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[FOREWORD]
[INTRODUCTION]
[ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT]
[THE PRESENT ACTIVITIES OF EXPRESS COMPANIES]
[GOVERNMENT POSTAL EXPRESS VS. PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES]
[COST OF LIVING]
[ECONOMY IN OPERATION]
[METHODS OF ESTABLISHING A GOVERNMENT POSTAL EXPRESS]
[THE PRESENT STATUS OF EXPRESS COMPANIES]
[APPENDIX]
[NOTES]
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
THE EXPRESS COMPANIES
OF THE UNITED STATES
A Study of a Public Utility
By
BERT BENEDICT