The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23
PACIFIC EXPRESS
TO Be SUPERSEDED
American VIII Take Over Priyi-
leges on Union Pacific Lines
After April 1.
SALT LAKE HEADQUARTERS
FOR WESTERN TERRITORY
Selection of This City for Gen
eral Offices VIII Doubtless
Be Permanent.

| The Pacific Express company, Whlcf
has been and is still operating the eX
press privileges on the Union Pacific
system and its allied lines, the Oregon
Short Line and Oregon Railway &
on April / by the American Express
company Official announcement 10 this
effect was received Saturday by +. w
Rogers, superintendent of the Rocky
Mountain division of the Pacific EX-
press company, with headquarters in
this city,
The headquarters of the American
Express company for this district VIII
be located in Salt Lake City, tenn
porarily. at least, and, IN all proba bill
'ity, permanently. Other cities seeking
the district headquarters are Omaha,
Denver and Portland,
This means that the general manager
will have his offices in Salt Lake, and
Will bring 10 this city large corps of
other officials attached to the general
Offices.
Still in Business.
The change does not by any means
indicate that the Pacific Express com
pany is going out of business. Tho Pa
cific still has the Gould lines, the Wa.
bash and Missouri Pacific and their
tributary lines, and also some smaller
systems.
The superintendent s Office here was
instructed by the general officials. who
are located at st. Louis, TO prepare an
inventory of the company's property,
and be ready TO turn over the business
10 the American on the date mentioned.
1t is likely that the American will buy
a great deal-if not all-of tho property
Of the Pacific and continue It's use un-
der the new arrangement.
G c. Taylor. at present the assistant
general manager of the American. will
be in Salt Lake about January % to
complete arrangements for the trans
fer and to take charge OF this territory
as general manager.
American Is Old Company.
The American is the second oldest
express company in the United States,
being surpassed IN. point of length of
time only by the Adams. The Ameri-
can handles moro business by far than
auv other express company operating
privileges in this country.
Tho acquisition of the privileges on
the Union Pacific and the other lines
directly connected Herewith will add
about 5000 miles TO the present mileage
covered by tho American. The general
headquarters of the American is in New
York.
The American operates principally on
he Vanderbilt lines, the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern and other Wander |
oilt systems. II has branchcd ont into
the northwest. and handles tho ex-
press business of the Northwestern |
inc in Nebraska. the Dakotas, Wyo- |
ming and elsewhere. It also operates !
pto Denver.
Will Be Few Changes.
It is believed that the transfer Of |
he Pacific S territory hereabouts to tho !
American viii make little difference in
he personnel of the employees The
rrrilory taken over by tho American |
n This deal puts it into virgin terri
ory, so far as the American is cou
erned, and ii will need men who know I
he details of'the business IN the west
o operate its business here. Therefore,
t is said, few if any changes are e1
,ected.
Tho Pacific has operated on the
Union Pacific ever since that system
.ame into being. While it is not
;nown here why the change was made.
t is believed TO be the result of COM
petition in bidding