JO'TES: I do not exactly agree with I!r. V/ilson that 

 a pole line io so much superior to a line strung on trocs. 

 The greatest danger to a pole line is from treos felling on 

 the line and if a tree line is properly built by allorring 

 plenty of slack between the ties I do not think v/o trill hevo 

 much trouble vrith the line breaking. Through the average 

 mountain country four men will build about a mile of line 

 in a day by stringing the wire on trees, b\it by building a 

 pole line they would do well to build a half mile a day. 



HEADLEY: Tree lines with lots of slack, split 

 tree insulators, long tie wires are the rule in the district 

 and considered the best class, 



(Here the subject of induction from other linos 

 paralleling the service line along roads was discussed) 



J01TES: Induction is caused by the current 

 passing from the line to the ground. To obviate this where 

 it is necessary to parallel or cross another lino our line 

 should be constructed as far above the other lino a as 

 possible. 



BKrELOW: As long as we have ground wires ro cr.nnot 

 got rid of induction. Metallic circuit cuts this out. 



17HITTUM: We tried Insulated wire in our district 

 this summer. Wo put in three miles and laid it on the brueh, 

 carried it through the trees where we could and in pieces 

 took it along the ground on tar weed or grass. We c uld 

 not got it to work. The cattle in the first piece v/ould 

 break it before we could jret it constructed. V/e four, the 

 wiro would separate and break after being put up. I think 

 the rire was defective in the first place, I tested ono 

 coil before constructing the line and could not get the 

 current through it. 



Fire 



DUBOIS: (Opening) Taken comparatively **ith last 

 season, our firo record for this year was very good. The 

 season last year began about May liv (taking the'distriot as 

 a whole) and on September 19 we got the first general rain. 

 This year it began about Hay 23 and closed on October 27, 

 which is the last date of payment by the fiscal Agent from 

 the fire fund. This years' season vras three weeks longer than 

 lest. Conditions during the seasons of 191j and 1911 were 

 about equal, this year being about three weeks lorrror and 

 more inflammable material on the ground. Lest year 553 fires 

 started; This yee>r there were 605 fires 50 more than 

 last year. 



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