American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-05-22
Citizens Vote For
Independent Telephone
Committee Says That Service VIII
Cost But sl.OO per Month. Fran.
cbises are Prepared and Organi.
zation Of New Company VIII BE
Perfected.

A mass meeting of telephone users,
held in the Tabernacle Monday even
ing, voted almost unanimously, by q
rising vote, to instruct the committee
to go ahead with the Organization of
an independent telephone company,
and agreed to stand back of its install
lation with their money, $500 or
$4,000 each according to the amount
required.
Edward Southwick, chairman of the
committee. called the meeting to ord
er, and stated that the committee had
visited the officials of the telephone
company but that the latter had re-
fused to make any concessions. How
ever, later, one of the committee had
been told that they proposed changes
would be modified so that free SER
vice would be granted on church mat
ters In the Alpine Stake, the schools
would be given free phones and some
reductions In rent be made to the Bis.
hops.
Mr.. A. J. Evans told Of the meeting
with the telephone officials and of the
several meetings held and already re-
ported in this paper. He said that
Or. ]. F. Noyes of American Fork,
John II. Clark of Pleasant Grove and
himself. had been appointed COM
mittee to secure franchises from the
several towns and had already gotten
the franchises drawn up ready for
presentation to the several city coun-
ellis. He told of investigation made
In Sanpete County. where Independent
systems were established. and were
costing the people but 800 per month
and the service was equal to any.
Everybody with whom he talked was
enthusiastic over installing new
system. Springville was preparing to
install municipal phones. Mr.. Evans
stated that Mr.. DeNike, the manager
Of the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company. stated that he
would not offer any opposition to
new system.
DR.. II. c. Holbrook stated that the
committee was unanimous on the
matter of building new system.
The chairman stated that the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to see II the
people would stand back OF the pro-
ject. He said that the poles could be
secured painted and placed In the
ground for $500 each. that the equip
ment would cost from So to IS per
phone. that the copper wire costs IS
per mile and that a system costing
$4,000 would take care OF the 400
subscribers. the number II was
thought this city would take. These
figures were from the same company
that furnished the equipment for the
old independent telephone company.
He told OF a new plan called the adsit
system, whereby there would be no
listening on party line. and where,
by IA subscribers could be placed on
the same line. II 400 users are Sc
cured the rental will be but slOO each
per month, which will provide a good
dividend and lay aside sufficient for
a sinking fund, and that It would not
cost any more for outside telephoning
than at present.
Israel Evans made the motion. which
was seconded by Roy Lott, that we
stand back of the committee In its
plans The motion was carried with
out opposition.
Accounts OF the Pleasant Grove and
American Fork meetings are IN
another part OF this issue.