The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-22
(speciaI to T,he Farmer.l

Fairfield, Jan. 22-'sWhen person claims to represent the government when he has nothing to do with 1t, = oaid Attorney Alfred S. Perry, owner Of the Hotel Fairfield and proprietor of the Fairfield Printing Company, statement was made yesterday by MT. Perry who has begun fight to get Adams Express free kelivery for this town. It is generally known about cation with the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington. D. C., a few days ago. asking that the free de livery be given to Fairfield The The Interstate Commerce Commis-
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 -'GentIemen-I, Alfred s. Perry. of Fairfield. Connecticut, doing business under the name of the Fairfield Print Ing Co. at Fairfield, Conn, do solemn ly declare and say that I do from day to day buy merchandise in New York city and other places outside of the State of Connecticut, and said mer- chandise Is shipped to me by the Adams Express Company, they, the express company, having offices here at Fairfield. Connecticut, and the said @xpreas company charge me the same rate as they charge at other p aces where collections and deliveries of ex- press are made, while here at Fairfield no collections or deliveries are made. further state that the said town of Fairfield Is town of more than 5000 population and that an extensive ex- press business is done at the offices at the said Adams Express Company. I protest that I and all others, resi- dents of this town of Fairfield, are uniawfully and illegally discriminated against contrary to the acts of Com gregs governing common carriers en- gagged in the interstate traffic. The subscriber asks that the said Adams Express Company be ordered to dis continue their discriminations and to extend to. the patrons of the Fairfield office the service which they are enti- tied to.
 (sfgned) ALFRED s. PERRY
 A few days later MT. Perry received
 '1nterstate Commerce Commission,
 Washington, D. c.
 MT Alfred S. Perry,
 "Fatrfield. Conn
 Dear Sir-Acknowledgm is made Of the receipt of your affidavit com plaining of alleged discrimination on the part of the Adams Express Com pany against Fairfield in the matter of collections and delivery of express
 .sYour complaint has been brought to the attention of the traffic officials of the express company. The commis- sion will communicate with you promptly when reply is received.
 Yours truly.
 HUDSON c. CLEdENLZ."
 Shortly after II o'clock Saturday uOEnluRs fJaCOD hu11an, s3LaLlOn master at the local railroad depot and James W. Ayers, general agent for the Adams Express company, called on MT. Perry at his printing office As the stepped into the office, Ayers is alleged to have exclaimed, I'm a representative of the Interstate Com merce Commission. How much busi- nes do you do here2"
 Tits nobody's business was Per ry'g reply, "but my own"
 How much express matter do you have at the station?"
 That also Is no ones business and if you want to find out, go to the Adams Expres company and consult their books replied Perry.
 Ayers asked why their claimed to be 5000 people in the town and the reply was that the Government filed that number in the report which was taken at the last censs.
 Ayers then said, You went at this matter in the wrong way, Perry, you should have gone to the Public Service Comm 'ssion at Hartford. with your complaint"