The Hershey Press 1916-08-03

              FEED THE PEOPLE
FRO M THE LAND
Dr. Sparks of the State College Greatly
Taken With the Hershey Idea and
he Has Asked That ,Mr. Her-shey
Meet His Experts. A
Record Reunion
Dr. E. E. Sparlts, president of the Penn-sylvania
State College, now one of the
largest and .best agricultural and industrial
schools in the world, was the principal
guest at . the alumni reunion last Satur-day,
and he repeatedly expressed his
admiration of the work being done by
M. S. Hershey and of the plans for the
future. It was explained to Dr. Sparks
that' on the Hershey farms he would find
in practice much of the theory and .ex-perimentation
of his college and of the
Department of Agriculture, and that all
this practical effort was to be thrown
squarely behind the Hershey Industrial
School in a broad policy pf training; the
rising generation to make the land feed
the people, thus providing a basis of
genuine education.
"That is splendid," exclaimed Dr.
Sparks, and he turned to Mr. Mitchell,
president of the Board of Trustees and
said, "We must get Mr. Hershey to the
college and we; will call the members of
our faculty together and he can tell them
all.about it." Dr. Sparks said there were
about eighty of these experts and that they
would be inspired by the scope and great
common sense of Mr. Hershey's ideas.
Dr. Sparks and Mr. Mitchell were taken
to the various points of interest, including
the round barn, Clover dale and the In-dustrial
School, and were shown the ex-tent
and' particular features of the Her-shey
farms, now in the climax of their
summer beauty. When they realized
that all these properties were to be put
back of the scheme of practical educa-tion
they were enthusiastic. "There's
nothing, like it anywhere," said one of
them. Dr. Sparks made many inquiries
as to when they might expect Mr. Her-shey
and said that when Mr. Hershey
got back from Cuba the State College
would, send a committee to Hershey.
Dr. Sparks and Mr. Mitchell motored
to Hershey from the college.
A Fine Reunion
If good people want to hold a perfect
reunion they will get in touch with J. B.
McNarry and H. D. Buckwalter of Har-risburg,
and for good measure they might
count in John Price Jackson. There were
several committees and all of them were
alive and handsome, but Messrs McNarry
and Buckwalter touched the buttons.
It was a perfect day of complete delight
and more than a thousand Penn State
men and women and their friends owned
Hershey Park and all its appurtenances.
The program lasted from ten in the
morning to midnight. The best things
in the sports were the tug of war and the
canoe til ting, which were witnessed by
crowds that filled all the banks and packed
the roads with automobiles.
The speechmaking was at half past one
in the Park Theater. The graduates sang
far better than college vocalists usually
make a noise, and the college yells were
bully. Mr. McNarry started things off
happily and then turned the job over to
John Price Jackson, who when not at-tending
college reunions is known as the
commissioner of labor and industry for
the State of Pennsylvania , the case of a
big place and a big man. Nevertheless
Mr. McNarry took the reins out of Mr.
Jackson 's hands before the meeting was
over and warned him that if he tried to
make another speech he would throw him
out. Thus a high spirit of fun prevailed.
John E. Snyder spoke Hershey 's welcome
in a way to win a special cheer from the
boys, Dr. Schael'fer, superinten dent ol
public instruction , and Mr. Walton
Mitchell , president of the board of trus-tees,
made capital speeches. Ray Smith ,
of the association , wanted a big reunion
at the college and from the favor his re-marks
received he will get it. Then came
Dr. Sparks In the address of the day, full
oflwmor, happy willies and line sentiment,
The college would have to turn away from
200 to 1)00 this fall , which showed how
important It was that the old students
should work for more money and larger
buildin gs, Then the college should have
an armory ho that It could gel in class
A in lis military work, He had wonder-ful
reports of the activit ies of the graduates,
of th e widening Influence of, tlie college,
o{ the |>ro«rt'»» mid success of the whole
Penn Slate family.
J, Henry Imit l , Blair county, class of
18(11, and Dr. Hu gh Hamilton , Harris-burg,
class of 1W5C, were the veterans
present mid both received much atten-tion.
