Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-10
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When the new Memorial Bridk-
to the soldier and sailor sons OF
Pennsylvania in the great war is
finished Harrisburg will be as fa-
nous for its bridges as it is for it's
River Front. Throughout the state,
and in many other parts of the
country, there are people who ad-
mire immensely the manner in
which the state capital has treated
the banks of the Susquehanna,
which with the Riverside road
makes an ideal drive to points ct
rare scenic beauty in the Bllts
Ridge. Completion of the MemoritA
Bridge will make six great bridges
here, and in time there will u.-=
doubtedly be more. There are no~
four spanning the Susquehanna ans
the new Reading bridge which wiz
replace the structure just south G.
the Vanderbilt piers will be almos=
on the lines of the historic ford
which was the genesis of Harris
burg. The Cumberland Valley
bridge is almost as well known as
the Rockville bridge, although be-
cause of it's four tracks that struc-
ture will long be unrivalled. The
Mulberry street bridge is noted for
it's curve and construction, which
has been much written upon by en-
gineers. Some day when the Me-
mortal Bridge is built and tho
growth of Harrisburg extends to the
northeastern section, which has
long been overlooked, there will be
new bridge at Maclay street, too.
The Memorial Bridge, to use the
words of Auditor General Charles
A. Snyder, will be something that
the whole state can take pride in,
but come to visit, bridge which
will lead right to the State Capitol
and perpetuate every man who was
in the wal from this state" City
Solicitor John Il. Fox, who has
Travelled probably as extensively as
any man in Harrisburg, is highly
pleased with the designs for the
| Memorial Bridge, which will be
upon truly monumental lines. The
models and plans for the bridge are
to be made ready for the coming of
the Legislature and will be exhibit
ed at the Capitol. Governor-el elect
Sproul it may be said, is much in
terested in the proper improvement
of the Capitol park.
e. b. Dorsett, the chief of the
State Bureau of Markets, believes
that the states farmers are over
looking a good bet in not paying
more attention to the gathering of
honey. The outlay is SO small and
the care of the bees requires such
little time that the returns are
large. For the next year or two,
or maybe longer, there will be
demand for honey which will make
| it an attractive form of farming by
product. During the war the scarcity
of sugar caused many people to turn
80, l., o,
ening and consequently they have
gotten to know its value and cheap
ness. This will cause a greater de-
mand than usual for honey and Mr..
Dorset urges that farmers having
colonies of bees take exceptional
care of them this winter.
Major w. G.. Murdock's calcula-
| ton that Pennsylvania registered D.
067,0O0 men for military service and
sent more than $4,000 into the
army by draft or enlistment is a
| theme of much discussion these
days. This total registration is one
of the most remarkable showings
Of the states share of the draft for
| it is about the total population Of
the Colonies when the Revolution
ended and the aggregate of the in
habitants of the states two big
cities.
Evidently when the young Har-
risburgers who are in camps now
in various states, come home they
want to continue their military
work and in all probability the same
desire will be manifested by men
who have been "over there" At
| least letters have come from a num-
| ber of men in camps throughout the
southern states suggesting that
steps be taken to form more units
of the Reserve Militia here and also
that the Harrisburg Reserves he
! kept up. The interest in military
matters seemed to have been con-
siderably whetted among men who
did not get, overseas.