New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-27

Fargo & Co. on them aud business men must nse
them. or sniter serious inconvenience; ana Olttn
great pecuniary loss. hy delay. nun-eliVeTy FOR
n letter the size Of this one, wouid be required 20
purchase q large Government envelope rom NeiIS
Fargo * Co. for 80 cents; SIX cents OF WDNh WOliu
GO 10 the Government. and - cents rs bonus Ia tue
Company for swindling me. For letter requiring
T. cents of stamps have paid the Company Fl 90 OF
81 - premium for their fraud. 1hey nave so
managed to dcTange, delay and loose the mails
that the people of the Far West have suIIenly
submitted 20 the cNHctiOUS of tho company
and The express mail for all imPC tam business
communications; thus paving MtiS' lWko ~
Co. hundreds of thousands of dollars annually
for violating their faith with tho Government ana
the people. They are paid for mail service alone
enough 10 dciray the entire expenses Ot hclI ines
including a fair inteIe-t on the investmtni thIng
the express passenger and private mai revenue az
profits There can be no divided testimony iS 10
their failure deliver the mails and their immense
profits from their private mails; and the TACT that
their private mails always promptly delivered u
conclusive evidence OF their deliberate iIHnu III re-,
fusng to convey the Government mails with equal
pTorptIess They exercise great power IN Inc pm
cpal cities 81 the West; they have banking houses IN
file leading centcts OF trac they have Ire most III
furntal attorneys IN their employ To drirn lh,l VI
var ed interests; they control newspapers IN many
ius tanccs ana have winning ways win dciGgateS
and ConrrcssuCu; but there IS not an uhOlaSseu man
in the West who viii not fully confirm the State
mems have made. ,
with when the Government does MI for them mat ~
In It's power They can have but few schools ana
other intellectual Advantages. and they shouid not
le denied access tO tie iitiafN Nt'Jl vi VIC il''
Congress and the Post OinCc Department shonhi not
practically invite a huge monopoly Ia systematic
fraud by tOCratug the refusal of the Company 10
perform its contract: allow INK II 70 establish private
mails 10 rob the people and inirrdicing by s;atnie
the transmission of books pamphlets ana ualiSeht
newspapers through the mails. Such are the Hieyous
burdens under which the people oi the lar west are
now suffering aud submit whether radical reform
is not demanded. ! appeal 10 Congress, on behalf
of the sturdy people who are rearing new
States of bOundlcss wealth aud beauty IN
the mountains, TO apply stern remedy
for these cruel wrongs Let Congress 10y statute Tor
bid the carrying of private mails by contractors ana
impose a severe penalty for any intartlon OF the
law restore 10 the people of the Territories the night
to have books documents and newspapers sent
them by mail nj reasonable rates. nnd 81 enforce
contracts with mail carriers thai every failure to de
liver mail when IL L. possible 10 do so, shall he
penal offence and forfeit pay. i this were done to-
day, q thousaud ILIBUHES would br ordered % Mon
tana within month and al the leading Journals
and pciodcal ol the East would have ~ cal pltr rs
IN our Houutain gllchr, AID valleys. IL j. matter
of sheer Justice the West and j. cause that should
enlist every Journalist and publisher. anu every
friend OF intelligence IN tine States Trust that C"
guess needs but 10 uGu,Tsiand tie question inly "a
apply thorough remedy. 4. h. VI