Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-26
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The wheat never looked better of
this time of year throughout the
Central Pennsylvania region, is the
opinion of farmers and others who
have been observing crop conditions.
Also, the acreage is generally larger
and consequently the outlook is very
bright. There has been Just enough
moisture without being too much.
and the weather has been as q gen.
eral thing favorable. Another evt-
dent crop increase Is that OF pork.
The farmer has not been slow to size
up to the possibilities of pork chops
at top-notch figures, and everyWherd4
the number of pigs is notably greater
than last year, while the number be-
ing raised for the 1919 season will
be even larger by perhaps ten per
cent. The Central Pennsylvania
farmers also are learning that pigs
do well in the open pasture and are
much cheaper to grow that way than
when kept in closed pens. But IL
pigs and wheat conditions are en-
couraging very little can be said for
poultry. Chickens, in particular
show a decrease, and not q few
chicken farms in the vicinity OF
Harrisburg have been abandoned by
their owners who found them un-
profitable, even with the high prices
of eggs.
Weather conditions in this section
| of the state have been subject or
much remark the last ten days be-
cause of the outdoor work which has
been under way. 1t is u matter OF
interest that farmers have been able
to do an immense amount of work
which would otherwise not be pos
sible because of the weather we have
generally had or shortage of labor.
| The result will be more land in culti-
walton and more patches cleared OF
brush. The brush fire is an unusual
thing within q week of Christmas
hereabouts, but this is an unusual
year.
Figures compiled by Commits
sioner Daniel Il. Lafean show that
banking institutions under the con-
troll of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania turned in Fourth Liberty
Loan subscriptions amounting to
$351.3OO.S16 when their quotas
amounted to $296,235, ,3SS.49, going
''over the top" for 55,065, 427.51.
The statements show that lnstltu-
ltions under state supervision IN the
Third Federal Reserve district SUD
scribed for $244,574,010 with quotas
of $20O,1O6, ,932.49 or more than $44,-
100000 ahead, while in the fourth
district the subscriptions aggregat-
ed S106, ,726,S06 with quotas of Syb,-
I12S,456. The Philadelphia lnsutu-
tions under state supervision turn
ed i'm subscriptions for $1O2, ,13S,tOO
g1OI Gag lnn S2I.-
SO5,7OO over; Allegheny county IN
stitutions. $74,595,206 with quotas
of $69,65O,7O6, while the rest of the
counties of the state turned in SUD
scriptions for S113,966,91O against
quotas of $1O1, ,651, 1,6S2.49 or $lZ'-
5,227.51 ito the good" IS p.
The complaint filed by residents
. Of Lucknow against the fare zones
} of the Harrisburg Railways Com
. pany. on the Rockville line is ten
} wears old. 1t has been agitated and
reagitated and each time the zones
have stood. When the Country
, club of Harrisburg had It's club
= house at Lucknow there used to be
moves started against the two fares
Ito Coxestown, but they never got
anywhere. Now the fare zones have
, not been materially changed, but
the upper zone goes clear to Rock
vile.
The bulletin of the State Fire
Marshals department contains
tribute to the late G.. Chal Port,
, marshal until his lamented death
a few weeks ago. 1t tells of the work
he did and the mere recital of his
activities shows the kind of q man
| he was Mr.. Port was succeeded
by his old friend, Howard e. Butz,
, OF Huntingdon.
Luzerne County Commissioners
have announced they favored build
ing a bridge over the Susquehanna
| river at Wilkes-Barre as fitting
| memorial to the soldiers and sailors
of the recent war. Committees
named to provide a memorial for
the soldiers and sailors also favor
q bridge and it is expected a struc-
J ture costing two million dollars will
be Luzernes tribute to its fighters
on land and sea. Plans are to be
made at once and there will be an
effort to make Harrisburg sit up.
1t is one of the remarkable things
IN the war dlOW news ABOUT an Or
, ganization travels. Sunday it was
announced that word was going the
, rounds the day before at Coblenz
: on the Rhine that the army contain
, ing the Keystone division expected
to be relieved in March. By noon
yesterday it was being talked on
the street cars in Harrisburg and
Carlisle. Now the speculation is as
to where the division will be mus
tered out.