The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-05
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MAILS.
Report OF tho First Assistant Postmaster
Genorai.
FoaT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
CONrEACT OERIcR Nov LIZ ISln

VICE as y $1,000 al the close OF The year, by the
number 0f miles of annual Transportation the only
common standard TO which il can be REDUCED: aud
presents The cost of the transportation IN tae an
uuai pnces at which that service was engaged IL
may be well TO explsn that In the nature of things
II gives results al higher amounts iban what he
actual payments Of the year. under the modItica-
uoDs and reductions that take place, would show
As compared win a like table made for Inc year
ending June 3D. lSi9, II shows an Increase in the
service Of the last, over the preceding year. in all
particuiars-greater length OF routes within the
United States by 10 500 miies--nore annual trans.
portalion thereon by the difference of 1897 35I
NIL. s-more aggregate coet iran rtatna WITH.
IN The UIited States by the sum of S29J 9il-nofr
cost m mail agencies and foreign service by
so33l3 making The total increase Of cost $3.50 PSI
nat hcresse from lS49 To 1850 is IL 10 per cent
IN ,ost, and 81 10 per cent In service
The mail service in California (snd the triing
amount IN Oregon,) performed within the last coa-
tract eur, were too irregular, ana too imperfec;iy
reported and understood Il. tbe department to BE-,
embraced Ia The annexed table.
On the 30ih June last, there Were 8 sos Uatpd
States haii routes III operstiun there were a, 765
mai contfactors. l0O route agents; q local agents.
ans 376 MAI, messengers Table 4 wrii Snow now
thry were distributed among the dilisrel, sections
cf the service
In respeci to the current year, commencing l.,
Juiy i"st, attention is called 20 tn. auaexed
Ia DIE, marked e. IL shows ti.e annual prices
aud the extent of transportation which the
NEIL servlce in the south western aui aprth-
western section OF the Unon was Din ro un-
der contract, ut and since Ihs last anuual let
rnts, beid IN April aud May last for The tef fm Of
fcur years, beginning with the Ist July lo50
qusf'tTs peiiormunce OF this service has already
exl1Itd The last years service ie those States
aud Tsni'ories, 10 wit-Michgan, Indiana Illinois,
w scousu, Iowa, Mime sofa, Missouri, X, ntucky.
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi Arkansas.
Lsu'sian5 and IeSas-was the last performed un-
cer The contracts that expired on the 30th June.
1850, sud sums up al IL 363 S93 uil-s of annual
tan ,rlation, and s9l3 4y2 OF annual cost
1he p'w service now employed in those States
srd Territories and IN oleration since the l5tJul,,
100, stands al 10 2iI $40 miles of annual trdnspor-
u ION. sud 81, io0, 1873 Of annual cost-mar~ ,h,s
yea than last by l,e!2,9i2 uIies, and S23o,6o6
Here rs one item the difference In cost of trans.
Pofatcn between the old aud aew contracts N
one of he four sections of The United States, that
viii increase the expenses of the present over ne
lsst year 80; ........ S2Sb, $50
rhis Is ths result of the last periodical lei
tngs. The miscellaneous daily orders Of
the Postmaster General, directing
changes, Improve meuts, aud energe-
ne ai Il oi the mail service, ia toe three
other erctions of the Union, for The first
quarter of the current year, will add the
hrhef sum annually, alter dedusting he
amount oi curtalmenrs, ef. ........ SI2, 40
he ri'c'ne of The steam mail packet
Franklin on the New York ard Heyre
rovfs, will add the cost Of a half monthly
iine fcr about ten months ........ 81 500
Tie s'rvi,e IN Cafornla and Oregon. so
Tar hs officially reported for The current
YEAR, s............ ....... 30 40
here y reason 70 believe that the actua a,-onnt
VIII exceed That sum The service in Calf ,ral.
rs yer in cruae and uuadiusted state No rou.es
have beer established within il by Congress until a
very receIt date. No mail tran .portation has heen
sntEorized. eAcep; the temporary service IA he ro-
cared hy the agent Great, NJ the act of An.ust
~ 2. lsls Wnai has been obtsined - been tor
short periods, and on brief notices. and AZ hgh
rates. The agency placed ia ch trge ot this anon,-
lous service has changed hands three times. A go
nmo'c cad diihcalt POINT ~ Op. tiols. beyoad
thc imnedii'e Feach OF orders ard advice from the
head ui he department aud its other offices, y.hat
ls mrst needed is IN adequate kpowl dg- and rae
teal familiarity, on the part Of tn NJ win The
pin''Het, rnhs, ano modes OF proceedings in the
1trepg, nrnts 81 the mail service iu the letHg of
cortrhct~. auG other details: and this IL not to be
lmns sdisttly expected, n the necessary experience
Il Je' 80 be srQmred Sufficient fiue has no.
tials@d 20 receive Information roa The agent last
GpLo'Asd
Th,re are ohtr items of expenditure to ssell the
ssp'n,r ~ this ytar over ihose az the last hn' hs
zuoupts 81 tatm cannoi b. siafed with prsc,sioa
TIE sieemship t.um oOidI wi he placed N thr
New iors srd Have srrvicr, ~ the a. iiticnal
cott al 7but0 lsr snnutn, hat m 20 late . date
rfoh h'u ~ ~ hrtng bot small portion of the ex.
