. Swan River Valley, Manitoba, including the municipalities of Swan River and Minitonas : report on a rural survey of the agricultural, educational, social and religious life. h-outs will be considerable. Telephones are to be found in half of the townships. There were162 rural telephones at the time of the survey, and new lines werebeing constructed. In some of the better-settled, townships, 80% of thefarmers have telephones. Few, if any, of these farmers would thinknow of being without the convenience of telephone, because of itsbusiness and social value. The farmers wife welcomes the talk wi
. Swan River Valley, Manitoba, including the municipalities of Swan River and Minitonas : report on a rural survey of the agricultural, educational, social and religious life. h-outs will be considerable. Telephones are to be found in half of the townships. There were162 rural telephones at the time of the survey, and new lines werebeing constructed. In some of the better-settled, townships, 80% of thefarmers have telephones. Few, if any, of these farmers would thinknow of being without the convenience of telephone, because of itsbusiness and social value. The farmers wife welcomes the talk withthe neighbors over the phone. It is to be regretted, however, thatthe talk over the phone too often takes the place of the more tangibleexpression of social unity,—household visiting. During the most of the year there is a daily mall service on thePrince Albert line of the Canadian Northern Railway, and a tri-weeklyservice on the Swan RIver-Preeceville Branch. Two townships arefavored with a rural free mall delivery. Nineteen farmers get theirmail in this way. A petition for another rural free delivery In 35/26has already been forwarded to the Postal Department. 22. I HK l!l KAI, .MAIL
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