Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-20
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tion of the city's sanitary dam
Sohoy street has been an object
interest to people in half a. dol
ciues OF the state tho last few We
ana tnls winter members of
legislature and visitors who I'D
peeh mere on the numerous highv
anu other projects which hold attS
.ion on capitol Hill these days III
Deen observing the conditions. WI
the harrisburg scheme was broaciX
there were many who did not thu
II safe and the agitation down to
over possible ice gorges is recall
This cropped out in the Lerislat,
when the enabling bills were goE
through. Just what this city on
to George +. Alter, then the speak
in getting the bills passed has ne]
been written. But that is anot&
matter. The people from other pa
OF the state have been interest
TO see whether the ice goes over
dam or gorges and how it beha
In nigh water. Quite a few hs
walked down to see the dam and
record of its performance as k,S
by city officials has been scam
A couple Of men who have be
following up the project say that
result of the Harrisburg d&
standing up so we'll in a hard win
like last years season and it's la
of interference with high water
number of similar constructions
be erected for sanitary purpos
Some may be on the branches
the Susquehanna.
The changed conditions in Hari
burg industries are commencing
be reflected in the decrease in troll
travel in the morning and even
rush periods. OF course, there
the same old haste to get cars
the number of men and WON
travelling to and from work is sms
er than it has been for months. II
is especially true of the cars gos
to Steelton and there is no s.,
a complaint about crowded cars
last summer.
According to men who observe
river conditions there is considera
coal being brought down by.
waters now. There have b.
few high periods. but the ri
has been running very full, CO
pared to it's usual winter height.
result of this condition will be
lot of coal to mine" this yearI
1t is not often that a bill pI
sented by q city member 81
consideration from legislators fri
| rural counties but some I
taking up one introduced by RepI
sentative John r. K. Scott, of Pl3
adelphia, to provide highway com
/ tions that will prevent damage
horses. Scott is owner of farms nj
Philadelphia and his bill is baI |
upon his own observations and |
periences as well as complaints
neighbors. The bill provides II
mo highway shall be built or Ct
structed of such materials as to pI
vent or interfere with the safe |
thereof by horses unless where 1
highway is of sufficient width a i
or other road of some rough mai
rials suitable for horse travel is Cd
structed at the side of the Il
proved portion of the highway"
Horses feet are being ruin
and it will not be many years befI
we will have a lower grade of hord
if we have any for working pi
poses. unless we act in this matte
said Mr.. Scott in discussing the b
why, some of the alleged 'shouI
ers' on roads are as dangerous
| horses as the smooth surfaces Will
are often covered with oil and
which horse. can not stand. md
less travel. There are roads abb
Philadelphia which are so smo@
that when they get wet a horse d
not use them and when oil falls
them it makes matters worse. Liz
care seems to be taken of I
stretches beside the roads which 1
planned for horse travel. 1 thj
this bill will appeal to every nj
who owns a horse or is interest
in taking care of the animals"
| One of. the surprising facts abb
the destructive fire which occur1
at the Lalance and Grosjean
plate mills the other evening v
that so few people knew it. MI
surprise was manifested the fold
ing day when it was learned Il
$4,000 damage had been done
one of the important industries
the city and that the fire had bt
right about o'clock in the event
"Guess people have quit chasi
the fire engines to every fire 9
are leaving the jobs to us, renal
ed the driver of one of the
trucks. "I've known times WI
an alarm, no matter what
weather, could have brought th'
all out when it was in a mill"
If the movement to take the p
lection off red squirrels gets throu
the next Legislature there will
some sport for young men a
trouble for the first cousins of
rat, as some people claim, N
summer. The red squirrels hs
been a pest in a number of orchai
near here. People say they I
off the pears and apples just
hear the fruit DROP" said DR.. Jose
Kalbfus, State Game Commiss
secretary, but 1 guess that's wro
They're really after the seeds a
they are mighty destructive" F
SQUIRRELS have been numerous NJ
this city ever since the place '
settled and furnish all the excl
ment anyone could wish in hunt
It is very gratifying to note u
it was the transport Harrisburg Il
brought back from France the fl
of the colored soldiers from Pei
sylvania. The colored fighters C
cred themselves with glory and
sons Of Ham from this State uph
the reputation of their fathers Q
Iuncles in the Santiago campaign.
kind of like to read about Il
transport Harrisburg, too. Ma.
it will bring home some more
our Keystone regiments.
Il WELL KNOWN PEOPLE