Show TELEPHONE COMPANY rl Al AUDITOR o ON r ST STAND rD Al I IN r RATE HEARING In tho the hearing hearin- of or tho the application of or tho the Mountain i States Telephone and company yesterday for tor the retention of ot the Burleson rates which wore were In tn effect when the wire transmission aba sion lines wore were under government con con- II H W. W Ballard auditor of or ells dis was on the tho tand stand the en entire entire en- en tire s Ever Every Indication atlon Is that the hearing will continue for tor a week to ten da days daya An effort was made to ascertain what the overhead expenditure was In tho the way of salaries paid tho officials of the company In Denver and Milton Smith counsel for tho the company promised prom prom- I e l to produce the amount here hero to- to to day Mr Ballard quoted figures uros on tho the valuation of oC th the physical property S VV |