Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
THE EXPRESS
COMPANIES HANDY

While an Express wagon is a very
familiar object on ohe streets. still
very few people have any idea of the
versatility and ramitcationS of &c
Express companies. They Will call at
your house for four pound package
and deliver it in any part of England
Ireland. Scotland or Wales for s1.2C
in an. part of France for $3.50 in any
part OF Germany for S1.30, Holland
S1.20, Norway and Denmark sl.2O and
any part of Sweden for ST. So so that
no matter what part of the civilized
worldyou come from you can send a
Christmas present to the old folks at
home. If you have a bill owing you
In another town take the bill to the
Express agent and he will collect it
for you and the only charge will be
for the return of the money. If you
have coop of chickens or a veal for
sale take them to the Express agent
he will ship them for you and sell
them for the same price as the dealer
gets for his and return you the money.
Ii you were to take a trip to the
peach orchards of Michigan you will
find that the busiest man there is the
Express representative who is
going over the ground estimating the
crop and sending out thousands of
circulars to every town and hamlet
reached by the railroads hunting for
a market. The Express company will
furnish market for what you have
to sell and will buy anything you need
in any part of the country and the
only charge is the Express charge on
goods.
If you were to enquire of The
largest stores in Chicago who were
the biggest shoppers they had they
would say at once the Express
company. If you were to ask
the Hon. Hertz commissioner of
internal revenue the same question
he would give you the same answer.
The order and commission department.
handles hundreds of thousands of
dollars daily in purchasing goods for
every hamlet and town in radius of
100 miles from Chicago. If a cigar
factory needs revenue stamps he
walks over to the Express office and
hands the agent ten or twenty dollars
and he gets his stamps on the first
return train. If a milliner needs a
yard of dress goods or piece of
ribbon matched or a feather for hat
all she has to do is to hand the order
to the Express agent and he will do
the rest, and the best of it is that if
your order cannot be produced, you
VIII know the reason why at once
whereas if you sent the order by mail
you are kept in suspense for a week.
Ii you wish to go travelling in any
part of Europe they will sell you
travellers cheques that are good in
any hotel or bank in Europe and you
are not put TO the ANNOYANCE of
getting some one to identify you for
they are SO simple that you identify
yourself. You sign your name on the
check in presence of the agent who
issues them to you and you sign it
again when you wish to cash it and
the two signatures are all the
Identification necessary.
Mr.. Farmer make yourself &C
quainted with the Express agent he
can give you lots of information and
put money in your pocket.
The teachers Of the Wood County
Normal entertained the students at a
reception in the school rooms We'd
nesday evening. This has become an
annual event, the purpose being to
make the students acquainted with
one another and the faculty. The
rooms we're tastefullY decorated with
flowers and hung with bunting in the
school color, Cardinal. After a
pleasant evening consisting of games.
music, etc. light refreshments were
served.