The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-14
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THROWING orr NEWSPAPER BAGs-THIs ABUSE BEING
CORRECTED BADNESS or THE ROADS.
Extract from The Special Agent
TOLEDO Ono, Feb % l6f2
am aware that the abuse Of throwing of and
OBTAINING newspaper bags to make room for passen-
gers, was practised sometime since in almost every
ction Of the country, but have not heard of an in
stance Of the kind in my district, for at least six
months.
The mails in this section Of the country arrive
very irregular now, especially the Northern and
Eastern. The Eastern mail due on day before yes
terday at A. P. m. reached here yesterday at T. m
and the Eastern mail due here on yesterday at the
same hour reached here to-day at 3, a. m % hours
behind schedule time. These Irregularities are to be
ascribed to the condition of the roads, il is almost
impossible 10 reach here sooner, do mt mink I
hare known them lcorse than noir.
STATE OF THE ROADS IN THE SOUTH.
Extract from The Special Agent 10 the Postmaster
General.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. 2lst Feb. 1912.
81 have passed along route No. 1862 from Coum-
bus to this point, John l.. Mustan contractor, and
really language would fail to give you idea Of the
horrible condition of this road many Of the bridges
upon it have been taken off by high water and il is
matter of much asonishment to me that they able
to convey the mails upon it, Too much credit
be awarded by the Department to Mr.. Muslian for
his unparalleled efforts upon this route himself and
partner, Mr.. Mott, have absolutely left their homes
and taken up their abode upon the road and have
been engaged night and day in constructing bridges,
crossways SC, to enable them to get the mails
it. The stock upon this route is equal TO any have
seen; their stages are fine, and above all the
tractor is to be depended upon, and if failure
happens it must be caused by unavoidable clcum-
stances. This country is absolutely washed pieces
am informed by the inhabitants that they have never
known such heary and continued falls of rain and
long as they continue the Department must expect
failures of the mail | find the small Post Offices in
this country managed in shameful manner, and the
attention that they have required from is the prin-
cipa cause Of my not having gone further upon the
great Southern Mail Route
WRITING ON NEWSPAPERS GROSS FRAuD-yEr
SEE HOW COMMON IT HAD BECOME!
g Janudry 49,
g have made number Of citizens mad by requir.
ing letter postage from them for writing on newspa-
pers and if it had not been for the circular that you
directed MIR. Fuller to address to the Postmasters
they icod hare been very hostile had discovered the
fraud they were committing about two weeks before
| received the circular, and | was collecting from
Twenty-Five cents to one dollar per day for those
frauds, have collected five dollars from Mr. -
for said violation. The gentleman it addressed
to having refused to take it out and have and viii
send back tomorrow papers to amount TO more than
one hundred dollars for those frauds.
r.. have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
c. w. f. BEDELL, Postmaster.
Hon. G. A. WicKriFFE, Postmaster General