, 1864-01-21


the news barring travelled to Chicago and back snd
totbef than int established through the
exEress companies for the transmission Of news
matter. And VIC may add that f1o express comps
nies ear1y ont each da{. and distribute twenty
taken out By the mails.
1hs csPfsss Z especially ssr.isssble to NET
port an average Of twelve to fifteen millions per
Dag IN bullion, coin or bank notes. For this seq
yss they hare 6 contracts With sil the aIGel bsnks
distance trayersed. Hence they are collectors OF
debts and notes having time to run, which are
esnt e By s1p1ea5 T.. With ns demand for eolleetion
bIli IS not paid. This idca has been extended to
ths ss1h,ng \. Of gGoas nd thf Perfected system de-
o3,.1 enables the dealer to send goods In perfect
confidence thst he win receive the money per 70
1;. dTIa a 1sa 9ealeE r. Chteaso wishes to Pachsse
not esre to run the risk Of loss BY sending tho
~ Sn dolirery. The merchant thsFs does as not not
thpse terms knowIng that either they Of lis mouey
will be returned h1n,, and TIA. at the worst be will
ony W. to aFsa 22y Of shpnsnt Thy
the door Of the conaignee who pays Tor them, with
Express charities, and the transaction is ended,
neither party having risked his money By credit
goods arc ONLY taken by the Companies in this
way. The proceeds froua the sale of which would
moi cover the expense Of transit and fo7 this rea
srttclea Unless the charges be prepaid. The regu-
iattons arc - stringent IN regafd to the 1eiusaiof
Messengers to deliver goods without payment
iaGt OILY orc loss OF any magnitude hss occurred
The same pjan is available here. a gentleman
reading IN the interior Of the State wishes to pur-
son given above, he does not wiah to send tho
money before having seen the article. He sends
saa I t Of Pess II his
g. .. p. code. The dealer receives his money in a
day or two. neither party having seen the other,
md neither one trusting any bqt the Express Com
pnte ihe taet that the sun shines at midday; the
Company could not afford to be dishonest II It
wiEhed to be 80.
Il were futile to attempt to Indicate all the ways
IN which the Express aids trade and commerce,
and assists the man Of business in nhistrausactions
facilitates transfers, cseapens tho cost, aad So
probably could not have heen attained y any other
agency AS already mentioned, 1t is peculiarly
safe, from the 1aet ihat the Company assumes to
been " II erealss pabasasa sSs fbS bs 7ns
ston & Wells Of New York for the winter Of 1857,
t vas expressly insisted o., thst the propretors
merchants, that bank notcs. specie, tewcry, vnin-
able and light o. bnlkJ goods would be taksn only
b epcci3l contract that the value and contents Of
10 tie company. which Otherwise ' would not n
be responsible for any amount exceedinr
$50 thst glass ware, ID whole or in part would be
that combussibles would not be recelyed on any
conditions whatever Now nlrnoat every coneeiy-
able Thing 1s CLASSIFIED, and we believe the only
ren, winch are at marked as not to be- forward
ed On any conditions whatever" Then the lines
established We're few. without radiatious, and un-
We And tile company above named advertising that
II Wonld not undertake. to forward anything to
points or places out Of their direct line. Or beyond
companies o. parties on that Inc, Without assam SUM
Ing aEy responsibility. The came reservations
were .mEar BY othert, and the consequence was
through the hands o. several independent ard
therefore comparatively irresponsible partfcs
Nov the thing y 70 systematized that each con,-
vision over the art1cles while under transit along
the mort extended route, md transfers are SO we'll
guarded b., system Of mutual and conBtant
occur either in whole o. IN part without being ID
stantlS credited to Its proper source The cofnpa-
pics are able 10 give an absolute guarantee against
eos he z
under their Care ie never LETT for moment With
out The supervision Of so.De servant Of the COM
The extension Of facilIles is accompanied by a
corresponding decrease in the cost OF sending
goods flom one place to another, The rates from
ss W. 10 @e5s Gsese
1s5s-ss.5o per hundred pounds.
THE srE7Ex.
