New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-24
NFW, pOsTAL ARRAHGEaEJTS FoR
CALIPORNIi.
Z. q, E4ner Of nv. Z. Yr,1s.e.

T. ~ Esaor Of Tz> n. y. Tr'zs4e
SiR. Iteg leave TO say a word IL father e!ncida
ton II an edporisl in THE TkIsrrE cf hsy 5. com
u..pting srnr The Pacific NAL Lst," and is b -uas
uIon the Postal service The plan wa su'horze1 y
TIE Thir.y second Congress, 81 sel;-susttninS 'y'-
:en Nr rta3,rug NOR cHc.rlt the Psaac A-i' sef-
vce-tLe mI-ut lBoe cf Hhrd ms! be estimated i'on
tie fac. that rvqu-s annual expenditure OF near
500 90 70 keep Il n operation ie Notwithstanding
IL great outlay ~ rpney, owing 20 causes Lither'
=. VOID the control Of the POstOih = Department
over AZ ls'terr full 10 per ceo " tn entire
outward hound Paciic maLs have, during th- ia-'
the. y.sr- been returned dead letters 10 nieed %
such sn has tins "E1 sitaloed that d-ea-rs
tet cce lar sctualy been established on tae fdc'hc
Coat, ID oTGer to relieve the "'ernn-nt 2t IRE eA
perse atieno.lg tbe traussOa OF tie dead etera to
Washington Il tie d.ad ,eiteT oiice al letters are
de-truytG that Gre not termed vsgaJle aud M trI
r. confined to tbO-e letto that CONTAINS doAars su1
selts or :teir equivalents. Now lower h1-eI
ous this ca-= cf letters msy be n the mas
c0mirg fom California, Ley form but
-al portion Of the letters sent 20 that region Fticn
ar from WIVES 10 their husbands sisters 10 ther
brottts m0'LeTs To their Letters that ron theH
nanre are above al price; but, yet, IN dead .eter
Office are regarded worthless and consigned TO the
asmee-causiBg many an anxious moment to the
moor frllOws who have been expecting letters IRON
h me-" My plan for mitigating this EVIL has been
cou1perded by the entjre Pacific deiygaiiOu in the
rnors decided language indeed, It was Ia Difference 20
their wishes and especially to the earnest request Of
y bstor Well-r of California, that the Postmaster
General decided t0 ADOPT the syetrm though At 6rst
adverse t. oiig So owing 20 en- unfortunate mscon-
ctptioD, since, however removedl ss to the mode "
putting the plan in operation. The public utility u
tbe NJ asure ha- ELECTED editorial notices IN almost all
uewsyGptTs, who have ala the project before their
readers. Although obecling ~ the increased expense
ATTENDING u, lHI IRHJSL cOncede. tba' 1t IL well
"cal,l ated 10 lessen the enormous number Of dead
"ltfers ANNUALLY returned from that region" Bot
81, nj he all l.
Ieufrg A. far possible the saf delivery OF letters.
Ii viii much 10 secure Their early delivery, since
Ier-Ou- wlO-e IaUes me therein vii, ia many Ia.
stances, lean from the list tbat the mail contains
letters before il assorted aud the Letters ready Tor
delivery.
admit that II joc- appear unreasoual'e tha. gov
eminent should charge postage on the envelopes ad
drer. eG 10 the "Pacihc Mail List, Ncw-i0rk." ." sad
thur ACTUALLY dciye revenue from stem ca.culstrl
20 render efficient IN performing service for
which it demands and recever prepayment. But tnen
10 law exists that will autbonZe the Department 70
pos such msi matter free through the mails and after
all the additional expense to the writer smount- At ut
mos, to but sx cents and above the postage paid
on the letter. and on az letter. mailed IN the city Of
New-York the extra charge will be but four cent,
that s cent drop letter postage the envelope
directed TO the Pacific Mail List and the three ceot
charge for entering the the list The way the
stands tie whole matter resolves rsrh into this
simple proposition: Is il worth AK cents over and above
posiagc 10 insure far possible the safe and speedy
delivery of letter sent by mail % California Those
who rospOud Yea at leau bow this can b. ac
.,nplshed 10y reading the circular sent by the Depart
meIt To all The principal and msby of the minor pos.
ces throsp hOut the country, with request from the
Postmaster General that the circular be placed ~ con-
spcuOus position order that the puOlc nl1y avail
dnself Of the advantages thus offered" You con der
that the whole OF the expense should BE- sustained by
Government, and submit 10 public consideration two
plans as substitutes. Tho rst of these propositions,
think upon reconsideration you will withdraw. bat the
second one Lar the merit Of frasibi aud utility, pro
vided il be Lot over-wcghted. II would, howe yer,
prove far more Efficient, acting in conjunction With,
rather than as substitute for the " Pacific Mail Last.
But | view both the plans proposed a. nut other
modes of carrying out my system system which, in
your edi,oiisl you remark, If carried out. would
prevent at lrast hundred thousand letters year,
"be.rg sent bach ~ dead"
Your obc5ieui servant, OLII HG EVANS WOODS
GaL II 1886.