The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
BIC ENTERPRISES
COMING TO ZION
Three Great Companies Aggre-
gate Capital of $7,50O,OOO
Announced.
WHOLESALE ELECTRICAL
SUPPLY CONCERN IS ONE
California and Chicago Capt.
talists Put Up the Money
Needed.

City within the next few weeks a great
wholesale electrical supply depot which
will be one OF three big enterprises which
1t is announced will soon como to the city.
1t Is given out that the capitalization OF
these three concerns Will be not less than
SISoO,00o 1t has not yet been announced
what the nature OF the two other corpor
ations will be. but tho wholesale electrical
depot enterprise Is now under way and
Will be pushed through at once.
Credit Due to NJ. g. M.
This electrical supply enterprise Is the
direct result Of the efforts of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association,
and especially Charles O. Harris. director,
treasurer and chairman OF the publicity
committee.
An enormous stock OF electrical supplies,
Including wires, construction hardware,
insulators, poles and other materials re-
quired for all lines OF electrical construc-
ton, equipment and maintenance. Will be
needed,
Californians Interested.
The men who are Interested In this
proposition with Mr.. Harris are Z. ii.
Biglow of Los Angeles. several other Cali
forniu capitalists and three moneyed men
OF Chicago.
Mr. Biglow. it will be remembered, was
In Salt Lake City last spring with other
Los Angeles business mon, having come
with the first excursion run over the Salt
Lake Route. Mr.. Biglow is very ,promi-
ncnt in telephone. interurban and other
electrical interests In southern California
A few days ago Mr.. Biglow was in the
city and with Mr. Harris went oyer the
field and determined to organize the pro-
posed company Immediately.
VIII Erect Building.
After going over tho ground and ex-
amining large number OF local properties
with q View TO selecting one for tho
home of the proposed company and not
finding one suitable to them, Mr. Biglow
and Mr., Harris decided that 1t would be
necessary TO erect a suitable building, and
This will be done at an early date.
Speaking with The Tribune Tuesday,
Mr. Harris said that one of the greatest
drawbacks TO the development of cleo
trical interests in this and surrounding
material This fact is tho cause of great
annoyance to men who are planning big
projects.
Harris Local Representative.
Mr.. Harris will act as local representa-
tive for Mr.. Biglow and his associates
and will open offices here in few days,
These offices Will be only temporary ard
Will be occupied until permanent Offices
and a warehouse have been erected.
Due to Excursion.
The big opening excursion last spring OF
the Salt Lake Route brought TO Salt Lake
many prominent and wealthy citizens OF
Los Angeles and these men were not
slow In recognizing the great resources of
Utah. The electrical Interests and re-
sources were especially looked Into, and
1t Is evident that the present great pro-
posed enterprise is the direct result of
the big excursion last year.
Other Big Companies.
At least three new corporations with a
combined capital OF S,000,0o0 will be tho
direct result OF MIR. Bglow's recent visit
to Zion. Before leaving Los Angeles Mr..
Biglow made arrangements for the estao-
lishment In Salt Lake city of large
wholesale electrical supply depot, The
stock owned by this oI ne% hie company ptaC VIII VIII
VIII be addition to the influence Salt
Lake is rapidly gaining in the country
at large. Together with these bright pros
poets the new company VIII give employ
ment to a large number or mon.
Harris Discusses Enterprises.
Speaking OF the factors which attracted
the attention OF Mr.. Bgiow and his as
sociates to Salt Lake CITY, Mr.. Harris
said yesterday.
This gigantic business proposition is direct
result OF tho visit of tho southern California
business mon to Salt Lake City. and their on
too much of the value OF the coming business
mons excursion from surrounding States. 1t
promises to be a red lottor day In tho history
duce tho Salt Lake Route TO again make II
possible for our nelshbors in southern Cali
fornia TO lonrn for themselves what Salt Lake
City really is.
Letter to Directors.
In a letter to the board of directors Of
the NJ & NJ. association. Mr.. Harris made
the following announcement;
II gives great pleasure to announce to
you the successful contamination OF plans that
have boon undor way for several months where
by an important addition is made to Salt
Iake Citys business interests and one that
ia destined TO bo far-reaching In its influence
In addition 10 the material prosperity Of Salt
Lake City and the surrounding country.
Every one connected in any way with the
electrical interests OF the intormountaln coun-
try hos long since recognized tho fact that
the next few years Will witness electrical
development in this region greater than in any
other State
Supplies in Demand.
Electric railways being projected every
where power transmission Lines arc being
erected In ell directions, and telephone COM
panies being organized In oil the cities
and towns OF tho intermountain country.
To supply the demand for electrical con-
structiop material, apparatus and machinery
which is constantly increasing, II hos been
necessary for some OF the companies TO carry
large stocks OF tho material needed for tho
work. with a consequent enormous investment
and depreciation. coupled with tho all too fire.
auent result that when IL most needed
there was mono TO be had.
Salt Lake Photo Supply Co.
Kodak finishing-the best or money
back Main and Third South.