If you're considering buying a franchise, the best thing you can do is research, research, research. Here's advice on how to do that, from Jason W. Power, a principal at franchise law firm Shelton & Power LLC in Tampa, Fla., who spoke Friday at the International Franchise Expo in New York. 1. Attend franchise events.
The route started at St. Joseph, Missouri on the Missouri River, it then followed what is modern-day U.S. Highway 36 (US 36 the Pony Express Highway) to Marysville, Kansas, where it turned northwest following Little Blue River to Fort Kearny in Nebraska.
The Pony Express was started by a few men (William Russell, Alexander Majors and William Waddell) who thought they could make money before the telegraph made it all the way across the country. The idea was to offer a very short relay from St. Louis to Sacramento in 10 days, which was unheard of at that time.