The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-25
Telegraph Company Keeps Up
Pace With Wonderful De-
velopment of Great West.
VAST SUMS AUTHORIZED
FOR NEW IMPROVEMENTS
Alliance With Telephone Com
pany Means Increased Fa-
cility for Rapid Service.

Union and are occupying three private
cars OF that company. In tho Morse
are General Manager Belridere Brooks
Engineer of Construction Z. E. Chet-
wood Electrician w. n. FashbauGh all
of New York. This car and party went
10 the Pacific coast via the FL Paso gate
way and at san Francisco the car hlcG-
tric'' was picked up containing tIahh
Jayncs general superintendent oil the
Pacific division; J. l.. ord, superlntcn-
dent OF construction and l.. w. Eawlins.
superintendent of telegraph for the South
cru Pacific.
Tuesday evening and met here the party
that arrived in the morning pcGupSi.s ~.
The third car Cpicago I,ssoneu it assistant s9 10
the chairman s. NJ Williams, spcciai
agent, both of New York; r. p Cook
general superintendent western uiF'S.Ti, f S.Ti,
yaro; & f.. Leonard, superintendent
Ninth district OF Denver and }. Is. ShSl-
don. superintendent Of telegraph ot inc
AS is we'll known the WesterIn,!
Union is doing vast amount oil work
along all lines in the west poth oo,Iiiler oo,IIii..i3
calIy and in connection with the railroa1
wires The close relations with the sen
telephone are TO be followed oy many nm
provcments in the service and all these
matters have many details 10 be worked
out and the officials are making seheraI
tour Of inspection over all inc system
thoroughly TO go into these matlers, .u
General Manager Brooks. VINO lS Wen
known here was seen at the knutstord
Tuesday evening. He SAID;
Building New Lines,
"Tbe object OF our visit TO salt lake
Citv and other parts OF the west IS ior
the purpose OF giving TINS part oi urI SHT
country a telegraph service that VIII
equal any other In the world. The west
ern Union Telegraph company has au
tiiorzed the expenditure OF iarsS suti.S -
ing OF both transcontinental ana iocal
lines We have now under way thISc
new circuits from Salt Lake City 10 1le
coast along the line OF the western "a
cific which will be ready for operation
within thirty days, Along INC Southrrt
Pacific extensive reconstruction ana IuI
movements have been ordered. AlthouSN
the Salt Lake route from Salt Lake CltE
TO Los Angeles is not yet reouilt' nc
llcvc the Western Union wires are al
ready i'm place and We arc CARRYING
large amount of traffic over them The
west is so rapidly developing In ousi-
ness and in population that tne uen'aiio
for increased Geographic facilities ls
pressing beyond all anticipation. and we
arc straining every effort regardless oil
the great cost involved, TO give lnls re-
rion the wire service that Ii needs 10
Incol the situation. The Western Union
'Tclcgraph company intends 10 do its full
share in the upnuildng Of tho west
Business Is Increasing.
"Eusiness today is moving at too rapid
A mace 10 rely upon slow methods OF CoHl-
fuIInjca ton. The people demand liStah-
taneous communication. and for this they
arc turning more and moro every year 10
the telegraph. Everywhere throushoul
the country tic volume oil business oyco %
the wires is rapidly increasing and the
resources of the Western Union are pc
ing taxed la meet this condition.. we
are constantly building new lines over
the mountains and across the plains, ana
] feel certain OF being able TO assure
tho enterprisIng people not only OF san
Lake city. but of this entire region thal
no expense and no effort VIII be spared
by tho company TO provide n tecgraphic
service AZ perfect and as reliable as can
be devised
For Social Purposes,
There has been recently rapid
growth In the social use OF the telegraph
as distinct from the financial and COM
ucrcial use OF the past. The night let
ter inaueurated a few months ago ny
the Western Union seems 10 have pecul-
iarly met long felt want. Many classes
Of people who seldom or never netorc
uscd the wire TO send social and personal
communications TO their friends arc now
taking advantage of this service to a
rcma able extent, particularly III tnlS
western country.
sAs rapidly as the details can be
worked out we are putting into effect an
other advantageous service Tor tne puo
lie That is the linking up of the tcle-
phone wires with the telegraph wires
Our ultimate aim is TO bring about con,
dition whereby every city and town ana
even the remote ranch ana tarNlhouSe
will bc put in continuous touch day and
night throughout the entire year with
the rest OF the world. Wherever the
telephone wires extend there also VIII be
a connection with the Western Union tel
cgraph wires. We plan that any man In
his office or in the quiet or ms nome
may be able TO dictate over the tele-
phone a telegraph message to any part
OF the world. and 10 receive back all an
swer in the very shortest possible space
OF time without being required To leave
his chair. ] feel sure that these I'M
proved methods of communication will be
appreciated by the public
Cooperation With Telephones.
Special Agent williams talked most in
terestingly OF the plan OF the company to
cooperate with the Bell telephones for
the bctterment Of the service, whereby
every home, town and hamlet. even II
away from the Western Union. can be In
touch with IL and. can receive and trans
NIT messages 10 any part of the world.
This does not mean any merger, CONSOLE
dation or new securities. Each company
will remain as at present. a separate
corporation. and each working out lis
especial line of usefulness, but by ar
ranging for the traffic alliance the field
of usefulness of both is vastly increased.
Furthermore. the individual subscriber of
a Bell phone can sit al his home or hts
desk and call up the Western Union and
send and receive message to or from
London or any other place, Later IL Will
be arranged that such messages can be
cent without prepayment. the toll being
charged 10 the subscriber, as In tho case
Of a long distance call. These details
have TO be worked out. but they will be
completed later on.
Another improvement will be the estab-
lshment of all day and all night and
holiday central telegraph offices. a Bell
subscriber can call central and tell her
he wants to send Western Union mes
sage. She will connect him with the near
est central telegraph office without cost
no matter how far il may he away from
his phone. and he can send his message.
This virtually gives the rural subscriber
communication with the whole world.
The officials will be in Salt Lake sew
crai days looking over the local situa
tion. The site for new office and head
quarters may not be decided for some
months 10 come.