The evening world., 1888-06-27
AN EXPRESS WAR.
How the Adams and the United States Com
panies Fight In New Jersey.

HOW tue Adams and the United states Com
panies Fight In New Jersey.
LONG BRANCH, June "a. The Adams Express
Company and the United States Express Company
are engaged in q bitter light over the express busi-
ness Of the northern portion Of the New Jersey sea
coast. The Eight 10 such q hot one that the rates
have been cut from 80 to 80 per cent. and the end
ia not yet at hand. The Adams Express Company
had the monopoly Of the business throughout this
section Of the New Jersey coast for nearly thirty
years. Six or seven weeks ego the Central Rail-
road Of New Jersey signed q contract which gave
the United States Express Company the exclusive
inE The New YORK and Long Branch Kali Railroad ,ai,u all
rail- from New York, and the Sou nern Railway OF
New jersey. The latter road runs to Long Branch
partly by boat and partly W rail. IL passes
through Highland Beach, Seabright, Low Moor,
Monmouth Beach, Atlsniicvile and North Long
Branch.
John Hoey. the General Manager and Treasurer
for many years OF the Adams Express Company.
and VINO recently became Its President, has lived
move made By the rival Of his company. and at
The New York and Tong DsA srsnca R SaE Which
runs down the coast from Perth Ann oy, passing
bank, Long Brancn, West End, Eib.ron, Deal Beach
Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and the other towns
this side of Point Pleasant CITY. has been operated
RaiIroad aud ihe Central Railfoad Of New Jersey.
Each road furnis les one-hslf Of the train service.
COMPANY the right TO ship expires. matter over all
the lines the Pennsyivanis Railroad Company
o OF ss m lsossi i, ias 0 R,aS. lie s S.. a ..ni ao p1nn Is I ri
polnts handsome new horses and wagon. Here
ms comp ny had last year nve WAGONS. THIS year
ianticvlIe, Beach and se4Drignt, aud
S Sys5 'i IL. 0I saS.on nAt GS.s. E HSs va s.Ss 4 1na
| constantly over this. ioute and goods are
s s,.Is. S.Dr ss S SSlspS =. which ~ REACHES sss m WnI'e q
large STORE ior his company in Rothscniids' building
u Wn,; ssO1 Save. * Expr ss: Company cssnS N ' sas n'S ceased the tSt
building next door and Is having It remodelled.
f fsu G1 sns ASa 'Rs,i E : sS SSsd immense ans ssit auaS ~ IL.
mere for ten or aitsen minutes vhiis The ezpfs.,
Al Asbury Park the Adams Express Company hal
more wagons runnip! now than 4 used IN u,
are given such liberal and special lei ms That tEey
can have their goods sent down cheaper by ,xpres
than BY freieht. The United States EXPRESS Com
promises TO be one OF the biggest OF the kinl
ever known IN this State.
General Supt Topping, Of the United States Ell
press Company, did not seem .! all rislurbed owe
wsged down on the Jersey seacoa,t
81 don't wonder" he said, ''that Mr.. Hoe.
feeis a little bit cut up when he sees the yellow
his own place al holly oou; but trerc Is no per
sonaiiIy In the matter with US Ne have simGl
secured q contract wi.h he Jersey CeniIai thai I'll
Adams nus had for q great many years, and W
pI Top pse to do our business whether the Adam
hkes II or not.
"We did not start In TO cut rates. and there ha
been no puUlic reduction made IN the tarin sched
ule. II we have reliable information, nowever
That the Adams is cuttlng rates, Il is pretty cettai
tnat the Uuiied States can meet any reduction
Anoiuer thug, We don't have ~ ask for an
Adams bus ness. 1t comes to us without the AL
Ing. That's Nil l have to say about It,"