The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-28
WILL EXTEND ITS DELIVERY.
EXPRESS COMPANY EXPECTS TO GO
SOUTH OF ANDERSON.

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This VIII BE Agreeable Information
for Residents of the section That
Have Heretofore Had TO Take
Their own Express Packages-rhc
Company Has Not Yet Gone beyond
Anderson Street-Tenth Is Men
toned as the Possible Extended
Limit--TweIfth would BE More
Satisfactory CompanS's Agent
Says Extension win BE Made a.
soon as Additional Horses and
wagons Can he Secured.
The southern limit of the Southern Ex-
press Company's city delivery Will be eN-
tended beyond Anderson street, where Il
has been for some years. This will be
agreeable news to the residents OF the
section that villa be taken in.
Mr.. f. c. Spence, Savannah agent for
the company, was seen yesterday and
asked why it is mat the company has
not made deliveries south of Anderson
street. He replied that the facilities of
the company were not equal to 1t. but
that the matter had been under advise
ment and the decision was reached to eN-
tend the limit just as soon as the neces-
sary additional wagons and stock could
be secured.
1t has not yet been determined just how
much further the limit will be extended.
Mr.. Spence mentioned Tenth street as the
one that may succeed Anderson. Twelfth
has come to be regarded as boundary
of dense population, and the company
would be comforting a still greater favor
if, when extending, it should make that
street its limit
Mr.. Spence was told that there has been
some dissatisfaction expressed on account
of the failure of the company to deliver
teyond Anderson street, and his informal
ton of the intended extension was given.
He said the volume of business the eX-
press company has to handle is great in
the section north Of Anderson and that it
could hardly be expected to go beyond
a certain limit. Even after the limit is ex-
tended, he fears that there win be kick
registered by those beyond it, just as resi-
| dents south of Anderson have wanted free
! delivery. II is believed, however, that the
| public would recognize Twelfth street as
fair boundary and would be content to
let it remain without protest until such
time as The population beyond 1t would be
| come dense enough for it's business 10
warrant free delivery.
II is with the section north of Anderson
street that the express company has che
| bulk of its business. Mr.. Spence said a
great many packages were received for
residents south of that street during the
| holidays, hut many of them were of che
once-a-year sort. The delivery service OF
| The company was particularly needed for
the business of the northern section, the
wagons having to be doubled up and made
10 run over time in order to get the Office
relieved of the congestion that would have
| followed had the management been unable
TO effect deliveries. Those routes that ordi-
narily have but one wagon had four on
during the days Immediately preceding
! Christmas.
Mr.. Spence said there Is not a city in tbs
| United States that has no limits set fol
the free delivery of express goods. He
! called attention to the fact that railroads
do not deliver freight, and that many
of the classes of goods received by tbs
express company for shipment have nC
more excessive charges than those that
are made for freight by the railroads. .
The free delivery, Mr.. Spence continued
| was not obligatory upon the express com
pany, but is adopted for the benefit and
/ convenience of its patrons. The contract:
into which the company enters with con
| signors call for the delivery of the good!
| in the city TO which they are shipped only
the address of the consignee not entering
into the agreement at all. New YORK
! Washington, and in fact, all the cite:
1 have delivery limits, and Savannah has
been no worse of than others.
| In Savannah the express company has
fifteen wagons and thirty-three horses
These are all needed for the delivery OF
express goods and their collection in the
/ section north of Anderson. To cover the
route that will be added to the present
a. r. .atA
/ wagons will be put on.
! Few cities in the country and probably
none of the population of Savannah are
within a smaller area and for the extent
of its territory the express company has
! heretofore given a very limited delivery