Show telephone manager tells of problems in service extension many people who ft ho are waiting for telephone service have tusked asked whether we will be able to serve them soon now that the european war Is finished the local manager of the mountain states telephone telegraph company said this week in the first place there are more than people in our seven states Nv waiting alting tor for service lie said we have been installing service sen ice when facilities became available in the order of their applications the end of the war la in E europe drope means that the day Is nearer of course when it will be possible to manufacture all kinds of telephone equipment but now all of 0 our count rys energies must be turned immediately to the swiftest possible defeat of japan when manpower and ana materials become available tor for the unlimited manufacture of 0 telephone anstr instruments ments until the wires between the subscribers promises pie and the telephone ottice and the central office equipment itself are available aVal available lable obviously the telephone instrument can bo be of no use after final victory of our manufacturing pla plants ills W will ill be possible and it will be a different story but not a short ono one fa first r B ath the telephone io no factories W will ill have to be re converted to civilian production and then they must turn out huge quantities of 0 telephone equipment after that all the needed telephones pl iones central office equipment and outside plant equipment must mast be installed tor for the people waiting for service it will be the biggest peacetime job that the telephone company has ever faced it will take many months but well do it as aa fast as humanly possible tor for we dont aike to keep people waiting tor for service |