Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09


the spring plowing season starts earl
lest. 1t is hoped at the State De-
partment of Agriculture to have the
tractors start work by the middle of
next week. The first dozen will be
sent to the southeastern section and
then schedule will be made UP for
those farms in the western end of
the state whose owners have asked
for help. The other tractors will
be placed in central counties, and by
the time the forty are in operation
the plowing season will be we'll un-
DER way all over the state. In the
northern tier, where the season is
later, the tractors will be assent bled
for the last of the spring work.
Over 80 farmers have written for
the services of the tractors and the
plan arranged is to have a schedule
Tor district. Each tractor will have
two mechanicans who will drive it
and keep it in order. These men are
belng enlisted, some coming from
State College. The tractors will
work day and night and there will
be supervisor in charge of each
ten. This man will arrange the
schedules and keep convenient parts
for quick repairs so that there will
be no delays.
The deliveries have been promised
of machines which have been thor
oughly tested and the Highway De-
partment will issue licenses to the
Agricultural Department for it's We
hicles. The rates will be on a basis
of a day or acre and will cover only
costs.
Farmers will be charged three
dollars an acre for the plowing of
their land with the tractors ordered
by the state. In addition, they will
be asked to provide board and lodg-
ing for the operators The state will
pay for the upkeep of the tractors,
including gasoline, oil, repairs and
shelter. These details were an
nounced following a conference here
between officials of the State Food
Administration and a state agricul-
turial committee headed by Lieuten-
ant Governor McClain. Each tractor
it is estimated, can plow four acres
a day. The tractor operators will
work in five-hour shifts.
The committee in charge of the
tractors has arranged with State
Highway officials to do hauling on
state roads at a compensation to be
fixed.
RauSch in Charge-According to
the camp newspapers at Augusta,
Major l.. V. Rausch, United States
Army, has arrived at Camp Han
cock as the new constructing quar-
termaster." Major Rausch is we'll
known to all Pennsylvania guards
men. For number of years he had
charge of all the supplies at the
State Arsenal, and all arrangements
and improvement at Mount Gretna
were made by him. 1t is understood
80
half million dollars has been enter
ed into by the United States govern
ment with A. j. Twiggs & Son. which
contract will keep Major Rausch
pleasantly employed for some time.
|. One E1leS-1rvin w. Dietrich, of
Muhlenburg township, Berks county,
to-day filed a petition to be a legis-
lative candidate in the Second
Berks district. Democratic ticket
Must Show Cause-On petition of
the State Banking and Attorney
Generals Departments the Dauphin
county court has cited the Phoenix
Vile Systematic Savings and Loan
Co, PhoeniXville, into court on
March 20 to show cause why its busi-
ness should not be closed up. George
II. Orth, of Harrisburg, was ap-
pointed temporary receiver by Com
missioner Lafean, who has such au-
thority to act to conserve assets.
Wardens Instructed - State fish
wardens were to-day given instruc-
ton in provisions of the new fish
code by Commissioner Butler, who
presented decisions by the Attor-
ney Generals Department on ques-
tions which had been raised. The
new code is to be strictly enforced
this spring, says Commissioner Bull
Ter. Several of the wardens have
been transferred to the hatcheries
because of the rush of work Incl
dental to sending out of the young
fish which will start very soon. State
policemen and game wardens will
help enforce the new code, it was
announced.
Appointed to Board-Mrs. Helen
Graves Runlle Smith, of Altoona,
has been appointed a member of
the Blair County Mothers Pension
Beard.
Meeting Onicers-Adjutant Cen
eral Beary and Chief Clerk Dem
ming are on a tour of visits to
armories and to meet officers of the
new Reserve Militia.
compound CaSe.'-The Superior
Court will hear argument on what
are known at the Capitol as the
preserving compound" cases when
the court holds its annual sitting
here commencing Monday. These
cases were brought by the Dairy
and Food Division which charged
that the compounds contained sub
stances deleterious to health and
the Attorney Generals Department
appealed to the Superior Court from
the decisions in the lower courts.
Trolley Cases Up.-Street railway
conditions in Philadelphia, Harris
burg. Pittsburgh and other cities