Gilpin observer., 1920-09-30
WANT TO ATBANDON
EXPRESS DELIVERY
Company Makes Request to Utili.
ties Commission = Business
Men and Citizens Strongly
j Opposed to Plan.

Men and Citizens Strongly
Opposed to Plan.
Denver, Sept. 20, 1920.
w. J. Stull, Mayor,
Central City, Colo.
Dear Sir:
Attached hereto you will find
copy of letter from F. o. Reed,
Superintendent American Rail
way Express company, which he
requests the Commission to con-
slider as an application for per-
mission to discontinue free pick
up and delivery service at Central
City, effective November 1, 1920.
The Commission is forwarding
copy of this letter to you as mayor,
in the hope that you will be able
to communicate its contents to the
people of Central City who would
be interested in a matter of this
kind. 1t would be helpful, also,
if a news story to this effect could
be run in the newspaper.
Yours truly,
The Public Utilities Commission
of the State of Colorado.
Denver, Sept. %, 1920.
Public Utilities Commission of
the State of Colorado:
Gentlemen:
We wish to bring to your at
tention and consideration, this
company's cost of operation at
Central City, Colo.
We have free pickup and deliv-
cry service that is costing $4,000
per month.
This was satisfactory some
time ago, when business was
good and conditions prosperous.
Business at that point has de-
creased to such an extent that
now, and for several months past,
the free pickup and delivery SER
vice has made the office not only
improbable, but we have main
tanned the office at a loss most of
the time.
You have our statement of
earnings and expense in detail,
substantiating the above facts at
Central City. The statement as
submitted to you does not include
the cost of supervising officials,
travelling representative, messen-
ger in train service, stationery
supplies and claims arising from
the handling of the Central City
business, which if included in our
statement, would increase our
loss at that office.
Under these conditions, will you
kindly consider this letter as an
application for permission to dis
continue free pickup and delivery
service at that office, effective
November 1, 1920. In placing the
date for discontinuing the free
pickup and delivery service, we
are doing so for the reason that it
will give the patrons at Central
City an opportunity to re-arrange
their affairs so as to conform to
the changed conditions.
Trusting this will receive fav-
orable consideration and awaiting
your reply, l wish to remain,
Very truly yours,
F. o. REED,
Superintendent.
Mayor Stull interviewed the
business men and a number of the
citizens in reference to the above
and found most emphatic opposi-
tion to the plan. A formal pro-
test will be sent to the Utilities
Commission, signed by the bust
ness men, and any attempt to
abandon the pickup and delivery
of express in Central City will be
vigorously fought. The express
company may see chance to save
$4,000 a month, but they should
not overlook the fact that while
their business at this point may
not be as good as it was a few
years ago, the people have stood
high increase in express rates
and will not stand for the incon-
venience and additional expense
the abandonment of delivery SER
vice would entail.