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HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1912.
PRICE 2 CENTS
BH1
lb
I0K
ML PLEASANT TROUT PLANT
TO BE RECONSTRUCTED
Fish Commissioner Ituller Intends
Mnking Trout l'lnnt nt Pleasant
Mount Into n Bass Hatchery.
In connection with tho state fish
hatchery that hns existed In Pleasant
rt1rr'Sar!:P''"I'ford: Susquehanna,
It. Buller, the Pennsylvania Com
missioner of Fisheries, Is now con
structing what Is believed will be the
largest and most efficient plnnt for
tho production of black hass In tho
world. Pleasant .Mount was original
ly designed as n trout hatchery, tho
site being donated to the stato of
Pennsylvania. While the quantity
of water Is efficient for a small trout
hatchery, It is not enough to pro
duce trout on an extensive scale, and
when Mr Duller was appointed state
commissioner of fisheries he decid
ed to make It principally a bass
hatchery, for Which tho quantity and
temperature of the water and natur
al location are admirable.
One of tho great drawbacks that
has attended the artilicial propaga
tion of bass tho country over up to
this time has 'been lack of a sufficient
depth of water. Another handicap
has been lack of area. Bass are can
nibals of the worst order, and they
need both deep water and lots of
room To piscatorial experts who
know the habits of bass the failures
of men who have tried to produce
this tish In small shallow ponds have
not been surprising.
To make an ideal bass hatchery
Commissioner Buller designed four
small lakes, averaging live acres each
whose greatest death will 'be 12
feet The llrst one of these lakes,
sia aires in extent, nas Deen com
pleted ana it Has been stocked with
500 adult fish weighing three nounds
apiece The commissioner says that
lor een so large a pond, with such
an Immense volume of water, 500
large bass are enough. They must
ue. anoweu to produce their young
naturally, as bass fry will not hatch
in troughs as do trout fry. It is the
intention of the fisheries department
of Pennsylvania not to distribute the
bass until they are from three to five
inches long, old and strong enough
to enable them to take care of them
selves In the stream where they will
"be planted. Formerly bass were dis
tributed when still tiny, and that at
tempt at increasing the supply of
these fish throughout Pcnnf lvania
was a practical failure. The' lakes
will be designed that when the time
comes for distribution the water can
foe drawn off and tho young netted.
Otherwise it would bo impossible to
set at them. "When the bass hatch
ery is completed It Is expected It will
produce yearly from 250,000 to
300 000 young fish of the size it is
intended to distribute throughout the
bass streams of the Keystone state.
According to Commissioner Buller, it
will not be wise to let tho young
foass stay in the ponds after they
grow to a length of five Inches.
Adult bass protect their young with
energy and ferocity, but when the
young grow to he six or soven In
ches long the old flsh eat them with
out compunction.
WILBUR WRIGHT DYING
Inventor of Aeroplane is Claimed to
be Dying of Pneumonia in Day
ton. (Special to The Citizen.)
Dayton, Ohio, May 23. iWilbur
Wright, the world-wide known aero
plane Inventor and "blrdman, is
lighting pneumonia at his home here.
Everything possible is being done to
save his life. Physicians say he has
one chance In a thousand to live.
Herald's Contest Closed.
The recent suhscriptlon contest
conducted by our esteemed contem
porary, The Wayne County Herald,
closed Wednesday. Miss Madallno
Haynes, of Equlnunk, won tho piano,
which that Journal offered as a first
prize. She received 290, GOO votes.
Miss Edna Moulter, Seelyville, was
second and had 223,925 votes to her
credit. The other contestants and
what they received: Miss Blanche
Brooks, ICS, 275; Miss Kathryn
Weidner, 120,575; Miss Cora Weeks
G3.775.
GIRL KILLED WHILE PLAY1XG
INDIAN.
i niontown, May 23. 'With a
wild shrill warwhoop this afternoon,
Harry Black, aged 7 years, a little
makebelieve" Indian of Waters
burg live miles south of Uniontown,
placed his father's shotgun at tho
head of littlo Mary Goodrich, aged
live years, daughter of '.Mike Goodish,
a prominent merchant of this city,
and pulled the trigger.
