, 1864-01-21

Inc H&fAAGak-~A LIZ LII Hau@
sloa-Thc Hascr Trial
Aids To Com
rneIte.
The Business In Chieago-Exprass
Compnniee Here-The0 and Now.
Tnc Express eyetem OF Americs Ia an important
feature In our commercial fe entering largely In
10 ali the transactions Of merchants in placca suu
asred by any distance from ono mile to thousands,
and fnifyIug into every part Of the cont}neot. It
1s the leading <sature Of commerce, and Fefy lew
persons have any iar~ nf the extent Of its operA-
tioua, the scope Of the tsansactfona effected
through its agency, Its necessity 10 the merchant
and dealer. But its benefits are not connaad to
thcee as class. The Express carries anything
and everything, ffom a ehiId's whistle to two
million dEaif on the Treasury; carries watches,
5ewelry. cash, bills, drstts, messsges, newspapers
md news correspondence; acts rs the great equal
txer OF 4econnts, aud the security OF payments. 1t
ts Of priceless ra1ue to fta aid cannot be meas
rred, nor the ELECTS Of its loss estimated
ORIGIN or THE BUSINESS.
The origin Of the preeent gigantic system Of ex-
pressing was very simple and very recent 1t
grew out Of Il email nelghborly accommodation.
1t wae first hut the mercst epeek of rooilet- In
the abort space Of twenty years It has spfeaa
1,lc freat vine and encfrc]es the who1e CONT
neut with It's tendrils throwing out branches even
10 the dwelle1a beyond the sea. And It ia truly
American institution. Originating In this country,
It las remained with us except as Its radiatioas
hare extended to other lauds. Its center Is here,
and not email subcentre is in Chicago. Its
birth Tas in this wise:
M..sarhnsafts md in fhe vears fnteryenfnr be-
t1zee 1egs aua ISM fneouant occos,on to traTe, to
Kew ycrk Thts xaa vel, known to his mercau.
tJ1e fr1ends In 11ostop and vicinity. and ha WAS
of,en a.ked In carry little rneasa-ea. Aa tine
wore an these MESSAGES becaue PACKAGES of
money. tha han1. clerks ani3tnp that they cnn}d
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me fouto CHOSEN ~ Harnden was the Bostoo
and ffosaoence railroad and Its connection the
Long Island Sound steamboat. On this his trial
tsap he carued few booksellers bundles and
change hi. HaEnaen proposed to make four trims
week, and in order to facilitate the delivery, aud
insure the protection Of his freight, he raade 4
contract with the above mined companies. The
scheme Of express thus originated received iuue
dfate support from the prrss, and the mercantll.
world generally, and seemed to promise c2rtair
SUCCESS to Its founder. Indeed the business arcg
o1apidly Under the hands OF Mr.. Hasnien "a to ID
vite competition for we lind in the following yea,
i new express atsrted By T. P. Burke aed 4
Adams. This partnership. however, WAS sooa dis
solved. aud for a abort time Mr.. Adams carried or
the concern By himself un 1s41, when be va. join
fa1& &.sH q AAf
diately took charge OF the Office in New York, Ths
firm was now carried On under the name OF Adam
& Co., md their express travelled by the Noswlc1
and Worcester route. About the time that tht
competing express was started By Burke &
Adarna+ Mr. Harndeu feeling that his business va
getting too extenelve for his individual direction
associated a. partner with his New York oren
Mr. b. Brigham who then left America to com
meuce in England a foreign connection,
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Brigham, the f1m extended their business as n,
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