4 m ^ttGO & c 0M ^ EXPRESS. RULES, INSTRUCTIONS, TAEIFF8. INSTRUCTIONS AGENTS AND EMPLOYES l)t California stub ||rcgjm Ocparfmcttt WELLS, FARGO S GO'S EIPRESS, TARIFF OF RATES, ETC. NOTICE. This Book of Instructions is designed for the use of the agents and employes of the Ex- press only, and must not be left accessible to the public. It shall constitute part of the records of an office, and must be transferred by retiring agents and others to their successors. The Company reserves the right to amend or alter these rules and rates at pleasure. SAN FRANCISCO: EXCELSIOR PRESS, BACON & COMPANY, PRINTERS, 536 Clay Street, just below Montgomery. 1868. CIRCULAR To Agents and Employes: Gentlemen : The following Book of Instructions is carefully com- piled from the matured experience, written or heretofore unwritten, of those engaged for years in this particular business, and, it is believed, embraces nearly every point upon which a vital question of practice could arise in the routine of an office. It is, moreover, so classified and arranged that any particular subject may readily be referred to, and all necessary light obtained thereon. As such it is commended to your earnest perusal and study, with the assurance that its rules are binding, and that you will be held personally responsible for mistakes originating from a neglect of consulting and obeying them. Very truly, yours, CHAELES E. McLANE, General Agent. San Francisco, Sept. 1st, 1868. CONTENTS PAGE. GENERAL REMARKS 9 Scope and Management 9 Causes of Loss and Dissatisfaction , 10 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 11 Personal Conduct 11 Care of Offices and Property 12 Receiving and Delivering Goods 13 Checking Way-Bills 13 Receipts for Delivery 13 Notifying Short Packages 14 Claims for Damages 15 Offing Charges 15 Marking and Packing 16 Marking Freight 16 Money Packages 16 Tags and Labels 17 Receiving Goods to be Forwarded 18 Receipts 18 Charges 18 Fragile, Worthless, and Perishable Goods 19 Sale of Perishable Goods if Refused 20 Overland Express 20 Way-Bills, with Form 21 Numbering, etc 21 Memorandum Way-Bills 24 Custody and Handling of Freight 26 Delivering Goods with Wagons 26 Collection and Commission Department 27 Nature of Collections 27 Treatment of Collections 28 Collections ordered Protested 29 Acceptance and Protests 30 C. Ov D. Collections 31 Transferring to Connecting Expresses 32 Commissions 33 CONTENTS. PAGE. Letter Department 33 " Old Horse," or Packages on Hand 34 Settling with General Office 34 General Remarks 34 The Abstract, with Form 35 The Statement, with Form 36 Correspondence 41 Blanks 41 Messengers, Instructions to 42 Traveling Agents, Instructions to 44 General Tariff 46 Rates by California and Oregon Express 64 European Tariff 65 Rates by the Overland Express 67 Rates East of Omaha 67 GENERAL REMARKS. The California and Oregon Express, running over f^° b p 1 4 c ° e f d country every railroad, stage and steamboat line, extends throughout the States of California, Oregon and Ne- vada, and territories of Idaho and Washington, and by steamship along the coast to Victoria, V. L, and the principal ports in Mexico. At San Francisco connect- ing with Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Ocean Expresses for New York, the Atlantic cities, and all parts of Europe — China, Japan and the Sandwich Islands. Also making connection at Salt Lake City with the Over- land Express, and at Omaha with United States and American Express Companies for all points in the United States and Canadas. The Supervision of the California and Oregon Ex- Management, press is under the direct management of JOHN J. VALENTINE, Esq., Superintendent, with headquart- ers at San Francisco, to whom all questions of detail are to be referred. The business of the Company consists in forwarding, by rapid modes of conveyance, merchandise, freight, parcels, valuable packages, jewelry, bank-notes, gold, silver, valuable papers, bonds, etc., and delivering the same at the place of business or residence of the con- signee ; making collections, with or without goods; the filling of orders, and attending to commissions generally. B 10 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S CAUSES OF LOSS AND DISSATISFACTION. Causes of loss The business is eminently one of detail, requiring of and (lissatisfac- tion. ' all persons engaged in it, system, accuracy, punctuality, watchfulness, urbanity, and, above all, that the business of to-day be done before to-morrow. Among the pro- lific sources of loss to the Company are : By goods being improperly marked. By being improperly packed for safe carriage. By carelessness in handling. By receiving goods of little or no value, and forward- ing without prepaym lit, and by advancing charges on them. By carelessness in giving receipts. By neglecting to notify back when goods are short. By neglecting to carefully check. By want of uniformity in charges, causing dissatis- faction to the customer. By want of courtesy and attention to the interests of customers ; thereby injuring the popularity of the Company. By carelessness in the safe keeping of money and other valuable packages. By neglecting to adjust promptly all claims for loss or damage. By neglecting to properly way-bill money packages. By loss or misplacement of safe, trunk, or treasure- * box keys. By suffering C. 0. D. goods to be delivered before payment of bill. By neglecting to take receipts for goods delivered. By neglecting to keep watch of money and valuable packages, when in wagons or coaches. To obviate these evils, and to insure uniformity in each department throughout the entire business, a strict observance of the following rules is enjoined upon all the employes of the Company. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 1 1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. Note.— In the compilation of these instructions, it is proper to state, the utmost freedom has been exercised in drawing from books of this kind already published, and particularly from that of The Overland Express, or Salt Lake Depart- ment of Wells, Fargo & Co., which has been found very complete and applicable to the system adopted. PERSONAL CONDUCT. 1. All persons connected with the business of the civility to custo- Conipany are expected to deport themselves with uni- form civility and affability, and to answer all questions of business addressed to them, in a clear, and, as far as possible, satisfactory manner. 2. Clerks, drivers, and messengers will be subject to Authority over the direction and instruction of the agent at the office sengers. where employed, or where their duties may require them temporarily to remain. 3. For the more direct communication with and Authority of tra- veling agents complete supervision of, the various offices under his over offices. control, the Superintendent will appoint and employ assistants, to be known as traveling agents, who will from time to time visit the offices, and whose orders and instructions, in all matters pertaining to the busi- ness of the same, are to be carefully observed. 4. When good cause is given, agents will suspend Agents may sus- ° ° ■ pend employes from duty messengers, running from, or any person for misconduct. 1 2 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S employed in, their office, and consult the Superintendent as to further action. Misconduct to be 5. Any gross misconduct on the part of messengers, reported to trav- , . , . . . ,. , ., 7 eiing agent. such as drinking intoxicating liquors while on duty, carrying money packages past way-stations, leaving their safes unguarded, etc., must be reported to the traveling agent or Superintendent ; and any employe who may be cognizant of default in duty by another employe and fails to report the same to the traveling agent of his division, or Superintendent, becomes equally censurable with the defaulter. Employes re- 6. When the Company meets with a loss through the sponsible for da- l " ° mages. carelessness, inattention, or want of prudence of agents or messengers, they will be held personally responsible for such loss, or such proportion thereof as the traveling agent may determine. Leave of absence. 7. Agents exclusively engaged to attend to the Com- pany's business will not absent themselves from the same without permission from the proper authority. No office should be left a moment unless in charge of a regular watch, or some responsible person in the employ of the Company. CARE OF OFFICES AND PROPERTY. ah business 8. The business of the- Company, and the transactions strictly connden- l « ' tial - of its customers through its offices, must be strictly con- fidential, and books, bills, etc., are not open for public inspection. intrusion prohi- 9. No person shall be allowed behind the counters except the employes of the Company having business there ; and when receiving or forwarding treasure, no person shall be permitted within reach of it, unless his duties or responsibilities are connected with the same. Secrecy to be ob- 10. Information concerning the amount of money received or forwarded, or in relation to any matter of business intrusted to the Company, must not be given to any one. Secrecy is the main guard and protection of all express business. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 13 11. Safes, treasure-boxes, and keys, in offices or other- Keys, treaaure- J ' boxes etc., to be wise used, must at all times be kept where they are in- kept secure, accessible to persons not employed by the Company, and whose business does not pertain to them. 12. Agents, on routes where no messengers are em- Opening treasure ° ° box en route. ployed, must take the treasure-box to a private and safe place, and there check its contents, being particular that no one else may acquaint himself with the contents of the box or way-bills. 