Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-22
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Medical men, who have noted the
health of Harrisburg for a genera
ton, are frank to say that they be-
lieve the plans of DR.. ]. M. ].
Raunick for eradicating the mosquito
nuisance in this city can not fail to
produce good results and also will
demonstrate to any doubter that
control of the sources of the mos
quito plague is feasible. Harrisburg
has been a sufferer from mosquitoes
for years. There have been perio-
dical invasions of them every sum
mer and no section of the city has
been free from them. Steelton has
also suffered. This year, because
of the unusual weather conditions
and the collecting of water in low
places, there have been more than
usual. Recently, some people who
were familiar with the plans of the
State Department of Health for
eliminating plague spots under the
act>approved a short time ago, iden-
tilted a dozen places in and about
Harrisburg where DR.. Raunick's
workers could find material for ex-
perrin Some of these are in the
northern end of the city, but the
Hill section and down town have a
few. All that is needed, say these
and use of oil. Furthermore, they
predict that once the steps are taken
to get rid of the pests in the early
stages there Will be enough people
benefited to volunteer for work.
V. Grant Forrer, who looks after
/ the blades of grass and the trees in
the city's park system, has some fine
| corn growing along portions of the
river front. The corn came from
grains thrown over the bank and
the rains have caused it to flourish
! and show signs of being glad to be
an ornament to the horticultural
features of the municipal landscape.
| This is the story of a hurry call
| for policemen. The hens on prop
erty in an outlying section of the
! city were heard squawking. Three
| policemen responded and visited the
place. They tapped the doors and
they went over the porch trying the
windows. Then they looked into the
cellar windows, tramping down the
hollyhocks in their ardor. Then
they approached the rear of the lot
and found-One large rat which had
killed a hen and was having sup
per.
Roderick Random, of the Scran-
ton Times, has written this appre-
citation of a man well known to
many Harrisburgers: Il like the way
Highway Commissioner Sadler is 60
ing about building the Lackawanna
Trail and his interest in the Drink
er turnpike that, is now a State
| highway. Mr.. Sadler comes in per-
son with his chief engineer. Be-
l..
definitely he is going to look into
the ability and the responsibility of
the contractors. That is what a
good businessman would do before
putting up an industrial plant. The
| people of this State have been put
| ting up a good many millions of
dollars since the State highways de-
partment was established. On it's
part the department, in several ad-
ministrationS, has given scandal and
very often inefficiency. If the Gov
ernor can put it on a business basis
and Commissioner Sadler gives the
people good roads, as they certainly
have a right to have for what they
are paying into the department, it
| will be a welcome satisfaction. The
two roads l have referred to are
among the biggest of State highways
jobs in this part of the Common
wealth. The Trail alone involves
100000 to S1,000,Oo0 before it is
finished. Such job is worth the
personal attention of Commissioner
Sadler. The tribute that Commits
sioner Sadler pays to the Motor
Club of Lackawanna county for put
ting the Trail through, was we'll
! deserved. Here is an instance where
an association of automobile owners
has demonstrated that it can be of
the greatest benefit to an entire sec
ton. The push of the Motor Club of
! Lackawanna county is the thing that
brings this great benefit to the peo-
pie between Scranton and the State
line"
George IT. Biles, the assistant
State highway commissioner, is TAX
ing a personal interest in the con-
structon of the Dauphin- Clark's
Ferry section of State road route
No. /. The original improvement
to that section, which involved the
relocation of the road was made
under his supervision and he is anx-
ious to get a model road entering
Harrisburg.