The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

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irsci personally sent copy u this
scutfac, 20 Mr Graham On July .
siih ne following letter
July >. 1873
-Hon Warner A Graham. Special
Counsel Vermont Public Service
Commissloa Bellows Fails. W
Dear sif Replying 20 your favor
az June Is ! enclose herewith copy o.
sar contract with he Western Elec
trio company You Sill note that this
conirar, u dated March 81. 1918 As
matte. ~ fact the relations estab.
rsh.e by this consrari haye been IN
effect betaeon the companies since
1905 but the Sew England company
eld not care 10 enter into a formal con-
tract until II had thoroughly demon
rfrA,ed the deslrability Of thf ar
sangement thus created.
Yours very truly.
M Is. Jones, Counsel.
"Messrs. Cook and Graham ia their
report deal largely with the New Eng
land company and apparently wish TO
convey the idea thar the New England
company had been given an opportun-
ity 20 be heard upon the subject mat
ter Of their report. In fact they asked
the public service commission 10 make
certain orders on the basis Of the spe-
cial commissions hearing. The
facts about this alleged hearing are
as follows;
"As the special commission had
Investigated the affairs Of the Pas
sumpsic Telephone company at great
length. propoanding list OF over
eighty interrogations which were an
swered by General Manager Brown OF
that company in writing. Mr.. Brown
suggested that the officers should have
opportunity 10 confer with the special
commission as 10 information OBJ
tanned by II from other sources before
It was made the basis Of a report
ION July Mr.. Brown was verbally
Informed that Messrs. Graham and
Cook were TO be IN st Adams on July
3 and would hear officers Of the com
pany II they desired TO be present on
the day named Messrs, +. w.
Story, president, and G. A. Brown,
general manager. Of the Passumpsio
company and myself appeared before
Messrs Graham and Cook II re-
spouse TO their suggestion spoke gen.
orally concerning the affairs OF the
Passumpsle company and then for
several hours they Piled me with
questions not only about that company
Int especially about the New England
company and liz affairs, To each and
all OF these ques'ions gave full and
frank answer 50 far as my knowledge,
without any opportunity for prepara-
ton, permitted am not, however,
omniscient even as 70 the telephone
business Of Vermont and in some in
stances had 10 "a ut my inability TO
answer saHctl nes the other gem
ilemen coald supply my lack and when
none Of ms copld answer the special
We're told that we
would furnish the information later II
desired
"A stenographer was present at this
meeting. who stated after Its close
that her notes were not verbatim but
she thought they covered the sense of
the statements made. Because Of this
| subsequently asked Mr.. Graham to
let me have a transcript OF those notes
aud offered TO pay all expenses. To
my surprise | received from Mr..
Cook. on July II, the following let
ter:
July 10. 1918.
M. - Jones. General Counsel. N.
T.. H. d r Co.. Boston. Mass
Brother Jones:
Brother Graham communicated to
me your desire for copy Of the
from the reporter at st.
Adams.
4" \ do not see how we have any au-
ihoriiy to furnish the same.