Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-24
DOES IT MEAN WAR 2
xMERICAN EXPRESS COMES
IN. BUr WELLs-FARGO DO
NOT 90 OUT.

A Very smooth sneak Thief Raids Two
Doctors-AMce Welch and Her Hus-
band Give the Major Budd Company
Deed-How the Anacondans While
Away Dull observation-disclosures News
Notes. fas@ -3h
This morning the American Express
company will make it's initial run u OF
Butte and will henceiorth be one OF the
regular express lines doing business in this
city. Although probably not as well
known in this section OF the country as
some OF the other lines operating in the
west. the American is an old established
company and one Of the strongest in the
United States, operating on over forty
Thousand miles of railroad, and so great is
ia business between the eastern seaboard
and the lakes that it u an exclusive ex-
press train daily between New YORK and
Chicago. over the New York Central and
Michigan Central roads. Having the ex-
prees privilege on the fast mail train which
runs ON the Milwaukee o q between
Chicago & st. Paul, the company will De
ena bIed to deliver goods at Butte on the
fourth day after their departure from New
York City, which, it must be conceded is
unusually fast time.
w. A. Naylor, general superintendent oil
the NorthM estern division, w. j, Foot
ner, manager of express traffic on the st.
Paul, Minneapolis q Manitoba and Mon
tana Central railroads, and f. D. Adams.
assistant superintendent to Mr.. Eaylor.
were in the city yesterday, and established
on agency. Messrs. Footner q Naylor
are located at st. Paul, and Mr.. Adams
headquarters are at He n The latter
gentleman will nave charge OF the com.
pans g business in Montana. TIL gentle
men all returned to Helena yesterday az
ternoon. but will be back tomorrow.
The company's Office will be with the
Montana Central aud Mr.. Dawson, general
agent for the railroad, will also act tenn
porarily as agent for the express company
until a regular agent can be engaged.
WELLS, FARGO = co.
While the representatives Of the Ameri-
can were busy making their arrangements
with the agent OF the railroad company,
Agent Zimmerman of Wells, Fargo & Co,
was engaged in tie same room t~ransacting
business for his company. When asked by
g. reporter how the new deal would affect
Ills line, ne 6alu No OIU QOO KNOW 6uu Uud0
for all he knew bis company would con
tinue to! run here the same as usual, as he
had not received any instructions to the
contrary. He said that until ordered to
stop he would continue to receive and dis
patch freight the same as before.
Later in the day Mr.. Dawson was asked
whether the railroad company would any
longer recognize Wells, Fargo & Co. as hav-
ing any rights on the road, and he replied
that the American had the express privi-
lege, and that in consequence his company
would not recognize any other. In answer
to the question what he proposed to do in
case Wells, Fargo & Co. should demand the
right Of still carrying freight over the road,
he said that the freight would be received
and turned over to the American just the
same rs though presented by any other
shipper, and that only messengers OF the
latter company would be carried on the
line of the road he represented.
Present appearances warrant the belief
that a state OF affairs similar to that
which existed on the Northern Pacific a
few years ago and in which Wells, Fargo &
Co. also appeared conspicuously. will again
ensue. The company a determined to
do business on that road in spite Of the
railroads. objections and gave up only
when compelled to do SO by the courts.