The littlo girl's head was nearly
blown from her body, while the
walls, bedclothing and furniture of
the room were besmeared with (blood
and brains. Little Frank Black, aged
4, a brother of Harry, was tendorly
caressing the dead child and begging
her to mako up when Mrs. Black, the
mother, rushed upstairs In a hysteri
cal condition and picked up tho
dead girl. So unnerved and excited
did Mrs. Olack become at tho terrl
blo sight that, In her fright, aho
rushed into tho yard and placed tho
dead girl on the grass.
The three children had been play
ing Indians In tho upstairs bed room
for some time 'before tho accident oc
curred. Tho Goodrich girl resided
but a fow yards away from the
Black homestead and was visiting
her little pal when the accident oc
curred. So great was tho rebound
of tho gun that little 'Harry, tho un
fortunate lad who discharged tho
weapon, was found in a corner of
tho room, unconscious. Tho acci
dent happened at 10 o'clock this
morning.
REESE AND SCHOONMAKER (JUT
.1015S IX HKJIIWAV BUREAU.
Places Paying $1, '() n Ycnr Handed
Out to Two Valley Men.
Theodore- Schoonmaker, of 131G
Academy street, Scranton, and WI1-I
Hani Reese, of Old Forge a son of H. j
Willis Reese, have been appointed !
hlghwny superintendents for the dis
trict comprising "Wayne, Lackawanna i
Pike and Monroe counties. Tho an
polntmcnts have been announced by
.State Senator Walter MeNlrholR. and
at tho same time tho senator stated
that Commissioner E. M. Blgolow of
tho state highway department, will
in ouiiiiuua buuii io go over ine
route of the proposed state road
from Scranton to Wllkes-Barre
It Is expected that Commissioner
iBlgelow will be accompanied over the
route by District Engineer Arthur W.
Long, and Deputy Highway Commis
sioner E, A. Jones. Mr. Long's resig
nation, tendered to tho stato depart
ment some time ago, has not been
acted upon.
The jabs landed by Schoonmaker
and Reese pay ?1,500 a year and ex
penses. Their duties are to take
care of the roads, supervise construc
tion and act as inspectors of con
tracts. Schoonmaker was employed
on the county road last year by John
Harrlgan, and Reese has been con
nected with the engineering corps of
the state highway department.
FORMER
WAYNE
DIES.
COUXTEAX
E, F. Simons Passed Away To-day
in Wllkes-Barre Recently Cele
brated oOtli Anniversary of
Marriage.
(Special to The Citizen.)
Wilkes-JBarre, May 23. Edward
F. Simons, died of pneumonia at his
home here this morning aged 74
years. Mr. Simons was born In
Sterling, Wayne county, where he
spent his boyhood days. In 1SG9 he
opened the first store in Plymouth
and he and his beloved wife recently
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage. Besides his wife
two sons and two daughters survive,
namely, E. G. Simons, Scranton,
district manager of the Boll Tele
phone company; Mrs. E. M. Jenkins,
of the same city; Miss Jennie I., and
Clarence Simons, both of this city.
MIXERS
INJURED BY
TUBE BLAST.
PREMA-
Two Scranton laborers Seriously
Burned and Bruised.
(Special to The Citizen.)
Scranton, May 23. John Jacob, a
miner, and John Carvosky, laborer,
both employed in the Dickson mine,
were probably fatally Injured by a
premature blast this morning. They
were taken to Moses Taylor hospital.
CHURCH NOTES.
Methodist.
Morning sermon "Great Victory,"
Rev. Will IH. HUler, pastor. Union
services in tho evening in tho Lu
theran church. Other services dur
ing the day as usual.
Mrs. W. T. Butler's Sunday school
class, comprising 21 young men,
have organized a Bible class. It
will ibe an auxiliary of the Inter
national Bible class. The officers
are: President, Frank Evans; vice
president, 'Howard Miller; secretary,
Walter Schlessler; treasurer, George
Haywood, The class will meet the
first Thursday evening of every
month.
Mrs. Will Hiller's Sunday school
class of young ladies have also or
ganized a (Bible class and it will be
come a part of this world-wide or
ganization. The officers elected:
President, Miss Emeline Wells; vice
president, Miss Cora 'Eck; secretary.
Miss Marlon Murrman; treasurer,
Miss 'Rachael Roberts.
Presbyterian.
A series of addresses of unusual
interest have heen arranged for by
Rev. Dr. Swift to ho given In tho
First Presbyterian church at tho 5
o'clock service during Juno and July.
