The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
THE "TROLLEY EXPRESS IN
 CONNECTICUT
Growth and Development
 During Last Few Years

| Those of us who have made any l study, even in a remote way, of the
 Connecticut, especially the rapIu
 movements of parcel express and
 merchandise, have been astounded
 at the tremendous growth and devel-
 ment of The Connecticut Company. 1 Started in a small way, seven or eight years ago, and more an ex- pertinent than. anything else, the con- venience afforded by this service, es- \ pecially in the small outlying towns | and villages, has created such de- mand for this sort of transportation i that the company has been taxed to it's utmost to supply the necessary ftype of Express Cars is being used, powerful motors, and completely equipped sNwftn air-brakes and all the newest Improvements. These cars run on regular schedule time from the terminal points at New Haven, Bridgeport. Waterbury, and Hartford, reaching all intermediate points, such as Ansonia- Derby, Mertcen. New Bri- tain, South Norwalk, WaIlingford, Stafford Springs, Glastonbury, Man chester, Milford, Stratford, Wood towns. and villages, picking up and delivering express matter all along the line. Immediate delivery is made by teams at all these points, and in this way, goods ordered from New Haven in the morning are delivered in your house in the afternoon of the
  able charge
 The terminal stations of the "Trol- ley Express" are busy places these days; huge motor trucks, loaded to capacity with groceries, meats and goods of every description, are dis charging their loads onto the plat form, where it is checked and loaded immediately into one of a line of wait ing express cars. On the other side of the platform, the wagons of the company are lined up receiving their loads for local delivery from the in coming cars. Just at this season of the year the rush is very heavy and continues so until after the holiday season. During the summer months, the rush is even greater, as the thou sands of summer residences, hotels, and shore cottages, have to be sup piled from the nearest large city.
 The Connecticut Company has, probably, developed this Trolley Elk than any Street Railway company in this part of the country, and while the profit is comparatively small, the vol une of business is immense, and the value of the service to the wholesaler, large, as well as, small shipper, is i'm estimable; the chief advantages being ptdtty of delivery, and the practical freedom from loss and damage, due to careful handling, and the short length of time the goods are in trans
 The Trolley Express has been a tremendous factor in bringing the small 1nLO ClOSGr COucn with the larger cities and centers of trade, and the rapidity with which the farmer and dairyman or fruit merchant can market his daily out put, receiving, in return, his require ments from the city, has resulted in great advantage to both. Many wholesale grocery houses, packing houses and breweries in the larger cities, who formerly used to maintain distributing agencies or branch hous- es in the smaller towns, have done away with this expense, due, mostly to the fact that the Trolley Express service enables them to fill their GUS toner's orders the same day they are received, and goods ordered in the morning are delivered to the GUS toner the same afternoon. When competition is keen, prompt delivery is a vital factor. It has been truly said that, Many villages and towns have been put on the map by the development of this express service"
 Those who have never avai1ed themselves of this service, should do so, and they would soon join the ma jority who are firm in their belief that the Trolley Express has come to stay.-Adv.