National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-15


Few obj ects are more familiar to residents of
the District of Columbia than Knox's express
wagons as from early morn till dewy eve" they
hc hither and thither on our broad streets and
avenues. As tribute otis founder we propose
briefly 20 trace the growth and qualifications
of the enterprise from August. 1854 when
George w. Knox began business among us, on
a very small scale, until now when his express
business dcservedly exceeds that of all other
local concerns combined. With one horse and
wagon and u cash capital of only $3.50, but
with an inhexiblc purpose to succeed Mr..
Knox rented on Capitol Hill, II small stable
for 81 a month, and then secured the privilege
of receiving and delivering baggage to and
from the City Point steamboats,. This function
he faithfully performed until the boats
were discontinued, when he obtained
u like favor from the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad Company. He was now en-
abled to purchase secondhand grocery wagon.
and to these two teams his operations were for
the iigst year confined Then he bought an
army medical wagon for two horses, his first
double team. About this time he was awarded
the taking and delivery OF United States mail
bags between the Orange and Alexandria and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads, and soon after
ward became the successful bidder for the con-
veyaucc of the mails between the post-otfico
and trains and boats, which contract he re-
tanned until July, 1876, when another party
oetu'ou u, ouV ~ "I.el o''o ltoi ga poI'-
eice; hpahuoIen tnc WORK anu assigned ~ 10
MI WI NhoA. ~ Is "ihoSC hyeuiess W say .naV no
ons, good horses beautifully caparisoned, and
well-known drivers all indicate that they are
| directed by George w. Knox.
| His stable, on the corner of Second and B
stiec'o ho,lh"csV - euos ,an anu cohVe-
L Lios's Hlt'"Se"' ~ 70 iooAi<V Iect, Snite
5'oI'es "sn' 'he 'oWcr hoor peihS uscu ior
housing cnIIiaSes nnu wagons, tie second lor
no'Srs anu Ino 'hlru Iol iortSe, one Whole PC
lns nsmteu WIZ" SnI anu supplcu WIN waoe,
on every hool' h,tnougn our estet meu iIiehd
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VI % any heiShl whlic excursion ana picnic par
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