other members of the staff are:
Park Weaver, business manager; c.
l. Israel, associate editor; Paul Shank,
sectional drifts: Russell Winemiller.
literary; r. Shader, advertisements.
Several pages have been devoted to
pictures of the recent patriotic parade
and the scholastic track meet. A
| large picture of President Wilson Ia
also a feature as we'll as an appeal to
buy Liberty bonds The literary de-
partment of the paper is the best at
traction in the book. The wit and
humor of the staff is displayed in the
skits about the members of the Sec
ton and in addition to the humorous
|,
in the same manner. The students
plan to continue the publication OF
the paper next year and make it the
nearest competitor to the Tech
Taller, the official school publication.
Very few of the farmers of Dau-
phin county have as much help an
they would like to have and really
need. But very few, despite the Ia
Dor shortage, have taken advantage
of the schoolboy voluneers. Trained
hands familiar with farm work arc
5 necessary, the farmers say, and the
experience of one man who lost 100
tomato plants at the hands OF
schoolboy whom he had hired to
pull weeds, is cited as a reason why
it does not pay to hire greenhands.
York county strawberries are just
l now coming into their prime. Old
High Cost of Living" has had little
effect on them. The prices are about
the same as in former years and the
quality, if that is possible, Is finer.
=, This is largely because the farmers
sell this crop direct to the con-
sumer very few of them dealing
through the middlemen who add
2 the big profits. This is taken as
proof by many who have observed
the situation, that If the farmer
were able to get along without tho
middleman he would be contenG
=. with a reasonable profit and the con-
' sumer would get the benefit. 1t is
a fact that when the farmer him
self makes the price it is nearly al
ways reasonable, but when butter,
eggs. flour and the like are priced
by middlemen in Chicago and other
big centers, the cost to the consum-
er is invariably high.
Being a volunteer guide is one
of the great stunts about the Capitol
these days. This is the time when
visitors are thickest about the state
House and the regular guides not
only have their hands full but are
apt to have large parties ana TO give
much detailed information. 30 every
now and then Ed Braceland, the
man who never sleeps, takes a party
around the legislative halls and oc-
casionally members of the Leglsla-
tnre trv their hand. Some OF them
have the features of the oullolns
down pat and can even explain the
j Abbey paintings in the nall Oh inc
Representatives.
l Robert V. Massey, the new general
sunerintendent of the PennsylVanla'
eurceeding the late George w.
Creighton, is we'll known to many
Harrisburgegs as he was for some
time Stationed near this city. soon
after graduating from 4aie aT3ein ne wn1 snd
named as supervisor at Mllllln anu II
held other places near here. He
n;sited meit this city. NJ. w. Clement,
Who becomes head of the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk division. is
a son of Major General G. NJ; ClemI laI
emf commander of the Natonal
Guard.
rx-Mavor Ira w. Stratton, OF
padine Who was here yesterday, is
tsEing an active part in the various
nians I ans for city improvements under
wav in that city, especially the grade
crossing problems.