The chronicle=news., 1913-03-19

graph Company by Its associated
Companies. by the Western Union
Telegraph Company and by the
Western Electric Company. For tho
purpose OF inausurating these Oenc-
tits the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company made an initial
appropriate OF &:.00v.V00. There
are about 100000 cmployccs-mcn
and woMcn-in the service Of the
companics concerned who will be di-
rcctiy or indirectly affected by this
provision. The plan has been elab-
oratciy worked out and will. Il IL
believed. result in the Increased hap
pincss and bcttermcnt o! employees.
The company has worked hard Ia
secure the long-planncd ocean to
oc.au service. On this point Presi-
dent Vail says:
Experience with the engineering
devices and methods employed In the
New YOrk-Dcnvcr Line having dcm-
onstratcd their valu. under severe
practical conditions. "A systematic Iu-
PRODUCTION Of these improvements
was undertaken aud actively prose-
cutcd throughout the United States.
50 that at tn. end uf 1912 there was
~ total OF - 100 miles OF tl. hcav-
les, gauge wires equipped with the
new arrangement. thus doubiin.
their transmission efficiency. and in
addition to this there were obtained.
without any expenditure Tor new
wires. phantom circuits equivalent tn
1850" miles OF the heaviest, gauge
circuit. These improvements have
brought into communication win,
each other places formerly too re-
tuctc. and between u great number
If tt1nrIy 1sS, mi a. stltFil.
proycm.uts In the service have been
reported.
Engineering plans hav. been
completed for the extension of four
heavy copper wires from Denver to
SAN Francisco and construction work
T. to commence rs soon as the wealth
or permits
In thirty-tl,rcc different states
| there are public service and Other
state commissions which supervise
the telephone service. This super
vision IL entirely distinct from tn.
supervision OF the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission. The report con-
tains the interesting letter addressed
by Attorney-Gencral Wickersham to
the Chairman OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission ut Washington
touching the activities of the com
pany and also the order made by the
Interstate Commerce Commission as
of January 18th. last. directing that
u thorough Investigation be made
concerning the history. the finan
icia1 operations. the rates. rules. reg
ulations and practices of telephone
and telegraph companies subject to
the Act to Regulate Commerce. with
u view to making a compreh ensive
report and TO III. issuance of such
order or orders, us may be necessary
to correct such determinations and
make applicable reasonable rates and
practices. The policy OF the COM
pany, as in the past. will be to CO.
loperate with the examiners conduct
ing this Investigation and to aid
public Officials in every possible way
In their effort TO ascertain the real
facts respecting the telephone SER
vice OF the United States.
President Vail says in conclusion:
AS to the future OF the company,
1t WAS never brighter. Business in
tications are normal, our relations
with the public and with the authori-
ties on q mutually satisfactory basis.
''The organization on the lines SGT
forth in previous reports is about
complete. and the division Of tho
work is so clearly drawn and so
closely correlated between the local
administration of the associated COM
ipnnics and the central general ad-
:ninistration of the American Telc-
phoue and Telegraph Company that
There is no duplication OF effort or
Conflict in administration. Adv.
DIsCONCERT1NG
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