St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-17
AN ENTERING WEDGE.
Competition Will Be Quick
ened by the Advent OF a
New Carrier.
Valuable Gems Embedded in a
Gold Cross for the
Cathedral.
Sunday School Supepintend-
ents Perfect Their Or
ganiZation.
An Accident on Bridge Square
Which Resulted Fa-
tally.
PERFECTED THE DEAL.

Adams Express Company Will
COmpete for Northwestern Traf-
fic.
1t has long been an open secret that
the Adams Express company has been
anxious to effect an entrance into
Northwestern territory, and thereby OBJ
tain its share of the enormous business
of that section of the country. BY
tacit arrangement between rival COM
panies, however, it has been until re-
Gently unable to accomplish its purpose.
The Western department has hitherto
been divided into Western, Central ana
Southern divisions. As a result or the
recent directors meeting OF the chicago,
Milwaukee Il st. Paul railway at New
York the Northwestern division head
quarters has been added to their already
large Western territory.
Since the meeting of Adams express
magnates with the directory of the Mill
waukee road, rumorS have been RTE
concerning the ultimate result OF the
conference. Speculative minds have
asserted that the Adams people Intended
to use the Milwaukee road as a medium
FOR ENTERING THE NORTHWEST.
l.. c. Weir, general manager or the
Western department of the Adams eX-
press. and J. Zimmerman, prominent
official of the company, reached this
city yesterday morning, and were clos
eted throughout the day with Leading
railway men. Mr.. Weir was seen at the
Ryan last evening, and being mterro-
gated as to the truth or falsity OF the
rumOrs, laughingly acknowledged that
the reports were founded upon fact
We have closed a contract with the NIL,
waukee people for term OF ten years, sara
Mr. Weir, and after Nov. 10 we VIII De en-
abled to give the people OF the Northwest
first-class express service. Inc American
and United States companies have enJoyed d
practical monopoly in this sectlOh Oh tAe
country On the Milwaukee system the Tor
mer company has the La Crosse division,
while the latter has the other lines. by the
terms of our contract We VIII supplant the
Tinted States company. and viii thereby
have control of the Milwaukee system. save
the main line, between Chicago, st Paul ana
Minneapolis. From time immeInoriaI we nave
been carrying express matter into chicago
and
DUMPING IT INTO THE LAPS
of the American and United States COM
panies. and we have long sought TO obtain
an entrance into the Northwestern territory.
At the directors, meeting in New. YORK last
week the deal was consummated.
We now have an entrance INTO iowa,
Minnesota. Nebraska, Wisconsin and Da-
kota. and having the Pennsylvania service
into Chicago. win be enabled TO compete
with all corners. The American has the
New York Central system as feeder for
their Northwestern territory, and we are, OF
course, pleased to think that hitherto exist,
ing arrangements have been set aside, and
we can show the people of the Northwest
what we can do in the express business.
DO you expect TO introduce the Adams
| service on other lines:" .
well, can hardly answer that question"
replied Mr.. Weir with a diplomatic smile.
AL can say is that we intend to give first
class service, and are in the fight TO stay"
The company will open offices along
the entire Milwaukee line, over which
it has jurisdiction, and will supplant
the United States company on and
after Nov. u.