Fsnar tutu the accounts of this year. II is iuro--
st7'r r. tncin.'r wtat viii he the su,ount n the
urrtn ofdeft ter The increase ~ tho service In the
tie, last Qastsf - ol the year. Putting VI Al due
ior'ti"n, (Which w"u'd ." qn''e. n1hrey) 70
The ru.oUn Ui htr cta,Ts Tor ihi,e s,c'iona 0tthe
Unou, rnsd" L. the rsr quarter, II voud he A. the
rae of sl2 SIS ! wear. nut then, only A nsr' ~
hat tmouut wurd 'el INTO the payments al de
nrisc, 10 ~ dnuc aycy ditesen, amount Of add
a nal allowance.
By an ac' spproyed september "a, isto Congress
created 7S3 psw poet routes Ohr.siNtn ~ mem,
u rupltef. n'sy ~ pot VA ngrrafio0 III yesr. ~
nrpnfahie cCHf. ge viii saF ~ SIS 600 p-r n4uutn
hts-twe lf'h. - which opy wit come irto me
eNr-H i,ufc ~ this year 1o put this service uadrf
cpptrsct. ffQufcE sdvetttsr fnent fnr pfopo-ais
nd pubic ! ring la lee Ycet 10 shose new routes
that IT, ~ lie y " England. New York. and mtl-
dc sccttuns. uayrriiseut for bids may h. iminr.
oiateiy isspcd, end the lettings thereon held 4 an
Catls dsx a. JanuhB neat Thus prriturnnrV lst.
rrG nld net well Ne erlstgsd IN order - n ,itde
NJ u ihoee ~ more distant ~tatss without fer - -
riett,Trg with the pfucred nrs III The great nauul
I 'ogs, VII ch tbs year embrace ihe en'ire trvce
~ the Sonthcn STAT, =, a. later period Noiid have
20 bt hXta "a sow tho lreal notices br riVeu ~
ths dif'ent u,in's Thttcipre. The new foiera "
pl hut the New ENGLAND, New York. and middle
eetiCrs on " Csf,rnia end Oregon. wiu hgvr
~ hr disIostd ~, e contract a. tte suarai y III :,
rev tprug, Ghd no tnto operaliou on fh~ 1t iul.
1871 Bur w The meentimo. ffnpcf# N contracts
ni2hi r. msdr Whenever parties ~, ,lef ,ausus1ls
frr thei purposc The lui pfOcet dins wgli myo ~
81 scditisusi ,us beyond what y above es't waited.
: d me pnr, at vil be further ircsea 80 ~ The
r.w fcfyic, ihrt he Cshiotuis aud Oregun s ..ats
nay ,ucct'c IA piacirR under confsct rifh.a the
sp4r.
tCur - he new corire }, srrviee - m. rt.frrn.
\ AZ Ia os The norlhwcsteIn aNd spulhNteiet "a
Ntttss aEG ItTnutitsto poiut cur he eh sfscget g.
IL lFctt te N rost apd tNru', ever the od s.rtts
og ~ guwe sec ON. whca has been sngete "a 4.
it We pty tn u >, cticu twpuy I've 80 rrt
mote 'hi. v han llst. whilst W. 2 VI tnt a
ami ''rrc fuuf'hs Ter cent more ~ nuHal tr. ne
tertt ttt'eh 81 "A anil Thie wiih thr fse fh,t fte
III. rsrst ~ tie last wear ~ thr ~ cetltns Il
Itstfr ~ cost ~ q Ia the eNteut a. tho r fv,c-
vcr.. l,d'lrc Cerftart rise ~ the pr,res ~ n d
irrt| 81 aifpn. close txemiratoa vii sh0N
T. n .ts etfuqc rom the pffr~tiHv KrA- tl -
- sud f,m the expired Ccufr - ~ itsf t,af Is
tEt ness ccnfra ets - tn cHfr,ut vrar fhsf- hts
bon IoH l.f-" extent snb-nufi1n 20 lie higher