'iJ^L^XmAS^ THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1911 





Double Tracking 



The Bell 



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Two of the greatest factors in modern 

 civilization — the telephone and telegraph 

 — now work hand in hand. Heretofore 

 each was a separate and distinct system 

 and transmitted the spoken or written 

 messages of the nation with no little degree 

 of efficiency. Co-operation has greatly 

 increased this efficiency. 



The simple diagram above strikingly illus- 

 trates one of the mechanical advantages of 

 co-operation. It shows that six persons 

 can now talk over two pairs of wires at 

 the same time that eight telegraph operat- 

 ors send eight telegrams over 

 the same wires. With such 

 joint use of equipment there is 

 economy; without it, waste. 



While there is this joint use of 

 trunk line plant by both com- 

 panies, the telephone and tele- 

 graph services are distinct and 



different. The telephone system furnishes 

 a circuit and lets you do your own talking. 

 It furnishes a highway of communication. 

 The telegraph company, on the other hand, 

 receives your message and then transmits 

 anddeliversitwithoutyourfurther attention. 



The telegraph excels in carrying the big 

 load of correspondence between distant 

 centers of population ; the telephone con- 

 nects individuals, so that men, women and 

 children can carry on direct conversations. 



Already the co-operation of the Westei. 

 Union and the Bell Systems 

 has resulted in better and more 

 economical public service. 

 Further improvements and 

 economies are expected, until 

 time and distance are annihilated 

 by the universal use of electrical 

 transmission for written or per- 

 sonal communication. 



American Telephone and Telegraph.Company 

 And Associated companies 



One Policy 



One System 



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AT THE FOLLOWING KEELEY INSTITUTES : 



Portland, Me. White Plains, N. T. Columbus, O. 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. Philadelphia, Pa. Providence, K. I. 

 Kansas City, Mo. 813 JN. Broad St. Columbia, S. C. 

 Manchester, N. H. Pittsburg, Pa. Winnipeg, Manitoba 

 Buffalo, N. I. 4346 Fifth Ave. London, England 





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Hot Springs, Ark. Jacksonville, Fla. 

 Los Angeles, Cal. Atlanta, Ga. 

 San Francisco, Cal. l>wlght, 111. 

 West Haven, Conn. Marlon, Ind. 

 Washington, D. C. Lexington, Mass. 



Toward the End of the Summer 



WHEN the spraying has been done, the cover 

 crops sown in the orchard, and the mulch 

 placed between the rows of cane and bush fruits, 

 the hard work of the season is practically done, 

 but still there are some things the amateur fruit 

 grower should keep in mind. Some of the trees 

 may be bearing such large crops that the branches 

 are bending with their weight. While, of course, 

 it would have been better to have picked off part 

 of the fruit earlier in the summer, now the best 

 thing to do is to prop the branches. Trees may be 

 seriously injured by the breaking of large branches. 

 A stiff board, with a piece of burlap wrapped over 

 one end to prevent injury to the bark, makes an 

 excellent prop. Sometimes tying together two 

 branches that are opposite each other, with a large 

 rope that will not injure the bark, is better than a 

 prop. 



All through the growing season watch for the 

 fire blight on apple and pear trees. The leaves 





Keep a mulch around all trees set this year, 

 vine or garden refuse may be used 



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