New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-10


Ad.ms d Co. The express bsd oseon,s, II 1886,
s we'll recognized and universally approved AMER
c.n Institution" During the siI years which fsd
elapsed sree its commencement, all the principal ctes
snd towns in Nev-Engsnd ard Nes-York s'ste, rad
msny in the Middle States go called then, seorsn Tow
. pspable ui-nsm.r, and fsr South as Washington
City, hse become supplied with express facilities.
The following lines rssisted from Boeton: Adams
& Co.'S 10 Nee.>ork via Worcester sni SC;Sieh;
Harder 4 Co.'s to New-York vie Providence and
Ssoripgon; Gsy Kinsley's ~ Sew.York Wis Fsl
River ard Newport; Tnomp7on Co. TO Albany Wis
Worcester srd Springfield Mass
rrom Ne-.York the thres lines first name d, con-
tnued 70 Philadelphia. From PoiadeIphla, Afsms
4 Co.'S ran 10 Baltimore and Washington. There
were at that time regular expresses south OF the
District OF Colombia, but express uercoand'e dss-
tIed TO places be yopd delivered Over 10 tue com'
mon carriers on arriving at the end % az express
rou'e.
The express from New York 10 Albany,y.i the iiud-
son River steamboat. in Summer, and By the Harlem
Railroad in Winter, was {. ned By Wells 4 Co., a.
before stated, and extended West via Bufslo to De-
uoit.
John Butterfed Of the American Express, is & re-
malknble illustration Of hos much personal rim can
accomplish in overcoming obstacles TO success. He
started in the world in the very position which Alvin
Adams bad been warned, when young man, not to
tske-vn: that Of stsge-driyer. Batteheids stage
route was in the interior OF this State By
honest industry, economy, regular habits, snc enter
prise be became, il few years, stage proprietor,
and grew Ich as bis stage business extsnced cnd ~
creased In course OF time he embarked 10 the nter'
nal Improvements then in progress; and, ST.! ia'er'
nut into operation tie first magnetic telegrsfa ever 10
use west Of this city. He is now very wealthy, ana
somew hat advanced in fe but apparently SIS vigorous
ard active as ever, and quite a. likely to take use
fu and pr unent part in the great enterprises OK our
times.
We now find Mr. But,erfed associated with VIZ.
b Dnsmore VIM. G. Fargo, Alexander Holland, and
several other eminent expressmen in the hercuean
undertaking of establishing mail route through fiom
St. Louis TO San Francsco for the Uni'td States Gov
eminent No better for the work could have been
&c ected than there who by their energy and WISDOM
have covered the country wi h express lines
TIE capital Of the American Express Company IS
81 OO0,0t0 Its route is westward, via the Hudson
| River Railroad and New-YOrk Central Railroad to
Buffalo, ard thence BY several land and water routes
10 all parts of the West II furnishes express facilities
to more than Elk hundred cities and towns has nearly
400 local agents, and gives employment to aoort ,oo
men, Its daily business is almost incredibly large.
lie money express has conveyed 50 100000 10 bank
notes at q time; and the aggregate weekly am)urt
.o1netiues exceeds $40 100000 Is compensation for
this responsible drty in making the exchanges OF the
country, 10 only q small percentage, however, aud
the exIress expenses are heavy. The Agent and
Treasurer in this city, Alexander Holland, Is nov
considerably occupied in experimenting the erection
,,,l fra,l IL -h.Nrs f,.r
the Company on Hudson street, just above Dusre
street. which viii cover lot of 100 feet froat Sy
100 feet deep.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S California Express and Et'
change Company was established in this CRY in loo''
1t is joinstock concern with capital OF Sooooo
d. n. Barney, esq, its able President, is President
also of the National Express Company capital,
$3.50 O0O), which had its origin from busiress ouis
up by Pullen, Virgil & Co, between New York. Troy
ar Montreal, via Vermont. THOMAS N. JAMES 10 an
active Director in both Of these Companies. He 10
also interested in the United States Express Company,
jcint.stock institution with capital Of e5OoooOl,
whose line of operations is over the New.York and
Erie Railroad TO Dunkrk, but msinly west of Buffalo
T. BURR MARSH, an experienced eIpressman, i's
agent In New.York.
Major Pulen Of the National Express, messenger
EXPRESS enterprises. and is prominent a. manager
In 1854 Adams & Co g Express the darnden EI
press Kinsley & Co.'s Express ard Hosy & Co.'S
Express were consolidated under the style OF Tne
Adams Express Company. The stock is in 10000
shares of no specified par value ba estimated a. worth
$lCO each. Alvin Adams was it's first President. His
misfortures in California inducing him to resign, he
WINS succeeded by C. II. GAGS. In Ju J last, VIM b.
Al. r. . mr. en n.
mou.y elected President. The amount Of money,
merchandise, &c., daily iLtrusted to the Adams EH-
press Company for conveyance aud delivery, averages
il is said, over million dollars daily. Ihas the Use
of all the routes from Boston TO NewioTk and Phs-
ephia Baltimore and Wa.hirgtoD andthence to Pitts
burgh, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, 81 LOUIS,
and portion OF the West, as far as ksn'as lite lines
include New. Orleans, Mobile, Charleston, Savannah,
and all the Southern country.
Freeman & Co 8 California Express, is this city ia
located in the Office Of the Adams Express. II vas
started in 1855 by j. NJ Freeman, John n. Samson,
and Josiah Hedden experienced and responsive men,
who still conductit. They are the only competitors 70
Wells Fargo & Co.
The Hope Express Company communicates daily
with the interior Of New-Jeuey and Pennsylvania.
It's operations are limited but reliable and very use'2
TO cur merchants. The Howard Express Company
Pbisdephis institution, founded through the eIer
tons Of n G. Howard of that city, and connecting
with the mining districts.
The American. European Express and Etossag'
Company, W. S Lansing manager. has offices il L''
srpool London, Paris, Havre, and Throughout Europe
|. was founded p 1855, ard is doing good business
W William. e. Co also conduct European FL PRESS
In Boston, legion of Expresses nave cone iiso e1'
.epce, AID continue to thrive. The only very pron
rent ones, however, are the Eastern Express Comps-