The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-19
STATE 'PHONE
A,>5OClATION
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Was Smed at Important
\ Sting in Barre on
: Friday
BYLAWS ADOPTED;
OFFICERS ELECTED
Papers and Addresses of
Interest to Telephone
Men Given

A keen appreciation of the perplex'
tiles of telephone business and the
lively interest in the suggestions OF
how to overcome their many difficulties
marked the convention of the CONNECT.
ing and Independent telephone compan'
les of the state held in Rowland hall IN
this city yesterday. The representatives
of these companies assembled at the in
vitation and as the guests of the New
England Telephone & Telegraph Go. +.
w. Story, assistant to the president OF
the New England Telephone g. Tele.
graph Co. of Boston, presided, and, IN
opening the first session, which took
place at o'clock, welcomed those pres
ent and spoke briefly upon the many
problems in general confronting not
only the small but the large telephone
companies, and stated, that coming
together of those interested in the up
building of the telephone business OF
the state was an excellent means to ex'
change ideas and obtain valuable infor'
nation and assistance.
The various topics considered were in
the following order; Public Rela.
tions," j. H. Gowdey; Cooperation" G
D. Gushing; Telephone Troubles Z
IL. Speare ''The Value of Telephone
Service" T. j. st. Clair; Collections
John Gadd; Development OF Rural
Telephone Service" f. i. Reed; "Ac'
counting Problems" F H. Chesmorei
l"Proper Accounting for Small Teie'
phone Companies" +. Z. Waring; Re.
Ilation of the State TO Public Utilities,
IA. w. Foote: problems of the Com
mercial Department, ]. F. Hall; 'En
lgineering.' G. F. Hagermsn; 'Univer
sal Service" c. L. 0yitt; "Rates ana
Practices, NJ. w Hicks; "Toll Trafiic,'
is. r, Parker A general discussion fol
lowed each of the foregoing topics anc
much information of value was brought
out in the suggestions presented
At the completion of the Afternoon
business meeting those present per
fected the temporary organization o.
1.-THE Telephone Association of Vermont
adopting bylaws and electing the fol
flowing directors: c. d. Gushing, BETH
lei: F. Fl. Chessmore, Jonesyille: A. w
Foote. Mddlebury; c. L. Speare, West
ICorinth: j. F. Alexander, Saxtons Riv'
Ter; f. w. Story, Boston; NJ. w. Hicks
Grsnville.
A buffet lunch, then served by the To-
cal employees of the telephone company
met with satisfaction on the part OF all
present.
At 7:30 a short entertainment was
given comprising vocal and instrument
al selections followed by three reels OF
moving pictures, two of which we're ed
lncational films of interesting features
of the telephone business. The enter
tainment was in charge of F. f. Cox OF
Boston, editor of Telephone Topics
publicity department, y. f. T. & 7. Co.
with the assistance of the following
Iemployes: Miss Eva NJ. Childs, Burling
ton. piano selection; Miss Ardella NJ
Towne. Burlington, vocal solo; Mist
, Gertrude NJ. Dale. Barre, vocal solos
, Charles Gibbons, Barre, vocal solol
, Martin r. Frasso. Barre, violin, and
Mrs Harry H. Colombo, Montpelier
piano All of the numbers met with
fAnnFHEiaIloN ana NllNhitN hNAN hAaN W
Z der Of the evening Community singing
twas interspersed and the entertainment
: closed at $50 with the singing oi
America.
, Those present were: F. W. Story, as
sistant TO the president; G. +. Hager'
man. engineer; F. +. WaUing, travelling
auditor: G. A. Beale. special agent oi
the \. Z. r. & T. Co. Boston; J.
Hall division commercial superintend.
Ient w. T. Durfee, division plant su'
perintendent; : + Parker, division
traffic superintendent; George Parker
division foreman: J. r. Mclaughlin
: division engineer of Rutland; J. F. 81
iClair. general manager, Franklin Coun.
: ty Telephone Co. st Albans; Johr
lGadd. general manager, Connecticut
Valley Telephone Co., Plymouth, \. II
M VI. Hicks. general manager. Gran
! VILE Telephone Co. Granville. \. Y; ! .
IL Gowdey, y. =. 7 & I. Co, Mont
pelier.
ALSO the following Representatives
fof the small telephone companies oi
.the state +. A. Field and }. F. Smith
Of the Addison and Panton Tel CO
.Ncrgennes: c. L. ONitt Of the Northern
Central and Citizens Tel. Cos, Enos
hurr Falls: 4. 4. Preble Of the Cham
lplain Tel Co. N!dport: Lieut.. Gov. a
" Foo;e Of the Cornwall Tel. Co, Mid
ldleburv: ?. H. Ovitt. Farnsworth lines
lEposburg: =. II. Gates, Franklin Tel
60. Franklin: John Horican. Isle Ia
Nofte Tel. Co. North Hero; " T. Bell
Iuuenburp Tel. Co. South Iunenburg.
Ia T. Davis. Molly Falls Tel Co.
Narshfeld: {. NJ Goodrich, Nor;hheld
Tel. Co Mortified. C. L. Speare and
"a n Andrews. Orange County Tel
CO. West Corinth; J. = Alexander
IS Saxtous River Tel Co. Saxtons Riv-
Ter. ". II. Foote. Rutland County Tel.
co Pawlet. q. r Dickey, Topsharn
Tel 90 Fast Corinih; = n Chess
more. Western Tel. & Tel. Co-Ionesvillc,
George Marsh. West River Tel Co
chester: g.. y. Cushing White River
|VsrIev Tel Co. Bethel; p e. Poole,
Eastern Vermont Tel lo- south Cor
intb. 2 l. Reed Heath Tel CO. Shei-
hrrre Mass y u Battreli. White
Piyer and Interstate Tel Co. Norwich;
.F +. Dedrc. Lyme Tel Co. Post Mile
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