[Trade Journal]
Publication: The Telegrapher
New York, NY, United States
vol. 5, no. 48, p. 383, col. 2
The Brooks Paraffine Insulators.
ST. LOUIS, MO., June15th, 1869.
DAVID BROOKS, Esq.--Dear Sir: We have in use on our main line one hundred and twenty-five miles of your lug or cross-wire insulators, and a branch line of twenty-five miles of the screw shank insulators, all of which work splendidly; in fact, the escape in the severest wet weather is scarcely perceptible. They are far superior to any other insulator I have ever seen, strong and well made; the breakage is a mere cypher compared with the quality of the insulator.
I would recommend all who are building new lines, or rebuilding old ones, to use them, and, I believe, it is only a question of time when they will be universally used throughout the country. Respectfully yours,
K. MCKENZIE,
Supt. of Telegraph, Pacific Railroad of Missouri.
