Show i ic cv Will Wll 1 Kot lie 10 Reason ne solI All the negotiation tIon between Waterbury and Jones tending to time the of the time two to now new telephone which have applied to the tine Salt Lake City Council for rol are at nt an end For several weeks over til trues res have been pomade made for far the purpose of ot effecting a l consolidation con of ot Interests which Would have hae enabled a now new lie tele telephone phone company com pliny to obtain a II better fran franchise chise than Ig I now nol possible 1108 with n a three cornered war on The Time of at atthe the City Council Is said Bald to have hae recommended mended mendell the parties representing the Mutual and tha tho ha Utah Home companies to get gut together tORether anul como come to some Borne agree agreement I ment whereby only one company would he In the Held foul fouls As s a n consequence of this re Sr Waterbury amid Jones Jenes wont went over oer the time Situation together und and when seen today the gentlemen expressed their views slews on pa what that was done tlene 1 J made overtures ovel to Mr Ir Jones Jonea as am representative of tIme the Mutual company suld said Mr r A L I 0 to 10 effect a consolidation conar Of ot the tine two companies ns as asI I r Jm w what a n fight lIht will coat and thai lint thaia thala linta be ben a favorable franchise cannot If several Interests tire arc trying n f far r It Mr rr Jones accepted my terms went to Chicago nt at my m expanse to fee Ioe ee Mr Hammer and telegraphed me mao that everything was agreeable md that my m terms brimS were lre accepted accented Mr Ir returned to Snit Salt Lake and con confirmed firmed lila his telegram Contracts were wear cre up but before they the were signed Hummer telegraphed Jones not to tn to d il ils s until he Inn came clime here Th Tim rm upon woe were gone one back OIl oti ii hammer Jones saint Haul that If I fix Ix UP tip his expenses x to 10 Omaha ho hn thought thol ht he lie could fix It I mild did and ani of or It II except nn an offer rom rUnt rom Hammer Hammor that If I would pay poy hInt him he hI would leaVe tIne the city and anul to mo mine This I refused and amid andt amidI t I think thai hoot they ther neither Jones Jonts nor acted In good faith lIam Ham mr r bernie became d with our plants plain plaint t 4 v give elo Salt Rait Lake rake on nn Independent telo Lob phone system m In iii Chicago before I 1 iino out here and amid got Jot Jones to try to obtain a U franchise thinking that h in hould ouli sell It to us tiC inter and clear a 11 afew afew few thousand dollars Tine Tho fight Is now nn in and our will be opened Mon Maim Monday lay day 10 and und solicitors put Into the field The rha people backing mo me own over MOO mites miles of telephone systems and I 1 can Call live give he the tine people of Salt Bait att Lake nn an lib ah out of our good faith and anti proofs of our past mast success and Neither Jones Jonos nor Hammer was wait ever eer connected connect 1 with whim a telephone company before and nd know kno nothing of or orthe the business Elmer It II Jones anti and Mr Hammer of the Utah Home Telephone company were seen een They Thc denied Mr Water hury statements sta In this tints mornings papers and blame bionic him for lack of or good faith In the lie recent proceedIngs Mr Jones raid We shall petition the City Council Councillor for n a franchise and will make mako the tine most favorable terms We will have the tine wires In tho the paved pared ills dis district riot placed underground this will wll In Involve volvo volve nn an expenditure of an additional We will give the city part ort of our profits and will put In a ft plant Mr Ir Hammer Is In a n position to tojo todo jo ho what he lie says 80 S he lie will nill and wo We will make a 1 very on generous proposal to the dU ity for tot a franchise |