The purpose is, First, to extend tho
courtesy of his pulpit to all his min
isterial Ibrethren; second, to draw
tho churches closer together; third,
to prepare the way for more helpful
co-operation along deslra'ble lines.
The ministers will speak each upon
his own church or denomination.
These addresses will not ho contro
versial, but educational, along "broad
lines, emphasizing the points of con
tact rather than divergence. Tho
first address will be iby 'Rev. Balta
on tho Roman Catholic church, Sun
day afternoon, Juno 2, at 5 o'clock.
All are cordially Invited to ho pres
ent. Sunday, May 2C, at 10:30, Dr.
Swift will speak on "That They May
bo One." No evening service.
Owing to 'Memorial Day services
In St. John's Lutheran church there
will Ibe no preaching services In tho
different churches Sunday evening.
(Jraco Episcopal.
Grace Episcopal church, Sunday,
May 2G: Holy Communion at 8 a. m.
morning prayer and sermon on
"Tho Indwelling Spirit," at 10:30 a.
m.; Sunday school at 12 M. The
evening service will be omitted that
tho congregation and Rector may at
tend tho annual Grand Army of tho
Republic service.
Dexter 'Fay will hold an Episco
pal service at tho Indian Orchard
school house Sunday, May 20, at
10:30 n. m. Sunday school will bo
held at tho samo place Immediate
ly afterwards at 11:30. In tho after
noon at 3:15 o'clock Mr. Fay will
hold servlco In 'Whlto Mills.
An Episcopal servlco will ho hold
in tho PreBhyterlan church, at Way
mart, on Tuesday, May 28. All are
invited.
Baptist.
Morning Services Sermon "Imi
tation of Christ Is It Possible nnd
How?" Rev. G. S, Wendell, pastor.
STATE TO PAY HALF
Deputy J. W. Hunter Assured the Borough Coun
cil's Committee This
day-
Recommends
Boulevard for North
Would Then Be Prettiest Town in Countrv.
... . VWM"" J
ueputy Hunter said.
1
I The Stato Highway department
u willing to contribute one-half of
a sixteen foot Stato road, one mile
long, with brick or any other ma
terial the town might decide upon.
Sixteen feet Is the regulation width
of a Stato road.
This gratifying nows was brought
homo by Burgess C. A. MeCarty and
G. V. Penwarden, chairman of tho
Street committee of the borough
council, after their conference with
Joseph W. Hunter, deputy State
Highway Commissioner on Tuesday
last in Harrisburg.
Deputy Hunter told tho council's
committee that Main street was too
wide. He recommended cutting it
down and stated that tho sldovvalks
In the business section of the town
ought to be fifteen feet wide. The
residential section ought to have a
boulevard through the center of the
street, suggested Deputy Hunter to
the committee. With Honesdale's
SPRAYING.
Ideas of Valuable Importance to the
Parmer Set Forth in An Article
by W. II. Bullock, District
Agricultural Inspector.
Spraying used to be looked upon
as an expense but It Is now consldor-
flH llV nil lln.tn.llritn ffltlf rrfrn'ena
and fanners rather as an investment
because It is recognized as a neces-
sary part of the work of profitably
growing fruits, vegetables and other
products of the ground.
The man who expects to get the
most out of his efforts In tilling the lu u means oi me wind ana
soil must work scientifically and ,pr, , y by lnsc,c? as well, and
control the many Insects and fungus nuiltiply very rapidly under favor
diseases by the Intelligent use of , le condItins. In fact these spores
spraying materials.
There is no section in the country
which Is exempt from the necessity
of spraying as insects and fungus
diseases are prevalent everywhere.
Of course where fruit has been
ic vtcu nui'ii;. ,
crown for man- vonrs tho InfWtlnn
and danger from Insects Is greater
and therefore spraying In these sec
tions should be more carefully con-
WWUU Ulj Ml J 1 U till LIUUJ VUll" I1 . . . - '
sidered by growers than in sections i,v 111 complete cover all of the
where f ruUstaa-ingilS; a fairly neg0 H fa"cted' parlt .t.huD
Industry. j iTeventlng' any; further germination.
dustry,
If spraying is properly done It
brings in a profit. For tho benefit
of those who are interested In secur
ing the best results from their fruit
wo are telling not only what spray
to use and when to use It but to give
the more important insects and fun
gus diseases.
