The Hershey Press 1916-06-08

              SUGAR SUPPLY
FOR HERSHEY
Mr. M. S. Hershey Buys Cuban Plan-tations
and Will Build a New Rail-way
of Oyer Fifty Miles From
Havana to Matanzas. An-nouncement.
Interest
On Thursday evening last Mr. M. S. Her-shey
returned from Cuba where he made
arrangements that will in the future
furnish , a direct supply of <sugar to the
Hershey Chocolate Company. The invest-ments
include a sugar mill in the Province
of Matanzas and sugar plantations of
10,000 acres. The properties are in the
neighborhood of Canasj and are about
thirty-five miles east of Havana. They
are along the northern coast being a few
miles inland. The titles are held by the
Hershey Corporation. ¦ . ¦
Mr. Hershey spent most of last winter
and the past six weeks in Cuba and much
of his time was devoted to journeys
through the sugar country of Havana, and
Matanzas Province. Iri some places the
Hershey party's machine was the first
automobile, at the " places reached. It
was founcfVto be a rich country of large
possibilities lacking transportation facili-ties.
It was necessary that Mr. Hershey
build a railroad .through his plantations
and to his sugar mill which 'would mean
about thirty or more miles of construc-tion,
and this road would be used only
during the sugar season.
The Hershey Cuban Railway
He solved the problem by adding
twenty miles to the plan and applied to the
Cuban government for the right to build
a new railway between Havana and Mat-anzas,
a distance of 90 kilometers. The
Cuban Railroad Commission endorsed the
application. The concession has been
granted. The preliminary surveys have
been completed and the final surveys are
being made by two parties working from
both" ends of the line. Construction will
be begun promptly and will be pushed.
The new company is Compania de
Ferrocarril Cubano de Hershey or the
Hershey Cuban Railway. It will be an
electric road " of standard guage, heavy
rails and the best modern equipment.
The Hershey Cuban Railway will start
at Casa Blanca, the eastern side of Havana
harbor, arid will ran to the harbor of
Matanzas. It will cut through a new coun-try
in a practically direct course, keeping
well along the northern coastline and serv-ing
Campo Florida, San Francisco, San
Matias, Jibacoa, Canasi and Corral
Nuevo, some of which are towns without
roads. The line will touch the Hershey
sugar mills, so that it will be possible to
load the sugar on the Hershey plantations
and unload it from the same cars at the
Hershey factory in Hershey, the freight
ferry across the Straits of Florida being
used to carry the cars from Havana
harbor to Key West.
A Beautifu l Countr y
It is expected that the Hershey Cuban
Railway will do a large passenger and
tourist business. It will traverse the valley
of Yumuri , which is called "Cuba's earthly
paradise." Near Matanzas are the famous
caves of Bellamar which are a subterran-ean
wonderland . Matanzas is the largest
sugar-exporting port of Cuba , This year
3,596,000 bags of sugar are being shipped.
The Hershey Corporation also acquired
the eastern side of Boca Santa Cruz and
of the harbor of Canasi, Two small vessels
have been purchased and attention will
be paid to the development of water trans-portation.
Santa Cruz and Canasi are on
the north coast of Cuba between Havana
and Matanzas.
The Hershey interests state that these
investments are for flic purpose of assur-ing
a steady supply of Cuban suga r for
the ' Hershey Chocolate business, The
factory here is now using more sugar than
the plantations purchased could raise and
it may be necessary for Mr. Hershey to
add further to his holdings in Cuba,
Interest In Hor shoy
The above statement was printed prom-inently
in the dail y papers of Monday and
it attracted wide attention , Locally the
nuiller has been (ho general topic of con-versation,
It l« understood that Mr.