Dr. Hnmil lon , long one of the lead-in
g physicians of tho state , met many
old frlunclH , He Is one of our best mitborl-lies
on Pennsylvania history mid historic
placet) and lie was eHpccinlly inlcresled in
Old Berry.
The /iiK'st fea luro of the reunion was
Iho number of ladies, who wore admir ed
both for fliolr good looks and their hand-some
d rosacs,
Tho reunion is to ho riindo nn annual
affair , '
LUNCHEON AND FIVE HUNDRED
Mrs. Ezra SE. Hershey's Delightful
Party in Honor of Her Guests
The largest social function of the sum-mer
and one of the most delightful af-fairs
ever given in Hershey was the lunch-eon
. and .500 party at the Hershey
Cafe- last Friday by Mrs. Ezra F. Hershey
in honor of Misses Louise and Ada Werier
of. Dubois and Miss Katherine Rohrer
of Hummelstown. The hour was half past
one .and the afternoon was very enjoy-able.
The invited guests were: From Her-shey—
Mrs. C. V. Glynn, Mrs. Joseph
R. Snavely,' Mrs. Linn H. Hawbecker,
Mrs. H. C. Reinhold, Mrs. H. N. Herr,
Mrs. R. W. Esbenshade, Mrs. Thomas
L. McHeffey, Mrs. John E. Snyder, Mrs.
John R; Kreider, Mrs. Daniel S. Graeff,
Mrs. D. Frank Magee, Mrs. William F.
R. Murrie, Mrs. Joseph E. Hills, Mrs.
E. M. Hershey, Mrs. Ewing Cain, Mrs.
Harvey G. Murama, Mrs. M. L. Hershey,
Mrs. W. L. Dubois, Mrs. Percy S. Wilson,
Mrs. Lawrence Edwards, Mrs. Lynn
Meekiris, Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs. George
Eppley, Miss May Hershey, Miss Bertha
L. Leibhart, Miss Anna Mowery, Miss
Theresa Spross, Miss Ella Kegerreis.
From Hummelstown—Mrs. Titus Feg-ley,
Mrs. S. C. Stecher, Mrs. James Fox,
Mrs. Edward Blessing, Mrs. Frank B.
Snavely, Mrs. Emmitt Gherst, Mrs.
George Karmany, Mrs. J. Landis Strickler,
Mrs. Harry Hollar, Mrs. Norman Helff,
Mrs. R. J. Walton, Sr., -Mrs. Clinton
Hershey, Mrs. A. K. Walton, Mrs. A.
G, Walton, Mrs. M. L. Nissley, Mrs. W,
H. Earnest, Mrs. Whittock, Mrs. J.
P. Nissley, Mrs. Clara Baer, Mrs. R.
J. Walton, Jr., Mrs. Robert T. Fox,
Mrs. Perry N. Kasson, Miss Clara Wal-mer,
Miss Katherine Rohrer, Miss Maude
Baker, Miss Zelma Baker, Miss Katherine
Nissley, Miss Murray, Miss Mary Fox,
Miss Elizabeth Fox, Miss Ada Walter,
Miss Clara Cassel, Miss Collins, Miss
Violette E. Cassel, Miss Virginia Foxi
Miss Alma Hershey, Miss Emma Walton,
Miss Carol Walton, Miss Bernice Nissley,
Miss Gertrude Schaeffer, Miss Grace
Schaffner, Miss Helen Fox, Miss Mary
Hershey.
From Dubois, Pa.—Miss Ada Weber
and Miss Louise Weber.
From Philadelphia—Miss Nan Com-fort
, Mrs. Bradley, Miss Elmo Worth-ington,
Miss Sophie Worthington, Miss
Jane Fox, Mrs. C. Edwin Dearnley.
From Pittsburgh—Mrs. S. D. Foster. -
From Harrisburg—Miss Mary Walmer,
Miss Wanbaugh.
From Lancaster—Mrs. Clayton Eby.
From Alaska—Mrs. C. E. Miller.
The following were the winners of the
prizes: Miss May Hershey, first; Miss
Carol Walton, second ; Mrs. J. E. Snyder,
third; Mrs, D. S. Graeff , fourth, and Miss
Maude Baker, fifth.
