Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
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Inc humble turnip appears to be
coming into its own in PennsvIvania
this fall according to reports which
nave been coming to the State De-
partment of Agriculture, especially
from districts near cities and the
yield this fall bids fair to be vers
neaVy. For years scant attention has
Deen paid to the turnip, but this
summer the suggestion was made
t ttat 1t should follow the early pota-
toes ana 1t was tried out in many
dlstl cts. One of the interestins
features reported on turnip rais,nS
was that 1t was Community cronf
IN several sections near Philade1nhia
acres which had been in potatoes
Deing planted with turnips. In coal
ana industrial regions increased AFT
Iention to the turnip has also been
ieported TO the State farm agents.
Oil and gas companies are com
menclng to divide honors with coal
companies in the chartering of new
corporations In PENNSYLVANIA. For
lilonths there have been more coal
cpnlpames chartered than ANYTHING
eeise' some of them having as high as
soV'OOO and 100000 capital and
some merely to buy lands underlaid
WIN coal. Lately oil and gas COM
PaHles nave been increasing, notabIy
IN the northwestern section of tho
tni s.ate' The reason given at the Capi-
tol Is that the demand for oil and
gus Tor fuel and lighting is increas-
ing SO rapidly that operations which
were not deemed profitable a few
years ago are being taken up again.
In connection with the drive being
fn
TO establish libaries at the camns All
the soldiers it was recalled by al
friend of the late Robert X. Young
VINO was conspicuous figure in theA
pupllc eye in Pennsylvania for wears
that he advocated books for wound
men In their leisure hours. Books, J"
SAID ne, are the best thing in the
world II they are the right kind and
are rlghtiy used" Mr.. Young read
,,3a eHtenSlyely .ly and wrote some himself.
his Tales of Tioga," being a book Oh
interest to Pennsylvanians. A COPY.
OF 1t was presented by Mr.. Young to1
the Harrisburg Public Library as an
appreciation of the work that insti-E
tuition is doing.
state game wardens, who are now
given authority to get after persons
they catch violating the fish and for-H
teh"o Diu lar W nave a DreItYE
busy time this winter. The forestrvz
forces have been more or less de-
pleted by the enlistments and the
llsh warden force is not adequate toI
do very much. Hence a good Bit Isl
going to fall upon the shoulders oil
the game wardens when it is con-=
sidered that they have wide territoryE
10 cover when everyone is out afterI
birds.
Speaking of birds, more quail have
been heard calling in the fields nearH
this place lately than last year andE
not even the voracious and pugnac-|
lous blackbirds have been able toE
thin out the dwellers in the hedges.
Several coveys were seen along thez
Yellow Breeches creek and the CALI
of Mr.. Bob White was heard onlyz
Sunday on the Cameron parkway.
The golfers of the Country Club
of Lancaster, who will be here Sat-I
urday to play on the new links of theI
Country Club of Harrisburg have|
been engaged in golf rivalry with the|
Harrisburg players for years. York, /
Lancaster and Harrisburg Country
Clubs have had triangular matches
for long time and have entertained
each other extensively.
OF all the bad stretches of high-I
way at the gate of the Capitol cityI
of Pennsylvania that in Derry street,
just beyond Poorhouse lane is theI
worst and unfortunately, except forI
the Riverside road, 1T is the mostI
travelled. There is very heavy travel
over this road on Sundays and tho
section within Paxtang borough isl
in scandalous condition. State andI
borough could very speedily engaged
in an agreement to improve it andI
benefit many people who travel to|
Harrisburg from Lebanon, Reading,l
Easton and Philadelphia and event
farther away
Fears of the coal shortage thisI
winter are causing people to send mi
| orders at a rate in this city and|
vicinity that has surprised the deal-|
ers. Things are bad enough in the|
trade now and If the orders keep on|
rolling in we shall have troubles of
our own to fill what has been asked
before Thanksgiving day." said onel
dealer. Some people will wait until
the last minute and then order half
| a car for delivery in half an hour"
Members of the State Board oil
Pardons, which tribunal resumes its|
consideration OF cases to-day atterl
the summer intermission, are conf
fronted with an unusual number oil
homicide cases, a condition which,
all of them dislike exceedingly. Thel
members of the Board, contrary to|
the general opinion, carefully read|
up on tie cases and some of them
involve propositions which in spiteI
of the time taken on court trials have
to be determined in an hour. Every
member of the Board of Pardons is
glad when a list comes around with
out a homicide case.
Men who are engaged in the busi-
ness of selling trees say that it is sur
prising the number of persons who
have been buying fruit trees or who
have been making inquiries with u
view of purchasing stock for next
years planting. One man who
handles considerable trade of that
sort said that his sales and pros
poets were greater than he had
known for a long time. He declared
that the food propaganda was re-
sponsible for the boom in the busi-
ness.