The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-07

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q Yea Iertey the trantyort,loa q reduced 40 l5e
mics and Esry and lss miles although toe erpene
On III SON Jare ls,t there we're Ia service 500 route
areuts a persaon Of si,5 iss "a local assat, at
SCI T5s; and LIS NAL nssrengers ai sl27 Is aakinr
o,sl q siis43s This amouni, Wild Tue n5-stei ~
ef ibs service commencing si July asst $40 lltl
ADDED 10 tta n Efrecc operation toe 1910
June last tetes 4TD, make. the total amoasi FOR tie
current year fo,s7oc.s This inaependenso o. ocean
The Panama Railroad Company has been paid for
trsusoo a'on q he mas across The lsh'nus duriax
hca ysu ending june 20. 1859. INC sum Of ~ Sos
n Fcr tn afstqaarter Of TIE presen, fiscal they
received 81 tte a. A. he last session OF Congress-
BOOK occgon 20 cal your attntou 70 the large sums
paid tie company fer ths service an transmitted 70
sou tie correspondence hich haf taken pss between
the department and toe company 10 relation " proposed
ms repoIi vas lsd by you before Congress, bu. no
eeGnte action had thereon 10 referring AGAIN 70
this subject, VII be neoe-ssry Tor me sinpy ~ report
me reaSons stated in my oJrresPondence with the
oomIA Ard 10 my letter 70 you OF me Ism o. April,
leha Prior ~ The let 81 December 1851, The ma i were
conveyed scross the .sthmus upder an srrsnvemens
Nth the View GraDadlan government and the average
nc psdor uansporon, iocuding TIE eSpense q route
Agents n crossing the istsuus, uas fraction over
seventeen cents pound. In october, 1851. Temporary
Arrangement made With the Panama COMPANY, ~
which hey we're allowed twenty two ceats DJu1i--
ne naxlnum rate authorize " law At this time the
amount OF mail msner usnspottsd Comparatively
small aud me service va. performed partly ~ caaoss
and paEtly by mules
me greater me ameurt q rsA matter carried, ne
greater would Do the cost " rsas potsuon AMI sbcre
lore seemed 70 be iast 20 pay sccordng Esight No
sssempt va ma % reduce the Price although tas cost
Of the service had increased from st1ss7 n september
1891, v slls,i27 n september. 1854 uni TO- sirosd
comp leted and the con pssy had puosAod tae'r
ri Of rates len cens per pound Was 20 be st charge
on express freight 10 paereDser trains, a. vel tor
TIE "bazgsgo y ps,songer usos' put az The company
alleged tha this I'D not include tue expense and
sbhiy o. patbg me roocs board toe stss nsrs, or
Weir cohveyanee from ship 70 sborein whi,b case their
charge was tecn cents porndt tcluced not only ~
ao~ them TIA, price, but in q the mp1 lance OF
The work. ard prhiag 10 deal with them liberal spl.
III hxed The ompensaiioa a. eighteen oents podni
announced 10 my lat report the company refused
qu'escc IN nat decision bat pad at that rate until
ibe s4th Of December. 1885
In April following the egcullee II Nicaragua hal Closet
he roate through that state, which mate mpossbfs
0r 70 have The mails u The Unsd s,ae, GOA veyed
by any other route han via Panama, and I ras then
notified that unless the dsuarinent should give them
twenty tao cents pound Ia the fuurc and pay tner,
the amount (tls,0s8 ss Withheld ~ M orisr rsi1ciag
the proe 70 eighteen cent pound, the mails o. tie
United Salss should not be taken the isthus 10
vsw Of he financial Troubles sod probable bankruptcies
which dscor hnusrce oi the maj service would haze
osused 70 hundreds 70, tb0usauts our oi.zea. on
both the Atlantic and Pacih3 cOasts compsnaf "a
submit 10 bat considered gross imposition and The
order Of the department reducing tho rate resc,d
ed and The company have continued 10 be pai5 Al M
rate Of iwtntytso cents pound up 10 t1is tine The
Psssma Railroad forty eight miles ia length AMI n IL
construction and Equipments cost N sal o. 199 600
The service performed " twice month each way.
TO show the exorbissrcy Of the demand made By 4
company ru only be necessary for ne 70 refer 10
NJ railroads In tue Unite sstss which rectvess on,
quse CON pens alton for The serv rendered the sde
p,ans and IKE reference could he made the Depart
bon rernived ~ other -nYosds With smlasr yrpansa
Sew YORK and Ems Rslroad l. 100 miles In leo suit The
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