Show REROUTED REPORTED SALE OF UTAH INDEPENDENT American Bell Bel Said to Have Hav Made Purchase at Rochester Rochester Roch Roth ester for FORFEIT MONEY INCLUDED 1 Elmer B BI Jones Manager I 1 Knows Nothing of Deal Completed in East East Rochester N. N Y V. Nov Nom 0 1 TIme i The United States tates Independent Telephone company iras has sold the tle Utah tHal Independent role Tele- phone company on one onre of if Its IK subsidiary lY corporations to UI time HIP II n. I I. I Day and Co Investment bond dealers dealer's of or New York nt 11 hl with City TIme The he price lle p paid was forfeited b by Rimer II it Jones who representing Salt I-ake I capitalists look took options some sonic tune time a ago o on omi this tins property properly makes the sum nalze realized for fur forthe forthe the tire Utah holdings hol lugs lugs' When hen shown the above c abo 1 11 1 flier LS n Junes general manager of or the time Telephone company compan Utah Independent 1 and one ole of oC the prime movers ers 10 In iii the Lire deal eat to toke take over the thc company compan said that he lie could not give I e an un explanation as lie Ire hind had hal not hut been advised what had lund taken place Mr Ir Jones Joncs was as associated with wih M. M 1 II 1 Walker George George curge is It Odell J. J Grant and amid several other oIlier Salt alt Lake capitalists in lii a syndicate which had hind intended purchasing the telephonic telephone property properly said Mr Mi II Juries Jones All 1 I 1 cnn can say sa all Thursday hursta night Is that tire the Hell Hil people peo JIO- pie have ha e been len trying to get t control of our company ever since simico wo we started heroIt hero here herl It I is the tire effort of the tine Bell Del Interests to lo stifle nil all al competition whet ble bic lust Last winter I had a round with wih the Lire Dell Bel people pc-opie und amid 1 won If I they hove have won wont finally and amid all have luave lu c purchased the property properly I J have not been beel nl lse advised of that mat fuel fact I 1 suppose if I this tins Is the thin cost case I will wI be lc advised nd In iii II a short t lime pos possibly In mu II a ala diy day or on- 0 so t Xi il nt Our syndicate put up as mis s a forfeit Cur option When hen I o an un opton mone money I matters maters became so SI acute wo win w. w t for foran foran an extension on our OUI payment payment- We Yo put purL 1 up till another to 10 secure tins this ex ox- ox x- x tension I J supposed tins this hail had been hoen gi anted I know that tire the second 50 forfeit mud hall not been return to U us to nato date T J um as much at ut sea tNt us ts anybody 11 any airy I hod body else In Sell Sul Lake lo tu know kurow just jUt what has been eon done in tOC 5 OI and corm cw In regard to tire the tle U Utah hide Inde UI ire pendent do n t. t It I Is generally believed cd that the Rocky Mountain Boll Dol Interests have at lust last gained possession of oC the tIne Independent dent company nun will wil control I Its lla destinies des Ics In lii tho ho future La Last Kt winter thomen tho men In fn control of ot tire the United States leit t to soil Moll oi Ii l parent con- con YUUl U s t fr n t this thil i J Jm y- y alt Injunction e Cu und t the 1 C lt of oc New cw York g Cl since luce that time the Hie efforts of or orthe the time lieU Hell 01 people la have been e n untiring to secure sonic somo slight tl lt advantage ad Vet over cr c Mt Jones Jonas und amid hil his hit backers Just JUtt what will wil willi b ht i the tire outcome of 01 time the th sale sale sale-if If It I Is 11 a ui is Is hard to tl tell It I JK IK 1 Under stood stool that the tue Salt ul La L s orN WinO who o ha put up money as us payment on tn the tine of or Ire Independent company will wil mal make an air effort cHurl to tu haic ha e it turned lack back to them and amid will II go 0 to court unless this tints i is made unnecessary y by by b the tire action mule of nt the Independent stockholders or ur Uc te 10 hell Boll people II It I is understood that the tire local syndicate syn syn- was tittered offered OOl coh Ch as us a bonus for time option opton Pt ion held held on the tine stock of oC the Limo Independent company This fins offer of of- fer feu wa waN 1 U us na the Suit Salt SuJ Lake thought they should have ha e at ut least 00 II |