Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-15
Ehrntng Gl1at

ouuSHiS from the ACTIVITY IN tne
yards of the sand and coal fleets
along the Susquehanna river in this
city and vicinity there is busy sea-
son in prospect for the rivermen
and industries which have grown
| up in river products bid fair to em1
| ploy many men. 1t is just about
twenty years since the first river
| coal was dredged from the bed of
the river in any quantity near this
| city and now thousands of dollars
| are invested in steamers, dredges.
natboats and wharf machinery with
In ten miles of the State Capitol, the
| coal iields' being between Rockville
| TAILS and Middletown, where the
rapids begin. Scores of flats are
being overhauled and a number of
new ones being constructed, while u
| score or more of steamers and dred-
ges are being overhauled. The river
/ men say that while there will be an
| immense quantity of coal taken out
owing to the periods of high water
which have brought down many
tons. there is some uncertainty about
! what the prices will be and they
are preparing to meet the demand
for sand and stone for the extern
siNe bguilding operations projected
for Harrisburg and vicinity. Some
of the firms will devote their time to
sand and stone and wait develop
ments in the matter of coal. The
State Capitol, city water plant and
various public utility and manufac-
turing concerns which have been
depending largely on river coal for
| their steam supply of late years,
| stocked up last fall in anticipation
of another hard winter and there
are impressive coal piles to be seen in
many parts of Harrisburg, attest
ting to the foresight of their owners
and the mildness of the weather con-
dit.ons. The demand for sand and
stone is already commencing and
bids fair 10 be heavy as the quarries
hereabouts are commencing work on
stone supplies for State road con-
struction and maintenance which is
expected to make big business.
The fact that the State Game
Commission has been able to get
| from Mexican highlands over 1900
quail with loss of but one bird is
being pointed to with considera BILE
pride by men connected with the
Commission as evidence that the
State plan works Notwithstanding
some ideas to the contrary lreld by
federal officials. The State authori-
. ties have always asserted that the
right time to import quail was when
weather and food conditions were in
accord with the country whence the
i birds came. The quail are being dis
tributed in southeastern and south
c western counties by the wardens.
The plan is to get approximately
s 10000 quail and ship them direct
to the wardens who are to distribute
d them. If this is carried out sue
cessfully it will be a big feather in
: the cap of the Commission whlcn
will he able to demonstrate that
. il can CNpend the hunters license
money to advantage. This PROPOSE
ton was one OF those most debated
at the joint conference on game
I and fish bills held by the legislative
committees a few days ago. The
e Commission has also been very sue
cessful in cooperation with wardens
t in distributing young pheasants. The
deer imported from North Carolina
It New York and Michigan are also
doing well.
Between weather conditions ane
r the closing of the period in whicf
to make income tax returns this
was an unpleasant day for many
y Harrisburgers. The Federal building
was besieged by people who wanted
| to Know to wnOm 10 nldhe piyIl
and some belated souls wanted tC
knAw how to make out reports. The
# men at the stamp window were KEEP
busy answering questions as to where
d TO find the income tax men.
Y Strenuous days are in store no
only for the unlicensed dog, but fol
d the constables of the State who fal
TO enforce the dog license code. The
4 State authorities have decided tina
there shall not be any amendment'
:, to the dog liconse code of 1917 anc
u" that all that it needs is stiffenint
up of County Commissioners ant
through them the constables arr
required to kill unlicensed dogs
:, Several bil!s are in hand to provide
changes III the laws, including ina
# damage done shall be assessed
against owners and that unlicensed
animals shall be reported and own
ers penalized. They are not yer!
highly regarded
According to reports which haV'
tt haen gathered by the Department
lie there have been a number of count
r los where the number of animal
licensed was low and the prosecu
I'll tions very few The constables II
is aIlerhenv and Luzerne counties wer
j. the busiest Judging from the ices col
q, Iected for shooting dogs Some
IL the AGRICULTURAL counties do not seen
n, TO have enforced the license law
b. shot the dogs