Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-17

road Will be thrown open to traffic
within n comparatively short time
Good progress is being made by
the contractor on the construction of
S.75 miles of concrete in Lower Pax
ton township, on Route No. 140.
The same is true of the construc-
ton on Route No. 1919, in Upper Pax
ton township, where Al miles of
new highway is being built.
Lebanon County-Contracto are
making haste to complete the bitum-
inous wearing surface on Routes No.
1S9 and 149 in Lebanon county. This
is also true of Myerstown borough.
In the latter the base is of concrete
and has been completed.
Survey has been completed for SIS
miles and .S5 miles of new construc-
ton on Route No. 141, in West Leb-
anon township.
Preliminary blue prints have been
completed for proposed work in West
Lebanon township.
Juniata County-There is one con-
Struction project in Juniata county -
that on Route No. 81. William Penn
Highway. where 1.59 miles of con-
crete are being built. The contractor.
will not entirely finish this project
this winter. The road, however, Will
be thrown open to travel.
eETS 1OulllI- --OuTNeS mas D60n
completed for the construction of
approximately two miles of new
roadway in Howe, Fermanagh and
Walker townships.
Decision to construct an improved
highway over the six miles of Penn
sylvania road leading from New Mil
ford to the State line, n little north
of Great Bend. has been reached by
State Highway Commissioner Sadler.
Word to that effect has been sent d.
r. Reese, president of the Motor Club
of Lackawanna county. The new
State highway will connect the
Lackawanna trail with the New York
state roads, which means that Scran-
ton will have a continuous improved
highway through into the middle
west.
According TO figures announced
by the State Department of Agricul-
ture, yields of over 100 bushels of
potatoes to the acre have been re-
ported by SO counties of the State.
Every county in Pennsylvania raises
potatoes and the general average for
the State is estimated at 102 bushels
per acre, the total crop being about
5000. 900 bushels. Lehigh leads the
list with 2.S63.500 bushels. Lancaster
being next with 1.1S2,0 900, followed
by York with 1,150,000 and Berks
with 1,125,SOO. Lehigh, Luzerne,
Potter and Susquehanna led the
average list with 1876 bushels per
acre. followed by Wyoming with 130,
Fulton with 127. Clearfield with 124,
Northampton and Tioga 120, Schuyl-
kill 119, Adams III, Blair and CO.
lumbia lis and Cumberland ia.
The Agricultural Department figures
show the result of the new crop sur
vey and Lehigh gains about 100000
bushels. Special warnings are being
given to potato growers all over the
State to be careful in selection of
their seed potatoes for next year,
owing to blight and the growing of
immune varieties is strongly urged.
The State Highway Department
got an opportunity to-day to test it's
snow removal service in some of the
mountain counties of the State.
County road superintendents last
night ordered the maintenance forces
to clear ways on main highways
which were found to be so covered
as to impede travel. A number of
heavy trucks suitable for hauling
drags have been sent from here to
various places for snow clearing
service.
The State Board of Pardons to-