The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-09-02
MAIL ARRANGEMENT.

treat complaints are made of the irregu.
larity OF tho mails. These arrangements
are naturally 10 be expected, from the ma
merons changes Of posimasters and mail
agents, and SO long as the system Of rota-
ton IN Office IL practiced by political par
ties, must be tolerated. But We desire TO
call the attention Of the department, and
Of The press IN these parts of the country
Affected by It, TO the great and unnccessn.
ry inconvenience of the present mail ar
rangement from Springfield north. The
attention Of the department has been call.
ed to 1t by petitions for redress, but the
answer has been returned that no change is
needed. The answer is dictated either by
ignorance Of the actual effect of the pres.
ent mail arrangements, or culpablc dis
regard Of the convenience and wants Of the
public.
II now takes four days for a person eth
er side Of Bellows Falls TO write TO any
place on the other side, and get an answer.
Al mail matter passing Bellows Falls,
either down or up, must lay over at that
place one day. A lettcris tvs days going
from Westminster TO CharlcstOw less than
twenty miles, by railroad. though two
trains nm between them daily. Th,. in
convenience extends 10 all places north
and south Of Bellows Falls, and II Is pro
ductiye Of very great injury especially 10
people Of this State who have business
correspondence on the line Of the road
There are three mail agents running from
New Haven 20 Bellows Falls. arriving there
at night. There are two mail agents be
tween Bellows Falls and 81. Johnsbury,
leaving the former place nj noon and re-
turning in the afternoon. This latter ar
nngemcD, Is made 10 accommodate tho
Boston mails which come 10 Bellows Fails
over the Cheshire rad at noon. All thu,
h needed 10 remedy this delay il 10 appoint
another msil agent on the ronte froa Bel.
lows Falls north, and lnsteid Of stopping a.
Bellows Fails, let them continue on %
Springfield.
The distance from New Huyen 10 Bei-
lows Pals n about the same ss from ~,
Johnsbury 30 Springbeld and probably
nearly all the additionl expense would De-
the appointment " anoiher seeui but n a
should be double this amount, the cifcufn'
stances would warrant the expenditure
The agents nov stop al Bellows Falls, aud
the mail ear continues on 90 springfield
empty, nnd returns empty Va the morning.
We think there souid b. liiile N anything
mpre 10 be paid 10 he railroad company,
or for esrying the mails if0m the failfoaA
~ tie Peat Oiiiees. aud this might b. Do.
mln'sbed BY leaving fhis nsl only 1t u'r
principal Offices.
We present this case 20 the depurmrni '
NJ a serious grievance, causing ven great
injury and Inconvenience 10 'ise psblir hDs
urge their attention b. -. We are yell
a~afe Il he in,4iiinde q applications
pressing ufOn the department, bot thu Is
cuse calling iDf immediaie reare-@. sfd
sine can b. doBe ~ easily, and Nth -
l.it!f erpeCse, y onght 10 receive pomW
czamlnaiipg. Hfelisbofs' .stfi,se.sa.
John Gosle ~ns esecuisd a. cilhsirs-
ullv, fngiHs, Ca fndsy, fsf he mufac'
u be ovA dsngidef. Pnsslosz b. his ssr
cliloh Pc niade eoufessl1E, sisunf lh''
ligrns va rs gisih esust = fhs ssf.
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