Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-08


put into touch with. Federal author
tiles. The plan is to have farmers
wishing to sell to notify Secretary
Charles e. Patton at the offices of
the department in the Capitol, who
will then make lists until carload
lots are in sight and then communi-
cate with A. D. Irwin, of the United
States Grain Administration at Phil
adelphia.
Reports of dozens of farmers de-
string to sell grain and unable to
find buyers have been coming here
and the Federal authorities have
been asked to help. Mr.. Irwin will
be given information on car supply
and will arrange the sales through
the Government. The price is fixed.
Mr.. Irwin in his statement sent
here says:
'"The Food Administration Grain
Corporation stands ready to either
buy wheat or to act as the selling
agent, or to see that buyers are in
the market at any point cars can be
loaded. If local millers or dealers
will not purchase, | will, upon re-
ceipt of the name of such miller or
dealer, or the name of the loading
point affected, arrange at once
either to have a local dealer buy 1T,
or to put some one there who will
buy it. and l will furnish such buy
ing instructions as to how and where
to sell it. 1 will give all interested
the correct price and regulations
imposed upon. this business, and in
every way make it utterly impos-
slble for such a condition as intimat-
ed to exist in this state"
Chemists Hcre-Chemists of the
State Dairy and Food Bureau at a
conference here with Commissioner
Foust prepared data to furnish to
the federal food administrator in
support of the retention of the Penn
sylvania sausage law. The chemists
presented results of analyses to show
that there should be no change in
restrictions Nat this time.
Wants Bids-Highway Commits
sioner O'Neil has asked for bids for
dynamite for the Highway Depart
mept and for indeterminate guam
titles of bituminous material for
road work in advance of the spring
work on highways.
Complains of Cars-An informal
complaint was filed to-day with the
Public Service Commission by Jeane
r. Slumb, 1896 South Fourth street,
Philadelphia, protesting against
Philadelphia trolley service.
Culm Now Wanted-The fuel sit
uation seems to have revived the
culm salvaging and coal dredging
industry in the streams of North
cumberland county as the State
Water Supply Commission has grant
ed permits to two enterprises for
that purpose, the first to be passed
upon in years. One will dredge Sha-
molxin creek and another operate in
the Susquehanna river. 1t is be-
lieved that large amounts will be sal
vaged as has been done in the Sus-
quehanna below the Wiconisco.
Seed Corn In Sight-Over 5000
bushels of seed corn have been
bought up through the State Bureau
of Markets and sold at cost to farm
ers in sections of Northern Penn
sylvania where the corn crop was
ruined by early froSts and a shortage
OF seed corn developed. Efforts
are being made to obtain as much
more to supply farmers is needed.
More Policemen Nnmed.-Govern-
or Brumbaugh to-day appointed ad-
ditional members of the volunteer
state police for Allegheny and Co
lumbia counties and also named fifty
appointments were the first made for
Bucks county and most of the men
are from Bristol and vicinity.
Contracts INSTRUMENTATION of
two cottages for the State Institution
For Feeble Minded Women at Lau-
relton will be started as soon as the
weather permits, contracts having
been let for the buildings to w. D..
Syeinbach, Lewistown. Contracts
for other parts were let to w. j..
Buchanan e. Co., Philadelphia; e.
Koeler, Williamsport, and the Taby
Co., Shamokin. One cottage has al
ready been erected.
State Must Swear.-Under an opin-
ion by Judge Kunkel. the state OF
Pennsylvania must swear to all suits
brought just the same. as individuals
in accord with the general practices
act of 1915. This ruling was made
in q claim against n Chambersburg
company.
Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 0.-The d.
rectors of the Lancaster, Elizabeth
town and Middletown turnpike have
decided to lay before the stockhold-
ers the proposition of selling the
turnpike to the state for $6S,000.
This does not include the machinery,
toll houses and other property of
the company. 1t is practically cer-
tain that the offer will be accepted.
The sale of this turnpike will open
the whole upper end of the county
as business field for Lancaster.
Now. because of the high toll
charges, much of the business which
should come here is diverted to Har-
risburg. The action of the Eliza
bethtown company seems to mark the
end of the protracted campaign to
free Lancaster countys roads from
toll