White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-12-20
The samc Old CONSTANT.

The Plattsmouth Herald comes down
pretty severely upon the Western Stage
Company, for putting on a line of pas.
senger coschss between Omaha and St.
Joseph. in opposition to the Kansas and
Nebraska Stage Company. which has the
contract for carrying the mail. 1t says
tho latter is doing sll in its power to meet
the wants of the people; and that as the
opposition line only aims to break it
down, the people should give no counte-
nance to the effort.
We would say the same thing, il the
Kansas and Nebraska Stage Company
showed sny disposition to comply with
their contract, to furnish the people along
Che route with the mails regularly. But
in order to make quicker time between
st. Joseph and points above than the
line on the east side of the river, they
have for some time past been in the habit
Of running by some Of the post-offices on
their route. withoct stopping. For q
month or more past, the upward bound
mail has bcsn delivered at this post. office.
on an average, about three times week
cause, the coach saves several miles
travel by taking q cutoff to the west.
Since last Friday. to the present writing.
Thursday noon. We have had just one
mail from st. Joseph. and two from
above-both the latter having arrived
since dark on Wednesday. The Com.
psny are receiving a heavy sum from
Government for carrying the mails; bu,
they neglect the mails, in order to secure
lucrative passenger business. Govern
ment is defrauded, and business interests
suffer by the delay of important CORES.
pondence, that the Stage Company may
make a good thing on an outside ar.
Some persons have suggested that pro.
badly the drivers take this responsibility
upon themselves, in order to hasten to
the end of their drive; but we do moi
think so. for upon one or two occasions,
when they first commenced passing us
BY, MIR. Wheeler. one of the proprietors
OF the line, was on the coach, and the
driver was under bis orders. We be.
lieve it is still done under orders of the
Company; or if it is not. the example
set BY the Company is followed ap by
their employees, when they are belated.
or the weather is inclement.
We all rejoiced when the Buck board
was abolished, and the new line of hacks
put on. But the blackboard always
tried to deliver the mails, which the hacks
do not; and we had much more regular
mails under the old arrangement. If
the Stage Company showed any disposi-
tion to comply with the terms of their
contract, and accommodate the public in
the way of mails, we would also be in
favor Of discountenancing an opposition
line; but since the mail is made sec.
ondary consideration, and the thing is
resolved into scramble for travelling
custom, we say the more the merrier-
encourage competition, which will insure
better accommodations.
Our Postmaster reports all these fail
ures to the Department; and at The ehd
OF the quarter, the contractors will prob.
aOly find themselves heavily "docked"
on their salary. We are also informed
thst petitions to the Department are in
circulation. setting forth the facts Of the
matter in full. and praying that the pres.
ent contract be snnulled, and a new let.
ting be made, to persons who will com
ply with their contract. If the petition
comes to us. - will sign it; and we
hope everybody else will do likewise.
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