The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-22
COMPETITION
FOR EXPRESS co.
Southeastern to Begin
Business March 1st
on Southern Rail-
way

WASH n%t0n, Jan. Is. -- Express
business Over the lines Of the Southcir
Railway system and the Mobile and
OHIO railway will be handled by the
Southeastern Express tolnpany ic-
ginning March lat. 1921. il was am
nuunccd fro;G headquarters Of thc
Southern here today.
The Southeastern is new COM
pany. recently organized under tho
laws Of Nl2tJ..Ia for III. purpose ur
cOndurti. :. un "iprcS.. business in tno
southeastern states. 1t VIII have Il
capital of one million dollars, owned
by southern busint - men; viii have
headquarters in .\tania Ca, ana wiH
1r managed by men who have spch.
thcir lives in the express service, o.
thc south. john Il. IIoc<adly. FORM
crly vice I'.t sidcnt and general man
.a@or Of thu old Southern Express:
company Will become president oi
Inc Southeastern. succeeding CaD,.
'harlcs \. LyerlY, Of Chattanooga.
Tenn. TIL" decision OF The Southern
and the NJ. ana =. 10 contract with
me Southeastern for tho handling OF
! express over their lines is stated by of
ticcrS Of the Southern 10 be based
I on the firm conviction that the south
! should have an express company Of
! it's own engaged primarily in the
! handling OF business originating or
| terminating in the south and Opcrat-
cd for tn" specific purpose Of afford
ing the shipping interests OF the south
an express serve in Keeping with
their needs and responsive TO thch
/ wishes. The new company will cs-
tablish Offices at al points reached
! by the Southern and NJ. and O.. and
/ will open an exclusive campaign OF
solicitation OF express business o. al!
/ Kinds. 30 h through and local over
! the Southern and the NJ ANA - i;
! VIII operate on practically ten thOu-
sand miles Of railway, reaching
! Washington, KiChuond and Norfol,;
on the east; Cincinnati. Louisville ana
Evansville on the ohio river; ST
Louis, Memphis, GreCnvillc. Miss
and New Orleans on the NlisSissipp
river, the ports o. Charleston, Savan-
nah. brunswick, jacksonville and
Mobile and the majority of the i'm.
portant interior Ci;ics OF the south
Including Alexandria, Lynch5urg and
! Danvilic. Va. Salem, char
! iotte, Greensboro. Durham. Raleigh
ana -\SncNlllC, y. G., tO!u mbll
Grcenviile ana Spart@ nburg, s. c.
| Atlanta, Macon, Augusta. Athens.
and Columbus. Ga, birmingham
Montgomery, Selma, Anniston ant
Gadsdon. Knoxville. Chattanooga
Jackson ana BriS Ol. Tenn: Meri.
dian, Hatticsburg and Laurel, Miss
Lexington and. Danvillc, Ky, East st
Louis, and Cairo. 1t will reach Bal.
timOro by the boats OF the Chcsa-
pcake Steamship company, connect.
ing With the Southern at Richmond
and Norfolk.
Mr. Hockaday. vino will direct the
operation of Southeastern and VIII
has had over 10 years Of cxpcricnc.
in express service i'm the Soutl
knows the southern people and i.
thoroughly familiar with the par
ucular conditions Surrounding thC
handling Of express ua;fc in The
southeastern territory He is a ma.
tive of North Carolina, was located il
Savannah for ten years as superin
tcndent Of the Florida division of Tin,
Southern Express company. ana "A.
General SupCrintCndcnt was in Atlln
n ten years rs general manager o
IN" eastern district and then was vice
president and general manager. He /!
well known in all important cities OF
the south ANA is intimately acVuaint.
ID with the problems OF cXprcss sar.
vice III cach OF them and through.