, 1864-03-31

A New and Important Arrangement 1y the
American Express Company-itesd
Of the Nails,

The American Express Company has lust iuau-
euratcd new system for the rapid convcyaucennd
delivery Of letters IN edyanco Of the 1pafe. wn,c,
tie business ard general pubic Will hail with sa.-
1rfsction. Their arrangements arc now fully COZ
sun1nated Is viii be seen BY reference to our aa-
vc1tistuc colnmns,
The envelope used by the Company for this pur-
pofe, Is the regular three cent government stamp.
ed envelope, with the prepaid stamp Of the Express
Company On them, ntating that the carriage and
delivery Of the Is paid 10 or from their Offices
In tie States Of New York, Pennsylvania. Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Missouri Town, and Minnesota.
The Feed Of such system Of rapid transmission
ard prompt delivery Of letters outside of the mai,a
has long been felt. Heretofore orders by Letter
could not be Gent by cypress except addressed TO
agents oftte company, as such matter was held by
the Port ofhce Department rs being mailable. and
therefore p1ccluded BY the postal regulations mn
der the new arrangement, such letters may now ba
sent by express. With tic assurance Of fpzpupt cor
veyance md delivery.
1mpor. .ant letters that aro too late for the ma,s
OF which could be sooner dispatched by express
than Ey mail, the sender being andous to forro,d
by the first kud quickest coryeyance-euch IA ,n,r.
ket reports. bills Of lading important privata tn.
formation Of business or otherwIso-wr11 he NJ.
eommcdatcd by this new system, IS also Will 1ct.
tcrs addressed to- transient parties, (In cities or
1owna1 who, owing to their brief stay, would not
rieit the post Office or whose address In tull the
writer might not know. In such case, the party
addressed woa'd be sought ont BY the express mes-
fenGeGs at the place Of delivery; or, II he could
net he found. immediate notice be given to the
writer Of the letter. In these and many other re-
fpcets, this new system of dispatchIng and deliver.
ing special letters is desidertsu Of incstimabie
importance. inAsuUch rs business men aud others
ere frequently annoyed BY the uncertainties or fai]
r1es Of the maila,
The Government loses nothing by the operation
elnee the Express Company purchase government
envelopes, and In reality. relieve the Government
rom the transportation of the letter., after the
postage hce been paid. To this e1tent therefore
fore the Government is gamer, and in order still
further to provide that tbs revenue of;the Post
Office PREPAYMENT shall not be infected by the ar
1anecnen.. the company, aa will be seen by ndrer-
tiscment, do not propose carrying letters exceed
ing one half ounce In weight and when such letters
NE found in thclT charge they will be dropped into
the Postotioe ut once. The pre- payment OF excess
weight I,y etanp will not answer tho purpose, as
rner the postal laws no letters except those en-
closed In the government envelope arc allowed to
be carried outside the mai1e.
This arrangement is not designed to supersede
the regular money business Of the company, az
Uc1liGI NA57SY u E0u1k4t$ Will ne IofN4tuHu IN
these envelopes, they being cxprcsaly deasncd for
1x1zTRs 1nd n0Xia2 eLee
In The Inauguration Of the abovenamcd enter
prise It will be seen that the American Express
Company, notwithstanding It's already immense
business Is fGlly alive to the wants OF the times
and The great expansion of commercial matters: |
md We are certain that this new and novel idea |
will command attention and encouragement from |
Ehe mercantile community.
A. -,
1t the Comrany's Offices in the aforementioned
States. |