Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-07-05 | Page 3 | Big Electrical Concern Settles in Slat Lake

BIG ELECTRICAL CONCERN SETTLES IN SALT LAKE Salt Lake will soon boast a Urge electrical factory where telephones and all other electrical apparatus will be turned out and where some $100.-0(10 $100.-0(10 will be paid out in wages annually. annu-ally. The prospective coming of this enterprise was told in THE TELEGRAM TELE-GRAM several weeks ago. This is the announcement made by Charles A. Rolfe. president of the Rolfe Electric company of Rochester, X. Y., who Is at present a. guest at the Wilson hotel. As a result of the efforts of C. O. Harris, treasurer of the Manufacturers Manufactur-ers and Merchants' association. Mr. Rolfe came to look over the field and so thoroughly satisfied Is he with the outlook for an electric plant here that he will take immediate steps for the erection of one. "The location of Salt Lake, feeding as It does a vast territory." said Mr. Rolfe. "makes it an ideal spot for such an enterprise, and I -am greatly enthused en-thused by the prospects for success. I will leave for California In the course of the next two days to lay the matter mat-ter before Interested parties there, who will return with me to Zion about the middle of July. We will then get down to business at once and. If feasible, fea-sible, form and incorporate a company without further delay. "When Denver business men learned your city was after the company, com-pany, strenuous efforts were made by them to secure the plant, but. Salt Lake having the natural advantages, Denver was turned down." The new plant will turn out ' the Schwarze universal bell. Schwarze buzzer, fuse boxes, wireless curling Iron heaters, all kinds of bell signals, telegraph and telephone instruments and supplies and a number of other articles for electrical purposes. Mr. Rolfe has had wide experience in starting factories of a smiliar nature na-ture In the East and all have been successes, thus assuring the perma- j nency of the Salt Lake enterprise. i