13. The lock of a safe, or treasure-box, must always Precaution to in- •' sure its being be tried after the key is taken out, to be certain that it locked, is locked, and the key must be kept in a secure place. 14. Losing a key or sending off a treasure-box with- Penalty for loss . I,-,. of key or sending out being locked, will be considered gross neglect of box unlocked, duty, and be held as sufficient cause for dismissal and being disqualified from ever after returning to the ser- vice. RECEIVING AND DELIVERING GOODS. CHECKING WAY-BILLS. 15. Upon the arrival of the express at an office, and Noting on way- bins when goods the receipt of goods and way-bills, the agent, or his &U to arrive. assistant, will, at once, ascertain, by careful comparison, if the goods called for on way-bill have been received, and for each article thus received he will place his initial as a check-mark to the entry on way-bill corres- ponding therewith, and if anything is short, note the fact in writing opposite such entry. The several entries on the way-bill must then be transferred to the delivery book, and proper efforts made for the prompt delivery Delivery-book, of goods to parties addressed. RECP]IPTS. 16. Agents will take receipts in " delivery receipt charges must be A ^ r paid on or before book, lor all goods, etc., delivered, and will, in all delivery. cases, require freight and charges to be paid on delivery, except in cases of season contracts, (S. C.) 17. When the consignee of a valuable package is identification of ° r ° consignees. 14 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S unknown, he must he identified by some responsible fdlntiflcatfon. person, (the presentation of the Company's receipt is not sufficient) and the person identifying must sign with party receiving, upon the receipt-book ; and all receipts must be taken under the date on which the package is delivered. 2-?° to f °be d pre- ^' When packages are delivered upon written order served. f party to whom they are addressed, the order must be preserved by pasting the same in back of receipt-book upon which the article is receipted. Mftbn.roper'S- 19> A gents wil1 be neld personally responsible for the freight and charges on goods delivered at their re- spective offices, or the wrong delivery of any package. livery. t C o°''c S ar a e d Jf5 ?sed 20. Goods or articles addressed to the "care of" an individual or company, must be delivered to that indi- vidual or company, and not to the person to whom ad- dressed, "old H e oree." and 2L A11 £ oods not called for within twenty-four hours "tenees! 8 C ° U " a ^ er being received, should be transferred to the " Old Horse " or " package-on-hand " book furnished for that purpose, and consignee notified through the post-office, with the usual blanks. Every exertion should be made to deliver packages, and not allow them to accumulate. NOTIFYING SHOET PACKAGES. foTracetiiem 11168 22, * n every instance of goods failing to arrive with the way-bills referring to same, immediate and ener- getic steps must be taken to trace and find them. The agent will write the office from which the missing article started, also the last intermediate checking-office, and notify messenger, if there is one. ^ac°ka"es ne to be 2 ^' ^ nen mone y packages are short or missing, he notified by tele- w in telegraph and write immediately, same as above. Records of way- 24. Agents must keep such records of goods and reference. way-bills passing through their offices as will enable them to be traced. Offices must be prepared, in way above indicated, to give the time the delayed goods passed through their hands. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 15 25. Every agent failing to notify, at once, when goods 5^f ty for ne ~ are short, will be held as having received them. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES. 26. When damages are claimed, the agent should Personal exami- personally . examine into the claim, and not refer it to employes. 27. When claim for damages exceeds $10, it must "JSK^JJ *™{ be referred to the traveling agent or Superintendent, Superintendent. and instructions a^ked. " 28. If suits are brought against the Company, the Suits for dama- traveling agent, and the Superintendent at San Fran- cisco, must be immediately notified. "OFFING" CHARGES. 29. When a package is received, the charges on which, by reason of being in excess of schedule rate, or for other good and sufficient reasons, are calculated to give serious dissatisfaction to consignee, agents may " off" in remarks column such amount as may be decerned necessary, provided such amount does not affect the column of " advanced charges ;" and under no circumstances shall charges reported as " advanced " be deducted either in whole or in part. 30. In judging whether an actual overcharge has been made, when such is alleged to be the case, agents will consult the Company's own figures, and not be in- fluenced by the amount paid to connecting lines and appearing as "advanced charges." 31. When a package is entered free on a way-bill the address of the consignee must be given. When a package is entered on way-bills to collect, and the agent delivering it " offs " or excuses payment of the same, he must always state explicitly on the way-bill the reason for such action. Limitation of Mi is privilege. Advanced char- ges cannot he "offed." How a question of overcharge must he determ- ined. Reason for send- ing or delivering packages free to be stated. 16 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S MARKING AND PACKING. Address to be ^conspicuous. Office labels. Money packages to be sealed. Precaution in re- ceipting. Manner of seal- ing the envelope. MARKING FREIGHT. 32. As the cause of many errors and complaints is found in defective marking and packing, agents and others employed in receiving and forwarding goods, will make these points a matter of very serious attention. 33. The address on articles of freight and boxes must, in all cases, be plainly and conspicuously marked there- on, and whenever possible, with marking paint. 34. The printed label of the Company, giving the name of the office at which such article is received and billed, must also be attached on the same side with the address. MONEY PACKAGES. 35. In all cases money packages must be securely sealed with the private seal of the shipper or that of Wells, Fargo & Co. But in no case must the latter be used unless the agent knows the value of contents. 36. The exact amount of money contained in pack- ages must be plainly marked on them, and no money package be receipted for until after it is sealed. 37. Every currency package put up in an envelope must have five seals upon it, as follows ; one on the centre, and one on each seam of the envelope, half-way from the centre to the corner, as shown in the diagram below. Sealing large packages. 38. No package of money in an envelope must be allowed to leave an office without being thus sealed. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 17 Large packages of money, otherwise put up, must be so securely sealed that they can by no possibility be tarn- > pered with without detection. 39. If any error or short count occurs in packages Penalty for ne- * t . glecting these not sealed in accordance with these instructions, the particulars, amount will be charged back to the agent or office for- warding the same. 40. Gold-dust should be put in strong and well- J^ ing of gold ' sewed buckskin bags, tied, and well sealed. Tin cans must not be used, as the least jar breaks the solder on the seams, and it sifts out. 41. Shippers should avoid, as much as possible, the packing bars or practice of putting more than one gold bar in a pack- co,n ' age. They are liable to break the packing and oblit- erate the mark. When bars or coin are put up in boxes, the lid should be screwed on, and the screw- heads sealed with wax. TAGS AND LABELS. 42. In all cases where it is found that the address pnrabietagato be substituted for on packages, etc., is liable to be obliterated or chafed frail ones - off in the course of a long journey, agents must at- tach to such package the stout address-tag furnished for that purpose, and plainly write the address thereon. 43. Second only to the imperfect and careless mark- Office labels, im- ' x portance and ing of address upon a box or package as a source of manner of their error and confusion, is the neglect of putting the usual office label thereon. Agents are specially di- rected to guard against this neglect. In all cases, the label must show the name of the office from which it is sent, (if not printed, it must be written) and the label must be put on the same side of the box or package, or way-billed letter, with the address, so that it will be impossible to overlook it. 44. The inconsiderate practice of attaching the label Im P r °P eruse - to the back of a letter or other package, or other- wise out of immediate observation, is seriously repre- hended. 18 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S C. O. D. labels. 45. This rule applies to all matter upon which the name of billing office does not otherwise appear. 46. In C. 0. D. packages, etc., care must be taken to attach the " C. 0. D." label, as the neglect of so doing may occasion error in the treatment of such packages, etc., for which the agent causing the error will be held personally liable. 47. Agents who are not furnished with labels hav- ing the office name printed thereon, will consult their own convenience and expedite business by making and keeping a written supply on hand. Supply to be pre- pared for use. RECEIVING GOODS TO BE FORWARDED. Receipts to be given. Value to be put on all packages. Receipts for packages to way- stations, and be- yond routes. RECEIPTS. 