Show SOON TO TAKE TAKI OVER OR EXPRESS BUSINESS Active preparations for or the assumption 1 IJ by the American I Express company of oC the business formerly handled by the Pacific Express company on the U Union Pacific Oregon Short Line and small connecting lines Ines are going forward In Inthis Inthis inthis this and other cities between Omaha and points of the northwest The western estern headquarters of the company company com corn pany will be in this city with G. G C. C Taylor Taylor Tay Tay- lor br as manager Mr Taylor Talor is in Scattie Scattie Seattle Scat Scat- tie tle at present but is expected to return to this city within a few Cew days When here about two weeks ago Mr Taylor engaged a suite of rooms on the ninth floor of oC the Boston building These have been fitted up for the accommodation tion of Mr Taylor laylor and his immediate staff now numbering four men with two more to arrive before tho the end of ot the present week As R western manager of the American Express company Mr 1 Taylor Tay Tay- lor br will have charge of th the country from the Missouri 1 river to the coast He lie will ill have two and possibly three district managers under him Just where re the offices in this city other than those of Mr Taylor Talor will be he located will not be decided until tho the return of Mr Taylor faylor from flom the north north- west For years th the offices of the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Express company have been In the McComick block and it is possible that at least the uptown office of ot the company com corn pany will remain where it Is It is understood that a number of the officers of oC the Pacific Express company com corn pany in this district have been ben offered portions with the American company and that a majority of oC the men now Ine in inthe inthe the e employ of ot the former fonner company will willbe willbe be r retained r The transfer of the business will VIII take place April 1 J. J |