The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-01-07

Tux Mail SERVICE BETWEEN TRoY AND
NoRrH ADAMS On Thursday morning
The mail train between Troy and North
Adams, left Troy at 6 o'clock Ia waq
ons, superintendent by Q. 7. Mosher,
q Eagle Bridge, Ind in future the SER
vice win be performed BY Mr.. N. in this
manner instead Of VIA Troy and
Boston Railroad The Railroad com
pany deemed the rate Of compensation
paid by the department inadequate,
aud sometime since notified tho POST
master General that after the LIST Of
January, 1868. they would refuse to
carry the mail over their road. The
contract was then let to Mr.. Moshor;
for six months, aud he has now under
taken its performance by the ancient
mode Of conveyance Ii is proper 10
say that the Postmaster General is
powerless 10 the matter tho law of
CorBress Pea,cd March 3, 1876, regu-
latlng the compensation paid to rail-
road companies limited the rate Of
weight u matter, and the amount Of
mails carried between Troy and North
Adams will not admit Of an increase IN
the price paid.
The isntland Herald 81 Monday saws
The Troy y Boston Railroad having
refused TO earryiha United States mail.
the New York mails do not arrive here
until 900 p. m by the way of Saiato-
ga The route agents over The Rutland
4 Washington Division, run 20 Eagle
Bridge and back The Southern mails
for Poultnay, Granville, Pawlet and Sa-
lem. come 10 Rutland aud 60 down on
the train that leaves Rutland al Il40
4. NJ toe next day. nearly "a hours Ia
tor than when carried over the natural
channel Of communication This is
matter of Importance TO the business
mon Of Rutland The earliest mail to
Nes York leaves Rutland at.4.l5p. IN.
four hours and thirty-hye minutes later
than before. and ii does not arrive until
$50, three hnurs and twenty-five min
uies later than before the break in mail
communication, and II cannot la de-
lived until the next morning.
This il a subject that should be in
vestigated al once. Whatever NAV
have besn the cause Of the break in
connections between the Troy 4 Boston
Railroad, and Dir Park, this is another
question, and because the government
does not see fit 10 aecede to their dc
mands for The transportation Of the
mails, Is no reason Why large and pros
porous communities large portion
Of which are tributary 10 their road =
should have their correspondence and
business arrangements thrown into con
fusion. Is no, something due from a rail
road to the people ? The T. & b. Rail-
road Company cannot be justified IN
thus outraging the public FOR tho paltry
SUM ot a few thousand dollars, when
the people they thus injure are daily
contributing 70 their support
The Herald has at last dis
covered something wrong in the man
agemcnt Of the Trey & Boston Railroad,
and pluckoi up sufficient courage to
speak IN Remuneration o! il. Evidently
Rutland is effected by this lA@t exhibi
tion Of the stupid obstinacy@ Of Dan.
Robinson 4 Co. II is not right The
correspondence and business arrange
ments Of Rutland should not thus b
thrown into confusion. No, hy any
means But then what docs the Her
aid iliAk in regard 70 the refusal Of TIE
Troy & Boston Railroad 10 connect with
the Bennington & Rutland road. and
in consequences Of which large com
muniss has been deprived q railroad or
mal facilities 10 the South Tor quite a
year Has il ever occurred 70 the Her
aid that such refusal WAS an Outrage
on the publief We are not aware that
il eyeg denounced il - saeh even IN the
mlldess terms