Project Gutenberg 2011-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 167 Benedict, Bertram 1891 1978 Benedict, Bert Laidler, Harry W. (Harry Wellington) 1884 1970 19003778 The express companies of the United States : $b a study of a public utility Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Carla Foust, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Express Companies of the United States: A Study of a Public Utility" by Bert Benedict is a scholarly analysis written during the early 20th century. This publication examines the history and development of express services in the United States, tracing their evolution from the early days of parcel delivery to their consolidation with major railroads and the effects of emerging competition from the parcel post system. The book likely addresses the economic implications of these developments, exploring the need for government regulation or ownership of express services. In this detailed study, Benedict provides an overview of the express companies' rise and operations in the United States, focusing on companies such as Wells Fargo and American Express. He critiques the lack of government oversight prior to the early 1900s, highlighting the inefficiencies and high costs associated with private express firms. The book analyzes the competition between express companies and the parcel post, emphasizing the potential benefits of government ownership, such as reduced operational costs and improved public service. Benedict ultimately argues for a national express service managed by the government, advocating for policies that could enhance efficiency and increase accessibility for consumers, particularly in rural areas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Express service -- United States Parcel post -- United States HE Text Category: History - American Category: Politics Category: Business/Management Category: Economics 151967 2025-07-15T06:12:08.535438 text/html 151884 2021-01-08T00:39:58 text/html 140349 2025-07-15T06:12:14.910429 application/epub+zip 140149 2025-07-15T06:12:11.734422 application/epub+zip 115193 2025-07-15T06:12:10.569414 application/epub+zip 302727 2025-07-15T06:12:17.159474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287237 2025-07-15T06:12:14.168424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257932 2022-09-17T04:42:01.108776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130245 2025-07-15T06:12:08.124441 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130061 2021-01-08T00:39:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130051 2021-01-08T00:39:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22894 2025-07-15T06:12:17.294393 application/rdf+xml 16887 2025-07-15T06:12:11.066430 image/jpeg 3771 2025-07-15T06:12:10.816453 image/jpeg 44695 2021-01-08T00:39:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 48488 2021-01-08T00:39:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 44670 2021-01-08T00:39:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 136403 2025-07-15T06:12:08.545452 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia