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

Western route 2s mails OF which 90 were carried through
at average speed Of ~ hours and IS minutes fraction
over three and Onequarer days. Oi at al average speed
Of IS hours and SO minutes fraction over three and
minutes fraction four and Oneqparter days. 80 at
average speed Of 100 hours and ~ minutes fraction
over four and onehaf days. one In l22 hours and As
minutes hours and 40 minutes IN 1873 hours
and 40 minuos and one In l3i hours and % minues tho
average speed Of the 2i5 mails being 81 hours
and 35 minutes or three days. hours and IS minutes
Two trips made each In 20 hours ana ~ minutes
which was the greatest speed attained On 80 OF the 20
days no mails were received at NewOrleans from Wash
ugOu, IN consequence Of the failure OF tue trains to con
During The ssne 2i9 days there received Wash
ingon from New-Orleans 2i3 mails OF which 1877
carried through at average speed OF 30 hours and 80
Minutes fraction under three and Onehaf days. 80 at
average spool Of % hours ana " minutes Traction
uuer four days. n at average speed or lO hours and
YO minutes traction under four anu OnelalI days; four
IN ayera auecd Of 10 hours and Il minutes frac
ton under five days. one in l3 hours and % minutes
one in IA hours and % mnues and IN l55 hours and
80 minutes; the COMMON average speed OF the 2iS mails
Minutes Two trips were made each in 81 hours. which
vas the greatest speed attained gong north ON - OF
New Orleans consequence OF the failure of the trains
connect 90 some point on the route; M ,t,,h mai,
service on the Southwestern route the mails were car
RED from Washington % New-Ofeans, over tue AHdHhc
route 40 an average speed " 100 hours and 2 minutes OF
DAYS hours. and 20 minutes - Of the 80 mails gong
through each IN four days and traction OIei-sy ~
mails were carried from New-OIleaus 10 Washington via
Nashville, lepu, ana CINCINNATI, ONO, at an average
,peed OF 1875 hours, or dys aud 70 nonr'' one tp;
days ami 10 h6nrs and q mails by he atlantic route mt
average speed ~ 10 hours and % minutes ora dyS
II hours and as minuies trip the shortest, going
uOrh by that cOute being made tn III hours or lays
and 70 hOurs 90.
Compared with tho records kept before tie Rebellion.
condensed 30 the report Of the Postmaster General Tor
The year lsGO page 30. the service on the Sop western
roWs exhibits maTkcd Improvement, both wlth regard
speed and regularity The average time III each dlifc
being reduced - hours, and the proportion OF
trips performed IN schedule time being Increased from
about one-halt The whole number then 10 nearly i've
seventies now. reckoning the schedule tine ai thTeeand-
liai days unul the 18Th ~ June, and at reeanda-
fourth days after hat date going South ana nc three
.Dd-i-liuI days for the whole period gong North
RAILWAY POSTAL SERVICE.
There In operation In the United states IL fai
way postal ruu'cs. extending IN the aggregate over Ass
miles, upon SD miles 0 which twice daily service is per
formed. ngalng total equal 90 j3i miles Of railway
postal service day each way There are employed IN
this service lC1 men. a. head clerks and clerks nt cost
OF SIoIeGO per aunum. H. would require 10 perform TINS
service by route agents. M the ordinary way 30
mon. salaries OF lN0 per annun, the compensation
now allowed 80 route agents on hr5Jciiso routes ndAhs
tlc cOst sJ2,aD per aunum. ThGs
ItD postal clerks cost s5i.g0 90
So route 3Gents would 9!Ss8 %