Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-07

LETT1Rs By ExPRRss-A NEW AID INPoR-
TAST ARRANGEMENT BY The ANERIcAE Ex
PEHss coNPAHY-AEEAD OF TEE MAILs.-Ths
American Express Company has just inaugu-
rated new system for the rapid conveyance
and delivery Of letters in advance Of the
mails, which the business and general public
will hail with satisfaction. Their arrange
msnts are fully consummsted, ,as will be seen
by referring to our advertising columns.
The envelope used by the Company for
this purpose, is 3 regular three cent govern
ment stamped envelope, with the prepaid
stamp of the Express Company on them, stat
ing that the carriage and delivery of the
same is paid to and from their Offices in the
States of New York, Psnnsylvania, WILSON,
sin, Ohio, kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Il
linoir, Missouri, lows and Minnesota.
The need of such system of rapid trans
mission and prompt delivery of letters out
side Of the mails has long been felt. Here
tofore orders by letter could not be sent By
express except addressed to agents Of the
company, IS such matter was held by the
POstofics Department as being mailabls, and
therefore Prseluded by the postal regulations.
Under the new arrangement, such letters may
now be sent by express, with the assurance Of
prompt conveyance and delivery.
Important letters that are too late for the
mails, or which could be sooner dispatched
by express than by mail, the sender being
anxious to forward by the first and quickest
conveyance as market report, bills Of
Isding, important private information Of
business or otherWise-will be sceommodat-
ed by this new system, as also will letters
addressed to transient parties, lin cities or
towns, who, owing to their brief stay, would
not visit the post Office, or whose address in
full the writer might not know. II such
case, the party addressed would be sought out
by the messenger at the place of delivery /;
or, il he could not be found, immediate no
tics be given to the writer of the letter. In
these and many other respects, this new sys-
TEN of dispAtching and delivering special
letters is desideratum Of inestimsble impOr-
tanee, inasmuch as business men and others
are frequently annoyed by the uncertainties
or failures of the mails.
The Government loses nothing by the opsr-
alton, since the Express Company purchase
government envelopes, and, in reality, relieve
the Government from the transportation of
the letters, after the postage has been paid.
To this extent, therefore, the Government is
gamer, and in order still further to provide
that the revenue of the Postofice Depart
ment shall not be affected by the arrange
ment, the company, as will be seen by adver-
tisement, do not propose carrying letters ex-
cseding one half ounce in weight, and when
such letters are found il their charge they
will be dropped into the PostOfioe at once.
The pre-. payment of excess weight by stamp
will not answer the purpose, as under the
postal laws no letter except those enclosed in
the government envelope are allowed to be
carried outside the mails.
This arrangement is not designed to super
oede the regular money business of the COM
pany, as neither money or vatua5tes will be
forwarded in these envsiOps, thay being ex-
pressIy designed for LETTERS and nothing
etss.
In the Inauguration of the above named
enterprise it will be seen that the American
Express Company, notwithstanding its al
ready immense business, is fully alive to the
wants of the times and the great expansion
of commercial matters; and We are certain
that this new and novel idea will command
attention and encouragement from the msr-
camille community.
These envelopes are now ready, and may
bo had at the COmpany's Offices in the above
mentioned statsI.