New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-05

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postal service daily each way There are employed in
this service leo men, head clerks and clerks a cost
OF 800 per aunum II. would require 10 perform this
service by route agents. NJ the ordinary way, 30
mon, - salaries Of $1,000 per annum, the compensation
now allowed 80 route agents on nI'IaS' routes in'Ans
tLc cost SJ2SaO per annum Thus
ItO postal clerks cost s57.o00 90
81 route agents would co,t............. g9,Ss5 %
Of postal clerks route agents SJ5o %
BIN in making ths statement it ia propert 10 state that
large pos, Oe iuctcnt 20 the introduction ~ the fa
v} postal r,Icc should DE taken INTO consideration II
suuoslc to gave the exact number OF clerks 5tYcuto
those oIcte. bus 10 b. certain hat IN The force OF me
CE@osu, Caro- ~. Joseph. huialo, Washington. Iicl-
m.ud Irmph.e, and tattlnrnogi ohcts, Hu aggFegte
rcu, DON Ur tuy hls been made; and II Is far 20
a,uur ihIt. without The railway postal service these
same Offices ius'oId of decreasing wOud have iucrcn-rd
th, is tine addition oi no least thirty The saving
MA tb,rti'' De- -rf down at sixty mci 80 an average
auuul. thus reducing thc balance against the railway
postal -rivtr 90 prrtcut lu operation and organized
ILL., Pc rr'io,lof labor iu the New.Yorl Philadelphia.
li Baltimore office, must. y course. Do ~ WuCu 90 pro-
ii5n,t. brt. leaving out NewYork, Philadelphia, and
h norr. ana -lnits i1t ihr runway postal service
600 iIrs 300 mites Is costing DO per "uuiI OF oh 'Y-
rrGt of pcr mile over tU ordinary or OH rouicaGrnt
,rylcc The fact that twelve twenty ionr md often forty
r-lt hours Ir saved 300 the TRANSMISSION Oi A ,"e mAis
passing over 'hesc 50JV miles would seem sufficient 10
justify ,ic increased expenditure.
A. 'h' date oi thc laat annr" report Jnnci on Cly.
x lsIt lj1 mca 0c-' oi W. ludotte ana !5 miles we't
Of 80 Louie ii'-s'ri W. H' tnIiL'-t loht 20 when
fI.s "a.
Guy Nebraska. 900 ihc unn i-'hl thcftn I'D ht'Iht3.
4hs p since been nlrd up 10y tr conpruon ~ Tie
ruclrj aud Nor.l-Nrstc.u railroad % Council Bluff.
Iowa Yu i' r-irfn tlr 't t, ~ sour River. upi"'r
)uiaa aId tIr tmpu Pacific Railroad he Platte r9Ee)
4,a been rt'euard beyond hrIncJ 800 miles 10 thcy-
'nn' d hr base Oh ihr ho'hF monn,lIn oi' ml.t' VIZ
if Omaha. aud 1913 mlr- wet Of tucdeo Illinois The
Ju. tiis smoky iil route Union Pacific Rail.
rot .trr. lig,.Dui has also been extended $50 miles
o., Hays tlt,. uaaug he length OF the railroad route
Fc.t o ~ Ions , miles The mails are carried daily
DO chose routes west from W hd".r ana Dihl aiI on
10. Ftrhc eide the ma.i, nrr conveye' t"irc dy be
a,rcpufrlct s.J the Central Pacific Railroad Company
Tho lines thus extending east and west 20 nice each
yrf sundays excepted. exceeding one ini" per DAY
continuation 1f DO" "orN ".ih lH' energy v Feiy ne
TorrisN uuL SERVICE
The aggregate amount Oi postage upon the correspond
rn'c rArD"ug.d Nth iors.sn UNITE was s5'5i, l
g M - ,s ~ Sss en- hs eoTespS5erce ' ey
changed m fhe mails Will GrD % Britain. France. Prussia.
poudtuct exchanged wth the British North American
Provinces. and tl7.tH r 90 mlls transmitted to aud
from f West lrdr' Mexico Central and south America,
'hr sandwich Islands. Japan and China. Tie United
sta,e- portion OF me posting on correspondence cN
changed "iu Great bui1in ana me continent oi Luroic
amounted to Ss-tE ~ ti he British North American
Provinces. 3l65is lt and Win nc Mo-t indies, &C.,
Na 0j. making thc tot" United states hostages on
Thr number of letter. exchanged with foreign countries
exclusive ui Tine But-h North American Provinces Ft,
iD-@.t. pf which il2.in were sent from and tos7,3
received u tIe United states Of thi, number 9tt1l
Nrtr exchanged WIN European '"littlt- an increase
oi ,l compared with fur previous year. The csti-
2rJs'. making at"itui over lpfhirttcI7 exchanged
iu the mails with foreign countries.