Hershey will push Hie whole proposition
in his cimlomary way awl this will moan
the construction of the railway and the
modernization of the sugar plannlntiouH
and mills without any loss of time,
John K, Snyder , Esq., accompanied Mr,
Hershey on tho seven weeks' trip and to-gether
they explored the country from
Mnvtinim to MnlnruHiH. On the highways
they had » Packard mnclilne but for
rough work (hey used a small Ford
which negotiated almost every trail that
i\ horse could use, and when the Ford
could not go throu gh I ho dense growths
they walked. They had a most, interesting
experience imd met Cuban life far from
the main lines of travel. The new Hershey
line will roach people who never saw a
Hluam or electric «ir and ninny who saw
the automobile for the Unit time when the
Ilcrsluiy pai'ly 'H Ford appeared ,
The new railway will run through nn
undula ting countr y somewhat, like this
purl, of Pennsylvania , only Its vegetation is
tropical,
LOCAL WORKER S
AFTER THE FLIES
Meet ing of the Committee Decides to
Take More.Vigorous Measures and
a Special Meeting Will Be Held
Next Monday Evening. A
Full Attendance ' >
The Fly Eradication Committee got
down to ¦ earnest work at its meeting
Tuesday evening. Those present in-cluded
M. S. Hershey, William F. R.
Murrie, Charles V. Glynn, S. D. Clark ,
George Copenhaver, C. S. Maulfair, H.
N. Herr, D. Frank Magee, James Millard,
Dr. H. G. Mumma, E. M. Hershey and
L; R. Meekins.' Mr. Murrie presided.
Reports from committees showed con-ditions
to be good except in .several par-ticulars.
The removal of manure had been
well done and thus the main breeding
places had been obliterated. The tearing
down of the old barn on the Peters prop-erty
-was hailed as a general benefit.
The alley south of the west end of
Chocolate Avenue was reported as needing
attention and the proper orders were
given for immediate improvement.
Mosquitoes were reported in East Her-shey
and it was ordered that the water
in the little pools arid the places, made by
the removal of .sod be givenTthe' oil treat-ment.
Reports were that there were few
mosquitoes in other parts of the town.
Mr. M. S. Hershey gave ah interesting
account of how the mosquitoes had been
driven from the residential parts of
Havana. In Vedado, where he resided for
several months, there were no mosquitoes
in the homes.
It was found that the main trouble
in Hershey was in leaking garbage cans
and a movement was started to pursiiade
the householders to equip themselves with
new 'cans. The cost will be slight and the
advantages will be lasting. To this end the
town, will be circularized.
A special meeting for better and more
active cooperation ' will be held next
Monday evening and every member of
the committee is urged to be present.
The rneeting will be held in the reading
room of the Men's Club at 7.30.
HERSHEY TEAM AHEAD
But tha Storm Came and Broke Up
the Game
Hershey had gathered 6 runs in their
two turns at bat in Saturday 's contest
and then the storm broke. St. Mark's
of Steelton was the opposition and judging
from the way ' Hershey pelted the ball in
the first two innings the visitors were
doomed for an overwhelming defeat,
H. , Dressier was pitching well for the
locals and allowed his opponents only one
hit in their three turns at the bat. The
Hershey team has developed wonderfully
in the past three games and is putting
up a fine article of ball.
GREAT GAME SATURDAY
Hershey Nine Will Pla y With Strong
Harrisburg Team
Local baseball fans are promised a real
attraction here on Saturday when the
Hershey Men 's Club will cross bats with
the Paxtang A, C. of Harrisburg. The
visiting club have been showing good class
all season and with the Hershey team play-ing
in its best form a keen contest is
looked for, The local club lias been prac-ticing
several evenings each week and their
playing in the past two games has been
encouraging. At a short meeting of the
club this week Heagy was elected captain
of the team, Ileagy has been playing third
base in brilliant fashion and his hitting
has driven many runs over the plate,
H, Dressier and Shaffer have been showing
good form in the box and both will be
given a chance In Saturday 's contest.
