The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-21
;FOR STATE CONTROL OF WIRES
NONE POWER rOR UP-STArB
PVBITC SERVTCE ROlRR.

TOunRaniea Neen FNtrrmnt fnre. An.
Thst Ia. Except the Farmers' Llnes-
ALBANY. March 70.-Telsgraph and tele-
rhone companies should BE- PLACED under
the @ipervislon of the upstate Public
service Commissio7. in she opinion Of tho
.r~s-al legislative COMMITTEES appointed
last year 70 inquire into the question
The COMMITTEES compress senator George
DAVIS a. chairman and AaAsnblymMn
, ' twin 4. Merritt. Jr.. a. vice-cAairman.
a7i senators John kissel and James J.
E-,Wl~y and Assenhlymen John n. Yale.
Tomas p. Caughlin. J. Henry Walters
sri Artenas Ward. Jr. This COMMITTEES
has heen holding hearings and taking
testimony for several months past and
- final report will be submitted % the
legislature tonight.
Tho cnmmittee further recommNnds
t.,t there b. exempted from the iuris-
4 zion ~ the commission all crmpanias.
as-ocations Joint stock companies. part
rs-ships and individuals which arc not
conducted or organized for the purpose
~ conducting the business for profit and
tDtr power 10 given the commission in
irs discretion IN exempt any other COM
PAW association. JOINT stock company.
. partnership or individual engaged in the
telephone or telegraph business from the
B~"~s-ity ~ reporting 20 the commission
Tn" latter recommendation Ia for the
h~nest ~ farmers lines. % which there
~" between eoe and Loo organizations
In this state. operating lines in sparsely
s~'tled districts for the convenience Of
TIE service and not for profit
TIE committee finds that the telegraph
BUSINESS IL controlled ny the Western
Tnlon and Postal companies and that
~" Great Northern Telegraph Company.
~hl~h operates in northern New York
and Can.da, In really a part nf the Western
I"ion system. The dividends paid by
the Western Union company Tor the past
tV"nty years. usually 5 per sent. are
I''srred 90 and the report says:
rNs amount ~ its earning on iis capital
s'"~s doc not appear TO 10 svrr4aIv-
" is impossible 80 determine how m'r.
u esrned upon the CAPITAL ssock invested
within the state ~ Now York IN arcount
~ ne Bookkeeping methods prprti$sd ny
trs corporation No credits are given
~ me New York state tnveat mont for trans.
sts'e business. and no proper appor1ioninR
~ ween he invest Fnsnt IN this state and
efHwhere - made of The interstate business
The committee points out that the only
compstition between the two telegraph
sv-t@ns ~onsists of mutual strife ~ OILS
tain an increase in the volume &c their
business nv increasing the efficiency II
ttsir service and sdds
TNs committee eiisve- that rhs rom.
rrfssion should have Tovsr 80 ~rgu'ats rs'ss
7rl ser ,icNa aud the rl"rvar 10 i~lsphcne
49," e.sE-aph CORPORATIONS Hud prot,~rt 90
vuhIu he State 7nd the i--us ~ capital
sa'L ~s"'''i',@~ me ..ee,i. iroru 'he
D. . q. D.
80 N~f'sruen'a - pror~r'~ sirusted m ih,s
Sfa'e
Nr general rhsrar'rT ~ he '.ngihle
r'"r'rrs ope-Etsf h' ih~ t.iau hone ~ tele.
sIh COMPANIES ind NJ 'h- device- EN-
= n ~ Them m oarryi1- IN their bust.
r-sa 'hs rs'- ton ~ no business 10 tho
give tp.l lINtns-- '~nTrs- ihe necessity
'or .rrpiers systems ~ ir'cr~omuunt-a-
top heIse~p Jhe various v,aCss ~ rrpor.
.. render irnr-a~fi"st.s the division
80 'h" STATE INTO districts - isT ~ con- ems
30 IeEuia'irn ~ these ~"rrors'ions.
The division ~ 'hs Responsibilities for such
-'Fu'a''ou NJ s~n to "ommi~-ions ~ -
Properly dop' n vsravl 70 Other puh,i.
-sr, ce corporations seems 80 20 th~~-
,~runT,tiona trurra"ti~sb's aud urNi-..
Sg~N suhdiVtsi IN would not RESULT m =
~ ~t'csl Vork ing arrangement such -
-0'.id - pTodu"tiNc ~ ths is-t or 'uoS'
satisfactory administration anil -nIor'e-
NM ~ ne proposed Law
- correctness ~ The prinr iUal ~ STATE
~'n'rol and saI~rv ,sinn hs- he-n cnn~~de.i
rrl~r oath hf 'hs "hief executive ofHcer
of every ralsphons and telegram company .
1Nins h'I-iness m rhe state NJ Ncw Work
iftsr reViswing The rate ~ dividends
- ere various telephone companies in
he Bell system and the inception and
S,ovth II the telephone business since
VS. the COMMITTEES points ont that 81 the
~ .sn telephones IN rn-. IN this state
abuT so0co are owned by companies
independents ~ the Bell system. and ~
these INDEPENDENT compani~- the report
l-ys
here have sprun- M throughout tho
-'.'s rTnI 'elrpAore companies 10 ne .
r... ~e-- n opposition - the Bell system
-. o. - ~irA tT~ united tuio ,urlmurtiy .
.. .r'eTs~r by means ~ onfra't- which
A. "b 49, an company psrfy ~ Tho CON
T-''s frpu 80 NJ any business With or eS-
.rsrrirg tus,res~ v'rh any Rel oupany f.
''aput he oHrent NJ Tie "Jh er companies ;
I.r..s4 fn rho 'offra,ts The~s com '
r4r.s- 'aU 'her1-elves independent tsie- ,
? 90 ~oIrpsnie- and claim 10 ~ dc 4
hu.iueSs IN opposition ~ monopoly. 10 4
trr~srs 'lssT however thar tho parties .
'..s ~ these 'orrpanIes are seeking 20
' IA 9n@ monopoly 20 faSs the place OF |
sustheT.
fb~ largest exchange operating inds-
rragcut company vsa he Frontier Tele-
2 40 ~ Buffalo This company owned y
- orerlfed q large eN'hsrr- In rhs ciiy .
- FuNa'o and al-o ovUsd or controlled .
.. 49, 1s"ge ln neaTl every city and village .
'r-' r-'ro''sd he Frontier company also
'rrtr1.'ssi 'Ns fnter-pCes1 Company. winch b
.ed independent long dI-'4n"- and toll .
- throughout the westsTu part 81 the .
800 These cOtnpan 90 ami heir interests .
80 been 'pusplidafsd ~ '0nbined into F.
= eoeTai Telephone Company. vhi'h
90 '-are9 - hauSez and lo"al and long
r. .'a~rs 80 lie coNTrol Of its properties
s-tsl - holding 20 fnpany Incorporated
Trter tho avs ~ The state Of Delaware
-sr 'ES name NJ Consolidated Telephone .
''n parv
'isronantTr NIumRi'' Building = HipIane- .
~ asroplsn~ 81 the biplsna type. do
,n- ~ carry two parsons. ~ being built .