Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19

panies, forty water companies and a
number of other corporations have
been invited to send Representatives
The organization to be formed will be
along the lines of those established in
Monroe, Center and Mexican counties
A statement issued by the chief
forest fire warden of the Department
of Forestry estimates that the pro-
posed organization would give syste-
matte protection against forest fires
for over half million acres of forest
land, including Schuylkill and parts
of Berks, Dauphin, Carbon, LuZerne,
Columbia, Lehigh, Lebanon and
northumberland counties. The State
would pay half of the cost and the
system would embrace twenty fire
towers with telephone connections, OBJ
servers and patrolmen and equipment
for fire fighting. The organization
would be one of the largest of the
kind in the country and provide pro-
lection for forests along streams sup
plying water for millions of people,
The Department of Forestry has an
nounced q gift of $1,000 for prelimi-
nary expenses.
Armory nspection-Armory inspec-
ton of the First Cavalry regiment of
the National Guard will be started
during this week, the Headquarters
being listed for inspection at Philadel-
phia on February 81. Inspection of
the Fourth, Tenth, Sixteenth and Eigh-
teenth infantry regiments and sani-
tary troops has been in progress as
well as some of Philadelphia COM
mands. The Governors Troop will be
inspected March 2.
PizZimenti Case Up-The case of
Bruno Pizzimenti, who was compelled
to serve out a second degree sentence
for murder, imposed in this county
because of trouble into which he got
during his parole, is asking pardon
again. His case will be heard We'd
nesday.
State Gets Coal-The States Pub
lie Service Commission secured coal
the other evening to enable the Kutz-
town State normal school to keep go
ing. Its local supply gave out and
the commission being appealed to. sent
word to the Reading Railway, which
promptly sent in. two cars.
Asking For Bids-The state High
way Department is asking bids for
the crushed stone for the improve
ment of State road No. 2S6 in Blair
and Huntingdon counties. They will
be opened on February 26.
Gas Company has given notice of an
issue of $4,000 of bonds to reimburse
the Harrisburg Gas Company for ad-
ditions made to the company prop
erty last year; the Harrisburg Gas
Company of $11, 900 for improvements
and the Lykens Valley Light and
Power Company of $4S,000 for var
ious acquisitions and improvements.
The Carlisle Water and Gas Com
pany has filed notice of increase of
$34,500 of debt for improvements and
the York Railways of $4,000.
Bide Opened-This was bid opening
day at the State Highway Department
for stone for roads and numerous
firms presented tenders. 1t will take
and make awards.
To Speak I'm Ohio-State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, N. C.
Schaeffer, will make the Washington's
Birthday address at the Western Col
lege for Women, at Oxford, Ohio.
Big Increases-Among the big in
creases of stock filed at the Capitol
are Standard Seamless Tube Co., of
Pittsburgh, in which w. C. Fownes,
well known here, is interested which
increased from S1,20O,0O0 to ST.
100000 and the Pittsburgh Screw and
Bolt Co., of Pittsburgh, 100000 to
SO. 3.0O0,0 900.
interested in Company-Represen-
tative j. j. Dean and ex-senator c.. r.
weingartner, of New Castle, are in
terested in the newly-incorporated
Public Service Land Company, of New
Castle.
Loaf Bill Ready-The bill to fix
standard of sixteen ounces for a loaf
of bread in Pennsylvania, is to be pre-
sented to the Legislature this week.
1t is backed by Chief James Sweeney,
of the RnraDI Of Standards