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Show the .ENTERPRISE United Fence doubles plant size All lines busy? New rates should cut car phone chatter Businesspeople took to mobile phones like five-year-ol- ds at Christmas. The elec- United Fence Company will complete its new $443,000 building at 2525 So. 2700 W. sometime this September, according to com- office-pla- The phones operate on a radio frequency authorized by the Federal six-chan- The new structure will accommodate the firms entire operations which currently occupy facilities at 2668 So. 300 Commission. Like a giant party line system, a motorist simply looks for an open channel W. among the six available and then dials. Until last year, 220 people shared the six channels, but inconveniently busy circuits forced Bell to cut the number of customers to 185. Giant party line Once the new system is Recently approved by implemented, Roundy predicts the Utah Public Service Com- Mountain Bell can increase the mission, the new rate structure number of phones in use from provides for a 15 cents per 75 to 100 percent. The transistorized car minute charge for each minute used after the initial 60 secphones, considered prestigious onds. Says Iona Roundy, car by some and practically by others, can only phone specialist at Bell, We now be issued to a new custoexpect to cut the use of present phones by charging for air mer when a current customer time. This way we can in- cancels. People at the top of crease the number of phones the waiting list now applied for without increasing the num- mobile phones last August, Roundy said. ber of channels, since custoThe turnover of mobile mers will keep their conversaphones is hard to predict, she tions short. nt pany spokesman Don Fitch. nel Communications tronic gadgetry so fascinated many of them that the telephone utilitys order backlog stretches back eight months or more. But with a new rate system going into effect next November, Mountain Bell expects the air ways to clear enough to make room for at least the 180 applicants who are patiently--or not so patie- 9r The new building consists of 10,000 square feet o- - of the 4,200 the company now square feet uses. Of the total area, 8000 square feet will be used for the fabrication shop and the rest for offices. The building sits on a 2.25 acre lot. ver twice the size Financing for the project is supplied by Continental Bank. Architects for the project are Smith Meier Associates, and the contractor is Wooten-Jone- s Construction. COMPLETE EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES by. ntly-standing added, and the people who applied in August could have to wait another year if we were not going to expand the number of phones available. . . . indis-pensib- le . Fees arent cheap with a resume for your convenience. All information is strictly confidential. If you are currently looking please give us a call and we'll With a mobile phone, a driver can dial direct in the area the phone was assigned. A Salt Lake customer would have to go through an operator in Ogden or other on page 6 tele-continu- Helping you to determine your needs and achieving your employment goals. Specializing in affirmation action program. All applicants are screened and provided for employees, do our best to bring you the best. ed Professional Women's Employment Placement Yarns Building No. 2, Suite 250, Arrow Press Square. Telephone Continued from page 4 While working for the furniture company, Milgrom attended Utah Technical Colleges marketing classes. After a brief stint with the paper company, he started his own business. Since then, he has opened Mr. Protection Fire Extinguisher Co., which refills and whatever can use them, admitted. The fabrics transformed into rags are cut on heavy equipment in the rear of the South State store, Milgrom added. To make better use of the equipment, he recently formed a corporation, Utah Apparel Cutting Service Inc., which has already completed contracts for parkas and diapers, and a more recent commission from Ditto for slacks. Mil-gro- m &na BiqDflnnffltl It makes the machine more efficient if we have it in use more often, Milgrom explained. old entreThe preneur claims his Cinderella story is a fantasy he still has trouble believing. He was kicked out of Pennsylvania school in the ninth grade and joined the Navy. He left after seven years to become a salesman for a retail furniture store. 33-ye- ar I became very interest- ed in marketing then, Milgrom said. In the five years as a furniture salesman, I absorbed as much marketing information as I could, hoping to eventually go into business for myself. Quality Steaks served ttar M yy J? $ SALES AWARDS FORGET-ME-NO- KNIVES 2 miles above Hogle Zoo 91 BUSINESS CARDS SPECIAL ENGRAVED Excellent prices Minimum Order 100 125 TROLLEY SQUARE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84102 PHONE 582-89- T UPON Company Banquets 2110 Emigration Canyon COMPANY IDENTIFICATION REFERRAL BUILDERS ONCS in an Prepared and western atmosphere antique Seating 200 smcS iliREfflsamreal SJVTDGTOtHDCDGlZ SOUVENIR OTPTLE WB9N 532-669- 9 pnDtKBtfnapnnfflQ tfnxo0. . . The original Swiss Army officers knife by services all types of extinguishSales are still under ers. he said, $1,000 a month, but the company is more than paying for itself. Utah Apparel was incorporated this year, and is just getting off the ground, Milgrom added. His next endeavor was to open a bar in the valley, but I took a job as a bartender to see if the operation is efficient and financially stable, only to find too many variables to even consider it. Milgroms advice to young businesspeople is to get a job in the outfit you want to compete with. Youll get exposure and experience, and the owner will confide in someone who takes a genuine interest in operations. It will sure save on mistakes, he concluded. (801) 364-551- 0 |