The Washington herald., 1914-07-05

TO make long, hard trips over rough
country infested with Indians who cared
nothing for the merchandise and mes
sages carried by the men, but who would
murder carelessly to possess one of the
small wiry horses. Col Cody, known
10 every youngster in the country as
Buffalo Bill. started his career as Wells
Fargo pony rider.
Each pony carried saddle pouches con-
tanning the mall. a thin letter costing
s. postage, the heaviest one carried -. As
the rider came into the post cabin among
the mountains. another horse, with an
other rider. would be standing ready for
the swift transfer of the mail pouches.
and be on before the incoming rider had
dismounted from his saddle
When the railroad system was extended
across the desert and the Rocky Noun
tains, the stage coach robber and the
lone bandit who shot the pony rider from
his saddle, changed TO a train robber,
holding up the trains as they stopped for
water at some lonely station, killing or
binding up the express messenger and
rihling the treasure boxes. As the rail-
road began branching out through the
West, the wells-Fargo system spread
with It, forming a network over the Mid
die West, Rocky Mountains, and Pacific
Coast regions.
Today. by taking over various Eastern
express companies, its system Is spread
into every corner OF the country. From
the Pacific Coast its steamship lines COM
municate with Alaska, Vancouver, Vic
toria. Hawaii. and other islands in the
Pacific II Is the only express company
operating in Alaska and the Yukon
Three years ago by important additions
to It's system. it became the largest ex-
press company in the world. holding 90. ZOO
miles Of railroad and steamship lines. The
latest acquisition on July /, Of many
miles OF Eastern railroad systems and
the business of other Eastern companies,
places Wells-Fargo more firmly In po-
sition as the largest express company
Of the world, with 10000 miles of rail-
road and steamship lines.
Europe Is Invaded.
Recently Europe was invaded. and by
contract with foreign lines and with H.
coo European agents, the Wells-Fargo
was made a world-girdling system. rep
resented all over the civilized globe. Its
Office in London is the handsomest ex-
press office in the world.
A mneralite bowling ball has been
sent by a San Francisco company on
its way around the world over the Wells
Fargo system. II is scheduled to stop
at various branches Of the Y. NJ c. A.
III Nnt NlAlES oh It's lONANs anu AaAC paEh
in tournaments, arriving in San Fran
cisco in time for the Panama-PGcihc Ex-
position. where 1t is to be placed on ex-
hibition. Painted on the ball is the mes
sage, Meet me at the Panama Exposi-
ton" II has already taken part in
bowling tournaments in cities across the
United States starting from the Pacific
Coast, June 4, and served in big bowling
contests in New York City a few weeks
ago. After visiting Great Britain and
Denmark. the ball is scheduled to ar
rive in Berlin in time to participate in
the European championship bowling
touruament. August 5. 1t will then pro-
ceed across Europe and Asia, and the
Pacific Ocean. to San Francisco. its home
town, and every step Of the way by
weIls-Fargo Co Express.
Washington is now included in the
great system. The offices formerly oc-
'cupled by the United States Express
Company at 1921 G street northwest are
now the wells-Fargo offices and the en-
pIoyes who formerly served the United
States Epress, are now Wells-FarEO
employees Soon the Wells-Fargo delivery
wagons will be seen on the streets. and
the trade mark of the Wells-Fargo, a
circle within a square. will come to stand
for everything the Wells-Fdfgo has al
ways stood for. in the eyes Of Washing
tonians.