The system adopted is the most perfect possible.
on eyefy hne ot railroad the Express car travels,
messenger, wbo has also in change nambe?' y ot
iae .1nka egontataing the saass parss and
pscEaees q 1slae An Express I:eat Eli iocsted aed
% a.sa Eel .s stson 70 .ecies sn inc Eas e 1T
articles to ie cent to stations further along the
lne> Al this Is done during the ordinary time
NJ 81 III Ths @ 1sa Il , stps he
articles for delivery 4 he next stson and
Tying those previously received. At the stat1on
porat1on is entcfed, with the aatc, apon wsy-
bi, and the address OF each package is entered In
sere upon it. Tie following acsount { Of + tbc is
N dns GperuAd3, as fntniaAed bJ Mr. Wells to tie
A oe1can Encyclopedia:
1.-THE agent has received It from sorae other ex-
press OF either source, to which he has paid
prior chsrge upon IT, he enters tic amount 80 paid
by hin II the colnmn of "cash ezpenses," OF
together With Tho freight, upon tie delivery or tls
package At It's destination. r. on the other hand.
,ie = q freight has bcen prepaid the amount is enter
paid to some point beyond the terminus Of the
express line, or aside from the route, the freight
uponlt 70 ths ncsEest stasoa 70 which the express
and the balance Of the prepayment. Is entered IN
what Is called the paid through column, tt de-
fray the cost tEsnsit to destination
columns charged to the agency where The pack
age was billed; the footfngs OF the expense aud
,,5sgst columns % to The agcney to whom, the way
entry in the waybil By the agent receiving It and
tfcor1ect It Is checked of, II wrong information Of
the e1ror ia sent to the proper source. Hit con-
ehafecs baee in It's way6in to the osics WScTe s
II VAS mHde- Thus tie mistake is speedily recti-
ae9. A. every agent tisanfhs way-btj Keep: copy
The agente d1e all thti way -tils received l,y them,
sd sc pesod,e3l'5 return them to the main Office Of
The mode Of organizing and centralizing large
description 81 that formed By thc American Ex-
Soel.iss Tbe tel1tor5 ts E dsided i into ' tires s
grand divisions, the Eastern extending from New
M I'd so 9sSa 9 ae
and dSsiaa estsads Hosscn 70 San4 Ias aa
Aassachufetss, Vermont and New Hampshire.
The Westetn division extends from Buffalo and
SWespspWs:on WsIpt gdgs Westward Including Gan.4s
diam, illinois. Northern Kentucky, Missouri,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Ainnesota each Of these is
ern irie1on Is subdIrided into eight subdfyislone
OF sections each under the chargs Of Division Su-
Ret1ntcEdent, With Lcad1uaTters at Hamilton, G.
Iii se s. ssssafe sapsia
tendents Of the Canada and Ohio divisions act uu-
t des ,nsfneicns ftpm tae managing directors OF
der tnstrattfons from the geslstant manager at
Chicago. The Division Euperintcadente Teprc-
eent The companies in their respective divisions,
R senss .ne e '' Sci 4snt drisoa issa ZEE Esf
agent IL town has superyieien over all clerks, df
with power to enspend them from duty till the
will Of the Superintendent be known, he is per-
t ol oca ~ esht Sa and
at once Offices from which goods are received short
Is hcld as haying received 1hem: be Ia authorized
not csf1ed for, and Is ehsied with he s,y % of de-
ascztng packages rs speedily rs possible md in
% The mes:tnee1 ,s required to rive bond for the
faithful Of his duties, and Is ordered
to place himae at the disposal Of the agent at the
end Of the route, trresPectiye OF the hMe he may
s:b1c tor all damages Or shipment Of goods uneas
cleared " aetnowledsment Of the, parties: He
nay ct deliver goods e psrtie. unless on iden.
money from the cars outside OF the
safe; he ia instructed never to leave his
s es os q On soas ona se
Agent Re Is absolntely prohibited from tasting
Ing cigars Or tobacco, except from any bnt well
knoWn parties, lest ii should be druggcd. Any
violation Of In!e subjects not only to dismissal
safeguards are thrown around the property en-
trusied to the Company, and 80 we'll are the rules
devised that lose, evcn dom lire il next to impos
The aggregate amount OF capital invested in the
txpreas business Is vaEtousty estimated at from
twelve TO fifteen million dollars, which Is said to
10 ,he stocfholdere. Tic business Of most % Of he
1xpzess Companies has probably been trsbled