Show A distinguished alio be recent death of an old and nd well known business min long engaged in Q th business bus bu icoM calls calli out the tha fol 01 ol low lovicie rig william 0 fargo cargo was wa it native of Odon dagit county new york sod aud a cesis benr B of 0 ugo age mr fargo hail been filleted w with I 1 th of 0 the kidneys kid nija and liver tor for a long titus time list february he paid a visit to fortress monroe nuil bud remained romal nid A 14 low fa days ho he went to his farm airia in ia aiken S C oi anti di dil I tact not return from there until about two months binco mr fargo wg a pioci among on oil the tha first of april afie the west yeat era express Et preB from buffalo to cincinnati tit at linis chicago and nil lu guterma terme diate points was waa commenced by henry wells wella william U fargo and daniel da n ain gunder under the nameon limo ot wells A oo 00 31 thero there wera no BO railroad facilities wt of buffalo boffilo anti sir bit fargo who hafid charge of the made abe ol at Wate aud and wagons mr hr firgo fargo had boon beau in the employ of that tha auburn and lid syracuse for a your year when ho he entered into thu the service of living sion atou wells walla co as a messenger in ia w which blob capacity he gave grout great tiou tion because of his hl huelit y energy and rood good judgment lie ile WIM was jut just the tha tana man henry wells wella thought to ta overcome the tha la in tho the way of 0 a remunerative express business ia that field west ot of Bai liila mr bir fargo worked with extraordinary force industry and tact to accomplish what proved to have hoon been 11 lis his mission and dd utter atler some ha in founding loun Jing a western costern express upon duna a perm anent basis la in 1815 1846 mr wells eold bold out oat his interest into reet in tins this concern to ta william A livingston vito became mr 10 argos partner in 1850 2850 three express companies were oon con solida RoU dated teI under the tha style etyle of 0 the amer luau iaan express company with mr wells aa s president ident and mr fargo as secretary aanard january 1 I 1860 the company B a ba reorganized with a capital of 1 I an aa increase of in 1852 wells wella anil and pirgo fargo their california express company begun op operations orations tiona byre by reddo duc ing the price ol of express freight from new naff york to sin F aeo to twenty ou leuta eta per 3 the original rate rala being itty clity cents j in november 1868 the merchants union Comp Dy latter Bp ending over in an attempt to destroy all tha old companies won VM with the tha american AcaB tiana anil and mr fargo was waa elected president deat ot of the pint joint concern under tho the mama caina of 0 tho the american mr fargon business balenta were not confined to the express busi business neds thero thera were wera low few undertakings ot of any noted in in western now new york in in which LIS bill capital was waa not in tested and which Us his advice did not aid to successfully develop da celop riia his icil A inclinations were Demoa ratio and he was elected by that party may or ot of Baff buffalo do ilia he be allowed himself to be allured by tho the glitter of 0 political advancement there was no in ia the gilt gift of tho the people of the empire state w which would not have hare beba open ti to his lil aces pt atice asa M a citizen he was popa Is lac r with a all classes cl asseg and by those with whom he came in contact he be was wai re and aad ba balove lovel he loaves inage estate |