Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-06
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From what I have learned the
fishermen of Eastern Pennsylvania
have not wanted for good bass fish
ing this summer and in some locali-
| ties it has been exceptionally finc."
| said Commissioner of Fisheries Ma
| than r. Butler to-day. The Conf
missioner has returned from tour
| of northern counties and along the
Delaware river. I'VE have been
placing bass in a number of streams
the last few years and ] wanted to
see how the fishing developed" said
| the Commissioner, "and everywhere
l received gratifying reports. The
fishing ON the Delaware has been
good and the whole Susquehanna
basin has had pretty fair bass fish
ing. OF course, there are some
| places where there has been poor
! fishing, but as a general proposition
| the bass have been found and have
furnished excellent sport. The plans
of the department contemplate L
| distribution of bass from the hatch-
| cries this fall and we intend TO
make the supply go as far as poa-
sible, although the demands have
been very great"
| Secretary of Agriculture Frederic
| Rasmussen intends to ask the State
! Welfare Commission at it's coming
conference on various lines of spe-
cial activity brought about by the
effort to reduce living costs to have
| n nf orIy ati Fu
cilities in every city. There arc
various cities and boroushs where
| there are market houses and some
| places where there are none; other
towns where curb markets are flour
ishing and some where such mar
kets could be located advantageous
ly," said he. my idea is to find ou.
just what facilities exist for market
ing. AS far as I know this infol-
nation has never been gathered for
the whole State and It may show
us something worth knowing. A.
the same time we could sec just how
proximity to farming and truck
gardening districts affects market
ing. / have Harrisburg, Lancaster
and some other cities in mind as
ideal places for the survey"
Who is boss of the Capitol PARK
1 embraced N stnG
streets, lanes and alleys of the TWEEN
= ty or thirty blocks bought by the
Commonwealth Is a question which
is agitating the Capitol. The State
has torn down all the houses and
ripped up some of the paving and
sidewalks from streets and also
taken n couple of blocks for u park
, for trucks for the State Highway
Department. 1t has also roped of
what used to be Cowden street, from
State to North. The other day n
, policeman, representing the free
City of Harrisburg, undertook to pass
= through the roped section. A State
watchman "fagged" him. The pU-
l!ceman was indignant, but the State
= ofhcer said that no one was to 10
near the parked cars The police
+ man went up the old highway, any
I way. The State man complained.
. Who wins?
; The nature lover has asked if we
1 know that the big oak trees at his
: toric Paxton Church are the largest
and Oldest living things in this sec
, ton? Their diameter and girth
, prove their age to exceed a round
t century - possibly two centuries.
, Their very presence to-day COM
mands the silence due to war ships.
And what interesting and quaint
' tales they could tell, if blessed with
: the power of human tongues! The
e tombs of our ancestors under the
=, shadows of the monster trees speak
c louder than words. Truly. it is
) emblematic of the Great King and
= His Kingdom. This locality must
E have been a tree elysium. East of
J, old Linglestown, near the public
4 highway, stands n sturdy, massive
) sycamore tree which measures so
e feet in circumference, or nearly 10
t feet in diameter. Although self
e planted. at least 100 years ago, it
D., selected most favorable spot. It's
l branches are feet in diameter,
and reach outwards nearly 100 feet.
l Within 300 feet of the ancient mon
I arch, repose the remains of an In
2 dian. The owner of the farm dis
y, covered the grave while digging
postholes, but would not disturb
the body. The tree stands alone in
a cornfield. as a silent monitor.
J. "Do you know that some people
- never have really good eating po-
= tatoes?" was an interrogation pro-
pounded to me by n former we'll
known ex-official OF the Pennsyl-
t vania Department of Agriculture.
3 Let me tell you the reason: Pota
d toes handled by large commission
t firms are usually shipped in carload
e lots. in bulk. It requires from 10
n to 90 loads to fill a car. In many
e instances potatoes from at least
@ four to n dozen kinds of SOIL and of
: as many different varities are load
d cd and mixed in one car. How do
Il such potatoes cook? Some will
cook in 20 minutes: some in thirty;
: some in forty: and some never SO
g you can eat them with a relish. The
o good oldstyle, dry, f1oury and pal
Q atable potato too often is missing
C from our table. Even though yor
D nav your grocer a fancy price. it
l. will not insure fancy flavor
!. While the average housewife may
e know the wonderful difference in
Il the quality and flavor of various
D varieties of apples. she Is slow to
!. discriminate in the selection of n
d table necessity that Is used daily
Excellence of quality has given the
@ Berks-Lehigh potato growing belt
: a National reputation. At the great
e Allentown fair. the growers usually
= enter over 500 baskets for competi-
ton"
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE