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.
They also rode 10 days in the summer and 12 to 16 days in the winter. The fastest delivery was 7 days and 17 hours between telegraph lines. The longest ride was driven by Bob Haslam he rode 370 miles. The name of the locomotive that carried the first west-bound mail for the Pony Express was named Missouri.