Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-19
'Ehrntng Gl1at

One Of the things that the war has
speeded up in Harrisburg that the
average man does not realize is mes
sages, just plain kilograms. The
State capital has always been a great
place for messages to arrive and to
depart, much of it being due to the
State Capitol, but it is not too much
to say that war has added a fifth to
the business being done. The
amount of official messages handled
here is something appalling and the
messengers have gone to and from
the Capitol with as high as fifty mes
sages on one trip. Much of this
business, naturally, is United States
government business, but there has
been a great jump in the amount of
State business handled over the wires
that pass through this city in the
two great trunk systems. Then, too,
business here, industrial and finan-
cial, has been growing since the war
began and it has contributed to the
general growth of telegraphic mes
sages. When it is considered that
there are many telephone messages,
/ too, and that war has brought its in
crease to that line one commences to
think about what an important place
ond state in the American galaxy. In
the telegraph offices the messages
are made into bales at night and the
number of them is astonishing. Sim
| ilarly the records of long distance
messages handled is quite plethoris
compared to what they were a year
or so ago..
Governor Brumbaugh's mai fs
something else that has grown. The
Governor has had the record for
mail. He has had more, coming in
and going out than any other goVer-
nor, possibly more than any two gov
ernors The legislative session in
, creased his correspondence. but the
outbreak of war and the preparation
of the safety and defense plan
| doubled it. The Governor tries to
read most of the letters that come to
| him when he is not working on bills.
| However, If he does not read the
letters he keeps pretty good run on
his mail and knows what is going on.
The Executive Department postage
bill is the largest on the Hill now
because 1t is the rule to answer every
letter.
Among the visitors to the State
Capitol this week was John Hamil-
ton, of State College. former Secre-
.tary of Agriculture. Mr.. Hamilton
was here with his grandsons to see
the new State Capitol and met a
number of friends while here.
Lieutenant Governor Frank B. Nc
| Claim, who was here yesterday, said
that he was one man who visited the
Hill who did not want anything. He
| came to attend to business at the
| departments and to attend a meet
ing of the State Defense Commission
| in which he says he holds moro
offices than the other members COM
bined.
Announcement of the appointment
of DIR. ]. T. Rothrock, of West Ches-
| ter, to the State Forestry Commits
| sion, will be received with pleasure
all oyer the state as the doctor is
| the Father. of Pennsylvania Fores-
try" and his selection to be men,
Der of the board which he long hon.
ored will bring to it long experience
and expert knowledge. DR., Rothrock
was the first Commissioner of For
/ estry and after he resigned, became
a member of the commission. He re-
linquished the work some years ago
but the Governor has persuaded him
| to take it up dgain in an advisory
way. DIR. Rothrock will give atten-
| IlOH 10 JIlC ISScINSS, Ill
which the late S. B. Elliott, long hiss
colleague on the commission, was
especially interested.
|
When it comes down to working
a garden in a driving rain it means
that the gardener is interested and
that he is going to get all there is
to be had. Last evening, in spite of
the rain which fell between 6 and 8,
there were people out welding hoes
| and working away at the weeds in
war gardens" all over the city. If
| the gardens are success this year
the way people will go at it next year
will be well worth watching.
|
1t might be added that a good
many housewives expect their gar
dens to bring forth their increase
this year because the demand for
jars for preserving in Harrisburg is
something tremendous There have
been more jars sold in this city than
ever known before and the stores
| handling them have been compelled
| to replenish their stocks again and