Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
EXPRESS MERGER
'EFFECTIVE TODAY
Regional District Head.
quarters Here, P. ]. Hickey,
Wells. Fargo, in Charge
RATES UP TEN PER CENT
Seven Companies to Be Oper-
ated as One Under Fed.
eral Control

The United states Government today
took over control of the country's ex-
press business. 1t will be conducted
along lines similar to the railroad oper-
alton. and hereafter the merger VIII be
known as the American Railway Express
Company.
y The companies taken over today by
the Government are the Adams. the
american, the Southern. the Wells
Fargo the Northern. the Great Northern
and the Western.
Philadelphia Is headquarters for the
newly created Allegheny regional dis
trict.
!. There went into effect today a general
rate increase of 10 per cent on all ex-
press shipments. The Interstate Com
merce Commission recently authorized
this advance.
, p. J. Hickey. general superintendent
Of the Wells-Fargo Express Company in
New York, has been appointed general
manager of the Governments company
In the Allegheny district. He will have
his office in this city.
PhiIadelphians Are Officers
Harry E. Huff. vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Adams company In
Philadelphia, is appointed assistant vice
president Of the Government company.
with headquarters in New York. and Fl.
&C Cook, general agent of the Wells
Fargo company in Philadelphia. is ap-
pointed superintendent in Philadel-
phia.
A. G. Gurney. general agent of the
& American company in Philadelphia. is
appointed city manager in Philadelphia,
with Mr.. Cook, W. II. Groshon. who was
superintendent of the Adams company
In Philadelphia, and p. w. Cyphers. who
was superintendent of the wells-Fargo
4
ients under him. The jurisdictions of the
Three city superintendents will not be
divided along geographical lines, but ac-
cording to operating departments. Mr.
Cook will have charge of wagons and
deliveries Mr. Groshon of the office
forces and Mr.. Cyphers of the depots.
Local Division Heads
&, The Allegheny district is divided into
sdivisions, with a superintendent and
headquarters for each, as follows: West
ern Pennsylvania, G.. NJ. Dallas, Pitts
burgh; Eastern Pennsylvania, H. G.
Ransburg, Harrisburg; Pennsylvania
West Virginia, d. w. Gibson, Pitts
burgh; Cumberland, F. A. Van Dem
bergh Cumberland. Md; Delaware
chesapeake, w. f.. Huff, Philadelphia !;
Reading, S. r. Smith, Philadelphia I;
Maryland, c. E. Shackford. Baltimore !;
Central Pennsylvania, H. NJ. James. Al
toona; Baltimore, ]. S. Medairy Balti-
more; Washington, o. B. George and w.
sc. Johnston, Washington; Pittsburgh,
4 &c. T. Carln, city manager ]. w. John
Sson and ]. P. Bradley. superintendents.
These divisions are all in Mr.. Hickey's
department.
~ w. H. Huff. who becomes superintend.
3 ent of the Delaware Chesapeake division.
with headquarters in Philadelphia. has
been a superintendent of the Adams
tcompany in Philadelphia. and Fl. NJ.
sJames, who becomes superintendent of
tthe Central Pennsylvania division, with
headquarters In Artoona. was chies clerk
For Lewis r. Gwyn, who was the head
sof the American company in Philadel-
ssphia.
,s VIII Remove Competition
The principal effect of the taking over
sof the seven companies by the Govern
rment will be the removal of competi-
rtion. and the forwarding of shipments by
Ethe most direct route. The only COM
.panies that maintained offices in Phila-
rdelphia were the Adams, the American
land the Wells-Fargo. If a person want
Ted to send package to New York the
sAdams would ship it over the Pennsyl-
syania Railroad, the American over the
Reading or the Wells-Fargo over the
SSBaltimore and Ohio. The Governments
company will ship it on Whatsoever of
sthe three railroads it can be most ex.
Ipeditiously handled, taking into consid.
teration where it is received and de.
klivered.
The three express companies would
$send a package from PHILADELPHIA 10
sPfttsburgh also. over different routes
THE Wells-Fargo would send It via
eWashington, d. C. the American over the
SHeading and Western Maryland and the
fAdams, much quicker, via the Pennsyl.
kvania. Hereafter the shipments for
RPfttsburgh will go on the Pennsylvania
kexcept where congestion may be avoided
kby sending shipments some other way
1t was announced today there will be
fuo changes in the present forces of EN-,
Sployes of the three companies here.