48. A receipt must be given to the sender for every package to be forwarded, valuable or otherwise, and all valuable packages locked in the safe until checked out and sent forward. 49. Agents must require a value to be put on every package by the shipper, which value he will insert in the receipt. It is not necessary to way-bill such value in all cases. It is required to enable the Company more readily to settle damages in case of loss. 50. Money and other packages must not be received for places on our routes where we have no office or no certain arrangements for their delivery. If the place is off our routes, the receipt given must specify " to be delivered to connecting express." A price to be put on eacb article. MAKING CHARGES. 51. A price should be put on every package billed, unless it is a " free," " P. 0. R.," or " S. C." package ; if wrong, the office receiving can add to, or deduct from the charge, by using the column provided in the way- purpose ; Uut a price is bill and statement for that or? kVo°wied«e 8 of never to be made for forwar ding an article without the package. agent seeing and knowing something of its weight, bulk, contents, and value. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 1 9 52. A general tariff is furnished to each office, and Tariff to be foi- must not be varied from except by consent of the Su- perintendent. 53. When entirely in doubt about the charge to be £32** treme made on packages, or when contract is for office at des- chax « c - tination to fix the price, the agent may enter it M. P., (make price) and the agent receiving will then fix the charge, and add to the bill in column of remarks, which will be taken upon statement sheet in " add " column. 54. In no case is one agent to alter charges made by c !?;}? 1! f : s from original entry to be made in re- marks column. another agent, except in this way, as the original loot- b( ing of a bill must never be altered, by the change of a figure or the introduction of any new figures into the charges columns. 55. Shippers are required to put a value on every article, and agents to so book it, and enter it in receipt and on way-bill. This valuation must influence, in a measure, the charges made. 56. Agents must exercise great care in making special Special con- agreements and always consult authority. All contracts, made by one agent, are to be faithfully fulfilled by any other agent, whenever a receipt, with an agreement on it, or other good evidence, is shown. When contracts are not in accordance with the tariff, the receipt should be taken from the holder and sent to the Superin- tendent. 57. Express matter forwarded under monthly or Forwarding s. c, season contracts, bears no charge on way-bill. " S. 0." s °° b " must be put in column of remarks. FRAGILE, WORTHLESS AND PERISHABLE GOODS. 58. Goods evidently not worth the transportation, or Goods of uncer- J * tain A r alue to be that would not, under ordinary circumstances, sell for prepaid or guar- J anteed. the charges, must not be received unless the charges are prepaid or guaranteed. When freight is prepaid, the person receiving the money will mark the package " paid," with his name or initials. 20 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S Nature of con- tents to be shown and goods taken at shipper's risk only. Duplicate re- ceipts With writ- ten acquiescence to be taken. £' charges 1 vanc " ^' Especial care must be taken, in advancing charges on goods, to know that they are worth charges and freight. 60. All packages containing poultry, fish, fruit, or perishable articles of any description, or articles con- tained in glass, should have their nature distinctly marked upon them, as also the full address of the con- signee, including street and number, and must only be received at owner's risk, and charges must be prepaid to destination. 61. These conditions must be specified in the receipt, and in order to have such contract for reference, in case of loss or damage, agents t will give a receipt, and re- quire a duplicate, with agreement and signature of shipper across face of same, assuming and agreeing to considerations given therein. A five-cent revenue stamp must be attached to such contract, to make it legally binding. SALE OF PERISHABLE GOODS, IF REFUSED. 62. When perishable goods are refused by consignee, or not called for, (unless other instructions accompany them) they should at once be disposed of to the best advantage, after having consulted some judicious per- son in the trade, as to the manner and propriety of so doing, and an account of sales, with net proceeds, re- turned to the shipper, addressed to the office from which the goods came. If the shipper is not known, the account of sales may be sent to the agent where shipped from, and he will ascertain who is entitled to the proceeds. THE OVERLAND EXPRESS. scope and Terri- 63 r^g department of the Company's business commences at Omaha, Nebraska, along the route of the Union Pacific Railroad, and by stage to Salt Lake City ; thence north, through Virginia City and Helena to Fort Benton in Montana, and to Boise City in Idaho. Connections are made at Omaha with the Kev. Stamp. Judicious per- sons to be con- sulted. Account of sale to be rendered. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 2 1 United States and American Express Companies for all points in the United States and Canada. Also con- necting at Cheyenne with the United States Express Company for principal points in Colorado and New Mexico. The headquarters of this department are at Salt Lake City. 64. To shippers wishing to save time, the Overland ;rtSjjS|? esW Express offers superior advantages, for points in the Atlantic States, for packages, parcels and treasure. The rapid construction of the great National Highway — the Pacific Eailroad — gives this route an importance not hitherto considered. A year or eighteen months will give a railroad communication between the Eastern and Pacific States, when the express charges will be materially lessened, and the time greatly shortened. 65. Agents will bill to Salt Lake City all matter where to bii land for points east of there, intended to go overland, and lor points in Montana ; and when charges are to collect, the amount given should be the proper rate to Salt Lake City, and not to destination. 66. Prepayment of charges to destination may be Prepaid charts. received, but in all cases of prepayment, agents must note in '• remarks " column, " paid to S. L. C," or " paid through," as the case may be. WAY BILLS— NUMBERING, ETC. 67. Particular care is to betaken that no express is way bills nuwt forwarded without the proper way-bills accompany- goods. ing it. 68. All bills made and forwarded in any one day, at AH way-bills of ^ J same date to bear the same office, must bear the same number ; therefore, same number, bills sent by any one office to another office, will not bear consecutive numbers, unless it happen that a bill is sent to that particular office each day. 69. On the first of January of each year, agents will ^"Yii^mst da" commence their way-bills with number one, and keep of each year. on numbering without regard to dates, advancing a number every day that one or more bills are forwarded. CO CO u K Q. X HI CO ■ O O o o 00 K 00 rH < iH Ik ft O CO GQ J p -1 (0 61) 111 ■H»B e - « -2 05-^ PuEm SaJ •^081100 oo o »00 IQ o o oo o o 25ia ss MH CM s I £? : c, •.* • o .x :ft :o J o o s .o GO s-i o pqU (^^ W ~ 5* oo k_" CO S to _ ej" ■8 .d g 'gfl£jd 1 bo 3 T3 9 be j: bo 3 SC 3 8 H o5 OD id +3 6 "5 arante Do. ntract id thro ntract id thro Do. Do. i—i CO £2 *;S O O 08 O S3 •^081100 lOiCNiO O •predajj § 8S0 00 »C§1p I G3 g =41*3 8* 0^4 • °5« •ad S? rW«Q 2 ■§,■?* f5odi^i^-3 2d' i >~l o ^ a • o » • ■^unocav £ 88 = '5 OX P Is , . 3 t«i2 S «»_: H X L, „ o-ao^sso^Sooooaoflo^ rHi-lPHr-lr-li-lrHCO^iQj-li-lOr-lUP-liH 24 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S Where to bill to. Billing beyond regular routes. Entry of prepaid through charges. Collect, charges agreed through. Name of consign- Goodt sent under private mark. Registers of way- hills received and sent. Messengers to check. Folding way- bills. 70. For any point off our lines, agents billing- will only make way bills and charges to the office to which they are authorized to bill. 71. But, if the charges are prepaid to destination, the full amount paid is to be extended in column of " our charges," and in " prepaid column," adding in column of " remarks," •' paid through" The office that receives such package will rebill it without charge, saying, " Paid through on Bill," giving date and name of office issuing the bill. 72. When charges are to collect, and rate has been agreed through, the charges should be entered only to point billed to, and the price agreed upon to destination noted in column of remarks. 73. Agents will always enter on way-bill, in column " from whom received," the name of the party who de- livers packages or goods to them. 74. When goods are received and to be forwarded, marked with a private mark, or an initial letter, the name of consignee must in all cases be ascertained, and entered with that of consignor, in fall, upon the way- bill, with destination. 75. Correct copies of all bills forwarded must be kept in a book furnished for that purpose, and those received in another book of the kind required. 76. Agents will require out messengers to check every entry on their bills with initials of name. 77. Agents will be particular to fold the largest size of way-bills by first turning them over lengthwise, into the size of smaller ones, and then transversely. MEMORANDUM WAY-BILLS. Mem. way-bills from regular offi- ces when admis sible. 