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

GUT IN PHONE
RATES ORDERED
Affects Chiefly the Six-Party
and Farmers Lines-Mi-
nOrity Report against
Change.
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partly on grounded lines. The commits
sion finds that the exchange rates of
these respondents are reasonable for the
quality of service furnished and should
not be changed and said respondents are
therefore dismissed They are: Addison
& Panton Telephone company, G. r.
Andrews; Barnet Telephone company;
Barton Telephone Exchange; Bethel Tele-
phone company: Blue Mountain Tele-
phone company; Boltonsvile Telephone
company: Bradford and West Newbury
Telephone company, r. Z. Brown; Cham
plain Telephone company, Frederick
Chapman j. w. Fansworth. F. G. Flet-
cher Franklin Telephone company;
Georgia Plain Telephone company; Glebe
Mountain Telephone company, r. o.
Buchanan; Groton Telephone company,
j. NJ. Hill; Home Telephone &, Telegraph
company; Independent Telephone COM
panY; Lake Morey Telephone & Tele-
graph company; Luncnburg Telephone
company; Mcguire Telephone company;
Marlboro Telephone company: Melendy
Telephone company; Mltonboro Tele-
phone company; Mollys Falls Telephone
company; North Wiliston Telephone COM
pany; Orange County Telephone com
pany; Pomfret Union Telephone com
pany; Randolph Telephone Exchange, II.
II. Rideout; Strafford Cooperative Tele-
phone company Topsham Telephone
company; Union Telephone company;
Weatherstield Telephone company; West
Georgia Telephone company; West Wind
ham Telephone company; Weybridge
Telephone company; White River juno
ton 6 Interstate company; Fay d Ken
yon Telephone company; Cuttingsville e
Shrewsbury Telephone company, r. c.
Corey; Lakeshore Telephone company;
Highland Avenue Telephone company;
Middlebrook Telephone company; Millers
Pond Telephone company; Newbury and
Peacham company; Thetford Telephone
company; South Corinth and West Fair
lee Telephone company; Wright's Noun
tain Telephone company Dodge Tele-
phone company; Leighton Hill Telephone
company, +. NJ. Moulton and Elmer +.
st. John
The service furnished by the respon-
dents named below Is of a quality equal
to that generally furnished throughout
the State of Vermont by any of the Ver-
mont companies for the station classical
/ ton indicated in the above table. This
| is much superior to the service of the
| companies charging $l2 exchange rate or
| less, and the larger rate is justified by
! the better service. The commission finds
| that the exchange rates Of these COM
panieS are reasonable when service is
| considered and should not be changed
and said respondents are therefore dis
missed. They are: John r. Alexander,
yr, John r. Hay, Central Telephone Co.,
Citizens Telephone CO., Cornwall Tele-
| phone Co, l'airlee Telephone CO.. Gran
| Vile Telephone Co.. Ernest A. English
| Heath Telephone Co., Isle La Motto Tele-
phone Co. Ludlow Telephone Co, Mount
Holly Telephone Co, Northern Telephone
| Co., Proctor Telephone Co., Rapid Tel &
Tel Co. Rutland County Telephone &
| Telegraph Co, Shoreham Telephone Co.
| Southern Vermont Telephone Co.. Waits
| field d Fayston Telephone Co., Wes
| River Telephone Co., Woodstock Tele
phone Co, White Mountain Telephone &
Telegraph CO., and Mortified Telephone
Co.
The following respondents: BridGewatel
Telephone company, Citizens Telephone
* Telegraph company, Guilford Tele
phone company, Hartford e Woodstock
Telephone company, Woodsville Telephon,
company, Peoples Telephone company, d
| l.. Mcguire, Essex Telephone company
and Vermont Peoples Telephone com
pany are no longer engaged in a tele
phone business and are therefore dis
| missed
The Coos Telephone company and Co
operant Telephone company do no bust
ness which is exclusively within the State
of Vermont and not coming under thu
jurisdiction of this commission are there
fore dismissed.