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Show Telephone Service Depends on War "Many people who are waiting for telephone service have asked whether we will be able to serve 'hem soon, now that the European w is finished," Ernest R. Lee, "Wager of the Mountain States Telephone, and Telegraph com- Pany said today. "In the first place there are I mre than 53,000 people in our OT states and 550 in Cache cty alone waiting for service," Mr. Lea We have been in , stall'ng service when facilities be-e be-e available, in the order of t application. "The end of the war in Europe raeans that the day is nearer, of "wse, when it will be possible ' manufaetue all kinds of telephone tele-phone equipment. But now all of lCHUntry's energies must be .T " ""mediately to the swift-f swift-f Possible defeat of Japan. h(J manPwer and materials ueme available for the unlim- tr,mmanufacture of telephone in-Jjments, in-Jjments, until the wires between " subscriber's premises and the ephone office, and the. central able l,mpment 'tself are avail- strument Z u teIePnne m-;nt m-;nt can be of no use. sion " flnal victory reconver- hi Ur manufacturing plants aHerentPfible mA be a one ent story. But not a short jiifh' the telephone factories civilhVa 40 te reconverted to ""a Lpnroduction and they telenhnn Ut huge Quantities of all then eWipment. After that, "Sice Pn edecl telephones, central eWpmentPment and outside Plant the Peoni must be stalled for Mil be thWEUtlng or service- I job that the b'ggest peace time has ever facj telephone company wen do" take many months but Poss-ible f aS fast as humanly keep poo',0 we don't like to Ple waiting for service." |