Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

commonly large for her age. BY heT
winsorhness and the general fascination
and charm of her baby personality she
has bewitched all her relatives, as in,
deed she does all who come into con
tact with her. The second child was
a boy, named for the Senator, William
Spr0ul Klaer. His death, on NOvembeI
6, 1917. aged Il months, brought is
first real grief to the family.
Without any prompting, Jane deter
mined TO call Senator Sproul Big Pop
which she does invariably in addressing
him-probably her baby idea Of distin-
gushing between him and her other
Pop" now, alas. lost to Ter.
The Senator doubtless thinks he is
the boss" about his place in Neither
Providence, but a casual observer with
half an eye could not fail 10 notice that
the real" boss is none other than
jamie.
Lapidea Manor, the home of the
Sprouts. is just outside Chester, in
Neither Providence Township, Delaware
County. II is one Of the most interest
ing as well as one of the most beatti-
full homesteads in the countr3.
Senator Sproul naturally drifted into
a practical newspaper life following his
b0yhood experience in amateur jour
nalism and his activities as a CORE
spondent for metropolitan journals dur
ing his later college days.
In March of 1892 an opportunity
came to acquire a half interest in the
Chester Times and thus began his part
Iership with his old pfeceptOr, John \.
Wallace, which lasted until the latter's
death five years ago. At that time n son
of the elder Wallace. Frank G. Wal
lace, and Charles Il. Long. who had
gone to the Times in the same yea
Sproul did and had become business
manager, became partners with SprQul,
the business being Incorporated with
Senator Sproul as president. MIR. Wal
lace as secretary and Mr.. Long as
treasurer.
For several years Sproul gave his
undivided attention to the newspaper.
becoming familiar with every phase of
the business, and devoting to it direct
editorial and business care. The Times
became very successful and is one of
the best-looking and most prosperous
dailies in the State. About ten wears
ago the Morning Republican. an old
established journal which had become
a daily, was purchased, and is published
as a morning edition with the Times
appearing in the evening, Senator
Sproul still being at the helm as presi-
dent of the publishing company.
About eight years ago Frederic w.
Fleitz, of Scranton, a Tioga county
farm lad, former Deputy Attorney Cen
eral, who lived at the Harrisburg Club
with Sproul, convinced the Senator
that the fruit industry in Pennsylvania
should be developed and that not only
would a good object be served for the
people of the State, but a good business
could be. built up in raising fruit. Fieitz
had given the matter much study and
had the plan thoroughly mapped out.
so three splendid farms on the shalc
hills back of Meehanicsburg, Cumber-
land county, were acquired aSa starter.
The firm of Fleitz a. Sproul, fruit grow
ers, was organized and operations be-
gan.
Since that time a tract along the
north branch of the Susluehanna at
Nosburg, in Wyoming county, has been
acquired, and the John G. McHenry
place, a splendid tract, at Beaton, Col
umbia county. has been added TO the
enterprise. An in all the firm has
2000 acres of the best of Pennsylva-
MIA lands and over 100000 fruit trees
have been planted, besides other small
fruits and ordinary crops.
Real farmers of the county round
about know that Sproul is one Of them.
lie IS ~ pTcEl X act praader. cf lis.
membership in the BrookhaYen Grange.