Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-29

stipatiOn, blliouSneSS, dyspepsia, SICK.
headaches, they cannot be excelled.
Ask your doctor about this.
Made by the J. C. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass
everyone who has the welfare of this
dairy state at heart, to enlist their
best efforts for the retention of the
present law. No one holds that Yer
mont senators and representatives in
national congress will need any urg-
ing to stand for the integrity of the
present law but it should be shown
that they are sustained by the entire |
state.-Island Pond Herald.
Theodore N. Vail.
This paper is glad to print the fol-
| lowing article on Theodore N. Vail, |
of Lyndonville, which appeared re-
Gently in the Wall Street Journal:
"Both remarkable and refreshing
was the testimony given before the
special investigating committee of the
New York Legislature by Theodore
N. Vail, president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
1t has not been customary for high |
officials of large corporations when |
testifying to combine complete knowl-
edge of the facts with the ability and |
willingness to testify fully.
r"Mr. Vail showed mastery of the |
principles, functions and operations
Of the entire telephone business. me-
chanical, operating and financial, and
a remarkable grasp of details in each
division. To appreciate what this
means one must recall the wonderful
development of the telephone business
Co NJ hat - 81
require the services of over 10, 900 en-
ployes. Equally remarkable was
1 Mr.. Wallis willingness to tell the com
mittee everything pertaining to the
business. Being resident Of another
State and outside the jurisdiction Of
the committee, he voluntarily ap-
peared without subpoena, gave an en-
tire day to the inquiry and said be
would appear at such further times as
the committee desired. He also said
he would gladly instruct all officers
and employees of the various compan-
les with which he was connected to
produce for the committee all books,
+ contracts, records, etc. they might
o desire, and to appear before the COM
+ mittee and tell anything within their
= in answering the questions, and not
: once did ne refer to counsel. In adj
o dition to answering all questions he
:. enlarged upon the subject and volun-
), teered information whenever possible
9 His testimony was absolutely devoid
;. of such customary and we'll known
>. phrases as, do not remember, My
memory is hazy on that point, My
= answer would tend to incriminate or
= degrade me-. I refuse to answer on
- advice of counsel
>. Equally convincing was his atti.
: tude toward the committee and the
, general public. He expressed will
- ingness to adopt all devices or me thods
a. of operation which would tend to in
+. crease the efficiency of the telephone
=, it was their policy to reduce rates t,
-, ID the lowest point consistent with
~, -, reasonable return upon the invest
~ ment. He said he was opposed to til
~ policy of building up large surplu
~ - or to capitalizing same; that any sur
Il, plus should be used for extension
~ and improvements of the service
Nv The one great purpose of the con
- pany, he siad, was to standardize it
ho instruments, operation and service, g
he as to be of the greatest possible Der
at eft to the public. In referring {
: the recent purchase of minorit
-, stock interest in the Western Unior
- he said that the same principles {
no Standardization should be applied
"' undermining the telegraph servic,
sages and reducing the cost to tt
public.
he more such witnesses would haste
*, the desired era of corporate publicity
of would mean great cooperation b.
nd tween the public and the corporation,
to would tend to produce sane le4isl
ro- ture and reasonable regulation, ar
ne. would result in lasting benefits |
ish both the corporations and public.
ted Now. this paper is not booming M
uld Vail for any office. It has an idt
re- that he has all the Offices that l
for cares to hold. but it does regard hi
The as very desirable citizen, and wis
cry es Vermont had many more like hiI
ow He cares enough for this state to re-
in lister as of Lyndon. VT, when in Lo
be don, Paris, or in any part of tt
Ind world. He is interested in Vernon
on. and desires to see progressive poliei
ted adopted.
tax Mr.. Wallis attitude regarding co
leo porative affairs deserves hearty cor
rly mendation. If more capitalists al
tri- heads of great corporations wou
nto deal as fairly and frankly with Il
sell public as Mr.. Vail does, there wou
not be much less graft and fewer sea
ra- dels to air. The more intimately We
an monters come to know Mr.. Vail q
of better they like him.-Montpeli
his Journal.
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