Top left: It took many hands to set poles without a truck. Above: Laclede Electric's Tom Greer works to install a guy wire. Below: One big reason for the success of the project was the assistance of those waiting for electricity, like Juan Rivera who helped pull wire. Left: Four Missouri linemen work on an H structure designed to support the strain of a long span of wire crossing a deep ravine. At the top of the photo is the village of Batzchocola, where the new line connected to a hydroelectric generator. MARCH 2020 | RURALMISSOURI.COOP 37http://www.RURALMISSOURI.COOP