FIORE HAS FULL AUTHORITY
His Commission Gives Him The
Powers of a County Policeman
An idea has been spread among cer-tain
young hoodlums of this vicinity that
the authority of Ralph Fiore extends only
over Hershey Park, and some of them have
begun to make themselves objectionable
in the town, Before they are arrested it
may .be well for them to know that they
are vastly mistaken about Fiore's authori-ty.
He is the regular officer of the Her-shey
Transit Company and the following
is the law :
"Street railwa y policemen have all
the powers of policemen of the county in
which they are authorized to act. They
must wear, when in uniform , a badge bear-ing
the name of the corporation employ-ing
them, The act permits the badge t.p
be concealed when doing detective work, "
Ral ph Flore wears his badge as a de-tective,
and Ihere can lie no doubt about
his full authority to break up lawlessness
and disorder in Hershey and in Hershey
Park and on the lines of the Ilershoy
Transit Company,
Using this authority Flore has been
doing good work In the past few weeks.
He caught three men who stole bathing
suits last year and who had the nerve to
try to use them In the Hershey pool last
week, He has driven n score of objection-able
characters out of the neighborhood
and he Is now after the men who use
profanity and make disturbances on the
st reets.
THE HOTTEST DAY
Monday was the hottest day of the
year, It was over i)() in Hershey and the
humidity was heavy, In the cities it 1 was
as high as % and the suffering was In-tense.
About 8 o'clock an electrical storm
moderated the air, An hour later a heavy
rain came from the mountains and the
atmosphere was made decidedly cooler,
VISJT .QF VIRGINIANS
The Au gUHfa county farmers from
Virginia came in 70 automobiles and num-bered
250, Including many ladles, Owin g
to lire troubk'H they did not reach Her-shey
until four o'clock , more than two
hours late. They were taken to the round
barn and lo Cloverdale.
Farm No. 19.
Anson Stable Farrii, 133 Acres; Mark
Farm, 127 Acres.
Farm No. 20.
John H. Witmer Farm, (entire,) 145
Acres.
Farm No. 21.
John H.. Clemence Farm, 173 Acres and
110 Perches.
Farm No. 22. '
Ruben .Clemence Farm, 173 Acres.and
17 Perches.
Farm No. 23.
Umberger and Bomgardner Farm, total
210 Acres.
Farm No. 24.
Krum, Fritz & Bomgardner Farms;
Part Boltz Farm, total 300 Acres.
Farm No. 25.
Two (2) Frank Bacastow Farms, 181
Acres and 76 Perches.
CLASSIFICATION OF DAIRIES ON
HERSHEY FARMS
Dairy No. 1.
On Nissley Farm, Farm No. 1.
Dairy No. 2.
Round Barn, Farm No. 1.
Dairy No. 3.
On No. 1 Gingrich Farm, Farm No
2.
Dairy No. 4.
On Bacastow Farm, Farm No. 2.
Dairy No. 5.
On No. 2 Gingrich Farm, Farm No. 2.
Dairy No. 6.
On Keiffer Farm, Farm No. 4.
Dairy No. 7.
On Smith Farm, Farm No. 5.
Dairy No. 8.
On Hoerner Farm, Farm No. 5.
Dairy No. 9.
On Hess Farm, Farm No. 5.
Dairy No. 10.
On Porter Farm, Farm No. 3.
Dairy No. 11.
On Laudermilch Farm, Farm No. 7.
Dairy No. 12.
On I, N. Hershey Farm, Farm, No. 10
Dairy No. 13.
On Wm. Erb Farm, Farm No. 11.
Dairy No. 14.
On Kreider Farm, Farm No. 12.
Dairy No. 15.
On Landis' Farm, Farm No. 15.
HERSHEY INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
CLASSIFICATION AND ACREAGE
Brookside and Valley Glen Farms.'
Were formerly Peter Shcnk and Ed-ward
Stover Farms. ,
Homestead and Meadow Brook Farms,
Were formerly Gingrich and I.ongencck-er
Farms.
Total acreage, Four (4) Farms, 485
Acres.
Cloverdale Farm.
