Show started express service by carr carrying i packages some ex pressmen in boston have observed the anniversary of express service by paying a visit to mount auburn cemetery cambridge mass where the impressive william F harnden hamden memorial still stands on central avenue this monument was erected by the express companies of 0 the country in 1866 1860 as a tribute to the enterprise ter prise of harnden hamden the original who started the express service in march 1839 by car crying packages in a carpetbag and traveling by rall rail and steamer between new york and boston frail of body but determined harnden hamden only 26 years old organized the first express company and saw its traffic scope of operations and competitors grow to formidable proportions by the time of 0 his death in his year history indicates that harnden hamden succeeded in extending his service abroad and eventually brought in over immigrants to tills country to provide labor so greatly needed during the era of railroad construction st in the fifties and sixties today express service maintains offices and employs people in 1941 over million shipments were handled some motor trucks are used tor for the collection and delivery of shipment 4 1 all told the express service operates on a total mileage of |