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Show r - " - ... . 1"" -1 - ' 4 . -J . i ' l M k. ' i. ... . ' ... . .J . "w r r. r- n rv n r v n e r Sa.lt Lake City ' bright un of prosperity pros-perity Is still risinjj. One of the brightest bright-est rays are the articles of incorporation incorpora-tion filed yesterday by the Pacific Fruit Express company, a subsidiary company com-pany of the Union. Pacific and Southern -Pacific -systems,- with a capitalization of $12,000,000. ', . ' m ' The officers of the company are president,-W. H. Bancroft; rice-presiaentSj Parley Hi Williams, chief counselor of the. Oregon Short Line; D. , E. Bur-Jyj Bur-Jyj "KeBer passenger agent, -and J. A. Reeves, general freight agent of the same system; secretary, Alexander Millar; treasurer, Frederick V. 8. Cros- by; comptroller, William ' Mahl: auditor, audi-tor, John Cruikshank, now chief , clerk of the passenger accounting department depart-ment of the Short Line; assistant secretary, secre-tary, Joseph Hellen;. assistant treasurer, treas-urer, C. H. Jenkinnon; Vice-President and General Manager W. H. Bancroft, of the fchort Line; Parley L. Williams and F. H. Knickerbocker form the executive ex-ecutive committee. Knickerbocker is also one of the directors. Shares with a par value of $100 each have been issued to the number of 120,000, the majority ma-jority of which will be held by - Mr. Bancroft, and one- each to be allotted amonjj the directorate. Quick and' prompt transportation of perishable fruits and meats by means of refrigerator ears, to be built and controlled by the company, ia the aim of ihe organization. The plan means the expenditure of millions of dollars in this vicinity, and as this ia the main distributing point of the Harriman lines, it is more than likely that the building' plant will be located in thia eitv, probably along the right of way of the Short Lane, short distance north of the city. Long and expensive delays in receiving receiv-ing refrigerator ears from companies in the East the last few yean, ia the main reason for establishing the Har riman car-buildng - company. Formerly the Armour company of Chicago (lid the greater part of fast transportation for the Harriman systems, bnt the service, ser-vice, it ia understood, was unsatisfactory. unsatisfac-tory. - i Hundreds of men will be given permanent per-manent employment in the new car-shops. car-shops. 'As fast, as the freight cara are completed they . will be sent out on the Harriman lines for the exclusive exclu-sive use of those systems. . By thia means, less damage will be incurred by the spoiling of delicate fruits and meats in transportation. - |