Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
70 Show Public Service Com
mission Profits Less Than
Two per Cent.
NOT OPPOSING JURISDICTION
Statement of Counsel Stickncy
Regarding lnsinuations--
Ovitt Concludes Test.
n.any of Independents.

slOIlStla'i. pCs, - AlttI SIl'I|'t '0
more :har a week in investigating g.
indercrocn. telephone Companies or,'H
ink in Nermcat. the public service as,
|riisoion this afternoon reached an 81.
Of ;hc companies subsidiary to the : "
England. the Chanplair Nalie:' Telephun.
company.
When this matter N3s reached, q. Il.
{. Sticknev OF counsel for the New i;Es
land company stated tina: ;ho Chainplain
Valley, the Franklin County, the Pas.
sumpslc, the Vermou and tho Nav Eng
land company were SO closely connected
that they desired to have Their cases
taken up together, ~ that Tuuld t"nG 70
expedite business.
Mr.. Stichney asked ii the report Of the
special commission was to be considered
as a part of the case. Chairman Bacon
Informed him that the report was i'm the
nature Of a complaint on the part Of the
state and would be considered AS such,
and that its allegations would not be
considered as evidence.
Mr.. Stickney said in presenting the
case: LAS a right Of the company I
represent, a company appearing before
a fair tribunal. | think | should take
this opportunity to say just one sword in
reference to what has been said as to
an attack unon the jurisdiction of this
commission being authorized, sanctioned
or in any way countenanced by the New
ENGLAND cor,narv wish to take this
opportunity to say that, instead of at
lacking the jurisdiction of this commits
sion. the New England "ompan! very
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WHAT ! nave Saul
STATEMENT BY MR.. JONES.
rho case was onened nv Mart "a
Inb,y uannr11 fntInSnl for tn. Nnu-
rro1ord comnapv who said in his
onorirr etatoment.
.tt is onnaropt from Two discussion
tbot has arisen ovor ,ba nr.sent nro-
,a1,r ,hat tha .i.rotton ~ tha aon,
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IAN" ielep"o"e liz eieEraIn COM
fHhS III >er'hoh' ana Ils SupS'uiarles
" "SsuIhPSlc I~clep"ohc company
INC RANKIN 'ouhtN l'Iephohe com
PdhH' the 'hah'pIaih NaH"E telephone
company ana the vermont Telephone
ana Ieiesraph company, winch operate
WfSiiN WITHIN TINS state is In excess
or three miliions OF dollars.
We shaIl snow you the heures fcla-
1--WE to these companies as a whole, be-
cause We learn that there mas been
'rlticlsh! OF the contractuai relations
existing between these companies and
because we understand IL has oeen claim
60 oy 'he spsciaI counsel tnat IN some
r,cls,d veIorhcn. e,d 1a,.r,rb co,r,
oanv has do-1v,d undue ocyantose.
From us rs,ction, with ,ncso sIbs,dia ri.s
and II the COMPANIES nro considered a..
, 2 whole, all ouesttons Of this Kind are
abso!u.ely eliminated.
We shall show YOU that the earnings
from ne Vermont business OF tho com.
panies If question fOr The yea le!z. thC
last complete year or!or 10 the filing OF
these proceedings, were SG0I ,8N.69. We
Fhall show you that the expenses Of
th@s2 companies during the Same period
N t:e CONDUCT OF thst h0sines' h:ncurtet
Il @oi'3S ie' "1'hont any ce-uctons or
account o. interest on deots on dividends
OF St"'S' ana '""t 'n' net PloH' OF tn'
,'"iP""''A V" H'c' vermont ""s''les'
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,cs.,bie "a ara TIM, tho ,atoe ~ tho oo,,
: many mr.. unrcaso,oh,o ror tho ctass n
service furnished"