| Show telephones Tolo phones la in the forests the usefulness of tho the telephone tele phona becomes moro more and more apparent as its territory of operation is extended into remote corners of the globe nowadays the traveler in the heavily wooded sections of the north country Is amazed when ho he sees how the march of progress has extended in tho the shape of telephones in tho forest useful as the telephone Is 13 in tho the city where tho the steps it saves could some times la be compensated for by tho the use of tho the automobile the electric car or the fast express it is far wore useful in the forest where are joao of these conveniences and where tho canoe canoa or bateau Is 10 the common vehicle of travel in logging operations tho the telephone now plays playa a most important part the dams along the river are built not only to hold bold water against a time of drought but also to control tho the flood so that tho the river flow may bo be properly regulated to this end a considerable crew of men Is kept at the dams all thu tho ti time to open or close the gaes on an short notice before tho the t alnes cama cam a into use instruction to the dam cre crew were conveyed up or down the river by re relays lays of men stationed at frequent intervals along the banks and the message was shouted from one to another the telephone lines are being extended every year and it will not be long before telephone are almost as common in the woods wooda as they are in the city recently tho the tele telephony has baa been called into use to aid the wood wardens in fire lighting fighting in the northern and western forests |
