The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-22

selves away from Us, those who would neSsr
condescend to grant our desires nor to meet
our demands, to the effect that 20 many dio-
ceses Of Italy, deprived Of their pastoral con-
ISOLATION and protection should have their
Bishops.
MERCHANTS UNION ExPREss COM
PANH.
Coed News fer Business Men and FAR
ners.
For several year,, nothing could arouse the
Express Companies. Their exorbitant
charges and their irresponsibility, e1 cept
where losses we're heavy and the losen we're
ready and able to 20 to law, have produced
wide spread indignation. The plunderiig of
choice fruit hes been shameful. The esta
logue ofgrievanees is long. Public meet
ings, speeches. resolutions, sharp newspaper
articles, and appeals 10 legislatures, did not
ruffle feather. Their earnings we're ehor-
mous, and their stock was at q vast premiuu
About one ear ago an opposition dom>
pany Vas organised. Only s 10, O00, 900 we're
required TO buy them on, and thines vent ON
| - before; no, they we're worse. The CONS
plants this summer in New York, Ohio ead
the whole West, we're so grevious, aad sp
parently so far from hope Of remedy, that
they approached despair. Farmers, fuit-
growers and shippers generally, we're debriv
which should have been their profits. The
best informed and most comprehensive minds
saw that unless they we're checked they would
absorb to themselves much Of the wealth Of
the country. A full account Of the msgni
tude Of their operations, of theextent of their
power and the expressions they inflicted,
would astonish.
They have had full play. There was no
king. dictator or Law to repress them.
A short time ago, the Merchants Union
Express 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 Cotpa-
mics were aroused. A rival was mou hing
their golden throne A .Secret Circular
was issued. Their agents we're instructed to
carry freight at such rates q was supposed
would deprive the Company Of business
No limits were fixed 70 the deductions that
might be made. None should complain of
this. But when they add, they will receive
no freight from tho Merchants Union nor
hip TO it, nor, indeed, do any business With
il Whatever, they are getting ahead Of the
times. !, 10 the same Is 10 ray they will car
~ no strawberries for John Smith, because
they do not like him. For the Same reason,
captain or . conductor might reject pes
senger. But they 60 further. On routes
where there 10 no competition, old rstss are
to remain They have been charged with be-
ing monopolies; this Secret Circular has
served the public by proving it.
so far, the new company is prosperous, It
10 paying all expenses, and yet its rates are
from rs to 10 per cent less than the old ones
Everywhere, the people see, and particularly
SAAao srt ho
The East are immense, that, in . manner,
their salvation depends upon the continuance
of this competition.
1t 10 no object for them to have goods car
| ried for nothing, or even . premium, for
few months They do not choose I'd be
bribsd for the purpose of being enslaved here
after.
The Merchants Union Expresa Company
carries goods, packages and valuables, on the
main route, stated below. Others will be
opened soon. From New ork to 81. Paul
by Hudson River or Harlem Railroad and
New York Central to Buffalo, by Lake Shore
| TO Cleveland, by Toledo with branch TO De-
| .roit, thence by Michigan Central, or Mich.
gan Southern and Northern Indiana, then to
Milwaukee, &C.; also from Rome 70 Water
town, also to Boston BY Stoninston, to Phila-
delpbiA by Delaware and Raritan Railroad,
also from Cleveland to Cincinnati By Colum.
bus, thence to st. Louis BY Ohio Misss.
| sippi, thence to Kansas City by Pacific Rail
road; also from Cincinnati TO Terra Haute,
via Dayton, and from indianapolis 70 ali
points on the eight different roads except to
Jefiersonsilie, also from Chicago to st. Louis
tby Bloomington and Springfield, and to Rock
Island by Rock Island Kod1.-N " Tri-
bxns.
The Tribune, in the above article, does no,
| state the case hslf strong enough The
Headquarters Of the Merchants' Union Ex-
press Company being IN this city, We are able
to ascertain the facts more fully than our co.
temporaries.
This Company is now running in addition
to the routes mentioned by the Tribune, the
'' IL. Rome. w..erto~n and oed.D,sor,
road TO Watertown, Cape Vincent, Oedens-
burg, Pottsdau, and kingston, Canada West
Thsy also ran the Utica aud Black rived o.
vego and Syracuse, SaHdasky, Daytod and
| Cincinnati, Dayton and Michigan, Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton, Union Pacific of Kan.
sas, North Missouri, Iron Mountain, South
West Paciiic. Evansville and Crawfordyille.
Des MONIES Valley and ST. Louis. Jackson.
vile and Chicago railroads, and also the route
from st. Louis, Mo-, to Memphis, Tenn OG,
6cee are nov being opsuedupon the Chicago,
O1rnn9tOn An0 quincy chicago and North
wessssa, laisois Central 10 Dubuque, JeFer-
sonvills from Indianapolis to Louisville. Sam
dusky, Mansfield and Newark. and Erie and
Pittshurg railroads.
The Merchants Union Express COMPANY
has to-day in successful operation over eight
thousand miles Of lines II has morn ca.ces
than either Of the old express companies !:
ard in : few weeks will have more Offices e..
ItAblished and . greater number Of miles Of
lines in successful operation than both the
United States and the Amsrican Express
Companies combined.
It, material is I'll new and of the best quail
tity. IL hes = larger Surplus or reserve fund
70 provide aesinss I'll possible contingencies,
than either the United States or American
Express Companies. This surplus il invest
I'd in Government boods, driving interest for
the benefit Of stockholders. The sympashies
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