Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-31

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the trucks noisly pounded out the
yards.
Every man was on the job and
ready by the break of day to reset
the first insulator. At one minute of
four tine current was turned off. AL
most simultaneously the work began.
Rapid Headway Made All Along the
Line
Before the first few hours had
passed General Superintendent Will
liams realized that the value of the
careful preparation was paving the
way for q victory for his men. Lost
motion was eliminated. Every line
man knew his pole. Every piece of
material necessary for each pole was
in place at the foot of the pole. BE
it insulator, cross arm, bolt or wash
err the groundman never failed to find
what was required to put the pole in
perfect condition. Supt. Cobb who
attended to this detail of the ar
rangements had done his work faith
fully and we'll. BY 9 o'clock Gen.
Supt. Williams realized that the job
was well in hand and unless some I'M
foreseen event should happen every
thing would run ahead of schedule
time. At little after nine trucks be-
gan to hustle out TO the men with big
boxes filled with more of Chef Paint
ers good things and with cans of
steaming coffee to renew the strength
of the men. After a short rest the
climbers again topped the poles and
with renewed energy began setting
the heavy insulators which it is be-
licved will withstand the most severe
storm and electrical disturbance and
give at all times Rockland and its
teemng industries uninterrupted
power service.
Over hill and mountain top, through
valleys and wood lands, over marsh
and river the sturdy arm of linemen
and their helpers worked steadily
toward their pre- determined goals.
At noon the first crew had COM
pleted its section and before 2
o'clock every last man had reset his
IL pOlGS. lC IluC was o6oiii iNeA'S
for the current. 1t was an intense
moment for the foreman.
If a single man had failed to do his
work properly the line would leak
and it might become necessary to pa
troll it's entire length. When it is
considered that the $500 insulators
necessary to do the job were laid out
at the foot. of the poles several days
in advance and that any crack or de-
feet would make them useless and
furthermore that every connection,
every washer and every nut had to
be set absolutely correct, the magni-
tude of the task is better appreciated.
But the work was done right.
Supt. Blodgett and G. G. Marsoh,
Supt. of transmission hurried to the
telephone to order the line "cut in"
from the main switching station at
Fort Halifax in Winslow. In few
minutes a call was put through to
Rockland and there was great re-
jocing in the camp when the answer
came back that the power was on
and the lights once more burning.
Probably there was no happier man
on the whole works than Gen. Supt.
Williams when Supt. Blodgett re-
ported 1.-The line has been cut in and
everything Is Q. X" The work had
been done full two hours ahead of
schedule.
Eaton, Inspector Of Distribution
Comes in for Credit
Asked how the big job was put over
so successfully one of the men re-
piled 1--WE planned it right" and while
every man felt the responsibility of
doing his part right every man in
Central Maine is taking off his hat to
Fred Eaton, inspector of distribution,
for his perfect conception of the big
Job and the headwork he displayed in
organizing the scattered forces of the
Central Maine system into one har-
monious. united crew.
Work Done With Only Ono Minor
Injury
Always in handling a big job like
that handled Sunday there is the dan
ger of accident. The company had
taken every precaution to prevent ac-
cident. e. p. Noyes who has charge
of the company's First Aid work saw
to it that every truck was equipped
with. emergency kit and that everyone
had booklet of instructions for
emergency relief. Only one slight ac-
cident. In the last few minutes of
work by some curious freak, piece
of falling wire shipped by lineman
slashed the wrist of Charles Free
man of Rockland. After first aid was
he was hurried to doc