Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-09
President Of the 4. T. 4 T.
Company Makes Recon-
mendations TO Burleson.
SUGGESTS POOLING METHOD
Land Communication and
Gables Would Be Put Un-
der Separate Manager.
WANTS SYSTEM OF U. S.
Adviser 70 Postmaster Gener-
al Says Need Of Unifica-
ton Ia Apparent.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.--Pop,tns
Of the telephone and telegraph faciii-
ties Of the country on the on hand
and the marine cable lines on the
other, each. with . comprsh sns1vs
operating organiuotion under Q
single executive head, 10 recon msnd- :
I'd to Postmaster General Burieosn
by Theodore NJ. Vail, presidsnt 81
the American Telegraph and Teis-
phone company.
In his letter made public today.
Mr., Vail said the pooling arrange
msnt would he brought about with
out dismem mberment OF the proper
Ties ana In such . manner that they
could be turned back 10 private
ownership AT the expiration OF the
psrled Of government control.
Mr.. Vail, who 10 acting ~ eouN-
DENTAL sdvtser TO Postmaster Cen
eval Burleson In the eontrsl Of the
wire COMMUNICATION aystsms taken
over by the government. dlsou0sd
ions separately. n the United Rtases.
he aid. 10 TO become . cenmsrciai
and Industrial wssld center an
American cable system consonant
with obliGations end opportunities
OF the country mus b Organized.
Wants Unlaea stssss eyasa.
There must bs Q Unitsd States
.ys,em which will place this country
directly In CON n unloAtien with every
coun,ry With which Ss have or hope
s.s sty' a.:'gs: :tv:T''si v:S 4. ~; |: !:
system wsmSs Sss - 5 nlsS. s"' oSs wS',% cs
the centsrs Of the world systsm n
ve expect 20 eonspste on even tsrms
With the world or b prppsrly con-
reach.
The Immediate 'svd prc~,ns
necessity In for the Sast caant---
South American csbis 20 Utve shis
county and the River Pia(te eovn.
tries direct cable oommunto>ti
The congrsao has au(hoeiosd
combination In foreign commercial
enterprises. 10 the advsatagss and
nsee:aities we're properly brsseHtsl
should b possible 70 obtain
promptly such authorization or iesis-
huon ~ would sivs under the
assncies Of the government, suthor.
ny for combination and operation Of
al electric inter-eommunicsting sys-
TENS. In direct connsotior and CO.
ordinationl with the national wire
system. between this country and ali
foreign countries
CsSSes usnsssasa.
There 70 one thing that calls for
immediate action. The cabls siiua-
uon is. and has been crave. Con-
festion p now tho rule and aceumu-
htion OF business u at umes serious
ana when the activities ef the peacs
,onfernce are really commenced IN
Europe. II will be neatly incrGasoA.
IL 4 were lawful or n u could b
brought about by consent OF the
proprietors. II would b Q Grses fsa-
,ure for the commercial and political
interest OF the United 0tAtes and Of
great advantage to every country
.eAehed by direct eemHunication. "
tns cable systsms could be eonsoli- |
aA,ed into one sySeem and the cable |
gmsm, rSsrranssd and extended
"saeh q combination would aa
once bring about an impestant saw
ING In cost ef eperation."
For tho unlfleation Of the And
wires, Mr.. Vail sugssstsd creation |
VI thres operating divisions each |
embracing the dintinctive operation |
of telephone sesvtcs' and ",sle- |
saph service" and ehe 'maintsna nee |
and manipulatioos Of wires Of sys-
.sms a. distinct from traffic opera
uons Below thoss divisions the or
sanitation could b smplifisd and |
nrsn6ed 70 meet the nsosssitis9 he
aAid, and the whole should operate
under one sxscuuvs head.
N rs,ssraph and tsisphons wires,
M Vail declared, could b. utilised |
Iot both purposes without any
merger or change other than 10 |
nt,ns them into one swttchins term
,hsI ne, at each fsest center. All opera
IONS could be 80 correlated and CO.
o'oinated. he said. ~ 10 bring about !
= very considerable incSsass Ia sf.
,clency and much economy without
uoins anything which could not be
ohaone AZ the end Of n. period Of