GUESTS OF DR. HERSHEY
The "Otlerhein Men 's Bible " class were
the guests of its President Dr. M. L, Her-shey,
on the evening of Friday, June 2nd,
The class had its initial meeting to ar-range
for the summer niontliH 1 activities,
A complete program wns accepted and a
new goal established, The class also agreed
to {<{) to the church on Saturday after-noon
and repair the alley to Hie north of
the church, It. was a pleasant, evening
of business, Inspiration , and delightful
hospitality, Refreshments were served,
THE CHAMPIONS
II , 1, Miller , William Leih and Daniel
Fotterhol'f on Saturday, while fishing In
the vSwataia creek near Lyonsvillt), landed
eighteen line fish, In the catch were eels,
fall llsh , suckers and sunflsh, Several of
lilt! eels weighed nearly t hree pounds,
MOTORING IN SPRING CREEK
When he at tempted to reverse, an auto-is!
whose name could not he learned , lost
control of the car which hacked Info
Spring Creek. Spectators cnimi to the
rescue and the machine was placed on the
road after considerable work,
Get after the Flies. Now Is the Time To
l) o the Effective Work. See That Your
Garbage Cans Do Not Leak. Report any
Neglect or Nuisance.
. Etiery member of the Fly <
atl the meeting in the reading
Monday evening, June 12, at 7
tant m ceding of the campaign
Committee MUST be p resent
room of the Men' s Club next
.50. This is the most impor-
HER SHEY PARK
DRAW S CROWDS
Last Sunday There Were Five Thous-and
Visitors and Numbers of Auto-mobiles
and All Through the
Week There Have Been
Many Strangers
. On Sunday over five thousand visited
Hershey Park and there ,were hundreds of
automobiles. Crowds enjoyed the band
concert and the zoo and went to the various
points of interest, j Over a thousand were
at the Round Barn and fully that many
went up to the reservoirs on Highland
Park. It was a beautiful day and every-body
seemed happy. Every day there are
many visitors. The Park's record is far
ahead of any previous season, except for
the week of the big conference last year.
The new restaurant which will seat a
thousand persons is hearing completion
and , a Philadelphia firm is installing a
modern kitchen equipment.
The new canoes are proving very popu-lar
and all the new. game apparatus is
used constantly. In spite of the chilly
weather bathing in the big concrete pool
attracts hundreds. Large audiences attend
the excellent performances of the Malloy-
Corinne players in the Park Theater.
Handsome new stone columns at the
upper and lower entrances are much ad-mired.
The new bronze sun dial has been
placed on the concrete pedestal. All this
work was under James Putt and it is
much praised.
¦ Coming Events
There has been a change of rules at the
big dancing pavilion. Admission will be
free and a charge of five cents a dance to
anyone dancing will be made. This will
enable those who do not dance to enjoy
the dancing of the others and also the
music.
Today the York Chamber of Com-merce
will spend the day in the Park.
Today St. Stephens Episcopal Sunday
School of Harrisburg will be herer
The reunion of the Strickler family
will be held today.
Saturday the senior and junior classes of
the Harrisburg High School will be at
Hershey.
Saturday afternoon there will be a base
ball game, Something is going on all the
time in Hershey Park .
MANY PLAY GOLF
More Out Than Any Other Sunday
Since Grounds Were Open
The private golf course at High Point
had more players Sunday than on any day
since it was opened, Mr, M, S, Hershey
played in the morning. There were players
from Hershey, Lebanon and Harrisburg,
The course was never so beautiful and
fit as it is this year. During the day more
spectators enjoyed the view and strolled
along the nearby roads and paths.
Mr, Hershey is taking a strong personal
interest in the improvements at the club
house and there is much curiosity to know
what the final plans will be,
FAREWELL PARTY
A farewell surprise party was given in
honor of Mrs. George Wesner on Saturday
evening Inst at the home of Mrs, F. L.
DeVerter, Guests to the number of fifty
were present from Philadelphia , Lancaster ,
Lebanon and Palmyra , The evening was
pleasantly spent with vocal and instru-mental
music and games, Refreshments
were served, Mrs, Wesner will make her
future .home in Richmond , Va,
GOOD NEWS FOR TENNIS PLAYERS
The nt)\v tennis courts In west Hershey
Park are being put Into shape and will be
in playing condition by next week, These
courtswere built with special dirt and when
in condition will make some of the best
in this slate, There (ire a numbcr of tennis
players in Hershey who will be glad to
learn of the courts being put into shapu,
On and after Monday next the i/VFORMA TION %U-
*REAU built be in the LI 'B'RA'RV and visitors built r egister
there. The chan ge is made so tha t the Tiureau may be open
Saturday afternoons durin g the summer month *. Visitors
should bear in min d that the Fac tory is a/buays closed Sat~
urday afternoons.
