Letterbook : Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company, 1866 May-Aug.

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Letterbook : Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company, 1866 May-Aug.

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Fair copy letterbook kept while Reed traveled around the Western routes, supervising the company's western offices and streamlining the routes and organization. Includes a 22 p. report on the organization of the Express Department, submitted to Ben Holladay and the Board of Directors on August 30, 1866, summarizing the competition between express companies and the difficulties inherent in their operation. The letters, written during his factfinding trip through such cities as Denver, Salt Lake City, Boise, and Virginia City, show Reed's efforts to streamline the express operation, find honest and efficient workers, and formulate fees both competitive and profitable.

1 v. (112 p.) ; 31 cm.

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