Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-10
PACIFIC COAST.
Northern P.eise Expires. c..p..y

Seunern Paef0e Express COMPANY
San FRAScrsCo. Aug. s.-w. j. Foo.
nef, General Superintendent of tn,
Northern Pacific Express COMPANY
VINO arrived Ia this city last night, cav;
soday, IN conversation with a sneuaoe,
OF the Associated Press, particulars o,
his mission to this coast, and what his
compan proposed doing.
Our company, stated Mr.. Footner
was organized under the statutes OF
Minnesota. Its charter is for thirty
years, and its capital is 1000 900. The
Rr'nclpal office of the company is at st.
raul We viii operate all the territory
through which the Northern Pacific Rail.
road runs. I may say al that vast
northern country between the Atlantic
and Pacific, including the Pacific coast.
Ihe eastern division has been operated
tor the last four years, but nothing has
yet oeen Done in the western division,
toe dividing point Of the two being He
lena, Montana. Ny visit here is, in
view OF the near completion of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, t. set the
western division going; that is, to es-
seoiish all the necessary agencies, select
sites for central Pacific coast Offices, in
fact to put the whole western division
on business basis, 80 that, with the
opening of the Northern Pacific road, we
will Be in . position to co-opsratevith oor
eastern division and do q transcontin-
entail express business such a. has not
yet existed. With the reasonable rates
which We shall establish We look for
ward 70 doing large business between
San Francisco, Portland, Puget Sound
and Montana. The two central branch
ofnces of the company on the Pacific
Coast will be at San Francisco and Port
land, but which of the two points will
b selected a. headquarters Of the west
ern division cannet yet say. In the
meantime, We will do our business be-
tween California and the north BY
steamer. When junction between the
Central Pacific and the Northern Pacific
roads 10 effected We will have arrange
msuts entered into for direct access TO
San Francisco by rail over the Oregon
division of the Central Pacific road.
Before ! leave San Francisco I will
select Offices for our company in the
central business portion of the cigy. We
shall require large offices, and am not
sure that l can get at present Just what
l want. may have TO take what Offices
can get, and later on make final
selection. My intention is to start the
business of our company in this city
and on the coast on the LIST of Septsm-
ber next, giving us a through express
business from here to all points east
and north. As soon a. have selected
offices here and set them going I will
leave for Southern California, going as
far south a. San Diego. want to have
Q look at that southern country and
judge Of its business capacities. When
| return from there / shall leave for
Portland and Puget Sound, expecting
70 get back East about the end Of Sep
tember."
"You speak, Mr.. Footner, of the DOS
sibility Of making San Francisco the
headquarters of the western division of
your company. Would it be correct to
suppose" asked the representative of
the Associated Press, "that in the event
Of your 90 deciding it meant active COM
petition on the part of your company
with the present large existing express
company of this coast?'
at might be SO construed" replied
Mr.. F0otner. "Our company intend es-
tablishinQ business agencies at different
points on the coast, but how We may en-
tor into live competition with any
other c0mp.nJ depends on circum-
stances"
shipping Intelligence.
PoRr MADISON, August 9.-Arrived-
Bark Oakland, from San Francisco.