The New York herald., 1867-07-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.


SPECIAL NOTICES.
THE MERCHANTS MONOPOLY.
II is about time The public should be permitted to under
stand the facts relating Express ezssns
and the attsmp. by certain parties noNoPoLIzR THE
ExPREss BUSINESS.
In every community there to be found many schen
ing men, who never originate build up anything lie
quietly in until and hard working bailders
have achieved and leap to obtain, By hook
or crook what these yins sinwai,.rs call their share.
this method of securing profit to themselves they
greatly aided by tho fact Of
musical combination. l. e., made up Of sHARPs and
YLArs The sHARPs &c, up the schemes and the FLATS
furnish the money.
sopstimes the sHARPs come with story Of OIL In tho
bosom of the earth 10 bs by boring and "takng
little stock" and prove by fact that Mr.. B. had
OIL WELL and MIs B. bought pint Of diamonds Of
Tiffany Co.
SHARP by taking lining pocket of FLAT,
the SHARP scarcely waits for tho FLAT from
his exhaustion before plan is presented to make
for late losses and gather future riches
This time perhaps IL win be TELEGRAPH scheme,
which another short route to fortune II FLAT
SHARP proves the goodness Of bis scheme BY citing
much certain telegraph have made and this logic
generally irrssstibls especially whom SHARP
and only Per Of amount subscribed me
company viii be required
Shortly the telegraph schsms 70 sref, and FLAT
hoses his money bat not appetite try another .sood
thing"
SHARP, casting about for somebodyssuccsss attack
discovers sAat the Expresses rsst deal money
during the ysan from issa 70 1885, and gathering to him
other sHARPs from the country towns Of the Rev
York. loc.iy where sHARPs greatly eonrssAs. sAsy
ooncoct raid on the express business
To give any chance Of success VIM require the aid Of
great many FLATS and great deal Of money out IL
good season for both.
sHARPs are aware that during the war. owing to the
great demand made upon railroads by and he
public the roads we're able furnish The Expresses
with facilities to transact With proper prompnsss in an
their exaggerated business; and also that the price
paid railroads BY s1preses transportation on passenger
compelled charge merchants their heavy goods
which would always large whom compared with freight
rates, and ESPECIALLY WHEN RAILROADS, IN THE
HEAT OF OPPOSITION, SOMETIMES CARRIED
yREraHr ONE THOUSAND NILES FOR LESS THAN
oNE-poURrH OF THE RArE THEY CHARGED Ex.
PRESSES FOR rHs FIRST ONE HUNDRED NILES
OF TIE SAME RoHR.
Although there great Express Companies rum
ming in strong oompssiton-vsrens on opposuon-wi.h
each other bsswssn the East West one Of these
Expresses upon Of the srsa. railroad routes the
West experience having t.ush. the old cempaniss-and
since proved TO intsropsrhat but one Ezprsss can t
living on the same nns Of railroad
Hare was material enough for the sHARrs 4sey could
arouse NE supid FLATS BY pointing v the szosp
oaa prsns Of me old companies; they could excite AMI
mostly by Express charges = sresssvs and lay
claim 70 public spirit by processing b. engaged in destroy
ing monopoliss
The sHARPs issued prospectus, which they ala mot
sgn having It would ssem premonion that its false rep
rsssntauon would involve legal liability BY them to the
FLATS ss later date which they now seek 70 escape
a. witness their SWORN sdavs present injunction
ease By claiming thsy sign prospectus were
only named in as officers the proposed Merchants
Union Express Company.
This prospectus instead Of being manly offer for fair
competition bitter and outrageous attack upon The
sxis,ins Express companies contained eoncocon Of
deceptlons which can hardly BY any Pros.
pscsus which promusasOr with the psni
tentary.
The main burden Of is The pront Of The busi
nsss certain TO BY taking little Of their
Then also old companies sraetins monopoly
resulting largo fortunes few derived chiefly from
heavy on the msrchsnts' This sultined by
uon sixth Of this model prospectus foIows:"Hhsro
the Express business has been conducted by several
psnes each independent Others and between which
constant rvsrss have existed. seeking augment
business By carrying goods possible It's
lines however oircuisous." &C.
wha. eonemp.uous opinion of the intelligence Of their
proposed patrons the sHARrs have had insert
those sections documsnsi Rivares and oompss
ing companies in . monopoly
This was to BE- mendsd By the sHARPs' plan Of their
.ors.n.s,ion 70 extend 10 all pafss of the country"
the sHARPs knew anything Of The express business
shey know that they and the old companies could main
tain paying business By runsins two Expresses
ever one railroad route they did know shsu and they
confess n now and herein n the proof that these public
spred men, Who were solely By dosirs 10