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Show TELEPHONE DEAL NOT YET CLOSED Boston Dispatch Says Bell Company May Secure Control of Independent Within a Feur Days. A Boston special saysr "Control of the Utah Independent Telephone company is expected to be transferred within a few days to either the Bell people or the International In-ternational Telephone Association of America, both of which are bidders for the United States Telephone company of Ko-hester, N. Y. "The United States company owns mucli of the stocks and bonds.of the Utah company. "From official sources In this city It was learned today that tho Trust company com-pany of New Jersey has made an offer to the Rochester concern, and that It Is to be acted upon some time this month. "This trust rompHtiy is understood to be acting for the Bell Telephone company, and it expects that Us offer will be accepted, ac-cepted, j |