It was only a short time ago that
the fruit grower had to depend on
good luck to mako his spraying ef
fective. He was in a large degree
working in the dark, but by the help
of our State Zoologist, H. A. Surface,
and the various experiment stations
It is now possible for the farmer to
grow perfect fruit.
By the use of proper Insecticide or
fungicide at the right time practi
cally all of the Insects and fungus
diseases which affect fruit and vege
tables can be controlled.
Tho best fruit growers and ex
perienced truck gardners are un
animously In favor of a spraying,
but care should be used. There Is
no question but that spraying should
now be considered Just as important
a part of the grower's work as the
tilling of the soil. Tho tremendous
increase In tho various kinds of in
sects and fungus diseases injurious
to vegetation and the prolific faculty
of most of these Insects 'demands
careful, thorough spraying. Each
grower or farmer, however, before
spraying should thoroughly Investi
gate the trouble for which ho wishes
to spray.
Tho various insects which infest
fruit trees and garden and field vege
tables are divided Into two distinct
classes according to the manner in
which they take their food. One of
these Is tho leaf-eating Insect which
has a pair of jaws very similar to
tho higher order of animals so that
they aro alble to chow tho leaves of
the plant which they attack. Among
the best known and most harmful of
this class of Insects aro tho vari
ous caterpillars of all kinds which
are usually voracious feeders and to
destroy them wo would recommend
the use of arsenato of lead (paste)
2 pounds to 50 gallons of wator or
even 3 pounds If necessary, would
do no harm to tho foliage. To de
stroy the Colorado beetle use 1 oz.
of aresnate of lead to one gallon of
water. I find this tnucn better than
Paris green. The other class of In
sects injurious to vegetation is tho
sucking Insects. These Insects aro
supplied with a sort of beak which
they imbed in tho lead, branch or
trunk of a tree and In this way suck
the sap from tho leaf or treo so that
its vitality becomes exhausted and
tho treo may die. This class of in
sects Is generally known as aphis,
mito or scale InsectB, tho latter be
ing represented In its highest form
by the San Joso Scale which Is tho
most Injurious of this class. Owing
to tho fact that these scales aro so
very small they aro not always no
tlcod until tho Injury to t,ho treo bo
comes apparent through tho dying
of tho branches.
Scalo or sucking Insects should ho
handled by contact sprays, that Is,
the insecticide which you uso should
bo one that will close the pores or
burn through tho exterior surface
and kill thorn ly moans of penetra
tion. Fungus diseases, the majority
OF SIXTEEN FOOT PAVE
at Harrisburg on Tues
One Mile of Pave With
Main Street Honesdale
natural beauties it would then be
tho prettiest town In hn rnnntrv.
ho told the burgess and Mr. Pen -
.......w.. uuiiui, uiu.ii.ui wsiiuu
Jionesdale two years ago and
Knows whereof ho speaks. He rec
ommended tho paving tho entire
length of Main street, claiming that
the Stato would stand their share
of one-half of a sixteen-foot road
either in brick or macadam. Mr.
Hunter stated to tho committee that
If the street wero paved as a wholo
tho town would save from 15 to 20
per cent. "What's tho use of mak
ing two bites of a cherry."
Deputy Hunter told tho commit
tee that work could commence this
fall, but he was of the opinion that
It would ho better to wait until next
spring and then go ahead and com
plete the road, Instead of having
tho contractor come and bring his
tools and then be compelled to take
them away again before tho road
was completed.
of diseases occurring among plants,
fruit trees and vegetables, are
caused by a low form of vegetable
life known as fungi, which live on
tissues of vegetable matter. They
obtain their nourishment by means
of breaking down the cells of vege-
uuie or tree on wnich they exist. As
a ruie tnese tungi spend the winter
1 within tho, living and dead vegetable
I tlssues- At the first sign of warm
weather they send out what are
calIed spores, corresponding in a
JftfSe deBree to tho seeds of a plant.
. ese sl,ores al-e scattered from tree
increase so quickly that thev soon
sap the vitality of the plant or tree
and cause It to become thoroughly
diseased unless measures are taken
to prevent it. Anions the most
i ,. J . . !