lAe hunDc, on NC, ntN i4p,s ,.t 10 l'EsSn ,oun'ri,s
2i56l aud tho number received 1871 40. manga total
off,s9t~.. Of tina number ttsl were exchanged with
fufor'dn countries. A. Hn postage accounts are k'W
with the British Provinces thr number ornewrpapcr5
changed between the Inrd States ana these prOyiuccs
cannot Doe stated. even approximately, although L IS
known io have been large.
The transatlantic steamship lines employed IN The
Nce 0t foreign U'rinnrhts conveyed ma IN" postage
which amounted % 81 3lIp 49, and those employed ia
tie service by this department conveyed mails. the
postage on which umsuutcd 20 SslSui.
SEgoIttTfoss OF SEW POSTAL CONVERSIONS Win
GE.,f BFrNN ASp cpUNrRits o. tuE coNrlNtNr
Follow us the notcelgyen by The British Government
FOR tho termination Ol the Postal Convention OF Dee To-
lsi between The United states and the United Kingdom,
q preliminary basis of new convention. reducing the
international letter postage rom % 10 y cents ana osb-
u-hus moderate chhtrs Tor sea ana TERRITORIAL transit
~ correspondence n closed mails was agreed upon be-
tween ths Department and the British Post ONCE
the details of thi, convention yet be- dis
cuased ana FORMALLY adjusted with Tue Bun oilce
ia''i9pF opportunity Wac presented 10 tstlpIlsn en-
hrgcd facilities OF mail communication with reduced
and uniform rates Of postage to the continent Of
Europe
Win this object view. the John A. Kasson was
appointed special Commissioner on behalf Of this De
pItment WIN INSTRUCTIONS to proceed to Europe and
nrgouac, person, 20 the respective post departments
subject % revision ana approval by the Postmaster Gen
eihl ie u'tAI' OF new postal conventions ia conformity
with the general basis of international postal intercourse
recommended by the Pans Conference OF ls6-the main
points cS lhe reduction Oh rates on nttrhatohai m'll
communications, written and printed; the reduction or
Olhl ADDITION Of territorial transit charges gu
sp0hdenre IN closed mails; the establishments as nearly
as possible, OF uniform postage rates To all parts OF
Europe: and generally To simplify aud render uniform
other countries
Mr.. Kasson was selected for ths important mission
because his knowledge OF postal details obtained during
his connection with the department FhstAssistant
PosnasterGcnera, ana particularly on account OF ms
familiarity with the postal questions To be dealt WIN
which fully discussed at the Paris conference, IN
which he took prominent part as delegate from this
department His thus far In accomplishing the
Objects OF ms mission has been an tnat could nave
reasonably expected. considering the different Internal
systems and variety of postal interests 10 he consulted
aud the delays encountered in conducting such negota
tiOna.
Liberal postal conventions with general uniformity OF
principles aud details been concluded with theUnitcd
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland Belgium Swltzer
land, the Netherlands, the North German Union, and
Italy. securing important reductions OF postage, and in
Producing other valuable improvements III our postal
Intercourse win those countries Negotiations are also
ia progress with the French Post Department for STINT
lar arrangement which is hoped may terminate with
The leading features OF the postal convention with the
United Kingdom which INTO full effect on the lst OF
January, 1868
l. A reduction Of the international letterrate from "a TO
~ cents.
q The standard weight for letters onehat In the
United Kingdom, Is gTammes ia the United states,
with uniform progres from that basis additional
rate for each additional weight or fraction of H.
D. Prepayment Of letters optional but unpaid letters TO
be subject 10 hnc on delivery.
T. Prepayment OF all other postal packets compulsory
In mailing country, at rates To he established ny eneh
department, within a prescribed minimum for books
packets; and samples and the receiving country 10
deliver free OF charge
The postage collected In each country upon nterns
tonal correspondence written az printed To he equally
divided, on the principle that every letter receives an
and tho lsbors each office substantially
equal but each country 10 collect Tor It's own use tho
fines imposed upon unpaid letters which It receives from
the other.
O. Tho transit charge for letters in closed mails one
half the interior rate IN each country W.. one hnu
half cents for the United States. aud onehalf OF
penny tor Grea Britain " loo computed by the PAooe W.