Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-25
EXPRESS roLL rscRElsHD.
Thc Local Companies Advance IN
HaIan Over 40 Peg a,enn.

The Local Companies Advance the
Rates Over 30 Per Gent,
II understand, MIR. Belts, that the
Adams Express Company has increased
It's rates recently. Is that the case ~ in
quired Q 9AgErrE reporter on Monday
morning.
Eyes, sir, there Is q slight increase in
some directions"
SIS II not true, Mr.. Belts, that your
company has within two weeks or SO
made special increase of rates on
parcels and packages to and from points
In Delaware"
mo, sir; three months ago I5 Of the
leading express companies, including the
Adams, B. q o., American, Wells, Fargo
q Co., the Southern, 60, held o confer.
enoe in New York city. What they did
was to change the classification rating on
100 pounds packages transmitted over
the United States. Il was found that
there exists u less pro rata charge upon
them than upon parcels in excess of 100
pounds. 1t was to reotify that that the
change Was made"
well, outside Of that have You made
any increase in Delaware rates5"
s'No, sir."
at looks, Mr.. Belts, as il this were
done In retaliation of the proposed
$40, 600 legislative tax on express business
In this State"
"0h, that's nonsense. The New York
meeting was held in February and the
classification change settled upon two
months before the new bill was heard of.
There is no retaliation in the idea at all.
1t was done simply to settle this cutting
OF rates. The proposed enactment did
not influence the companies action at all.
II would have come about anyhow"
as 1t not true that for % cent pack
age rate to New York you now charge 40
cents, that is that you have made an In
crease OF 60 per cent p
.'No, don't think So" Mr.. Belts re-
piled. II haven't exactly compared the
rates yet, but don't think it amounts to
anything like the increase you say"
AT the B. h o. Office Agent Edwin 8.
Farra made similar explanation of the
classification increase, and denied being
influenced by local legislation in the
matter.
"Haven't you increased the rate go per
cent ~ the reporter inquired.
mo. Tbs rate on 25 cent packages has
been increased to 80. That doesn't make
90 per cent"
'iNo, that will do for 20 per cent. And
that is all you have done1'
That's ALL
Asquite rs per cent of the express com.
panies' business here is comprised in the
100 pounds and UNDER parcels and
packages, all heavier ones being sent, az
very general rule, by railroad freight,
the changes in regard to classification
seems really to affect almost the whole
business of the express companies in
Wilmington.
Different merchants and business men
were seen this morning in regard to the
matter.
William NJ. Pyle, No. All Market
street in reply to question as to whether
he had noticed any recent increase in ex-
press rates replied.
Noticed. why, didn't give them
Hail Columbia this morning about it
The Adams Express Company charged
me 20 cents on two packages from New
York, one 10 pounds and the other 1--WE.
asked them IL there was any redress.
They said no, none at all. There ia no
appeal to anyone about it. It seems tn
me 1t Is monopoly to steal under their
regulations"
Hart q Liohtenstein state that the gen.
ersl increase ia about 80 or 40 per cent.
NN E6tA 80. ID Ina 4s.s le aUht "a
esa.A ezpresssaa aow costs . ceuts an in
Nrsss4 Of SO rcs cent. They iGs. sa.a
that rate on 10.pound parcel.
The Delaware Printing Company thinl
that the Adams Express Company has nc
regular rate at all. Their charges are
irregular. They have increased their rates
recently.
Al W. B. sharp's the rates had not beer
noticed.
John P. Doughten & 90. state that th,
rates. on 100 pound parcels and less havt
been increased about 80 per cent re
GENTLY.
Ats H. Bsynard's, in reply to a ques
tion OF one Of the clerks upon demand
for increased rates to Elkton, the repl,
was that the new schedule required tn
increase.
At Crosby & Hills q slight increase hal
been noticed in the charges.
In addition, it is understood tina
hitherto when Ave parcels, for instance
from dlferant parties in New York wer
sent here under one cover, addressed to
merchant in this city, the expressas
would ne--ssy 40 cents, according to il
weight. Now the express companie
charge 81, making an individual rate Q
40 cents on each parcel which is unde
one cover.