Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

| IO'aSioH, oO OF them being a pro-
posed West Penn development in
western counties, while others are in
onG ousquehanna valley. The CAL
. uar Ior THIS week includes appli-
~ations ~ Tor more charters for cleo
tiic companies in Bucks. Delaware
ana other eastern counties. There is
aiso possibility of revival of bie
Maler power propositions in the
| tricts. uii'ieS us
Duplication is to be made this
week Tor merger of six electric com
panles chartered to operate in nar-
phin and Schuylkill counties into tha
Citlzens Electric Company, which
WIN nave its Headquarters in tbe
Hegins anthracite district, ONLY re-
Gehtiy companies chartered for MINER
Dauphln, Perry and Juniata connties
were merged into the Juniata Serv-
zee company. The new comnanv
would take over the Hegins. Hubley.
Lskens and Mifflin township cleo
elIc companies and the Berrysburg
alu dratz Electric Companies, the
appilcahts a pelng A. r. Deibler, Clay
ton E. Herb, DIR. f. p. Brand and
j.: W. Heckert, of Hegins district
| Inc new company would start with
nominal capital of $4,000.
me Drain Steel Company, of Phil
auelphla, has filed notice of issu
ahce or $35O,000 of bonds. If was
recently incorporated. Other notices
OF increases filed include Inter-State
Coal and Iron Company, Philadel-
phla, stock, 100000 to s1,25O,O00.
ponds, 100000; Ford and Kendig
CooodnlPany, ood Philadelphia, stock, $780,
VVV TO $l,OOO,OOO; Bryn Wawr Ice
Company Bryn Mawr stock sso
200 to $150,00O.
Inc meeting of the State Indus
trlai Board fixed for tomorrow has
week. III 'he
Bears have become such n nui-
sance in parts of Potter and McKean
counties that Seth e. Gordon. acting
secretary of the State Game Com
mission, tonight issued a statement
III III Whlch ne expressed the hope that
hunters would go into that section.
nave Just been investigating re-
1oIls that bears have become so nu-
merous that they are DESTROYING
sheep and raiding farms in Potter
ana Mexican countless" said he. "I
nave round Il number of such re-
Pofts Well founded and there is good
pear hunting to be had This is the
iast week of the season for sucb
hunting and 1 hope sportsmen can
help relieve a local situation in that
part of the State"
Col. Edward Martin, State Com
missioner of Health, has issued n
warning that smallpox traced to
canada has appeared in neighboring
states and urging local health
authorities to be on their guard. In
vestigations into several outbreaks of
smallpox are now being made.
Certificates of notification tn the
Value OF millions of dollars are an
nounced by the Public Service Com
mission as filed by various public
utilities, the United Gas Improve-
ment and the keystone Telephone
Companies, of PHILADELPHIA, filing
those representing the largest sums,
Inc United certificate calls for S.
55O,3OO of common stock to be used
outside OF the State of PENNSYLVANIA.
Inc keystone Telephone certificates
are for $3,100,000 of bonds. The
other certificates filed include: Ruf-
falo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Rail-
road, Ridgway, bonds, SS34,OOO:
South Pittsburgh Water Company,
Pittsburgh, bonds, $4,000; Penn
Central Light and Power Company.
Altoona, bonds, $129,00O; PhiIadel-
phia Suburban Gas and Electric
Company, Philadelphia, bonds, S45,-
600; Eastern Pennsylvania Railways
Company, Pottsville, bonds, $42,5O0;
Citizens Light and Power Company.
Oil City, bonds, $4,000; Lycoming
Edison Company, Williamsport,
notes, $4,000; Lehigh Valley Light
and Power ompany, Allentown, pre-
ferred stock, $46,90O; Springfield
Consolidated Water Company. Phila-
delphia, bonds, $4,000; State-Centre
Electric Company, Clearffeld, pre-
ferred stock, 800, 900; itizens Trac-
ton Company, Oil City, bonds, $780,
600; Chester Valley Electric Com
pany, Coatesville, bonds, $630,O00;
Lehigh Industrial Power Company,
Philadelphia, bonds, $33,50O; Cones
toga Lawrence Light and Power
Company, New Castle, common
stock, $1,000.
Lieutenant Governor Edward e.
Beidleman and Auditor General |
Charles A. Snyder were guests at !
the Terrapin Club dinner at Phila- !
delphia on Saturday night.
Captain G. Brown Mark, who has |
been in army service, has resumed |
his duties in the engineering di- |
vision of the Department of Health. !
Attorney General n. Mitchell Pal |
mer may not be able to attend
the opening of the Constitutional |
Revision Commission sessions to- |
morrow.
DIR. Scott A. Norris, of Home !
stead, has returned from the army |
and again assumed work with State |
tuberculosis dispensaries.
The Chester county court has re- |
fused to entertain more appeals |
from firms convicted of pollutine |
streams and sustained convictions |
brought by the Department of Fish
cries in Chester county.
Franklin county farmers insti- |
tutes, which began at Mercersburg, |
are being held to-day at st. Thomas. |
Tomorrow a session will be held at |
Dry Run. The Adams county series |
starts Wednesday.
ROB CLY POST OFFICE
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