Jaunting-cartravellinghadbeforebeenratherunsafe。Thecountrycarswereofaramshackleorder，andthedriverswereoftenreckless。“WillIpaythepike，ordriveatit，plaiseyourhonour？“saidadrivertohispassengeronapproachingaturnpike-gate。SamLoverusedtotellastoryofacar-driver，who，afterdrivinghispassengerup-hillanddown-hill，alongaverybadroad，askedhimforsomethingextraattheendofhisjourney。
“Faith，“saidthedriver，“itsnotputtingmeoffwiththisye’dbe，ifyeknewbutall。“Thegentlemangavehimanothershilling。“Andnowwhatdoyoumeanbysaying，’ifyeknewbutall？’““ThatIdruvyerhonorthelastthreemileswidoutalinch-pin！“
Bianconi，tomakesureofthesoundnessandsafetyofhiscars，setupaworkshoptobuildthemforhimself。Hecouldthusdependupontheirsoundness，downeventothelinch-pinitself。
Hekeptonhiscarvingandgildingshopuntilhiscarbusinesshadincreasedsomuchthatitrequiredthewholeofhistimeandattention；andthenhegaveitup。Infact，whenhewasabletorunacarfromClonmeltoWaterford-adistanceofthirty-twomiles——atafareofthree-and-sixpence，hiseventualtriumphwassecure。
HemadeWaterfordoneofthecentresofhisoperations，ashehadalreadymadeClonmel。In1818heestablishedacarbetweenWaterfordandRoss，inthefollowingyearacarbetweenWaterfordandWexford，andanotherbetweenWaterfordandEnniscorthy。A
fewyearslaterheestablishedothercarsbetweenWaterfordandKilkenny，andWaterfordandDungarvan。Fromthesefurthestpoints，again，othercarswereestablishedincommunicationwiththem，carryingthelinefurthernorth，east，andwest。SomuchhadthetravellingbetweenClonmelandWaterfordincreased，thatinafewyearsinsteadoftheeightortenpassengersconveyedbyTomMorrissey’sboatontheSuirtherewashorseandcarpowercapableofconveyingahundredpassengersdailybetweenthetwoplaces。
BianconididagreatstrokeofbusinessattheWaterfordelectionof1826。Indeeditwastheturningpointofhisfortunes。Hewasatfirstgreatlycrampedforcapital。Theexpenseofmaintainingandincreasinghisstockofcars，andoffodderinghishorseswasverygreat；andhewasalwaysonthelook-outformorecapital。WhentheWaterfordelectiontookplace，theBeresfordparty，thenall-powerful，engagedallhiscarstodrivetheelectorstothepoll。Thepopularparty，however，startedacandidate，andappliedtoBianconiforhelp。Buthecouldnotcomply，forhiscarswereallengaged。Themorningafterhisrefusaloftheapplication，Bianconiwaspeltedwithmud。Oneortwoofhiscarsandhorseswereheavedoverthebridge。
BianconithenwrotetoBeresford’sagent，statingthathecouldnolongerriskthelivesofhisdriversandhishorses，anddesiringtobereleasedfromhisengagement。TheBeresfordpartyhadnodesiretoendangerthelivesofthecar-driversortheirhorses，andtheysetBianconifree。Hethenengagedwiththepopularparty，andenabledthemtowintheelection。Forthishewaspaidthesumofathousandpounds。Thisaccessofcapitalwasgreatlyhelpfultohimunderthecircumstances。Hewasabletocommandthemarket，bothforhorsesandfodder。Hewasalsoplacedinapositiontoextendtheareaofhiscarroutes。
Henowfoundtime，amidsthisnumerousavocations，togetmarried！Hewasfortyyearsofagebeforethiseventoccurred。
HemarriedElizaHayes，sometwentyyearsyoungerthanhimself，thedaughterofPatrickHayes，ofDublin，andofHenriettaBurton，anEnglish-woman。Themarriagewascelebratedonthe14thofFebruary，1827；andtheceremonywasperformedbythelateArchbishopMurray。Mr。Bianconimustnowhavebeeningoodcircumstances，ashesettledtwothousandpoundsuponhiswifeontheirmarriage-day。Hisearlymarriedlifewasdividedbetweenhiscars，electioneering，andRepealagitation——forhewasalwaysagreatallyofO’Connell。ThoughhejoinedintheRepealmovement，hissympathieswerenotwithit；forhepreferredImperialtoHomeRule。ButhecouldneverdenyhimselfthepleasureoffollowingO’Connell，“rightorwrong。“
