Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-23
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facilities for the rapidly increasing
number of Harrisburg folks who are
taxing to the Susquehanna for boat
ing and swimming when the river
wall is built through "Hardscrabble"
and extended up Front street above
Maclay street is a subject that is
occupying the attention of far more
people than the city fathers realize.
In general way, some plans have
been made for boating and bathing.
More people are enjoying the river
now than known in a long time and
they will be rather insistent upon
the best when they vote their money
Tor 1t in November. one of the plans
Is to make bathing beaches on two
or three islands in the river. while
another calls for bathing places at
seven or eight spots along the river
wall, which would give som ething
to every part of the city on the
river, and for bath houses in other
sections. One of the best sugges-
tlons that has come along in regard
to the river front boating is from
man who has studied the situation.
Here's his idea: when the city
gets Hardscrabble let it build the
river wall as soon as possible and
also extend it beyond Maclay to the
city limits. Hardscrabble is the CEN
ter OF the city, or practically so, as
far as river front that is improVablc
is concerned. Now let the city buy
couple of lots on the east side of
Front street and put up big boat
house and either run it or lease it.
Make it large enough for boats for
years to come and let it insist on the
| best management. From the cellar
of this house there can be built IL
tunnel to landing on the river wall,
which can be closed by flood and ice
gates when not in use. 1t will en-
able people to keep boats in a CEN
trail place and to get them well cared
for and also to use them when they
want. 1t is either this or lighthouses
dotted along the bank. Think it
over People are going to insist on
more boating facilities, do not for
get that. The Kipona has stimulated
interest in the river and the Har-
risburg Navy will help a lot. Again
l say think it over" Here it is
to think over.
Plans for Harrisburg's welcome to
It's soldiers and sailors next week
has revived interest in the War his
tory OF the community and the Dau-
phin County Historical Society will
make special effort next week to
have the veterans of the World War
!. give the data desired to make COM
y plete the list of men who went out
from this city. Arrangements will
be made to have some one at the
> Society building on South Front
street to take down statements of
men who served in the war. The
Society is to be the depository of
this information for Dauphin county
9 and the names and war service, resi-
= dence when entering service ana
present residence are desired. The
information asked, says President
B. M. Mead, will only take a short
time to furnish and will not only
), furnish authentic data, but also pro-
vide something of value, not only to
the community, but to the veterans
g of the World War in years to come.
d "One of the things which Harris
burg will have to provide in the flu
ture, and that time is not very far
d distant, is some place for parking
of cars" said a business man this
6 morning. There are streets now
which are lined with cars every day
during business hours and others
which in the evening are literally
filled. One-way highways are help
ing and so are regulations as to
e where cars may be placed, but more
such spaces are essential. On some
n days Market Square is literally
filed with cars"
The late Judge John B. McPher-
J. son used to say that for some rea-
son the weather man always sent
g, some of the hottest weather about
e the time that the Dauphin county
quarter sessions court for September
Le began. The Judge called it the
farewell of summer" In any
e, event, the weather has been run
k ming true to form for September
weather. Here we have criminal
r court and there has been good warm
weather.
A question of unusual interest was
submitted to the Public Service Com
mission last night in the contest by
the Northern Cambria traction line
against an auto bus firm that asked
lg a right to operate jitneys on the
N same route as the trolley line. The
n attorney for the trolley company de-
lc clared that the State having i'm
is proved the road jitney company
of now wanted to have the use of it,
IN the State having built the road and
being obligated to maintain 1t, This
is raises the question as to what this
Commission is going to rule; whether
a jitney line can capitalize, so to
speak, a State highway" said the
lawyer, who also remarked that the
. company had made a big investment
in building a line and was asking an
. increase in fare. The company paid
- taxes to the State and was held to
- a schedule, while the auto bus peo-
Va pie paid no taxes and were not
le under the same regulation as to
ie schedule as traction company.
1t will be of interest to number
of Harrisburgers to learn that GEN
eral H. D. Styer, who retired re-
Gently after many years spent in the
re army and who was one of the off,
n GERS sent to Siberia, intends to speak
IS, on the Far Eastern situation. He
Of is a Montgomery countian and has
IN numerous friends here. At present
he is at Fort Niagara. General
Styer went through the Cuban and
Philippine campaigns and gathered
much experience in the recent war.
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