Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-31


hours. Tnpass from Baltimore TO Philadelphia
by steamboat, and the Newcastle and French,ov n
railroad, requires about nine hours. From Pha-
dcrhia TO New York, by the Camden and Amhoy
! fahroad and steamboats,, occupies about eeh,
hours ; irom New York 10 Providence. abou, 81
teen lonrs and from Providence TO Boston Nv O
and half hours. The travelling hours from
! Washington 10 Boston, ARE about ihirt, seven.
Allowing half an hour at Baltimore, Philadcl.
phia, New York. and Providence, each, for tx.
change OF mails, tic time occupied in transmitting
u mail from Washington to Boston would be thirty.
nine hours.
This Is ,hr speed Of tho present con,cyanecs.
In the course Of the next year, il is expected that
Baltimore aud Philadelphia will b.. connected by
railroad, when the time occupied in passing from
CITY TO city will not exceed six hours. New York
will soon be connected will, Boston by similar
roads, when the time occupied between them will
not exceed fifteen hours. So that when "A railroad
line from " ashinston To Boston shall be completed,
mail may psss from one 10 the other in thirty -four
hours AT most, aud probably ina few years, from
the progressive improvements OF Locomotives, in
less than thur. hours.
Within the quarter OF the Union embraced in
'hc recent letting OF contracts, there are several
railroads sonr OF I'm made no offers, and the
rest demanded pficrs Tar beyond the usual cost Of
transporting Il I, mails on the same route, hereto
fore, and beyond What asked by lnd, idual
citizens. ANXIOUS Ia give the mails the creates,
possible expedition between Washington and New
loik, the undersigned made an effort TO bring the
companies, in whose hands the means OF con-
,r.ancc ON that gleat lnc, 10 act IN concert with
each o,ner and w,,h the Department, by which
mems Two daJ y mails NIGH run through that linz
performing the tip cacl way, and con>c,n ing pas
serrcrs from city 10 CITY in about iwcniy-,hrrc
hours The effort failed, IN consequence OF the
very heavy compensation asked by thcm.
Not drSparlng Of being able 10 induce the COM
Panics 10 take more enlarged view of ,htir own
and tho public interest, and 10 abalc n,acrialy IN
the amount oi'heir demands, the undersigned .,n,
his Chict Clc,k to confer with tic managers of all
the railroads on the line, whether finished or not
with u ,ltw Ia ascertain whether any reasonable
arrangements could lc made with ihcn, present
or prospective, for the ,cyancc olihis important
mail. Although ,tc aren't performed the srrvicc
with distinguished zeal and ability, hi, efforts were
almost wholly iruics'.
The cumpan, owning the railroad from WASH
npton and Baltimore, demanded 5000, or about
$3.50 per mile merely 10 haul one daily mil from
depot Ia d'poi, without oder responsibility, and
Sid GOO t"r two dan V maik.
The companies owning tic several railroad.
now constructing from Baltimore 10 Philadrl-
rhH demanded 10000 dollars, or upward, OF
$500 per mile. 10 hanl ono daily mail from city To
,hv.
The company owning the Camden and AM
hey abroad demanded &26,OOO. or near $500
per mile, for daily mail, and $1,000 for Sc.
cond.
The companies COMPOSING the upper line through
New jersey, demanded S23 geo, or about $3.50
per mule, Tor he convey of one daily mail, and
$4,000 for second.
Aware that ihc Committee on the Post Office
and Posi- Roads oilhc House of Representatives
had had the subject Of the transportation Of Tho,
mails ON railroads. under >dcraion at the lnsl
session, and had unanimously proposed TO rcslric,
the Department 10 sevcni, five dollars per mil.
for the service and, moreover considering the
sums demanded disproporiopnlc 10 the SIR
vice aud wholly unreasonable, the undrrsign.
ed determined not 10 accept any of the pro-
positions. To leave no means unessaycd, how
ever, TO form a satisfactory arrangement, hc
offered contract for merely hauling a box CON
tanning The mail, from depot to depot, daily, to
tie Ealt'mole and " a>lneton railroad Colnpa-
ny, a, 500 per mile, which they promptly dccIi-
ned.
Tho undersigned docs not intend to pay tlr
prices d, manded hy these companies, unless d.
rcctcd To do so by those " no hayo a right 10 con-
troll him lie will sooner put post. coaches or mail.
wagons on The old road, and run them there until
public opinion, the voice of superior authority
induces the associations. which have been permit.
ted To monoPolnc the mean, OF speedy convey
anot on these routes, 10 aba'c in their terms. T.
enable you TO present the whole subject TO TIC L.
ei>lalv' body, copy Of the instructions, 10 the
agent, and his corr, spondcntc with the CONF
p,nlcs, and the subsequent correspondence Of
the Department with them, is herewith submitted
The undersigned is happy to state, that indica-
tons OF spirit more in accordance with the
great object OF Public accommodation, which has IN
dutcd tho Legislatures Of the States to sanction the
construction of these improvements by private
companies, have manifested themselves in other
quarters. THE Boston and Providence Railroad
Company have initiated n willingness to carry
two daily mails between those cities, embracing
tho New York steamboat mail, for $1,000 a year,
being AT the rate Of abou, S25 per mile for sim
gle mail, and contract has been authorized.
The New Jersey Railroad Company, whose
road when completed will extend from Jersey City
to New Brunswick. have offered to carry the great
mail from New York along their road, one year,
at 100 per mile. or four Years At $50, and TO
carry two mails for 5000.
The company ,wnine The Portsmouth and
Roanoke road have contracted 10 carry. the mai
three times week, from Norfolk 10 Halifax, n
G., distance of Ninety miles. for the comprnsa-
ton paid the former contractor, which is equal 10
ab NJ $50 per mile, the mail TO be conveyed on
their Railroad MS FAR as completed,
The InScumba, Cour,and, and Decatur Rail
road Company have offered 10 carry the mail
three times week, on their road, The lowest rac
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