The express companies of the United States : $b a study of a public utility

"The Express Companies of the United States: A Study of a Public Utility" by Bertram Benedict is a book that studies the story of how package delivery grew in the U.S. The story explains how private mailing companies started delivering packages and then grew to work with the big railroads. It also considers competition from the cheaper parcel post system. Benedict looks at whether the government should control these services to reduce costs and make things better for everyone, especially villagers. The book digs into how companies like Wells Fargo and American Express became big and suggests government control could make things fairer and more efficient for the public.