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Southern express move eyed to curb monopoly in southeast
Special reports from Atlanta say Southern Railway-backed plans for a Southeastern Express Company would take over express services in the Southeast, challenging the American Railway Express monopoly. Incorporators include Charles A. Lyerly Robert F. Maddox D. P. Nestor H. C. Armstrong and George L. Baker with major banks involved.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Express Company
Alabama
Southeast
American Railway Express ‘Company
Southern Railway
American Railway Express Company
American Railway Express
Southern
New
Southeastern
Old Southern
Jefferson County
Charles A. Lyerly
Chattanooga
First National Bank
Robert F. Maddox
Atlanta National Bank
D. P. Nestor
First National Bank of Mobile
H. C. Armstrong
City National Bank of Selma
George L. Baker
Columbia
National State Bank
Southern Express