The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-21

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The affairs of the corporation will be under the man
agement of the following Board of Directors
L. swain General MANAGER the Home Telephone and
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Ernest A ods supenntednot Of Construction
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The officers of the Company are:
/. swanc, President; N F Wilson, LIST Vice Presidcnt
McIIush G Chief lei % Eneinee & . -'V''l'
The who will have charge of the field work and
operation of the affairs the Southern Telephone Eec
trio Company all practical, successful telephone
of unquestoned integrity and special ability in their par
tcular branch of technical effort
The chief engineer for this Company, MIR. r. j. Nc
Hugh has been associated with the Kelog Switch Board
and Supply Company for number of years. During
that period he has installed of the largest telephone
exchanges in the United States notably those of Balh
more Cleveland and st. Louis.
The Home Telephone Company of Los Angeles, which
has been of the most prosperous and successful ele
phone corporations of the United States has had its
General Manager Mr.. E L. Swaine The administrative
affairs of the corporation 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 env-
able reputation for himself by carrying 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. Ods resigns as Superintendent Of the
contracting department of the Home Telephone Company
to devote his entire time to the Southern TeephoneE
trio Company Mr. ods is the man who set the first pole
for the Empire Construction Company in Los Angeles,
since which time he has been continuously employed
superintendent of Construction Of the Home Telephone
and Telegraph Company and the Home Telephone Com
pany of Los Angeles. In addition to these duties Mr.
old has acted consulting engineer the construction
of numerous small suburban telephone plants constructed
by independent corporations.
Mr.. F. j. Norris formerly auditor of the Home Tee-
phone Company of Los Angeles and present cashier
of the Occidental Trust and Savings Bank will act in the
capacity of Treasurer Of the Southern Telephone Elec
trio Company, thus assuring careful and economical
management of the financial end of this enterprise
Further information to the standing of the men
behind this proposition unnecessary, their long
continuous record of and their practical expert
in their chosen work sufficient evidence their
ability to carry out the plans and Of the
Southern Telephone Electric Company Remember Also
that these gentlemen have sold and selling their inter
ests 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 as the stock is offered to you.
The territory in which this corporation will operate
is no less than the cotton belt of Texas belt containing
greater population than the three Pacific States Cali
fornia Washington and Oregon combined This is to-
day. in the minds of these the best and richest ter
rltory in the United States for the operations of such
corporation Let lis emphasize the fact that these men
are familiar with the telephone situation throughout the
United States and that they have chosen this rich cotton
belt OF Texas because it offers greater inducements and
quicker and profits than any other territory The
company already the keynote entire ter
tory 1t has already purchased long distance telephone
lines which constructed and in operation also rights
of way for long distance lines and franchises for con-
sructng independent telephone systems in cities and
towns and down this belt In fact much work has
already been done and much progress made that no
other company should it possess the same financial
advantages and the able Board of Directors could
possibly become competitor This big element in the
success of this corporation
Great Profit in Telephone
Business