"jrmiai oi tnese diseases are blight
uinuc, uix.
ln fighting diseases of this char
acter It is necessary to annlv a
fungicide of a preparation which
in this way tlie disease is held in
enecK, that Is 'to say, provided ap
plication Is made frequently enough
during the spring and early summer
months. Spraying with a fungicide
is really a preventive rather than a
cure. Its application should be be
gun before the disease has develop
ed. If you have fungus disease on
your fruit or vegetables this year
you should spray sufficiently early
next spring to avoid a repetition of
this trouble. A good rule to go by
Is to spray your fruit trees and
vegetables which are susceptible to
fungus diseases early every spring
at two-week Intervals until summer
is well advanced.
The lime sulphur solution is the
best remedy known for scale Insects,
It is therefore an Insecticide and Is
also a fungicide. Paris green and
arsenate of lead are Internal poisons
and aro intended for use against leaf
eating insects. Lime sulphur wash
Is an external poison and kills by
contact. It Is especially effective
against all sucking insects such as
scale, mites and aphis or plant
lice.
Bordeaux mixture and lime sul
phur solution are Intended for uso
against fungus diseases and should
be used 'for this purpose to prevent
tho germination of tho spores.
MURDERER HANGED
Ropo Broke nt Execution But Was
Picked Up by Slierill' and Dropped
Second Time Witnesses Faint
ed Shot Friend.
(Special to Tho Citizen.)
Lancaster, May 23. (Antonio
Koniezzo was hanged hero today for
tho murder of a comrade which ho
committed a month ago.
An unusual demonstration was
experienced at tho hanging. As
uomezzo was led to tho gallows ho
shouted that ho was Innocent. Tho
black cap was nevertheless drawn
over his head and tho trap sprung.
At this Instance tho rope broko and
Homczzo's unconscious body dropped
to the ground. Witnesses fainted
and for a fow moments the sheriff
had his hands full. iHo picked up
Romezzo, another ropo was placed
about tho murderer's neck and the
trap sprung for the second tlmo.
COMMISSION NAMED.
Lenl Man Apiintol by Governor
Tcner to Furnish Asylum.
Harrisburg. Nino trustees have
'been named to havo chargo of tho
furnishing and management of tho
stato hospital for tho criminal Insane
at Farviow, Wayne county, which tho
building commission will turn ovor
to tho state on Juno 1, It Is tho
plan to ask for bids for tho furnish
ing at onco so that tho building can
houso nhout 150 Inmates lato In tho
summer. Tho trustees nnmod Iby tho
governor Include: Ex-Speaker II. F.
Walton, Senator 'William C. Sproul,
Chester; Senator Sterling R. Catlln,
Wilkes-JBarro; Judgo 'R. B. Littlo,
Montrose; E. A. Jones nnd Senator
Walter iMcNIchols, Scranton; James
L. Marsteller, Allontown; C. 51.
Dorillngor, Whlto Mills; John B.
Fasaott, Tunkhannock.
FINGKItLIXGS A I tK PLENTIFUL.
:J,()0(),00() Trout to lie Put In tlio
Streams of Pennsylvania Next
Year by tho Flsh Commis
sioner. Harrisburg. Mav 23. (After a tmir
cricS rSri. t'h'S
ho had much more reason to be
TllpflSPft tlmn lin hflrl nvnnntnrl ifltti
I tho outlook fr a good supply of
i trout Ilnirorllnirs fn hn lilnnfml In the.
trout Hngorllngs to bo planted In tho
trout streams of Pennsylvania for
next season. Up to the advent of Mr.
Buller as commissioner of fisheries,
It had been tho practlco of tho Penn
sylvania fisheries department to
plant about 10,000,000 trout fry an
, men long every spring.
1 At. Cnrrv thr. nrn n. r,.u 1
500,000 underlines two to thrnn In
ches long, at Bellefonto 1,000,000
Hngorllngs three Inches long, and at
Pleasant 'Mount hatchery 250,000
flngerlings four Inches long. By the
time distribution will begin next fail
all these fish, unless some extraordi
nary floods or other unlooked for
misfortunes should befall them,
should bo from five to seven Inches
long, and tho anglers of Pennsvlva
nla can look forward to some very
goou trout iisning next year. From
tho present outlook the department,
instead of having 1,000,000 finger
lings to distribute, will have three
times as many and all tho fish will
be of excellent size.
