The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-01-20
The Railway Postal System.
Before the end of the present month.

u Ill Before the end of the present month. ra IL.
way postotfcos Will run on five of the prn.
Ypipal railroads in ibe Uolted States. besides
lhe Now York and Washington line. on
cu ~hich postoffice cars were placed about
'"three months ago. Tho railroads pre the
New York aud Boston, by way of New
Haven, Springfield and Worcester; the
Tiudson River Railroad botweon New York,
:. Albany and Troy tho New York Central.
P'''be,ween Troy and Buffalo tho New York
pesand Erie, between this city aud Dunkirk
,hasnd tho Pennsyl lsania Central. between
vh Philadelphia and Piltsburg. The cars on
-f NIL these routes arc in process of construc.
o. tion, or are finished. They are designed
Waiter the most approved plan, and we're to
du'bo ready by the 18th inst. 1t is expected
da.they will 90 in full operation previous TO
no the frst OF February.
sg The postofiice authorities have been ac
eT lively engaged during tho greater part OF
| al the year past in making arrangements with
a, the various roads Tor the building and run
e. Mug of the postcflico cars Tho work is
~ now so far advanced as to secure the con.
Hpection of the chief cities OF tho North and
nEast, aud therefore u fair trial OF the rail.
oiway postal system upon an extondod scale
When tho new cara begin their trips on
iaho several roads, such changes are TO be
omade IN reg ard to the trains as will permit
Cgoi pOstOmCc cars 10 DC run IN unison
= aud the mail mater distributed on board
will be taken directly from tho cars of each
.,of the lines TO the cars of tho other lines
~abd thus 60 forward with tho ordinary ra.
pidity OF passenger travel. The delay now
sca used by taking tho mails Ia the Offices in
she cities, and there leaving them for dis
ttribution, will be altoge; her avoided.
This will DO among the principal advan.
ttages OF Inc recently adopted postal system.
Not only are distributions made on the cars
for all tho principal stations on the line of
the railroads before tho arrival of the cars.
but distributions for tho offices connected
with the statious, and therefore incidentally
for the entire district of country through
which the lines are in operation,
New York City, which is tho center of the
system so far as it is now ready to 90 into
effect, Will, as matter .Of course derive
the greatest advantage from il. Mail mat
ter from every direction will reach our cit.
liens mach earlier than now--in most
eases, several hours sooner; but generally,
when the distance to be travelled is few
hundred miles, and more than two Offices
are to be passed through, the gain will be "a
day; while regularity in the reception of
the mails will doubtless be secur cd in n
greater degree than at any time hitherto
thouGh, in the beginning, it is reasonable 10
expect there will be mistakes, particularly
10 the distribution, bu. WHICH experience
will easily correct.
Atan early day, tho post. ofiice cars are
to run between this city and Cleveland.
Ohio. over the Erie railway, aud afterwards
10 st. Louis. Frcm Chicago railway post
othces are already.in operation The coun.
try east and .wost is a, present formed 10
two divisions, the boundary being consid.
cred north and south from Iodianap polls; and
each division has its superintendent. Spe.
cial Agent Wheeler, of the Post Onice De-
partment. is in charge of the eastern diyis.
ion. This includes tho territory south to
Washington, and north TO tho lakes. Ar.
rangements for tho regular connection of
tho system new having its cer tor q: Chicago.
and tho New York or Atlantic syston. are
in contemplation. and will DO put into effect
It tho convenience OF the Department at
WasaiDgton.-N y. Post