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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-03
PHELAN'S STAR WORK MATERI- ALLY AIDS KENT AND TOKEN IN WINNING PROGRAMME OF BARGAIN MATINEE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham 3-5, Memphis 20. Chattanooga 2, New Orleans 0. tRain eisewhere.)
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gRTING NEWS
 ID LIVE GOSSIP ,OM EVERYWHERE

llynot with the intention of con- Nelip ip pleasant dreams. but rather
 e purpose of saying something ,o,t that we remark this morning t. Barons have a chance to win criant.
 arleans is about five full games ,tt,1ce of the Barons, and but 56
 Ee points in the lead. To over
 kPelicans will be a difficult
 Mere is a chance and a mighty
 To win the pennant will not
 difficult than overcoming a
 ,and winning a game in the
 eing.
 lyons are going better than the
 The Barons as just as strong Is.nPelicans. And there are more
 games yet to be played.
 dds favor the Pelicans to win fn odds are net long, and-as me he Barons have a fine oppor- eies overturn the dope.
 offie
 --,al team is playing splendidly.
 not said simply because the
 have just won five of six games rot the Turtles, but because 1t IS hntlv true. The players are field t ell and hitting well, running well. and in all other mechanical ,vers. are acquitting themselves style. And furthermore, they. laying inside baseball, doing the'I ected, and taking advantage Of .ther fellows misplays.
 "break" of the game Is with
 The "break" of the game has termed luck. It is and is not. As iie Frank remarked when last in lngham. luck is simply the taking 'itsge of the other fellows bad !. The Barons are lucky in that the pas occurs. but when they take ntage of an opportunity, 1t IS t of their watchfulness. e Baron pitchers are going nicely, the odds are, will continue to go V. McGilvray is playing an eX- nt game at first. Marcan is going I in his brainy style at second in recent games has hit the ball Ellam is playing finely in the and his hitting has been timely
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Totals .......... 30 0
 *Batted for Pelty in ninth.

Two-base Hits-Laporte, McInnes, Barry.
 Three-Base Hits-Clarke, Murphy. Sacrifice Hit-Thomas. Double Plays-Thomas to Baker; Ben- der to Thomas; Collins to McInnes. Bases on Balls-Pelty 1. Struck Out-Pelty 2, Bender D. Passed Ball-Clarke. Time-1 :32
 Umpires-Evans and Egan.
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Games Today
Nashville in Birmingham. Memphis in Montgomery. Chattanooga in Mobile. Atlanta New Oreleans, off day.

For the second time in three days the Barons win a double header! 1 Yesterday afternoon the followers of Manager Molesworth won hard-hitting and uphill fight from Fritz of Bernhard s Turtles, and a lopsided engagement from Farmer" Allen. The respective scores were 3-2 and 60.
 In the first game Fritz and Kent were hit hard throughout. although after the first and second innings the Baron moundsman was difficult to find in the plnches. Sensational fielding behind Fritz made 1t necessary for the Barons to take their half of the seventh round.
 In the second game Allen was found with remarkable ease. \ F'oxen, on the other hand, held the visitors in the palm of his hand, and had it not been necessary to hurry along on account of an impend- ing cloudburst, 1t is questionable if the Turtles would have found him in single round. Umpire Kellum called the game immediately after Memphis had had its half of the sixth round, for to the falling darkness a fine drizzling was added it's measure of discomfort
 Artie Phelan, the Barons' star third baseman, played splendidly in the two en- agreements. His hitting featured each, and his sensational steal of third in the first game resulted in the error which tied the score in the sixth, and his bingle in the seventh sent Ellam over with the run which won. In the second game Mcbride drove the pill to deep left field for home run and Phelan scored be- | fore him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-03
ssurrITH THE SCRIBES
ce a

