Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-21
PICKWICK JOINS
In new MERGER
OF STAGE LINES

Arizona Will now enjoy motor stage
travel convenience beyond any in it's
history, together with substantially
lower rates between principal cities,
as the result OF ma important merger
of operating companies. Such is the
announcement of Charles F. Wren,
| tenn, whoi in Phoenix with Warren
! tenn, whoi in Phoenix with Warren
/ b. Libby and Howard Morgan of the
same company, completing details OF
this giant combination.
Three big stage companies are be-
| ing welded into one far-reaching sys-
tenn that moi only connects Arizona
points more closely but also simpli-
fies travel to principal cities Nof CALI
! fornia, Oregon. Washington, New
Mexico and Texas. The Star Motor
Stage company becomes an integral
part of the Pickwick system whose
highway routes extend over near 5000
miles, covering all important points
between Ell Paso and Vancouver, Can
ada
| The Union Auto Stage company OF
! Phoenix, while continuing to operate
as a separate organization, will func-
tion in close cooperation with the
Pickwick system, using the same cen
/ trail terminals, and timing it's sched-
ules, to make best connections with
Pickwick coaches.
| The new combination is in effect a
merger of the principal motor stage
| lines of southern Arizona with a
through trunk line that reaches ali
west coast and southwest cities. 1t
eliminates delays at transfer points,
assures single hign standard OF
service and courtesy throughout the
system, and provides improved ter
minal facilities. Newer and more
, modern terminal buildings seem as
sured for the near future, as the
Widespread. Pickwick system assumes
closer control of these lines. The
newly announced m + er follows
closely upon the acquisition OF the
BorderlandTTransit company's lines by
the PickwIcE system during the first
cf the year, amt it presages continued
be tterment of the travel situation IN
| this state.
i, According to Wren Of the Pickwicll
system, it is now possible to leave
almost any point in southern Arizona
and travel straight through on the
motor coaches of this one big organi-
zation, without inconIvenient delays
to San Diego, Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Por t al d and intermediate
cities, in exceptional comfort. The
same service extends to Lordsburg
and Ell Paso. Considerably over a
thousand towns and cities in six west
ern states are served by the combined
lines of the system.
Scores of modern type ymotor
coaches used by the Star and Union
Motor Stage companies will be added
to the total of more, than 200 cars
now operated by the Pickwick organ1-
zation.
The following motor stage sched-
ules will be included qin the new
grouping of the Arizona companies
with the lines of the Pickwick sys-
tenn: Phoenix to Globe and Miami by
way of the Superior highway andd
Florence Junction; Phoenix to Globe
over the historic Apache Trail by way
of Roosevelt dam andd prehistoric
Tonto cliff dwellings,; Phoenix to
Buckeye and Hassayampa; Superior
to Ray; Phoenix to Tempe and Mesa
(17 daily departures); Phoenix to
Chandler; Phoenix to, Gilbert; Tucson
to Phoenix and Globe; Tucson to Ray.
In ALL a comprehensive network OF
travel lines between Phoenix, Globe
and Tucson will receive the benefits
of united control and leadership.
Joining the three principal motor
stage companies of southern Arizona
has resulted nj radical fare reductions
along the routes included. Economy
made possible by unified management
is given as the basic reason for cuts
in ticket cost. The following reduc-
tions will prove of much interest to
the travelling public of this city;
The fare from Douglas to Phoenix
has been .cut to 1910, with new
round trip fare of $3.50. The Bisbee
farei reduced to $1.25; round trip,
1925 There will be proportionate re-
ductions to intermediate points.
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