Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-17
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corporations being granted letters
patent for manufacturing purposes
made by George S. Reinoehrs pub
licity committee during his presi-
dency of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce have shown some in
teresting tendencies in regard to in
dustr rial operations in districts
which have become noted as "one
I industry" communities. For months
there has been a steady incorpora-
uon of silk manufacturing COM
panies for the anthracite regions.
notably in Lackawanna and adjoin-
ing counties. This follows a ten
dency in the same direction which
marked interpretations from the AL
! lentown, Easton and other sections
of the Lehigh Valley, long famous
as an iron manufacturing part of
Pennsylvania. 1t shows attention
being given to diversification of in
dustries, something that has made
Philadelphia one of the manufac-
turing capitals of the world. Few
people know that for variety of
products there is no city in America
to approach the Quaker City and
| a study of a Pittsburgh directory
| will show the efforts being made in
that hive of industry to establish
various lines not so directly depend
ent upon iron or steel. Williams
port is getting a diversity of industry
that would not have been thought of
in its numbering days and similar
steps are being taken in oil produc-
| ing sections, while Erie's industrial
list is scarcely suggestive of it as
one of the ports of Pennsylvania.
Dauphin, Lancaster and Lebanon
\ counties, long celebrated as centers
/ nf iron fa ct,Iro haar
building up shoe manufacturing in
a way that would surprise people,
! just as they have also become noted
/ for chocolate making. Harrisburg,
1t may be added, is getting to be
noted as a bread making center
Few people have any idea of the
number of loaves baked here every
day that are eaten anywhere from
twenty to forty miles away from
the States Capitol.
Herman Neumyer, the veteran
musician, has sent us an interesting
note about the article in this column
the other night about the band stand
on top of the old meat market" in
Market Square at the time of the
Dauphin County Centennial. Mr..
Neumyer, who has been in poor
health for some time, resides at 500
PETER street and his friends will be
glad to know that he is watching
, the passing events. Mr.. Neumyer
says that he well remembers the
band stand and some of his friends
say that when the band played on
the market Mr.. Neumyer led most
of the concerts. w. Paris Chambers
, was the instructor, but Mr.. Neumyer
was the real leader. He was a mem
har nf a hand n fhn Civil Nd
for thirty years or more there were
few musical things in which he did
not have a part. He played in Opera
House and other orchestras IL the
old State Capital and other bands
3 of other years. We have had state
3 ments from others who recall the
l pagoda on the market house.
: Wild turkeys are to be seen in
g sight of the State Capitol dome, &C
l cording to some lovers of small
: game who have been out scouting
{ around in advance of the opening
v Of the bird season. The turkey sea-
!. son comes along later and the
: bronze birds seem to know it be.
. cause they are impudent and strut.
!. ting now. A few years ago a flock
/ of wild turkeys was noticed on First
4 Mountain and two flocks had a home
;, on Peters Mountain. However
e when the season came on they dis
4 appeared and the belief is that the,
: went over into the wilder country
e of Perry county.
|, Lycoming county's Historical So
K ciety is preparing to take up active
b ly the compilation of the war his
! tory of that county and arrange
= ments have been made for a meet
8 ing to be addressed by DR.. Thomas
n Lynch Montgomery, the State IL
d brarian and curator of the State
:, Historical Commission; Col. Henr,
b W. Shoemaker, noted as an author
and other men who will outline tn,
u importance of complete and accu
3 rate data of each county's share il
J. the war being placed in the custod!
% of the historical society which is CO
l. operating with the State War His
y tory Commission. In Dauphil
d county the gathering of the wa
y data has been undertaken as a join
l. enterprise by the Dauphin Count,
Historical Society and the Harris
,: burg Chamber of Commerce, th
s. home of the Historical Society beini
h the depository where soldiers, sail
IS ors and marines may go and presen
/; data about themselves. President 3
l, M. Mead is urging that either ever,
man who served from this county o
l. his relatives see that the society get
,t the information for preservation.
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