The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
5OUTHE RN DELL. ID SPEND $15O.OOO OI
 TELEPHONE LINES
More Than 528 Miles Of Long Distance Circuits
 Are Being Added

More than 52S miles of physical copper circuit and PEA miles of phan- tom circuiy will be added to the long distance system of the Southern Bell Telephone company In Alabama this year.
 year. Expenditure on additions and reconstructin of long distance lines in Alabama will cost more than $15o,000.
 This extensive work will greatly increase the long distance facilities in many sections of the state and is declared by telephone officials to be in keeping with the company's policy to provide in advance for the growth of and progress of Alabama. Among the important long distance projects which have already been | completed, or will be handled thls year, are the following:
 Blrmingham-S Sheffield Toll Line BPS, 30U for reconstructing and re- | pairing 127 miles and adding SC miles of copper physical circuits, giving ad- ditional toll facilities to Dora, Cor dova, Jasper Nauvoo, Haleyville, and l intermediate towns.
 Selma -Ffomaton Toll Line--S25, 400 for adding 14S miles of copper phy-
 sical circuits and nine miles of cop 1 per phantom circuits, giving addition | al toll facilities to Beatrice, Camden,
 Monroeville, Flomaton, Nadawah, Pineapple and intermediate points. l and for reconstructing l9 miles or the Pleasant Hill, Pineapple, Vreden- ! burg and Monroeville loops 1 BirminghamNew Orleans Toll Line -s6,GO7 for reconstruction and repair 1 work, a distance of 110 miles from l Birmingham to the Mississippi state | line. This line connects Birmingham with Bessemer, Woodstock, Tusca-
 loosa. Livingston, Akron, Eutaw, York, Cuba and all intermediate l towns and villages.
 | Birmingham Atlanta Toll Line l ss,7O5 for adding 43 miles of copper 1 physical circuits and 20 miles of cop ! per phantom circuits from BlrmlnS- | ham to the Georgia state line and providing additional circuit facilities ] for Heflln, Anniston, Pell City and h. 1 termediate points.
 l-S9,175 to add 5S miles of copper physical circuits and 5S miles of cop per phantom circuits between Mobile l and F'lomaton to provide additional circuit facilities for Mobile, Bay Min ette. Flomaton and other towns l Birmingham Chattanooga Toll Line -S9.0T1 for pole reconstruction and
 repair work from Irondale, Ala, t. l tho Georgia state line. This line serves Birmingham, Fort Payne Gadsden Attalla and other thriving l communities.
 1sl's nTSyeg o o o
 Nashville To Capital Work.
 Nashville Montgomery Toll Line
 ssO, ,50e for reconstruction and repair work between the Alabama -Tennes-
 see state line and Montgomery. This
 Is an important through route serV-
 ing Birmingham, Montgomery. All bany. Decatur, Athens, Cullman 1 Calera and a number of other i'm
 portant points.
 1 Tuscaloosa-Geiger Toll Line-$16,
 229 to create ten miles of copper
 phantom circuit, transpose the entire i line for q distance of "A miles ano
 repair and reconstruct 43 miles oi ! the route This line serves Tuscaloosa Reform Allceville, Carrollton and Geiger.
 Gamble -Sulligent Toll Line
 $5,6O5 to add 50 miles of copper phy- sicial circuits and create 50 miles ol
 copper phantom circuits serving Jas per Carbon Hill, Winfield, Guin Sulligent and Amory.
 Bay Minette- -Fairhope Toll Line
 s5.245 to add 28 miles of copper phy- sical circuits and 23 miles of iron physical circuits and retranspose the
 entire line to create additional phan
 tom circuits This will increase tht facilities between Mobile, Fairhope Loxley, Robertsdale and intermediat | points.