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Show FRENCH RAIL SYSTEMS TURN TO ELECTRICITY I'KIs, Doc. ll. Electrification oft th' various French railroad systems hasl been planned for years, but work bo-gun bo-gun only recently. A few miles have' been transformed around Paris, butl operation has not yet commenced. The Midi systeth bus now announced a ten-year program of electrification. Bj HIS, 1,000 miles will be converted and by 1080 the remaining too miles of the compan) will be changed. Twelve walerpower plants will furnish furn-ish the current which will be direct: Instead ot ullernaiing. because the latter lat-ter h.us been found to Interfere witn telephone ami telegraph transmission I On lines closely following tho railroad. no 1 |