Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-28 | Page 8 | 'Phone Fight is on in Council

I PHONE FIGHT IS ISON ON IN C COUNCIL UNCIL Arguments Presented to Committee by Agents of Rival Companies The question of whether there should be an Independent telephone system In Salt Lake or not was fought o out t by representatives representatives rep rep- from the new Home Telephone Tele Tele- phone fre company and at the Rocky t Mountain Bell Telephone c company before e the ucc Council Coon Coun cil Committees on Municipal Laws and Streets last night The meeting was held In the Mayors Mayor's room In the city and county building Among the representatives of the new company present were John Henry Smith Gov Gm Wells George T T. T Odd Odell H. H I W v. Brown Samuel F. F Fenton and Elmer EJmer B. B Jones The Rocky kY Mountain ln company ao was represented e by President I George Y v Y Wallace and D D. S S. Murray by bi The both proposed sides and franchise a arguments was offered gone d dof of over for forand forand and against It The results of or the meetIng meet meet- ing log will be heard In the recommendations made to the Council