Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-19

Other instances of diversion Of .oll
traffic to the American company between
points where the New England company
maintains sufficient toll circuit were also
brought out at the hearing. These latter
instances. however were between points
ana on lines wholly without the state OF
vermont The business practices between
the American company and the New
england and in turn, between the New
England company and its Subsidiary OF
the American company, furnishes II with
every business advantage and tho sub
siolery companies In turn do the same
Tor the New England company. Until
about 1910. the New England company
did not carry its Vermont plant and
equipment costs upon It's books separate
from those of the entire company About
this time an inventory was made OF the
vermont plant under the direction of
Messrs. jackson and Hayes In connection
with the investigation of the Massachu-
sets highway commission. Since that
time, the Vermont plant account has been
carried as separate ITEM but even now
some or the separations OF accounts OF
the business OF the company in Vermont
from the accounts OF the business of the
entire company are not made but are
determined by a percentage method. This
results In Items in the companys report
to this commission being made upon n
percentage basis rather than upon exact
figures.
An inventory of the telephone property
or the New England company In YER
mont was presented at the hearing and
this inventory with the unit cost of the
commission applied is shown in table two
The earnings and expenses of the COM
pany with the instrument rental and
amount for depreciation. determined by
the commission. applied thereto is shown
in table four This latter table also shows
the earnings In excess Of six per cent
upon the plant of tho company as deter
mined by the commission and It's other
assets. In regard to the siX-party resi-
dence rate, two of the subsidiaries Of the
New England company, the White Noun
tain and the Champlaln Valley companies
have Sl5 rate for this service None Of
the independent companies have a rate in
excess of SIS for similar service
If the commission had treated the New
England company and It's subsidiaries as
a unit in Vermont, as requested by the
companies at the hearing, 1t would have
been necessary to treat the rate schedules
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Of s1S 10 too LARGO II ,e a+ least e. more
than tho r,to cborgod for sir,ilor sorvico
bv the comnanies enumerated in table one.
The commission finds that this rate Is nm
reasonable and that a reduction of the
same to s15 IL reasonable. therefore
II is ordered that the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company within
80 days from the date of this order reduce
its slx-party residence rate and IS or more
party farmer line rate from SIS to s15 and
file such change of rate with the clerk of
vic -o''i''l'''o'
"i'Afii NoNif AN
The present four party business rate
OF S26 at Montpelier and Waterbury are
both 81 higher than similar rates or
the New England company and Its
other subsidiary companies and are at
least that much more than similar
rates or any independent company.
Inc SIX party business rate at water
oury anu the Six party residence ana
Hi'een party FARMER line rates NJ
Mohtpeiier' barre ana waterbury are
All IN excess OF ike rates OF the IN
uepehuei' companies LOT siililar serN-
iee' me present rate LOT these lines
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GRAPH COMPANY.
The Western Telenhono &. Telegram
conna,,v was incornorated in 1912 ,nde,
, the laws of Vermont. 1t operates three
exchanges. According to the rates hlec
: with this commission, they nave but one
rate IN excess OF those shown In Table
r viz: multi-party residence rate of $lS.
From the evidence 1t appears that the
three exchanges operated by this com
pany are located in the form of triangle
The company has no mileage rates and