Shown here on the cover of Radio-Electronics magazine, July 1951, is a Western Union messenger in a specially equipped telecar. The last mile was a challenge for Western Union delivery of telegrams. In the central business district, a messenger could be dispatched from the office. But in residential areas, the system was not efficient. Therefore, Western Union equipped vehicles with a two-way radio and facsimile machine. Even when unattended, the fax would print out an incoming telegram, delivered by 30-50 Mhz radio, and the messenger would quickly deliver it to an address in his area. According to the magazine, the system was already in operation in Baltimore.