The nebu hoars of the Library and Information Tiureau
Will be from S to 6 etiery day except Sunday.
The hours of the Employment 'Burea u remain un-changed—
8 to 6; Saturday , 8 to noon; closed Sunday .
NEW RECORD S
IN THE LIBRARY
Books Now Exceed Two Thousand
May 's Visitors Were Over a Thous-and
and Twice as Many as in
May Last Year ; New Books
on the List. Detail s
Last month established new records for
May. in the Hershey Free Public Library.
1116 volumes were circulated, compared
with 836 in May, 1915. This is an increase
of over 33 per cent. Thirty-four new mem-bers
joined , compared with 18 during the
same month last year. The number of
visitors was 1030, more than twice as
many as in May, 1915, when there were
510. The total membership is now 1444.
There are 2065 volumes on the shelves.
The latest accessions include 43 books
presented by the Hershey Printing Com-pany.
These are welcome additions to the
Library's collection of general literature.
Among them are two sets that will, be
popular. The World's Greatest Books, iri
20 volumes, edited by Northcliffe and Mc-
Clure, comprise selected fiction , boigraphy,
history, philosophy, economics, science,
poetry, drama, travel and adventure. The
World's Wit and Humor, in 15 volumes,
contains quotations / from the works of
famous American, British, French, Ger-man,
Italian, Spanish, Russian, Greek,
Roman and Oriental writers.
The other books are: Amusing Irish
Tales, by William Carleton ;. The Story
of Panama and the Canal, by C. H; Fbr^
bes-Lindsay; The Essays of Michel de
Montaigne, edited by W. C, Hazlitt;
Illustrated Book of All Religions; 'Lin-coln's
Yarns and Stories, edited by A. K.
McClure; Ideal Commonwealths, edited
by Henry Morley; Travels in Arabia, and
Central Asia, by Bayard Taylor ; The Prog-ress
of the Century, by A. R. Wallace and
others.
WALKED 46 MILES
Edwin W. Schwenk and Elmer Swartz
broke records for Hershey "hikers" this
season last Saturday and Sunday. It was
a tramp through the mountains and cover-ed
a distance of 46 miles. They walked to
and from Cold Springs, a little village, in
the Blue Mountains.
FINE FAT STEERS
The Hershey Farm Company on Mon-day
shipped two carloads of fine steers
. to McPherson and Company at New
York City. Later in the week two more
carloads will be shipped to the same
party. This will make six carloads or
^95 catt le in alii, The steers were fattened
on the Hershey farms and are a splendid
type of animal,
REFORMED MENNONITES
Communion services were conducted by
the Reformed Mennonites at their church
in Derry Church on Sunday morning last.
The communion was administered by the
Revs, Elias M, Hershey of Lancaster and
John Miller of Mechanicsburg , The ser-vices
were largely attended.
MANY ON THE BIG HILL
More than a thousand persons were on
the summit of JliRftkind Park Sunday.
The trolley car carried most of them but
there were scores of automobiles and
motorcycles and many took advantage of
the superb weather and walked, The
views of the mountains and of the valley
were unusually fine.
HERSHEY BANP ATTRACTS
Sunday afternoon the Hershey Park
mall was filled with' automobiles and sev-eral
thousand persons were seated and
standing in front of the hand shell,
Director Fcesc and his men wire at theii
best and over;/ number was applauded ,
The dally evening concerts are drawing
well,
BOARD MEETIN G
AND EXHIBITION
These Are Busy Days at . the Young
Women 's Christian Association
And :Many Are Looking For-ward
to Their Vacations. A '
Good Entertainment ¦ .
At the monthly meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Young Wornen's
Christian Association Miss Sarah L.
Steck, Cafeteria Director and House
Secretary, and Miss Mary G. Burch,
Physical Director and Girl's Work Sec-retary,
were reelected for the coming
year. Members of the: Association are
full of their summer plans and are looking
forward to their vacations. i
Fifty people were present at the Junior
sewing exhibition. Much interest was
showri in the articles displayed and many
congratulations were received by Mrs.
