The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-03
THE PHONE INDUSTRY
s. D. IMMIGRATION COMMISSION
Err SUBMITS FIGURES ON
STATE LINES.

VhASh Nv iiC 10 UcluS COlalSClCu
with his city neighbor is shown by
some figures On the actual number of
telephones in the state compiled by /.
d.. Aldricn, immigration commissioner.
There are a total of CTS lines in South
Dakota, with an average of 57.3S miles
Tor each line. The average assessed
valuation for each Of these lines is S.
1856. OF these CTS lines, 81 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.
Rosegaard 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 valuade at s45.
Both of these lines, the two shortest in
South Dakota, are at Fairview, in Lin
coin county. The Dakota Central, with
7,45S.4 miles, is the longest in the state,
and is valued at s2,152,551. This line
serves practically every portion of the
state. Although farmer lines comprise
571 Of a total of CTS, their assessed
valuation Is a fraction over SO per cent
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
thar 10 M alary,,,1 rosfy ~ caA1
for spring seeding in South Dakota,
says DR.. Arthur T. Evans. associate
agroromist at State college. Numerous
carloads OF seed wheat have been sent
into North Dakota already to relieve
a 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 use.
Eight men of Walworth county were
arrested and taken before Judge Clay
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 a part of
the campaign inaugurated 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 a lecture by the court, who
called attention to their duties as citi.
zens and as parents.
Tbo eorroare 90 NTipar on,1pfy not
withstanding the present low prices OF
farm products, take a hopeful view OF
the future and will put IN a larger
crop acreage this season han last.
Some of them have Leased additional
tracts and will put these into crops,
as we'll as their home farms. Many
of the farmers will 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 a def.
mite program for more advantageous
marketing of the millions of bushels OF
potatoes grown in South Dakota each
season, and a 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 WATERFOWL.
The last dollar of Indebtedness on
the new electric light and power plant
in Madison now has been paid and the
plant is free from debt, with an earn.
ing power sufficient to make it self,
supporting and at the same time earn
a profit Of about $500 per month, which
is placed ina sinking fund for the pay.
ment when due Of the bonds issued for
installing the plant. The plant has suf-
ficient capacity to furnish lights for
adjoining towns by means of power
wires.
Charles Mix 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 as soon
as new man can be secured to fill them
by appointment.
Engines that will haul 300 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 eco
nomical machines.
John FRIEDRICH died at his home In
Parkston at tn cage OF 100 years.
All records for volume of hog market
ing in Scotland were broken recently
when an aggregate of fifty-six wagon
loads OF hogs were purchased by a sim
gle local buyer from farmers Of that