, 1873-08-07

1ofmntlco OF tho HorVice. Tho pr0mptin8H OF
aoo,,ro results 70 whioh uoyornmonts can mover
attain. THO evidence now boforo us show, that
tho Government might recotvo alnrge bon,la from
tlliB Express Company and givo them all the mall
aorvlco within thoir territory, whom they would
Gov ornmont Gun Or will do, and nlnko profit
etochholdprs."
or course tho Assistant Postmaster douoral
could not AQuicaco In thin suggestion. =,
No." aafd ic. Two can md will sorvo tho
public aa vol as Wells, Fargo, l. Co., or any
otllor erpreHH company, aiid viii soc to " NJ
onco that tho mnl stea1nere on this and all othor
routes not lond themselves In this = wy to r'si,
all opposition to tho Government" 1t occurred
to mo Tint 1t would 10 quito unBracioua for Tue
Government to Interfere with tho accommodation
of tho public and paralyzo tho ontorprl8o Of tho
Expross Company 40 long. as tho Poat"Unlco
rs II it did tho service itself. understand,
howoyor, that since thon tho specIa! servico on
TINT limo haa boon discontinued by tho Exproas
Company; but whethor in consequence OF any
interference by tito Govornnont, as suggested
by 11r. Smith, 1 ON not advised. 1t Is, however,
still continued ovor tho land linoH within tho
territory Of this Company, much to tue hataslno-
tion Of tho public, Judging from tho fact tint
most Of tho e0rrGsp0n49no0 to on.nss say
e@sss snseopes was largely sI9' to Il sho profit t
d latter in any business olico in San Trancisoo,
and asl for an envelope, the chances arc that
yon will bo hhn1od one with tho stamp Of Wells,
Fargo 4 Co., ma we'll as tho po8t-of'lee stamp
upon 1t. ..... .-4psss.s&,
THEIR GENERAL Dus1NEss. ,,
All this I lcarned whom on that coast throe
yonrs ago, and remembered 1t, Whon FOUND
myself 80 we'll and promptly served in 60 a1nall
turn to the city, resolved to inquire moro into
tho mode OF doing business by this Company,
and to that ond sought an introduction to
Mr. ]. J. Valentine, tho General Superintendent
81 subjoot, J atated Low l. IN much ' bis Company Lad
obliged mo in sending tho fruit 80 promptly Oh
my tologram, and inquired il they made it gon-
oral practice to 0l1 orders for distant parties
"Cortninly," Baid ho, our business is to sorVo
prornptest manner possible. We keep q corpe
OF agents in this city for tho oxpreaa purpose Of
filling ordora of tho kind roforrod to, who know
right where to 60 to get the thing ordcrcd at tho
lowest price ~ md s9tad Of hG bost % aSnsty S" Goc any
thbsp'ead thop ordor. An IN order der from ON such :
party, for parot Of pins, Chinese cook, q
wot-nurso, or o whoolbarrow, or indeed anything
iilIed, and tho goods sont @. b. D. by tho first
oxpross. This branch Of business occupies Q
separate buronu in cur organization ana upon
itB thorough efficiency much Of our prosperity
depends" I thon romarkod that tho ordor and
Hyatem which I thought observed to prevail in
lis administration, might cnab1o him to furnish
mo with como important statistics, which as yet
had been unable to obtain, Huch as tho pro-
duct and destruction Of the precious metals
Of corealB Of tho ishorios, Of tho fur trade Of tho
congt and other important Industries, which arc
things that travellers should learn.
MOVEMENTS or THE PRECIOUS METALS.
uo replied TINT ho could give full information
as to ovory.hing done BY tho Express Company,