Evening star., 1926-10-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. How far apart are the poles along
the New York Central between
Rochester and New York City,
M. r.
A. Originally, the pole lines were
built with poles spaced about 80 per
mile; later, IS and Al. Since 1916 the
New York Central Railroad has been
reconstructing its pole lines upon an
engineering basis, taking into consid-
Grafton the assumed load of wind and
ice on the wires for the territory in
which the poles are located. pole
line carrying 80 wires would, of
course, not need as many or as large
poles as a line carrying so wires.
Speaking generally and considering
that the railroad still has some pole
lines built previous to 10 years ago.
the lines In the territory referred to
now have poles spaced Al, SO. 60 and
20 a mile, based upon the territory
and the number Of wires carried.
@. Do peanuts grow above the
ground or under the ground?-C. K.
A. The plant develops it's flowers
above ground, but after Towering has
occurred the f1ower-stalks bend down
and push the fruit (nuts) into the
earth, where they develop. After the
UulS nave ICdCIlCu ANAA .
they are dug up very much In the
same way as potatoes.
@. Is it true that there are memo
rial farms somewhere in West Nir-
ginia?- t.
A. The Lawrence A. Reymann Me-
mortal Experimental Farms were re-
ceived by the State Of West Virginia
on April /, 1917, as a memorial gift
fo yntlIy Of Wheel
ing. This was given In memory of
deceased son and brother to com
memorate his deep interest in agri-
culture and in the breeding of Ayr.
shire cattle. The gift included all
necessary work animals, poultry and
swine, together with "a head Of pure
bred, registered cattle. These farms
are two in number, consisting or 93l
acres of fine lands in the Cacapon
Valley of eastern West Virginia, with
in 6 miles Of the town of W2rdens-
Vile. Agriculturists praise this unique
memorial and say that 1t is one of the
greatest breeding projects ever under
taken. Here will be produced repre-
sentatives of the best lines of Ayr
shire breeding in the United States.
The cows will be guaranteed free
from disease and will be offered for
sale as soon as necessary experiments
are completed.
@. Where is the Boulder DAM
l.. B. r.
A. 1t will be on the Colorado River
at a point where the river forms the
boundary between Colorado and Arl-
IONA. No actual work has been done,
but Investigations have been made.
@. Which is a better wearing fur.
q
A. Squirrel is a soft fur, but IS
rated as better wearing fur than
broadtail.
O. Where is the largest cement
swimming pool in the world?-A. N.
A.. The Ivyside Park swimming
pool, located near Altoona, Pa, is
the largest. This pool is 1856 feet
wide by 625 feet long. 1t accommo-
dates 5000 persons with full bath
house facilities. 1t was built In 1924.
@. How many tourists came to this
country last year?-J. e. T.
A. The number of temporary tour
lists to the United States for business
purposes during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1925, was 14,461; tourists on
temporary visits for pleasure, 2O,S65;
through the country, 22,697.
@. Is there a street in Canada
equivalent to our Wall Street?-
S. A. ID.
A. St. James street in Montreal has
been called the wall Street of
Canada"
@. What name did Kipling give
to his home in Vermont?-C. NJ.
A. The novelist named his home
"Naulahka." Kipling and his brother
in-law were co-authors of the book
by this title.
@. Does the Post Office Department
mean to operate all of it's own mail
planes eventually?-J. n.
A. 1t has never been its intention
to continue permanently the opera
ton of the Air Mail Service. 1t
was planned merely to develop it
to a point where it's feasibility and
practicability could be adequately