The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
ALL NEW PHONES
FOR SALT LAKE
improvements and Extensions to
Telephone System.
OVERHEAD WIRES COME DOWN
BUSINESS BLOCKS FOR THIRD
SOUTH STREET.

In preparation of its plans TO eXpend
over half a million dollars in the eE-
tension of its toll lines and general i'm
movements to its system during this
year. the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company is making contracts for
furnishing materials and equipment.
Already much Of the construction work
IS under way. but it win be well along
toward next fan before many of the
improvements in this city. the central
point of the system, will be in state
of perfection.
Not the least important of the tele-
phone company's Improvements Tor the
salt Lake or central part OF the sys-
tenn will be the addition TO the IRE
roof building on State street, Tor
which ground will be broken in few
q VS. The addition viii nearly dOueie
the capacity of the building, and in the
new portion viii be installed the great
switchboard, which. with the new tele-
phones. will cost not less than $4,000.
General Manager Murray stated yes
terday that the new switchboard VIII
be the most modern and complete piece
of equipment in the country. The
manufacturers report progress on the
engineering work. which calls for COM
plete details S/constructiot. The in
stallation of the new switchboard in
wolves the placing of large storage bat
teries in the enlarged building.
Change to New Telephones.
Probably the portion of the new work
which will be most appreciated by the
telephone subscribers viii be the sub
stitution of new instruments without
auxiliary batteries, for every one OF
the couple of thousand old instruments
now in use in and adjacent to this city.
The new instruments viii be the most
modern and viii further increase the
efficiency of the service.
At this time cables are being drawn
through The underground conduits in
the business district. and as soon as
this work is done this spring and the
connections are made the overhead
wires viii be relieved. This is the first
step toward taking down the mass of
wires in the business streets.
The line TO Frisco and Milford was
completed during the week and con-
structiOn is now going on for the ex-
tensions to the copper mines OF the
Cactus, Imperial 0. X, Harrington
& Hickory and Old Hickory companies,
each in separate districts in Beaver
county. The exchanges at Milford and
Beaver will soon be installed.
Additional Circuits.
An additional circuit is going in be-
tween Nephi and Mt. Pleasant and be-
tween Richfield and Kimberley thus
leaving the copper wire from Salt Lake
TO Beaver for through business.
Preparations are under way for re-
building the line from Salt Lake to
Pleasant Grove with thirty-five-foo
poles and additional wires. and when
this work is done greater facilities will
be afforded to communicate to and
from the south and southwest.
Material is arriving for the connec-
ton between BlackfOot and Mackey
and from point on the line to HALEY,
from which place there will be a con-
nection of the entire intermOuntain
system with central and western Idaho
The closing of this gap will give direct
connection with Boise and Portland.
Manager Murray is studying the sit
/ uation in the endeavor to find the most
| desirable route for an extension of the
! system to Thunder Mountain.