Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-23
Good for Maine.
All the Late Big Deals Help Homo
Folks.


/ American Express Reduces Rates and
Brings us Nearer to New York.
The long time and deep seated belief
that consolidation, monopoly and exten-
sion Of service, As applied to railroads and
express corporations, tended toward in
crease of rates and consequent ex ortions,
has nearly or quite disappeared. Such
claims, in view of the occurrences of the
past few wears. cannot now be well main
tanned, for wherever railroads and express
companies have combined, or have extend
ed their lines in New England. the result
has been the afording of lower rates, bet
ter service aud faster time. Examples Of
this lie at our doors. Since the Boston 4
Maine acquired the Eastern, the Lowell
and other Massachusetts roads, and gained
the control of the Maine Central system.
giving the Boston 4 Maine q monopoly Of
the freight and passenger traffic by rail be-
tween Maine aud the rest of the world.
lower rates have ruled, better cars have
been run, more trains have been put on;
he speed has been increased and thus, di-
rectly and indirectly, every man, woman
and child, every business industry and
every farm and summer resort In Maine
has been benefited. Excellent as the ser
vice of the roads was considered to be- a
few years ago no business men or shippers
OF Maine would now advocate a return to
such service, for under consolidation and
extension that old time service has become
obsolete Under the new system Of con
soliiation and extension. transfers and
consequent -elays have been greatly re-
duced 10 number, safety and quick des-
patch have been increased. and lower rates
rule. Whether or not the maximum has
b..,,p h.I of h..s tod
but the last move OF the American Express
Company is long step toward 1t, and is
worth the careful attention OF the bust
ness / tere,ts of Maine, As 1t presages a
great saving TO the State.
Until within month. Maine people do
ing business with all Southern New Eng
lanu, by express. have been obliged to pay
double rates That Is, they were Obliged
TO pay the charges of two express com
psni--. The American Express, which
does the express business In Maine, had no
Office south of the Boston aud Albany
road. which runs through Central Massa-
chusett-. II did not have an office In the
states of Rhode Island and Connecticut
1t was obliged TO give up It's Maine bu.i-
ness to other companies in Boston, and
when these in return had goods for Maine
the American was obliged to pay higE 10
cal rates when such goods were received
Ii cost. for instance, as much from Hart
ford To Boston, as from Boston To Ban
gor
But the American Express has secured a
first class service over the New York and
New England road. and Is now the only
express company running on passenger
trails from New York to points east Of
Boston. II has already opened l02 offices
In the state Of Connecticut and 80 IN Rhode
Island. 1t has now In Massachusetts, be
tween Boston and New York. - offices
Merchandise to or from any of these points
are way billed direct and therefore are
subject 10 but one rate This means a
great reduction In price OF transportation
10 Maine people. But III order to obtain
the advantage merchants and others or
dcring packages from New York city and
points In Connecticut and Rhode Island,
should order in a plain way, shipments to
he msde by American Express. shipments
made from New York by any other line
will be bject to double rates.
The Lew extension Of the service OF the
American Express ensures quicker transit,
here Is no delay caused by q transfer
TO another company. This brings New
York nearer to Maine than ever, and may
cause Maine shippers. who now sell In Bos-
ton only, To seek the larger market. How
ever that may be, the proper thing now
for receivers to do when they order. is 10
say, ship by American Express only"