No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 683 



farmer need uot go out of doors to speak to his neighbor on any 

 subject — thuY can do so by 'phone. We formed a company in sec- 

 tions of about five miles and we united all those sections and char- 

 tered a company and made shares of stock about what we expected 

 it would take to wire the lines that are running along the line. Then 

 each nuin living near the line is simi)ly at the expense of putting 

 in his own 'phone, in addition to what it w^ould cost for a share. It 

 was nothing more than for his 'phone and what wire it took to 

 wire to the main line. If he lived a mile off it was that much more 

 to pay for. I think it is one of the grandest things we have in 

 connection with our farming operations. In connection with the 

 trolley line system the farmer wants the telephone line. Those are 

 the two things that we should w^ork for and get and make use of 

 to-day. We want the trolley line to have the authority to carry 

 freight, and all those things we want as well as the telephone 

 system. 



While I have the floor I would like to ask Brother Hutchison 

 something about the water supply question, which he spoke about. 

 Are you certain that drilled wells would supply the city of Har- 

 risburg? 



MR. HUTCHISON: There should be a number of drilled wells, 

 not just one, and I think a sufficient supply could be obtained. 



MR. McHENRY: I want to give you our experience in Indiana 

 county. We had originally drilled a well for oil or gas near the 

 town and did not get that but got some of the finest w^ater that 

 existed anywhere, which w^as almost equal to Centre county water 

 and, with a view of supplying w^ater in large quantities, a water 

 company w^ent to work and drilled two more wells and they kept on 

 drilling w^ells until they had nine to eleven wells, and with all these 

 they found they could not keep up the supply that was desired. 

 They found that the increased number of wells did not increase the 

 amount of water proportionately. How soon do you strike the salt? 



MR. HUTCHISON: I am not in the salt business and, therefore, 

 cannot give you the particulars, but I feel a great interest in this 

 question and hope it will be agitated in order that pure water may 

 be secured. 



MR. McHENRY: In places in Indiana county, I think it would 

 be about 1,300 feet to get water; I would not be positive that that 

 is correct but I merely mentioned this as being our experience. 



The food question has also greatly interested me and a good 

 illustration is afforded in the raising of cattle, because when we 

 start to raise a calf, a hog, or anything of that kind, we don't shut 



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