No trout have so far been dis
tributed under the administration of
Commissioner iBuller except the old
breeding fish that wero at the hatch
eries, probably about 20,000. Prac
tically all these wero released Into
streams In close proximity to the
hatcheries, and they have made fish
ing In those neighborhoods the best
tho anglers In those sections ever
encountered. The ponds In which
tho breeding flsh wero formerly kept
are now utilized for the propogatlon
or tho flngerlings under the depart
ment's new plan.
The necessary number of trout
eggs for the raising of a supply of
flngerlings from year to year will be
obtained from private hatcheries In
various parts of Pennsylvania.
AMERICAN CONSUL DEAD
Frank Hill Consul to Germany
Found With Skull Fractured on
Floor of His Office Believ
ed He Suircred Stroke.
(Special to The Citizen.)
Frankfort, Germany, May 23.
Frank Hill, the American Consul
General here, was found dead In the
hall of his office building this morn
ing with his skull fractured.
Death was lnstaneous, state tho
physicians.
It is believed that he was stricken
with apoplexy and fell over tho rail
ing from the third to the first floor
and was killed.
OHIO ROOSEVELT'S VICTORY.
Out of 12 Delegates Elected in tho
Ohio Primaries Roosevelt Re
ceives :12 and Taft Gets 10
Toft Still in Lead.
Columbus, Ohio, May 22. 'Accord
ing to tho latest returns here to
night from approximately 4500 of
the 5192 precincts In the state, Col.
Roosevelt's delegates to tho Nation
al Republican convention carried
yesterday s Ohio primaries by a
plurality of more than 25,000 votes.
It is scarcely possible that the
final poll of the votes will materially
change the number of delegates for
either side more than ono or two.
Tho best figures available tonight
show that Roosevelt has 32 of the
42 district delegates selected yes
terday and that the President has 10.
Although later returns on the
Democratic presidential preference
primary vote give Woodrow Wilson
a fighting chance for ono or two
moro dolgates, tho New Jersey
man's exact standing will not 'ho
known for several days, when cer
tain 'belated rural returns havo been
secured from dilatory judges who re
fused to complete the counts In their
precincts before taking a night's
sleep, or for other reasons.
The race between 'Harmon and
Wilson In the first and second dis-J
trlcts of Cincinnati Is undecided also
although appearances now Indicate
tnat 'Wilson will carry tho two dls
tricts. With only six precincts miss
ing, Harmon Is 71 votes behind. Po
litical exports do not Ibeliovo that
these six precincts will change the
result sufficiently to allow Harmon
a majority. The vote is: Harmon,
747S; Wilson, 7549.
Claiming 570 delegates to tho Chi
cago convention, or thirty moro than
enough to assuro him tho nomina
tion, President Taft, In a statemont
today, declared ho was going Into
New Jersey to "mako assurance
doubly suro." Ho will leavo' Wash
ington for Philadelphia at 7 o'clock
tomorrow morning, and mako his
first political speech at Camden In
tho evening.
"Our opponents quote fr0m a
statement of mine, made In Clove
land, that tho fight In Ohio, my homo
stato, much to my gratification,
would bo tho decisive one," said tho
president In his statement, "and
would settle tho question of my nom
ination. This Is true. I shall havo
at least seventeen votes from Ohio,
Including tho dolegates-at-largo, for
wo havo every assurance that wo
shall control tho stato convention."
Death of Norman Jenkins.
Norman Jenkins, brother of Mrs.
G. A. Penwarden, of this placo, died
of pneumonia at his homo at Keono,
Wednesday, aged 79 years. Tho
funeral will bo hold on Saturday at
1 o'clock from his lato homo nt
Keen. Besides Mrs. Penwarden tho
following chlldron survive: Mrs. G.
M. Keen, of Gordon City, North Da
kota; Albert, of South Canaan; Aro,
of Peckvlllo.
PORT DEVELOPMENT
Wharves Large KiioukIi to Accommo
date Four of largest Steamers
at Ono Time.
Philadelphia, ,May 23.
Plans for the Immcdlato develop
ment, nlong comprehensive lines, or
two miles or moro of what Is now
unimproved Delnwaro river front,
directly south of tho present limited
area of the port's commercial activi
ties, havo 'been placed before Coun
cils, were Indorsed 'by tho surveys
committee, and will, probably bo
adopted at this week's session.
