The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-01
SALT LAKE And
STATE NEWS
AMERICAN EXPRESS
TAKES OVER PACIFIC

Salt Lake. March s1.-At the close
OF business tonight the Pacific Express
company will turn over It's entire
system In the west 10 tho American
Express company and will open up
temporarily fitted Offices In the new
Mcintyre building.
The coming OF the American Ex-
press company will mean the eetab-
lIshment OF a through express sys-
tenn between New York. Chicago and
other buBincss centers to Salt Lake
City and Ogden and other points in
Utah and Colorado. II will ,lso mean
The ultimate change of the express
service throughout the west and the
bringing OF Salt Lake In closer touch
with the rest OF the commercial world.
The change means that the new
company will assume charge of tho
6oXpress business on the Oregon Short
Line, the Oregon Railway and Nayiga-
ton company and most OF the subsid-
airy lines The company VIII take over
the business of the Wells. Fargo & Co.
on the Oregon a. Washington railway
May ]. This Will include the taking
over Of twenty-four important points
In the Puget Sound district, including
Seattle and Tacoma. a direct line
will be established at that point be-
tween New York aud Seattle.
Through Service Coming.
The new compony Will take over
the business Of Wells. Fargo & Co. on
the Salt Lake Route September ], and
will establish a through express serv
fee betwoon New York and Los Ange-
les. At the same time the American
company will take up the LAS Vegas
& Tonopah service, The American
company Will then control the business
on all the lines In and out OF Salt Lake
excepting the Denver & Rio Crande.
which is handled by Wells, Fargo &
Co.
The new through service VIII II
Is expected be great factor 10 busi-
ness in Salt Lake City. as II will make
AZ possible for merchants 10 get their
express packages from New York. Chi
oaFo and all other commercial centers
with much greater dispatch and In bet
ter condition. No transfer OF the pack
ages will be necessary. The car Will
run direct from New York City TO Salt
Lake City and 10 ogden making II
unnecessary TO mako transfers until
the destination is reached Another
car will go To Denver. I'm the future
the same service will be adopted for
Los Angeles and Seattle and inter
mediate points.
To Run Express Trains.
In the immediate future one of the
American Express trains now running
out of New York win 90 west as far
as Green River This will be made
up exclusively of express cars. At a
later date this train will be extended
on to tho coast and will handle the
through cars. II is expected that one
of these trains will leave New York
daily the Same as those now running
Into the Now England statos and other
parts OF the country from New York.
C. c. Taylor. who will manage all
lines west of the Missouri and Miss
isslppi rivers. stated this morning that
his district will be known rs tho
Pacific district and will be managed
from tho Offices on the ninth floor OF
the Boston building.
Important Station Here.
J. w. Rogers, heretofore with the
Il
the Same duties with the American
company, experimenting with w. c.
Morgan the whole OF tho Rocky noun
tain division. including tho compnny's
lines and Offices west of Ogden and
Salt Lake. His Office will be in the
Mccormick block. j. A. Sanborn agent
Of the Pacific Express company, Will
assume the duties with the new com.
pany of general agent.
10 connection with the business Salt
Lake will be made depository for
the remittance of districts for consld-
cradle distance about the city.
The new Offices will be fitted up in
elegant style after May Is. Temporary
quarters have been fitted up until
that time.
Important Schedule.
Mr., Taylor stated this morning that
the company will attempt TO improve
tho express service greatly. in this
part OF the country. "Our object will
be 90 handle express quickly and care
fully. eliminating discouraglng delays
in traneit." he said Il believe. of
course. that II viii mean a great deal
TO the business men OF the city"
Just what the intention of tho Pa
cihc Express company arc Is a matter
OF much conjecture. II IS stated un-
ofhcially that the company will con
unue TO maintain Offices In Salt Lake
City. The report has been circulated
that the company Is figuring on secur-
ing the Western Pacific line. when it
IS opened and conducting business
with the coast cities.
AS to the working forces OF the Pa.
ci6c Express company. MIR. Taylor
stated this morning that there would
be but fow changes. Virtually all OF
the clerks and other employees of the
Pacific company will be taken into our
service"
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