Show IND P 10 i 0 CONSOLIDATE SOON Phone Companies of Three St States tes to Form One Concern Concern Con Con- cern Addition to the Bui Building ding Here The independent telephone companies of Utah Idaho and Montana will be consolidated consolidated con eon into one company within the next few da d dys ds ys s The main office of the Jle consolidated companies will t be in this city One of the objects of the consolidation will be he the increased long distance service ser sor- vice which can be given b by having haYing the three companies working under one head The deal under way for some sometime time but it was not until last lct night that Elmer B. B Jones m managing gl director e I of the i local c company was ta willing wiling to give giveOut i Out th the information atlon that it would be ho completed within the next ten da days s Not only will the three companies be ho consolidated into one company but Western Wet West estern est em ern money will control a majority of the stock in the consolidated companies The Stromberg-Carlson Stromberg company compan which has controlled a majority of the stock of the f companies W i with will d t no nON longer n r have hav 7 the controlling con op tai trolling interest i Not only will the he I local capitalists have the controlling interest but hut they are prepared to float Coat bonds for for the improving of or the system tem tern One of the improvements that will 11 be made in this city Is the adding of one or orto two to stories stories- to the the- the present present building on on State tate street In order to matte make room for forthe forthe forthe the additional business At the time lime the building was erected d the walls 1 were so built that they would stand two or even cven three stories |