Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
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Governor Frank B. McClain has been
bringing to tho attention of people in
Philadelphia are an institution known
throughout Eastern Pennsylvania.
the land of plenty and the garden of
the nation, for over century. Ian
caster, naturally, has the best of
such markets and the produce dis
played in it's markets and along it's
streets is something which is worth
seeing. Reading, Lebanon. YorlS
Allentown and other central and
eastern cities of the keystone State
have them. Harrisburg has gath
cred it's farmer merchants into mar
kets, but the vicinity of Verbeke
street market offers a fine example
of what curb markets mean at q time
when there is an overflow.
Attaches Of the Department of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth
have begun preparations to certify
the 169 nominating petitions filed
for judicial and congressional can
didates to the counties where nom
! nations will be made on September
10. The certification will be made
about September 1. Before any cer-
tihcates can be made up the names
| of the candidates will have to be
checked up on the records with the
|
| er information for the ballots will
he taken off. The petitions were all
examined as to affidavits and num-
ber of signers before being ac-
cepted. AS most of the petitions filed
contained from 400 to 500 names in
stead of only the 200 required and
some candidates filed supplemental
papers bearing thousands of names
1T Is estimated that over 100000
names were entered In support of
candidates.
Plans are being considered at the
state Agricultural Department to
have the acreage for growing of
wheat and other cereals Increased in
counties where conditions are favor
able by furnishing advice in regard
to soils, weather, labor and other
conditions. There are a number of
counties and sections of counties in
the State where 1t is believed as
result of some inquiries made that
it would not be advisable to devote
many more acres to wheat but to use
the land for other grounds while it
will also be pointed out that other
counties can devote considerable
acreage to grain. There will also be
. suggestions made as to parts of the
State where land can be cleared by
use of goats and where grazing areas
can be enlarged.
Just at present it is interesting
to note that the Harrisburg plan of
borrowing money at low rate and
maintaining the right to cancel bonds
as money accumulates has given the
: city as fine reputation for financing
as 1t gave for improvements. When
County Controller Henry w. Cough,
then in charge of the city finances,
outlined his plan there were some
doubters. The steady, calendar reg
ular redemption of bonds has not at
tracted as much attention at home
| as the development of public works,
: parks, riverside improvem ent, fire
2 apparatus motorization and other
: things, but it has been something
to be proud of and the city will be
in good shape to finance the sewage
: disposal plant which the State au-
thorities have required that it es-
, tabliSh before long. In all likelihood
r this plant will be located on one of
the islands down the Susquehanna
and Steelton and the West Shore bor-
, oughs will ultimately join in it. The
State authorities, having in mind that
Harrisburg has the State Capitol and
that the park about it is to be made
proper setting for the great build
ing, are anxious to have John Har-
/ ris' city be as up to date in its sani-
t tation works as it is in other things
that give municipality rating for
progressiveness.
Announcement of the commission
I to have charge of purchase of the
: plot for the Camp Curtin memorial
and with preparing 1t for the erec-
5 ton of a monument at some future
time has attracted much attention
all over the State and there are
. many inquiries being made by men
J who served in regiments sent out
= from the camp or members of their
{ families. There will be considerable
interest outside of Pennsylvania in
the dedication of this memorial plot,
=
Development of the huge govern
, ment airplane and equipment depot
! on part of the site of Camp Meade
n of Spanish War days has caused
many people to revisit that interest
ing locality. The extent of this pro-
r posed plant is not realize by many
! residents of this city and indeed folks
! at Highspire and Middletown do not
know it. IT will bring many skilled
men and their families here and af-
ford employment to folks about here
who are not called to the army. Such
things as airplane flights around the
Capitol will be one of our daily diver
sions to watch.
More birds are to be seen about
Harrisburg this summer than for a
long time. 1t probably means more
bugs, too, but the fact remains that
there are more birds to be seen in
the parks and about the gardens
than for long time. There are nc
end of sparrows. plenty of robins and
numerous blackbirds but quail have
been heard calling at Reservoir Park
and PaXtang; red-headed wood
peckers have been busy, orioles
4hickers, bluebirds and meadow larks
are more numerous than usual.