78. No package shall be forwarded unless accompa- nied by a regular or memorandum way-bill, to guide and govern agents through whose hands it must pass. At all offices a regular way-bill, duly numbered and registered, must be sent forward with all packages. The only exception allowable is when forwarding a CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 25 w package after the final disposition of the regular way- bill has been made, (such as noting it on abstract or delivery to messenger) in which case a memorandum bill must be sent. 79. When a package becomes detached or separated, JJem. "jr*^ en route, from its way-bill, agents discovering same in with estray pack- J ' c to ages. the process of checking other bills, will at once make out a memorandum way-bill, noting thereon addresses, destination, and other essential particulars of which they may be cognizant, and forward same, duly checked, with such package. 80. When, afterward, the regular way-bill happens SFffJf,, to arrive, the agent making the memorandum bill, or, in case of his neglect, any agent acquainted with the preceding facts, will note on the regular way-bill, in re- marks column, "Hence," and will omit placing his check-mark thereon. 81. Agents making memorandum way-bills, must Beo ^gLj f mem * preserve a record of the same, giving all requisite par- ticulars and the date of forwarding such bills, which record may be canceled when regular way-bill is known to have gone forward. 82. It occurs more frequently that a regular way-bill wS'for^hSt 11 *' becomes separated from its packages and goes forward i )acka « es - in advance of them. In such cases, agents will mark all such entries " Short," and preserve a record thereof. See paragraphs 22, 25, pp. 14, 15. The same entry afterward appearing on a memorandum bill with the package, must have noted thereon, if not so noted already, " Reg. W. B. hence." 83. No way-bill entry shall be checked by any agent SS|££ n ta with his initial, unless the thing called for is actually within his observation and control, either on hand or in transitu. 84. Memorandum way-bills must not be entered on Mem. bins not to the regular way-bill registers, nor be accounted for on e accoun e abstracts or statements. 26 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S CUSTODY AND HANDLING OF FREIGHT. injury to be pre- g5. All employes handling freight are required to do their duty with such thoughtful care, that the frailest article may be forwarded with the certainty of being delivered entire and uninjured. To effect this, it is necessary that no article, of whatever description, be thrown, dropped, or allowed to fall, no matter how short the distance. Disposition frail g6. Xor shall it be allowed that packages, etc., evi- packages in tran- * ».»,,' situ - dently of frail character, shall be thoughtlessly or will- fully so disposed of, along with stouter packages and freight, as to cause them to be crushed and broken. Scusabie? bem 87. A neglect of ordinary precaution in this particu- lar, which has been heretofore of frequent occurrence, will not be tolerated in future, if the guilty can possibly be detected. Precautionary re- gg # Boxes and other packages upon which is marked quests to be care- » o i tuiiy heeded « r f his side up," " Keep dry," " Handle with care," or with any precautionary request whatsoever, shall be handled and disposed of accordingly, to the utmost ability of those having charge thereof. ieft°un"uarded e ^' ^ nen tne messenger has occasion to leave the car or coach at a station, as for meals, the agent at such station will either remain in charge of his express^ or substitute a suitable person to watch over it during Messengers not *he messenger's absence; and in all such cases, the qufshtoeir^eys messen g er will make it his especial care to lock the safe, treasure-boxes, or trunks containing valuable packages, before absenting himself, and to take the keys with him. DELIVERING GOODS WITH WAGONS. Goods to be kept 90. In carrying for delivery, money packages and specie on our wagons, they must be kept in a safe or trunk, locked, and constantly in sight. identification. 9^ The person delivering such packages must re- quire the satisfactory identification of parties addressed, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 27 (when personally unknown to him) in writing, along with the signature receipting for same on his delivery- book. 92. Eeceipts must be taken for all articles thus de- Receipta , livered. COLLECTION AND COMMISSION DE- . PARTMENT. NATURE OF COLLECTIONS. 93. There is no branch, perhaps, of the business of importance of the Express, in which the genius and tact of an agent can be so forcibly and advantageously exerted, as in that relating to the successful collection of money, and its prompt and satisfactory return to the proper owner. 94. In entering upon the general instructions relating Descriptive . . , , terms in use. to this branch, particular attention is invited to the material difference of meaning conveyed in the various descriptive terms applied to collections — a difference which, if overlooked, may occasion difficulty, confusion, and sometimes loss. Thus, collections, when first for- warded, are treated simply as "Collections;" when re- turned paid, as " Paid Collections ;" when returned not paid, as " Returned Collections." 95. A C. 0. D. (collect on delivery) is a distinct va- Siecti™ C "°* D * riety of collection. This mark always means that there is something else to be collected on goods besides the charges, before they are delivered — the cost of purchase, for example — and the goods must not be opened or de- livered until the collection is paid. The shipper's in- structions leave us no discretion in this matter. 96. A " Collection " may consist of a check, draft, Nature of coiiec- J ' tion proper. note, due-bill, or other evidence of indebtedness, which is sent forward to be presented to the debtor for pay- ment, but is usually unaccompanied by any other matter except the instructions of the agent forwarding, and Jbeyed C . tionstobe which must, in all cases, govern the actions of the agent making the collection. 28 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S TKEATMENT OF COLLECTIONS. Y^p» f r oper en " 9 ~- When drafts, notes, or bills are taken for collec- tion, the Company's collection receipt must always be given, and the draft, note, or bill, inclosed in the proper collection envelope. 98. When a note or draft is drawn to the order of the party sending it for collection, agents must not fail to procure the signature or indorsement of such person on the back of such paper, before forwarding it, and must certify beneath that the signature of indorser is genuine. Much delay and loss is caused by a neglect of this important rule. Signatures to be certified. be°pTOmiSiy l re- t0 ^9. Where collections are due at sight, or on demand, ported, and not paid on presentation, whether ordered protested, or not to be protested, the office sending must be imme- diately notified of the fact. And wherever delay occurs from absence of parties, or other cause, advice of the fact must be immediately returned. Importance of so m Thig ig yital]y important . and the merchant and public generally who intrust their business to the company are ever anxious for information in case of delay. Forms for advice, which are simple, and gene- rally require but few words, are furnished each office. n. u!n H h dT Ai lit be 101. As a general rule, where collections are not pauL , promptly paid, they should be returned ; but where an agent deems it advisable to hold for a short time, the fact must be advised. 102. Any advice or correspondence in regard to col- lections must be addressed to the office sending them, and in no instance to the parties from whom they are received. Any deviation from this only tends to delay and confusion. e!,TpaVl,KMu ak " 103. Sound discretion should be used with regard to the kind of money taken on collections. The custom of the place where the collection is made determines the kind of money in which it is to be paid, unless the face of the paper specifies it. As far as possible, the money Correspondence in relation to col- lections. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 29 best suited to the party for whom the collection is made, should be collected. 104. When instructions are given to return proceeds Maimer of draw- ° L ing drafts used in of collection by draft, the draft must be made payable payment, to the order of the party in whose favor the collection is made. Never to the order of. the Express Company. COLLECTIONS ORDERED PROTESTED. 105. Too much care cannot be exercised in receiving Nature of a pro- ° test. collections liable to protest for non-acceptance or non- payment, as herein the company incurs a direct pecu- niary responsibility. To protest a paper is to transfer it, after failing to procure acceptance or payment, to the hands of a notary public, or other officer having legal authority, who will present the same for accept- ance or payment, and in default thereof, will, in his official capacity, attach a written protest to such paper, and at once notify the drawer and indorser, or indorsers, that the same has been protested, and that holders look to them for payment. 106. Agents are authorized to pay the usual fee for Notary's fee. this service, and report same, in return of protested collection, as u advanced charges." 107. The agent receiving a collection should ascer- wishes of sender ° ° to be consulted. tain the wish of the party, in regard to protesting, and give receipt in accordance — and note instructions care- fully on the envelope. 108. He should, procure in all cases the residence of Residences of drawers of drafts, and indorsers of notes, and write same doreers! Md n '~ under the name of such drawer or indorser. 109. When acceptance of time-drafts is procured. Protest for non- x , r ' payment of ac- and the same are not paid at maturity, they must in all cepted drafts. cases be protested for non-payment. 