Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-01-04
EATON, PREBLE COUNTY, 0. JAN A. 1856.

This principle, he contends, he has always
been willing 10 recognize in the oil jusiment Of
prices Whist IS now required, he believes,
is, that the Tslirtad companies should be paid
according 10 the bulk Of the mails, the speed
with which they are conveyed, and .he ac-
c0mm9dStiJns required. The Euins paid bv
express companies are no fair criterion; for, ss
they are uninAuenced by compelit ion, they
cen pay any price demanded of them and as
sess i; upon their customers. Engl,nd, france,
Germany, AMI Canada, pay less 20 railroads
i0r msilseylce than Is paid by the United
States. COmpls int Is made of The Insufficient
accommodations, as a general rule, for route
SCENTS. AlluASIom is made 10 the habit of ire
spOnsi6le parties obtaining, by gross miSrep-
re,entstion, msil contacts, and subsequently,
throwing them up because Of g fsilnre on
their part 10 sell the same al a profit. A
remedy for this fraud is suggested
Owing 10 causes not within ;he control of
the department, the expenses OF the current
year will greatly exceed those OF the past
year. They are estimated at S9,94l, 1921 80.
This increase will be owing 10 the additional
compensation of posmesteIs aud the enhsn-
ced pIlces demanded by contractors at the
last lettings.
uniform plan Of regiSirblion is warmly re =
commended as an additional protection fot the
safe delivery of lelters of value. The wan;
IOi such safeguard has long been felt; aud as
the cost OF us mIlnlainsnce will fall directly
upon those who will cheerlully bear the tx
nense, We see no reason why il should not
he incorporated into our postal system as one
Of its pTEciple features.
During the three years commencing July l.,
1851, SIS, 507, 0=2 03 postage stamps and
stamped envelopes have been issued by the
department, of which S5,092, ,30l were sold.
For the last year the cost of the service on
the various United States mail steam shin
lines, and ACROSS the Isthnlus, was as follows:
Collins line, twenty SIX round trips, $3.50, ,000j
New York and B.tmen, eleven round trips,
Sl33, 1926; New York and lIavfe, eleven
roun trips, $4,000; Astoria and Panama,
via San Francisco. twenty four round trips,
S348, $50; New York and New Orleans 10 As.
| pinwall. $3.50, 600 Charleston and H,yans
$50, 900; New Orleans II Vera Cruz, twenty.
four round trips, $37 eco; Aspinwrll 10 Pa
mama, s 1921. Total, 99,023,0l0,29.
The service performed by the several Tine:
OF ocean mail steamships is treated at large
! The Post master General is Of opinion that the
compensation now received is too large, ant
that the present system is calcu lated TO drive
of private competition. He also states thai
the Nicaragua cOmpan? have Offered 10 carry Z
weekly mail between New York and Cailor-
MIA 70: the of $500, 90 per annuln, whicl
he thinks Is the highest rate Of pay which
ought 10 be demanded The cost this year fol
o semi monthly mail by the lstEmus route, il
S757,9T103.
| No progress has been made since The las
report in the pending negotiations with Grea
Britain relative to the admission OF France
! into the arrangement, as contemplated in the
lprcvlSion on the 18th Brtic!e Of our rosta
convention. No postal convention has as ye
been effected with France; but one is abou
beng m de with Mexico.
Arrangements have been made with the
Australia line Of monthly packets to convey
mails regularly between New York and Aus
tralIa. The rates on all out. going igatter have
been fixed at five cents letter, Two cents
each for newspapers, and cent an ounce fol
pamphlets and magazines. These rates en-
brace both the United States inland and sea
postage.
| The fines and deductions during the pas
: year amount 10 S1l0,4SG. The amount of the
previous year was $37,o20.
| The appendix which accompanies the re-
! port contains vast amount of useful iniurma
ton, which will repay the trouble Of careful
perusdl.