The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-28

same in every case, 70 tho loves, bidder rendering
srncitst guarantee for faithful performance without
othe, reference the mode oil such Eansp1 alton had
may DO necessary provide for the due CO Gritty cer
fsinty, and security Of such transportation
This law ID sti in in force, and believing that an
nonpces the only pincpe which this department Dan
DO successfully administered, effort has been maze 70
conform 70 the policy which Il indicates Accordingly, In
advertising Tor the new lsitings sStar Bis'-as they
termed in the parascv Of tho scryice-w alone DO
nvied-that is, proposals for conveying mo mails wan
"due celebrity, certainty and security, wtnvnt any
designation OF tho mode Of convey The transpora
ton and delivery Of the mails with Tho utmost despatca
and security the only mission Of this eepnrt
ment accomplish Dg this, discharges It's whole duty
70 the country The prevalence OF An opinion which en-
aIges s OBLIGATIONS and ne sphere 81 ~ H. Deyona
barrassmens with which Is now struggling There are
those who maintain that tho adjustment OF tho mail service
should be made subserveDt II not subordinate 70 we IN
terests Of aud travel and that tue rapid and
cheap conveyance OF passengers and tho support Of rail-
steamboat and stage companies should DO as care
fully looked anxionsly provided for BY tho do
pArtmeut the transportation If tar mui!s THIS Is
fatal alacy whose bitter fruits may DOW 10 seen IL sne
o which arc 30 Light scarcey To yield reveaue suik'
Gent to deray the expenses OF carrying the on horse
back. Four horse coaches thus upon border aud
unfrequcnted routcs steamboat lines Subsidized
at outlay which would afford postal accommodations 70
entire States merely that the owners OF thsso lines may
be enrohed and that the pnbC may have easy, certain
and economical modes a conveyance for themselves,
their baggage and their sooos. Every dollar
appropriated for such purposes Is q pervcrsion
and abuse OF the postal fund, and every Que
or these extravagant and semi commercial contracts
deprtves whole communities In other sec0ns Of the
Try Of the mali facilities to which they arc enttle1 rhe
department. from this misuterpretou u ia functions,
made vtdsy tue carrier o. passengers anu msrcnan.
0se, ana what yat 70 DC moro ocllorco, carFter
without compensation.
EXPRESS MAIL AGENTS
TIC employment OF tacse ofcers ~ my predecessor,
ca the great routes from New York. Phiadeiphia aud
Baltimore, westward, was an department., the pracucal
working Of which has not Justified It's continuance has
accordingly been Terminated by the substitution OF the
baggage these routes for the agents heretoorc
having charge tne tofoasa mss ana mus ~. tue 1 IT,
suitS OF the chauRe uavc oeen ee. 800 80. Ano
rate o. comPensauon mas yceu uo1A .S'u $40 ,no
as TO EXHIBIT an a1haai , Saving o. ss,.oo'
as compared WIN inc t91mes eApeumsafe,
while the services hayo oeea secured q, Q,
CLASS OF men pfeveu " DC iony sur 'asnu.
In the discharge OF the duties which they nave assumed
upon themselves.
h AIM. AZ shn, ,.s,,., :, ,,os
WINE rs aameeu .ns' .he , ~ ,I ~ ~,
10 zoe uhtea Saa1e mas nanea say " le eosi, - .s
mails and to the facility with which those Of grea, weight
and ouk are Transported u s saaly s,ne wa. ~ sasss
Tram OF DRESSINGS nave come esis "nn lave cohs'nued
TO grow with the expansion o. the system unt they
nave y. ,eps.n aeaone hol ,s M , s ,ha rsa
@ s anpnU h ys
uou. Inc MANS were UouScyeo ouris int isst year
On Io,m .s mics Oh raroau, u. COS. s"'!lne rom
gov 70 sa.o pc. mie LOT % aone.ne nsgfe
Is Gao nv T ~, s ,sSs wy S'hE ~
e3AoS4. 10 .ns Is s"perauaea .he saasi.s o.
s esipe aou'o as,a's au a,i -
the mails are by the agents Of the department the ser
vice pea,o s eh W :ne 'a S 70 me DIV '' ~o
grain. Why then, is compensation cxacted for this
service which rs so exorbitant as compared With what
ance Of similar amount Of reehtr In cauada the con
eneaon paid 10 the railroads for the conveyance OF the
mail $50 per mile for day ana $40 per mile for night
service, and $40 when the two services are combined
For this separate car s urpsbed which is lifted up as
travelling post Office and serves for sorting aud distr
binary freight under the guard agent Of
company or Of the Post once the charge but two
cents per mile when the weight does not exceed two ham
dred pounds, and Tor any ADDITIONAL weight payment ID
made IN the same proportion NO reason Ia perceves
Why except upon our great trunk routes higher rate OF
Compensation should be submitted to by our governm ut
than IS paid by that OF Canada Even on this
latter Class OF roads the present rates are much TOO high
put Ga INC where .ne mais are gnt they are
opfresstvey exuavagant Inc tapid multiplication OF
AL Of which the law provides that tue mails
shsii DC carred-s constantly increasing the evil COM
hg comparatively sparseiy populated portions OF the
country ana connecting with small towns where the cor
respondence necessarily limited and they are all to
continue 70 this enormous subsidy at the hands Of
tbe department, however unmporant the mails carried
no very stong nope q mt rom ns present
embarTaskments, can De INDUCED the remedy Is TO be
found In an amendment OF the act OF March 1915 which
would respectfully urge upon the OF Con-
css reduction oil thirty three and third per cent
upon the maximum rates fixed BY that act would still
leave a very liberal compensation to this class
Of contractors Should Congress- express their con-
cnrreDce In This vew 1t cannot DO believed that the
intelligent and public spirited citizens who have the
control Of these roads will con,nne to insist terms
which 1t must DO manifest 10 them, as it s to all the
sources Of the Deparimsna DO rot enable u e meet
Anoer e,esa.Ce nesuMg ION we taosa syssem
.one ~ se ss ~. ~ h uy H.. ~ s ~ ~
70 assume upon themselves VIC imposeo On AZ
oner conIac.ors IA ne sslvce o! Tue department. "
United states there are hundred and thirty seven o.
whNn we na's ~ wItuvus CnnsracA taeso
routes are ne most rom tneir ienxtn ano tne
ween< OF tne mans uansmlseu upon tncm anu yet me
mco pofatca companiea conssoing snem peremptorAy
refuse 70 enteI n.o tnose eDgagemen Win t9e DepaIt
men. wncn .ne Jaw ana .ne ngnes. nses 2, inc posL
roaa companies and rather than tnaugIrae series o.
conu OVERSEES winch might oe protfacted ana interrupt
tne regular conveyance anu oehsery Oh Tue mans,
the mas yieided tnougn constantly processing
against this Awess course The consequence has been
mat uey nave carried Tue mans wnen ana as tney
peaeeo, dep rubg ana arriving ~ sucn hours ana NOV
ing al sucn speed as was agreeable 70 tnem. Is true
tnas Iew OF the compsuies nave mannestsd liberal
meut Of the schedu.s but they have done this rather as
courtesy ha as IN acknowledgement Of any obligation on
ue'f Part 70 90 SO Inc ADJUSTMENT OF ne schednes rs
s exercise tne ana success 81 tue whole system
depend II TINS right 70 pc gwen over to the vacia