The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-03


telephone Investigation, nave caus s,.'
many Inquiries. Without taking up
ANYTHING going to the merits OF THESE
nroteedlngs, ii has seemed to us prop
or 10 state generally what mas peeH
or policy aiid purpose In the con
duct of our business, ~ .
AZ d have found, or thought that we
had that our interests were pesl
served when the public lhueIes's
we're best served; and we DeiieVe
tbaf auchl success as we have had mas
been because our business mas peei
CONDUCTED on these lines.
< We believe that our company nse
~, interest as vital as that OF ,he
s,,hlic1 IN the proper administration
~ the problems of electrical inter,
..a,ssb,rnicatiun. The success ana
,,,osnnritvl of our company depend up
XIII sol,,tibnsof these problems
which shall be sound from botn tne
gt,,ndnoint of the company ana tne
public which it deserves.
Following our own best luugille !, = =
supplemehted Ny the best optainap y
aaytcd weehaSes, endehyored 70 90
,yhaf would best serve the pubilc. m
tarIs. wherever possible our Y plans
tiJe been disclosed to the PUBIC IN
adJance and what has beef done III
carrying tneni Va MIN the I'M.
binary pusihesp In, n,itbl the 'ex-
liied, anu sepel%r'ii'' ,,,Lar,.otihpS or
pressed approval, a Ia s,stata
consent OF .nq n n.y., si;rsa,ested Our
authorltles VT y. .t,,rtn ohe1fthe
effort has Deep noe ons ~ x,hich
law, put 70 asoiS s,s,,;,s ,snce If an
might even nave ine' app p'1a
attempt at evasion ,o,;cy
our business i IN aba Sdetails As
and .pracucaliy az >nse husiness'
tothe transac.ion ol ou' tnowIadpe
are matters OF coniiinon. NJ Nova
aud are, ana LOT iia 'iiy '..,,,,,,,.,,t)
been, well Knowh 70 enS So ,.l,,,1,.n.
We will Whitney iuriii'h .nS 80 ton
ment any auuitiolia, ~ nnder
which is IN our posne' nrdiauv co.
our control, anu WI ,'at Car.
operate with y IN optaihlhe n,,;ra
Their information as IL lnay ~ ,,;,,
Every posslpie assis'a.ee ,,a,, of.
en- by US 10 the courts ~ no,icv
fort TO determine "netnel ~ ~ p,,hIic
Is or mas Deeh iiiiili les, ~ ~ n,,,bine
Interest. we desire fna. .,,, elm
wrong be eorrecteu' W" o1, no
tarlly rectify any Wrons 0na. '1 ~
pointed cut TO us anu 30 l"r ,,,ou ~
may be Determined INA. ou. r. rh-
any act under IL Is eealnss CON.
lie interest, we VIII prompt!
form TO such ueter, III et -, .,, nv.
We beiieVe ina. Al eaou ,Janandent
changes weio h' h,,ra Iina were
unit and II eacn cohifeceins IN. 80
put under separate eon.rU,, - ~
feet upon the telepnohe se,sioe " ;n
country would De a cohuie.oh f,,aa
tolerabie that the pubic wou'u aSiata,
I'd submit to IL ana Wouiu i'illileu n.;o',
ly require such pnysicsi nma ,;ous
and common cohtroi VI 'iea -, ;,to
units as would ailaisainate 49, ~
a single system .,I lny S,o", o. tnlegranh
In the case OF teiephone VI saaa ~,
does not mean transfer Vi i =. ,asn ne
from one me 10 the o'n ,,, -. ena
such connection as "il' perm. s an
person TO nave the actuai posse 80
OF the particular me oi coii'iiu' ~.
tion from one emu Oh IL 10 'iie 49, '.
and this can only De sNei, el
lypy exchange systems anu oo,n .soI.
ing lines unuer d conirnon s 49, =,
and that u what 'he pen oys.e.n 10
IN TINS cohnec.iom' anu ~ noii.
Information we VIII reSVaIe .he pol &c
cy which controiieu .he ou,i luis up 20
the Bell system anu our oe1iel 90 w
what Telephone System 9"oN
and what are It's relatiohs u 'ne pun
lie =.
We believe IN ana were 'ne n.s. ~
advocate state or soVerhlnenI oou,'o y,
and regulation OF puoiic u'iil.ies, 'n r
this control or regulation shoulu oe
by permanent quasi-Juulcial oouies'
acting after thorough ihNesusa.ion
and, governed by the equities vi ea.n
case; and that TINS control or resuls'
ton, beyond requiring the ereales' el'
llciency and economy shouIu not III
terfere with management OF opera
ton. We believe that these ooules'
IL they are to be permanent eilec0lse
and of public benefit, should De
thoroughly representatives they
should be of such character ana
should SO conduct their inVestlga-
lions and deliberations as 10 com
mand such respect from both the pup
lie and the corporations that ooth
win without question accept their
conclusions.
We believe that the pubic wouid
in this way get all the advantages
and avoid AN the manifest disadvan-