Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-11-17
From the New York 7ri6vne
Good News for Business Men and Far.
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For several years nothing could arouse the
| Express Companies. Their exorbitant charge:
and their responsibility, except where losses
were heavy and the losers were ready and able
to 60 to law, have produced wide spread indg
nation. The plundering of choice fruit has
been shameful. The catalogue of grievances
| is long. Public meetings, speeches, resolutions
sharp newspaper articles, and appeals 10 legis.
latures, did not ruf11e a feather Their earnings
were enormous, and their stock was ct vast
premium.
About one year ago, an opposition company
was organized. Only Sl0,0OO,00O were required
to buy them off and things went on as before ;
no, they were worse. The complaints this
summer In New York, Ohio and the whole
West, were SO grieyous, and apparently 80 Gar
from hope of remedy, that they approached
dispair. Farmers, fruit-growers and shippers
generally, were deprived of much of that part
of their earnings which should have been their
profits. The best Informed and most compre-
bensiVs minds saw that unless they were check
ed they would absorb to- themselves much of
the wealth of the country. A full account of
the magnitude of their operations, of the extent
OF their power and the oppression they inflicted,
would astonish.
They have had full play. There was ne king,
dlctator, or IL W to, repress them.
A short time ago, the Merchants Union Ex-
press Company was organized, with the central
idea of not being bought out though that was
the best business going, except not being
bought out. At last, the old eompapies
were aroused. A rival was mounting their
golden throne A "Secret Circular" was Issued.
lheir agents were Instructed to carry freight at
such rates as was supposed would deprive the
Companies of business No limit was fixed to
the deductions that might be made None should
complain of this. But when they add, they
will receive no freight from the Merchants Un-
ion nor ship to it, nor, indeed, do any business
with it whatever, they are getting ahead of
the times. 1t is the same as TO say they will
carry no strawberries for John Smith, because
they do not like him. For the same reason, a
captain or q conductor might reject passen-
ger. But they go further. On routes where
there is no competition, the old rates are to re-
main. They have been charged with being
monopolies. This Secret Circular has served
the, public by proving it.
30 far, the new company is prosperous. 1t
Y paying all expenses, and yet its rates are from
20 TO ~ per cent less than the old ones. Every
where the people see and particularly those in
the West, whose transactions with the East are
immense, that, in manner, their salvation de-
peDds upon the continuace of this competition.
1t is no object to them to have goods carried
Tor nothing, or even at premium, for few
months. They do not choose to be bribed for
the purpose OF being ensaved hereafter.
The Merchants Union Express Company
carries goods, packages and valuables, on the
main routes stated below. Others will be ope-.
ed soon. From New York to st. Paul by Hud-
son River or Harlem Railroad and New York
Central TO Buffalo, by Lake Shore to Cleveland,
by Toledo with branch to Detirot, thence bx
Michigan Central, or by Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana, then to Milwaukee, &c. also
from Rome to Waterfowl, also to Boston by
StoningtoD, to Philadelphia by Delaware and
Rartan Railroad, also from Cleveland to Gin
cinnati by Columbus, thence to ST. Louis by
Ohie and Mississippi, thence to Kansas City by
Pacific Railroad also from Cincinnati to Ter
re Haute, via Dayton, and from indianapolis to
Gil points on the eight different roads except to
Jefiersonvlle. also from Chicago to st Louis
by Bloomington and Springfield, and to Rock
Island by Rock Island Road.
From the Auburn Adcertizer
fhe head9uaTteIs OF the Merchants Union Express
Company being 10 this city able ascertain the
laSis pore iuliy than our cotemporaries
This company Is running addition to the routes
mentioned by the Tribune, the following:
The Rome, Wstertown and ogdensburg Road to Water.
town Cape Vincent ogdersb1rg, PotsSam, and kings
ton, Cansda West They also run the Utica and Black
einnat Dayton and Michigan Cincinnati Hamilton and
Dayton, Union Pacific of Kansas North Missouri Iron
Vile Des Mones Valley aud ST. Louis Jacksonye and
SMheago IN hailroads and also the route from St. Louis
upon Chicago Burlington and Quincy 6saSpp Speed aSd
North Western, Illinois Central TO Dubuque Jefferson
rlue from Indianapolis to Louisville, Sandusky Mans
held and Newark, and Erie and Pittsburg Railroads
The Merchants Union Express Company mas todav
In successful operation over eight Thousand miles Of
lines Ii has Offices than either Of the old Express
Companies and in few weeks will have more ofices
established and greater number of miles of lines in
successful operation than both the United States nd lie
American Express Companies combined.
Its material u all and OF the best aaaty 1t has
larger surplus or reserve fund provide against all
possible contingencies than either the United states or
American Express Companies This surplus is invested
IN Government bonds, drawing interest for the benefit
Of stockhoders The sympathes OF the entire business
Rnotc are with It. Its business lie already immense
Can prudent. thoughtful ali
reason why its stock il not intrinsically worth r more
than the stock Of either of the old ComHanie.y