Sonscial Appeal: One of the most hsnable rumors of the season is that New Orleans report that Bill Bern
 fragile neck is in jeopardy and Che genial giant will be succeeded
 .r Demont, former Pelican second-
 ,o+w connected with the Tri-State
 ation. Local club officials i'm
 snsailed the canard and expedi-
 vind similar rumors with the
 .cus that there was absolutely
 ,, seport. Gene says Some
 ii oe no pipe dream"
 of the~sa report gained credence Arhe circuit is hard to tell. The ,,r,a predictions of various handi-
 n ., the Turtles would cut con- - farmer,ure inJthe 1911 campaign and r 67 .ssas low standing of the club may furnished substance for the pipe 'oe which the story evolved.
 'elvehard has not proved a disappoint- resto the local fan family. All things cred, the big fellow has made q table showing by keeping his club t4 9 lg around the 500 notch Few clubs ~D;L league have had any tougher time roJ. he Memphii. Injuries came singly 1P,,u then in flocks. As a consequence ,tter .ular lineup was presented intact ,st th intervals. Teamwork became in- "tabS impaired and then the pitchers t to working badly. This latter fact probably the direct cause of the Tur- failure to stir up commotion in current campaign.
 oeal experts said early in the race the ne guards fate lay in the pitching staff- tre survers held up success seemed ed; if they didn't the club was lucky ish in the first division. Subsequent ts proved the wisdom of the April necies. In discussing the rumored ,.acement Of Manager Bernhard all ngs must be considered
 lad the large leader, whose personality one of his most valuable assets, expe- enced easy sailing in way of misfortune; d his pitchers lived up to the standard 1910 the situation might be viewed in different light. But as Bernhard has cen followed by relentless jinx practi- ally all the season, and has managed to Ieep the team playing good ball, he hould not be subjected to adverse crit 'iously unjust.
 Exchange: There were tears in his eyes
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Cleveland Wins Game

New York, August 2-In a game marked by poor pitching and poorer field ing, Cleveland defeated the Highlanders in the first game of the series. It was a see-saw affair all the way through, the visitors winning in the ninth when they found Quinn for five hits and four runs. Score: RHE Cleveland .............. Ill 010 204-10 15 ' New York .............. 200 031 011- II
 Batteries: Krapp. Blanding and G. Fish CT; Mills, R. Fisher, Quinn and Sweeney. Time. 2:16. Empires, Mullin and O OLough- lin.
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Exchange: There were tears in his eyes Id lump in his throat, when Charley ,oin, Injured boss of the Phillies, bade -ewell 10 his playmates at the Frisco spital Thursday evening in St. Louis.
 immediately after the game the Phillies
 ried to Doons bedside. There was
 ,od deal of crowding at the door to 'he '1ey'sl room, as each member of the lair ing Philiies' band was anxious to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-03
The Rain Threatened

In view of the form displayed by Fox en, after the Barons had scored in the first, it was apparent that only the rain, which by thunder and lightning and in- ereasing darkness, threatened, could save the Turtles. The Barons hurried things up as much as possible and won by a close shave.
 Marcan singled to third in the first in- ming and reached third on Altman's wild peg to first. Phelans hit scored him.
 The Barons ran away in the third. Mar can first up, flied out to center but Moles- worth doubled to right. Phelan's hit scored the manager. Mcbride then clouted one to deep left for four bags, scoring Phelan in front of him.
 The fifth run was added in the fifth Marcan, first up, singled neatly to cen ter. He went to second on Moleswortb's g out. and scored on Phelan's double to left.
 Then fell the rain and the calling off of nlav
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neSs.)
 SUMMARY. Two Base Hits--Molesworth Phelan Home Run-McBride. Stolen Bases-Baerwa1d Double Plays-Milkcr to Courtney. Struck Out-Foxen 3, Allen g. Bases on Balls-Foxen 1, Allen l. Time of Game-1.10. Umpires-Ke Kellum and Pfenninger.
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Ellam's Hitting Helpful

The visitors in the first and second n- nings of the first game established a lead of two runs. In the first round, Baer- wald was safe on Marcan's wild throw to first and he went to second. He SCOT ed on an infield hit of East. Crandall popped the second inning by tripling to right and sacrifice fly by Adams sent him home.
 | For three innings, sensational fielding behind Fritz kept the feet of the Barons the ice was cracked. McGilvray opened with single but went out immediately attempting to steal second. Johnston then tripled to right, and scored on Yantz's long fly to left. Ellam's double went for naught as he died on the bases. l In the sixth, Phelan was pinked by F ritz and McBride sacrificed him to sec ond McGllvray popped up to Crandall. but Johnston drew a pass. Phelan and Johnston then stole third and second, and Phelan scored when Adams peg to Alt man went wide
 With the score tied, Fritz singled, op- ening the final round, and was sacrificed by Swalm. But Baerwald famed. and Miller hit to Phelan who tagged Fritz en route to third
 The Barons then won the game. Ellam started things to rolling when he dou- bled to right. Kent sacrificed and reach ed first when Fritz failed to catch El- lam at third. Marcan flied to Baerwald, and Molesworths walk filled the bases
 In the pinch, Phelan delivered neatly be- tween Altman and Crandall and Elam seored
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Tota1s

