Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-04

counties on the Lincoln hlSnway;
Cambria, Blair. Westmoreland, M;f-
fin, Juniata, Perry, Dauphin, Berks
and Lehigh on the William Penn
and on roads to Gettysburg. Ex-
tensive oiling resurfacing operations
are under way in Blair, Centre.
/ Berks, Northampton, Somerset,
Cambria, Monroe, Westmoreland
and Crawford.
Foust Makes Rccord-More than
half a million dollars, a greater sum
than ever before known to be col
lected in a year, has been taken in
by the State Bureau of Foods, a
! branch of the Department of Agri-
culture since January l, in the form
! of licenses and fines. The bulk of
| the money has come from oleomar-
gerine licenses, which have doomed
| owing to provision prices. In July
the revenue from this source was
1885 alone. The aggregate receipts
since January 1 have been over
/ 5000 all of which goes direct
to the State Treasury.
More Increases - Notices. of
changes in rates have been filed
with the Public Service Commission
by the Allentown Bethlehem Gas
Co., for Allentown, Bethlehem, Gaia
sauqua and Hellertown. The Pan
ther V. y Water Co, operating in
Carbon county, filed notices of m
creases / fire protection and in
creaSeS in rates were filed by the
Conestoga Telephone and Telegraph
Co., operating in Berks county;
Titusville Light and Power and
Ebensburg Light, Heat and Power
Companies. Most of them are ef-
fective September L..
GpttySbuIfr ROal-A great many
inquiries are being received by the
State Highway Department concern
ing the road between Gettysburg
and Harrisburg. To avoid the three
detours on this road, travellers from
Gettysburg may go via BendersvIlle,
Mt. Holly Springs and Carlisle 70
Harrisburg. The Clark's Ferry de-
tour is now in operation.
Mr.. Snyder Spokc-Auditor Gen
eral Snyder is being complimentcd
on his address at Tower Citys well
come home on Saturday.
Invited to Spcak-Governor VIII
liam c. Sproul, Attorney General
w. l. Schaffer and Commissioner S.
NJ. Clement have been invited to
speak at Danville's dedication of q
Soldiers Memorial, September 3.
Stuart to the Front-Senator L.
H. Ware and Select Councilman
Charles Seger have come out for
Ex-Governor Edwin S. Stuart fo~
mayor of Philadelphia. The former
Governor refuses TO discuss the pro-
position.
Name Changcd-The Sunderland
Lumber Company, of Sunbury, has
filed notice of change of its name to
Sunbury Lumber Company.
Moore HOnOrcI-Percv & Moro
of the State Department of Mines.
has been honored by election to the
position of Grand Lecturer of the
Colored Knights of Pythias, at the
Grand Lodge meeting at Chester. He
is one of the active members of tho
organization in this section of the
State.
New Company - A State charter
has been granted to the Capital
Iron and Steel company to deal in
metals in this city. The capital Is
100000 and the incorporators are
Wolf Freedman. Max Williams, A.
Leigh Ensinger and John T.
Wenyon.
Lancaster Increase The Stien-
man Hardware Company, of Lancas-
ter, has filed notice of increase of
stock from 100000 to $4,000.
Hershey Files Notice - The Her
shey Chocolate Company has filed
notice of increase of debt to extent
of 100000.
Big Paymcnts-The Baltimore and
Ohio railroad has paid State tax OF
S124, 900, and the Bessemer and
Lake Erie of $123,000.
Lebanon HcaTing-The Lebanon
water controversy will be heard by
the Public Service Commission on
September 4. The hearing may be
held at Lebanon.