The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-03
THE PEOPLES POSTAL TELEGRAPH.


from the Philadelphia morning POST, Fe0 II
We have received letter from Mr.. Gardiner q.
Hubbard t0whose labors the present formation Of
The postal telegraph scheme IS to great extent due,
in which ne states that he has made no proposition
10 conne the operation Of the system to towns OF ve
Thousand inhabitants and over He refers 70 section
sixth OF the bill to which we alluded winch provides
for sthe establishment OF postal telegraph 0nces.
In connection with the Post once, In every CITY aud
village Of i've thousand inhabitants Of railroad STA
tons, and &C such other places on the line Of tho
wires as the business Of the country may from
time to time demand" This is Q provision OF tho
system; and II the United States authorities are to
determine when the public necessities demand the
establishment Of postal telegraph station at any
particular location where me populaaon - igSs 'aan
ton sixth authorizes the Postmaster General to re.
ceive bids from any telegraph company which snail
contain the following propostions:-"That the com
pany will during the term Of Its contract, provide
and maintain lines OF telegraph TO AL clues and
villages OF 5000 inhabitants and over IN the United
Statesn Also that the company "will extend its
lines cities and villages that may hereafter &C
quire . population Of 1000 or over ~, NOW, ,I
sion OF postal Geographic privileges to towns Of
that the controlling Company is obliged e Establish
stations only In places OF 600 or greater popula
and I'm oe os OF wen fne s
vision should become part Of q law regulating gov
ornamental Geographic SYSTEM 1t win be unjust to our
citizens AL over the country tor there are now num-
bers OF teegraphic 0nces ct places were there are
not 500 inhabitants. 1t may be by no means the IN
to be made which shall not require the extensi0n OF
the system to our smaller towns and villages, but
there should be nothing In the bill which could DO
construed IN that way either by it's enemies now. or
the contracting company hereafter. While we give
thus our hearty support we must insist that
the whole people shall be, as far as possible, bene
flied by 1t. 1t must be remembered however, that
the fifth passage OF the 1tn section OF the bull pro-
vides Tor the transmission by mail and we suppose
without charge Of messages to and from the nearest
postal Geographic office, when received at or des-
tined for any place not having such ONCE. This
may be made o means Of great convenience to the
rural districts, but more Is required and Wo hope
that the attention OF those having the measure In
charge Will be directed towards this matter and that
the Postmaster General other proper authorities,
shall have power to provide from time to time, for
the necessities OF towns or villages whose population
ia less than 1000.
II this proposed system Is properly elaborated and
perfected, and then placed before all the teegraph
companies in the country allowing free competition
IN regard to their acceptance OF the contract for
doing the whole United States postal telegraphic
business, with the provision only that the rates OF
the successful company shall be such as shall insure
them greater profit than ten per cent o year lat
the same time insuring them that prOtt we can see
why there should be any Injustice to those
existing corporations, which, ii now making more
than ten per cent out OF the necessities OF our cit
zens, are doing positive injustice TO the whole
country. Supported by justice on the one SIDE and
incalculabe benefit to the people on the other, we
think That this measure cannot sfall TO meet Win
favor from the legislators whom we nave elected as
guardians OF our national interests