Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-01-30
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Plan AFooT 70 HAVE UNCLE,
PURCHASE THE Exs
PRESS AoMRAbaEsA,~ ~
BILL ALREADY INTRODUCED
governments Power 20 Take Away the
She BGslusss wlthoSSs c0nesbss
ZION probably win Net Sc Exer
elsed.
By GEORGE ctiNToM J

made9by friends Of the parcel post
system to attempt through congress
slonal action to secure legislation for
the purchase Of the express companies
Rnd8to giVssUncle Samsa virtual mo
ncpolysofSthe packageIcafrying bust
ness. This plan has thousands Of op-
ponents, and it may never come to
the fruition, but those opposed to
the schsmeJmay asweukhow definite
ly now that the friends or the pro-
posal are going to work persistently
to secure the end which they have
In view.
It Is sven DCsslbiej that .shepresene
administration Of the postohce de-
partment may urge what "a be cali
ed government ownership Of thessex-
eFsblslne The atteEdIpt which is
to be made to extend the parcel post
business is only to a degree a party
measure. II is possible that more
Democrats than Republicans favor 1t.
but some Of the strongest advocates Of
the proposal are Republicans who or
other matters have been called cons
servatives.
onF wonders II the public generally
EesIf7es tK4tywth6qt any vsdditiopHfI
legislation 1t Is within the power of.
UpcleaSam to enlarge the parcel post
operations to uhApited.
tent under the authority which the
law gives to the postmaster general
acting with the interstate commerCa
commission,
u sHttehcock Has the Power.
The law provides that If the pres
ent system does not work well and
economically and il notifications or
extension Of the zone system andAof
other provisions Of the parcel post
taw3arelnecsesAFyyt the p0stmgsteI gen
eral, after consultation with the IN
terstate commerce commission, and
on It's approval, a make such
changes by executive order as he sees
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has In its possession a immense
zamenpt OF Information ep~ncerring the
work of the express companies. Their
busfnGss1betng7af y@InteFstktelc0m
merce, the matter-ef inquiry and con-
troll 81 1ae1GssthA government permits
n falls 10 Che Tot Of the Interstate
commerce commission, The informa-
ton which the commission holds has
been given to the postmaster general.
In. the, postoMSe department. a spe-
ciaIfy appointed committee IS at. work
studying the present and the future as
they apply 10 the system now In
gHogua Nxperlenee with the parcel
post az. Il Isuat preseptCconducted Is
necessary before definite determine
stion can't made toESextend the ramiI
FThcati0ns OF the system and JtoE enlarge
rftS AeldEo OF usefulness 10 is said in
Washington that the experience. of g
month ora two viii be sufficient to
prove the&wsak points and the strong
points in the working Of the new
postal efgahzateH-s
It is known that Mr.. Hitchcock Is
extremely advanced in his ideas Of
the pest ehce.d epartment SHOULD
is
said he holds that the express com
panies for years have been infringing
upon the natural rights of the posta
service, and that therefore the TAX
ing over of the business of the com
panies ousht#to follow In order that
from the Hitchcock point. OF view, the
| SoYerRment should have a monopolJ
IL p~ostof1ce business Of all kinds
wAicfshs thi1Fs belong to it.
May Buy Out Express Companies.
A bill already has been prepared
and introduced into congress by Rep
resentatiKe Lewis Of Maryland ant
Representative Cooke Of Ohio looking
\ othe Ultimate taking over of the ex
Sressl EompanAesb BY the United StateI
k~HFer1ment NOW it would be per
feSt9 Aesgfbh foRskhe government, un
der the clause in the law which Al
ready has been quoted, gradually Il
extend the parcel post until the feel,
1of the express companies had been 81
iktruded upon that they might b,
fbrced 6Ik of business without any re
cNmuAnse. It seems, therefore, to b
4 he htehtion of the proponents O
govefnment ownership, to take anoth
or course. and to propose that the e1
pSarm e,HrarieR hvsspAss b takeI
over. and that they be paid a fai
sum for what they give up, and tina
the so
fr tKeiS inveetAents4
Nft see1ns likeB NhaEH epagres
ikhal listen attep iyelyb thu ptopoi
81 tori the tak1n OYER bf thaSexpres
oLhaHfes' usinessA66llaAgt6r della
will be paid for al the valuable right
and properties that are received afte
~a-properiy constituted board has d
cided the matter. 1t may be, and pei
hans will be. that years will elapse b.
Eyre the sentiment Of congress Wi
Salow the government to eIter into tn
sxpress business w~holesa1eN Ferhap
he NS ofsuch " pFccesding neYe
iii me b1k tie ltans lid
naIa he A6ftem6 ahd the pfaposs
~ nsrhaps as many friends y o.
one1ss Mfhe houses Or col
rress as they are at present const
tuted.