Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28
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many residents of Harrisburg as
that in which the mosquitoes came
early and stayed late. Owing to
weather conditions, which the rec
ords of Observer Il. r. Domain at
the Federal building show to have
been very unusual during the ordi-
nary winter period, everything was
favorable for early propagation of
| insect life and as the experts of Col.
Edward Martins office have pointed
out this city furnished very salts
factory places for pests to increase
and multiply. The mosquitoes made
themselves heard and felt earlier
than usual and during the summer
months they were u nuisance all
| over the city, becoming a menace to
health when DIR. j. Nj. j. Raunick,
the city health officer, found some
| of the dangerous disease carriers in
the northern end, right close to
| where 1t Is proposed to establish the
new high schools. The open autumn
and the very few days upon which
| the mercury went low have enauIsu
the mosquitoes to remain in business
longer than usual and there are
many homes where screens remain
in place on windows so that when
| they are opened during sleeping
hours the insects may not invade
the rooms. Mosquitoes and black
birds are unusual guests on Thanks
giving day in Harrisburg and the
announcement by Commissioner
William IL. Lynch of the plan to
take up the drainage of large areas
of the eastern part of the city and
to get rid of that well-established
| mosquito nursery in the northern
end of the city will be hailed with
gratitude.
The fact that the river coal fleets
were all in operation on Thanks
giving day and that the dredges and
flats were fully manned is an inter-
esting commentary upon the fuel
| conditions here. The coal men say
that there is a greater demand than
ever known, due principally to the
fact that some large consumers are
building up reserves through fear OF
a shortage next month.
What is the reason the city
authorities do not get after people
the way they sell turkeys or chick
ems in the markets of Harrisburg?"
o asked a mild-mannered man who
v had been "stung' in purchasing
: fowl for Thanksgiving Day. I'm this
h city 1 have noticed that they sell
n turkeys by count. Weight does not
d appear to enter into it. 1 went to
e market last Saturday and asked the
e price of several turkeys. I was told
n lump sums. When 1 asked what
g they weighed I was told, I don't
= know 1t does strike me that some
t of the complaints OF farmers that
5 the city people are down on them
n because of prices asked for fowls
Il are justified. / have not been able,
y except in one instance to get a state
e ment as to the weight of turkey
II and then it was so big that facilities
c for weighing were not at hand. Sales
lin Pennsylvania are by weight,
measure or count, according to the
law. have been unable to buy
fowls by weight and the prices per
- each have been something terrific"
Another viewpoint in regard to
turkey came from two men who de-
n cided to do the marketing in honor
s of Thanksgiving and who eschewed
n raffles so that they would be in
n shape to buy. "In my opinion there
0 is not much justification for the
n prices asked for turkey" said one.
4 Taking into consideration the fact
9 that feed is high and that all the
) elements of cost have to be reckoned
can not see where rs cents is any
:, price per pound" The other man
| answered IL Dy IIllS ouCSillCI SbdIe-
ment: "As long as people will pay
= over so cents pound people will
" charge more. The way to do is to
:. abstain from buying and let the
% farmers take the birds home again.
. I'm going to try that at Christmas
= time"
State game officials, who have
:, been getting o. line on the kills and
q on general conditions, say that there
! have been few complaints about the
Y game code in Dauphin county and
Il the Juniata valley and no demand
q to speak of for changes except in
# regard to woodcock, which have
n been O. cause of differences for
r years. Fair grouse hunting and
. some killing of wild turkeys that
II como near records in central coun-
@ ties have been heard of and the bags
i. contributed to Thanksgiving dinners
in many homes. Opening of the
IS deer season is expected to cause a
e rush of hunters into the woods and
l. probably more will be in the South
% Mountain region than known for n
II long time. The State Forest Com
mission has granted scores of per-
mits for men to hunt on State lands
l. IN Perry, Mifflin, Union, Franklin,
'r Adams, Huntingdon, Cumberland
l. and Lycoming counties. There will
y be deer hunting worth while in Dau-
j. phin county for the first time, as the
d new State game preserve in the
l. Lykens valley was stocked with deer
= last year.