Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-21 | Page 8 | Telephone System from Boston to Omaha Planned

TELEPHONE SYSTEM FROM BOSTON TO OMAHA PLANNED Boston, Jan. 21. Plans for tho construction con-struction of an independent long distance dis-tance telephone system from Boston to Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., calling for an expenditure or $5,000,000, will be perfected, it is said, during the conference of independent telephone company officers, which will convene in this city on Saturday next. Financial Fin-ancial arrangements have already been made, according to information hi hand, and the details of const ruc-Iton ruc-Iton and operation only remain to be f djusted. Tho project has been under discussion since last May and Is being engineered by Max Koehler. one of the most prominent Independent telephone tele-phone men In the country, and by H. C. Stiftd. of St. Louis. Omcers of Independent telephone companies gent-rally will be Identified with the movement. move-ment. Within the next five years, it is said, approximately 530,000,000 will be invested In the enterprise.