Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-01
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One of the things which the late
DIR. Samuel G. Dixon, State Com
missioner of Health, who was buried
to-day, had in mind for Harrisburg
was the creation of a metropolitan
sewage district. This plan, to which
the Commissioner referred several
| times in addresses and interviews
given in this city, was really one of
vast dimensions and while a project
for the future, one in which every
one could take a big interest for it
| meant making the State Capital dis
! trict a model in sanitation as we'll as
! a long stride forward in freeing the
! Susquehanna from sewage. Firmly
! believing that some day Harrisburg
would stretch up to the mountains
| and that the boroughs on this side
! of the river would be solid to the
! Swatara and that the West Shore
would be similarly occupied by
smaller municipalities, DR.. Dixon
! foresaw the time when the drainage
of so many people would be serious
pollution of the river and that if the
capital district was to be looked up
| TO by other cities where the Com
! monwealth must call for sewage dis
! posal it would have to be a worthy
missioner to have Harrisburg and its
neighbor boroughs, construct sewer
connections and unite in the erec-
tion of a great disposal plant, pre-
ferably on one of the islands near
Steelton to get the advantage of the
fall, while Middletown and High
spire would have to pump to it.
Such public plant, he held, would
make the Susquehanna water better
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Identification which have been
worked out along our river front and
which needless to say DR.. Dixon ad-
mired very much. The working out
of this plan to make the Susque-
hanna clean may come before many
years, possibly at an earlier date
than its originator thought.
Some Harrisburg people may be
interested to learn that the Bethle-
hens, now united in one third-class
city, have adopted a plan for getting
rid of duplicated and odd snames for
streets. The two Bethlehems and
some of the boroughs around them
had names which We're duplicated
and as some of them were cherished
and more or less historic the city
fathers went at it in a practical way.
They studied Pittsburgh where there
was a consolidation and other cities.
Finally they adopted the Washing
ton plan which will enable anyone
to tell where place is located. In
: cidentally it will get rid of some
names as i'll adapted as is Bluebird
alley in our city.
= According to what the seedsmen
say, they are having their own trou-
S bleS to get the farmers and the war
S gardeners supplied with the seeds
! required. The conditions last year
were not favorable to stocking up
d seeds, but heroic efforts have been
e made and except for corn the seeds
e men say that they will be in fair
shape. The railroads have begun to
move the seeds more freely, thanks
= to the lifting of the embargo and the
c middle of March should see a fair
o supply in Harrisburg, say seedsmen,
e although they admit prices may be
high.
e Parsley is commencing to be
e found under the snow and ice. The
= other day in q sheltered spot a wo-
= man who has a kitchen garden that
e is productive of many odds and ends
discovered some parsley in good
condition under snow. One of the
y early SHOWS had covered it and the
= leaves were tender and green and
o when washed was good as ever for
= kitchen use.
+ The late Archbishop Prendergast
was one of the men keenly interested
in the building of the Cathedral in
this city, a work which was under
taken soon after his friend the late
Bishop Shanahan, came here from
5 Philadelphia. The archbishop was a
great administrator and builder and
very desirous of having Harrisburg,
the seat of a diocese, adorned with
a handsome church. He visited the
cathedral and greatly admired it.
Several days of sunshine have
brought hundreds to the parks of
the city. River park has many
visitors, and in Capitol park there
are scores of citizens, enjoying the
springtime atmosphere. The rain
several days ago helped materially
to remove the snowbanks and the
city presents a springtime aspect to
the tourist and sightseer, as well
as to the tired Harrisburger, who
seeks refuge among the trees Squir-
rels and pigeons in Capitol park are
running about gaily, evidently con-
ftdent that spring is here, or on the
way, at least.
1t is interesting to note that ex-
cept for what men may be called to
make up for shortages, due to ply
steal rejection of men when exam
ined by the surgeons at the canton
! ment, this part of the state has
/ furnished all of the men summoned
under the first draft call. Harris
d burg and Lancaster have been con-
| graduated by people from many sec
| tiOns and their nNaO1nlas nniOtaH o1tt
in many parts of the country, be-
cause enlistments saved them from
any call. What is now interesting
people here is, whether they will
get off as we'll under the next call,
which will come in the spring. 1t
should not be forgotten that men
inducted into certain arms of the
service are credited to home dis
| tricts.