Comprising former Kegerreis Farm,
110 Acres; Israel Hershey Farm, 120
/Veres; No. 1 McGrann Farm, 179 Acres;
No. 2 McGrann Farm, 105 Acres; Rudy
Farm 58,212 Acres; Henry Farm , 65
Acres,
Conowago Township (Dauphin Coun-ty)
Farms.
l-Ioffer Farm, 142 Acres; John Heir
[''arm , 110 Acres; Carmany Tract , flO
Acres; M, F, Gingrich Farm , 117 Acres,
Mt. Joy Townnhip (Lancaster County)
Farms.
Brandt Farm 168,124 Acres; Longe-n-ecker
Tract , 7 Acres " and 17 Perches;
Menno Hershey Farm 111 Acres and 41
Perches.
CLASSIFICATION OF DAIRIES OF
THE HERSHEY INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL
Dairy No. 1.
On No. 1 McGrann Farm,
Dairy No. 2.
On No. 2 McGrann Farm.
Dairy No. 3.
On Experimental Farm,
Homoat«nd Dairy.
On old Gingrich Itynvi, opposite Hci
shoy Industri al School,
Meadow Brook Dixlry.
On Longcnockor Farm.
Valley Glen Dairy. '
On Peter Shenk Farm.
BropUnido Dairy.
'On Eel, St over Farm,
CROPS THIS YEAR
BIGGEST KNOWN
Reports From Leading Counties Call
Them Mortgage Lifters. The
Hershey Farms Have Done
Splendidly. News From
Lancaster County
Visitors from the State College and the
farmers from Virginia who have been here
during the past week unite in pronouncing
the Hershey crops and the general condi-tions
of the Hershey farms the finest they
have seen for a long time. The.statement
of the yields of the Hershey farms were
printed in the Press three weeks ago and
they have been quoted in most of the
newspapers of the state. They showed
a total of 165,000 bushels of grain as fol-lows:
corn, 124,000 bushels; wheat,
16,000 bushels; oats, 25,000 bushels and
large crops of . rye, potatoes, beets and
soja beans, with the largest crop of hay
ever raised here.
With the harvesting of the crops it- is
seen that these figures were too low,
and the totals will go beyotid the best of
all previous years. It is only by the mobi-lization
of the forces of the various Her-shey
farms that the crops have been har-vested,
and the'work is still going on, al-though
most of it is done. ¦>
In Lancaster County
This is the news from Lancaster;
"Lancaster county crops will be the heavi-est
ever harvested , at least in the last
twenty-five years. The first hay crop was
immense, as is also the second cron. ¦'
Tobacco will net the farmers well on to
$4,000,000 from- present indications. There
is virtually no old tobacco in the local
market, and the coming crop will be in
big demand. Dealers are negotiating it
before its growth is half finished.
"The corn crop will be big, while the
wheat crop was one of the finest and the
yield per acre very large. Oats show a
heavy yield."
In the Schuylkill Valley
Reports gathered from all parts of the
Schuylkill valley, embracing a half dozen
counties, say that this year 's crop season
is a mortgage lifter. The all-around yield
is estimated to be the biggest ever known.
Farmers from one end of the valley
to the other arc busy cutting and harvest-in
g grain, The rye crop was hardly ever
equaled. It not only means a bumper
grain yield , but the straw will be plentiful.
Alread y the wheat is dropping gradually
in price, The dollar mark has been reached
and some millers speak about offering 98
cents a bushel, Present indications are
for a successful harvest of the grain crop.
State College experts say the large
yields are clue mainly to the favorable
growing weather. The humid summer
has been hard on human beings but it has
been good for the crops,
HERSHEY 'S FIGHT
AGAINST FLIES
Reports From - a Dozen Committee-?
"•'.' men Show That Real Results
Have Been Secured and That
the Number of Flies Has
Been Much Reduced
Now that the busy season of the house-flies
, has set in and many more may be
seen during , August and September it is
interesting to inquire just how much
good has been accomplished by the, fight
against flies in Hershey.
A special meeting of the Fly Eradica-tion
Committee held in the library of
the Men's Club supplied this information
from the reports of a dozen members
representing every part of Hershey,
Derry Church and Spring Creek, all of
which now form a well-related com-munity.
William F. R. Murrie presided
and W. L. Dubois was secretary.
