Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-06
TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS
The United States Express Company
Becomes Defunct Sept. 30 Short
Line To Supersede Ex-
press Co.

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On and after September 80. -four
weeks from Saturday next. the Uni
ted States Express Company will close
out business in this city, after a quar-.
ter of century. So far as the United
States Express Company in Annapolis
is concerned, it will become defunct.
Annapolis, however, will not entire
ly lose the express business, for the
Short Line, in measure, if not en-
tirely, will supersede the United
| States Express. In addition to the
parcel service spoken of in yesterdays
Capital, the Maryland Electric Rail-
ways Company have made arrange
ments to operate an express line at
rates greatly below the express rates
charged formerly by the United States
Express Company, whose minimum
rate was 80 cent per 100 pounds, while
that of the Short Line Express will be
80 cents per 100 pounds.
Packages not exceeding 300 pounds
will be carried on certain passenger
cars, to which baggage cars for the
purpose are attached. The minimum
charge for any shipment will be 80
cents. The following are some of the
items in circular pertaining TO the
inauguration of the Short Line Ex-
press, recently issued by the Com
pany:
Furniture, live stock, bulky articles
of light weight, coal oil, burning
fluid, friction matches, articles of
combustible nature and of fragile ma
terial will not be accepted for ship
ment.
Packages containing or consisting
in part of china, crockery, glassware,
terra Gotta ware, paintings, pictures
and bottles containing liquids will be
accepted for shipment only at owners
risk.
Packages will not be called for at
residences or place of business of con-
signor, nor will they be delivered at
residences or place of business of con-
signee, but will only be accepted at
and delivered to stations shown in list
on opposite page. At Baltimore ship
ments will be accepted apd delivered
at Camden Station. At Annapolis
shipments will be accepted and deliv-
cred at Bladen Street Station.
Shipments destined to stations not
having agents of this company will be
delivered at the station and the COM
pany will not be responsible for such
shipment after delivery has been made
to the station.
Shipments will be accepted for for
warding between a. m. and 6.15 p.
IN. and will not be accepted for ship
ment or delivery on Sundays.
Articles packed in ice or containing
liquids of any kind if leaking will not
be accepted for shipment, or articles
the character or condition of which
may endanger the safe and satisfac-
tory transportation of other articles
for which may cause inconveniece or
annoyance to passengers will not be
accepted for shipment.
The Company does not guarantee
any specific delivery of shipments and
will not be responsible for loss or
damage in any way arising from de-
lay in delivery.
The Company will not be repson-
sible for any amount in excess of
value of articles or goods lost or
damaged. The maximum limit of
the Company's liability for any one
shipment will be $25.
Each package must be securely
packed and plainly addressed before
being offered for shipment.
Charges on all shipments consigned
to stations other than Baltimore or
Annapolis must be fully prepaid.
Packages, parcels, etc. consigned to
points other than Baltimore and An
napolis will be forwarded to trains
leaving Baltimore and Annapolis as
per schedule at 10 a. m. and p. m.
and 6 p. m. In the event of any mis- =
hap or interruption of service, pack
ages for stations other than Baltimore
and Annapolis will be forwarded as
promptly as possible after that hour,
but shipments are accepted only under
the condition that the regularity of
the schedule and exact time of delivery
is not guaranteed and the Company
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