The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-02-09
HOW THE TELEPHONE BEATs
THE AUTOMOBILE.

Speed ~ the humiliation OF dis
tance-is the goal towards which
automobile development has eve
been striving. But plain, hard
working instrument like the telo
phone, which is always at every
oodys elbow, can give lesson Il
Quickness to the fastest motor ca
ever assembled.
An automobiles caught withou
his tools on a stretch OF bad roat
far from his destination, shor
lime ago. had cause TO thank tn,
rural telephone for rescuing hin
from his predicament. Soon after
ward he recounted his experience II
these words:
Several weeks ago ! left Bling
hampton, n. Y, headed In my auto
mobile for Philadelphia. Seyert
miles out from Binghampton lass
ed through town--New Milford
beyond which is long stony hi
which Is heralded In the Blue Bool
az a bad one" Before starting
up this hin | stopped TO tighten m.
clutch and started up, forgetting I.
replace my pump and spare tubes
which ! had removed from the too
box and laid on the ground. Abou
ten miles from the top of the hill
| realized my predicament-abou
half way to Scranton on the mos
abominable road of my experience
no tubes, no pump. mo nothen' L
get me going in case of tire trou
ole. SO | trusted to Providence
and was well rewarded.
For the next ten miles | was II
most unhappy frame Of mind. sue
denly farmer-woman stepped De
fore me and wildly waved her arms
I stopped and she asked me II
had lost my tools Well, | though
then that | had lost my mind also
Here, twenty miles from the los
articles, on a lone country road,
woman suddenly tells me that m.
uoes and pump are now In the OF
flee of DR.. Snyder--New BEDFORD
Then she told me how 1t happened
THE rural telephone service wa.
responsible. Good DR.. Snyder hat
found my stuff and promptly sen
out a general notice over the tele
phone service TO stop me. ask
ed the woman II she had tele
phone. With the utmost pride sh'
informed me that "she was Tho
central" Well, the finest ex
change in our big Philadelphia
never looked so good as that simple
little wall set In the farmers din
ing room. In second she plugge,
In, called for Dr.. Snyder, and II
two minutes | was talking with thu
doctor while the farmers famil,
finished their dinner. We made AZ
arrangements for shipment of M!
things to the next town, and so
was saved considerable expense am
much worry.
For the far sighted men VIII,
have pushed this telephone system
through the country districts,
have most honest respect,
this great benefit could arise In tn
way | have described for me,
stranger, imagine what n boon !
must be for those who live there al
ways"
The rural telephone in It's wide
spread use is nearly as new as IN
motor car. and has had 4 rapi!
development nearly an wonderful
A comparatively few years ago IN
telephone was rarely seen outsld'
OF cities To-day the rural sec
lions OF the country are covered
with a network OF wires, and new
extensions are constantly beinl
made.
The fact that great many pros
porous farmers are using motto
cars makes a further comparison o
the auto aud the telephone OF con
siderable interest. The telephone D.
cause OF It's extremely low cost
accessible 10 everyone. II reaehe
spots which railways and automo
/ bIles could not hope 10 touch. FUR
thermore. Il beats the automobli
at lts own game-a game OF ann
hilating distance. II
Anyone can reach a point ii't
miles away By using his telephon