LetusgiveapictureofBianconinow。Thecurly-hairedItalianboyhadgrownahandsomeman。HisblacklockscurledalloverhisheadlikethoseofanancientRomanbust。Hisfacewasfullofpower，hischinwasfirm，hisnosewasfinelycutandwell-formed；hiseyeswerekeenandsparkling，asifthrowingoutachallengetofortune。Hewasactive，energetic，healthy，andstrong，spendinghistimemostlyintheopenair。Hehadawonderfulrecollectionoffaces，andrarelyforgottorecognisethecountenancethathehadonceseen。Heevenknewallhishorsesbyname。Hespentlittleofhistimeathome，butwasconstantlyrushingaboutthecountryafterbusiness，extendinghisconnections，organizinghisstaff，andarrangingthecentresofhistraffic。
Toreturntothecararrangements。AlinewasearlyopenedfromClonmel——whichwasatfirstthecentreoftheentireconnection——toCork；andthatlinewasextendednorthward，throughMallowandLimerick。Then，theLimerickcarwentontoTralee，andfromthencetoCahirciveen，onthesouth-westcoastofIreland。ThecarswerealsoextendednorthwardfromThurlestoRoscrea，Ballinasloe，Athlone，Roscommon，andSligo，andtoalltheprincipaltownsinthenorth-westcountiesofIreland。
Thecarsinterlacedwitheachother，andplied，notsomuchincontinuousmainlines，asacrosscountry，soastobringallimportanttowns，butespeciallythemarkettowns，intoregulardailycommunicationwitheachother。Thus，inthecourseofaboutthirtyyears，BianconisucceededinestablishingasystemofinternalcommunicationinIreland，whichtraversedthemainhighwaysandcross-roadsfromtowntotown，andgavethepublicaregularandsafecaraccommodationattheaveragerateofapenny-farthingpermile。
Thetrafficinalldirectionssteadilyincreased。Thefirstcarusedwascapableofaccommodatingonlysixpersons。ThiswasbetweenClonmelandCahir。ButwhenitwentontoLimerick，alargercarwasrequired。ThetrafficbetweenClonmelandWaterfordwasalsobegunwithasmall-sizedcar。Butinthecourseofafewyears，therewerefourlarge-sizedcars，travellingdailyeachway，betweenthetwoplaces。Andsoitwasinotherdirections，betweenCorkinthesouth；andSligoandStrabaneinthenorthandnorth-west；betweenWexfordintheeast，andGalwayandSkibbereeninthewestandsouth-west。
Bianconifirstincreasedtheaccommodationofthesecarssoastocarryfourpersonsoneachsideinsteadofthree，drawnbytwohorses。Butasthetwohorsescouldquiteaseasilycarrytwoadditionalpassengers，anotherpiecewasaddedtothecarsoastocarryfivepassengers。Thenanotherfour-wheeledcarwasbuilt，drawnbythreehorses，soastocarrysixpassengersoneachside。Andlastly，afourthhorsewasused，andthecarwasfurtherenlarged，soastoaccommodateseven，andeventuallyeightpassengersoneachside，withoneonthebox，whichmadeatotalaccommodationforseventeenpassengers。Thelargestandheaviestofthelongcars，onfourwheels，wascalled“FinnMacCoul’s，“afterOssian’sGiant；thefastcars，ofalightbuild，ontwowheels，werecalled“Faugh-a-ballagh，“or“cleartheway“；whiletheintermediatecarswerenamed“MasseyDawsons，“afterapopularTorysquire。
WhenBianconi’ssystemwascomplete，hehadaboutahundredvehiclesatwork；ahundredandfortystationsforchanginghorses，wherefromonetoeightgroomswereemployed；aboutahundreddrivers，thirteenhundredhorses，performinganaveragedistanceofthreethousandeighthundredmilesdaily；passingthroughtwenty-threecounties，andvisitingnofewerthanahundredandtwentyoftheprincipaltownsandcitiesinthesouthandwestandmidlandcountiesofIreland。Bianconi’shorsesconsumedonanaveragefromthreetofourthousandtonsofhayyearly，andfromthirtytofortythousandbarrelsofoats，allofwhichwerepurchasedintherespectivelocalitiesinwhichtheyweregrown。
Bianconi’scars——or“TheBians“——soonbecameverypopular。
Everybodywasunderobligationstothem。Theygreatlypromotedtheimprovementofthecountry。Peoplecouldgotomarketandbuyorselltheirgoodsmoreadvantageously。Itwascheaperforthemtoridethantowalk。Theybroughtthewholepeopleofthecountrysomuchnearertoeachother。Theyvirtuallyopenedupaboutseven-tenthsofIrelandtocivilisationandcommerce，andamongtheirotheradvantages，theyopenedmarketsforthefreshfishcaughtbythefishermenofGalway，Clifden，Westport，andotherplaces，enablingthemtobesoldthroughoutthecountryonthedayaftertheywerecaught。TheyalsoopenedthemagnificentsceneryofIrelandtotourists，andenabledthemtovisitBantryBay，Killarney，SouthDonegal，andthewildsofConnemarainsafety，alltheyearround。
