Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-06
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by which Harrisburg people can
help cut the cost of foodstuffs and
also bring about fewer causes of
dissatisfaction" remarked q man
| connected with that end of the
state Government which is sitting
up at night trying to find out what
ais the cost of living, and who
knows Harrisburg and the country
roundabout in addition to possess-
ing some first-hand information on
the characteristics of the people.
In the first place there are not
enough people going to market to
Keep the number of farmers coming
TO market with their garden sass
increasing as 1t should" observed
TINS citizen. THE people here are
prone to buy from the gracers. es-
pecially the smaller grocery stores.
ana they have to meet their over
head and handling costs. IL the
people would go to market and buy
from the producer there would be
some saving and it would do every
one more good. The buyer would
nave larger variety to select from
and the farmer would be encouraged
at least And, lastly, let me say that
IL the good ladies of Harrisburg
would get to know the farmers bet
ter and have regular men or women
from whom to buy butter, eggs, lard,
ponhaus and other things it would
contribute some. The farmers are
willing to bring in things. but like
every other man they want to be
sure of market. Get to know your
butter man and your egg woman
and the place where you can get
chickens and good country lard.
just like your mother and grand
mother used to do" The remarks
of the observer are very much to
l
went to market in the old sheds In
Market Square, or up at Broad
street or out at the Farmers market
on the Hill can testify. Many people
who complain of the cost of living
are out of touch with the farmer
and blame him, while for the life
and soul of the farmer he can't
wife, especially if her husband
happens to be on a salary.
The egg chocolate is getting quite
vogue in Harrisburg as a real and
refreshing drink even in cool
weather, and by the same token it
is getting a singular range of prices.
Y yesterday afternoon a couple of
men who had been out to talk over
= some matters and who had taken
7 egg chocolate remarked on the
/ variety of prices. 1t turned out that
/ in the course of q week they in
dulged in these health drinks in
} stores on Third, Market, Second and
) Walnut streets and they paid from
eleven to twenty-five cents One
man said that he bought an egg
chocolate with two eggs in it for
a quarter and that the eleven-cent
one was better than that for which
l he paid twenty-five. Another re-
ported seventeen cents for one egg
| chocolate with a pretzel on the
E side. Another said that he liked
I TO pay more because they gave him
: all that was in the shaker instead
I | of throwing away what was left in
: the glass as they did in some
! stores.
+ Attorney General A. Mitchell
E Palmer, who is here for the fair
3 price conference, is the ninth
/ Pennsylvanian to be chief law Of
v ficer of the United States. Among
his distinguished predecessors have
{ been P. c. Knox, Benjamin H.
: Brewster, Wayne MacVeagh, Edwin
: M. Stanton, Jeremiah S. Black,
: Henry D. Gilpin, Richard Rush and
William Bradford, who was in the
! first cabinet and who died after a
. years service.
9 Notwithstanding the singing of
? the National Anthem on every oc-
caSion during the war and since it
. is lamentably true that many have
! not yet conquered the intricacies of
!. the score and alien citizens who are
familiar with their own national
= songs must listen with amazement
u to the rather uninspiring rendition
Il of the Star Spangled Banner on
: most occasions. OF course, the
. school singing masses are doing
: their best to overcome this condi-
: ton and likewise the community
!. song leaders, but they have a big
Il job ahead and right in Dauphin
county, too.
e Much has been said and written
: about observance of Armistice Day,
s which comes next Tuesday, but up
e to date no suggestion for any gen
: eral celebration has been made.
y There have been ideas about the
= schools having special exercises, but
II there has been no plan for a meet
= ing or even city-wide note being
IS taken of the day. Many veterans
e, of overseas service would like a
j. chance to observe the first anniver-
IT sary. Closing of public offices and
3, banks is a rather ordinary way of
Is commemorating such a notable
n day.
= Chosen president of the National
n Association of Commercial Organiza-
IS ton Secretaries, George e. Foss, Sec
s. retary of the Pennsylvania State
Chamber of Commerce, will enter
q upon his new duties at once This
n. doesn't mean that he has new
1t job but rather an added one. The
r organization with the long name is
g the body of chamber of commerce
IT secretaries from all over the country
l. which studies latest methods and
n machinery of their organizations and
10 meets in annual convention to have
@ such things discussed. Mr.. Foss was
TO the first vice president in charge OF
to the meeting this year at Indianapolis
r and will preside over the destinies
is for the coming year, one of his big
n, jobs early being to arrange a pro-
lie gram which will draw the secretaries
Of to the next conclave.
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