The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-01-25
Good News for BnSineSs Mcn
and Farmers.


GOOD News for Business Mcn
ana Farmers.
For several years, nothing could arouse
the Express Companies. Their exorbitant
charges aud their responsibility, except
where losses were heavy and the losers
were ready and able to go to law, have pro
duced widespread Indignation. The plum
deriug of choice fruit has been shameful.
The catalogue of grievances is long. Pub
lie meetings, speeches, resolutions, sharp
newspaper articles, aud appeals to lcgisla-
lures did not ruflle feather. Their earn
ings were enormous, and their stock was
at u vast premium.
About one year ago, an opposition com
pany was organized. Only Sl0,000,000
we're required to buy them oil, aud things
went on as before no, they were worse,
The complaints this summer in New York
Ohio and the whole West, were so griev-
ous, and apparently so lay from hope of
remedy, that they arl reached despair.
Farmers, fruit.growcrs md shippers gen
orally, we're deprived of much of that part
of their earnings which should have been
their profits. The beat informed aud most
comprehensive minds saw that unless they
were chec ed they would absorb to them
selves much of the wealth Ol the country.
A full account e the mayIi'u le Of their OPP
orutiuns, of the extent Of their power and
the expressions they inflicted, would as
tonisli.
They have had full play. There was no
king, dictator, or law 10 reIr ress them.
A short time ago, the Merchants Uu'on
Express Company was organized, with the
central idea OF not being bought out /;
though that was the best bnsiness going,
except not being bought out, AT last the
old Companies wero aroused. A rival was
mounting their golden throne. A "Secret
Circular was issued. Their agents were
instructed to carry freight at such rates as
was supposed would deprive the Company
of business. No limit was made TO deduc.
tions that might be made. Mono should
complain of this. But when they add, they
will receive no freight from the Merchants
Union, 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
I John Smith because they do not Ike hun.
For the same reason captain or con-
d.ctJr might reject passenger. But they
go further. On routes where there is no
competition, old rates are to remain. They
have been charged with being monopolies
this Secret Crculir has served the public
by proving it.
So far the new company is prosperous
| 1t is paying all expenses, and yet its rates
are from 25 to 40 per cent. less than the old
ones. Everywhere the people see and par.
ticularly those in the West, whose transac.
tions with those in the East are immense,
that, in a manner, their salvation depends
upon the continuance of this competition.
| II = ,It F,v Ia hny ,lt
carried for nothing, or even at q premium
Tor few months. They do not choose tt
be bribed for the purpose of being ensaveC
hereafter.
The Merchants Union Express Company
carries goods, packages and valuables, OF
the main routes stated below. Others will
be opened soon. From New York TO 81
Paul by Hudson River or Harlem Railroad
and New York Central to Boffalo, by LAX
Shore to Cleveland, by Toledo with branc
to Detroit thence by Michigan Central, o
by Michigan Southern and Northern lndi
ana, then to Milwaukee &C., also from Rom
to Watertown, also to Boston by Stoning
ton, to Philadelphia by Delaware and Rari
tan Railroad, also from Cleveland TO Cir
cinnati by Columbus, thence to st. Loui
by Ohio and Mississippi, thence to Kansas
City by Pacific Railroad also from Cincifi
natl to Terre HATTIE, via Dayton and from
Indianapolis 10 all poiuts on the eight dil
lerent roads except to JelfersOnvillc, ais,
from Chicago to st. Lous by Bloomington
auFf Springfield and to Rock Island by Kocl
Island Road.-N Y. Tribune.
The Tribune in the above article, doe
not state the case half strong enough. TIL
Headquarters Of the Merchants Union Ex
press Company being in this city, we ar
able to ascertain the facts more fully tina
our cotemporaries.
This Company is now running in additio
to tho routes mentioned by the Iribunt
tie follow ng:
The Rome, Watertown and osiensburl
Road to Water town. Cape Vincent, OgdenS
burg, Pottsdam, aud Kingston, Canad
West. They also run the Utica and Blacl
River, Oswego aud Syracuse, Sandusky
Dayton aud Cincinnati, Dayton and Mich
gan, Cincinnati, Hamilton aud Dayton, Unio
Pacific OF Kansas, North Missouri, Iro
McuntaiB, South West Pacific, Evansville
and Cfaw;ordviIle, Des Moines Valley an
St. Louis, Jacksonville aud Chicago Raj
roads, and also tho route from St. Louis
Mo-, TO Memphis, Tenn. Offices are nov
being opened upon The Chicago, Bnrlingto
and Quincy, Chicago and North Westel
WI W Oub''lNot
from indianapolis to Louisville, Ssndnsky
Mansfield aud Newark, and Erie and Pitts
t buig Railroads.
The Merchants Union Express Compan
has to-day in successful operation owe
+ eight thousand miles Of lines. X has NOR
Z offices than either of the ol Exl ress Con
. panies and in few weeks will have NOR
S Offices established and greater number {
miles Of lines in successful operation tha
I both the United States and the Alneriea
Express Companies combined. s.
. Its material is all new aud Of tho be-
j quality. 1t has larger surplus Of reser,
n furd 10 pro,iis against all possible col
t'ngencies, than either the United States {
!. American Express CONF anies. This sn
4 pl1s Is invested in Government bond
a drawing interest for the benefit of stoe
Q holders The sympathies of tho o. til
v business public are with it. It's busine
J. ia already immense, Can any prude
h thoughtful man give us any reasen why !
d stock is not intrinsicaly worth far mo-
/ than the stock Of either Of the old Compa
!, esY-Aaburn Advertiser.
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