Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-23
WESTERN UNION
BRANCHING OUT.
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Many improvements Made, With.
Big Additions to Local
Force.
NEW OFFICIALS LOCATE HERE
supt. life Says Hts New Additions to
SILT Lake Onlcc VIII Bring
400 People Here.

The Western Union company Is max
Ing rapid progress in this part OF the
country in the way OF development. II,
fact, SO much is being done that S,ipt'
I.ifes estimate Of 40 families being add
cd to Salt Lakes population by the
branching out. has fallen far short and
the figure now given out is so families,
Counting five to a family, this means
400 people.
Traffic Supt i. H. Brooks of the
Mountain division. u nephew of General
Manager Bell Brooks of New York, Is
here from Denver to make final ar
rangements to establish the traffic de-
partment Of the Second district. which
is to be handled by G. T.. Labadie.
whose appointment as district traffic
superintendent dates from Nov l. The
Second district includes Utah, Idaho,
Montana and British Columbia. This
will be under the general suporintcnd-
ency of MIR. Brooks, but under the ini-
mediate. personal supervision of Mr..
Labadle Both of these officials en-
tered the service of the telegraph COM
pany at the bottom of the ladder, and
by diligent application to business, have
worked their way up the official scale,
being recognized now as experts In
telegraph work.
Another official appointment is that
of c. L. Thorsen, who has been APP
pointed chief clerk 10 Mr.. Labadtc. He
Is another young man who grew up IN
the service. and Is brought here from the
Denver offices. where he was under
Mr. Labadie. r. p. Cowardcn has been
appointed district plant superintendent
By r. w. Whitehead. division plant
superintendent, whose headquarters are
in Denver. Mr. Cowardcn will be in
charge of the lines and facilities locat-
ed in the same territory covered by
Mr. Labadic's administration. He has
been in the service of the Western
Union from boyhood, so that lie has
grown up to his present official station
through merit.
INDEPENDENT OFFICES.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the establishment of many In
dependent offices in this territory.
owing to the unusual growth of the
country travcrscd by the Western
Union wires. AS an indication of the
Importance of Salt Lake as a tele-
graphic center, 1t may be stated that
arrangements were recently perfect
ed and are now in operation whereby
Salt Lake has the greatest number o;
overland circuits of any city in the
western states. There are already IL
overland circuits now runnini!
through the city. with four addi-
tons under construction. which VIII
give the salt Lake offices II over
land circuits This is in addition tH
hundreds of wires now being worked
locally from salt Lake throughout the
country.
b. Hcathcock, formerly wire chief at
Cheyenne, has been appointed chief
under Mr.. Cowarden. AS soon as ar
rangements can be made for occu-
pancy by the Western Union company
of Its new offices, 10000 square feet
of space will he occupied. Salt Lake
will be the distributing point of all
supplies for the entire district. Supt.
Life, who is in command at this point.
says he will always work for Salt Lake.
huy all his supplies here. employ
Salt Lake help and do everything in
his power to bring grist to the Salt
Lake mill. He Is to increase the prcscn.
force by 200 per cent. or more.
The commercial department Is now
arranging for the installation of many
new offices. to take care of n bust
ness which has outgrown present
| facilities In fact every line now
| operated in this district Is to be
| doubled within the next IL months.
which means over 100000 miles OF
| wires in that time. Supt. Life Is a very
| active. energetic man who Is putting
| lots of life and vigor into the Vest
| ern Union service herc-more than It
| has ever known before.
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