New-York tribune., 1868-01-31
THE SOLDIERS MESSENGER CoMPAYY.

The wants of n cheap, trustworthy, and rapid
means OF transportation for packages and letters has
long been felt In tHis city. IL II weknown that 1t takes
letter almost long 10 reach It's destination IN Brook
Ign as IL would n sent to Albany. Indeed one Is more
certain OF getting letter from Buffalo sooner than from
wlinmsburgh HobOken. Hitherto there has been no
remedy offered which proved successful Tho Soldiers
usress Messenger aud Dispatch Company was chartered
ias1 .nu Ivy the state Legislature. This Company
sailed soldiers aud urinn of those who died while
in the Union army For the perfection of this oganzl
ton bureau has been established 80 - 10 cnhbie t.s
Company Ia carry on It's work systemul caly ara WIN
disnatch, Arrangements have been made WIN prom,
fnet telegraph company 10 put mp wlrcs III a parts Oi
tLc civ and 10 have them with the main office
at No Purkpacc where the Comlany nas ~ .
its headquarters By this means tc iah"gtnont VI s'
entire ruir &il be- nder the Immediate supervision oi
the General superintendent I@ttrt- pehises "oh' % & "
goods money. and property q every hiu. Nh ~ & ~
RED to or fln any point within THO tuloh'hh IoVo
District. The officers o the Company aFr kncrs, ., po'
superior qualifications "a business men and fnnr
ayers. The President Of this Company h Major Gen.
Alexander Shalcr VINO s also President Of the Loard OF
Fire Commissioner; It's Vice President Is MiJorGeh'
Henry A. Harnum; its TREASURER Brig
Geuera Manager. col j. Wilson. already shows that
lac Is capable ~ cafyng on the great w"k which the
Company Aus undertaken. Strangers and Others doubt
less have often noticed the Chinese pilot house looking
buildings which lately have sprng up on many ' our
erected ia the most roquentcd ocaIiucs throughout tho
cy by , c"rIs % Ias fag' or .,s 6hese 5oos en are
ndyertsir, whose business crts and wares are dis
played thereon painted IN various .oios, & ine ~ ks 81
advantage bOoths to bc erected ia New
YORK Aud Brooklyn Zach of these pagoda- or shops II
m charge of q sOider fnnktd Corporal and who IL sup
piled with stationery, ba,kihg, cutlery hEd a thr leHt
Ing papers and magazines The booths are used also s
stations dcgOts The reception of cteis ana pack
ugcr which regularly rrorucd aLd rcoeptcd iOl, 10y
the Corporal m charge. Tue districts between thfso
depot tanYHsed al regular intervals 10y messengers.
who immediately start the goods letters on their desi
milton. TINS however j. only beginning. wagons viii
soon rnunig all parts o the city. SA put
The Different last week. Tho horses aud vehicles
are inferior tO IN the city Special teams VIII
ID. out when business Is pressing.
Tootis have been erected nj the following placcs:
81 Mrr-ts 81 Lieuvs sni Broad
asr Par ulsrc HAsust sul Psrt pc ludsut
All B. httat cksoi-s of NArerif Cave psrr..
crr~r o F.uft~ Sirtha n H. alrst West
H. DiSsn lo OF
S~eni. - iast bnaiSEf aui Gisui st.
Twenty nIcur 80 booths viii Dr located 30 soon
A. they can ba painted. About 400 applicants have
ulieady presented their nainrr. with credentials The
men are iiu rncd In military STYLE, with red banded
buo cnli. o Wniri are the letters" - H. NJ ana d. Co.
and also fhr messengers number \ ricoOred ribbon.
with "a shi attached. II carried 10y each man. These
dcnigs are ,uIynFhtc, Ho that unauthorized persons
dare not ~ them The wages for the present are So
month. A commission is allowed To those who have
cinrge Of II they de- not, however. ralizc S5.
the requisite amount II made up Ia them Below We give
the Cumpaiy'H mrhsaEr, pfkh.t. ana lrtlght tuiIu'
which the reader should preserve iof iuift fcrfthtc
Mesa Irfs. in4l bnd. Balls, Budl', BIDS b"i''
Dis gs under pigs, PKG, pAgN Its~ p,g>'