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Show BELLTELEPHONECO Some Points Connected With the Growth of the Company in Cache. In an Interview with President Wallace of tho Rocky Mountain Hell Telephone Co. we learned some points connected with tho giowthof lliecom-panj lliecom-panj that will bo of Inteiest toour icadeis. In 18SU tho company reduced reduc-ed Its stock fiom $800,000 to tlOO'OOO In get It on ii stiictly cash basis and hae since Kept It so Issuing new stock only as the hnpioeincnts and extension exten-sion of Its.sen loe lcqiihcd more money. The stock wa's giadually Incieased In this maimer until now it a-mounts a-mounts to $2,200,000 Issued stock. 51 per cent, of this stock Is held by Boston Bos-ton pai ties and tho balance by local men. Out of nine mcmbeis of the boaid of dhectois seven are local men and two aro eastern men. Tho company com-pany now has 14,052 miles of toll lines extending oert lie larger parts of Utah Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. It has taken them twenty jcais to construct con-struct these lines. In Cache County there are 83 miles of poles and 1100 miles of w ire. Logan they hae II miles of who and eight miles of poles and 173 instruments in service. Tho average rental onthesois $22.00 per year. At tho same ratio of business and residence phones, at tho rate pioposed by the Home Telephone Co. thcaeiago rate would besomo hlghcr,ncarly 7.00 per j car In fact, but the latter Is for unlimited service while theBell Co.ls for restricted service. ser-vice. When the city announced Its intention to Install Its own lighting plant the Bell Co. tendered It frec,thc uso of all Its pole lines In tho city for Its light whes and offered to Join it in constructing new polo lines. In view of these favors our cltlens have only the kindliest feeling towardsthcin,and If a fanchlsc is gianted the new company com-pany it will not be because of any enmity en-mity to the Bell Co. |