Show TELEPHONE COMPANY MEETS I I PLAN TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK APPROVED I New Stock to be Offered First to Old Stockholders Then to tho Public Arranged for Improvements I There was a stockholders meeting yesterday In the office of President Wallace of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company with tin coquar ters of the stock represented In accordance ac-cordance with the recommendation of thu directors at their December meeting meet-ing the stockholders ordered an increase in-crease of capital stock from 10000 to 25000 shares at SIOO per isharc The stock will be offered first to the present stockholders and then to the general I public As much of the proceeds as may be necessary will be devoted to building the line between Ogden and Cheyenne Men are at work pushing the line as fast as possible and President Presi-dent Wallace wired yesterday for further fur-ther material The big relay switchboard for the new Butte building is being hurried to completion In Chicago It will ccst about 16000 and accommodate > 2SOO subscribers Extensive Improvements will be made in the Salt Lake building including a new switchboard in the course of the year In these new boards the individuals battery is done away with and a common battery In the central office does the work |