@-Bat tied for Gibson in ninth. s~-Batted for Steele in ninth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-03

Two Base Hit-H. Zimmerman. Home Run--Archer.
 Sacrifice Hits-Davidson, Archer. Stolen Base-E. Zimmerman. Double Plays-Hofman to Safer. Cole to Tinker to Safer
 Left on Bases-Chicago 2. Brooklyn 3. Bases on Balls-Cole 2, Fucker 4. Hit by Pitched Ball-Cole (Daubert). Struck Out-Rucker 5, Cole 2. Tfme-1:25.
 Umpires--Johnstone and Eason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-03

Two-Base Hits-Yerkes, Speaker ?, Del ehanty. Gardner Hits-Pape in s innings, none out m ninth; Hall none in one inning. Sacrifice F1ies-Moriarity, OLeary. Sacrifice Hits--Wagner, Hooper, Tape. Stolen Bases-Speaker, Wagner Left on Bases-Boston 4, Detroit 3. Base on Balls-Pape 1. LaFitte 3. Hit by Pitched Ball-Wagner. Struck Out-Pape 3, LaFttte 5, Hall z Wild Pitch--LaFitte.
 Time-1:l.
 IJmpires-PerrIne and Dineen.
 Sox Get Half Washington, August 2.-Washington and Chicago divided today's double header, ahe Heals winning the first. to l. the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-03

Even Boston Wins
 St. Louis, August 2.-Boston broke its long losing streak today by winning from St Louis to 2. Steele was pounded hard while Brown was eff fective in all but two innings Mike Donlin, bought from New York yes- terday by Boston, failed to report. Score. H. HI. E. Boston .......... 030 900 011-5 II 0 St. Louis ....... 010 900 100-2 2
 Batteries: Brown Perdue and Kling; Steele and Bresnahan. Time, 2.20. Um- pires, Rigler and Finn>ran.r
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MAKE BONDS GEO. c. OLIVER. Phones 33l. MAKE BONDS GEO. C. OLIVER
 PHONE 06OO
United labor bulletin., 1911-01-05
Building Permits
Inspector


ROBERT Wilson Inspector
Second Floor, City Hail.
F. W. Thurston. 4701 Raleigh, owner
and contractor, 1-story frame house, 22x
rs. on Raleigh bet. 18th and 47th, 81, 900.
| (2676)
A K Vickery, City Hail. owner; Erick-
son, contractor: l-story brick garage, Is
x20, on 18th and Milwaukee, $500. (2677J
B. s. Price. 1888 S. Broadway, owner;
1-story, frame roof, brick building, 24x24,
on Broadway. bet. Illif and Wesley, ST.
900. (267S)
Hattie E. Frisbie, 5027 Raleigh. owner:
G. s. Frisbie, 5027 Raleigh, contractor:
1-story frame house, 24x30, on Quitman
bet 49th and 50th; $1,000. (2679.)
s. Baker, 5670 E. 26th Ave, owner and
contractor, 1-story brick, 12x24, on Jasa-
mine, bet. 26th and 27th. $500. (26sO.)
Louisa Close. 1927 W. 2Sth, owner; w.
j. Close, contractor; HISTORY brick
addition to building. 24xs7. on Downing.
bet. Both and S1st, $1,000 (26S2.)
! Michael Carginunni 100 W. 10th Ave-
owner; Arthur Clifford 395. Quivas, ap-
plicant; 1-story, frame roof brick house.
22x15, on Pecos. bet 40th and Sgth, ST.
600. 10
| Miss Parker. owner; care architect; e..
w. Huntington, Ala McPhee Bldg, archi-
tect; 2-story, frame roof, double brick
house, S4x44, on Corona. bet 7th and Sth,
$4,000. CD
]. R. Elliott, 116 Broadway, owner; G.
L. Bettcher. 512 Mack Blk, architect; F.
A. Kellerer. 665 E. Ellsworth. contractor,
3-story. frame roof brick store building,
50x60, on Broadway bet. Ist and End.
| $4,000. t26S3)
Loser Bros. owner; Geo. L. Bettcher.
architect; 1-story. frame roof, brick
store, l3x100, on Larimer, bet. 21st and
22nd. $1,000. (26S4.l
| Neef Bros, 121 Raritan, owner; Cuno
Eng & Con. Co.. 1877 Champa, contract
ors: addition and alteration to brewing
| plant t32x44 and 21x54). oE 18th and
Raritan, $4,000. (26s5.)
612 Mack Blk. architect 2-story, frame
roof. brick store building. 50x125. on 18th
and Cleveland place. s20.Uvv. (26S6.)
F. S. .dathews, is South Broadway.
owner: all metal corrugated iron she'd
l2x1S, on South Broadway bet. Ellsworth
& Archer, s100. (SD
w. H. Schroeder, 1904 w. SSth, owner:
Peter Schroeder. AGO W 10th, contract
or; onestory. frame roof brick addition.
22x24. at 2i19 Curtis, $500 C4)
W. l. Williams. $40 Lipan. owner:
one-story brick barn. 14x2O. at 546 Iipan.
$500, (5.)
Bartons Restaurant 1881 Champa.
owner; A. E. Lehr, 465 S. Penn. appli-
cant, one-story. frame roof. brick addi-
ton, 12x1s. and repairs at 1881 Champa.
81 900 co.
United labor bulletin., 1911-01-05

