In the Western Union in the 30s of the 20th century worked 14 thousand couriers delivering telegrams. You do not need to open a bank account, so you can send or receive money in any of the 170 000 service points of Western Union around the world. In 2007 the company made 167.7 million transactions on money transfers between individuals and 404.6 million transactions between physical and legal persons. The first offices of company were located in the Reynolds Arcade building in Rochester, New York. The sign above the main entrance to the building -