_" • j \ It is the Best Light, the Cleanest Light, the most Economical Light The best tenants demand Electric Light. It will pay any landlord to improve his property with Electric Light # Electrically lighted houses are always more rentable. , ? Mazda lamps give twice as much light as ordinary electric lamps and J are strong enough for all practical purposes when given ordinary 9 care in handling. 9 _____ • Have the WIRING Done Now | S A There is no better time to have your property wired for Electric Light ® than right now. Considering the low cost at which the work can be J done, there is no reason why any tenant should be denied the com- <9 forts and conveniences afforded by Electric Light. 2 Why not call upon us to supply you with more information to-day. jj § HARRISBURG LIGHT & POWER CO. S : @ ii : CHARITIES TO GROW DURING YEAR OF 1914 Thote at Head of Central Body Make Plans to Extend Its Sphere of Usefulness OIS'E of the activities it is planned to enlarge during 1914 is the work of the Associated Chari ties—the organization around which centers nearly all of the city's charitable organizations, influences and work. Its work is to see that all the worthy poor and needy receive care, to prevent needless and some times harmful duplication and to de tect imposters. One of the members of the Chari ties has thus outlined its objects: To serve as a clearinghouse for all the charity work of the city. To investigate the needs and condi tions causing the needs of all persons in distress, reporting promptly to those Inquiring about such persons. To co-operate or organize charity by effecting system among the benev olent individuals or agencies giving relief. To secure prompt and adequate ac tion in the giving of relief and the temporary plan. To rehabilitate the family, or to restore them to a normal position in . . Pennsylvania Reduction Comp any Harrisburg, Penn. I DONALDSON PAPER COMPANY LARGEST STOCK IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA PLACE: Second and Locust society and to prevent, when possible, others from losing sucli position. The Charities considers the most im portant feature of its work is the re habilitation of the family, by elimi nating from it all conditions tending to produce poverty, thereby restoring such families to a normal position in society, is according to their princi ples. The organization does not give alms, but by effecting complete co operation among all the agencies that furnish material relief, institutional care, etc., they are enabled to re spond invariably within six hours to any call upon them for relief. This relief is generally given the first time without question, but adequate knowl edge is gathered before it becomes necessary to repeat it and complete histories of all families are kept as confidential records at the clearing house. I The Charities' visitor is, in charity i work, exactly parallel to the medical j practitioner and the visiting nurse. I The visitor studies the symptoms and i after conference with the case coni i mittee and general secretary, the ; treatment is continued by furnishing the relief necessary, as a physician j would administer a drug, only long' enough for theni to develop natural ! resources, secure nuch institutional i care, employment, hospital or other | attention as may be required. All | treatment is administered only for the I purpose of effecting a permanent cure. | One slogan of the association is that I "Charity without a plan defeats its | own object." Another is "Organized | love." Another is" that "Inadequate j relief is worse than no relief," that j any family which should be helped at all should be adequately relieved uu j til they are restored to normal places jof society. In order to do this the I Associated Charities calls upon every | agency In the city, if necessary, Mntil the object is obtained. [ In many ways the Charities operates I for the benefit of the community, last i Christmas canvassing tho city in order to obtain the names, ages and ad dresses of all poor children, that mem bers of the Telegraph Full Christmas Stocking Club might play Santa Claus to them. MARKET GARDENING AND FRUIT GROWING OPPORTUNITIES HERE Good Market and Splendid Soil and Climatic Conditions About Harrisburg DAIRIES ARE ALSO PROFITABLE Farm Prices Not High Considering Location and Quality of the Land If there is one opportunity open to the investor with a knowledge of the business and a willingness to work In this year 1914, it Is market-gardening and smnll fruit growing in the vi cinity of Harrisburg. Time was, and only a very few years back at that, when what is now Island park, big sections of what is now Allison Hill and practically all that great territory north of Relly street and west of Sixth as far as Rockville, was given over to the rais ing of vegetables, berries and the like. In those days Harisburg and vicinity produced more vegetables and fruit than could be used