The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-13
MANY CONyENIENCES
ARE ENJOYED BY THE MODERN
FARMER.
Rich Men Invade the Field-POwen
Plants, Telephones and Rural
Routes Have RevOlutiOnized
" Conditions.

The modern farmer, with rural mail
routes. electricity and interurban rail-
roads. has almost the same advantages
as the man who lives in the suburbs
says an Indianapolis letter to The New
York Herald. $50
Many. Of the farms that surround In
dianapolis are owned by men engaged
in some other business. who hire n1en
to run the. farms, while they come to
the city every day and look after their
business. Many of these men are
among the wealthiest citizens, who
have large town houses, and only visit
the farms each day to look after their
stock and see how things are getting
along.
The farms owned by these men are
fitted up with all the latest conven-
fences. and many of the farm houses
have the same appearance az the mod
ern houses of the city, with running
water and electric light -
On one large stock farm In particu-
lar, which is owned by a man who has
large interests in other lines of bust
ness but continues to live in the coun-
try, are the latest improvements. The
farm is near Miliersville. The princi-
pal product of the farm is fine cattle
and the pastures cover two hundred
acres. Numerous men are employed
about the place to take care of the
cattle, and each one has his cottage
surrounded by an acre or so of ground
In each cottage Is a telephone, so that
the occupant can be called at any time
and he can also talk to other men
about the place. S-
Complete water system.
There are several deep wells scat.
n
them is drawn by wlndmills The wells
with the windmills form a complete
water system, which extends all over
the farm and there are MIGRANTS every
where for the use of cattle and men
Ordinary garden hose can be attached
to these hydrants, and no matter. how
dry the season may be plants and cat.
| tie do not suffer.
The owner also has a power plant
near his house. All of the barns are
lighted by electricity.
The rural routes afford many advan.
tages to the country resident from thu
fact that he can get his letters prompt.
| iy and can also receive the daily paper;
the same as the man in the city, and II
this way can keep abreast of the times
The interurban roads take him to tn,
city whenever he wishes to go.
In many places in the State power
plants are springing up which furnish
electricity to several farms. similar t.
| the power companies In the city. Thes,
plants are mostly located at points
| where old mills used to be located. TIL,
| men who are promoting these enter
prises have in many instances rebuilt
| the old dams and have had the mil
| races dug out. 1t is said that eacl
dam and race will yield 100 to 30
| horse power
So cheap is the power furnished tina
farmers have applied it to pumpin,
water for the house and stock AM
abandoned windmills. 1t is said by ex
perts that 1t will be matter of only
few years when threshing and othe
farm work will be done by the sam
power.
Already in many localities in indiana
there is talk among farmers of the ad
vantages OF having the country road
| lighted by electricity.