110. When a time draft has been presented for ac- Protest for non- . -it-,, acceptance and ceptance, and the same declined, it must be protested for nonpayment for such non-acceptance, and held until maturity, and again presented, this time for payment, in default of 30 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S which, it must again be protested for non-payment, and then return to office from whence it came, agent making proper charges in " Our charges " column, for trouble and the return of collection, and billing as "Advanced charges " the expenses incurred for protests. Special attention is directed to this peculiarity in treatment of time drafts. 111. Any special instructions written on the enve- lope, conflicting with the above, must, however, be strictly adhered to. For further information of agents in making collections of this character, the following remarks are subjoined. Expenses and charges. Special Instruc- tions to be obey- ed. ACCEPTANCE OF A BILL OR DRAFT. Form of an ac- ceptanee. Consequences of failure to protest. Necessity of pro- testing on da\- when due. No contingency whatever serving as an excuse. Time and place of presentation. 112. An acceptance is an engagament to pay a bill or draft, and is done by the drawee (the person on whom the draft is made) writing " accepted " across the face of the paper, and subscribing his name ; and when a specified time of payment is mentioned, (as ten days after sight) the drawee should date the time of acceptance. 113. When, in case of time drafts, instructions are to protest, which must be for non-acceptance and non-pay- ment, and it is not accepted or paid, it must be twice protested as indicated above, or the drawee and in- dorsee are discharged from liability. 114. A draft must be presented for payment, and properly protested on the day it becomes due, or the Express Company will be held liable for its payment, and the indorser exonerated. Even the bankruptcy, insolvency, or death of the acceptor, (or drawee) will not excuse a neglect to demand payment of the assignees or executors, nor will the insufficiency of a draft or note, in any respect, constitute an excuse, so far as the Com- pany is concerned, for non-payment. 115. The presentment should be made at a reason- able time of day, when the bill is due. If the paper is CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 31 made payable at any specified place, it must be pre- sented at such place for pajmient. 116. If a draft or note falls due on Sunday or any Rule in relation ^ J to Sundays and public holiday, and if such holiday fall on Monday, the public holidays. paper becomes due on Saturday, except in States, where, by law, it becomes due the day after Sunday or holiday. 117. When any doubt arises as to the proper course Authorities to be 17 r r consulted in case to be pursued in making a collection, agents should of doubt. always consult a lawyer or bank officer, or some one competent to advise, and in all cases the agent should acquaint himself with the statutes bearing on this sub- * ject in the locality where he resides. 118. Agents must avoid, in all cases, receiving any {.'"vt^S^^Ifoss amount on account of a collection unless the whole is paid ^tracted! 6 U1 — except when special instructions are given to do so ; in such cases, the amount must be remitted to the office sending, with particular advice. 119. When coin is remitted for paid collections, it Coin remittances should be put up in a separate package, sealed and distinctly marked, referring to the number on the enve- lope. No coin must be sealed and forwarded in the collection envelope. 120. Agents are required tore-bill returned or paid How to return collections to the office from whence they were billed, correspondence, and all answers to inquirers in relation to outstanding collections must be returned in the same way. 121. A book is furnished each regular office in which Collection regis* all collections made or forwarded must be entered, as per form therein. C. 0. D. COLLECTIONS. 122. When bills are taken, accompanying goods to ^D^msand ' be collected on delivery of same, they must be inclosed packages. in the printed "C. 0. D." envelope for that purpose, and marked plainly "C. 0. D." on the package, and also the amount of bill to be collected, and a "C. 0. D." label attached. 32 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S Charges to em- brace return of money. Part payment. Short Advices. 'Discretion of Agents. Delays to be re- ported. Reporting C. O. D. to General Office. 123. Enough charges must be made on thegoods to pay for making the collection and returning the money, and the funds are to be returned accordingly, free of further charge. 124. A portion of the bill must not be collected on the delivery of a portion of the goods, unless by special instructions, in writing, from the shipper. 125. When "C. 0. D." goods arrive in advance of, or without the collection, the office from whence they were sent must immediately be notified, giving the name of consignee and consignor, if known. 126. If the agent is satisfied of the proper amount to be collected, he may deliver the goods, on payment of same, and remit to the office from whence goods were received, giving such information as will enable the agent at that point to deliver the money to the proper owner. 127. Where, in the case of C. 0. D.'s unusual delay occurs in parties not taking their goods, advice of the same, with cause, should be returned. 128. When any C. 0. D. package has been on hand one month, the agent must report it to the Superinten- dent at San Francisco with advice, unless he has offic- ial instructions to retain it a longer time. Collections to be reenveloped. Transferring in- structions. TRANSFERRING COLLECTIONS TO CON- NECTING EXPRESSES. 129. In order to insure the return of all collections passing out of the Company's hands, to other companies, and also that agents may have less trouble in keep- ing their accounts of such business, agents at transfer offices will, in each and every instance, reenvelope all collections transferred to other companies, retaining the original envelope in their possession, until the return of collection. 130. In filling out the new envelope, it mast be made out in favor of "Wells, Fargo & Co.," at the office where transferred, and particular attention must be paid to CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 33 enter thereon all special or general instructions, given on the original envelope. 131. When such collections are returned, they must How reinciosed "in original enve- be inclosed in the original envelope, without breaking lope. the seal of the company returning it, and again be sealed with the official seal in the usual way. COMMISSIONS. 132. The most popular feature of an Express, is that Special purcnas- it furnishes a reliable, speedy, and responsible medium for the transaction of all kinds of business at places more or less remote from each other ; and ^n furtherance of this design, every encouragement is to be given to its use for the purpose of making special purchases, and for attending to other matters of commission. 133. All orders for purchase of goods, or articles of Commission en- any kind, must be forwarded in "Commission Envel- used. opes," and be accompanied by cash sufficient to cover cash to accom- the full estimated amount of purchase. In all cases pany where this rule is not observed, the agent sending the commission will be held personally responsible for the money expended, or the commission will be returned unattended to. 134. In general, commissions must be addressed to "Agent Wells, Fargo & Co.," etc. LETTER DEPARTMENT. 135. Agents will endeavor to build up this branch of Care and dis- the business, by promptness in the delivery of letters, pa c and care and dispatch in forwarding them. Every exertion must be made to find the place of business or residence, if unknown, of persons addressed, and as soon as letters are received, a messenger, where there is one, should be sent to deliver them. 136. If parties cannot be found, a list of the letters List of letters on remaining in an office must be kept in some conspicu- ous place. 34 WELLS, FARGO & GO'S g^msition for 137. FRANKS (or pre-paid government envelopes) must be ordered from Cashier Express Department, San Francisco, in sufficient time to get them before previous supply is exhausted. They will be sent billed as "ad- vanced charges" for the amount of their value. "OLD HORSE," OR PACKAGES ON HAND. aii charges ac- 138. Agents must account to the general office in counted for. . ° ° their statements for the charges of every package re- ceived, whether delivered or not. to n Genei r a?Offi S ce. 139 ' At the end ° f each y ear a list ° f a11 packages, either money, parcels, or goods, that have accumulated during the year, must be returned to San Francisco Office under the head of "Old Horse," giving address of * package, when received, where from, and amount of charges due ; a copy so returned must be kept in the office sending. HlTslalement ' 14 °- Earnest and persistent efforts must be made by an agent to deliver all packages received. If, however, any remain on hand at the end of the month, with charges, agents can use such funds as they may take in on the "Out" business between first of month and the time that the statement is rendered, to make it good with Cashier. SETTLING WITH GENERAL OFFICE. GENERAL REMARKS. The abstract and 141. Two separate reports and settlements of the the statement. x L business of an office are required to be made each month, the one to embrace the contents of way-bills forwarded from an office ; (the "Out Business," as it is called) and the other that of way-bills received, (or, the "In Business"). As these accounts are to be rendered monthly, the following rules will very generally apply. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 35 The first of these settlements, that of the "Out Busi- ness," will be known and always referred to as the "Abstract;" and the second, or "In Business," as the "Statement." THE ABSTRACT. 142. Immediately after the close of a month — that Time of making J abstract. is, on the first day of the succeeding month — an Ab- stract must be made out, upon the blanks furnished for that purpose, with the date, number, and destination of Form, each way-bill sent during the month just ended, and the total amounts, if any, of the several charges columns of the same, each under its proper heading. 143. All bills sent to any one office will be reported Classification of / i . i way-bills. in consecutive order on the Abstract, (and also on the Statement) as to numbers and dates, and in the follow- ing rotation : 1. All bills to San Francisco; 2. All bills to Sacramento ; 3. All bills to Marysville ; 4. All bills to Stockton ; after these all other offices will fol- low in the order in which they appear on the printed . list of offices of Aug. 1, 1868, arranging them con- secutively. 144. When all bills have been thus recorded on the Balance of in- Abstract, the several columns must be correctly footed, and the difference between the "Prepaid," or cash re- ceived column, and the "Advanced Charges," or cash disbursed column, will determine the amount of credit due from, or indebtedness to, the General Office at San Francisco. 145. If the result be in favor of the latter, the agent Balance due Gen- •11 . ^ i • • ^ eral 0ffice t0 ac_ will at once remit to the Cashier of Interior Express company ab- at San Francisco, along with his Abstract, the whole amount due thereon. 146. If the result be found in favor of the agent, he Balance due will hold such credit over until the settlement of his ried to statement. "In Business," or "Statement," when he will reimburse himself by reporting the same in part payment of any balance which he may find himself owing on the latter. 36 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S Payment of bal- ance. AIesse4ffeers' stracts. Numbering stracts. Reporting all Avay-bills. Abstract enve- lopes and labels. 147. Agents will note at foot of the Abstract what is sent in payment. 148. Messengers' Abstracts are to be returned from office settling them, same as its own, except that the name of messenger must be used instead of office. 149. Abstracts will be numbered 1, 2, 3, etc., in con- secutive order, beginning with the first mouth of each year ; but all the sheets of any one abstract will have the same number. 150. Every way-bill made at and sent from an office, must be reported on the Abstract from that office, with- out regard to whether it contain any charges or not. 151. Official envelopes in which to inclose Abstracts, and labels for packages, when funds are sent to pay the amount due on an Abstract, will be furnished each office, and are to be used for that purpose only. Remit- tances for Abstracts and Statements must be made separately. See form of an Abstract, page 37. Statements to.be made from way- bills. Under and over charges. Determining bal- ance. THE STATEMENT. 152. The Statement, being a report of the "In Bus- iness" of an office, consists of an account, classified and arranged as explained in instructions relating to the Abstract, of the way-bills received at an office. Thus the Statement, which must, in all cases, be made directly from the way-bills, and upon the book* and blanks fur- nished for that purpose, gives the amount that each way-bill received calls for. 153. If undercharges or overcharges appear noted on a way-bill, the agent will set the former in the "add" column of Statement, and the latter in the deduct column. 154. In the final footing of the Statement, he will "■Officers are furnished with books in which to keep copies of Statements. Every error will be corrected by sending the agent a notice of the same, whether in his favor or against him. All bills undergo two examinations. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 37 (Form of an Abstract.) WELLS, FARGO & CO.'S EXPRESS. $bstiiact of Bills Nos. 181 to 811, forwarded from BENICIA Office, From JuTy fst to Jut/y S/sl, /S6S, inclusive. RECAPITULATION. ( Total amount of Bills, $112.25.) Prepaid charges £26 00 Advanced charges., 14 50 Balance 11 50 Due to San Francisco. No. Date. 1868. 183 July 1 189 7 195 " 13 199 " 17 202 " 20 184 •i 2 185 M 3 186 .< 4 187 " 5 188 189 " 7 195 •' 13 199 " 17 209 " 24 199 " 17 185 " 3 207 <« 22 189 ii 7 205 «• 21 18(5 i. 4 211 " 25 192 " 10 200 •« 18 211 " 25 202 " 20 205 " 21 Where to. San Francisco ... Do. Do. Do. Do. Sacramento .... Do. Do. Marysville Do. Do. Stockton Do. Angels' Camp... Brown's Valley Chico Downieville El Dorado Forest Hill Georgetown... . Healds-burg Martinez Placerville San Andreas Virginia City Do. Coin herewith, $11.50. (Signed,) s ■}<■ S 5 3 s i 00 i 50 2 00 1 00 50 1 00 2 50 75 1 00 1 00 1 60 75 $14 50 2 00 1 50 P. O.K. I Free I 25 00 2 50 3 00 4 00 4'50 6 00 5|50 775 2 60 300 150 2 00 4 00 2 50 1 50 rso 175 ll75 100 1000 4|00 97 75 14 50 $112 25 frg &*s 3 00 1 50 2 00 25 00 2 00 4 0(1 4 00 3 60 4 75 4 26 1 00 1 60 1 50 1 50 5 60 2 75 1 00 1 00 1 00 75 1 00 2 00 8 60 3 25 86 25 26 00 $112 25 Agent. 38 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S Credits in pay- ment of balance. Cash to accom- pany settlement. Vouchers. add to the total of "Collect" column (for the amount of which he is accountable) the sum total of undercharges, and from the aggregate of these two columns, he will deduct the sura total of overcharges, and the result will show the sum of his indebtedness. 155. The agent will specify, in liquidation of this in- debtedness, the nature and amount of disbursements made by him, under proper authority, during the period of time embraced in this Statement ; the balance, if any, due him on Abstract, as above instructed; and, for what still remains due by him on Statement, he will promptly forward along with his Statement, way-bills, and vouchers, funds to cover the same to the Cashier at San Francisco. 156. For all purchases made or moneys paid, and for which credit is to be claimed as above, receipts, in du- plicate, must be taken on the forms provided — the origi- nal to be used as a voucher in settlement of Statement, and to accompany the same, and the duplicate to be re- tained on file in the office where such disbursements are made. 157. Vouchers for disbursements other than those made with the consent or by direction of the Superin- tendent or Traveling Agent, can be sent with Statement in payment of amounts due, but are liable to be re- turned if not approved. 158. Statements are to be made out once a month. As they are to embrace all received bills whose dates are to, and include, the last day of the month, agents will wait long enough for such bills to reach them be- fore finishing the Statement ; but all delay in render- ing the account, beyond one of unavoidable necessity, will be considered as neglect of duty, and may lead to more serious consequences. 159. A Statement shall not have any bills entered on it that bear date after the last day of the month for which it is rendered. 160. A Statement bears one number, no matter how Unauthorized vouchers. Statements to embrace all bills of the month. Promptness en- joined. Not to include bills of a succeed- ing month. Numbering state- ments. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 39 many sheets are used in making it out, and every way- ^"f^jlfn^^l bill received must be entered thereon, whether it con- cmedtime. tains anything to collect or not. 161. The amounts received for monthly accounts or Receipts on sea- J son contracts, etc. season contracts are to be added to the Statement, after having been otherwise completed as herein directed. 162. Agents will note at the foot of their Statements Nature of pay- what they send to pay, specifying the amount of each fled, voucher, and the amount of cash. 163. Should it happen (which is not probable) that Balance due an ,,,,. n i aucnt on state- an agent finds a balance due him on Statement, he may ment. request the Cashier to seud him the amount due. 164. The Statement, the way-bills, the vouchers, and statements, etc., . to be sent in one the money (it any) are all to be put up in one package, package, and sent by first Express to " Cashier," etc. Address- labels for such packages are furnished, and must be used. 165. The way-bills thus returned must all be folded Folding and •* packing avjiv- to the same size, about 4 inches by 7 and thus indorsed hills. No. - to 186 They must be arranged in the order in which they are entered on the Statement, and not rolled up and other- wise deranged. 166. Statements and way-bills must be sent to the statements to be ^ to be made by 5th head office at San Francisco, if possible, by the 7th of of succeeding the month succeeding. Both Abstracts and Statements must always be made complete and in good shape, and signed by the Agent. See form of Statement, page 40. 40 WELLS, FARGO & CO'S (Form of a Statement.) No. 1. * WELLS, FARGO & CO.'S EXPRESS. From BENICIA Office. Statement of "Way-Bills and Proceeds returned to SAN FRAN- CISCO Office, August 7th, 1868. gif Pig 8 00 2 50 1 50 50 1 00 18 00 2 00 50 1 oo 1 no 1 50 50 2 00 1 no 1 50 50 1 00 50 1 25 1 00 1 50 50 50 50 1 50 50 2 00 $30 25 FROM San Francisco Do. Do. Do. Do. Sacramento Do. Do. Do. Marysville Do. 'Stockton Do. 'Angels' Camp. JDownieville.. . i Georgetown . . Iowa Hill IPlacerville |San Jose ,San Andreas. . , iTimbuctoo Ukiah Virginia City.. Do. Yreka oa | No. 2 s ? 