| Distance. | MAIL. Rate per 100 pounds allowed railroad companies under last weighing, including the pay for post office cars. | EXPRESS. 50 per cent of express companies' earnings on fourteen 7-pound packages weighing in the aggregate 100 pounds, yields the railroad companies the rate per 100 pounds noted below. | |
| New York to | |||
| Buffalo | 440 | $1.58 | $2.80 |
| Chicago | 980 | 3.57 | 4.55 |
| Omaha | 1,480 | 5.38 | 5.95 |
| Indianapolis | 906 | 3.27 | 4.55 |
| Columbus | 761 | 2.49 | 3.85 |
| East St. Louis | 1,171 | 4.38 | 4.90 |
| Portland, Me. | 347 | 1.33 | 2.80 |
| Chicago to | |||
| Milwaukee | 85 | .34 | 2.10 |
| Minneapolis | 421 | 1.83 | 3.85 |
| New Orleans | 922 | 5.27 | 5.95 |
| Detroit | 284 | 1.34 | 2.80 |
| Cincinnati | 306 | 1.20 | 3.15 |
| Cincinnati to | |||
| St. Louis | 374 | 1.61 | 3.15 |
| Chicago | 306 | 1.20 | 3.15 |
| Cleveland | 263 | 1.26 | 2.80 |
Since the filing of these statistics, the rates paid to railroads for carrying the mails have been reduced almost a fifth.
The statements of the Postmaster-General and the statistics confirm the evidence of these returns that the express business is much more valuable to railroad companies than the Government mail business.
W.W. Baldwin,
Vice-President.
John DeWitt,
General Mail Agent.
May, 1910.
APPENDIX.
Exhibit A.
[Form 2601.]