Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-16
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burg by the way of Cumberland VAL.
ley has any longer reason to be puz-
zled as to direction or the number
of miles to his next destination. At
the west end of the Market street
river bridge the Chamber of Com
merce has caused to be erected
large signboard, white with black
and red lettering, bearing the names
of towns on the roads spreading out
like a fan from that place with the
mileage to each and arrows pointing
to indicate the direction. The board
serves a real purpose for travellers
who are often at a loss as to which
way to turn.
This is a great help to motorists
and it ought to be copied by other
morning. Now if the city would
only buy the bridge and free it how
happy we Cumberland Valley visit
ors would be-"
Tourists through the Cumberland
Valley come home with all manner
of stories concerning the shortage
of the peach crop. Here and there
the orchards are hanging heavy
with fruit, but in the main the trees
were hard hit by the late cold snap
last spring and some of the growers
will not have more than quarter
crop. This applies to the northern
states generally and already Maine
and Massachusett dealers are i'm
, portuning local growers to send
them carload lots. One of the local
| growers, Robert Walton, who has
| extensive orchards near Hummels-
town, came through the cold snap
with his trees in good shape and he
| Will hnUn largo n11nnfitipG Of
fruit this year. Early in September
he will take the Harrisburg Rotary
| Club to his orchards for an inspec-
| ton trip by motor and will treat
| the members and their wives to a
cornroast during the evening. He
attributes his good luck this year
to careful cultivation last year and
to the stimulation of his trees with
generous applications of nitrate of
soda solution just about blooming
time last spring. This put his trees
in shape to withstand the long cold
snap.
IF every grocery store could get
as much green goods and fruits at
reasonable prices as it could SELL"
said n grocer yesterday, "I predict
the high cost OF living would soon
be cut. We ought to eat large
quantities of fresh fruit and vege-
tables in season. Canned goods
ought to be for the time when we
can not get the fresh stuff. But the
average grocer cannot get fair
supply of fruits and vegetables. I
| like the idea of a wholesale market
on days the retail markets are not
in operation. l know a number of
the larger grocers who have ar
rangements with farmers to bring
, them large quantities of stuff three
) or four times a week. The little
fellows cannot do this. They must
get their produce where they can
at whatever price is offered. 1t is
a fact that the grocers who buy in
large lots as / have described are
able to keep the prices for such
stuff in their stores down to the
regular market prices. / believe u
wholesale market would work to the
same end and give us all a chance
to get foodstuffs in season at whole
sale prices sufficiently low to give
us profit and also to sell at reason
able figures"
Speaking of picnic places" said
a Dauphin man to-day, Il know of
no prettier spot than Freeman c.
Gerberich has along the Susquehan-
ma above Dauphin. He calls 1t The
Elm" because of a large elm tree
that Is u landmark in the vicinity.
The outlook is on the river and is as
pretty as anything in Central Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Gerberich is a genius
with tools and has spent many
hours putting up small buildings,
, cupboards and shelters for time of
rain. Many are the outings that
have been held there. The place
, is favorite of Lieutenant-Go
e. E. Beidleman, who has had
, many State ofiicialseand other prom
inent people there for the little
parties he so much delights to give.
{ / wonder that more people do not
, take advantage of the many shady
, hooks along the river for similar
uses. There are all too few sum-
, mer places in the vicinity of Har-
| risburg considering the beauties we
t have here. Lieutenant Governor
t Beidleman has set a good example
for his fellow townsmen by erect
ing a summer home at the foot OF
, the Dauphin mountain, one of the
most picturesque spots within many
, miles of Harrisburg, and easily
reached from here"
The Rotary Club acting on the
, suggestion of Ehrman b. Mitchell,
Will take large party or boys from
the Harrisburg Fairgrounds to the
Mitchell farms along the Lingles-
town road near Rockville the latter
part of this month for an afternoon
in the open. Mr. Mitchell is chair
man of the boys work committee of
the club and deeply interested in the
subject The Rotarians will be given
one boy each for the afternoon and
will take along a lunch big enough
for two. They will be pals" with
the little fellows during the outing
and when they leave each Rotarian
will take the name of his "chum"
and will try to keep in touch with
him. helping him where possible and
giving him the benefit of advice and
encouragement when the little fell
low needs it. The idea is Mr.. Nit
chell's and he will throw his farms
open for the afternoon. There will
be fun in the haymows, baseball,
quoits and swimming in a big shady
pool that Mr.. Mitchell has had con-
structed on one part of his estate.