Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
SUSPENDED THE HEARINGS
Information Wanted From the Telephone
Company.
President Bryan Asked for q State
ment to Show Actual Cost of Con-
structing Lines I'm the District.

The subcommittee Of the House appro-
priations committee having charge of the
telephone inquiry has suspended the hear
IL gs until further information can be OBJ
tanned from the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. The nature of the
facts desired is shown by the following re-
quest made by the committee, addressed
to President Bryan:
Il. A statement showing under proper
heads CT expenditure the amount Of cash
expended by your company for actual con-
struction of telephone plant in the District
of Columbia during each year from the
organization of the company to the pres
ent time.
80 From what sources did the cash so
expended come-that is to say. how much
was contributed out of the cash subscribed
for stock. how much from proceeds Of
earnings made from operations? Give in
detail the dates and amounts Of such re-
ceiDts.
stock outstanding, representing the District
of Columbia plant, setting forth the con-
sideration given for such stock, the date
or dates when issued, the amount of money
actually paid to the company on each
share, the total amount of money received
for the stock issued; if paid in INSTALL
ments. the date of each call. and the per-
centage Of subscriptions called for in each
call; if any stock was issued for which
other consideration than money was actu-
ally received, state the amounts so issued,
for what consideration and to whom 1t
was issued, with the dates of such issues
If issued for the rights, franchises. privi-
leges or physical property of any other
person or company, state of what those
rights, franchises privileges and physical
property consisted, and give the valuation
placed upon each of those items at the
time they were acquired, as shown by your
books.
II. A statement showing the amount of
dividends paid annually and in the aggre-
gate to date, to stockholders, on stock rep
resenting the District Of Columbia plant.
IS. A statement applying to the business
Of your company in the District of Column
bla, of earnings and expenses for each of
the last six years showing the earnings
divided under heads, giving various rates
charged and number of telephones under
each head, and said earnings classified, and
showing expenses under the various heads
as classified on the company's books, in
Guiding rentals, royalties and license fees
paid.
g. A statement showing the amount of
the surplus account of your company grow
ing out of business done in the District of
Columbia, giving in detail the credits and
charges to said account during each year
from the organization of said company to
the present time.
20. Furnish copies of all the annual re-
PORTS made to stockholders, showing bust
ness done, receipts and outlays, dividends
and surplus, since the organization of the
company.
IS. State the number of persons now en-
ployed in any capacity by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company from the
highest officer to the lowest priced laborer
with a general statement Of the nature of
the employment of each and the compensa-
ton paid to each.
y. State the number of telephones used
In the District of Columbia by the United
states government, and the number used
by the government Of the District of Co.
lumbia, and the annual charge for such
telephones to the United States govern
ment, and to the government of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
In your reply, March II, to inquiry No.
4, contained in the committees letter of the
9TH instant, you fail to state the terms of
the reorganization or merger of the Ma
tlonal Telephone Exchange into the Chesa-
Peake and Potomac Telephone Company, or
to comply with their request for a copy of
any and all contracts, assignments and
eonveyances incident to said REORGANIZATION
or merger, the committee again request at
your earliest possible convenience the said
lEforma tion.'