Before the Public Service Commission of the State of Vermont; Vermont Telephone Rate Case, Docket Number 340. in Re Addison & Panton Telephone Company Et ALS. Brief for Defendants, New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, Champlain Valley Telephone Comp (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1914 Excerpt: ... in evidence at the request of the Commission, and are as follows (State Rec, Vol. 11, p. 86): --New England Telephone and Telegraph Company in Vermont.. $2,025,000 Champlain Valley Telephone Company 100,000 Franklin County Telephone Company 110,000 Passumpsic Telephone Company 420,000 Vermont Telephone and Telegraph Company 270,000 $2,925,000 E. SUMMARY. Here, then, we have two distinct valuations of the property of these defendants, in addition to the information contained in the companies' books, and all of them in substantial agreement. A tabulation, not only of the book values, but of the values as determined by the Manson inventory and tax appraisal, is submitted herewith. (See page 78.) VIII. REVENUE. Tabulations of the revenue and expense of the several defendants and of the combined companies were filed and sworn to by Auditor Longley for the years 1911 and 1912 and for the year ending June 30, 1913. These statements formed a part of Exhibits 164 to 180, inclusive, and are herein tabulated for reference. (Opposite page 80.) A. NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY IN VERMONT. In the discussion of income of the New England Company in Vermont no question was raised as to any item except toll revenue, and indeed there was no ground for question, as it appeared from the testimony of Auditor Longley that all revenue derived from exchange service rendered within the State, all rentals from attachments to poles located within the State, rentals of instruments to any connecting companies in the State, telegraph commissions, private line rentals, and all other income from business done within the State had been included (State Rec, Vol. 7, pp. 111-112), with this modification that the income from 690 stations actually located in Vermont had been includ...