Western Union made so that the time in all of American civil services was the same. Western Union has taken of 451st position in the rating Fortune 500 in 2009, having moved from 473rd line in 2008. Western Union for more than 130 years provides money transfer services to its customers. In October 1871 the company Western Union began to provide money transfer services, drawing on its own extensive telegraph network. In 1860 the U.S. Congress arranged among the telegraph companies a competition to create a national line. The winner was Western Union. Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. Western Union offers one of the easiest ways for families and friends to send money and stay connected almost anywhere in the world. Founder of Western Union Hiram Sibley was born in 1807 in Massachusetts (USA). At age of 14 has mastered the profession of shoemaker, at age 16 he left his native cityand moved to New York, where he went into wool carder.
Western Union for more than 130 years provides money transfer services to its customers. In October 1871 the company Western Union began to provide money transfer services, drawing on its own extensive telegraph network. Western Union has taken of 451st position in the rating Fortune 500 in 2009, having moved from 473rd line in 2008.