Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-10-31 | Page 10 | Hamlin Investigates Telephone Situation

HAMliN INVESTIGATES TElEPHONE SITUATION Declares Company Only Asks operation Co-operation of Public for Better Service Phillip i 1 1 of Denver who cameto camo came i to Salt Lane Lake e Tuesday as personal representative representative rep rep- I re e of ot President 13 L' B. B Field of ot the Mountain States Telephone Telegraph Tolo Tele graph company spent yesterday In further study of ot the telephone situation in Salt Lake Mr Hani Hamlin 11 n yesterday esterday expressed him him- himself self solf as much gratified at tho the cordiality with which he had been beon received in this city olty and with tho the evident e desire of Salt Lake people to aid the company In bettering bettering bet bot- its service He said Bald that everything everything every every- thing now was In order for tor a general betterment of oC the service ser Repeating his statement of ot Tuesday n fight Ight ho said sald that the tho fault tault was not altogether in inthe tho the operating department but that mechanical mechanical me mo- l defects were frequently the cause causo of or trouble He lie said The company Is going to make every effort efort to give this ell city the tho best pos poe possible possible sible service and only enly asks tho the cooperation co oper a. a atlon lon of ot the public When complaints arc also frequent the girls s-Irl at the switchboards switchboards switchboards switch switch- boards become nervous and naturally make m mistakes AVo We 0 are arc now employIng employ employ- In Ing ten per cent more operators than did the Rock Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company compan before consolidation and must exorcise patience In handling tho In Increased Increased In- In creased ed number and breaking in a a. large larse number of or them