Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-24
A Scheme Whereby Every House Nay
Have It's Own Telephone.
A NEW CoMpASYs PROMISES
II win Take Advantage OF Expired
Patents 10 Benefit the Public,
the City and Itself.
tsan Franei,eo call

.'',,.,,.,. -. ,,o,,s IN spend $500, 900
osp'"''''H "'o hVs =, -.
right away In putting ia b'0''
tenn In this city, aud there are SEVERN
in,erestIng features Of this new
.asaa
'on'' r,.-..,.s c,o,
On MONDAY nlgnt eA'po'ei"Vs -
g. Perkins, ex.Pfesldcnt OF The Ifsllc
assonIation J.. b, Stetson, John ID.
sn,ani,oI. I.o,Is al,sa w. II. Fullvr
M. A. a..
anu others pfesen'eo pe'"'o"
board OF supervisors asking FORA ifhh'
chisn 10 lay conduite throughout tho
c,tv f,r n nav ,elenbonic system, In.
,.,,is,.,,, ,ol.an,d.
cluuinB hro ino'uo""''
graphy, known a. the tranAmilteneo OF
writing, and also telegrnphy.
m. o.,,o,,n,.t.d o,,ero,iae ia one
,'.s. 49,. 80. 4, a..
OF great ir'Poi'auoo W '"o wy ""
plans proposed are carried out, anu VIII
greatly lessen the cost OF wire com.
munIoatIon TO those who need its use.
IL also means competition with the
established companies, which will
bring about an increased use OF the
telephone, and this will necessarily
involve tho employment OF more labor.
James u. Stets)n, who IL one OF the
moving spirits Of the new enterprise,
was seen last night for the purpose OF
gaining more definite information
about the proposed new system than
could be obtained from the mesger pc.
tition 10 the board.
eve mean business" said Mr..
Stetson, "ln this matter, and have
large capital TO carry out our plans.
The character OF the mon who are at
the head OF the proposed corporation II
enough to insure It's success. We have
been earnestly considering the subject
for six months past, knowing that
certain telephone patents would OK
pire. When these patents did expire
nj the fret OF the year we got together
and concluded 20 start new company,
seeing that the extortlonate rates
charged were entirely too high and
that there was money In the estab-
lishment OF new eystem.
"MInd you, - said Mr.. Stetaon, tive
have considered all the difficulties in
the way, aud have had tho advice OF
the ablest electricians on the subject.
When the telephone patent expired
the transmittance Of sound became as
free Ms air. The enormous royalties
that had 10 be paid before were stopped.
We will have TO pay nothing for the
transmittance OF SQUAD, as other com.
panies have been compelled to 10 the
extent OF hundreds Of thousands O.
dollars. Consequently ~, fyo into the
business at a great advantage. Ii IL
like taking the toll ofra rond, where
nil can pass free.
,sYou AJAX mo n there arc not other
patepts sill in existence which will
not allow us TO give n, efficient n ser
vice without paying ROYALTY? Mo-,
there are not. The hearing over our
wires will be- as perfect and dIstIpc, as
over any other con p.ny's. Tine nat.
epts which we cannot use reiat.
sImply 10 constructlon and conyen.
fence IL ia like some of those among
the different type.wrlting and sewing
machine companies, Yet the great
underlying principle OF these. as we'll
ms the telephone. Ia now free.
"There IL only one pattern which we
cannot control, and that Ia a device
for long distance teleDhonInp. We
do not propose. however, 10 establIsb
communication with LosA ngelos. oar
business will be co n fined 10 San Fran.
cisco and the Vicinity. Our object ia 10
establish a ohoap syntem, which will
be at the same time profitable, and ma
lessen rates that a Telephone will be n
necessity In every household and bust.
ness place, no that any one can remain
in his house and communicate nil aver
the CITY at "A slight charge.
"There IN one thing that I would
like 10 say about our potition for n
franchise, and that liz that we propose
TO give the city free use of wire Tor flre
alarm and Telephone purposes. II oul
franchise IA granted Al will cost m,
city nothing 10 telphone. OF course
this y III be- confined 10 public offices,
Bosides. we nav. offered 10 nav for IN,
franchise any roasonable sum thai In,
supervisors may fix. Thlsis In accord
ance with the new spirit OF progress
and IL n substantial rsoognition Of m,
rights OF a municipality, We do no,
expect our privilege Tor nothing. buI
twin be the fret lime that the clty
has ever been maid for n franohIse'
"Sinee the sxpiration of the teIe.
phone patsnt a new company was
formed 10 lessen ratea in Chicagn. AMI
/ understand ia Iust about 10 be placed
in operation. We propose 10 do IN,
same thing here. III our franohIae 4,
granted We will have our nystem IN
operatI IN within sir months AZ,
cordlng to ali accounts there il a gTeaI
crowd OF unemployed laborers I'm tht
city. many of whom haye netitIona1
the park Commissioners and hoard a
superyisors for work. IN our netitinn
IA granted we will act immedInteiy IA
work about 200 Of these. SkilleJ lsbo,
will not be needed for nil the nrelimIn,