Show NOT ENOUGH telephones I 1 A careful count of the names of parowan carowan subscribers in the nev telephone directory which came out last week reveals that there ire are ninety one since about twenty of that number are business houses and since there are about three hundred families n tile the community it is evident that less le ss than 25 per cent of the families have telephones the question arises why are so many families without this colvon bence surely it the cost because that is negligible neg lieg to the family who has any business some inquires were ere made by a times cepi tepi e to ascertain why thre there were not more subscribers the motive was dot mere inere curiosity but rather with the thought that if the cause canse could be found and removed it might result in in better conditions because the telephone is the one thing we call to mind which in I 1 creases in valus to all concerned in proposition to the increase in numbers A few people said without wi phout hesitancy that they like the management and have a telephone until a change is made but most of those interviewed complained of the service and said that ifft if it acre improved more people would consider telephones there is two sides to this as well as to all questions and it is not im improbable that more subscribers would justify better service but it s beins eins title tine of all public utilities that they have to build in anticipation of increased business and it is quite probable in ia this case that the elie te telephone le company will have bave to take the initiative initiative I 1 r I 1 tavie is little litt iii question however that even under present conditions telephones would prove profitable as well as convenient to many families who are now without witha ut thil them in case of public officials too ibbie is it seems seem to us a moral moral obligation tu to havi have telephone connections I 1 |