Flowers, Mrs. Hawbecker, and Mrs.
Peters, teachers in charge during the
past winter. Prizes were won by Violet
Lane, Miriam Snavely, Gladys Christ
and Grace. Smith. The last ment-ieRed-was
given special honor because she learned
to sew with her right hand. The following
program was rendered :
Song—"Sweet and Low," by Juniors.
Reading—"The Wind," Esta Murrie.
The Daisy Chain Drill, Lillian Zent-myer
and Dorothy Hills.
Reading—"Do It Now," Ruth Geesa-man.
Piano Trio^-Marion Murrie, Esta Mur-rie,
Emily Gardner.
Reading—' The Peach," Esta Murrie.
Presentation Of Prizes.
Moving pictures by Juniors: The
Minuet, Violet Lane and Sarah Christ;
The News Boy, Bruce Murrie; Grandma,
Ruth Geesaman; Aunt Lizzie, Anna
Klauss; The Quarrel, Violet Lane and
Lillian Zentmeyer; The Make Up, Violet
Lane and Lillian Zentmeyer; Scotch Girls,
Gladys Christ and Helen Skivington ; The
Western Girls, Esta and Marion Murrie;
The Jumping Jack, Bruce Murrie ; The
Lonesome Girl, Louise May Linebaugh.
ZENTMEYER—GROVE
One of the first June weddings of local
interest took place on Thursday evening
last when Miss Rebecca M. Grove of
Hummelstown became the bride of Paul
L. Zentmeyer of Hershey. The ceremony
was performed at the home of the, bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Grove, Hum-melstown,
at 7.30 o'clock with Rev.
Herbert E. Games pastor . of the Zion
Lutheran church officiating. The couple
were unattended . The bride looked very
pretty in a gray taffeta dress with hat to
match and carried a corsage of lillies of
the valley and rose buds. Thirty guests
including the immediate members of the
families and friends of the young couple
witnessed the ceremony. The home was
beautifully decorated with ferns and mock-oranges.
The bride is one of Hummelstown's
most attractive young ladies while the
groom is one of Hershey 's well known
young men. He is the son of Harry W,
Zentmeyer of Lebanon , but has always
made his home in Hershey.
Following the ceremony a reception was
held at the home of the bride 's parents.
Mr, and Mrs, Zentmeyer immediately
occupied their newly furnished residence
in Derry Road , Hershey, Both have been
connected with the Hershey Chocolate
Company for a number of years and have
a wide circle of friends.
WATER FRESH FROM THE SPRING
A new system for runnin g water into
the large swimming pool in the Park
was completed last week. The water which
now Hows into the pool is pumped directly
from the fresh water spring at High
Point. This not only gives the . pool
better water but if can be (lushed and re-filled
in half the time if required here-tofore
, The work was done by II, T,
Kieffer and his force of men,
ONLY A SLIGHT DELAY
Trolley service on the Hershey line to
Kliznbelhlown was held up for a short
time on Sunday afternoon when the car
which is due to arrive here at 4.15 was
" derailed at the corner of Java and .Choco-late
avenues, There was no damage and
the cars were soon runnin g on scheduled
time.
TWO ATTRACTIVE EXCURSIONS
On Sunday, June 18, the I' . and R.
f will run a special low rate excursion to
Phlaldelphia , leaving Hershey at <vlH a.
m., the round trip being §'£M) .
On Saturday, June 'M, there will be a
special excursion up the Hudson to West
Point , leaving Hershey at 118 a, m„ at
$3,50 for' the round trip.
CLASS MIEET1NG
Thursday evening the members of the
"Faithful Workers " class, taught by
Allison Carman , met at. the homo of Mrs;
Mary Strlne on Trln|df\d Avenue .
FISHING SEASON
OPENS IN JUNE
More Anglers From Hershey Than in
Any Other Year and They Are
Preparing for Big Catches. It'
Will Be Well For All of
Them to Obey Laws
Hershey is always well represented along
the streams and this year there will be
more fishermen from Hershey than ever
before. Several parties will go to distant
points while others claim that the Swatara
Creek nearby has many bass this season.