here. Because the land was very rich, the transporta tion nothing and labor comparatively cheap, farmers prospered and some of them who managed well grew rich. The remarkable success of the Housers and the Ileisters in this re spect Indicate the possibilities of mar ket-gardening for Harrisburg even in those early days. Some of this fine bottom land is still under cultivation and the Heis ter gardens and orchards are still noted for their productiveness and the excellency of their crops but much of the one-time farmland is now given up to city dwellings and the re mainder Is so rapidly being built upon that soon the cost of it must disap pear. But as the city has encroached upon tho farmland, the population has grown, and with it the demand for home-grown things. That the local markets are not sup plied by local farmers to anything like their capacity to übsorb is shown by the vast quantities of green goods and small fruits handled here by the com mission men. There is tine land for the purposes Indicated in any direction outside of Harrisburg and within easy reach. That it can be profitably worked is shown by the large number of farm ers who bring their wares to market twice a week. But most of these market people grow vegetables and small fruits merely as a side line and make no serious attempt at profit garden crops. Apple Growing Apples and peaches can also be grown to profit. An example of what may be done along this line may be seen at the Simons farm near Lin glestown and the Walton farm, near Hummelstown, Is a fine sample of Dauphin county's productiveness in the way of fruit. There Is also good chance of suc cess in poultry raising and dairy farming. The Fritchey poultry farms near Llnglcstown und the Blough farms/near Dauphin produce poultry for the market and eggs on a large scale and both arc said to be profit able Investments. The men who are making money In chickens in Dati phln county are working along scien- HARRIBBURG TELEGRAPH tlfic lines purely—as are the agricul turalists and the horticulturists. The old-time barnyard hen is gone. In her place has come a carefully bred, carefully fed and properly housed fowl that may be depended upon to produce from 200 to 250 eggs a year. This is expensive and requires care but it pays in the end and nobody can make money in the poultry business in Dauphin county, even in these days of the four-cent egg, that does not go about his work from the stand point of the scientific expert. So strongly convinced are many level-headed businessmen of the profit in eggs that they have formed the Central Pennsylvania Poultry As sociation and will hold their second annual show this year. Later they hope to go Into the subject of co operative buying. Dairy Farm Opportunities Still another opportunity for the man casting for an investment that takes with it prolitable employment is that of dairy farming near llarris burg. 'Milk is the ono farm product that this territory produces in quan tities sufficient to permit of export on a large scale, and yet the supply is falling behind the demand so much that a raise of price has been threat ening for several years. The vast Hershey farms to the east are ex amples of dairying on a large scale. Bonnymeades, nearer still, is yet a better illustration of milk production In a manner thoroughly sanitary and yet able to hold its own with the milk of some less careless farmers, from a profit-making standpoint. The dairy herds of Dauphin county are steadily increasing in size and quality while meat animals are fall ing off in numbers. Here, too, profit depends upon scientific management. Selection of stock, feeding and hous ing are big features of the business while the handling of the milk is of scarcely less importance. Taken all in all, land, lirst cost, prices to be realized, Harrisburg and vicinity offer excellent opportunities for the farmer who knows his job. City-Star Laundry Has earned a well deserved Veputatiou for good work, aa well as any in the State. Ab solutely sanitary in all the conditions of the plant ana the class of work handled; and more sanitary than it each wash were washed separately. The equipment is as good as can be secured and is constantly being kept up to date' with improved machinery. We employe 150 peo ple and have a capacity of over 1,000 packages daily. Dry cleaning by the City Star Laundry method is up-to-date. Anything from a kid s glove to the finest gown can be cleaned most satisfactory. Call to see us we will be glad to show you around. W. E. Orth, Prop. 414-416 State St. Both Ifioiu-a MARKET MANAGERS HAVE THEIR EYES ON FUTURE OF CITY Chestnut Street Owners See Time When State Street Will Be Wiped Out ALL ARE WELL PATRONIZED Food Products of Whole World on Sale Here at Reason able Prices THE Chestnut street market house management is planning toward the Innovation of an all-day market In Harrisburg. Already the Saturday evening market at Cheatnut street