New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-07
GOOD NEWS FOR BUSINESS MEN AND
FARMERS 81


For several years, nothing could arouse the Express
Companies. Their exorbant charges aud their ire
spousibility except where losses heavy and the
losers were ready and able to go to law have pro-
duced widespread indignation. The plundering Of
choice fruit has been shameful. The catalogue Of
grievances is long. Public meetings speeches. reso
lutions, sharp newspaper articles, and appeals 70
legislatures did not rufle feather. Their earnings
were enormous and their stock was at vast premium
About year ago, an opposition company was Or
ganized. Only SlJ,00O,00O were required to buy
them off and things went before; no. they were
worse. The complaints this Summer in New-York,
Ohio and the whole West, were grieyous, and ap-
parently SO far from hope Of remedy that they ap-
preached despair Farmers, fruit-growers and ship
pers generally were deprived of much Of that part Of
their earnings which should have been their profits.
The best informed and most comprehensive minds
saw that unless they checked they would absorb
TO themselves much of the wealth Of the country.
full account Of the magnitude Of their operations, of
the extent Of their power and the expressions they in
1icted, would astoniSh.
They have had full play. There was no king, die
tator, or law TO repress them.
short time ago. the Merchants Union Express Com
pany organized with the central idea of not being
bought out; though that the best business going,
except not being bought out. At last, the old Com
panies were aroused. rival was mounting their
golden throne A "Secret Circular" was issued.
Their agents were instructed to carry freight at such
rates as was supposed wonld deprive the new Con-
pany Of business. No limit was fixed to the deduc-
tons that might be made. None should complain Of
a .,,,f,f
from the Merchants Union ship TO it, nor, indeed. DO
any business with it whatever they getting ahead
of the times II il the same TO say they will carry
no strawberries for John Smith, because they do not
like him. For the same reason, a captain conduc-
tor might reject passenger. But they go further
On routes where there is competition, old rates
to remain. They have been charged with being mo-
nopoles this Secret Circular has served the public
by proyingt.
So far, the new company is prosperous. II is pay
ing all expenses and yet its rates from rs to 40
per cent less than the old Eyeywhere, the peo
pie sac, and particularly those in tho West, whose
transactions with the East are immense, that, in
manner, their salvation depends upon the continuance
Of this competition II is object for them TO have
goods carried for nothing even at premium, for
purpose Of being enslaved hereafter.
The Merchants Union Express Company carries
goods, packages and yaluables, on the main route-
stated below. Others will be opened soon. From
New-York to st. Paul by Hudson River or Harlem
Railroad and New-York Central TO Buffalo, by LaAe
Shore to Cleveland, by Toledo with branch to Detroit
thence by Michigan Central, or by Michigan South
ern and Northern Indiana, then 70 Milwaukee, &C.
also from Rome TO Watertown, also 10 Boston lr
Stonington, TO Philadelphia by Delaware and Rarta.
Railroad also from Cleveland 70 Cincinnati by Colrm
bus, thence to St. Louis by Ohio and MissSsirr
thence to Kansas City by Pacific Railroads also from
Cincinnati to Tere Haute, via Dayton, and from IT,
danapolis to all points the eight different roads
except to Jacksonville, also from Chicago to 81.
Louis by Bloomington and Springfield, and to Rock
Island by Rock Island Road.