Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
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Harrisburg was certainly on its
toes yesterday afternoon about the
time that the final reports were being
made on the Liberty Loan subscrip-
tions and the way telephone bells
rang and people asked questions was
worth noting as we'll as the COM
mentS made upon some people of
ample means who had Stacked in
their buying. Between. IL and
O'Clock yesterday telephone bells
rang in newspaper offices and all
over the city and the question was
Have they gone over the top?" Sell
dom has as much interest been mani
/ tested as yesterday. 1t was far more
| than in the first and second loans.
The people were keenly interested
not only in Harrisburg; but in Steel
| ton and other towns, judging from
the inquiries. The calling of the half
/ holiday impressed upon everyone
what the day meant and the ener-
] getic manner In which the indus
| trial and house-to-house canvasses
were made by the committees had
created sentiment for the success
of the loan here that was extremely
| gratifying.
The towering structure of the
new Penn-Harris Hotel is, one of the
best advertisements Harrisburg has.
The experience of two men coming
into Harrisburg on trains Saturday
shows it. One Harrisburger saws
that as his train came down from
the Northern Central q couple G.
travelling men spied the high build
ing and one asked: Say, what's
that going up?"
That's the new hotel we're
| building" said the Harrisburger with
some pride.
Real thing? Well, guess more of
us will be stopping over in Harris
burg instead of ducking out as soon
as business is DONE" said the COM
mercial man.
The other incident as told by a
| Harrisburg travelling man consisted
of well-dressed man peering out
of Pullman at the building and
lnquirlng what it was. When told
1t was big hotel he simply said
"At last"
Dauphin and Cumberland streams
which have been in the "fished OUT
class for years are coming back iu-
TO their own again as a result OF
stocking with brook and brown trout
by the State Fisheries Commission
and the game fish has been taken in
places where it has been unknown
for long time. This stocking work
was undertaken three or four years
ago after q survey of the numerous
creeks and brooks of the two coun-
ties. Dauphin years ago had q great
reputation for the trout that swan
in its waters but between Industrial
drainage and unsystematic fishing
the fish disappeared just as the Sus-
quehanna salmon, which used to be
so abundant about this city, have
diminished. Agreements were made
by land owners and fishermen where
by the trout were not to be disturbed
and as result there are now trout
streams Which have furnished good
sport this year in spite of the wealth
er conditions.
Capitol Hill flower beds which have
been a delight for children for
generations in Harrisburg are bloom
ing this spring with brilliancy that
seems to have been inspired by the
fact that this is the last year that
there will be flowers in the State
House grounds, the dictum having
gone forth that the flowers are to be
replaced with ornamental Pennsyl-
vania shrubbery this summer. The
order was given during the winter
and the thousands of tulip, hyacinths
and other plants are now in bloom
One of the finest displays is in front
of the Capitol where there are two
line of red tulips, each over $50 feet
long. The tulips are of a deep red
and in striking contrasts to the blue
and white circular beds on either
side of the Hartranft statue and the
reds white and blue keystone near
the State Library. The flower dis
play this year has attracted much
attention from visitors.
people must have a change of
thoughts these days. or they'll be
crazy" said a prominent business
man yesterday. ''The other after
noon 1 went into the office of one
of Harrisburg's big corporations. /
wanted to see the manager. In the
outer office were boy and a girl,
presumably clerks in the office.
They had taken a sheet of typewrit-
er paper, made a checkerboard from
it, and were playing checkers with
thumbtacks and paperclips." "How
under the sun do you crown a king;
you can't put one thumbtack on an
other ?" queried the visitor. "Oh,
we just assume that" was the girls
rejoiner.
High water in the Susquehanna
has caused the river coal fleet to
tie up for repairs. Owing to the
great demand for river coal the coal
gatherers got out unusually early,
: risking the ice and the March fresh
! cts. The rains and SHOWS of the last
ten days have chased them from
work and the dredges and barges
are now tied up along the Dauphin
and Cumberland shores being
patched up and prepared for a long
and busy season.