The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-09
MAY BUY THE POSTAL.
Reported Deal Involving the New
Standard Telephone Company.

Reported Deal Involving the New
Standard Telephone Company.
Again has the work of the Standard
Telephone company, organized in oppo-
sition to the Bell Telephone company.
come to the front, this time through
its efforts to purchase either the entire
system of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, whose lines extend west to Den
ver or the control of the capital stock
| of the company. AS the reading public
! is well aware, the plans of the new
telephone company contemplate the
organization of branches throughout
the United States. Mexico and Canada,
that which would carry ON the bust
ness for this section of the country be-
ing the Inter-Mountain Standard Tel
ephone company, with a capital of
$40, 900, 600, George Q. Cannon to be a
leading stakeholder. The Chicago
Times-Herald seems TO have the in
side track with the company and its
Saturdays issue contains an account
of the negotiations said to be on be-
tween the telephone company and the
Postal Telegraph company. The paper
mentioned has the following to say,
among other things relative to the
proposed deal:
1T is stated that an offer was made
of SIS 0O0, 900 for the plant of the Postal
company, that being the par value OF
all its capital stock. This offer was de-
clined, and then an offer was made
for a controlling interest in the COM
pany. Negotiations in furtherance of
this offer are said to be still going on.
THE obvious advantage to the Stan
dard Telephone company of such
purchase, if it could be made, gives
plausibility to the story that 1t is
being attempted. The Postal company
covers the country pretty we'll with its
wires. There is no important district
that it does not reach. Between all
the principal cities of the country it is
we'll equipped. Its wires are nearly all
copper ones and most of them large
wires as well, admirably adapting It's
plant for the use of a long distance
telephone system. To duplicate this
plant as a telephone system such as
the Standard cOntemplates, would not
ONLY require an immense amount of
money, but what is more TO the pur-
pose, would take a very long time.
Starting with the Postal plant as
basis. the Standard company could at
once go full armed into the field as
competitor of the Bell. 1t would avoid
all the delays and uncertainty con-
nected with the getting of franchises
within the limits of Incorporated cities
ana 1OWnS, al ittul III ANSIll VI AAO
considerable moment.
'sTo adapt the language of railway
operation it would at once give it both
trunk line and terminal facilities. The
advantage of such a purchase over
having to construct from the ground
UP are almost incalcdlable. The SyS-
tenn can be inaugurated at once and
can at once compete for the most pro-
fitable part of the telephone business.
M additions n the de
as they are demanded by business,
and business need not wait for con-
struction.''
When the matter was presented TO
President Wallace and General Super
intendent Murray, of the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company, yester-
day morning the gentlemen stated
indirect manner, but took no stock in
it. One of their reasons for fsfusing
to believe that the Standard people
wanted the firsAs of the Postal was
that long distance telephoning could
not be successfully carried on over
grounded system, which is the nature
of that of the Postal company. They
had. other inside reasons why the
Standard company will not prove
very great foe to the Bell Telephone
company, especially in the west. The
gentlemen do not seem to be in the
least disturbed over the many stories
which are flying around, but pursue
the even tenor of their way and en-
deavor to give their patrons <n I'M
equaled service.
VIII Connect Brighton.
Brightons resort is to have direct
telephone communication with Salt
Lake, the negotiations which have
been on for some days past between
the telephone company and the lessee
OF Brightons having terminated sue
cessfully. Construction of the eight
miles of line between Park City ard
Silver lake is to commence at once and
it is anticipated that communication
will be established within the. next
two weeks at the farthest 1t is to be
a double line and the service between
this city and the resort should be of
the very best.
That Great Falls Extension.
Advices received from the north yes
terday at the general offices of the
telephone company were to the effect
that the Great Falls extension will be
completed during the present week
This line is 105 miles in length and is
between Helena and Great Falls The