14 SOUTHERN TOURS WILL BRING MANY TOURISTS ONE who lives and moves in re stricted territory may not real ize the frenzy of relish which seizes the weary tourist when be knows that his approaching des tination includes an up-to-date hotel. But the fact is that in many in stances a continental route Is shifted . at points merely because of this ad -1 vantage, and one of the prime ef forts made by the United Hotels ; Company, through its president, i Frank A. Dudley, was to identify ; Harrisburg and the Penn-Harris 1 with the "Southern Tours." The ur gent necessity of this he graphically i pointed out in a letter to Mr. Wal : lower, saying: "In my early investigations re i spectlng Harrisburg and its ability to sustatin a first class hotel. I found geographically the location ( was favorable. The arrangement of | the transportation lines, of necessity, makes Harrisburg a traffic center. Harrisburg is sufficiently removed from the larger cities to take it out y'of the class of "stop over" cities, so called. A capital city always at tracts tourists, as well as those hav ing business with the government, and It seems reasonable to expect that the capital of the second most populous stato In the United States would attract enough business to ma terially assist in sustaining tho prof itable operation of a first class hotel. Harrisburg has, for a city of its size and by reason of proximity of im portant industries, a fair average of commercial business, which undoubt edly Is Increasing. "We have always considered our selves specialists in the development of automobile touring, and wo aro endeavoring to attract to Harrisburg automobile tourists from not only the West, but the North, East and South. We are able, through our connections, to influence a consider able volume of automobile traffic, and as we have hotels practically surrounding Harrisburg we feel that The Penn-Harrls should be the re cipient of a large automobile traffic. "The Southern Tours, which Is now being established, extending from New Orleans, Mobile and Flor- i Ida points north via Birmingham, gives Harrisburg as a northern ter minal over the Shenandoah Valley route, so-called. As this undoubted ly will be one of the popular tourist 1 routes of the country, we look for ward to an ever-increasing tourist traffic for Harrisburg. "Our own efforts to develop busi ness, go ably supported by yourself Forry's Haberdashery will be located in the Penn-Harris Hotel Building It is with much pleasure that we announce to our patrons that on or about January 1 5 this business will be located in one of the storerooms of the new Penn-Harris Hotel. The new and spacious quarters will be fitted with the most modern store fixtures, providing for conven ient selection from wider stocks of exclusive haberdashery than we have ever before shown. It will be our policy as in the past to carry only strictly high-grade lines of men's dress accessories, that will embody the utmost in quality, dis tinctiveness in style and sensibleness in pricing. We are proud of the new building, proud of our privilege to be located therein, and extend to the stockhold ers of the Harrisburg Hotel Com pany our congratulations upon their achievement. TUESDAY EVENING, and your associates, indicate to us 'that the operation of the hotel at Harrisburg should prove mutually profitable." Tho "Southern Tours" The "Southern Tours," which from now on will attract thousands of mo torists to Harrisburg, includes five jroutes:: Shenandoah, Blue Grass, jLouisville, Tennesee river and Geq leral. The officers are Alfred S. iAmer, Frank A. Dudley, Eugene ! Stuart and R. M. Clark. These men found that long distance travel for both business and pleasure has large ly been East and West. They deter mined to develop the North and iSouth district, bringing together the 'Northern and Gulf States, and Har- Irisburg should be proud that It will be the northern terminus of this vast ' system. j The topography of the country was 'studied to avoid monotony of travel |and the routes finally selected give |to the tourist the safest roads, the Ibest roads and the greatest variety !of scenery and opportunities to see jnt close view in many respects the jmost wonderful parts of the United j States. Touring between tho North and 'the South along tho Atlantic Sea ' board or along the Mississippi Valley | presents + such a sameness of level country as to become tiresome. | "In the routes embraced within the iSouthern Tours, all the beautiful scenery of the Appalachian System with ever-changing pictures of moun tain, canyon, forest and river is pre sented to the tourist. Many Interesting Points j The famous Hot Springs of the ; South, Mammoth Cave, Natural ■Bridge, and Lookout mountain are among the natural wonders. Tho Blue Grass section of Kentucky is traversed. The great battlefields of the Civil War. with their monuments and story which cannot but touch the heart-strings of every citizen be he resident of North or South, are passed. The beautiful Tennessee river with its canyons and power development are sfcen. The fertile valley of East Tennessee around Knoxville is traversed. AIT of the routes from the North | center at Birmingham, one of the imost progressive and bea'utlful cities iof the South. South of Birming ham over good roads, on the route to itho gulf, is Montgomery, tho first jcapitnl of the Southern states until ; tliey were again united under the fold ot the Stars and Stripes. From Mont- Igoniery the advised route is to Mo j bile at tho head of Mobile