NJ. A. Monnig, 100000, Denver. (5SS62.)
Isthmus Land and Development Co.
tcare w. G. Sheldon, ia Equitable
Bldg.). H. B. Emley. F. L. Page. Geo.
Douglas. $4,000, Denver. (5ss6s.)
Crapser Drug Co., P. R. Ady, Colorado
Springs; NJ. l.. Crapser, Lou Critz, $751;
Ioo0. Colorado Springs. (53364.)
Continental Coal 4 Coke Co., full paid
stock. (5sS65.)
Seals (5ss66-67)
Auto Hire Co., A. H. DeGaston. 1858
Glenarm; R. E. Oakes, H. Elliott, ct al.
$4,000. Denver. (5Ss6s.)
Bank of Gypsum. J. p. Oleson, Gyp-
sum; Samuel Oleson, w. H. Heyer, $685.
600. Gypsum (5S3e9.)
Conqueror Mining. Reduction Power
Co.. increase directors from to Z.
(5S311.)
Doctor Scott Medical Co. (care Mullins
4 Waldron. 611-14 E. & C. Bldg.l. ]. R.
Newcome. Lee Snyder, E. j. McCloskey.
$4,000. Denver. (5ss72)
Park Hill Heights Realty Co.. full paid
stock: seal (5ss7s-4.)
Green Mountain Coal Co. (care Ora
hood & Hurlbut. s1s Quincy Bldg), H..
H.. Geo. H. and H. NJ Orahood. $50, 600.
Denver. (5s375.)
BroadhurstCarter Shoe Co.. change
name to Broadhurst Shoe Co. (53376.)
Moose Smelling & Refining Co. (care
Marion l.. p. Scott. Ill Broadway, New
York, N. ", L. H. Saper. NJ. Friedman.
United labor bulletin., 1911-01-05


telephones to every 1000 of Inhabitants,
and New Orleans brings up the rear with
only 45 telephones to each 1000. Boston
and Buffalo press Cleveland hard for
first place.
In actual number OF telephones, of
course. New York City is ahead. with
Chicago second, in both OF which places
the Bell company operates. In Chicago
the service requires total OF $4,000
miles of wire of which 100000 are un-
derground. Some 100000 calls are
haadled in an ordinary business day. 1t
takes on an average from 20 to % sec
onds to complete a connection-at least.
that's what the telephone officials claim.
They say. too. that between 1900 and
1909 the number OF written complaints
per 1000 OF subscribers stations was re-
duced from e29 to IS. The busiest hour
of the day is between 10 and II a. M.
and the busiest day OF the year Is the
day before Christmas-
United labor bulletin., 1911-01-05

