The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-07
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL T. 1912

Lake is one of the largest wire cen.
ters west OF the Mississippi river. with
direct facilities 20 New York. Chicago
Omaha. Denver, Los Angeles. San
Francisco, Helena. Boise. St Paul and
MiB nespolis. In addition 10 the large
number of wires ,hat have been added
one Of the recent innovations OF this
company was the establishment; OF the
printer service, which Is an instru-
ment, or rather set Of instruments
that sends and receives messages aa-
tomatically. Four sets of such instrn.
ments already have been installed
which have r capacity OF 20OO mes.
sages per set per DAY. These auto.
matte machines hre worked with San
Francisco. Los Angeles. Helena, Den
yer. Omaha and other points.
AT this time the company is arraug-
ing for the establishment; OF great
number OF independent Offices within
the next three months, throughout the
states of Utah Montana and British
Columbia, which states and province
are controlled and operated from the
Salt Lake headquarters. There are
thirteen railroads that report direct 20
the salt Lake headquarters with re-
spcrt TO the telegraph business. on
which railroads there are something
Ike 500 telegraph Offices.
Increase Wire Mileage.
During the coming season Of 1912
estimates have been submitted for in.
creased wire facilities of more than
100000 miles; e vcrv substantial in
crease in 1911 was shown over 1910.
and thus far in 1912 the increase over
lsll mas been far beyond tho expec
tatlons of the officials
superintendent Life has Travelled ex.
tensively throughout the states of Utah.
Idaho, Montana, AZ we'll rs British Col
umbIa, and has given the question OF
business conditions verv careful
study. and il is his opinion that. TAX
ing everything into consideration with
respect to the industries in these states
and provinces, the year of 1912 will
iar outstrp any Of It's predecessors.
Stock has wintered we'll and is in fine
condition. many mining industries
which have been dormant for the last
TWO years are opening up; copper is
at nigh tide. as well as other mineral
products with respect to price; wool
Is commanding the highest price in
several years past; there has been a
very heavy precipitation during the
last SIX months throughout the agri-
cultural district, and from information
CLEANED from agriculturists, as we'll
as fruit growers, they look forward TO
the heaviest yield they have ever had
In this section Of the country.
Postal Expects Record.
Harry Morlan, manager in Salt Lake
FOR the Postal Telegraph & Cable com
pany, says;
There Is no better barometer on
the general business conditions Of a
country than the telegraph
| II tells the story of activity. or
stagnation In all lines OF trade
While the telegraph business OF Salt
Lake has been quiet for q short
period. there has been a decided Inn
provement the past few months. in
dicating better business conditions
generally
Salt Lake has Jared we'll in the
general summing up OF comparisons
with other cities, and from local in
| diceIions we are expecting a record
breaking year FOR 1912
Telephone Business Grows.
| A. G. Mackenzie of the Mountain
States Telephone & Telegraph com.
pany, respecting the business of his
company, says:
| Our business is and has been for
some time past showing steady and
| gratifying Improvement. Although we
have been unable, for physical rem
| vigorously as we should like In soma
places until lust recently. vet the