Arizona republican., 1913-10-08
WELLSFARGO TO
 BOOST VALLEY
Has Plan to Bring About Small Shipments of Prod ucts from This Section to Eastern Friends of Those Living Here

Living Here
 Out of the visit 10 Phoenix yesterday of several of the most prominent oftl- cials of Wells, Fargo & company, Phoe- nix seems destined to receive hereafter a class of advertising that could hard Iy be obtained in any other way. This will come through plan about to be inaugurated here of bringing about through publicity of the shipment of small consignments of native products by tourists or those who have decided to make Phoenix their home This does net mean that there is any plan afOOt whereby anything like the sup ply of fruits and other products is to be handled by the express company, but it does mean that the Wells, Fargo & company express expects soon to be sending out ten and twenty pound shipments of oranges, and later on ap- ricOts, peaches, dates and other fruits for which this section is famous
 E. R. Jones, general superintendent of the southwestern division with headquarters in Los Angeles, N. K. Lockwood, traffic manager, with head quarters in San Francisco, Mark Thompson. superintendent of the southern California division and H P. HislOp, superintendent of the Arizona and New Mexico division, with head quarters in Los Angeles, were those who arrived in Phoenix yesterday. Part of the time they spent in infOr- malIy cOnferring with the members of
 
 relative to rates.
 Outside of the announcement made by General Superintendent Jones and Traffic Manager Lockwood that the express company is just beginning a campaign for an increase of business and incidentally a bet erment of the service out and into Phoenix, the most important statement made by either in an interview with the Republican was that the year of 1913 is certainly going to show an increase Of about 20 per cent in business over that of the year 1912. And more than that it is the opinion of these men that the month of Septemco~ 1913. as compared with the same 1i-'nth last year. shows an increase of 14 or 15 per cent
 Taking into consideration the busi- ness the expresse company was bound to lose through the putting into effect of the parcels post service. it is re- markable showing and indicates more clearly than anything else just how Phoenix is growing. It is hardly likely that any one other large business long established can make similar show ing.
 Tn about these words General Super intendent Jones summed up the present local situation. He pointed out that just now Arizona and particularly the Salt River valley is so much in the eye of the express company officials it is about decided that this section will warrant the installation of a refrgera- tor car service such as is given only to the larger cities.
 In a few weeks. according to Mir. Jones, a general traffic man will be sent here whose business it will be to learn the exact condition in detail and to report such recommendations as he feels are necessary in the improvement of the service with reference to ade- quacy.
 One of the results of the visit to Phoenix yesterday of these men is the announcement that the corporation commission has approved the rate it is promised to put into effect on Septem- Der 9 of $4.00 per hundred pounds on commodities to New York as against a rate of $6.0O and $5.5O now in effect and providing for a minimum charge of B cents, which would carry up to eight or nine pounds that distance
 Superintendent Hislop has recently taken charge of the Arizona and New Mexico division, succeeding J. W Vii Hams, who was named about one month ago as agent in charge of the Phoenix office. He came to Phoenix yesterday just to become better ac- quainted with conditions here as Phoe- nix and the Salt River valley is one of the most important points under his supervision.
 Mark Thompson, who is now super intendent of the southern California division, was formerly cashier of the local office. He has risen steadily in the employ of the express company until he is now one of the concerns most valued employees He recently completed course in law and was ad- mltted to the bar of California not with the idea of engaging in practice, but th2- he m ght use to advan.age the techhlcal Knowledge thereby acquired.