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Vol XXV. No. 37.
RALEIGH, N. C, SEPTEMBER 17, 1910.
Weekly: $1 a YcJ.
Why Not Build a Telephone Line For Your Neighborhood?
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HOW THE BRANCH LINE RUNS OFF FROM THE MAIN LINE.
E have said so truch about the convenience and the satisfaction
which result from having a telephone in the house that we scarci
ty think it necessary to discuss that feature of the matter again. But
we do wish to call your attention to the fact that ycu can build your own
telephone line at a comparatively small cost a wonderfully small
cost compared to its value to you- and that this is a splendid season
for you and y cur neighbors to get together and establish a ieUphone
system of your own. You can then connect it with other liner , and
be right in touch with the business and social activities of the world.
The Western Electric Co., issues a free booklet telling just how
to go about this work, and the following details of construction are
taken from it: i.,
"A telephone line should run past -or as hear as possible to the
buildings in which' telephones are to be placed. It is not necessary,
however, Yo run the main line past each of these buildings,Ms bran ch
wires may extend from the (main line to eat h building, saving wire and
simplifying consti uction. ; ..' ''T ...... ;V; , ' r t'i. :-7
"For "substantial and economical line construction po Us of goo d
stock, such as chestnut or cedar, are best on account of their lasting
qualities. For a line of light construction a pole tweniy-six feet in
length and five or six inches in diameter 'at the top represents gold
practice and allows for re-setting if it becomes necessary through de
cay below the surface of the ground. ; -
The cross-arms familiar on all long distance lines are not necessary when one is considering the
first principles of rural construction. Only two strands of wire are needed by such a system, and
these Lre usually supported by twelve-inch painted oak brackets nailed securely Jo the pole before
it is set into the ground. On each bracket should be screwed a glass insulator for attaching the wir?,
with a view to preventing leakage of current down the pole or from one side of the circuit to the other
"Galvanized iron wire of No. 12 B. B. gaugeis most suitable for rural lines on account of its tough
ness and ability to withstand the action of the weather.
"The pictures show the method of. attaching wires
to the house and leading them in for connection to
the instrument inside, and the method of connection
from main line to house.
"Provided that the line is kept free from tree limbs
and maintained in good condition, a large number of
instruments may be connected on one pair of wires.
It must be remembered, however, that the greater the
number of telephones connected the less available
they are at certain busy times. If calls are too fre
quent and the wires become heavily loaded especi
cally if there , is a prospect of obtaining more sub
scribers it may be advisable to run another pair of
wires on the same set of poles. This not only lessens
the call on the one wire, but it provides facilities for
development and the handling of an increase of the
number of subscribers. In case two sets of lines are
used, a small switching station, located in some cen
tral house, must then be arranged, to allow for con
nection of one line with the other.
"The cost of one mile of tine con
struction, exclusive of poles and labor,
for a grounded system approximately
twelve miles long and using thirty poles
to the mile is about $7. For a fell
metallic system the cost is approximately
$14. The cost of each subscriber's in
struments and incidental equipment is
approximately $13 more."
It will thus be seen that a telephone
is easily within your reach, and once w
ing it you will not be without it. Why not
get buy and establish ytur line this fall?
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HOW THE WIRES ARE FASTENED TO
THE HOUSE.
FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE
BUILDING A RURAL TELEPHONE LINE.
A Farmer Boy's Problems II a.
A New Method of Curing Cowpea nay. . : . 7
Feeding Children From One to Six. ....... 8
How to Get Rid of the Cattle Tick. la
How to Secure Better Seeds 3
If You Need Help, Ask for It. . . 10,
Lighting Systems for Farm Homes. . .
North Carolina Farmers Convention
Packing Apples for Fancy Prices
Problems of the Southern Hill Country.
Round the World Travel Letters II. ......
south Carolina Farmers' Congress 10.
What Farmers Want to Know q.
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