Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-29
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Deen hard hit by orders and tn
lack OF demand here, but becaus|
the river coal fleet has been abl|
10 operate. The strange spectacl|
OF coal dredges working in the chauI
hels near the small islands and bait
ana or the steamers frisking abouX
IN the middle of January in the Sus|
quehanna has been presented AMI
mas peen much commented upo-
This mild spell has been a EreaI
thing for us" said the captain
one of the upper squadron who hal
mad long experience. TT is oDI
of the few times in winter that W
have been able to work and the rel
suit has been that we have Eotte
out many tons for the electric AMI
other plants. We have also stocl<e
up. lot of coal against any harH
spell, which will probably com.
along when none of us expects
The down river boats have bee
busy too. some of them going clea
to Highspire. We have been goin
up to Rockville falls and ia
quality of coal has been taken out.
From what the river men say tn !
hfgh water at various times sine.
the season, as it is termed, close
on December 1, brought down lot|
or coal. Some of the boats were tie
up in December as the usual re
pairs were to be made, but whe
the river remained open the wor
on fixing up the dredges and fat
and steamers was hastened an
January has seen more activity tina
known on the broad waters of tn
Susquehanna at this point tha
~ fAt. T
sands of tons of coal will be reclaim
ed this winter which would ord
narily not have been taken out un
til spring, while preparations hav
been made to supply sand for tn F
are expected to boom this summe
in Harrisburg and vicinity.
The visit of William Jenning
Bryan to Harrisburg last night re
braskan to this city. The first tim
the Congressman, as he was the
known, was in Harrisburg was rigf
after his nomination in 1896. II
was here for half an hour on his wa
to 1.-The enemy's country" as he ha
termed New York and he spol5
from the train platform and then tn
station portico. He attracted muc
attention and Immediately aftd
Free Silver Leagues were forme|
and a campaign of discussion tha
often got into rarilied atmospheII
followed in many places in Harris
burg. Next the Man from the Wei
came in 1900 when he appeared Il
have taken on flesh and he lecture
here at various times. In 1908
was a very robust, but none the lie !
silver tongued Bryan who was her
A few yearss ago he came to Hal
risburg as Secretary of State an
spoke in the hall of the House 4
the Capitol, a dignified and eloquelI
Bryan. He seemed to have LOO
none of his old time ginger la/
night.
The boys do not seem to be lon
about taking advantage of anythiri
in the way of chance to play. Whe'
the State Policemen were here fd
the Inauguration their horses we
cared for in tents in Capitol Par
extension. There was lot of stra
scattered about. Yesterday IL
sspace was a baseball diamond ar
one of the first games of the yed
was being played on the site of II
old National hotel. It's a daif
field" said one boy. "The stra
takes up the mud and we can't |
hurt
One of the conductors of the Ha
risburg Railways Company does M
stand any nonsense and he does n
get any. He is lust back from owe
seas and he wears couple OF che
rons on his sleeve. He is very mud
on the job and the passengers seel
to like it.
Ex-Governor Frank B. Willis,
Ohio, who delivered an address he
| last night with William Jennin
BRYAN on the march of prohibitio
paid a notable tribute to the la
Congressman Marlin e. Olmsted
n dinner given before his addres
Officers Of the Anti-Saloon Leag
gave a dinner to the legislative co T
RESPONDENTS at the Penn-Harris,
two eminent speakers being CUES
of honor. In the course OF
lightful talk on people he had m
| in Congress Governor Wills sd
| "Ore of the ablest men L knew
Congress and one whose great aD
| itv was recognized by everyone W
the man who represented the LA
| risburg district for years. mei
Mr.. Olmsted. 1t was my good 70
| tune to have a seat next to him pa.
of the time. When you got to knC
him he was a charming man ana
was sorry indeed when he decid
IN leave Congress-
]. Horace Mcfarland, head OF
Chamber of Commerce Housi
Committee, is compiling a report
all the housing developments in
| for the use Of the Harrisburg cor
nittee. All the good points will
used to provide study for the LOG
| committee and all of the failur
and bad points will be summed
in order that they may be avoid
in Harrisburg. Mr.. Mcfarland
the course of the coming month "
visit personally all of the plac
where developments of the kind 9
under way and as government re
resentative is able to get all fl
hand information 1t is believ
that the committee when 1t fina
gets down to work will have md
complete data than was ever plac
at the hands of similar commit
at the outstart
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