Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-12
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More contracting firms accustom-
ed to handling big enterprises, have
bid upon construction of State high |
ways this year than ever known be-
fore, among those which submitted
figures for the siXty-two and a half
miles on which bids were openeG
yesterday, being one which had built
buildings and roads in some of the
army camps during the war. Other
firms had built many miles of rail-
road and street railway, while still
others had been engaged in general
construction and on building roads
in New York and various States. AS
the State plans the most extensive
road improvement program of any
in the Union. and now has more
miles of road UNDER contract than
any other, it is expected that some
of the biggest concerns in the high
way line in the country will bid.
Including the sections on which bids
will be opened next month, the State
has 200 miles of construction in
sight. Probably 400 more miles will
be contracted for If conditions are
favorable. Active operations on some
of the largest of the contracts let.
are about to start.
DR.. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of
the State Game Commission, saws
the value of the general closing OF
the State to shooting of grouse last
year. so that the great game bird
may have n chance TO increase. has
peen demonstrated by reports re-
ceived here. The wardens have
been reporting to me that they have
seen many birds and I consider what
they report, as an excellent indica-
ton or this falls sport" said he.
asked for reports in district,
where we had taken pains to distri |
bute what grouse we could apportion
ana the birds seem to have gotten
through the winter very we'll and
to have increased. Some counties.
which have not had grouse now re-
port them and the people generally
are taking good care of them. III
wish l could say that the quail out
look is good. l cannot do so now.
Dr. kalbfus said that he still had
hopes of getting more quail from
MEXICO. Some shipments are looked
ior this month and will be distri-
buted at once.
What is the reason no one will 20
to the trouble of even asking for
one OF the excess fare slips allowed
by the Harrisburg Railways on each
SIN cent fare. The conductors carry
bales of them in their pockets,
but no one wants them. For a time
people were inclined to be rather
stun about it it and to take the slips,
even gong so far as to "bawl out
! conductors when they did not offer
them. Then the company issued
notices that passengers were en-
tltled TO the slips and should insist
on getting them. Now q conductor
seldom offers one and when he does
IL Is very very rarely taken.
Talking about this failure of the
fding public to take excess far slips
a conductor said last night: Whats
/ the use of handing out the slips?"
| The people won't take them most of
the time and fellows that do, tear
them up and throw them on the
hoor for me to sweep out There's
no fun in that. These people reared
up over Il six cent fare and all wanH
ed slips, but they got tired and when
any one asks for one l almost fall
off the car"
And yet, under certain contingcn-
cies. the slips would be worth one
cent each.
Higher prices for cigars have
made smokers darned critical" aver
red one of the citys best Known
cigar men to-day. when we had to
put up cigars to 81 cents, people
were sore and wouldn't buy When
we had to go to seven they came
back after fooling with old 'twofer
stuff, but they were awful fussy"
was the way he put it.
/ What's the reason." was asked
We'll, so long as they are paying
more they want to get the right
stuff. Some of my regular custom
ers paw over a box now that they
pay seven cents or eleven cents and
they never used to do that. Why |
| have had to tell them, back in the
nickel days, not to take some cigars
that were not well made. Now they
ell have their eyes peeled and moth
ing that is the least bit defective
! gets by them"
Among Harrisburg visitors was
General G. Il. O'Neil, who command
ed a brigade of Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard at the Mexican border
and who was in command of one of
the camps during the war until re-
tired. The General came over from
Allentown to visit friends at the
Capitol and met u number of mill
| tary acquaintances.