, 1866-10-26

Charges AENinkt the WefcAaht& UNION |
Express Company-Dean 1kichn1ond
and The Express Bus1Rlcs>-neettnEo OF
Business Men In Schenectady.
The papers in central New York are giving
4 great deal Of attention to the war between |
the rival Express Companies. We copy
icw extracts:
From the Rochester EnIon.) /
NEncNAS7s' GNIos EarNIse CoAFAST-StN-
GrtAn Kkff4AI1oSs.-Hssins felt an Interest III |
Mcrcha1s' Union Express Company, ond bcliav- .
Ing That euch an institution WAS necessary to re-
Hete the pnbifc from the burthens OF monopoly,
Things tave transpired from tt1me to dine in The
progress Ut organization shat ted us 10 fear thst
the eompany WIS not being iud1cionsly managed.
stock was rot properly expended. Reports ase In
ci:sal-iion thai I19uitc Y be corrected false.
company ard change its management.
Wle.. the eontsncts for The outfit Of the COM
Isny xcIe mste, it L sad the duty Of purchasing
md each eetins without restlieiion. There WIS vas
no competition. and OF course, mach prices
we're PAID then would have isen, had The business
teal cstnie, ETC., were taken It Is alleged 1t
hiEh Qr1c1s.
ss. hs sSsf as Sf s a5sa # atfSa
eteafea 10 rsen,y millions without any notice le
lps given 10 Etoeaholte1e. Ike trst they knew Of
,tsM:, tnt to the business public.
What became Of the five millions Of stock ad-
stock. II is said that one million Of ,hls paid up
I stock was cl1en to the 1a:e Dean Richmond, and
that othes faiirosd officials received large Sims ii
! sock.
~ an e1.mpie Of the way in which the money
Of The s:ceEholdess Is being expended, 1t IS told
rc IN aoa5
t be reed as an asylum for disabled horses. This
eaps the eiims1: When horses ncise ont ,cr
q 70 se oohs y"
pany would think OF rctairing them is pension
It is asserted thatthc stockholders In Pittsburgh
| who took a lively interest In this ncw express
company have nnited 10 30 fn!o the con.ts snd
eo,nest tic ltEslits Of :hc p:oes.dnEs q :as d.
Ne hope he reports fets1sed @ ID to ' arc urfouudea
mnnafers shonld Al once cong before .,6s public
and maEe truthful exhibit Of Affairs ii they can
safely do So. The public Sympathy Is With she
| ertc! lhsse which they are conducting. auI II 1t
ties inl,cionsly and faithfully 10 ,hc Interest et
stockholders, these reports will onI5 Increase
thcl- strength and add to the Me1slse OF their
IFrnm the nuSa1o Commercial !adve-tlssr.l
| MENcHAS1s' CElnS EMPRESS COMPANY STocR.
In an.v er 10 a report that Iye millions Of extra
steek tu the MerrEar!s' uu1on Express company
haE been distributed among leading railroad i1en,
publishes m affidavit hy, Il. 4. Richmonl, ESD,
10 the e;:est that his fathc1, the late peaa Rien
STOCK er was directly or Indirectly Interested IL
| oEc 3o1lG.'s worth thereof
| [Frcn the Schenectady Ccior, October .
| MEETING o., THE FRIENDS AND PATRONS OF TIE
MERcEAsTE' rx1uS ExFEEss CnArASr.-IAe Or
saniza!ion5 Of .his BIZ new M Express companf has ere
ats selIhs on s4f Part q the
thi1ss ileir own way and were @ chefsias ,vhsSi
people thoasht to be ezoshs'aut rEssss. T!srt
saoSe: + ssspaay sRasa III e. ssSsa g5ss
e5p!esa p eiases eves ss sc ha Tse rssass
ao ike M H. ;e sepret,;on aEd pF12ofe s.
MERCHANTS Of The track. ana do away with tonl;
pst;ion of lhs thascboas aud
Sc: encctady, was held On the 18th inst.
The meeting !vas cal!e'i to order BY John B
C1nte, who nominated Joci r. Jones. EST, a.
Chairman and Z. \. Sctemerhorn, u Secretary
The objects OF The meeting were then stated b,
The Chairman at some length, followed bv \: ",
fa1d sGe aninns 1emnsh ~, hh anen oeIes
mously adoptcd:
WuiHEAs, The merchants and husinesa men o
established au Express Company for ,he par5os a
Of giving increaEet iacIlitles for the rahsporta
tioo Of kxp7css packages and merchandise, on.
Of change Tor such transportation v hIeh operas
| as an unreasonable and oppressive burtlen upo
many brauelEs OF trade and i.
pany or.1uizeu 20 obrfaft these unjust exacttoD
OF the Fart Of the Old Express Companies IL TOY
openln; if lines, Hnd n!:nIfssts ilstermieatlo
ture of The business will justify, mud i is dispose
to treat the public WtAA courtesy and ro.iseuess
nLa
NHFnEAe, VIC arc fully satisfied that II is 10
the permanent interest Of merchants anu b9ziues
mel to pntron'ze the Merchants Union E3pIes
, Company and to sustain its managers In III:
policy OF charging only 4 just and fat cQnivuleI
ior services rendered. and nor to enter fnFo ruir
ous competition will the old companies wbic
hare heretofore charged exorbitaut prices, thtrl
for, 5.-,