Railway Express Fragile Magnet

The express business flourished in the latter half of the 19th century, and by 1900 there were four principal parcel express companies, all of which included the rapidly advancing railways as one of their means of transport: Adams Express Company, Southern Express Company, American Express Company, and Wells Fargo. Another competitor arrived in 1913: the U.S. Post Office expanded its services to offer Parcel Post. Still, private railway express business increased steadily through the end of both World Wars Some information from. Wikipedia® a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. All graphics copyright Stan Feldman 1999- 2000