The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-02
RYAN SHOWS
EXPRESS Tim
ALSO TELLS or 0nArUlF1ne
OUT or EARNINGS VI
COMPANIES.
COSTS $4,000 YEA
RATES CHARGED Fan 49,
ABROAD THAN IN UNI
STATES, WITNESS TrIsxa
COMMISSIONERS LANE

WASHINGTON. Feb. i.--Gra&
in the nature Of small prssee1
officials of express conpanies
out OF the earnings Of the conn
amounting to $4,000 per year t
Adams Express Company aion
one of the statements made
express hearing today before
state Commerce EoInuissionek@4
these Brhlullies, explained eNN
hyan, SPECIAL examiner Of tn
mission who Was the oniy wlIuS
day, were in the shape OF clSAx
Quurs, nowers, turkeys and entAe
Inents.
"Do the turkeys go to the conn.,
employees, sucn as the drivers
commissioner Aune. %
mo, sar." repiiea Mir. Ryan.
60 TO railroad oii,ciais.
"how about the snippers3
"They get cigars anu small gAve
The amount spent Ny Tue
Company In this manner Was e.
as q fair average ior olher cotsite
explained Mr. Ryan. 81
II was not shown, however,
these "sratuitles' hau ever afnQt4
to anything more expenslve
box OF cigars. a bottle of Wnae1N
an automobile ride. Atr. 1SyamNMs
put IN evidence numoer of at4s
cal exhibits showing that 49,
companies in this country
twice the rate for carrying paNa
than England. France or tzermNt
improvements EApsnosve. III y
1t Was also SHOWN BY tlI6
that the American Express CCmp
business m the country have eS
earning handsome pronts TOR j.
stockholuers and that bsttefmen&1M
CHARGED to current expenses AndN
ating expenses. The erect VI AZ
statement caused attorneys Of the
rierz to ask q series Of que1z1014
the trend Of the testimony gtxaM
Mr.. Ryan showed that the tm
ments and bettermenis Of sefNtc9 IL
paid for out OF the rates &uA y
credited to capital.
The comparAllve statement u1MtMM
the witness. showing the result o&
investigation of European express 6
pauies was Introduced In 0vx0Nl
Mr.. Ryan stated that taking = n1X
pound package for distance Of III
70 nifty mtles the rates In tia LII
states were some thirty to itfty 81
In france, ~ cents: Germany
cents, AMI Great Britain ~ c4Ak
distance Of Ave hundred nc3t
fifteen pound package costs - Il
United States from so cents 70 ~
in France, 50 cents: Germany, e3C
and Great Britain, "A cents. HI
twenty-five pound package Tor
hundred miles 1t was shown THU
cost from IS cents to 31.eO in
United States: In France, $l-l3s
many, So cents. and Great Brtta0
cents. For the same weight Dae
for 1000 miles, charges were in
$l.92: and IN Germany. Sos. N.
Highest And Lowest Rates
Mr.. Ryan stated that the lOWe99
on the longest haul In the
States was between New Yen
Chicago, 1000 miles. for $l.26. an6
the highest rate for like di6tAm0
between Los Angeles, CaltfoEN1
LAS Vegas, New Mexico. Of 31s4l
In referring 70 express C01q
handling matter intended FOR
destinations. Mr.. Ryan stated tl
American Express Company
$1.Q1 1t New Haven. Coma o
pound packages ). from New
destined for France. The Ffenal
ONCE he said, paid ~ cent16
portation for tho parcel froSG
York to its destination thnA n9Is
the American Company dertS
revenue Of Is cents. Tho
rate, No said. from New York ~
Haven. was IS cents.
Continuing the witness declaEe
the American companies ma
elgn companies nat rate Of e1a
on all packages OF eleven pcu
and from Atlantic ports to any
In tho United States. whereas e2|
average rate collected In the
States on this class Of matte
about Il cents. $500 ~. -
Witness then referred to cthA
tistical tables that had been cn
BY experts Of the Commences Cc
SION relative TO the claims 0
ment OF express companies.
clarod that on the American
Company, oveFchafEes an paclkA
gregnted $4,000 for one mont
that no part OF this had evAn
refunded to patrons. sSsaS
AT this point the hearing ad1N
Cd until tomorrow. NJ ~ III
( $50