Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-11

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was appointed to arrange for getting
the goods to Harrisburg and plac-
ing the food on sale.
Each of the eleven firehouses on
the first order will get the follow
ing:
1900 cans of corn.
1900 cans of peas.
1900 cans tomatoes.
As cans bacon.
24O cans corn beef
"a cans roast beef
The subcommittee at the fire.
houses will be in charge of the fol-
lowing chairmen who will name his
assistants:
Firehouses
Friendship. No. 1, Third and
Cherry streets, ]. w. Rodenhaver.
Hope, No. 2, Second below North
street, Edward Halbert.
Paxton, No. 6, Second near Vine
street, Dewitt A. Fry.
Good VIII, No. 7, Calder and
Sixth streets, Capt. Richard Robin
son, w. B. McNair.
Mt. Pleasant, No. s, Thirteenth
and Howard streets, William
Hoerner.
Susquehanna Hose Co., No. 9,
South Cameron street, Harry f.
Sheesley.
Reilly Hose, No. 10, Fourth and
Dauphin streets, J. w. DeChant.
Shamrock, No. II, Fifteenth and
Herr streets, Captain Leo Luttinger.
Allison, No. IL, Fourteenth and
Kittatinny streets, Captain George
Drake, p. T. Miller.
Camp Curtin, No. 13, Sixth and
Reels Lane, Herman f. Hawn, ]. A.
Good.
Royal, No. IA, Twenty-tirst and
Derry streets, John Houck.
The Mayors Explanation
The meeting was presided over by
Lieutenant Colonel Edward II.
Schell. At the opening Mayor
kelster asked privileges to make a
statement regarding the delay in
buying the foodstuffs from Harris
burg. He referred to the complaints
because of other cities buying and
said in part:
l want to say to gentlemen of the
committee and others that this is the
first time we have had any business
proposition to consider. Heretofore,
we have had only meat prices to bid
on. No canned goods were offered
us. Prlces were given at one time
but Withdrawn. We were offered to-
! matoeS at one time at $1.3S per
/ case when they could be bought for
Sl.O1, but no other vegetables were
| mentioned. The prices given to me
! this morning and which will be read
| TO you are the first received on
vegetables. We did not buy because
the committee found the prices were
no attraction. To-day we are in q.
| position to sell to the people of
| Harrisburg canned goods and bacon
at prices below present retail
prices"
Plan Second Order
Other members of the committee
quoted prices at retail stores and
after general discussion Mayor
| keiSter was authorized to purchase
a supply at the above prices. These
goods will be purchased on terms
made public last week. The city will
get the goods without the necessity
| of putting up funds, and will have
| thirty days in which to pay for
! them. If the first order meets with
the approval of the people of Har-
risburg and all goods are disposed
| OF, second order will be placed.
Goods purchased from the Gov
ernment must be purchased at an
early date, because of the large ship
ments to go west and south This
morning Lieutenant J. r. Boyle re-
ceived an order from the War De-
partment to ship to Atlanta, Ca,
SPAS pounds of bacon, and to Phil
adelphia, $1,000 pounds. With the
big orders made public on Satur-
| day and those of to-day the Reserve
Depot at New Cumberland will be
| cleaned out this week. However,
Lieutenant Boyle has promised Ma
yor Keister that Harrisburg will be
looked after, and If a second order
Is probable it can be filled. For
this reason the local committee
hopes there will he n prompt re-
oonse when goods are placed on
sale Thursday.