Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-03
CONGRESSMAN MooRE'S
LETTER
Gossip About William Rowen, Colonel
Nicholson, Joseph r. Grundy,
Peter Costello and Others
A PPLE culture is now an organized bust

A PPLE culture is now an organized bust
"A ness in the United States, large pro-
| portion of the apple growers having come
| together in an association which is headed
| by Charles j. Brand, former chief OF the
| Bureau of Markets in the Department OF
| Agriculture. 1t is not generally known that
Pennsylvania is rapidly developing as an
apple growing state Adams county, ac-
cording to William C. Tyson, of Flora Dale,
is now the banner apple raising county of
I the state. The apple growers who are
making this particular business their spe-
cialty here and in New England are begin
ming to treat their trees almost as they
would livestock, seeing that it costs less
| for feed and brings in larger returns. The
| apple specialist no longer plows between
the trees to plant other crops. He gives
the tree and its roots free play in the soil.
WILLIAM ROWEN'S pride is the Ken
w sington High School for Girls. For
| long time it was a question whether Ken
| sington' should be adopted as a name for
the new school, but William believes in the
old landmarks. He is not ashamed to be
| known as "Fishtowner." The record of
that interesting colony. which dates back to
the settlement of Philadelphia and the
treaty of William Penn with the Indians,
has been n source of delight to the Ken
sington member of the Board of Education.
There is one thing about KCnsingtCn which
the old timers of the RowCn type do not
fail to harp upon. It's snapper soup. The
kcnsingtonians were great fishermen in the
olden days, especially when the shad and
catties we're running good.
nR. HENRY BEATES, Jr., who has
~ done as much as any one to uphold the
medical standards of Philadelphia, includes
Washington, New York, Lancaster and
points in New Jersey among his "ports of
call" Doctor Beates is thoroughly familiar
with the unfair practices that have grown
up in certain alleged medical institutions
that have turned out half baked doctors
on an unsuspecting world. Through his state
and national connections he has helped to
destroy a number of these Like all other
good Philadelphians he puts in a good word
for the medical institutions of Philadelphia
and says he has been particularly pleased
with the progress made by the medical school
up at DR.. Russell II. Conwell's Temple Uni
versty.
COLONEL JOHN z. NICHOLSON, whose
~ Civil War library is probably unexceed,
is residing temporarily at Gettysburg,
NHtIt nt ueduS Tue government COlnlnlSSlUu
in charge of the famous battle-ground. The
colonel has taken deep interest in the
maintenance of this property and in the
accurate location of the monuments and me-
MORALS celebrating the brave days of the
participants in the great American struggle.
The colonel also still keeps in touch with
the Loyal Legion, through which in the
earlier days he came in close contact with
the great Union leaders in the War of the
Rebellion-Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Slo
cum and 1.-THE Christian soldier Howard.
IT'S THE way you look at it. Warren G.
4 Griffith, the Philadelphia lawyer, ap-
pcared at breakfast at the Union League the
other morning rather late. Eugene Harvey
and Harry McNlanus were already on their
way to look after the days business.
Warren, my boy, remember the early bird
catches the worm
"All right" said Mr.. Griffith, II don't
like worms"
Eugene Harvey, broker and friend of Vic
tor Herbert, has since been wondering what
Warren q. meant
CANiMY CLEMENT, the public utilities
~ commissioner, is said to be getting in
some quiet licks for Patterson for Mayor.
Sammy always had the happy faculty of
getting close to the political leaders, but he
has not always been free from "the taint'
of reform. When Billy Knight. the coroner,
and Jimmy Sheehan. the register of wills,
were Union party reformers the present
public utilities commissioner was very much
in evidence with them. Later on he became
n valued but highly confidential adviser Of
Senator Penrose and State Senator Nc
Nichol. lie was with the Wares in the
Supreme Court fight two years ago, however,
and it is not unnatural that he should fall
in for their candidate, the judge. In this he
is not in accord with Harry s. McDevitt,
the Governors secretary. Mighty hard to
tell which side of the fence to fall on these
days.
JOSEPH II. GRUNDY has taken a vaca-
e tion and it lasted three full weeks. This
is one of the stirring news notes in Bristol,
where Joseph enjoys the good will of the
populace. The president of the PENNSYLVANIA
Manufacturers Association was accompanied
by his mother and sister, to whom he is
devoted. They toured the White Mountains
and drifted into Canada, where the hotels
were crowded, thus neutralizing the delight
full weather effects Canada this year seems
to be favorite resort for those who have
been touring Europe heretofore. But the
idea of Grundy taking a vacation is the big
news. Joseph's activities are not limited to
his own business at Bristol nor to the work
of the manufacturers of the state. who regard
him as their leader. He is a farmer also.
taking as keen an interest in Berkshire hogs
and Leghorn chickens as the trained agri-
culturist. The hogs, we are told, pay better
now than chickens, because of the high feed
costs for the latter.
n C. RAMSDELL is taking more than a
VI passing interest in the mayoralty con-
test in Philadelphia. He is the son of ]. G.
Ramsdell, who came down from New Eng
land years ago and started a piano business
in Philadelphia The elder Ramsdell had
| penchant for yachts and sailed in the same'
class with Francis Skunk Brown, who after
ward became attorney general. At one time