New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-06
decreased, though The ,oal cost o: service is 10

decreased, though the ,osl cost o. service is No
creased el976l
In New Mexico, the same amount OF transportation
is obtained At q redeced annual cost OF "a sof 40
eordpg to the accepted bids bat, oriaa 70 toe fan
of the bidders on tao important routes, II e en'
peeted that the sexual cost OF the service viii De
largely increased.
The service in Oregon has been reduced by no, re
pewipg The contracts the routes from Columbia 70
Cascades, Cascades TO Wascapum. and Wecspum'o
Salt Lake
In Kentucky, 2ss aSs miles of additional service
were obtained at less pay than under the former con
tiacis.
OF the 2 900, SEQ miles Of transportation above
stated, sec $50 miles performed by railroad.
OF he ADDITIONAL cost OF $685., 373 slse,s Is for
rsilrord service.
tracts AS iused for the quarter ending Soth sepem
Der il % O47 o50 miles. and the total annual cost
s9375,7se divided IS follows, viz:
3576 966 miles by railroad, ct s34J,ils' or cen"
and mills per mile. -,
4l59, s64 miles by steamboat, at S4So 'oep OF w
es7s ora miles by cOsch at s6iS Oss, or cents snd
6 mills per mile. $1,000.
Ia $50 las miles by modes NOT speclneo, al sSs1,e''
or ca cents per mile.
Contracts have been made to convey mails by
steamboat between New Orleans, 1t. franc.sville
ard Vicksburg at 81 5000 per annum and between
Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama, at ss5, 900 per
annum which are not ircuded In the foregoing stse
ntpts Tie smount OF pay for ser ssee IS IN oPers,
ton on 3oth September, between New-Or!eans aud
ST. FrsDcisville, by transient boat-, 10 sJS osV ms
proper Therefore 10 add for the regular service
s4l, $50, which with the $4,000 on the Alaoama
River route will increase the cost OF the service Tor
the cuirentyesr s76 Sso-making the wh Die .dduonh
eost OF the new contracts st7l, 69J 10 these must
also be added the OF additions route agents local
SCENTS ana mail messenger appointed since let Jay
amounting 70 81 yee.
There were in service on the 3oth June lag, 80
route as eDts, at compensation Of slsl coo per an
mum; II local agents az Ell 400 per annuli and 96s
mai messenger at s92 1871 so per anDum-mkkinga
total cost Of s2s9 22l 80 per annum to be atdedto
the other cost or transportation, stated above at
g. 6:O,676
Pursuant to the act Of Congress Of 5th Augas 1854,
invited proposals ihe 3lst August for conveying
mails om Cairo Illinois TO New-Oreans, and back,
daily, in steamboats,.
ONLY one oid was received within the prescribed
time 10Th November , and that being for $500 900.
cid not feel my,,lf a, liberty TO aceepti'. second
bid at much more Reasonable rate was received after
the r. eular time had txpirad.
There now no great mail lines In operation WITH
which 10 connect the proposed one at Cairo. The
tin is however not distant when the niece ssary con
nectiobs will be effected by the completion Of the
Illinois Central Railroad to Cairo and of the Ohio
ano Mssis. ppi rosd to its point Of Intersection from
the Eat with the Illinois Central l am informed
that by the Let of January the Illinois Central Will be
completed 81 thar by the LIST OF July the Ohio and
Mssnslp ri road viii mske its eastern connection
with thai road. The chain of railroads between fhe
Atlantic at various points and the Mississippi River,
thus completed, will attract large andimportsnt mails
which are now conveyed on other routes, and most
materially eubsnce the importance OF steamboat
route between Cairo and New. Orleans. Moreover, Il
is reasonable TO anticipate such increase of trade
and travel in the same direction will go very far
toward sustaining line of boats, thus reducing the
cost Of mail service.
AS present. the principal, II not the only support Of
the line would be from this Department and have,
therefore en-, IL my duty lot 10 enter into con
tract now, but 10 await developments, 30 soon TO be
linz, To ia "a mi
advantageous both to the public and this Depart
ment
In the meantime mails regularly conveyed as
eretofore, by tho trip between Louisville and New
Orleans and 81. Louis and New.Orlesos.
| have also contracted for separa'e service oe-
t1een New. Orleans and Vicksburgh, Nlcksourgh,
Napoleon and Memphis
There were in operation on the 3Oth September last
500 railroad routes; their aggregate ledgth vas
10 62lI mites and the cost Of mail transportation
ther.on was 81 500 747 3d. Add 20 this the sumo
paid to mail eDgers route and local agents and
he whole cost of hi. service will be -, l96 $40 ss