Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-02
TWO CENTS
NEW TELEPHONE LINE.
Peoples Company Will soon
Haye Metallic Line to Fairmont.

Large Force of hands at Work Holes
Dug For the Line out to Laurel Point
Poles Already Set For Miles cut
Line Win connect With Fairmont
Line at Arnettsyille.
Great Improvements are being made
by the Peoples Telephone Co., both in
town and in the country A new me-
talic line to Fairmont is one OF the
principal enterprises now engaging
the attention OF their efficient mana
ger, Mr.. Capel Holland. The poles
for the new line have been set already
out as far as the Jamisou road in Grant
District. Holes have been dug prae-
tically all the way to Laurel Point aud
large force of hands is at work erect
ing the poles and extending the line.
The route has been measured, and
locations fixed all the way to Arnetts-
vile, where the Peoples line of this
county will connect with the Marion
Co. metallic line. Several teams have
been engaged in hauling the poles and
distributing them from the Nj. & K
r. r. and have them distributed for
about three miles beyond Laurel
Point.
The new line from South Park,
leads across to the Kingwood road,
down the Kingwood road to a new
street Though the Smith aud Madigan
property, follows this street up TO the
Pump Station where it crosses the
river on line between the Standard
Oil Co.'S property and that Of the new
Wire Glass Co. From here 1t crosses
through the country to the public
road, up the road through the camp
settlement and from there across the
country straight to Laurel Point.
There were three or four reasons
for taking this course: First, and
perhaps the chief reason is, that it
keeps away from the timber which
has been allowed to grow on both sides
Of the Fairmont Pike along much OF
its course to prevent banks from slip.
ping. Then it reaches the new terri
tory in the southwestern suburbs OF
the city, the Standard Oil Pumping
station and brings the line within easy
reach OF the new government locks
at Ellington and Little Falls, with
whom the company already has con-
tracts
The line is being substantially built
poles from rs to 80 feet long are be-
ing used. They are being planted Il
to 81 feet in the ground and firmly
anchored with guy wires. The poles
now being used are being purchased
from j. Fl. Burbridge, of Dellslow,
and brought in over the M. & X.
A good deal of red tape comes along
with the extension of telephone line
nowadays. In order to get across the
river at the Pump Station, an eGgin-
eer had To be employed to make
map of the river and bank showing
depth of stream, height OF banks and
location Of poles on either side. Three
blue prints of this map must be made
and sent TO the government engineer
showing all these particulars on paper.
All this care is made necessary by the
building of locks and dams on the.
Monongahela River, making it nav
igable river through all this Sec
ton.
The pole on the east side OF the
river at the Pump Station is 60 feet
high, on the opposite bank it is only
20, as an outcrop of sandstone makes
a natural bluff. The line will be SO
to 100 feet above the level Of the river
at low water. The span crossing the
river will be 730 feet long at right
angles with the direction of the cur
rent.
The Peoples Co. now has more than
400 subscribers reached from the CEN
trail Office at Morgantown and about
20 new applications
switch board has been put in at
Laurel Point, the same which was in
use here before it was outgrown by
the number OF subscribers. Many Of
the phones 10 that section have been
taken off OF the through line and run
into the Laurel Point Office on seperate
lines. A new line is being built up
Little Indian Greek to reach about 10
phone holders there and connect them
with the Laurel Point station.
When the new line is completed it
will give two through lines to Fair
mont, there being only one phone at
ArnettsVille on the line now connect
ing this place with Fairmont. More
than $50, ZOO are being invested in
perfecting the service on the Peoples
line.