183 July 1 190 " 8 197 " 15 205 " 23 213 " 31 187 " 3 198 «• 16 207 " 25 215 << 31 190 " 8 207 " 25 175 •< 1 190 » 13 160 " 10 255 9 94 " 13 75 " 5 150 " 4 156 " 1 112 " 7 70 " 8 87 " 5 1S3 " 1 210 " 28 157 »■ 11 Remitted in payment, this day : Coin or Check $50 50 Voucher from Catlin 12 00 " Burke 13 00 7 00 2 75 3 50 1 50 21 00 1 50 2 00 3 CO 3 00 1 75 2 00 2l50 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 75 50 50 50 50 $75 75 25 $75 50 $75 50 50 50 5(1 2 001 ij !50 60 50 25 2 25 25 (Signed,) Agent. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 41 CORRESPONDENCE. 167. All communications addressed to an agent, communications whether by the Gen. Agent, Superintendent, Cashier, writing. swere Traveling Agent, or other officer of the Company, or the public, in relation to business, must be promptly answered in writing. 168. In all questions that do not require instant de- Whom t0 address. cisiou, agents will communicate with the Traveling Agent, or the Superintendent at San Francisco, by letter, using the " Official Business " envelope of the Company, with which they are supplied. Letters, etc., of business, affecting the Division over which he has supervision, must be addressed to the Traveling Agent ; those referring to accounts to " Cashier; "those refer- ring to letters, to" Letter Department ;" to collections " Collection Department," and those of a general char- acter to the " Superintendent," at San Franaisco. 169. Agents in writing to the General Office will Letters to be con confine themselves in one letter to one particular sub- feet. 1 to °" c sub ject of business — writing a separate letter for each or any other subject. This practice is necessary in order that the matter may be conveniently referred to its proper department. 170. All letters, books, and papers connected with correspondence, the business, sent to an office, must be carefully pre- served? e pie " served, and agents should, when practicable, retain copies or memoranda of all important letters written by them on questions of business. BLANKS. 171. All blanks, stationery, and other articles neces- -Requisitions to be sary for the transaction of business, will be furnished made seasonabl y- upon application to' the San Francisco Office. Requisi- tions should be made at least one month before an office will be out of blanks, on a separate slip of paper, ad- dressed to " Cashier Express department, San Francisco. F 42 WELLS, FARGO & GO'S No alteration ot 172. Agents are not permitted to change the size of size allowed. ° ' ° any of the blanks provided, by tearing off portions, or pasting them together. INSTRUCTIONS TO MESSENGERS. Where to bill to. Self-Reliance. Checking. Blank Book* Transferring to agents. Absence from du- ty prohibited. Reporting deten- tions. 1. Messengers will make bills of all goods coming into their hands, on their routes, same as an office, and render abstracts of same to Cashier at San Francisco. 2. When packages are received for a place on their route where the Company have no office, they must be billed to the office at the end of the route. That office will look to the messenger for the amount " to be col- lected." 3. Messengers should see that they receive all pack- ages entered on their bills, and must not rely on the representations of agents or clerks. 4. They must check each entry on every bill carried by them, &ith their initial as a check-mark. If any item recorded is short, it must be so noted on the way- bill. 5. Blank books are provided in which all way-bills are to be entered, and on which the person receiving the same must receipt. Receipt-books are also pro- vided, in which receipts for all matter delivered en route are to be taken. (For manner of identification, etc., see previous instruction.) 6. At the end of their route they must require the agent to receive their goods and treasure, and check for same, thereby relieving themselves of responsibility. 7. No messenger can be allowed to absent himself from duty, by substituting another person to act in his stead, without special permission from the Superintend- ent, except in case of illness. 8. When a messenger is detained by accident or seri- ous difficulties on his route, he must at once telegraph information of the fact to the point of his destination, and, if deemed necessary, to the point from whence he came. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 43 9. They must be courteous and obliging 1 to all per- stage passengers. sons with whom they have business, conciliating their good-will, and especially on stage routes, to the passen- gers. No excuse will be taken from a messenger for insulting or incommoding a stage passenger. 10. Particular pains must be taken by messengers to Letters and 1 jo franks, deliver letters promptly along their routes. They must each keep a supply of franks constantly on hand, to furnish any person who may want them on the route. 11. When, upon railroad lines, a separate car, or Special cars, apartment, is furnished for their exclusive use, messen- gers will not allow any person to ride therein except by consent of the Traveling Agent or Superintendent. 12. When express goods are carried in freight cars, Goods in separate and permission is had to ride in another part of the train, their condition must be examined at every stop- ping-place. 13. Tariffs will be furnished by each Traveling charges. Agent. In making charges on matter received and billed by messengers, they will charge same as having been sent from the office just passed. 14. Messengers will make out an abstract, at the end Abstracts, of each month, of the way-bills issued by themselves, and will settle them same as an office. (See paragraphs 142 to 151.) 1 5. Messengers are required to read and follow the General instruc- General Instructions to Agents and Employes given in this book, and especially such portions thereof as relate to the Identification of Unknown Persons. (See Sec. 17, page 13.) Care in Handling Goods. (See Sees. 85, 86, etc., page 26.) Responsibility in Delivering to Proper Parties. (See Sec. 19, page 14.) Drinking Intoxicating Liquors. (See Sec. 5, page 12.) Making and Numbering Way-Bills. (See Sees. 67 to 77 inc., pages 21 and 24.) How to make Abstracts. ■* (See Form, page 37.) 44 WELLS, FARGO & GO'S INSTRUCTIONS TO TRAVELING AGENTS. Genera] duties. Visiting offices and examining accounts. Office employes Authority over employes. Handling freight. Office fixtures. 1. Traveling Agents are employed by, and subject to, the orders of the Superintendent at San Francisco, to whom they will look for instructions, and will confer with him in regard to any matter outside of the general detail. They will also keep him fully advised as to their movements and actions. 2. It will be the duty of Traveling Agents to visit, as often as practicable, each office in their respective divisions, for the purpose of affording instruction, giving counsel and information, examining accounts and inves- tigating the manner in which the business is conducted. 3. They are expected to see that no more persons are employed at an office, or on any route, than are necessary for the prompt and economical transaction of the busi- ness, and that no person is continued in the employ whose private acts or character tend to injure the good name of* the Company. 4. In all cases of incapacity or inattention to business on the part of agents and employes, the Traveling Agent will confer, at once, with the Superintendent at San Francisco, and be governed by his instructions, except in cases of emergency, when the Traveling Agent will summarily discharge such person, and make tempo- rary arrangements for the safe transaction of business at such point, until the case is referred to, and decided upon by, the Superintendent. 5. They will be particular to see that freight is handled carefully by the respective agents, messengers, and drivers in their division, and where damage occurs from carelessness, either collect the amount of damage from the employe causing said damage, or discharge him. 6. In authorizing purchases of fixtures, or personal property, they will make themselves acquainted with the necessity of the same before granting the authority, and CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 45 all vouchers for such expenses must be approved by them in writing. 7. All contracts with transportation lines, with bank- Contracts and ers, or others, for season contracts ; all offices opened or c ges " discontinued, agents, messengers, or men employed or discharged, and, in fact, a general report of their trans- actions, must be made to the Superintendent at San Francisco, promptly. 8. In opening new, or closing old offices, notice must tJSgtoch2iM?$ be given to all offices and messengers under their super- omces - vision, and to San Francisco Office, stating name and place, and tariff" to same, or if for closing an office, state to what point such matter must be billed thereafter. 9. At points where the Company have horses and care of property, wagons, Traveling Agents will make it their particular business to see that such property is kept in good con- dition, and as well and economically taken care of as possible. 46 WELLS, FAKGO & GO'S fc o s •ooois M|00 Hao mh* coht* COW Hn Hm rt 05 £ d J0AO r-( r-i e l 8 a >l 3 B M £ '005$ Hn H# Hx rAH* M» Hc^ coW £« g w to 4> J3AO tH T-i i— 1 O B GB i- OS O < o -3 «4 £ -0088 '"l JOAO Hm ro|co M|00 ooW CO* h -a ■« 0J O tH rH 1—1 T— 1 CM CO o5 © "^ 02 •ooi* coW Hm Hn Ul S JOAO T-\ r-l T— 1 Ol CM PC PL gl?ft o 04 •sqi 001 GO fM OS b- CO ^h O O X a 2 = - « ft 'B '— ft ^ JOAO CM CM W afi§| ft - 2 ' S( n oe 05 CO O 00 ^H --h i— i T-^ CO O i— i o pq g >- & O H 2 S J3AO tH CM CM o RANC reasu ire p< rate fc •sqi OS O ^H O Ci •O to CM CM CJ J3pun rH tH CM CM 0IS ooW Him cob* 2 Id one antrac iles, ai or Sa o « JOAO •sqi 001 00 CM rH CO CO rH CO rH CM O CM O CSO B g g JOAQ CM CM £ will son 100 ncis ft O H Z ' sc ii os Ci CO o CO ^h -tf i— 1 r-\ Agents al or Sea >r lb. per San Fra 5 JOAO •sqi oe o -V o Oi ■* tO CM CM CM CM jopuxi T— ! rH CM CM 2 g g B, O < *£=S h< III! < signa exist irgel any ■d Zfl PC Ml SB fices de ith any jles, chi es from B ^ PP . > w o ? *>* o ifi HH S3 . 