New-York tribune., 1869-01-22

United States under the cooperative system but three
The bill Introduced by Mr. washburne for the esab.
nshment OF Government lines provides for general
three cents for delivery and stipulated that reduction
OF not more than so per cent shall be made for Press
news for the Press Of the United States more than 900
per cent and thus his plan be adopted the newspapers
| annum for the privileges they now enjoy. II is
shown that the highest American rates Tor tele.
| rates; the average American rates are lower
| than the average foreign rates, and the lowest
American lower than the lowest foreign rates
In order that fair comparison may be made between
| the American aud European systems OF teegnphy 80
presents list Of 60 OF the principal stations IN Europe
and the same number in the United states with t1e tss
and distances In air lines from London and New'hOik
respectively by which appears that the r.tes ron Lon
don srS mGFs Than twice S as rO much GRo IN eu
one message sent 10 each seventh peIsoni IN reat
Britain one 70 each FIVE and the uhea ~ seaes one
Britain is to 2l; In Switzerland one 10 6g IN BEL
o SRS 81 Of rq Mr. r. HnbbTd to deliver eeEa@s y
letter carriers shown 70 be inpraeticabe, as there arg
tabsnad a RsS' sS dsS$sS ofe@RGS RG't 6 1f,i q %
Of $4,000 post offices In the Gmted sta"s ia
given tpeis vastly greater in Iis couutry than in any
other In Europe there are nearly three times s many
ss Ts q 4 Tss Rs e. Tns6 edo ae Ee ~ transmit ans more e
s Singular SG apRS e 9S9 m y he Poo haTacer
and ability OF our operating STAFF and the moro trust
worthy construction OF our lines lt Is worthy OF men
half as much as the European charges for
material is nearly Times here in Europe
Letter carriers IN England receive ssn5 M ef efr DAY egr Ss
emnIoyed bS the Bfs PostOGlco Department for tho
wear 1866 was 144o and the total expenditures for the
same S1 66OO being average of S2 Cs per annun Tor
each Tho number OF letter carriers employed py
year 1890 was s63 and he total expenditures for the sae
$3.50 236, beng average OF S6s2 n for each man Ihe
1866 while the United States Post-Ohce delivered but
66OOO The assertion that the consolidation OF the ele
graph lines In the United states caused an increase n
the rate for telegaphBg is not true, IN nolnstahce mas
the tariff been increased since te consultations On tne
more than 1908 stations Ia5ihg been lowered. This
course % still continued The western Union S telSS,
OF rates based upon air lire distances between n stations
which WIN sh further simplify ana SaeSPsR sne reG SH
ton on dispatches as rapidly as the necessary
dyernmont will abolish its tax the receipts for trans
mttins kilograms, TO lower ts rates until the redQeuop
much the remitted. This would lessen e OF
telegTaIhlng nearly ten per cent ana woSla 20 lar
10 the people than the construction and operation OF
Government lines at the expense Ok the National
Treasury. not to mention the creation OF a new
army Of olee-holders to operate the GoSeIn@eRt 91a
Ines In Great Brain wffr" s1tre etTto aiY 1 40
teg station u vi Is per cent 81 stations and on
nine per &C ssSs q u he residue Even o S t cent re
ceiyed at the 10 stations Oneh2 VI tpAb wo Pegeeht
age received London, and ono-o uarter iom two
Uhor cities. In France three departments collect 47s
tins amount Paris collects 259L76e francs being moro
than third Of the total receipts Of the whole empire
The Western Union Telegraph Company deryesIts rove
nues In similar manner Prom loo Oul IL ieS"if's 10
per cent and from Sla5 Offices ~ per ocpt' - LEI
Mr. VuLbards DiIl 10 Incorporate the United states
Postal Telegraph Company and 10 establish postal tel
egraph system provides for the establishment OF tee
graph lines to all cities and villages OF 5000 inhabitants
and over IN the United States Were this scheme 10 be
adopted, and the Government thus enter into partner
ship with the company In the telegraph business in
accordance with the terms OF the BILL what's 20 become
Of the smaller towusi According TO tho census
OF 1850, there are only $40 cities and villages
in tho United States having 5000 inhaDitauts.
Who then is to maintain telegaphc facilities at the
naming 3sl3 towns now having ofces Private cOmpa-
Miss driven out OF tho field By the establishment of this
semi Government competing line could Iot dol ard
this scheme makes provision Tor them they must
esary be deprived OF the facilities they now enjoy.
Under this bill Arkansas, Florida and Oregon would not
DO entitled 20 an Office Minnesota Mississippi and south
Carolina but each; North Carolina, Texas aud
Vermont 10 but two oachi Delaware and Tennessee 20
but three each Connecticut, Georgia. Kentucky ana
Michigan but four each aud Indiana, Kansas, LOUIS
ana. Mane Aiiasoni, 1tow.IJampsire, Rhode Island,
Vrduia and Wisconsin would DO entitled 10 less than 10
each while those provided for the whole Unued States
would be I'm number than the branch Offices furnished
for yenieDco OF the public by tho Western Union
Telegraph Company at the hotels dOeAs, piers and other
tl gcpsf he alone