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Bell System Plans Record 1928 Construction Spend
Bell System announces a 1928 program to invest over 400 million dollars in plant additions. The plan covers 250,000 poles, 1,109,000 cross-arms, 19 million feet of duct, 17,400 tons of bare copper, 34.8 billion conductor feet of wire, and 1,370 miles of storm-proof cable. Projects include new cable routes between New York and Chicago and extensions from New York to Greensboro and Davenport, with more open-wire circuits nationwide.
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