Show cL- cL HEBER Ji fiR GRANT ANT IS ISH H NEW PHONE HEAD Independent Company Names Name Successor to io President Wells FENTON ALSO RETIRES y Vice Vide President Succeeded by J M H HI H. Walker Another Another Step In the Merger 0 I 4 Time The Utah Independent Telephone company has been IHen In part J rd Id as 38 an initiatory step in the forming 7 l of S 'S a zi g. merger of nr th the Utah tah Idaho and J Montana Independent Telephone com corn 1 T pa fes At a meeting held Friday I. I Heber iI h r J J. J Grant as elected president I I M. M II II 11 Walker vice ice president and one change hange was wa ma made e in the directorate o of l he the company comp It Is announced that at fit a future meeting more directors will wll f u add added so that the tho roster of oC officials c will be bo proportionate tl to the Increased local holdings In Urn company which l rc result a Jt from the ft recent purchase of or the 4 J securities c 9 held heiti l b by the United Slates States I. I Independent In p nl Telephone company of n Rochester N N. Y The Tho retiring president nt of or the Uw company company com coin pany Is Heber Heher M. M I. I Wells ells who has headed the concern i In c it was e.- e. 11 s J ci I t j j e J 3 i t t f l m y t F d. d i. i t j t I I 4 I Iz p 1 1 Holier J. J The retiring vice Ice president U I is S. S F. F Fenton Both Mr lr Wells and Mr Fenton will vIll remain membern members of or orthe the tha board nr of The Ther retiring r r director lol Is E E. L L. Sloan ri His Hit place on the toe board boar ha Im bait beon On filled l b by by- bythe the thc l c- c lion flon of or Tidier Holier If r J. J Grant Crant now no pre president Network of Lilies The now Utah Independent company compan will be one ono of three independent telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone companies which will if plans plang are realized form orm a network of oC lines and anti exchanges over the entire intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain country The Montana In Independent Independent In- In dependent Telephone company now operates s a extensive system stem In the 14 state for or which It Is named It is In Intended Intended In- In tended to form the I Idaho ahn Independent ent tI t Telephone company compan with practically the same Fame stockholders and anti th the three II companies will then join theft their lines p and form an in Inter system tern tem over th the throe thi states slates running exI extensions extensions ex ex- ex- ex I tensions into the surrounding country L The arrangements by which the combined concern TV will be formed and operated are Ire now no- in preparation reparation but butha have ha hanot not a as yet et been made public It ItIs ItIs Is gl given gln n on gol good assurance however r that no material obstacles lie lip In the k wa way of or the project and antI tho the deal den 1 I Is practically consummated Jones lones u a l Factor Elmer n. n Jones Jon Ton who I Is managing 1 director of th the Utah Independent and the Montana In Independent I in is taking a t leading leading- part pan In the tha proceedings haIng hasing having has hav ing given a gr great at deal of or his time during lurt dur lur- t ing hug the pa past t year 11 to consideration of y th the scheme Mr Mm 1 Grant represents t ha heavy Interests which were used usell In obtaining the securities h held ld b by the f United d States Stales Independent company compan and md h he Is 4 taking a leading part parl in the 4 the im Im- Im matter of or financing proposed Concer Concerning the project Mr fr Tones Jones said Friday The reorganization of the company 4 I Is In consequence of or tho the recent action of nf getting the holdings 0 of the company com coin pall pany In local hands Mr 11 Wells and Mr 1 Fenton will remain with the compan company com corn pany pan as directors At the present time ly we WO preC prefer r not to give gl anything further to the public Our arrangements are not all perfected hut but th the form of or underwriting un un- un- un agreement lias has been heen drawn an anti and the thA plans of oC financing the company com corn pany practically a agreed d rN cl upon |