Show PLATTS PLATT'S COMPANY WORTH OR 20 NOW 1 TEW EW YORK June Tune 25 The The minority committee of the the shareholders of the United States Express company y which is endeavoring g to persuade the management to o Increase the annual disbursement on the he the shares from 4 per c cent nt to 7 per percent cent has issued another circular to Its fellow fello shareholders whose support It Is seeking sleeking In in n which It gives gives' a detailed statement of or orthe the he assets of ot the company which puts them hem at The movement was Initiated early In the spring by A. A L. L Banister and Samuel S. S Hatt who formed ormed a shareholders shareholders' committee askIng asking ask ask- Ing ng for a more liberal dividend policy on the ground that the company's assets were worth between n and 20 To this contention Senator Platt as president of the company replied that the he assets did not exceed the company's 1 Of capitalization W I at The Investigation e by which the minorIty minority minor minor- Ity ty committee arrived at Its estimate of or assets assets- as published iii the last circular was conducted Independently of or the company company com- com pany any It is said But says the circular we have made a demand upon the of officers officers officers of- of of the company for tor certain Information information mation matlon and the privilege of or examining certain r ertain books which demand has been under consideration for tor about two weeks We are advised that it will probably probably be granted |