The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
WHAT TELEPHONE
COMP ANY PAYS
IN SALARIES
Yesterdays Disclosure in Hear
ing at Montpelier
ADJOURNMENT 10 DEC. 2
Witness Reluctant When Questioned
in Relation TO Fees Paid to
Attorneys.

Montpelier, Nov. 2l.--GencraI Aut
itor Longley Of the New Englanc
Telephone and Telegraph compan,
concluded his testimony before til,
public service commission this az
ternoon after having spent three
weeks on the witness stand.
The commission decided to adjourn
over Thanksgiving week inasmucl
as it must attend hearing of the
interstate commerce commission in
Boston next Tuesday. II will re-
convene The telephone inquiry a
week from next Tuesday.
The most interesting feature Of to
days session was the, disclosure of
the salaries paid to officials OF the
company in the executive. account.
ing and legal departments. These
salaries are prorated TO the expenses
in Vermont, in The ratio OF The gross
revenue of the company in Vermont
TO the gross revenue CT the entire
New England company.
Thomas Sherwin, chairman OF the
board Of directors gets an annual
salary of $4,000, OF WHICH S2S3.2O is
chargeable to Vermont. President
Spaulding gets S2I.0OO a year. of
which $4s5.6O is apportioned to Yer,
mont. Vice President Hall. Genera
Manager Driver and Treasurer Hous
ton each receive $4,000 and toward.
the salary of each Vermont con
tribute $eS3.20. Vice President Hydo
gets $1,000, Of which S56.44 is chare
ed to Vermont. The secretary OF
tho company, c. +. ~ Siedhot, re
celses SSGQQ, o] which sSs.as d. char
Ell 70 Vermont, General tounse
Jones receives $4,000 n year. Of which
s226.56 IL paid by Vermont, GENERA
Auditor Longlcy gets $4,000 OF which
Vermont contributes s2I2.s0,
or the annual salaries 81 clerk,
and assistants in the executive de
partment amounting to $29.i5G, the
sum OF s642.fs is charged to Yer
mont There are W clerks IN III,
accounting department whose agrre
gate salaries are $69,S20. OF which
amount Sl640.76 il charged agains
Vermont In the treasurer's depart
ment there are Is employees who re
ceive total OF s23.505. of which
Vermont Vermont pays S554.2l. Thu
total OF these expenses charged Il
Vernon; for the year 1912 wa
$s24C55.
The amount paid TO attorneys out
side OF Vermont was not disclosed
and there was some discussion as r.
whether these payments should an
pear ON the record. as these attor.
neys are not on the pay roll of the
company and are employed only or
special work.
Mr.. Longley said the principal pa,
mems to outside attorneys wert
made to the firm OF Powers & Hall.
II was finally agreed that a state
ment of these special legal cxpcnses
should be submitted for the scrutin,
OF the commission but should not be
come a part OF the published record
The total legal expense OF the com
pany was S'5.0O4, OF which si7G7.et
was charged as Nermonts share.
Attorney Graham for the state cor
tinued his inquiry into the other ex
ponsc accounts of the telephone com
pany devoting some little time 10 tho
question of advertising. Mr.. Long
ley said that the telephones furnished
in newspaper offices are not rebatcd
but are charged for at the regular
service rates. Against this charge
he said, there was credit for ad
yertisins and that sometimes tho ad
vcrtising exceeded the amount of The
telephone service rendered.