The movement began in the early
part of last year. It was educational at
first and included talks, special literature
and . a campaign "of publicity. ' Every-body
in this neighborhood was made to
know the dangers of the housefly and the
best way of arresting its propagation.
This information in specially printed
circulars was delivered into every home.
. All the streets' and alleys were mapped
and committees were appointed to inspect
the thoroughfares and the different premis-es.
The forward Work was based on their
reports. These things were done:
The garbage collection was increased
and improved and the garbage was burn-ed.
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The dump heap—the usual nuisance of
fjie average town—was abolished and the
old dump was treated and made ' in-nocuous.
.
Fly traps were supplied to every house.
The whole population was equipped
with fly swatters.
A service of borax treatment was
established and borax .was furnished to
anyone a t 'cost and in many instances
was applied without expense.
The school children were enlisted
and they killed many thousands of flies.
... A clean-up day was set and well ad-vertised
and the people cooperated.
All these efforts and other activities
created a spirit of warfare against the
flies and the result was that Hershey had
fewer flies last summer than in any sum-mer
of it s history. The difference between
Hershey and other places in this respect
was much commented upon by visitors. .
Under the leadership of Mr. Murrie
the work was resumed early in the pres-ent
year. Eight meetings have been held
and out of the thirty-odd committee-men
a dozen have been faithful in regular
attendance and at several meetings the
number present has been over thirty,
There has been no doubt on the part of
anyone. All testified that ithe fight had
been worth while.
This year the work has been mainly
in the removal of weak spots. The first
surveys showed a number of breeding
places and the committee applied itself
to details, working in special committees.
This latest meeting was in the nature of
a round-up.
The reports were very gratifying: John
AAlwinc, health officer for this section,
said conditions in Derry Church had
been greatly improved and that they were
now satisfactory and that the people had
shown a frien dly spirit. The committee
expressed its approval of Mr. Allwine's
work. Mr. Murrie, Mr, Dubois, Mr.
Maulfair , Mr. Glynn , Mr. Magee, Mr.
Millard , Dr. Hershey, Mr. Bacastow.
Mr, Copcnhaver, Mr. Meekms, and
others testified that in going around they
had found many more flies in other towns
than in Hershey and that the showing in
favor of Hershey was remarkable. Flies
have been practicall y banished from the
plant of the Hershey Chocolate Com-pany,
Flics liave increased within the past
week and there will be more than enough
durin g the remainder of the summer, but
the light has kept Hershey practically
flyl ess for the first half of the season and
there are fewer (lies here now than in any
town in the state. So, th e fifdit will go on
and the committee again asks for tho active
interest, and cooperation of all (lie resi-dents,
DEATH OF JACOB NISSLEY
One of the veterans* and most highly
esteemed citizens of Hershey, Jacob Nis-ley,
died at his home on Spring Creek
avenue Sunday night. . He had been ill
a long time. He was born about 74 years
ago in Derry township. For many years he
carried on the farmin g business, retir-in
g about 12 years ago, lie always re-sided
here.
He in survived by one son, Dr. M,
L, Nissley, of Hummolstown, and four
(laughters, Mrs, Violet Freed, of Ann-vlllu
i Clara , wife of II , F. Imboden, of
Hershey; Eva, wife o( Rev. I. Moyor
Hershey, of Shamqkin, and Catharine,
who lives at homo, The funeral took place
yesterday morning at , 9,30 o'clock. Rev.
N. L. Linebau gli , pastor of the First
Unit ed Brethren church, ofllclated.
Full Statement Showing, the Old
Farms and Their Areas as Com-bined
in the Present Hershey
Farm and Dairy Proposi-tions.
Save This
The increasing interest in the Hershey
farms and the many inquiries about them
make the details given below of special
value and those who wish to keep informed
of the history of the development of Her-shey
and its various enterprises would do
well to preserve this article.
Mr. Hershey's purchases" numbered
about 75 farm , properties located in the
counties of Dauphin, Lebanon and Lan-caster,
These properties have been group-ed
into 25. farm propositions on which are
15 dairies.' In addition are the farms and
the dairies of the Hershey Industrial
School. The total acreage is about 8,500.