Italina Society (care John A. Perry. P.
o. Box C79, city), no stock, Spring Gulch.
(53329.)
Trades Unions Benefit Assn (care c.
A Irwin. 61S Mining Exchange Bldg).
no stock, Denver. (53330)
Rice-Smith Manufacturing Co., seal,
full paid stock. f5331-2.)
Fulton Grocery and Market Co. (care
Jno A. Collins. p. o. Box 453. Pueblo),
Conrad, Louis and Agnes Stumpf, $4,000,
Pueblo. (53333)
The American Printing & Publishing
Co. (care VIM B. Rodda, S27 E. & c.
Bldg). Frank C. and veranica Gessing
John R. Williams. $4,000, Denver
(53334.)
Colorado Engineers Corporation. full
paid stock. SEAL (53335-36.)
C. S. Morey Mercantile Co., change
name 10 Morey Mercantile Co. and in
crease stock from $250,000 to $500,0O
(53337.)
District No 8 Consolidated Water Us
ers' Association, l.. C. Moore, Fort Col
Inns. ct al, no stock, Fort Collins. (5333S.)
Nibo Mining & Milling Co., dissolution
(53339.)
from $50, 600 to $4,000. (53340)
Holcomb Swearngin Land & Furniture
Co. tcare Hardy Sayre, Canon City,, R
E. and l.. P. Holcomb, G. T. Swearngin
$4,000, Canon City. (53341.)
Durango Land and Development Co
(care A. Rex Mollete, Century Bldg, Du
rango), John w. Wagner. Albert Kley
bolte. A L. Fisher, $25,O00; Durango
(53342.)
Cut Rate Market Co. (care E. A. Sper
ry, 209 Ideal Bldg.), Eva and John Fay
Boyd Boyer, $4,000, Denver (533343.)
San Bernardo Mines Co., full pait
stock. seal (53344-45)
Anderson-Halter Mines Co. A. ]. Hal
ter, 1929 Stout. P. A. Burns. E. S. Halter
$3.50. 600. Denver (53346.)
Jonathan Gold Mining Co., John T
Bottom, 412 E. c. Bldg; Joseph ant
United labor bulletin., 1911-01-05
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
GRADING NEW RAILROAD.

The Rangeley Construction company,
OF this city, engaged in the building of
the Grand Valley. Meeker q Salt Lake
railroad. has so outfits at work on the
grade between Chapman. the point where
the new road connects with the joint
track Of the Denver & Rio Grande and
the Colorado Midland. Ii is estimated
that 20 miles OF grading wall have been
done before spring. and that the road
will be graded into Meeker, SO miles
distance. by fall.
William ID. Lippett is president OF the
road. which has Offices In the Ernest q
Cranmer building, and which is said to
be amply financed to build as far as
Meeker. II is said to be the Intention Of
the company to build ultimately as far as
Salt Lake City.
United labor bulletin., 1911-01-05
The Miracle of the Telephone
Figures From the Census bureau Which Tell a

Hardly third of a century has
elapsed since the first experimental tele-
phone circuit was established in the
United States. and yet today the miles
of wire in daily use would stretch from
the earth to the moon and back again
25 times. The growth of the telephone
business is the romance of the most ro-
mantle of the commercial sciences, cleo
tricity
Perhaps the figures can best be
grasped by some comparison of the tele-
pnone with the telegraph business, the
latter just twice the age of the former.
How do you think the two compare?
Which is the greater? Why. the tele-
phone, of course, you say But who real
ixes that the wire mileage devoted to
telephones Is more than eight times that
used for commercial telegraph business?
Competition between telegraphs and
|telephones7 The suggestion is too much
of compliment to the telegraph. The
story Is told, or rather contained, in sta
tistics just published by the Census Bu-
reau. In five years. from 1902 to 1907.
eight million miles of wire We're added
to the country's telephone systems, COM
pared with an increase of only a quar-
ter of million miles for the telegraph.
Turing the same time the telephone in
|dustry increased the number OF persons
to whom 1t gave regular employment by
$1,000 and the amount expended In sal
aries and wages by $s2,000,oo0. In num-
ber of messages or talks the percentage
of increase for the United States was
124.3. truly astounding growth for the
time covered, and the figures for the
farmer or rural lines are not included.
An interesting study is afforded by a
series of maps prepared by the Census
Bureau, showing the geographical dis
tribution OF telephone usage. 1t appears
that In the number OF telephones to pop
ulation, Iowa, Nebraska. Washington,
Nevada and California lead all the rest.
On the other hand, the Carolinas. Miss
issippi and Alabama are the states with
the greatest dearth of telephone facfli-
ties. In number Of messages per capita.
there are also some curious differences.
New Jersey, for instance. talks less than
Texas, and Utah has more to say than
PENNSYLVANIA. Among twelve leading
cities. Cleveland heads the list with 11S
United labor bulletin., 1911-01-05

