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Show NEW COMPANY INCORPORATED. Southern Utah Tcfephono Co. Flics Articles nnd Elects Officers. Dixie Adrocate.l Last Monday, March 21, The Southern Utah Telephone Co., wns incorporated lu this city, tho capital stock being placed nt 5,000 shares of the par value of S1.00 each. Ono half of this amount will bo placed In tho treasury und used for extending the line of tho company, acquiring other lines, etc. The other 2,500 shares arc, or shortly will be, paid up. The new company owns the lino from Cedar City via Kannrra, Belloyue, To querville, Leeds, Ilarrlsbnrg, "Washing V.Bca!l-JtoliLMW. ..and. aro just completing an extension from Pine Valley via Pinto, Holt's Ranch and Enterprise to Modenn, where connections con-nections will bo made with tho Western Union Telegraph Co. It Is also expected that tho line from Cedar City to Parowan will be absorbed by this company und that tho lino will be extended to Parngoonah. Negotiations arc also in progress looking to the acquiring of the Hue from Toquorvllle to Kanab, haying connections con-nections with most of tho up-river settlements. set-tlements. All of the stockholders in the company com-pany are local people residing In Washington Wash-ington and Iron counties. Tho otllcers nnd directors are ns follows: R. 0. Lund, president; James Acdrus, vlce-pres.; E. II. Snow, secretary, treasurer treas-urer and manager; II. J, Lund and Chns. S. Wilkinson, directors. Tho other heaviest stockholders nre Alma Nelson, Geo. W. Mlddlctou of Cedar Uity, and Geo. A. Holt, though there are a number of others interested in small amounts. So far as the present pres-ent Hue ef the company extends, n uniform uni-form rate of 25 ceuts for flvo minutes conversation is charged, nnd phones will be rented to business houses for a nominal sum per month, which entitles the renter to the use of nil tho lines of tho company. The venture being a homo institution institu-tion should receive tho patronage and support of all local people. |