Show FOREST SERVICE LINES with bids for furni furnishing alfing wire to the forest service recently advanced 45 per cent cant and prices on other equipment considerably increased i ncr eased material curtailment of f the program for telephone line construction on the national forests this summer is said to ie be in prospect there are miles of telephone line on he national forests of the coun y y and approximately 2000 miles of new line was planned for the coming fiscal year A certain amount of wire is required also for upkeep since the he tines lines are peculiarly subject breakage breba ge arop rpm falling trees A cl similar causa causes every spring ho be fres forest t rangers agers have to get the 1 ines indr der in preparation fort forthe for t the he fire season and although to lessen the effects ox of accident the wires are M mostly qu 00 swinging insulators suspended ann arm i trees there are in the ag gate a large number of re irs ir to be made notwithstanding banding the great mil ce e of telephone lines already t within the forest large 3 are still without means of and consequent lacking sn in proper equipment r fire protection not only are telephones used by the tor for officers but they are a great lenience iven lence to the public very en furnishing isolated settle its a means of communication ich they could secure ix no L rr r way 7 tn n spite of the advanced prices f I 1 materials the miles of telephone line within the forests of the intel mountain district will be thoroughly overhauled md and placed in effective working order this season and addition al a ane to the extent extent of miles wi be built during the fiscal year beginning july 1 at a total ix ceat st of approximately |