Show EPHRAIM COUNCIL VOTES FOR LOCAL TElEPHONES Special to The Herald Ephraim Sep Sept 1 27 Tb This is community Is agitated over th the th telephone situa tion The Tho proposed municipal telo- telo phone system has haa met with Its first rebuff rebut from the Mountain States compan com corn pan pany Tho The latter absolutely refuses to tomake tomake tomake make connections with the local compan company com corn pany pan when hen It is ready for business Regardless Regardless Regardless Re Re- of this attitude tho the city council council coun coun- cil cli has decided to go ahead with the Installation of at the local plant Division Superintendent Jennings of ot the tho Mountain States company appeared before the council to object to the tho new company Ho lie requested the postponement postponement postpone postpone- men ment t of at tho the matter until spring be because because be be- cause tho the political al parties have Introduced introduced intro Intro- planks In their platforms urging the establishment of ot a public utilities committee He lIe said ho he was as Instructed b by the president of ot hl his company compan to give notice that the Mountain States company company com corn pany will never permit connections with the Ephraim company's lines linen Despite the statement of at Mr Jennings Jennings Jen Jen- s the council unanimously unanImously- voted to continue with tho the now line lino and bids will witt be bc asked for In a a. tow few days Tho The refusal of at the Mountain States companY compan will probably result In the establishment of at long Jong distance lines linos between bet the towns that have ent nt Mount Pleasant and Eph- Eph alm are now the tho only two localities In Inho ho county count that are not so served |