Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
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The situation regarding farm la
Dor for Pennsylvania, which was the
Dig theme for the farmers and men
engaged in allied occupation at the
meetings held here this week has
commenced to attract the attention
Oh men In other walks of life and
VIII De matter for serious consid-
eeratlon by men interested in the
business OF southern PENNSYLVANIA
III the next Few months. In the
opinion of Secretary of ApricuItnro
Charles e. Patton the attendance AT
the various meetings held here this
week was most representative and
as the same view in regard to labor
was shared by farmers, stock rails
ers, vegetable raisers and others he
says that the statements regarding
What confronts the state must bear
welshI NO less representative
farmer than William T. Greasy saws
that with labor on farms consideT-
ably less than one-half it means that
production will be materially de-
creased. Paul Littleheld, Secretary
of the State Chamber of Commerce.
said to-day: From reports we get
the farm labor situation is most
serious and farmers can not Increase
their acreage without help" The
chances are that there will be some
strong memorials sent to Washing
ton IN the next few days. Pennsyl-
vania has over 215,00O farms and
there are literally thousands of
acres of arabic land which will not
be cultivated this year because OF
the shortage of labor. War gardens
will flourish, but the truck farms on
which many people rely and the
corn fields will be fewer in opinion
of farmers who have been here this
week.
'"The people of this city win have
TO begin to realize that the Monday
closing order means business. Clos
ing means closing except where ex-
emptlons are granted" said Ross A.
Eiickok, the fuel administrator, to-
DAY. Grocers can only remain open
until noon on Mondays except by
special permission from the food ad-
mlnistrator, who has to be shown"
Harry A. Vollmer, of the United
states revenue office, is commencing
TO be a wizard at figures. Mr.. Voll-
mer is in charge of the office where
people with matters on their con-
sciences and money in their banks
come to ask questions about the in
come tax forms. Mr.. Vollmer can
tell you all about war taxes, which
do not interest the average man:
excess profits, which touch few and
old law and new law. And he can
make the figures form parades and
look like what you owe Uncle Sam.
And he does it all with a smile.
II. q. Bodine, who addresses the
Chamber of Commerce on the way
Altoona won city managership, used
to be connected with the state gov
ernment. He is now secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce on the
Mountain Top, having gone there
from several places like Clearfield.
he used to be part OF the Bureau or
Industrial Statistics.
The talks being given at the Har-
risburg Public Library assembly
room these Saturday mornings by
Lieutenant G. w. Danforth, of the
united States Navy, for the children
or the city are real incentive to
patriotism. Lieutenant Danforth is
talking on the Navy and the flag and
Tomorrow will speak to children on
the flag and what it means. He is
helplng make a lot of youngsters
where the flag was born, too.
William Draper Lewis, former
candidate for Governor and promi-
nent lawyer, was here yesterday on
business at the Capitol, being en-
gagged in some litigation with the
Philadelphia Electric Companv
which appears to be one of his di-
versions. The doctor was asked dur
ing some very dull testimony to vary
conditions by his views on state poll
ties. His reply was that he could
not discern much politics In the way
some things were going.
Men who have come to Harris
burg the last two or three days from
rural districts of the state say that
the average city man has no idea of
the conditions in the country due
to the snow storms and the extreme
| ly cold weather. "You COMPLAIN
that on some streets the pavements
have not been cleaned and that the
milkman and the coalman have no
way of getting through the snow
banks. WE'LL you ought to see some
country roads. The farmers are lit
orally showed in" said one man
here for the meetings this week.
"All you need do is to go ten miles
from your own city and you will find
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