WehavespokenoftheprinciplesofMr。Bianconi。Theyweremosthonourable。Hisestablishmentmightbespokenofasaschoolofmorality。Inthefirstplace,hepracticallytaughtandenforcedthevirtuesofpunctuality,truthfulness,sobriety,andhonesty。
Healsotaughtthepublicgenerallythevalueoftime,towhich,infact,hisownsuccesswasinagreatmeasuredue。WhilepassingthroughClonmelin1840,Mr。andMrs。S。C。HallcalleduponBianconiandwentoverhisestablishment,aswellasoverhishouseandfarm,ashortdistancefromthetown。Thetravellershadaverypressingengagement,andcouldnotstaytohearthestoryofhowtheirentertainerhadcontrivedto“makesomuchoutofsolittle。““Howmuchtimehaveyou?“heasked。
“Justfiveminutes。““Thecar,“saysMr。Hall,“hadconveyedustothebackentrance。Bianconiinstantlyrangthebell,andsaidtotheservant,’Tellthedrivertobringthecarroundtothefront,’adding,’thatwillsaveoneminute,andenablemetotellyouallwithinthetime。’Thiswas,intruththesecretofhissuccess,makingthemostoftime。“[4]
ButthesuccessofBianconiwasalsoduetotheadmirableprinciplesonwhichhisestablishmentwasconducted。HisdriverswerenotedasbeingamongthemostcivilandobligingmeninIreland,besidesbeingpleasantcompanionstoboot。Theywerecareful,punctual,truthful,andhonest;butallthiswastheresultofstrictdisciplineonthepartoftheirmaster。
Thedriversweretakenfromthelowestgradesoftheestablishment,andpromotedtohigherpositionsaccordingtotheirrespectivemeritsasopportunityoffered。“Muchsurprise,“