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Show TIig Telephone Situation Ml Theie oppcuiH lu b' considerable ran unrest among ct-rmlu lmllvldualH as EVH to what Is being duuu about Installing IflHj an independent telephone syBtcm Tor W tho north end of I'tnh county. That Ifflf all may know tho progress that wo H havo made, thin article Is written, It HH Is a big undertaking and rciiulrca BHB careful consideration lu order to avoid H mistakes; wo arc lu communication H with large manufacturing companies Ml to detertnliii) the probaljlu cost; wo HH have our applications fur franchises HR prepared ami have no doubt or getting HjH them, we visited tho south end of the HJBj ' county and have the assurance of Hfi leading citizens that they favor the HHi move; We havo been In commuulca- nH tlon with a number or cities and com. HH muultles that huo Independent sys- HU terns and nro so well satisfied from HB their replies that our system being so HH well located can be madu a success, HH that we see no reason why we should Hfljl not go ahead. Wo need the support HBI or all thu people; large numbers are MM reiusing to renew their contracts BBM with tho present telephone company HH and are ordering their phones rcmov- BM ed as fast as their contracts expire, HH which proves that the people are with 9h SB We have found by our luvestlga- HH tluns that we can Install an up-to- HjH date system that will give us a bet- HH tor local service, at a cheaper rate, MH than wc are now paying and at the H same time save to our people thou- HH sands of dollars a year that are now HJH going away. fU9 The I'rovo Commercial Club jiasscd HH n resolution at a recent meeting op- jHH posing a dual system. We are as llH much opposed to two systems as are 'HH they. We expect to supplant tho pro- ifflfl Bcnt telephone system with an Indo- nH pendent company formed from among HH our own homo people, providing thu HJ public will give us the same loyal SB support lu the future that has been HJ given to us up to tho present. If 9HJ i'rovo does not care to Join with us, HH wo can make tho system prnlltabk MJHj itml successful without them, but bo- 9EH foro we are through I'rovo will bo gsH only too glad to tnko her part and Ml will bo as ready to praise tho move SB na they now are to oppose. HM Siirlugvlllo has already cut away HI from tho old company and are ur- MH ranging to Install their own system. HJ l'aysou Is practically Isolated, as the HD toll system Is lu effect with them, If h they make n call to Spanish Fork or Waa llenjamln by name Instead of number, wW It costs them 15 cents. We ran ex- 'fyM ,'ccl' "IC 8;llllu after July 1st. lu con- fffH elusion wo ask you to bo patient, wc .fV nro doing all that can bo done as fast 'JH as wo can. $H EDWARD SOUTIIWICIC Mffll AHEL J. WANS mm N. M. AMDROSE yfiX! S. L. CillI'MAN . JOHN CLARK Sg DR. WESTPHAL HI Committee. |