Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-04
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MeFshsFn Pacine and WeIIs-RmF-
- RxpEeas Cenpanies.
E9an RraneEseo Evening" Post.l
w. Fo0tnsr, GsnsEaI supsrinhsnA-
emf % the Northern Rasi1a Express
Comuamy. Il e tie Palace Hotel. Tha
obieol II bis visit b San Francisco b
30 mako aamo arrangement with Wells
Fargo, ard operate more IN harmony 10
OFaRon and Washington Territory hnsi.
nesA HAo appearances Of Mr.. footneE
e. thi1 time nnd the business Nhiah
bginQg him here, paTfve some interest,"
ina History b eonneetion with affairs Of
TIE Wells Fargo and Northsrn Paai6c
Express Companiee which has never
hoen published, uost probably On So
eoans Of che secrecy that has been
maintained, and the manifest desire on
the paFto officials Of the Iattof CON-
pany 70 have 4 Qaieted.
when the Northern Faoldo line was
oompleted snrna Of the oliciAis Of tue
railway, IL uouueefion with enc o. two
81 the Stockholders, organized the Ex
pFsss Company, with q. =. cakes. Vice
President ano General Manager Of the
NoEtksrn Pacific Railway, e PEesidsnt,
and W. J. k0otner General EupsFiu-
tsndank AZ soon aa the new company
Roi operating u commenced 10 make
mansy. and the arst year lhe ten men
Who formed the Company cleared one
million dollars. They we're greatly
elaied ever their unooess, and woald sell
10 sock "a oatsidsfa wishing 70 keep
every dollar earned among themsalvea
WITH q nne equipments, and The oouutFy
thEouah which the line operated rapidly
dsveloplnn, The future looked very
brieht, and fhoss composing the com.
pany all expected 10 reiiFs IN ieg yeara
indepandeafiy wealthy. They figured
largely On the future. and any ono can
Imagine how treuhied they we're when
Welle Fargo animated that Il would
liha 20 operate over the Northern Pacific
Railway itself and share "a the bic
money that vas being made.
supaH pnADx's pEursIoH.
Il vas necessary that NE Northern
Pamdo should show q solid trout and
keep oua tho intruder. and 4 did until
Judge Deady, Of the Uniled States Dis
triol CouFt % che Stats of Oregon. de-
uidad thas Wells- Fargo eoald DO bnsi-
neaa ON the line. whsn ths opposition
onmpany vas nearly proatfated. Il i'm.
medtAtely Appealed lhe eass to the Su-
prsme Court Of TIE United Stated, and
Weila-FarRo were required 20 pul 20
81. 900, which q was 20 forfeit u the
snit cent against q, together With some
other dawaRe e Il wns elected.
when Judge Deadly decided thus.
Gensgal Manager Oakes issued q oiroa-
lar % agents 81 tbs Northern Pacific.
iaatructina thsm % consian all business
going east Of ~. Paul via the uniled
States Express Company, 10 the exclu-
ainn az al oaherR. President Harris, Of
the Northern Pacific Railway Company,
had nothing 20 Do vita The express
nompan3, but he vas waEm friend 81
Janaas Fargo. az TIE American Express
Company; and - Mr.. OAites' oirouiaf
cue al relationship bolwaaa che inertia
srn Paeihs Express Company ana the
AmeEiaan Expfeaa. which n eioasly re-
lated % ehe wells FaEzo-many capital.
ia1s beng directors in both companina--
Mr.. Harris was anQeFed. and be took
immediate gssps % have ne mates
Eighsqa. SONS eeea snzpseted M. HaE-
re Of being helder IN Amegican En-
press atoek, 20 anxious wag be % have
NoFthern RaoiAn Expraas businens tgana-
fsEred 10 the AueFiean Compaay. Mr..
OAksa meant what ha had publishad,
and uaa net gainE 70 eipe The American
Oompany oazi-boand business, uhsn
ne latter would shMnk tha Northern
faeiae - Eiytna ila uea1-boand tEanle
b aha Nalla-kArNo CsmpanF.
Rreaidsnl Harris did not loak q
thinas Ne sane as Mr.. Oakes did, and
tha latter vas called 30 Nsw York d
a1n1a his Ioaaena foe doinQ what he bad
donA Mr. OAkea lss Mr.. HaFria kn0u
thai be wa1 Prenlaent 81 TIE Nprthsrz
paeidc ExpEem Ccmrauy. and that NJ
l Harris had noahlmq 10 aay u ita massage.
nest. M. Harris VS. leFrihlv incnn1sa
and tbs paEaonal &Nht between theal
hitleF thai beth gfaisd thsg woula ~
semaHn wllh che road u the other Old
0saaral manaaaR Oakea Wenl g IL
NoEtAeFn Raeihc viii Willard. aDd /
ocnaderad he most bFilliont ard Hne.
eeaaful rallfoad mAlaRef - he ss9taa
ana whan NE DisecaoFa q tha Foaf
hoAra q ne iroahie befWssn he ~,
men, lhay a anas so12hk 30 aaolAa them
81 thsy knew Mr. OAkea was TIE bes
nan eva b ihe smpioy q IL eompaBy
and Harris has considerable exeeutiVl
ABILITY. The time Ter The annuas else
tipn ~ eiieeKa waa appFgaehAng uhi.l
was tgo yaar1 aRo-end a was nee1zsaEl
lur aha psaapeEiiy az Ne cocapany ia
nn li-feelina heaaeen ahs SEQ emss
a1ould b lhrugn % ~ winds.
vAMDMnBnnAs wuMEa.
yanaarhIls. uho 80 lena aiuayi
vzsehina out sos any fseaA deal shai