The daily tribune., 1908-11-10
Business Mems
Association Met

iue ihst ulHHe Wus tiio eohiuB up VI
two matters that is of considerable
moment to this city. One is relative
to arranging for line Of tansporta.
tion for people living in the small
towns surrounding this place, and the
other was for the lettering Of our
telephone facilities.
1t is matter of common knowl-
edge that there should be furnished
better means of transporting the
people of the camps to Florence,
where they may do their trading and
to .his end there was considerable
discussion of the matter of taking ON
a bus line capable Of bringing at
least fourteen passengers at each trip.
1t was reported that such line could
he secured il there could be bona
fide guarantee of u reasonable sum of
monsy. We are informed that there
Is party who has made propo
sition to establish bus line for
the immediate present and II condi.
tions should Justify. will put on
an automobile system little later.
This proposition received favorable
consideration and committee con.
sisting of Messrs. Hadley. Ramsay
and Wilbar was appointed to take up
the matter with the party and to
also make canvass of the business
institutions of Florence to ascertain
just what may be done in the way
of guarantee.
In the matter of obtaining better
telephone facilities, committee WAS
appointed, consisting of Ramsay,
Morrissey and Deibert, whose bust.
ness it is to take up the matter with
the telephone company and endeavor
improvement they have had under
contemplation for some time past.
This committee has already placed
themselves in communication with
the home Office of the Colorado Tele-
phone company, Of Denver, and have
asked that they send here the proper
officials to go over the matter wit h
the committee.
That the telephone company has
had under consideration for some time
past the making of very radical i'm.
provement here. is known to The
Tribune. Some time since when
officers Of the company were here they
were looking over the situation
with the view of making decided inn
provements in the spring, but at
that time they did not wish their
plans made public until they were
ready to begin operations Now that
the matter 10 being taken up, we
do not think that there will be any
difficulty in arranging things to
the satisfaction and pleasure Of all
parties concerned. While 1t Is true
that our telephone system here is
not all that 1t might or possibly
should be, and perhaps is not equal
t. some other places, IL Is but fair
and reasonable to bear in mind
that Florence number of years ago
caused many people to think that 1t
might not remain the business center
that It WAS and had been. and there
fore, the Telephone company. hest.
tated about making investments Of
thousands Of dollars unless they
should be permanent. At the present
time there is no question in anybodys
mind but that Florence always will
be modern little city and the tele-
phone company is we'll satisfied OF
this fact and we believe are willing
to make these permanent improve
mepts and so far M Is possible and
business liks. Will meet and gladly
welcome any suggestion that respon.
sible business men OF Florence may
make.
The matter WINS mentioned In these
columns on September IA. when we
stated that Mr.. Burgess the general
manager and Mr.. Seeley, district sup
erintendent. were here with their
ngineer looking over the ground
preparatory to the installAtion OF a
new and more modern system this
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