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,,,cTER GENERAL AND "r DIST OFFICE LAW.
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at Netc York HerGto.
 \ l,.rseroN, .ap April IS, 1915.
 /, bsl,ceea the Contractors and
 7, ,,, General, on the ncao Post
 'n .,,otiae 10 MaiI Contracts.
 ,,ablless be interesting to the
 Herald to know all the action
 .nsot in relation to carrying
 la ulr new postage system, l have
 Y, of the correspondence be-
 Tractors and the Postmaster
 .b now send to you. First
 ,,, of the Contractors:
 r,.alSGroy, w, April 12, 1915.
 .soy. Postmaster General:
 undersigned, in behalf of the
 ,ors. who now have contracts
 .,rre in New Y ork and New
 1rbo are now in the city for the
 .c,in entering into the service of
 ;ol have been requested to state
 saicnlties under which they are
 ,n make their proposals, in con-
 ronr circular of the 8th ult.,
 'L,neing the terms and service
 inc regular advertisement, pub ,,smber last, and to solicit from E,inst the ruinous consequences
 inevitably result to many of ,ev contracts shall be let with
 n trade of service. Until the
 If your Circular, 1t was gener-
 l fiat the provisions of this act could not apply to the lettings
 !o take place within six weeks
 rs, in pursuance of an advertise 1,Iv published, especially as the
 J is enactment would not allow reeks notice which the Postmas-
 was raquired by law to give in
 or mail proposals. This opinion |ened from the fact, that a sup
 nt was passed, fixing the first knext, as the time when all the
 f the new law were to go into l The contractors upon coach
 sv York and New England, as
 ir sections of the country, at
 aering into the present con-
 s pledged faith of the Depart f superseded by under-bidders, bidders would be required to
 them the stock necessary for the aof the mail. Under the pledge
 de by the Department, and in- (ssmed, they made their proposals,
 nio contracts upon terms much l |5le than they would or could aud for the promptness, regulari- |E with which they have execu- Enacts, they can with pride refer |s of the Department. To de- |d the benefits of this salutary
 only safeguard for many of absolute ruin, could not have |ted, and they feel confident, that |onsequence been foreseen, a re- public faith, and a sense of jus |aVe caused their Representatives l |to have introduced into the law |nfying provisions. Another re- Postmaster Generals circular,
 operate injuriously upon the land which cannot be averted, is geased competition it has called a class of men that would not bye embarked in the business of |ng. The effect of this unusual will inevitably be to reduce the |th service below what 1t would Elier the usual advertisement for ks Of this, however, the con not disposed to complain, and last to censure any official vigi- part of a public officer, in the |n of his office. They only sbts and privileges to which they fseIFes entitled, and then ask Ca IDo lavor.n
 El 10 the personal loss which all lpon coach routes must suffer, an which many of them will be IS believed that the interests of bent and of the public will be in- Iecled by the new arrangement. n the important routes, new con laHdm many cases, irresponsible Ave charge of the service. Un- "a low prices, they will expect to ''y a low grade of service, and Wiling, if not unable, to stock particularly as they can F' at the expiration of their con- s,l'posIng of their property thus 'Pon many advertised routes, the 'e such that it will be impossible ae ' iIlps with a lower grade than 'Fe' The consequence will be aec1ons, and coaches running for @.Rlly, carrying intelligence hours q the mail. Thus, on the various Concord, N. H., to Montpelier, aIce to Burlington, Vt, where lm- laecilons are made with the Lake o0a'S, It will be impossible to per 1pS With one or two horse service E tune. Upon several of these c0niractors find it necessary to N'e teams. The same statement 'ppllcable to many other routes in 'taa New England, Another fact knowledge " of the undersigned, 10 little consideration from the ,t 'tn lle regular and prompt trans ! a 'le mall IS desirable, is, that fol sNs , m all the Northern States there !. .u bad travelling in the Fall ant " sa 'he Important mail routes can Ill schedule time with less thar '. ,aVlce' If provision is not made s'acy, the contractors who expec' ,' mall with one or two horse: ]. .asd' or the Department and the !. J rom frequent failure in the ser ,'e '@ sl,e whole view of the case, ant 'anaent ,Irl belief that Congress dlC 1 4la' the new principle of letting contracts mentioned in the act " gPllcable ,l to the present letting f ,f mat at the next session thi. He act, now bearing so heayil1