The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-20
THE ELECTRIC FIGHT.
Views Of the Telephone and Elec-
trio Car Liae Companies.
ANOTHER NEW INCORPORATION
The Real Estate Transfers of SATURDAYS
Brothers on the Building Of Steam
Sewer Pump at Home.


courts is attracting no little attention, and
is probably more interesting to the public
than any civil suit ever entered on record
in Utah court.
During the past few weeks patrons of the
telephone company have been annoyed by
the interference met with from the electric
car line, and this Interference has been to
such a universal extent that there probably
is not one subscriber to the exchange who
has not experienced it. On the other hand,
the electric car line is practical necessity,
and to remove it or stop its operation would
be public calamity which the city could
Ill afford to bear. In fact, both enterprises
are great convenience and neither could
well be dispensed with. Inc CITY, as every
one knows, has been rapidly improving anu
adding new devices to facilitate the Irans
action of business and to aid in develop =
the untold resources of the territory. a
method of rapid transit in the CITY Is
an absolute necessity, and the only avail
able method is the electric system-the
city not being able to afford the heavy out
lay of money which would be required to
put in a cable. A method of inter con-
Inunication throughout the CITY is equal y
necessary. These two systems, however,
moniOusly, owing TO the strong interior
ence of electric currents. In examining
into the condition OF other cities IL Is found
that by some means both systems are be
ing successfully operated at lie same tlme.
With q view of aScertalning the present.
condition of affairs and the pros
pect for a speedy amlcable adjust
ment of the matter, HERALD represent
alive called on members OF beta companies
and Intercepted them concerning the stu
alton and the probable outcome of the suit
now pending IN the courts. Manager Muir
ray, of the telephone company, was seen at
his Office, and when questioned Oh The so
ject did not deem it proper to make AL j.
statements as to the status of the case CT the
results which will be likely to follow.
well, is there no method which could be
adopted by means of which both systems
could be operated and Il perpetual Injunc
ton on the electric light company not be
necessary" asked the reporter
"Oh, yes, one of the systems could be put
on metallic circuit, which would entirely
overcome the difficulty"
(which company should do this!"
1T should be done by the electric car
company, because they can do it with only
d fraction of the expense which our com
pany would incur by making the change
is this practical plan for the Electric
Car companyF'
1T is perfectly practical, and, in fact,
they should have put in return wire
when they first put in their plant"
DO all OF your subscribers eXper-
fence the effects of the leakage from the
electric car lines"
YES, sir; because the great majority of
our wires run along First South street, par
allelling the car wires on this and olher
streets, making it almost impossible for
sT1l i,N1 n
either his own or that of the person called
running parallel to the car line.n
No further facts could be elected, and
the reporter, on calling at the Office OF the
street car company, met Mr.. Mcclure, one
of the heaviest stock holders of the conf
pany. During the course of the conyersa-
ton, the following interview took place:
Elbow did the trouble occur which caused
the burning out OF the telephone exchange
just prior to the starting OF the Injunction
suit now pending"
1--WE do not know how it could
have occurred. If it was done by
the trolley touching their wires
they are violating the terms of their
franchise which calls for the telephone
wires to be placed thirty feet or more from
the ground, because the maximum height
we can possibly reach with our trolley is
twenty three feet and it would be impos-
sible for connection to be made between
the two systems unless their wires were
low"
what remedy would you recommend to
adopt IN order that both systems can be
satisfactorily carried on!'
There is only one way of overcoming
the difficulty and that is for the telephone
company to put in return wires"
1T will be rather expensive process for
the telephone company to put in a metallic
circuit, viii it not!"
mo, the expense will not be so very
great; the entire work should be done at a
cost not to exceed $500"
''What are the prospects for an amicable
adjustment OF the diffculty!n
Il do not know that there are any over
lures being made, but for my part, rather
than continue in litigation any strife,
would be willing to pay One-half of the ex-
penses incurred by the telephone company
in putting in return wires along the lines
which are affected by our lines"
do you make it as an offer to the tele
phone company to pay one-half of the eX-
penses!"
Il have not spoken to the other members
of the board of directors on the matter, and
do not make this as an offer to compromise
but that is simply the way l feel
about the matter individually. Another
point | wish to mention is the manner in
which our lines have been constructed, it
having been alleged that our plant was put
up by incompetent and inexperienced men.
This is not the case, because our system is
as fine as money can put up, and the entire
work of construction has been in the hands
of competent and experienced men, and
the Sprague company has furnished us an
expert to supervise the erection of the
plant. The finest of material mas been
used and it is considered one of the best in
the United States"
what will be the result if the injunction
is granted by the court!'
II presume il will be necessary to go
back to the mule cars again. This would
undoubtedly be 4 public calamity. Many
real estate men and property holders have
informed US that property advanced at least
ten per cent. along the streets where it
was announced that the electric car line
would 90, and, of course, it would depre-
ciate if the mules went back