Show L cherf w beina CUT DOWN BUSINESS OF pacific IS IN abst f ST V FAIKO FARGO inaction voluntary olun tary Irei louM atif ti action by the interstate otate commerce Contin imblon no Cli changie anges in agents or policy throughout kastern eastern state higher officials the taking over of the business of the pacific express company by the W wals ils fargo express company and the reorganization of the latter company went into effect august last tuesday the reorganization affects the west in particular ti utah being placed in a new district which will be presided over by E E mcmichael manager of the ogden office the headquarters of the new district will be located in salt lake c city ty the pacific express company operates its business over sev seventeen e n te en thousand miles of rail railroads toads in the united states and the great gain made by wells fargo in assuming this business is very apparent along with the new order of things there will be a reduction of express rates which will ill affect about 90 per cent of the business handled in this country heretofore the state of or utah has been included in a district composed of wyoming colorado new mexico and utah the di brict in which price la Is located has been en composed of col colorado coming new mexico and utah une un r the new division 21 nevada neada and utah comprise gnp district while the other two state states and terri territory tor comprise another the company has bar divided its territory into eight great district districts each with a ith its own w ra superintendent the new ney express rates which went into effect ou on the first of august have been ordered by the interstate commerce COM commission loll 1011 wells fargo however filed flied with the commission an announcement of pro proposed rosed reduction reductions on its lines be fore ore the order of tho the commis lon conj was issued |