Opening Up The Count

The construction gang under Foreman Wall started Wednesday to string a copper metallic circuit from Ann Arbor to Manchester. When finished it will have upon it Manchester and rural exchanges at Scio, Freedom, Sharonville and Iron Creek, giving direct connection with Ann Arbor. 

The gang have probably got the wires up for about eight miles by this time. They use the poles of the American company so that the construction will go on rapidly until they get Into Sharon. From there to Manchester the company will erect its own poles, and from Manchester to Iron Creek. The line will probably be completed to Manchester within two weeks. 

The rural exchanges on this line have already 125 subscribers, which number will undoubtedly be at largely increased as the farmers find out the benefit of telephone connection not only in selling produce but in other ways. 

The Webster rural exchange will be connected up with Ann Arbor by Saturday night. 

The opening up of these rural exchanges gives Ann Arbor direct telephonic communication with a large section of the country, which has hitherto been shut off from us.