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Show TELEGIM INFORMATION BUREAU A BIG SUCCESS The Telegram' Information Bureau, 'Phone. No. 2, Independent, 1 a success. It has been in operation one month, and during that time COO questions of importance, or requiring search in reference ref-erence books, hare beeen answered by the operator who has been assigned to the position of an encyclopedia of ready reference. , That is ah average of twenty questions ques-tions a day. In every case it has been necessary for the operator to refer to the library of encyclopedias that is placed at her disposal, or to search in other volumes for the information desired. de-sired. The questions asked range from the simplest to the most abstract. , . The operator has been required to tell the distance from the - earth to the moon; how far sound and light can travel In a second, and she has been asked to solve problems in navigation, geometry, trigonometry and . other forms of mathematics. Her knowledge of chemistry and assaying as-saying hae been tested many times, and her Information has been tried and found correct. ' Many persons1 have' questioned No. 2. Independent, as to the location of cities and towns in Utah and other States, and others have asked when the Uintah reservation is to be opened. What was about the most curious question of the entire list was asked Monday. "How many feet and inches 1 it around the State capltol at Springfield, 111., measuring on the top of the foundation foun-dation r No 3 had to give it up, but she told the. questioner where he could get the desired information. All the questions asked No. 2 are not asked merely to gratify curiosity, nor to learn whether they can be answered. A great deal of valuable information is given out dally about Salt Lake and Utah, about the resources and advantages advan-tages to be found here, and about other things of equal importance. Many of the calls are made by tourists tour-ists who desire Information of the city. The Telegram Information Bureau, No. 2 Independent, has come to stay. It has filled a want long felt by Salt Lakers, and its popularity is growing dall. |