The farms and the dairies while all under
the general organization are worked as
separate interests' with their , own super-vising
officers and managers. The head of
the general organization is Mr. Hers'hey
and -the, general superintendent is Wil-liam
H. Lebkicher. This statement shows
the old farms and their areas as combined
into the different Hershey farm' and dairy
propositions:
CLASSIFICATION AND ACREAGE
OF- HERSHEY. FARMS
Farm No. 1.
Nissley, 110 Acres; Erb Farm, 76
Acres; Swartz Farm, 10 Acres; Gingrich
40 Acres; Wagner, 65 Acres.
Farm No. 2.
Wagner Farm, 15 Acres; Gingrich ,
52 Acres; Bacastow, 44 Acres; Gingrich
No. 2, 140 Acres.
Farm No. 3,
Porter Farm, 1-10 Acres; Spayd Farm,
4 Acres; Holtzinger , 97 Acres.
Farm No. 4.
Etter Farm, 109 Acres and 22 Perches;
Wagner Tract , 7 Acres and 35 Perches;
Horst Property, 20 Acres; A. Gingrich
Farm, 75 Acres; Mocker Farm, 76 Acres
and 60 Perches; Fox Farms, 287 Acres
and 52 Perches; Kegerreis Farm, 108
Acres and 50 Perches,
Fartn No. 5.
Wagner Farm, 88 Acres; Keiffer ,
47 Acres; Hess Farm, 10 Acres; Smith
Farm, 63 Acres ; Smith Farm, 60 Acres;
Wm, Hess Farm , 68 Acres; Hoerner Farm,;
110 Acres.
Farm No. 6,
Yingst Farm, 72 Acres; Lentz Farm,
45 Acres,
Farm No. 7.
Laudermilch Farm , (entire ,) 217 Acres,
Farm No. 8.
Galen Hetri ck Farm, 79 Acres; D,
Detrick Farm, 112 Acres; Yingst Farm
20 Acres,
Farm No, 9.
Thos. Ream Farm, (entire ,) 1112 Acres,
Farm No, 10,
I , N. Hershey Farm, 103 Acres; Cassel
Cassel Farm 1213 Acres ; Miller Tract ,
li) Acres, Mill,
Farm No. 11,
William Erb Farm , (entire ,) 167 Acres,
Farm No. 12.
Kreider Bros, Farm , (entire ,) 1(54 and
4-10 Acres,
Farm No. 13.
li. M. Withers Farm,, (entire ,) 125
Acres,
Farm No. 14.
S. P, Bacastow Farm , 110 Acres;
Leslie]1 Farm, 74 Acres. .
Firm No. 15.
Landis Farm, 118 Acres; Pnrt Holt-zin
ger, 97 Acres.
Fnrm No. 10.
Loose Farm, 157 Acres; Part Bomgard -
ner , 70 Acres; Ulrlch Farm, 77 Acres.
Fnrm No. 17.
Sntlczahn Farm, 127 ' Acres; Ballz
Fnrm , 142 Acres ; Part Bomgardner ,
' 71 Acres,
Fnrm No. IB.
Say lor Farm, 140 Acres; Reese Fnrm,
100 Acres,
HERSHE Y FARMS
AND DAIRIES
BUSY DAYS FOR JAMES PUTT
Some of tho Now Construction on the
Hershey Properties
James Puff has had a busy summer and
th e work now going on is both interesting
and Im portant. The new addition to the
Golf Club House has been started and it
will mak e a great Improvement, Two
double frame dwellin g houses on Areba
street will be built ,
On the farms the construction is con-siderable,
Inclu ding a remodeled house,
new, corn barns, new burn roof, rebuilt
poultry house and pigsty for Fox Farm,
Number 1; remodeling two dwellings and
corn barn , rebuildin g the barn , new silo
and new pigsty for Fox Farm Number 2;
a new collage on the Ulrlch farm; and the
rebuildin g of all the buildings of the Rudy
fnrm , The following wor k is oltlier finish-ed
or well on (lie way: new silo 14 by 28
and new corn barn DO by 30 on the Bom-gardner
farm: silo l(i by 30 on the Clemence
farm, where a new roof was placed on tho
barn which will ' be further Improved;
remodeled barn, converted dwelling into
double house with new kitchen , and a hew
corn barn !W by <I8' oii the Stanley farm.