The ordinance, stamped with the
approval of Mayor Blankenburg and
Director Norrls, of the Department of
Wharves and Docks, and following In
detail the recommendations of tho
engineers who have anticipated and
provided for all the physical prob
lems Involved, will, by shifting the
bulkhead line approximately 1500
feet Inland, make possible tho early
construction of larger and 'better
equipped piers than any now exist
ing in tne 1'ort or l'niiadelphla.
Four-Ship Piers.
Wharves such as aro contemplated
In this, the first chapter of the ad
ministration program of progressive
port development, will accommodato
at one time four vessels of the larg
est type now visiting Philadelphia,
and six of the " tramp " or usual
cargo-carrying ships. All can bo In
full operation of loading or unload
ing at the same time without In any
way Interfering with each other.
Delaware avenue, Philadelphia's
commercial thoroughfare along the
water front, now extends as far
southward as Christian street, where
Its continued course is obstructed by
big manufacturing plants such as
the Spreckles and the McCahan su
gar refineries. The present plan
provides for tho opening up of a
river front avenue to the southern
most part of the city.
But in the continuation from
Christian street, instead of project
ing the new street parallel with the
present shore line, it Is extended
around the large Industrial plants,
continuing in that direction for a
distance of about one mile, where it
joins Commercial avenue, which
makes a diagonal connection with
what is virtually a projection of the
original shore-line thoroughfare.
l."00 Feet Docking Space.
However, a curve In the river Just
below Christian street swings tho
actual line of shore some 1500 feet
rlverward from th nrnloftprl afon
and It Is DIrpctor Norris' plan to
ouiid piers from the present pier
head line back to the new commer
cial avenue, instead of from the
present straggling shore line out in
to the water the short distance be
tween the present 'bulkhead and pier
head lines.
Tremendous na tho 1 mnrnvnmnnf
will be in paving the way for great
extension of the present port facili
ties at l'niiadelphla, It is estimated
that the work nf nnonlni- nn iliacn
new thoroughfares to a width of 150
anu uu reet for the entire two
miles, and the acquiring of necessary
land therefor, can be done for not
more than $1,000,000.
The aggressive attitude taken by
Dlrector Xnrrls nnfl Mnvnr nin n Iron.
burg has created a spirit of willing
CO-ODOration on the n.nrt nf Pnnn.
ells, and It Is expected that tho
measure will be adopted with littlo
or no opposition. Work will 'be
started Immediately na Mm first
aration for the larger task of re
claiming the land between river line
and the new avenue, where tho hlg
piers are to be built.
Another New Line.
Forelcn steamahln llnoa h linon
Quick to reallzo fhn nilvnntn
are to be offered by the port expan
sion projects now under way, and
within a week another company has
SidllifiPlI Ita IlltunHntl tn mnil annm
of Its vessels In regular sailings to
me i-ort ot t'Mladelphla. It Is the
Llovd Itallano II no. nnu nnornflnf-
ships between New York and Italian
pons.
Replying to Mayor Blankenburg's
letter, whlich was sent to fifty-five
loreign sieamsnip lines, the Lloyd
Itallano managers wrote:
"Wo aro in receipt of your es
teemed favor of the ISth tilt., in
which your excellency had the kind
ness to furnish us some information
showing tho advantages offered by
the Port of Philadelphia to vessels
landing there and to the passengers
and ibaggago of thoso transported
and destined for the great west, tho
southeast and tho southern portions
of tho United States of America.
"Wo take pleasure In advising you,
well knowing tho Importance of that
port and the advantages of that of
for, that our company has arranged
to mako changes In part of our sail
ings to North America. As a result,
some of our ships, In addition to
landing at Now York, will also land
at Philadelphia, as your excellency
will .ho ablo to see from tho Inclos
ed copy of our schedule. This
change will go Into effect in Au
gust." Pennsylvania Port for Pennsylvania
Trade.
Following almost Immediately up
on a response from G. M. JJrydo, of
Christiana, Norway, says that the
Norway-JAmorlcan Gulf Lino desires
to establish trado hotwoen Philadel
phia and Scandinavian ports, there
Is ovory roason to believe that tho
nggrcsslvo campaign now being car
ried OI1 tO lllinrnrn Pnnnal.li-nnln'a
seaboard port and to bring to It the
uauu oi overy xoroign land, will up
build tho Port of Philadelphia to a
point whern thta afntn will lmi'A
within her own borders overy facil
ity ior mo sending and recolvlng of
her foreign commerce.