Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-22

Il IN Hnn6SkI ing depended upon
III kEtSk1kSASEfE more and more for
h4l3IMMlqITWEE E the milk supply of
Efr8gGUS0WGz Philadelphia is in
HGa dicated by the re-
SEEzlacSs7sss ;lsassilEaEH port of the Tri-
State commission
named by the governors of Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Delaware to
study the conditions attending the ad-
vance in the price of milk. This
commission, of which g. E. Carothers,
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. was
chairman, made most exhaustive
study of the whole subject and had
the services of some of the best posted
experts in the three States, notably
men connected with the University or
Pennsylvania and State College.
The report was made to the Cover
nor and demonstrates that in it's de-
mand for milk Philadelphia is reach
ing out beyond the 100-mile limit and
with this in mind the commission
examined farmers from as far away
as Blair county. 1t was found that
Philadelphia gets half its milk from
a distance of fifty miles or over,
which means that both that city and
New York and Baltimore are draw
ing from the central part of PennSyl-
vania because the northern as well as
the southern tier are great dairy
regions.
The commission holds that the cost
of producing milk can be reduced by
cooperation and scientific methods;
that milk distribution should be made
public utility business, that publicity
should be used to insure a steady sup
ply; that the surplus product in GER
tain months can be used to better adj
vantage; that there should be more
attention to grading;' greater effort to
encourage manufacture of cheese, ice
cream, butter, etc, and that there
should be State dairy inspection un-
der the State Livestock Sanitary
Board with a dollar license for every
one engaged in the milk business.
More Agencies. - Probably ten ad-
ditional State employment agencies
will be opened in cities and boroughs
of the State this winter through CO.
operation of chambers of commerce
of various places with the State EN-
ployment Bureau according to an an
nouncement made here to-day. The
first was established to-day by the
Chamber of Commerce at Phillips
burg and another will be opened on
Wednesday at HaZleton when Direc-
tor Jacob Lightner will meet with
representatives from Wilkes Barre,
Scranton, Pittston, Pottsville and Will
Transport, Dubois, Lancaster and
Coatesville will have agencies by CO.
operation of their commercial OF gan
i2ations.
Big Gain In Sheep. - Pennsylvania
succeeded in overcoming an annual
decline in the number of sheep on its
farms and in gaining 5000 head over
the figures of 1915 during the year
just closed according to the State De-
partment of Agriculture, which be-
gan q campaign to increase the num-
ber of sheep through cooperation
with farmers, bankers, wool mer-
oh r11a fn at la OF
spring. 1t is estimated there are now
S12, 900 sheep on farms in the State.
Washington and Greene, the two big
sheep counties gained four per cent,
Wyoming six per cent; Della
ware with the following show
ing gains i'll smaller amount; Blair,
Bradford, Chester, Cleartield. Dau-
phin, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Indiana,
Juniata, Lancaster, Mercer, Mont
gomery, Potter, Snyder, Union, Ven
ango and Warren. The State bought
most of the new sheep in other
States and there has been gain in
value within year of from $3.50 to
50 per head
Board to Mcct.-Members of the
State Compensation Board will meet
here during the week and u number
of decisions will be announced The
board will hold number of sessions
in other sections of the state during
the next six weeks.
Norristown Away Up.-The official
population of Norristown is now given
as POTTS, which makes it the largest
borough in the state.
Soldier Has Meningitis.-The State
Department of Health has taken
charge of the case of spinal menin-
gifts which occurred at Bradford.
! The patient is a member of Com
pany G, Sixteenth Regiment which
| just returned from the border.
Opens Oniccs.-Insurance Commits
sioner O'Neil announced last night
that he would have bureaus of in
formation at his Pittsburgh, Harris
burg and Philadelphia Offices
Ruling on subscriptions. An
opinion was to-day given to the State
Department of Banking by Deputy
Attorney General Kun that ii fifty
per cent. of the capitol subscribed for
banking association under the act
of 1876 has been paid in the associa-
tion can be incorporated to commence
business Notwithstanding the fact that
some of the subscribers have not paid
fifty per cent. of their subscriptions.
Sabbath Breakers Fined. - Alder
man Samuel b. Carr, of Pittsburgh,
to-day sent State Treasurer Young
$500 as collections OF fines for "cn-
gaging in worldly employment on the
Sabbath" in Pittsburgh. He set forth
that fines of S25 each were imposed
on information of c. a. Bell charging
various occupations engaged in on
Sunday. 1t was the largest payment
of the kind ever made.
Public Service. - The Public Serv-
ice Commission held several applica-
tions for approval of contracts to-day
and then went into executive ses-
sion to dispose of cases heard last
week. The argument in the objections
to the Pennsylvania Railroads pro-
posed tariff t ofurnish cars only TO
coal operators loading from tipples
has been announced for O'Clock to-
morrow
MIR. Garvin Ill. - Chief Clerk
Thomas II. Garvin, of the House, is
i'll at his home in Delaware county
and may not be here tonight for the
meeting of the House.
Congressman Here. - Congressman
John r. Farr, of Scranton, was among
the visitors to the Capitol to-day.