The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-07
HONE COMPENSATION
| BASIS L! Is FORMULATED
Esrnts.r OF I.l-... 10 &c Maintained
a. fr-wio'.s DcsvSe of Efficient
scrtl sl
10 ne KEPT UP.
and Gb-oicSccpce VIII
Ec,clrc Sasnc Proportion OF Cur
rent :.cvcnnc as Heretofore.

Ac,@~ ex'cn,led conferences between
: re- r.'.>HtGi.ves OF thr postmaster
n.,,d ..nj g. the He'll system. cover
]. TIA, th~r.. taisiii be- 10 in!sunder-
laGii,... f,ainstaklnE ard exhaustive
s..U-sIoa Ii.5 4 frank exchange OF
cas-. STA: Constitutes just COM
.ax.'iot. itc thc supervision. posses
Ia, c.t!..o. i.!.I operation of TIE Eel
,i.ni t4Eeu over uader the procia-
.z-t nj = 4 r. Of tla l4ited
.s;es ..,.s been agreed upon.
Tn representatives, of the Bel!
fcts.a ta.ou4,.IDut the negotiations
Isl no. .ius but -helpfulness; ask
( no more than they thought ousht
ne ;,a.l by the government. they
pund an intent ana desire To pay
I that ousnt to be paid and for the
rotc..;.on Of the property to do all
hat ou%dt to be done and all that
n been done in the past. In taking
Yer the property the postmaster
hneral also desires TO give coptinuity
p.tta service. and as far as consistent
nth government operation, To The
rfsonncl which has brought the
roperty To IT'S present degree of
.leieaey
From the first exchange Of views
htiI the close. the beil representa-
yes were met by the postmaster gen
+ai ara ms renraeent:ttives in a spirit
alcotIte :at~3ass and with an
arnest desire 10 ,reserve the Serylt e
the n,.hIir and preserve the prop-
fty for the Eropri"(urs as well AS TO
ye fhet,, esfsh!shel returns on their
scuritte..
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eon,orn<,i.aa ycre.
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-, 80 W '''.' y" "
enrv nsriod aSf va. Ia any Nav, con-
aerad as o4.-,f-1..tl.,.f, !. ,.,l1,s for ths
rnpsrt,
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Third The property is - he fully
Daintained 80 as 10 T." turned mack
b the company as good rs when re-
eiyed.
Four n. Augmentation from, current
evenne for maintenance. depreciation
nd obolesrence to he tho same as
he past. an aNeare ~ So per cent
n the fixed capital. amortization Of
Intangible capital to be relatively
cnsi - ~ ~. Al npoxnendal
slanees f~oro hr,h IN no ,nlcStea in
M ,,lat,t az the syster1 Charges
yatrst -ba fonyo~I',fton ~e.nryc ia
) - sosords,ls Win no y,,},u M the
n,ersta4a ,.a,,s,,,,,rc,, 'so,,,.,,,~sloy
F45frfI t.,,YY5tFs...Si t,ar,sffr,e f5zz rf1;t =.
ensffe ana ao,th bon.f,s ,o,v IN
nsr,tfrn IA he ,ea,tfr,,ea
alh'f - '"A+e f'f'iffe i4'''. sA@ite o., |.
usi a. :" "ts lfat" OF rei!'a""l Sfsa, IL
80 - siAs saai isasAAsss,+ ~ Lila WEI IL
's'it
Seventh. The license and rental
contracts between the American Tsie
hone and Telegraph company ana
ne license companies 10 be continued.
nd the American Ietephone ana
FelegFaph company ls 20 give such
Edyice ana ASS stance 49, the losimas-
er general may require. - &c mann
ain us sc3vh'lhF5 'eFhn}cal ana ehsi-
feeTlng departments. ITS patent pro-
3f1tfoA lot the bfHffit 81 inS property
n tfss aaiaSs manner as taer$ssfs,Pf
mr. r G. Ia5tS}s-6 7{tepafaf 70 nave the
Pesa#fS turning fisA EeTaosi. of Ncontfoi
y the operation or the wire system
All lHN@n13"'s. q SCa'"Fit~ ana IDEAS
FhiNh r92y BOW or hereafter be con-
rafled " IN" heU ~ stem
These provisions are for the pro-
Rfcffon 0f thu property. the service