is well patronized. It was start ed —not to compete with the half-cen tury old Saturday night market at State street, but to take its place, for it is very evident that with the pur chase of this property by the State, the famous old State street market house will be removed and its patrons have been driven elsewhere. The pioneers at Chestnut street are doing good business and already there have been inquiries from some who would like to keep stands open there all of Sat urday. Such a move would prove a wel come addition to Harrlsburg'a excel lent market facilities, which are un excelled In Pennsylvania. It Is the pride of Harrisburg people that they can buy about anything on the local markets that is eaten any where. Want a bit of Canadian sal mon, a sword-fish steak, a quart of scallops or a dish of green turtle or terrapin? Harrisburg markets will have It if in season. Does your palate crave a few English hothouse grapes, strawberries in midwinter or a Cali fornia cassaba? Harrisburg commis sion men have them If they are on salo anywhere. Perchance you would like a bit of Chinese birdnest pudding? Wo have it to order. These things just to illustrate the fact that this city has the wherewith to satisfy the cravings of even the most particular appetite. As for the commoner good things, wo revel in them. It is natural that this should be so. The city is geographically the center of a vast forming region. Lancaster county, richest of all agricultural com munities in the whole world, the fer tile Cumberland Valley, the Juniata Valley and the Lebanon valleys all converge at this point and pour In upon us their plenty. The Atlantic seacoast, Chesapeake bay and the Great Lakes are all with in a halt' day's journey of Harrisburg. They send us with the tang of the sea and the lake grass still upon them oysters, fish of every kind, both fresh and salt; clams, crabs, lobsters, scal lops and waterfowl of all marketable varieties. We begin to eat Carolina shad in February and keep it up until the Delaware and Susquehanna flsh begin to run and after that we partake of the local supply until June. Florida strawberries are here by the latter part of January and during May and June, York, Cumberland and Dauphin counties send in the most delicious berries grown anywhere. The whole range of northern grown fruit then comes to our markets, together with a rich abundance of farm produce, meats of all kinds, cheese and home cured fruits. In all five market houses, well dis tributed, are visited once, twice or three times a week by tens of thou sands of housekeepers. To three of these the farmers from miles around, butchers, grocers, fruit and vegetable dealers, fish and oyster men, mer- Moeslein Hotel FERDINAND MOESLEIN, Prop. 1235 N. SIXTH STREET HARRISBURG, PA. J. E. GIPPLE Representing only that which Is conservative, reliable and safe in ALLISON HILL Real Estate Fire Insurance AND Rent Collecting 1251 MARKET ST. RARRISUURU, PA. Simon Mlchlovlta, Pres. A Mlchlovlta, Vlee-Prca. U< Furmaa, Treaa, MICHLOVITZ & CO. WHOLESALE) DBALEII9 IN COAL, IRON and STEEL Main Office and Coal Yard: U ADDICDITDP PA Corner Paxton Street and P. n. R. flAl\l\loDUfv*Jj rA. Atao Church 11, on P. A li. and C. A L. Itjra, LEBANON, PA. chants of every conceivable food com modity, gather early Wednesday and Saturday mornings the year round and spread their wares upon the or tables, which they rent by the week, to tempt the eyes of the thou sands of purchasers that crowd the aisles. Even articles of clothing and household utensils are offered for sale and there seems to be no limit to the variety of wares offered. "If you can't And It anywhere else, look around when you go to market," Is a common saying. The other two mar kets are open only on Saturday even ings, for the benefit of those unable to attend the morning markets, and they, too, are largely attended. The Printers' Paper and Supplies Wrapping Paper and Twine JOHNSTON PAPER COMPANY PAUL JOHNSTON, Gen. Manager SOUTH MARKET SQUARE Harrisburg, Pennsylvania BOTH PHONKS McCLEASTER PAVING CO. Charles F. McCleaster Robt. A. McCleaster Granolithic Paving Reinforced Concrete Foundation s Steps : Art Work Estimates Furnished All Work Guaranteed ♦ 248 HUMMEL ST. HARRISBURG, PA. ' Bell Phone Chestnut street market is open also on Saturday evenings. Verbeke street market house, which is also the largest—about seventy-flvfl feet in width and extending from Third street almost to Sixth, is the old-" est and most largely attended. Some* times as many as 15,000 people attend this market in a single morning. Il is built upon ground donated for ttt< purpose by William Verbeke. Next in size is the Chestnut streel market, which does almost as muclj business as Verbeke street, while th< Allison 11111 market is smaller but does an enormous trade. The Kelkei street and the State street markets are open Saturday nights.
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