Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-05

from the streams of the State this
year. This is the first time such in
formation has ever been gathered
and the reports on the other six
classes of devices will show some
tnlng as to what is taken out. The
reports have to be sworn to. and
while there have been mplaints
that game fish taken or speared have
peen retained, it is believed that the
sworn statements give 4 pretty fair
idea of the catches.
- M1tfln county seems to be the
chief eel-catching county because
the reports show 1000 pounds taken,
500 being reported by one man in a
single night. The eel catches were
reported by holders of licenses for
ilsh baskets or eel racks, two-thirds
or whom have filed their statements.
About half of the returns of holders
of licenses for spears and gigs are
In hand and they are held at the de-
partment to show catches of 10000
pounds of suckers, carp, mullet and
other food fish.
In all, about 10000 permits for
special devices were issued, and yet
IN some counties people do not seem
TO nave been aware that such a law
was in effect. The law became eff
tective after the fishing season was
Well under way. Bradford county
took out the largest number of spe-
cial licenses.
Commissioner of Fisheries \. r.
Butler expects to issue about $4,000
permits next year. They will cover
fish baskets, eel racks, outlines, fyke
and dip nets. burr hooks and snare
and loop devices. Permits for all
but the latter two expired with Oc-
tober. The law requires the permit
to be returned with a report of the
total catches within two weeks.
Railway and other cases presented
to the Public Service Commission
this week will be considered by the
Commission in executive session next
week. Owing to the numerous argu-
ments and hearings scheduled for
this week no executive session was
held.
Activity in Oil and gas operations
in Pennsylvania and in the State at
large is being reflected in the rec
ords of the State Department, where
almost every day notices of increase
of capital are being filed by con-
Germs engaged in such lines of pro-
duction, while numerous companies
operating in other states are regis
tering for the right to do business in
Pennsylvania.
State tax cases involving questions
arising in the settlement of the Com
monwealth's revenue from corpora
tions will be argued in the Dauphin
county court on December IL, ac-
cording to arrangements Just COM
pleted. The court will hear argu-
ment at the same time on the cases
arising out of the procedure under
the new escheat laws. This action
will involve many thousands of dol
lars of unclaimed bank deposits.
Over 1850 school districts of the
State, most of them rural sections
have been sent their shares of the
appropriation for the schools. Over
SO, 900 has been distributed and
over a million dollars more will be
sent out before Christmas. The lar
ger districts will be taken care of
later on.
Pennsylvania public utilities arc
rapidly financing their programs for
developments, according to an analy-
sis of certificates of notification filed
with the Public Service Commission
by Chairman W. d. b. Ainey. Mr..
Ainey says that during November
the value of such certificates in
cluded S5,923,400 of bonds and S5,-
7S5,400 of additional stock. This is
one of the largest sums represented
in such notices and is held to indi-
cate a revival.
The Cleveland Cliffs Coal Company
has filed notice of increase of it's
stock from $1,000 to $1,000,00O and
an issue of $650,00O of bonds. The
company was recently chartered.