The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-11-08
and Pos,oficc Convention.

hustoutc dHu EostothCc SouNenttous
In response TO q call for a Con-
ventiou TO reorganize the mail routes
in North-W estern Ohio. Northern
Indiana and Southern Michigan, a
number of delegates met in College
hall to day and organize by elccting
Honorable f. O Beamsn, oi Adrian,
Michigan, President, and appointing
ID. w. Ii. Howard, esquire, Of Full
ton county, Ohio, Secretary.
MIR. Beaman. and other members
Of the Convention stated that the
notice of the meeting had been in
sufficient; that but few knew Of the
call, and consequently a large dis.
trict OF country deeply interested in
the movement was unrepresentcd.-
These gentlemen asked for an nd
journment.
After some discussion it Was con.
sidered best, as only fifty or sixty
delegates were present, TO adjourn,
Previous to the adjournment, com.
mittees were appointed 20 circulate
notices and call local meetings, and
on motion the Convention adjourned
to meet at the same place on Tues
day, November 10. 1861.
+. @. BEAMAN, pres't.
d. W. H. HowARp, Sec.
TOLEDO, October 30, 1861.
The following call for the meeting
above referred to, will moro fully
explain the object in view:
"PosTRouTE AND PosTc FFIcE Con.
vENTIcN. - The citizens OF North.
Western Ohio, Northern Indiana and
Southern Michigan, interested in the
establishment OF new mail routes and
Postoilices, who reside on or near
the several lines Of railroads termin,
ating at Toledo, are requested to
meet, by delegates or otherwise, at
College hall, in the city of Toledo,
on Tuesday, the Goth OF November,
at ten o'clock, a. M, tor the purpose
OF recommending to the Postuilice
Department such changes in the mail
service as the present wants Of such
sections Of country demand.
A large proportion Of the present
mail routes were established prior
to the construction Of the railroads
now terminating at Toledo; num-
ber Of the routes. carrying weekly
mails, run parallel with the railroads,
and many OF the cross routes are
practically useless, while the whole,
together, are moro expensive than
they should be.
A radical Charge is much needed
in my district, and the letters and
petitions sent me from the adj lining
districts in Michigan and Indiana
warrant me IN concluding that like
changes are also much needed in
those states.
During the pas. two years | have
secured the rassuge of numbor oi
acts establishing new ioutes i my
district, hut the Postcffice Depart.
mcnt have, as under a general law
they have the right to DO, declined
to put service on more than halt o.
these routes, While important, routes
and postollices have either been dis,
continued altogether or daily and
tri- weekly mails have been suspend.
ed and weekly mails substituted. to
the great Inconvenience OF the public.
1t would seem that the department
have not comprehended the fact
that the district of country com
prising most OF the tenth Congress.
ional district OF Indiana and a large
part OF the second Congressional dis.
trict OF Michigan, together with our
own Congressional district, has in
creased in population almost 250,'
900, AMI that five or six lines Of
railroads have been built, all termin
ating at Toledo, since the establish.
ment Of most Of the present mail
routes. have several times called
the attention Of the Postotfice De-
psrtment to these facts, and during
the recent extra session Of Congress g
| proposed to the Postmaster Ger
eral thorough change in the entire
postal arrangements in that part OF
the North West through which the
railroads passed terminating at To-
ledo. / suggested all mail routes
running parallel with any of said
roads should be discontinued; that
numerous cross routes should be es
tablished from railroad to railroa1 at
convenient distances, so as to supply
the people w!o reside between the
several lines of railroads whenever
possible with daily, and all with tri'
weekly mails, without materially
increasing the cost to government
The Postmaster General assured mo
that if such a change could be ef-
fected tho Department would adopt
it as soon as Congress by law an.
thorized them to do so.
therefore recommend all inter.
ested to get together in their several
localities and appoint some compe'
tent person or persons to prepare
maps OF their respective counties
designating the township lines and
giving the population OF each, the
location Of the present mail routes
and postoffices, the proposed new