Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-11
TEE WELLS FARGO NORTHERN PA.
ClHaC TROGBLE.

Nxv YORK, Feb. 9.-The Wells Fargo
Express Company has notified theNorth.
ern Pacific that they shall require cars
aud cOnveniences for doing an express
business throughout the entire line of
the Northern Pacific. commencing on
tue LIST OF March. The latter has di-
rected its officials to eject all express
matter from its trains belonging to the
Wells Fargo company. If the latter
succeed by legal process in forcing the
Northern Pacific to carry their matter,
retaliAtOry measures will be instituted
by the Northern Pacific Express Com
pdny, oy establishing express routes on
railroads now controlled exclusively by
Wells. Fargo IL Co. There Is great ex-
citement here IN circles where the ia is
are known. A hard fight is expected.
In commenting at length upon the
foregoing, the st. Paul Pioneer Press
SAYS:
The Northern Pacific Express Com
pany has not. as has generally been
supposed, teen a party to the suit
brought In the Washington Territory
and CalIf. rnia courts by the Wells
Fargo Express Company. The suit is
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. Its object is to compel that
company to permit the Wells Fargo
people to do business over its line of
road. The railroad company does not
refuse this, bdt insists upon receiving a
remuneration equivalent to the service
rendered. Tue suit was instituted last
fall, about the time of the completion
Of the Northern Pacific Previous to
the organization of the Northern Pacific
Express Company, the Wells Fargo con-
cern, which had been doing business on
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
steamers between San Francisco and
Portland, was suffered to extend its
service along the Columbia River. As
the Northern Pacific WAS completed
eastward this service WAS permitted un-
der sufferance to be extended. and was
extended to Missoula, when that point
was made the eastern end of the
western division. There the Wells
Fargo territory ended. When the
road was completed through to
st. Paul, the Wells Fargo peO
pie, having no contract nor written
agreement with the railroad company,
obtained temporary injunction. ex
parte. in the Washington Territory
courts, to prevent the Northern Pacific
from interfering with its business in
Missoula. Pending the termination of
the suit the Wells Fargo continues to
operate the Northern Pacific as far east
as Missoula. 1t now desires to extend
that service over the whole line, and
with that end in view will today offer
business to St. Paul. The N srthern Pa
this business, and the express company
N ,l~ta
ton. covering the territory between
Missoula and st. Paul. The Northern
Pacific will, of course, be compelled,
should tn second temporary injunction
be obtained, TO furnish what cars and
convenienCes are necessary to enable
the foreign express company to properly
transact its business. The original suit
will then he pushed and the matter
brought fairly before the courts and the
question decided npOn its merits The
railroad company, which has mutually
satisfactory contract with the Northern
Pacific Express COmpa y. will defend
the latter's Interests as far as 1t Is able.
Officials say the company will not refuse
Wells Fargo's people what they ask, but
will insist upon granting the cars and
cOnveniences necessary only upon
terms which are equitable and just. 1t
il the intention Of the railroad company
t. prosecute the matter to the utmost
Ii init, and it is generally expected that
testimony will be adduced showing
some inside history of express concerns,
and their manner of doing business,
that will be particularly interesting to
those interested in such matters. The
Northern Pacific Express Company,
when incorporated, made with the rail
road company a contract which was. in
many particulars, satisfactory to both
concerns. The Northern Pacific Ex-
press Company was not organized to
solely do business over the Northern
Pacific, but also over all other railway
and steamboat lines it might see tit to
operate. At present both the Northern
P.,citic and Wells Fargo Companies do
business west of Missoula, but no clash
has vet occurred, nor will there until
the courts have given the latter the
right TO permanently work the road.
When this is done, the local company
will open nh aggressive campaign to
foroe, If possible, the foreign company
from the field.
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