Bay on the jGulf of Mexico. From Mobile the tourist has the option of turning west to Now Orleans, passing many 'attractive winter resorts on the jGulf of Mexico. The distance is 164 1 miles from Mobile to New Orleans. I "To reach Florida points the tour ist turns east from Mobile traversing Mobile Bay to Permacola. Pensacola can also be reached by a direct route south from Montgomery. Great National Highway For the first time in its history Harrisburg now figures us the north ern terminus of a great national highway and it is good to read in the prospectus which will be in the hands of every tourist thut the magnificent system begins In John Harris town, the iirst lap being from here to Car lisle, with the following information: : "Road of crushed stone foundation with asphalt binder. Harrisburg, HOW PENN-HARRIS NAME WAS CHOSEN Josiah 11. Hillegas Is Respons ible, Sangrce Finds After Long Search i&L HS^Bhh JOSIAH HILLEGAS BY ALLEN SAXGREE. BV no means the least serious consideration when the gor geous mansion began to de ! velop was to choose a name for it, ! and W. T. Hildrup, Jr., who had i by this time waxed enthusiastic in | the project, suggested that the Tel ! cgraph take up this matter. Talk ; about wildfire! Harrisburg seized on ' tho opportunity with the avidity of a I tramp reaching for a mince pie. . The replies began to swamp the pa per. "Walpole" was tho suggestion from one contributor, combining the names of E. Z. Wallower and E. J. Stackpole. At that moment history, imagina tion and efficiency prompted Josiah Hillegas, captain's mate in the crew which steers the destiny of Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Mr. Hille gas relates that his rest one night was something painful. He felt it his duty to find the real and only name for Harrisburg's new hotel, and. being conscientious, no oster moor could lure him into the arms of Morpheus. About 5 a. m. his better half was startled by a shrill, maddened yell from Mr. Hillegas, who ffcund diffi culty in enunciating his divine dis covery, and jumbled his worlds like a Bolslieviker behind time. Present ly he recovered and otmed the magic phrase: "Penn-Harris" ut tered, thus, perhaps, for tho first time on earth. This entirely upset the creator, and he held forth, while tho pipe bending whistle wheezed 6 o'clock, on the appropriateness; how he had dreamed of John Harris and the Redskins; how of the generous and valiant William Penn, and from that to the highway which bears his name. "Easily remembered and covers everything," reminded Mrs. Hillegas. "But you don't want to waste any time; telephone it In, for ideas like this quickly spread." This shrewd advice weaved the wreath which Joe Hillegas will wear through immortality, for his wife urged htm to obey within a few minutes, and thus worked tragedy for an enterprising woman on Alli son Hill who must have been in spired at about the samo Identical moment. Unhappily, she waited to send It in a letter, which did not reach the Telegraph office until 10 a. m., after Hillegas had already suiled into fame, for this caption, embracing city and state, fairly hand-cuffed every director, and In a few days none other was considered. In all justice to Joseph Hillegus, it should be noted that his gallantry touched high C, for when told or tho tragedy he offered with the courtesy of Sir Galahad: "Let this lady have tho honor of Penn and Harris; I will be satisfied with merely the hy phen." I*. O. S. OF A. NOMINATIONS Halifax, Pa., Dec. 31.—The fol lowing candidates were nominated on Monday evening by the local P. O. 8. of A. as officers for the ensuing term: Past president. Ira B. Zim- I merman; president, Ross E. Zim merman; vice-president, J. Howard ! Chuff; master of forms, Mylcs E. Motter; recording secretary, H. S. Potter; financial secretary, P. C. Fox; treasurer, W. D. Straw and Ross E. Zimmerman; trustee, H. S. Potter; conductor, Joseph Landis; Inspector, I Leroy Enders; guard, M. H. Spahr. GIFTS TO SUNDAY SCHOOLS llalifux, Pa., Dec. 31. —Mrs. W. H. McFadden. of Halifa, who Is spend ing the winter at Richmond Hill, L. 1., has remembered in a generous way the old home town. On Sunday each member of the primary de partment of tho three town Sunday schools—United Brethren, Methodist Episcopal and Reformed—was pre ' scnted with a half-pound box of candy as a Christmas gift from Mrs. McFadden. SOLOMON DAXNER Solomon Danner, aged 82 years, died of uraemtc poisoning, after un dergoing treatment at the hospital. His death occurred at 2.30 yester day afternoon. He lived at New Cumberland, In Second street. HABJRISBURG TELEGKXPH population '87,000. the capital of Pennsylvania, la located on the cast I bank of the Susquehanna river, 'which Is spanned by several long !bridges. It was laid out by John ,'Harrls In 1785, and was made tho slate capital In 1812. Points of In terest are the State Capitol, State ! Library, Soldiers' Monument, State Arsenal, Courthouse. The prosperity of Harrisburg is due to a large ex jtent to Its facilities for communica tion with the coal and iron districts lof the state. The I'enn-Harris hotel will be the I official hotel for these tours. HARRY'S CIGAR STORE THERE TOO Famous Old Stand to Have Quarters in the New Hotel IT WAS a foregone conclusion that the Penn-Harris would lack a certain luster without the pres ence of George Harry, bonlface of the succulent weed, who for twenty years—count, 'em— has dispensed it to Pennsylvania Governors, not to mention thous nds of legislators, many of whom have crossed