It would be well for local anglers to. be
governed by the laws given below.
Thursday, June 15,. will mark the
opening of the 1916 season for the law-ful
taking of all game fish, with the ex-ception
of trout, in the state of Pennsyl-vania.
The trout season opened on April
15 and will close on July 3.1, Black bass,
large or small mouth ; rock bass;, white
bass; strawberry or grass bass; crappie;
blue pike; pike-perch, otherwise called
wall-eyed pike or Susquehanna salmon;
jpickerel, and muscallonge or western pike
are included in the list that may be caught
on or after June 15.
All must be taken with rod and line
or handline . having not more than three
hooks attached. The large or small mouth
bass must be not less than eight inches
in length, and not more than twelve can be
taken in one day. The rock, white, straw-berry
or grass bass and crappie must not
be less than slxi:inches in length, and not
more than , twenty-five <an be taken
in any one day. The season extends to
November 30, inclusive.
Blue pike, pike-perch, and pickerel
must be not less than twelve inches
in length, and a limit _of twenty-five
a day has been placed on them. The
season for these fish extends to December
21 inclusive.
Muscallonge or western pike must
not be less than twenty-four inches
in length, and only four may be taken
in one day. The season for this fish is
open from June 15 to November 30 in-clusive.
Striped bass, or rock fish, are classed
as food fish and can be taken at any time,
Sunday excepted, with the rod and line
or handline. The use of handlines will
not be permitted within 400 yards of any
dam.
Spears can be used for the taking
of carp, suckers, mullets and eels dur-ing
the months of July, August, Sep-tember
and October only. Outlines
can be used, for the same purpose from
June 1 to December 1. Unnatural ized
foreign-born residents are absolutely pro-hibited
from fishing in any manner.
THE MALLOY-CORINNE PLAYERS
It is gratifying that the excellent work
of the Malloy-Corinne Players is finding
appreciation . The weather has been against
them but whether the audience be large
or small they have done their part faith-fully
and have won a firm place in the es-teem
of the people of this Valley. Their
plays have not only been excellent but
they have been of such variety that they
have fully tested the capabilities of the
artists and the results haye been alto-gether
fine. Mr. Malloy is doing the best
work of his career and he is ably assisted
by James Marr, Russell Snoad, David
Standwood and Chris Allworth , each of
whom has made personal hits, Miss
Corinne has been more charming than
ever and Miss Polly Holmes and Miss
May Eyre have greatly pleased. The clos-ing
weeks of their engagement promise
the best attractions in their repertory and
you can go to the Hershey Park Theater
knowing that you will enjoy a delightful
evening with a gixxi play by clever
people, and last but not least the brigh t
and sparkling intermission performance
and speech by Dan Malloy himself.
MR- ENDERS OF PURDUE HERE
Mr. and Mrs, Howard E. Enders and
children Katherine and Charles of La-
Fayette , Ind,, are expected to arrive
here on Saturday where they will spend
their vacation with Mrs. Kiiders ' parents,
Mr, and Mrs. Israel Moyer, Mr, Enders,
who is a teacher in Biology at the Purdue
University at LaFuyolle, will remain hero
a month after which he will go to Balti-more
where he will give a special six
wcekn course at the John Hopkins Univer-sity,
WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE
Miwws Virgin and Clnru Henry and
Esther Fors left on Tuesday evening
for Winona Lake, hid., where thoy will
attend the annual conference of the Church
of the Brethren from June 7 to the 15,
They will be accompanied by Revs, Isaac
Taylor of Nuffsvillo i John Herr of Myers-town
and Joh n Ziitf of Palmyra ,
BRETHREN IN HERSHEY
The Church of the Brethren held theli
semi-annual lovo 'feast at Bnchmanvillc
last Thursday afternoon and between
4(X) find BOO communed. < The usual love
feast ceremonies wero conducted by Rev,
S, D. Witmer, pastor of I3uchmunvillo ,