Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-13 | Page 1 | Big Express Companies May be Consolidated

BIG EXPRESS COMPANIES ANIES MAY BE CONSOLIDATED Report from Frisco Is That Harriman Will Be Head of the Proposed Consolidation SA SAN FRANCISCO Cat Calf Feb 13 The 13 The Call this morning intimates that the f four ur big express s companies o of the country the country the Adams Amer American can United States and d Wells Fargo may Fargo may be merged into one corporation It says that word wore c comes mes by private message from the East that E. E H. H Harriman pre president dento of the Southern Pacific company compan will be elected to the presidency of th the Wells-Fargo Wells Express company at the next annual meeting of the stockholders The paper ad adds adIs that Harriman may be selected a as president of the pro proposed combination I The officials of ot the Wells Fargo had Wells Fargo company said today that they had hac heard nothing of df the proposed consolidation or the election of Mr Harriman to Co the presidency p and expressed themselves as doubtful of the truth in the rumor