Show v TO CONSTRUCT MILES OP TELEPHONE LINES IINES With bids for furnishing wire to the forest service recently advanced ed 45 46 per cent and prices on other equipment considerably increased material curtailment of the tho program for tor telephone line lino construction on o othe the national forests this summer is said to be In prospect There are arc over miles of telephone lineon line lineon on the national forests of the country country country coun coun- try and approximately 2000 miles mile of now new lino Uno was planned for the coming com coin ing fiscal year A certain amount of wire is required required required re re- also for tor upkeep since the theline's lines line's are aro peculiarly subject to break ape ago from falling trees and similar causes spring the forest rangers have to get the lines in order ord ord- ler I er In for the fire sea sea- son and although to lessen the tho effects ef- ef f ts of accident the wires are aro most mostly mostly mostly ly run on swinging insulators suspended suspended suspended sus sus- from trees there are in the aggregate a large number of repairs to bo be made mado Notwithstanding the great mileage of telephone lines already built withIn with with- In the forests large areas are still without means of communication n and consequently lacking in proper prope E for fire protection Not No Noti i Ionly enly are arc tho the telephones telephoned used by the tho forest officers but they the are a great convenience nce to tho the public very often 4 I I I I furnishing isolated settlements a means of or communication which they could R cure in no other way In spite of the advanced prices of materials tho the miles milts of telephone telephone tele tele-I phone line within tho the forests of the district will be thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- overhauled and placed in effective ef er- effective working order this season l and li line e to the extent of miles mUes will be built during the fiscal year beginning July 1 at a ato to total 1 cost of approximately |