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Receipting for value over $25 and not ex- ceeding $100, add from one to two dollars to the above rates. Jewelry, Precious Stones and Valuables 2 per cent. Insurance 2 " Gold Coin, Gold Bars and Placer Gold: Sums under $500 2 per cent. Sums of $500 to $5,000 1 Sums over $5,000 % " Insurance 1 " Silver Bars : Sums under $500 2 per cent. Sums of $500 to $10,000 1 Sums over $10,000 % " Insurance 1 " United States Currency, Trea sury STotes and Bands: Sums under $200 $2 Sums of $ 200 to $ 300.. 1 per cent. 300 to 1,000.. 1 per ct. on gold v " 1,000 to 5,000..% " " '• 5,000 to 10,000..}* " " " Sums over 10,000.. X " " " Insurance 1 " " w Freight and Insurance are payable at point of shipment, or on delivery, at ship- per's option. Freight on Parcels and Packages payable in IT. S. Gold Coin on shipment, or if guaranteed, will be collected on deliveiy. Agents will be held responsible for the guarantee. FAST FREIGHT. Such as Boxes, Trunks and Bales (if in Bales at OAvners' risk) when measuring over two cubic feet will be taken at $2 50 per cubic foot, or 5%c per Tb. When the weight of a package exceeds 45 ibs. per dubic foot, the rate will be per pound. * SLOW FREIGHT. As above $1.50 per cubic foot, Or if by weight She per lb. Freight payable in U. S. Gold Coin on shipment. Consignments to San Francisco are forwarded by WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY'S EXPRESS to all points on the Coasts of the Pacific and Atlantic, Sandwich Islands, Yokahama, Nagasaki, Shanghae, Hong Kong, European Ports, &c. WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY'S EUROPEAN EXPRESS, FROM NEW YORK TO ALL POINTS IN EUROPE. TARIFF OF RATES OF FFFJIG-FJIT. To all Points in England— Small Parcels. Photographs in cases, usual size $0.75 each. Measuring H cubic foot and under $1.00 to 1.50 " % •' and not over K cubic foot. 2.50 " H • " 1 »• 4.00 " 1 - " 2 " 6.00 " PACKAGES. Measuring from 2 to 5 cubic feet, additional per cubic foot $1 00 SPECIAL KATES FOR LARGE SHIPMENTS. To all Points in Scotland and Ireland. Small Parcels additional per pound, (by Express) 6 cents. Packages " " " 3 " Jewelry and "Valuables, on value, 1 to 2 per cent. Insurance, 1 to 3 '' ■SO* OS. STOCKS AID SPECIE. Value $ 500 to $ 1.000, Freight 1 per cent., Insurance % per cent. 1,000 to 5,000, " K '* . H 5,000 to 10,000, " H " " * 10,000 to 2ii.i)(io, " % " " \ Over 20,000. " \ " " H No Parcel forwarded for less than $2.00. To all Points in Germany and Switzerland —Small Parcels. Photographs In cases, usual size $1 60 each. Measuring not over H cubic toot, $1.50 to 2.00 " X cubic foot, and not over H cubic foot, 3.00 " H ** "1 »• 5.00 " 1 " " 2 " 7.50 " PACKAGES. Measuring from 2 to 5 cubic feet, additional per cubic foot $1.50 To all Points in BELGIUM, HOLLAND, DENMARK, SWEDEN and RUSSIA, 50 per cent, to the above rates. Jewelry and Valuables, on value, 1 to 3 per cent. Insurance, 1 to 3 BOIDS, STOCKS AJTO SPECIE. Value $ 500 to $ 1,000, Freight 1 per cent., Insurance 1 per cent. 1,000 to 5,000, " % " » H •' 5.000 to 10,000, " H " % " 10,000 to 20,000, " H " M H " Over 20,000, " % " " % No Parcel forwarded for less than $2.00. To all Points in France.— Small Parcels. M easuring not over H cubic foot, $2.00 to 3.00 each. H and not over ^ cubic foot 4.50 " » l " 1 " 6.75 " 1 2 " 10.00 " PACKAGES. Measuring from 2 to 5 cubic feet, additional per cubic foot, $1.50 Jewelry and Valuables, 2 to 2& per cent. Insurance, \% to 3 BOJfDS, STOCKS AXO SPECIE, Same Kates as ,to Germany. I 66 WELLS, FARGO & GO'S COTTON SAMri.ES. To London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Havre, under 5 c. feet, $1.00 per c. f. << '• " " over 5 " 60 " " HEAVY FREIGHTS. Such as Boxes. Trunks, or Bales, when measuring over Five Cubic Feet and sent by Steamer: To all parts of England. Ireland. Scotland. Wales, etc., at rate of $1.00 per c. f. To all parts of Germany, per German Steamer, at rate of 1.00 " Freight to Liverpool, dirf-ct at 75 w " Hamburg or Bremen, at 75 " " Interior of France, North, at 2.00 " South, at 2.00 •* EXCHANGE. Drafts on Dublin, London, Liverpool, Paris, and GERMANY, sent to Order, on Remittance. COMMISSIONS. Articles of Clothing, Jewelry, Books, Instruments, etc., purchased on commission, and delivered by Express in any Fart of the United States. Commission charged 5 per cent. C3-E3STEK,A.I J IDIIREOTIOlsrS- A gents receiving Packages for us will please see that they are in good order, and If they contain Valuables or Money, must be sealed, and the Value written upon the outside plainly. On no account must LETTERS be inclosed inside an express package, as it subjects us to a HEAVY FINE in Europe. PETROLEUM and NAPTHA samples, CARTRIDGES or any goods of a dangerous nature must not be received under any consideration, as these shipments are prohibited by law under heavy penalties. Agents will please inform parties sending, that the above charges for freight do not include the custom fee or duty ; this is always extra, and is charge- able to parties receiving the packages in Europe, or if desired, can be paid by the parties sending, by leaving a deposit of the probable amount with us. All articles of value are dutiable, except into Great Britain, where they enter free. The above rates include, freight from New York to destination. Express charges to Neio York must be added. The LIVERPOOL Steamers sail TWICE every WEEK. The FRENCH " « ONCE " WEEK. The GERMAN " " FOUR TIMES every MONTH. Heavy freight, in quantities can be shipped direct to the different parts of Europe at ONE HALF THE ABOVE PRICES for freight by SAIL VESSELS. Packages containing samples, of no value, MUST BE PRE-PAID. PACKAGES and FREIGHT should be marked distinctly to our care, or sent under cover to our addi ess. WELLS, FARGO & CO., £4 Broadway, UTevv York. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXfRESS. 67 TARIFF BY WELLS, FARGO & CO.'S EXPRESS. FROM SALT LAKE CITY. To Boise City Idaho. Bannock City Mon. Benton Dak. Cheyenne; Dak. Central City Col. Denver City Col. Fort Bridg^r Utah. ' Fort Benton Mon. Georgetown Col. Helena Mon. Julesburg Col. Kearney Neb. Omaha Neb. Ogden Utah. Virginia City Mon. On Money. On Freight. Per Cent. Per pound. 1* 40 H 40 35 H 40 H 45 H 40 * 10 o 70 It 45 l} 50 1* 40 it 40 40 I 8 11 40 REMARKS. Note. — Discretion should be used in making charges on small pack- ages and parcels, and where the article sent is not evidently worth the freight, pre-pay ment should be demanded. In all cases pre-pay ment should be insisted upon. To get the price to points on Overland Express, add to the rate to Salt Lake City the rate from Salt Lake City to desti- nation. For points in the States, (to go Overland^) add the rate from Salt Lake City to Omaha, and from Omaha to destination. See Overland Express, Sees. 63 to 66, page T .A. ]R I IF IF By UNITED STATES and AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPA- NIES to principal points in the States and Canadas. FROM OMAHA. To Albany N. Y. " Atlanta Ga. " Alton III. " Atchison Kan. " Boston Mass. " Baltimore Md. On Money Per $1,000. On Freight Per 100 lbs. 8 00 13 75 6 00 5 50 8 75 U 75 REMARKS. 68 WELLS, FARGO & COS T .A. JEl I IF F By UNITED STATES and AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANIES TO PRINCIPAL POINTS IN THE STATES AND CaNADAS, (Continued.) FROM OMAHA. To Buffalo N. Y. " Burlington Vt. " Burlington Iowa. " Chicago ....111. " Cincinnati .".Ohio. " Cleveland Ohio. " Cairo III. " Concord N. H " Charleston S. C. " Dunkirk N. Y. " Detroit Mich " Dubuque Iowa. " Des Moines Iowa. " Elmira N. Y. " Erie Pa. " Fort Wayne Ind. " Galena III. " Green Bay Wis. " Hartford Ct. " Harrisburg Pa. " Hamilton C. W. " Indianapolis Ind. " Iowa City Iowa. " Jefferson City Mo. " Jefferson ville Ind. " Kalamazoo Mich. " Keokuk Iowa. " Kansas City Mo. " Lafayette Ind. '* Lowell Mass. " Leavenworth Kan. " Lexington Ky. " La Crosse Wis. " Montpelier Vt. ' 4 Montreal C. E. " New- York N. Y. " New-Haven Ct. " Philadelphia Pa. " Providence R. I. " Portland Me. On Money Per $1,000. On Freight Per 100 lbs. REMARKS. 2 75 7 25 3 50 9 00 . 2 50 6 50 2 00 5 50 2 50 7 00 2 50 6 75 3 25 8 50 3 50 9 50 5 50 14 25 2 75 7 25 2 25 6 50 2 00 5 25 1 00 2 50 3 00 8 25 2 75 7 25 2 50 6 75 2 00 5 25 2 50 7 00 3 50 9 00 3 50 9 25 2 25 6 50 Gold. 2 50 6 25 2 25 5 75 2 50 7 00 2 50 6 75 2 25 6 50 2 50 6 50 2 25 5 50 2 50 6 75 3 50 9 25 » 2 25 5 50 3 00 8 00 3 00 7 50 3 50 9 50 3 00 8 50 Gold. 3 00 8 25 3 50 8 75 3 50 9 00 3 50 9 00 3 50 9l 50 CALIFORNIA AND OREGON EXPRESS. 69 t .a. :r i f jp Br UNITED STATES and AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANIES TO PRINCIPAL POINTS IN THE STATES AND CaNADAS, ( Continued. ) FROM OMAHA. To Quebec C E. " Richmond Va. " Raleigh N. C. " Rochester N. Y. " Springfield Mass. " Springfield Ul.j " Springfield 0. " St. Joseph Mo. " Suspension Bridge. . .N. Y. " Savannah Ga. " St. Louis Mo. " St. Paul Minn. " Troy N. Y. M Toronto C. W. " Toledo O. " Utica N. Y. " Washington D. C. " Winona Minn. On Money On Froi'_ ht Per $1,600. Tor 10(1 fts. 1 3 50 9 50 4 75 11 00 5 50 13 25 3 00 7 50 3 25 8 75 2 50 6 25 2 75 7 25 2 00 4 75 2 75 7 25 5 50 15 75 2 25 6 00 3 25 9 00 3 00 8 00 2 25 6 50 2 50 6 75 3 00 7 75 4 25 10 00 3 (JO 8 00 REMARKS. Gold. Gold Note. — In receiving packages for the above, as well as for all other points in the States, COverland) Agents must require pre-payment of charges to destination, except on money packages. No package to be taken for less than $2 50.