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Show TELEPHONE INVESTIGATION' In tho countless Investigations7 nnd nppralscmonts of telephono property In different parts of tho country, there has been n Btrlklng decrenBo of uniformity uni-formity In tho values found In oxcusa of Uiobo carried on tho tolnphoix books. In IJoston, for Instance, the existing plant could not he duplicated for 35 per cent more than Its present book value, according to commission reports. To duplicate tho telephono in New York City alone would cost n million dollnrs moro than Its present pre-sent book value, and so on among tho great cities of the country -Cleveland (Ohio) Fiuaucc, Oce. 11, 1913. |