The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-30
THE TELEPHONE COMPANY
PRESTD ENT TYLER SAYS PUB-
 JIG MUST DECIDE

Whether an Opposition Concern is Needed-Doings at Annual Meeting of the Company Yesterday-0Id Board of Directors Re-eIeeted--The Election of Offcers-GeneraI Embler Secretary and TreaSurer-Mr. Sykes Promoted to be General Manager.
 The annual reports presented at the meeting of the board of directors of the Southern New England Telephone company held yesterday show an enor- nous increase in the plant owned by the company and marked efforts to improve the service.
 The old board of directors was re- elected and the position of secretary of the company was merged with that of the treasurer, Major Embler, the treasurer, to occupy for at least one year, both positions. The position of secretary was rendered vacant by the resignation of Victor M Tyler. The board of directors is as follows Morris F. Tyler, Lyman B. Jewell, Thomas Sherwin, James English, Samuel E. Merwin, A. Heaton Robertson. John w, filling, Max Adler, Frederick F. Fish
 General Superintendent H. H. Sykes was appointed general manager for the company.
 President Tylers report shows the following:
 Earnings, $1,799143.6 expenses, $1,- 447628.7O; net revenue, $S51514SO div idends, 07,5OO assets, $8,171, ,407. .64; liabilities, $S,171,16z94; capital stock, $S500 900.
 The report continues
 '"The year 1906 has been one of great activity and very large development of the territory. On January 1, 19O6 there were 41,S29 stations, while on Decem- Der 31, 1906, there were 52,476 stations. This net increase of 10,647 stations has involved an expenditure of $t, ,4O1, ,145 29; running of Ii ,150 miles of open wire and 153 miles of cable underground. Our total wire mileage in the state, including wires and cable, is 141, ,624 miles, which is nearly twice what we had at the beginning of the year"
 Taking up the question of competi- ton, President Tyler in his report saS7s:
 Tt has become, however, a serious question with us whether we can af- ford any longer to stand between the public and the would-be protector of new systems. Hitherto we have taken upon our own shoulders the brunt of the fight against the repeal or change fin the statute. We doubt very much whether we are called upon to do this any longer, believing as we do, that the condition of our legislature, as rep resented by our general statutes, is proper and helpful.
 We are inclined to think that the people at large should be called upon to realize this and that the telephone company go no farther than to see that the legislature and public at large are instructed as to the actual facts of the case. Fn
 With this in view we have sent in our telephone directory to all sub scrlbers, statement of the economic conditions of the business, which was prepared entirely by the general su- perintendent, MT. Sykes, and which states nothing but what is actually so As to our attitude toward the legis- lature of 19O7 nothing can be said far. ther than this, that as yet we know nothing what we shall do except this we shall make no such fight as was made in 1905
 Tt is not our purpose now to discuss the character of the opposition whict has so far only shown itself in the at tempts made two years ago to secure a charter. We can only say that we dC not believe, in fact we know, that ar ordinary $12 rate is impossible through the state except for very poor service and that of uncertain duration.
 "An idea of the growth of the busi ness of the telephone company and tht increase of it's plant can be gained from the fact that since 1898 there has been an increase of over 800 per cent in the stations. The last years worl in addition to setting new poles ha! meant the placing of 71, ,99S cross arms the stringing of 1,15G miles of oper wire, the laying of 76 miles of under ground and the placing of 165 miles O cable, The company has now extend