Show TIXTIC TELEPHONE EXTEXSIOX Active Operations Will Be Commenced Com-menced on Friday I On Friday morning actual work will be commenced upon the Tintic extension exten-sion of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone I Tele-phone companys system For sometime some-time past the material necessary to make the extension of the lines from I Lehi Junction to Eureka and Mercur has been on the ground but on account I ac-count of tne continued bad weather it was deemed advisable to wait until spring had fairly opened before the work was instituted insttuted The new line will follow the old wagon wag-on road as nearly as possible west from Lehi and the Mercur branch will start from the railroad siding This latter line will be completed first in order or-der to give the people of the district and Salt Lake city direct communication communi-cation at as early a date as possible The telephone people are of the opinion opin-ion that the entire branch including both the Eureka and Mercur lines will be ready for operation within a month It has not yet been decided whether or not a side line will be pu In to Cedar Fort but should investigation satisfy the officers of the company that the patronage of the people will justify I this additional improvement will be made This will be extremely good news to the people of the two mining districts dis-tricts which will be given the long needed improvement and they wlll undoubtedly un-doubtedly rise up in a body and call the telephone company blessed |