The Glenwood post., 1914-02-14
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manifested today in the aaAsuacement
by President Field Of II Mountain
States Telephone L Telegraph com
pany that Ae Is il Asasty second with
the plan for the eon&roa e tie con-
pany he represents by ststs utilities
commissions elected by the people. Tire
company, which Operstes in the seven
mountain states, is one sf tie biggest
public serving corporat ions in the couu-
try, and this announcement, coming as
it does, in the midst of public distrust
Of all corporations, shows . broad, far
sighted policy that Is doing much to-
ward bringing about q spirit of conf
denee in the company and its opera
tions.
The annual report to the three thous-
and stockholders gives the company S
balance sheet and shows the growth IF
the telephone business in the territory.
1t contains much of public interest and
shows the healthy condition of tn,
company and its affairs.
The report in part says: "On De
eember 81, 1913, We had in our terri
tory $40 exchanges, furnishing service
to 2OO,Ol6 exchange stations; there are
q, $50 stations connected with our sys-
tenn ON the lines of connecting con
panies, making total of 222,572 sub
scribers' stations in service ON Decem-
ber 81, 1913, an increase Of 1854 dur
ing the year. The total miles of ex,
change and toll lines, as of December
81, 1913, were 53s ,666.O9 an increase
of 32,o47l6 miles for the year. Total
miles Of exchange and toll wire under.
ground on December 81, 1913, were
s6,77s.23. Total miles of toll line on
the same date were 76,9s4.56 Our
company furnished rs well to minor
companies toll service over s.Ol9 miles
Of connecting toll line. There are in
the territory of the Mountain States
system 55l joint telephone and tele-
graph offices, affordinx facilities to
the public much better than those for-
merly enjoyed. Two thousand three
hundred sixty five male and 2,704 fe-
male employees made possible the han
ding Of 1,os5,443 exchange messages
per day, and ls,307 outgoing toll mes
sages per day, and were paid for their
services the sum of &3,s2l,7s2 during
the year.
"Two states in our territory during
the year 1918 have created public util-
ity commissions, viz: Idaho and Mon
tana. Previous to this time, Arizona
and New Mexico had already estah.
lished such commissions, and, by virtue
of our previous experience. we have
every reason to believe that better
and broader understanding between
the public and our company is taking
place in consequence. We find that
regulation by public service commits
sions may be considered an assurance
of better feeling and an insurance
against unwarranted prejudice.
"Our system Of accounting inaugu-
rated January l, 1918, upon the order
Of the interstate commerce commission,
affords ready scrutiny and an easy
analysis Of our operations, and has
additional value in that it is duly 10.
galized BY the highest authority thers-
by relieving our company from adverse
criticism when subject to Investigation.
"To close this report without refes-
ence to the loyalty and hearty CO.
operation of our 5000 employees would
be unfair, both to them and to the
stockholders, whose interest they have
so thoroughly at heart. The benefit
plan referred to in the report of last
year has proven eminently satisfactory,
and has i am positive .cemented the
harmonious relationship between the
operating force and the investor.
at would also be improper to close
| thls report without some reference 10
the great value of our relationship
with the parent company, the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
The past year, in particular, has en-
phasized the value of our association
with that company and our coordinate
corporations which go to make up the
Bell system. The advantages which We
receive in the matter of engineering
and accounting advice, and the e6-
change Of information covering oper-
ating experiences, are invaluable aliks
to subscribers, employees and stock.
holders.
For some months the Mountain
States company has been telling the