The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-04
THE PHONE INDUSTRY
Z D. IMMIGRATION COMMISSION.
n susMITs FIGURES ON
STATE LINES.

Growth Of the telephone industry in
South Dakota and the manner In
which the farmer is being connected
with his city ne.ghbor is shown by
some figures on the actual number Of
telephones in the state compiled by l.
D. Aldrich, immigration commissioner.
There are q total of CTS lines in South
Dakota, with an average Of 57.3S miles
for each line. The average assessed
valuation for each OF these lines is S.
1856. OF these 678 lines, ST. are
for the service Of the farmers. These
vary in size from the shortest In the
states, known as the VIM. Rosegaard
line, to the Dakota Central, the long
est line in South Dakota. The VIM.
R~osegaard line is one half miles long
and is valued at $50. The Sioux Val
ley Farmers line is three-fourths Of a
mile in length and is valuable at $45.
Both Of these lines, the two shortest in
South Dakota, are at Fairview. in Lin
coin county. The Dakota Central. with
1884 miles, is the longest in the state,
and 10 valued at $2,152.551. This line
serves practically every portion OF the
state. Although farmer lines comprise
valuat'o on is a fraction owe so per cont
Of the total telephone valuation. This
is because the lines are not as long
as the others, and many OF them are
used for only a few farmers.
There is no foundation to the recent
news report. supposedly emanating
from Washington, to the effect that
there is IN alarming scarcity Of seed
for spring seeding in South Dakota,
says DR.. Arthur T. Evans. associate
agronomist at State college. Numerous
carloads Of seed wheat have been sent
into North Dakota already to relieve
q shortage there, he says. and many
more inquiries from the north state
have been referred to sources Of good
seed within this state. South Dakota
has more than enough seed for her
own 10
ght n,cn of Walworth county were
u1iu I0hCu OClolC SouSC MAY
ton at Selby. on the charge Of failing
to comply with the provisions OF the
state school law in regard to the COM
pulsory attendance Of children OF
school age. The arrests were q part OF
the campaign in%augurated in the coun-
ty a short time ago to punish parents
who keep their children from school.
The eight men were fined and were
given q lecture BY the court. who
called attention to their duties as citi-
xens and as parents.
The farmers of Miner county. not
withstanding the present low prices Of
farm products. take q hopeful view Of
the future and will put IN . larger
crop cresge this season than last.
Some OF them have ase additional
tracts and will put these into crops,
as well as their home farms. Many
Of the farmers win enlarge their hog
and cattle raising facilities and raise
greater numbers, using the bulk Of
their corn crops for feed. They also
will increase their dairy herds.
Adoption OF steps to devise 4 def.
mite program for more advantageous
marketing Of the millions Of bushels of
season. and q petition OF the state leg
islature and farm bureau federation to
demand Of congress government In
spection and supervision Of weighing
and grading at terminal markets were
among the outstanding features Of the
final session OF the annual convention
Of the South Dakota Potato Growers
association held in Watertown.
The last dollar Of Indebtedness on
the new electric light and power plant
in Madison now has been paid aud the
plant is free from debt. with an earn
ing power sufficient to make it self
supporting and at the same time can
q profit OF about $500 per month, which
is placed in 4 sinking fund for the pay
ment when due OF the bonds issued for
installing the plant. The plant has sui.
f:cient capacity to furnish lights for
adjoining towns by means Of power
wires.
Charles Nix county reports difficult
ty in holding the officers elected to
several county places last fall. They
report that the officers do not desire
to retain the places after election and
only took them under protest and are
now asking to be relieved. The com
missioners are reported to be having
trouble, which will be vacant IS soon
% new men can be secured to fill them
By appointment.
Engines that will haul 500 tons more
than those which have been in use
in the past have just been put into
commission on the Milwaukee lines,
running west from Mitchell to the
Black Hills. The company is doing
away with the old fashioned locomo.
tives as rapidly as possible and is
adopting the more modern and Geo.
nomical machines.
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