New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS.
TOIt I-hIN-uI|IN'J'
TOGETHER WITH TROLLEY LINES AND FREE
MAIL DELIVERY, THEY ARE REVOLT
TIONINNG RURAL DISTRICTS.

Albany July 6 (SpeciaD.-H the construction Of
new trolley roads is astonishing and interesting
the State so also there is new source OF gen
eral interest the increase in the number Of
.eleuhoue lines The telephone innovation is even
penetrating rapidly the truly rural" portions OF
the State. From the great and the small cities OF
the State there radiating out into the sur
rounding farm lands long trolley lines The farm
ers also beginning to organize independent troll
ley lines
"A few days ago." said Charles F. Wheeiock, the
head inspector of the university of the State to-
day. 'I noticed article in newspaper describ-
.ng farmers telephone line in Illinois We have
such lire in this State. and a rather remarkable
one. II extends from Hnrkiner and Mohawk, in
Herkimer County. south to Richield Springs. in
Otsego County. j think there are over one thou
sand in the association. Their lines cover
a large part of the southern section of Herkimer
County south of the Mohawk River. The cost Of
the plant TO each farmer has not been over $40.
and IL has been of the greatest benefit TO every
the region. 1t keeps one in touch with ones
neighbor in remarkable way. have a brother
in-law who is physician. He says his telephone
has already saved life. A man was badly cut on
the arm with an axe and was bleeding TO death,
and ordinarily it would have taken two hours to
obtain physicians aid. but by the Of the tele-
phone the physician brought TO the mans
house in less than half an hour and the required
surgical assistance obtained Then, the isolation
of life in that rural region is ended The farmers
wives call each other up and have chat over
the telephone. The farmer telephones TO Mohawk
and learns the condition OF the markets. should
mention that by the payment of slight additional
fee access is obtained Mohawk 10 the general
telephone lines OF the State. When go up in that
region also about the condition of my farm.
leased tenant, the telephone line gives
chance to ask that carriage be sent down TO Mo-
hawk for my conveyance up country. There is 10
exchange: each subscriber has particular ring
Pliny T. Sexton. of Palmyra, Wayne County,
of the regents of the university, speaking about
the growth of the trolley and telephone systems in
telephone going TO revolutionize rural life. II
has been said that the cities growing at the
fact that manufacturing could be done at less
cost in the cities. But think the trolley system
will take back into the country many a manufact-
uring operative, and that we shall have small
manufactures along the trolley lines whose
chinery will be run by electricity taken from the
trolley wire. There is in Wayne County now a
which has been remarkably successful. 1t
thirry-ye miles from Rochester northeast TO Sodus
their farm products TO the Rochester market and
then get back goods from Rochester by II. A
farmer came to me recently to buy house he
he had accumulated enough money 10 live upon
comfortably for the remainder OF his days, and
therefore wished 10 buy that house and make his
home in IL In a brief time that entire thirty-five
miles between Rochester and Sodus Bay will be
lined with dwelling houses as 10 resemble a con-
will be ended by the trolley road. and the teie-
phone will be another instrumentality in ending
third factor at work making the farmers life a
more tolerable one"
What is that
Rural free delivery OF letters" answered Mr.
new enterprise OF the United States Government
Not only DO the carriers deliver letters and news
r5ant 70 convex articles for The use of farmers
from town to his farm and back