. Popular electricity magazine in plain English. POPULAR ELECTRICITY and the WORLDS ADVANCE 1165 UNCLE SAM AS A RAILROADOPERATOR An interesting feature in connectionwith the work of the Boise irrigationproject is a railroad 21 miles long, ex-tending from Boise to the Arrowrockdam. This is the only governmentowned and operated railroad in theUnited States. irrigating 243,000 acres of land in thegovernment project near Boise, Idaho. THE STRENGTH OF INSECTS That the strength of insects is pro-digious is demonstrated by the experi-ments of French naturalists, especiallyM. Fabre. It appears that th
. Popular electricity magazine in plain English. POPULAR ELECTRICITY and the WORLDS ADVANCE 1165 UNCLE SAM AS A RAILROADOPERATOR An interesting feature in connectionwith the work of the Boise irrigationproject is a railroad 21 miles long, ex-tending from Boise to the Arrowrockdam. This is the only governmentowned and operated railroad in theUnited States. irrigating 243,000 acres of land in thegovernment project near Boise, Idaho. THE STRENGTH OF INSECTS That the strength of insects is pro-digious is demonstrated by the experi-ments of French naturalists, especiallyM. Fabre. It appears that the smallestinsects are, for the most part, the strong-. Views on the Only Railroad Owned and Operated by the United States Government Uncle Sam has assumed new dignityin the role of a railroad president andtrains run regularly over the new govern-ment railroad from Boise to , equipment and building mate-rial are being earned by this railroad tothe town of Arrowrock, where the armyof more than 1000 men are at workerecting the highest dam in the will hold back flood and excess watersof the Boise River for the purpose of est, proportionally to their si :e, andthat all are incredibly strong when com-pared bulk for bulk with horse can scarcely bear two thirds ofits own weight, while one small speciesof June beetle is able to lift l>1) limes itsown weight. Were the strength of manin proportion to that of the beetle, itis pointed out, he could play withweights equal to ten times the weight o(a horse. CHEAP POWERFORTHE SOUTH Great plant ai Hales Bar ontheTennesseeRivei; 2p Classed with ^R Niagara and Keo
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