Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31
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party in this section of the state and
VINO welded a wonderful influence
In Dauphin county. and BENJAMIN
franklin Meyers, for years a prom
inent figure in the affairs of the
democratic party in this and adJoin-
ing counties. were born within two
months of each other in 1888 and
oieo within month of each other
III 1918. Both were men highly hon.
ored by their respective parties and
aithough opponents in politics were
warm friends. Years ago when both
were active in politics their meet
inss were real occasions. They were o.
men or wonderfully alert minds and
their interchange of remarks was
niled with edged pleasantries. MIR.
cameron, whose activities in behalf
. OF Harrisburg, announcement of
building, housing, traction and other
nnes nave been referred to in tho
harrisburg Telegraph, said that be-
cause of its situation Harrisburg was
pound to become a great transporta-
tlon center and that 1t would over
now, as he once put it, to the hills on
both sides of the Susquehanna. For
this reason, he also said it Syould
some day be notable banking COM
munity, the hub of financial insti-
tutons.. He was one of the organ
izers of the Commonwealth Trust
company, the pioneer company of
the kind here. and kept a watchful
eye upon local securities.
Old railroad men recall with great
interest the days when Mr.. Cam
eron was president of the Northern
Central. He was one of the right
bowers of Mr.. Scott. Git is not neces-
sary to write anything more about
that railroad genius) and the North
ern Central was one of the great ar
teries of the Union cause. Mr.. Cam
eron had offices in the old Eby build
ing at Fifth and Market streets and
kept eye and hand right on the rail-
road. He was vigorous when occa-
sion required, but the Northern Cen
tral met the demands.
Senator Camerons interest in
Harrisburg is on record in the pro-
ceedings of City Council on a num-
ber of occasions when he addressed
the local Legislative bodies on topics
of local Importance during the years
of his activity in public affairs. One
OF these letters had to do with the
, remaining of Cameron street, then
Eleventh street. That was many
years ago when the thoroughfare in
question was given over mainly to
little houses. novels, stables, public
dumps, stagnant water and mos
, quitoes. But the far-sighted Sena-
tor saw in it the Importance it has
? begun to assume and was anxious
that his name be associated with
it, resting quite content to change
its name to Cameron street, conf
= dent that the developments of the
years would justify his vision. How
wisely he OWNED the growth of the
city is already we'll demonstrated
as Cameron street is becoming the
, center for numerous big industries
and bids fair to become the home
OF many others and in due time to
= be the most important industrial
thoroughfare in the city.
On another occasion he wrote a
personal letter to the late Mayor
Charles A. Miller. then city clerk
urging the erection of a wall along
the River Front. He accompanied
, the letter with little pen-sketch of
the proposed improvement, and
which showed stone wall from low
: watermark to three feet above street
level with granite coping. 1t was the
Senator's idea that each property
owner should bear the expense of
the wall in front of his property and
dedicate the land for park purposes
from western curbline to the bottom
of the wall, the city to pay for the
= fill. That was many years ago and
: Senator Cameron was some TWENTY
e five or thirty years ahead of public
thought, which later crystallizing
round the project he had urged re-
suited in the erection of the walk
| and steps which now adorn the River
J Front for so many squares.
Some interesting stories of game
law violations are commencing to
be reported at the offices of the
State Game Commission and the
Greene county case wherein men
were fined for shooting martens is
attracting attention at the Capitol
In this county the blackbirds have
been troublesome and farmers went
out and shot them without obtain
ing permits from the state authori-
ties. 1t happens that in so doing
they killed some robins, too. and
fines were paid. The plea was made
that the robins were killed by mis-
take in firing at trees. but how the
martens got in the line of fire is not
explained. Game wardens have
been running down violations. es-
! pecially in the deer line, but thus
far the small game has not been
much attacked. The most trouble
, has been given by aliens who per-
sist in keeping dogs and who disre-
gard all precautions which persons
authorized to keep hunting dogs are
! compelled to observe. Dozens of in
stances where dogs have been dis
covered about homes of aliens are
reported almost every week.
There seems to be two things
that all the federal thunders seem
unable to diminish. One is travel
on the railroads and the other is soda
fountain drinks" remarked a man
who gets about There are Just as
many people travelling as before
probably more, in spite of increased
rates and there are just as many
fountain drinks sold. In these days
when every effort is being made in
Harrisburg to put hard liquor out
of business. 1t seems odd to call for
less drinking of soft drinks"
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