beyond. This was a prime feature, the lobby emporium of the big hostelry, and the United Hotels Company gave it minute and serious thought, until K. Z. NVallower, in casual manner, indi cated that there was Just one mnn tltted for the job, and he knew something, as the saying goes. At the beginning there was slight bickering over the lease, for George Harry has strong convictions when confronted with any new proposi tion. So far as he was concerned, he would not seek the location, and the mountain promptly came to Mohammed. ' Manager Wiggins is one who "gets the idea" quickly and when he realized the hotel would not be complete without George he sent a hurry and must call. Needless to say this adjunct will be big-league caliber; situated, as it is, immediately to the left as one enters the Walnut street door, with the incense of the aromatic leaf mingled with fragranco of boxed candies and reams of magazine lit erature. Mr. Harry will continue at his old stand in the Columbus, but give much of his time to the Penn- Harris, for he will be in demand by many thousands who have dealt with him in years past. The callous reader may not un derstand the significance of a cigar host who has had long experience, and vision, but the Penn-Harris folk werot "hep" to it. George Harry's place is a catchword far and wide, and when he chose, he identified a merited one by naming a cigar after him. Thus for John P. Elltin, at torney general under Governor Stone, and a member of the Su preme Court at the time of his death. He was a ' staunch "Mat" Quay partisan and ran for Governor against Mr. P 4 ennypacker.. One secret of the successful cigar man is to always keep in stock the variety demanded so that the patron can get it instanter, and not be com pelled to send for his brand out-of town. So it is that the present in cumbent of the Gubernatorial chair always finds himself supplied, for Governor Brumbaugh unquestion ably relishes a de luxe flavor with all the intensity described in Ik Marvel's "Reveries of a Bachelor." Two clerks will be on the Job here until closing time, always under the trained supervision of Grand Poten tate Harry. Appreciation of the Telegraph's Aid Mv Dear Mr. Stackpole: We to-day have instructions to cease our "Price Publications." For nearly a year our Mr. Frank L. Cook has been meeting twice each week with representative retail and whole sale grocers, and together they have agreed on price lists of staples, show ing the low and high prices at which the retailers bouht and the fair prices which the consumer should pay. Your publication of these lists has, I am sure, been of great value in pre#' venting proliteering without the Ad ministration having to enforce penal ties or even threaten and I now want to thank you for the space yen have given these lists and for the many favors you have given the F-jrd Ad ministration in conveying to your readers the many changing ruies as they have come to us. YJiis price list pu'.llcation was the last ,'unctlon of the Food Administration and in now Withdrawing from its duties, I must again speak of the great co operation that has come from every home and store and office in 'lie de sire to follow out the rules as you have announced them. Very truly yours, DONALD McCORMICK, Food Administrator for Dauphin County. COL. M. C. KENNEDY IS HACK FROM FRANCE His many friends here and else where and throughout the railroad world will be glad to know that Col onel M. C, Kennedy, president of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com pany, arrived yesterday from Europe where ho has been engaged for months in the transportation *ork of. the American Expeditionary Forces. Colonel Kennedy's efforts were highly appreciated by the Allied na tions and when the tor.v shall hnvc been told by others thai himself— because he will never tell it—it will bo a narrative of railroad develop ment worth while. It is ihe hope >.f the chamber of Commerce of Har risburg to have Colonel Kennedy as Its luncheon guest in the near future. TWO ARRESTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY John Detan and Charles Spencer of Sibletcrwn, were arrested by Po liceman Parsons this morning on the charge of holding up nd robbing William Reld oC 57.55 and a pair of shoes. The holdup is said to have occurred In the vicinity of Seventh and T-lerr streets about 5 o'clock this morning. BUYS 1888 NORTH SECOND Sale of the property at 1838 North Second street to City Assessor James C. Thompson was announced to-day. The consideration was not given! The property was owned by Edward L. Daron, who lias removed to Scran ton. NEW YORK HARRISBURG READING LANCASTER p China (Ho. , "Harrisburg's Exclusive Specialty Shop" PEHMARMS HOTEL BUILDING I AN ANNOUNCEMENT f - The Cloos Co. Will Be in Evert) Sense of the Word A Specialty Shop carrying nothing but the smartest of fashions in outer apparel and catering to women who desire clothes which are the last word in fashion and the first word in quality. The entire time and atten tion of our New York office organization is devoted to fashions of superb character, with the result that discriminating women rea lize the value of the concentration which comes from a life study of women's and misses' apparel. This new shop will open its doors early in the Spring for the approval of the women shoppers of Harrisburg and vicinity. The Cloos Co. Lyman W. Cleveland Decorator t , % v / * . ♦ * I , • v 721 Witherspoon Bldg. Philadelphia DECEMBER 31, 1918.
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