Bianconi’sservicetothepublicwassogreat，anditwasdonewithsomuchtact，thatnobodyhadawordtosayagainsthim。
Everybodywashisfriend。NoteventheWhiteboyswouldinjurehimorthemailshecarried。Hecouldsaywithpride，thatinthemostdisturbedtimeshiscarshadneverbeenmolested。EvenduringtheWhiteboyinsurrection，thoughhundredsofpeoplewereontheroadsatnight，thetrafficwentonwithoutinterference。
AtthemeetingoftheBritishAssociationin1857，Bianconisaid:
“Myconveyances，manyofthemcarryingveryimportantmails，havebeentravellingduringallhoursofthedayandnight，ofteninlonelyandunfrequentedplaces；andduringthelongperiodofforty-twoyearsthatmyestablishmenthasbeeninexistence，theslightestinjuryhasneverbeendonebythepeopletomyproperty，orthatentrustedtomycare；andthisfactgivesmegreaterpleasurethananyprideImightfeelinreflectingupontheotherrewardsofmylife’slabour。“
OfcourseBianconi’scarswerefoundofgreatuseforcarryingthemails。Thepostwas，atthebeginningofhisenterprise，verybadlyservedinIreland，chieflybyfootandhorseposts。
WhenthefirstcarwasrunfromClonmeltoCahir，Bianconiofferedtocarrythemailforhalfthepricethenpaidfor“sendingitalternatelybyamuleandabadhorse。“ThepostwasafterwardsfoundtocomeregularlyinsteadofirregularlytoCahir；andthepracticeofsendingthemailsbyBianconi’scarsincreasedfromyeartoyear。DispatchwonitswaytopopularityinIrelandaselsewhere，andBianconilivedtoseeallthecross-postsinIrelandarrangedonhissystem。
ThepostageauthoritiesfrequentlyusedthecarsofBianconiasameansofcompetingwiththefewexistingmail-coaches。Forinstance，theyaskedhimtocompeteforcarryingthepostbetweenLimerickandTralee，thencarriedbyamail-coach。Beforetendering，Bianconicalledonthecontractor，toinducehimtogiveintotherequirementsofthePostOffice，becauseheknewthatthepostalauthoritiesonlydesiredtomakeuseofhimtofightthecoachproprietors。ButhavingbeeninformedthatitwastheintentionofthePostOfficetodiscontinuethemail-coachwhetherBianconitookthecontractornot，heatlengthsentinhistender，andobtainedthecontract。
Hesucceededinperformingtheservice，anddeliveredthemailmuchearlierthanithadbeendonebefore。Buttheformercontractor，findingthathehadmadeamistake，gotupamovementinfavourofre-establishingthemail-coachuponthatlineofroad；andheeventuallyinducedthepostageauthoritiestotakethemailcontractoutofthehandsofBianconi，andgiveitbacktohimself，asformerly。Bianconi，however，continuedtokeephiscarsupontheroad。Hehadbeforestatedtothecontractor，thatifheoncestartedhiscars，hewouldnotleaveit，eventhoughthecontractweretakenfromhim。Bothcoachandcarthereforeranforyearsupontheroad，eachlosingthousandsofpounds。“But，“saidBianconi，whenaskedaboutthematterbytheCommitteeonPostagein1838，“Ikeptmyword:Imusteitherlosecharacterbybreakingmyword，orlosemoney。Ipreferlosingmoneytogivingupthelineofroad。“
Bianconihadalsoothercompetitorstocontendwith，especiallyfromcoachandcarproprietors。Nosoonerhadheshowntoothersthewaytofortune，thanhehadplentyofimitators。Buttheydidnotpossesshisraregeniusfororganisation，norperhapshisstillrarerprinciples。Theyhadnothistact，hisforesight，hisknowledge，norhisperseverance。WhenBianconiwasaskedbytheSelectCommitteeonPostage，“Dotheoppositioncarsstartedagainstyouinduceyoutoreduceyourfares？“hisanswerwas，“No；Iseldomdo。Ourfaresaresoclosetothefirstcost，thatifanymanrunscheaperthanIdo，hemuststarveoff，asfewcanservethepubliclowerandbetterthanIdo。“[3]
Bianconiwasoncepresentatameetingofcarproprietors，calledforthepurposeofunitingtoputdownanewoppositioncoach。
Bianconiwouldnotconcur，butprotestedagainstit，saying，“IfcarproprietorshadunitedagainstmewhenIstarted，Ishouldhavebeencrushed。Butisnotthecountrybigenoughforusall？“Thecoachproprietors，aftermanyangrywords，threatenedtouniteinrunningdownBianconihimself。“Verywell，“hesaid，“youmayrunmeofftheroad——thatispossible；butwhilethereisthis“pullingafloweroutofhiscoat“youwillnotputmedown。“Thethreatmerelyendedinsmoke，thecourageandperseveranceofBianconihavinglongsincebecomegenerallyrecognised。