Transport: Unified Air Express

What the Railway Express Agency is to railroads, two rival companies have long been to airlines. Company No. 1 is Railway Express itself, with Pan American, United, twelve other airlines in its fold. Company No. 2 is General Air Express, a pool created by TWA, American, five other airlines, with pickups and deliveries handled by Postal Telegraph Co.

To end confusion, Pan American and 20 of the 23 U. S. domestic airlines last week got together in Manhattan, decided to throw in their lot with Railway Express Agency. Announcing the agreement, effective Feb. 1,...

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