Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-01-08
(CoPY OF ORIGINAL.
OFFICE SPECIAL AGENT
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

SRI have the honor to report that on the
9Th instant, effected an arrangement with the
Stage Company of Greathouse u Co, by which
they will hereafter carry daily mail on Route
No. 1871 from Boise City by Idaho City, Pho
neerville and Centerville to Placervillc, in Ida
no Territory, instead of tri-weekly, US per COLI
tract, without any additional compensation.
This extra service would cost, AZ present cen-
tract rates, at least 81 900 per annuin.
This arrangement, together with the one
had the honor to report to you on the 22nd ul-
timo, places the U. s Mail service on an equal
footing with Wells, Fargo & Company's tx
press in Idaho Territory and Eastern Oregon.
The result is great increase OF business on
the part of the Government, with cores
ponding decrease in the business of Wells,
Fargo 81 Co.'S Express Company here.
The people are delighted with these increasd
mail facilities and well they may be, for the
exorbitant rates charged by the Express Com
pany have heretofore amounted to almost a
prohibition with n numerous class of the COM
munity.
Hoping that my acton in this matter will
receive your approval, | am. sir.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
QUINCY A. BROOKS,
Special Agen;, p o. Dept.
Hon GEO WIN. MCCLELLAN, End Asst. 2. NJ.
General, Washington, d. e.
We now copy letter. in response to an in
quiry as to the correctness of Mr. Brooks
letter, above, from Mr.. Henry Greathouse, the
owner of the mail stage line between this city
and Boise City:
E BOISE CITY, Dec. %, 1867.
never spoke to Mr.. Brooks but once about
{. the mail, and then he said he would write tn
the Department, and get me daily mail if
would continue to carry it daily up to the time
he got an answer. got a letter from Hol-
brook in relation to the nuil. and he wanted to
know if would carry it daily for so much, or
what would ask. Yours.
tt.te =. HENRY GREATHOUSE.
Tn addition to these letters we have satisfac-
tory evidence to warrant us in charging gross
and culpable Misrepresentation and dnplicity
upon Postal Agent Brooks in this matter. In
his eagerness to show TO the Department how
superzcalous and exceedingly careful he is to
secure to the service the largest amount Of
performance for the smallest sum of money,
Mr.. Brooks, it appears, has not scrapled to
wilfully practice deception on both the De-
partment and the mail contractor. He first
exacts promise from the latter that tho mail
shall be carried daily instead of tri-weekly,
and in exchange for this he assures the contrac-
tor that he will strenuously press the impor-
lance of the increased service upon the De-
pertinent. Having thus, by a promise that he
wen knew at the time he intended to violate,
end not only that, but to use to his own adj
vantage, to the injury of his dupe, the con.
tractor, and to the future detriment and loss
of the citizens involved in the mail route, nc
complished one part Of his treachery, Mr.
Brooks proceeds to accomplish the other part,
and basely perverts the terms OF the contrac-
tors agreement with him so as to make IT ap-
pear to the Department that he has succeeded
in getting daily mail carried for the small
sum originally allowed for atrirweekiy mail
His object in perpetrating this smal. strategy.
90 contemplate and vile, Ii apparent. He ex-
pected to WIN the appreciation Of the appoint
ing power BY his zeal and regard for ecoholhy
in the service. hffgrGD H4aia9
MI. Brooks has been Postal Agent for sew
pral years, The Idaho City Post ONCE Is the
argest, and yields the most revenue Of any in