Show POSTAL TELEGRAPH TELEGRAPH TELEGRAPH- COMPANY PLANS TO ENTER SALT LAKE General General Counsel J. J R. R McIntosh Is Confident That the Right of Way Will Be Obtained Col Cob J. J R. R McIntosh general counsel for tor the Postal Te Telegraph and Cable company company com corn pany who Is In the city on his way to Butte In order to consult with Judge Powers who will assist him at the hearIng hearing hearing hear hear- ing In the Federal court at Butte next I 1 Thursday in which the Postal company seeks to condemn a right of way along the Oregon Short Line from the Idaho and Montana State lines to Butte is very enthusiastic about the entrance of ot the Postal wires Into Salt Lake City Last May the Utah courts condemned a aright aright aright right of ot way from Salt Lake City to the Stat State line When this right of way is condemned condemned con con- which it surely will be said the the Colonel today it will c complete the thelIne theline theline line from Salt Lake Lake to the coast and the complete line across the continent w tn the exception of Wyoming in which State are now pending pend pend- ing ng and will come to trial probably within the next six months Makes Three Chains This will make three chains east Past and west across the continent operated by bythe bythe bythe the Postal and not only that but when when the Pacific cable is completed Salt Lake and any Postal point vill be In direct connection with Honolulu and the Orient an Incalculable advantage to all American commerce By the way this Pacific cable is the greatest enterprise that has ever been undertaken by any American The president of the concern is John W. W Mackay who is also president of the Postal company Plans for Salt SaIt Lake I Talking g of the advent of ot the Postal I into Salt Lake Col McIntosh said that it would have the effect of ot greatly Improving improving improving im Im- im- im proving the telegraph service of Salt Lake City Although the Postal company company never lowers its rates charging what Is considered considered considered con con- a fair compensation for the service service service ser ser- vice rendered it 1 t twill will have the tle effect of low lowering the Western U Union Ulion Ion rates through competition tie I Apart from his high stan standing Ing in the legar legal prof profession ssi n as a a successful corpor corpora corporation lion tion attorney Col Cal McIntosh is a peculiarly pe pe- interesting man and a most ent entertaining talker and raconteur r as as' as asso so many Southerners are He doesn't look 4 l 44 John W. W Ia 1 Mackay kay of ot the Postal I company i ik ii n laying a Pacific cable to Ho which will in inI r I course of tip time give Salt Lake dl- dl comm communication ca ion with Honolulu Honolulu Hono- Hono lulu and the Orient T a day over 55 years of age but he owns up up- to 64 J Tells a Little Joke T ke ke- Talking of reminded the Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nel net of ot a little anecdote about a Southern South South- em ern planter The planter who was a aman aman aman man well up in the tle fifties tittles had made up his mind to marry a young Southern belle He was bubbling bObbling over ver with the good news of his acceptance by his en- en amorita and just had to tell somebody about it There wasn't a white whit man or woman on the plantation so so he he concluded concluded con con- to take his ebony overseer into his confidence After he had bad Imparted the joyful intelligence to the negro he was met by a stony silence Why hy dont don't you congratulate me Rastus Rastus Rastus Ras- Ras you black rascal The negro answered never a word bu but kept his eyes on the ground A repetition lion tion of ot the demand only called forth a continued contemplation of mother earth on Rastus's part At length persistent persistent persistent per per- prodding drew v from the negro that he considered his boss was too old to think of ot wedding a young woman The Planters Planter's Answer But I dont don't look a 40 you black rascal returned the planter puffing out his chest like an old ld beau Massa taint faint wha yo yo looks ts es wha yo is said Rastus with a deprecating look as much as to sav say that settles It Col McIntosh Is now now a resident of ot Richmond Va where he has been for forthe forthe forthe the last four years He was born and reared ju III u Mississippi attended the university university uni uni- of that State When Whim the war var broke out he joined the Confederate I army and rose roseto to the the- rank of Colonel For Fr thirty years he practiced law in the courts of ot 1 Mississippi and Alabama Although Although Although Al Al- though he never bad had any political any aspirations as aspirations aspirations as- as he was was was' In 72 and 73 a representative rep rep- in the State Legislature of ot Mississippi helping to save the State from the and carpet as he puts it He said that If t tie e rd forg forgive v him for this he w would never er have anything anything any any- thing more to o do wl with h. h politics And Ande he he- e |