The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-15
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Z. A. OLDS and II. J.. Edwards of Los
Angeles spent several days In the city
last week and left for Denver Saturday
evening, While in Salt Lake they were
guests OF the Cullen hotel. Their princl-
pal object in visiting Salt Lake at this
time was TO see the city. and make an
examination OF the Independent Telephone
companys plant. This they did and were
cordially received and In every way
aided in their inspection by the manager
OF the company.
after a thorough investigation they
pronounced IL one OF the most modern,
perfect and up-to-date telephone plants
they said, in every particular, and merits
q liberal patronage. IT is d credit 10
Salt Lake, as It would be to any city,
and II ,patronized as It's merits deserve
should have $4,000 telephones. This esti-
mate OF the merits Of the Independent
Telephone company by these gentlemen
interested in the Southern Telephone
Electric company, with headquarters at
Fort Worth: Tex Mr.. Edwards is vice
president of the company and Mr.. Olds
Is superintendent OF construction Mr..
Olds added
THE company intends TO make the
phone system In the world. 1t has the
largest field in which to operate, How
much further we VIII extend Will de-
pend on future conditions outside of the
This Is our first visit" said Mr.. Olds.
'to Salt Lake, and / want TO say that
we are greatly impressed Wltn COnQltlOnS
as we see them here. Salt Lake is al
ready a magnificent city. and in our judg
ment II has future second TO no city
In the country, We have visited all the
cities of the country, and we are both
agreed that Salt Lake is one of the best
we have SEEN
0ne rd. thing rba rotiEe; hos ~ intsrposed MI
marred by so many poles and overhead
wires. You will see nothing so forblddins
and obsolete In any city in the country;
and the wires strung on them when
aerial construction was in its infancy
and but little understood. In that one
thing the good taste and enterprise of the
city Is seriously compromised. It would
certainly pay TO engage an underground
man-one who understands how to place
and string underground wires - well as
aerial construction. In looking along any
Of the business streets OF Salt Lake 1t
reminds one Of the sights he sew fifteen
and more years ago: ] venture to say
that there Is not another city in the coun-
try whose beauty is marred by so many
unsghtly poles strung with wires on It's
streets as Is seen in Salt Lake. The
citizens ought TO insist upon the removal
Of those poles from the streets.
II regard salt Lake as a coming city
beyond computation. The development of
these natural resources will be the means
Of making this great railroad center.
ment OF factories and a continual increase
in population. Another item in Salt
Lake 6 IaVOT, III VIII for all time 10 come
be the gateway to the Pacific coast. And
| she Is so situated that she never can
haye any nearby competition,
II notice another thing In Salt Lake.
| You have a few enterprisng men of capi-
| tai who have confidence in the city's
future and are backing up their conf
| dence in building up and expanding the
| city. You also have a great many men
| OF wealth. who are content TO profit by
| the enterprise Of others. The only move
| they make is when they move up rents
a notch or two on their ancient dllapi-
| dated shacks. by reason OF their JuXtapo-
| are the sort Of men who retard growth
| and a few OF them are found In every
| city. But, thanks TO times mutations
those old fossils can't always keep the
wheels of progress locked. This city will
| go on increasing and prospering despite
any effort which may be made to him
| der. ] think Salt Lake is the safest place
In which TO invest Of any city in the
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