The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-21

n Independent Telephone
Will Enter Rich Field

The affairs of the corporation viii be under the
ment of the following Board of Directors:
E. L. Swane, General Manager of the Home Telephone
and Telegraph Company of Los Angeles, Cal
r. ]. McHugh Chief Installer and Pacific Coast Sales
Manager of the Kellogg Switch Board and Supply Co.
y F. Wilson, San Francisco, Cal
Home Telephone and Telegraph Company of Los Angeles Cal
H l. Edwards Superintendent of the Contracting Depart
ment of the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company
j. Norris Cashier of the Occidental Trust and Savings
Bank of Los Angeles CAL and formerly auditor of the Home
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
]. N. 0. Rech, Attorney, Los Angeles, Cal.
Edgar A Sharp Attorney Los Angeles. Cal
The officers of the Company are:
E. L. Swane President; N F Wilson, Vice Presidents
H. l. Edwards I'd Vice Presidents A. Ods Sd Vice Presi
dent; j. n. o. Rech Secretary F. j. Norris Treasurer r. j.
McEIugh, Chief Engineer
The who will have charge of the field work and opera
of the affairs of the Southern Telephone Electric Com
pany are all practical successful telephone of unques
toned integrity and special ability in their particular branch
of technical effort.
The chief engineer for this Company Mr. R. ]. McEIugh
has been associated with Kellogg Switch Board and Supply
Company for number of years During that period he has
installed of the largest telephone exchanges the United
States notably those of Baltimore Cleveland and ST. Louis
The Home Telephone Company of Los Angeles which has
been one of the most prosperous and successful telephone
poraon of the United States has had General Manager
Mr. E. L. Swane. The administrative affairs of the corpora
ton will be under his management ably assisted by Mr. H. l.
Edwards Mr. Edwards has also been connected with the
Home Telephone Company of Los Angeles for number of
years and has envabe reputation for himself by
ng out successful campaign for the securing of contracts
in Los Angeles in the face of tremendous opposition the
part of the Sunset Telephone company.
Mr. Ernest A Olds resigns Superintendent con-
tracing department of the Home Telephone Company
vote his entire time to the Southern Telephone Electric Com
pany. Mr. Ods the who set the first pole for the En-
pre Construction Company in Los Angeles since which time
he
srucon of the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company of
Los Angeles In addition these duties Mr.. Od has acted
consulting engineer the construction of small
suburban telephone plants constructed by Independent corpo
rations.
Mr. J. Norris formerly auditor of the Home Telephone
Company Los Angeles and present cashier of the Occ
dental Trust and Savings Bank will in the capacity of
Treasurer Southern Telephone Company, thus
assuring careful and economical management of the fnan
eial end of this enterprise.
Further information the standing of the behind
this proposition unnecessary their long continuous
record and their practical experience their chos
work sufficient evidence of their ability carry out
the plans and of the Southern Telephone Eec
Company Remember also that these gentlemen have sold
and are selling their in other telephone corporations
and placing their available funds in the stock of the Southern
Telephone Electric Company at the price and the
same basis the stock is offered to you
The territory in which this corporation will operate
less than the belt of Texas belt containing greater
population than the three Pacific States California Washing
and Oregon combined This today in the minds of these
men, the best and richest territory in the United States for
the operation of such corporation. Let emphasize the
fact that these familiar with the telephone situation
throughout the United States and that they have chosen this
rich cotton belt of Texas because offers greater inducements
and quicker and profits than other territory The
company already the keynote to the entire territory
1t has already purchased long distance telephone lines which
constructed and in operaton also rights of for long
distance lines and franchises for constructing independent tel
ephone systems cities and up and down this belt In
fact much work has already been done and much
made that other company should it possess the
financial advantages and the able Board of Drec
tors could possibly become competitor This is big ee
ment in the success of this corporation.