The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-11-07
POS, oH,,cc and Post Route Conven,ion.

The citizens Of Northwestern Ohio Northern In
diana and southern Michigan, interested in the
tabtshment Of new Mail Routes aud Post Offices.
who live ON or the several lines Of railroads
terminating at Toledo, are requested to meet, by del
egates or otherwise, at College Hail. in the city of
Toledo, ON Tuesday, the 18th day Of November, A.
u. lS6l at 10 o'clock a. m. for the purpose OF re
commcnding to the Post Office Department such
changes in the mail service as the present wants of
such sections demand.
A large proportion Of the present mail routes
were established prior to the construction of the
railroads now terminating at Toledo n number of
the routes. carrying weekly mails parallel with
the railroads, and many of the roads prac
ticaly useless, while the whole, together, are more
expensive than they should be.
A radical change is much needed in my district,
aud the letters and petitions sent me irUm the ad-
joining districts in Michigan and Indiana warrant
me in concluding that like changes are also much
needed in those States.
During the past two years | have secured the
passage Of number of acts establishing new rutcs
in my district but the Post Office Ocparm have,
as under general law they have right to do, de-
clincd to put service ON more than half of these
routes, Whhe mirurtant routes and Post Offices have
e'ih>r .,ecn discontinued altogether, or daily and
ri-weekly mails have been SUSPENDED and weekly
mails substituted to the great Inconvenience of the
public.
1t would seem that the Department have not COM
pretended that the district Of country comprising
most of the 10th Congressional District of Indiana,
and large part of the 2d Congressional District of
Michigan, together with our own Congressional Dis
trict. has increased in population almost 250,O00,
and that five six lines of railroad have been built
all terminating at Toledo-sinco the csta blshmcnt
of most of the present mail routes. have several
times called the attention Of the Post Office Depart
ment to these facts. and during the recent extra
session of Congress | proposed To the Postmaster
General a thorough change in the entire postoly ar
rLngrmcnts in that part of the Northwest through
which the railroads passed terminating at Toledo
! suggested all mail routes running parallel with
any OF said roads should bc discontinued that nu-
merUus cross routes should be cstblshedfrom rail
road TO railroad at convenient distances so MS tC
supply the people who live between the several lines
OF railroads whenever possible with daily, and all
with weekly mails, without materially increasing
the cost 10 Government. The Postmaster General
assured me that il such change could be effected
the Department would adopt il Ms soon Congress
by law authorized them to do so
therefore recommend all Interested to get togcth
or in their several localities and appoint some com
potent person or persons to prepare maps of thei'
respective counties, designating the township lines
and giving the population Of each. the location "
the present mail routes and post offices, the propos
ed new routes, with State and county roads, also
the cost of the mail service On the present routes
and the estimated cost ON the proposed new routes
together with such information will readily sug
ges itself to practical business men, that whci
gentlemen come together representing the section
of country intended to be embraced in this call bus
mess committees from the various districts, b,
u general plan will secure the changes desired
| suggest for convenience and uniformity that TIN
location of the present mail routes and post Office
BE- traced on the maps with red hines, the proposed
routes and new post offices with bte lines, and Stat
and county roads by Hack lines. 1t will undoubt
cdly be desirable that far as practicable all tn
post offices established should be retained il
| their present locations. Ii some general plan as
| desired adopted is agreed upon by the Convention
have no doubt of securing the necessary Legislation
! by Congress, and of the prompt action of the Pos
! Office Department in putting the needed servic
/ upon the new routes.
In this way the mails may be carried on horse
back from any point named ON these railroads +
another and back again the next day, and in SOM
instances back again the same day, thus sccurin!
daily mails in many places and tri-wcckly mail
over all the new routes, where now there are onl
weekly mails or no mails ut all. trust all VIII
interested in this matter will act prompuy-thu
all post masters will give this subject their attcn
ton, and not permit their post offices to be discon
ucd by neglecting to attend the Convention in per
son or by substitute and that the newspaper pres
will publish this notice and call attention to it cdi
tOrially. JAMES NJ. ASHLEY,
9th Congressional District of Ohio.
concur in the above recomm sndation for Con
yenon. WILLIAM MITCHELL,
10th Congressional District of Indiana.