r.. nenriqres, $5.6oo,o Dudley (t<2&t;z
Traders State Bank fof Cher
Wells. Colo, rwo-thirds paid ee z
(5334s) n
Seal. (53s4s)
Bailey Dental Co. full paid stocHz
(53s5o.)
Cooper Foundry & Manufacturers Co.
seal, full paid stock (53351-53.)
Gold Trio Mines Co. Carl j. Sfgfrtd@
Ouray, J. H. Anderson, III. C. Branch.
s250.o00, Ouray. (5s353.)
Bailey Theater Fly Rail Machine Co.
Frank NJ. Bancroft, 507 Continental
Bldg; A. C. Carson, Seth G. Bailey, $780,
geo, Denver. (53S54)
Manassa Milling & Electric Co. s. -
Smith. Manassa; S. Jackson, Jr., ]. H.
Elledge, $4,000, Manassa. (53355.)
| Miller Produce and Brokerage (care J.
Mc cheouSh, Trinidadl, p. d. Miller. Ar
vii Miller, N. S. kleiller. $40. 1000. Trini.
dad. (5s356.) :
Phillips, Ill Symes Bldg), John H. Nc
kannon, A. c. Cookie, H. B. billiard, $780,
600. Denver. (53357)
Seal (5s35S)
City and County Investment Co. (care
H. J. Arnold AS Temple Court Bldg.),
E. w. Shine, L. Seaton, Thos. Annear,
s50,000, Denver. (5SS59)
Romeo State Bank, Homer Neel, Ro-
meo, s. Holman, E. s. Christensen. $685.
000, Romeo (53360D
j. B. johnson Supply Co. tcare John L.
East, Walsenburg}. ]. B. and Mrs. A.
Johnson, Fred G. Walsen ct al, $4,000.
Walsenburg. (5S361.)
United labor bulletin., 1911-01-05

The telephone is put to all sorts of odd
uses. In Chicago the company receives
daily about $4,000 requests for the time
of day. most of them coming between
and a. m. If the time taken for this
service was charged for, the cost of the
company to tell its subscribers what the
time was would be $500 day.
Perhaps the most notable feature OF
the telephone service in New York City
is the equipment of the great office build.
ings. such as the Metropolitan Life, the
Singer, the City Investing, the Hudson
terminal and the Broadway Exchange.
These five buildings have q total of q
500 miles of wire and 9.700 telephones
enough for a central exchange in q city
of 100000 people. For the twin struc-
lures in the Hudson Terminal building
an equipment was installed in 1907 pro
viding the necessary wiring for not less
than 5000 telephones direct to the cen.
tral exchange. Half of these were cut
in" Immediately and the remainder pro
vide for future growth.
OF an entirely different character, but
not less interesting. is the progress OF
the telephone in the rural districts. The
farmer has been benefited by the service
almost equally with the business man.
BY the telephone he learns the price at
which to sell his produce, by the tele-
puOuc ne suuful0uS tue NSlSfiuaItoii
when his horse falls sick, by the tele-
phone and the trolley express he re-
places a broken part in farm machinery.
mus saving valuable time in the harvest
season. and. last but not least. by the
telephone the farmers wives gossip and
chat almost as easily as il they lived In
a great city.
There are no reliable figures as to the
actual number of farm telephones, but
from two states statistics of some value
are at hand. In Connecticut, where by
.ne last census there were $4,000 farms
with buildings. there are now over $4,000
rural telephones. In Iowa. with 100000
farms with buildings. there are 10000
rural telephones. Surely no figures
could be more eloquent of the progress
alike of the farmer and the telephone.
And great as has been the progress OF
the telephone In the decade just closed.
the future promises an even greater ad-
vance.