New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-05
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Aggregate 1885 "a l7sa9ssi IS Li7s g 10
malls during was six, representing s?ss aid q
ma. less than he Losses {rom similar denquences i
| 1870 aud previous years.
(oNTRAcTs-TRANsPoRTATrOSl STATISTICS.
There in the service Of tW Department on The
3Oth June 1911 contractors for the transportation Of
tho mails. or mail routes in operation there were $751;
aseresatng in length (excusve Of special reaes u.s.
SD miles. In annual transportation Io,572 miles, and
!. cost AS%F s Ioc: AGENTS
masters in charge Of registered Packsses amonntins
Length. 1854 miles; annual transportation.
stesnboat ronfes length. scss. miles annual trans
Cont. s %s 6ss9 isut ss 81 WITCH *:
mails required to be conveyed With -, "cekRty,:
sss,aay snS sssST ssS 1ssa annas
cost i,~ s.es1,tss about 1859 cents per miIs.
There was increase over the prscedng yea. neosh
i %i'ss nd in cos. .s. Adding To Increased cot
asents 90 Il total Increase in cost Me.ssIs
The foregoing statements Of distances and costs do MT
ss q WITH Taeae at sr
whose pay from the Department. enot allowed to exceed
their carriers are included however in the number Of
contractors aud routes as given above The new railroad
6o7 miles, during 1870 to 4iso miles and during 1869, to
g ~ es to ae e s miles ia operao on
July L. 1854 The Increase In three years exceeds per
cent and in tho last alone 1t reached the unparalleled
proportion NJ IT per cent.
REIMBURSEMENT OF PAY on RAILROAD ROUTES.
The regular foury term Of contracts for tho traas
poraOn Of mails u the States Of West Virginia. Fir
gna. North Carolina. South Carolina Georgia, Florida.
Alabama Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas
expired June co. 1871. In anticipation at the elose OF
the term returns OF the amount and character OF tho
mail service performed railroad routes in those states
obtained. basis for the readnstmsnt Of the
July L. ISL These returns. with those from nGm,Sr
Of TSss in Sh s ths ass the
Postmaster General. The readjustment founded upon
s Tss and ar also sss Gs Il
were Increased on % routes and decreased Ss , %
Table embraces Is routes ALL which are new !.
Sas MY Of fs ss ofts
poftatOu Of mails railroads. but as ye no escve S
forts to secure rapid transmission Of the mails nsr
WsSwins to Complaints by the msnagers OF railroad.
Of thtfnadequacy Of their pay ana tne rSS 10 .
cars. Il is important 70 the servce that this lonspen
Ing controversy should be settled and hence agsn re-
new my rec0mne ndaton that the ACT OF 80 Matcn Sse
H. 30 amended ~ to allow fair aud tncrra."
q the Of railroad & I ss ps%a9
for the prompt aud faithful performance VI ta"'
duties
The amount OF zines imposed upon contractors and de-
drtion made frOm their pay, on account OF failures ana
other deiinouences for the last year, was ESs H. ami
thu amount remittod during tho same period wa"
so,s ~ leaving the net amount Of fines and deductions
Ss liz ~ IA will appear by the following recapituaon:
Amount VI lines. 49,! Va
Amount Of deductions ................. 11,iIt "
Tsd .Ns2S n
Ama,nt rrm nd ..................... DyO1G W
Net amount. ..s... ...voosi9 u
rHR0UGH MAIfA
Tables accompany the report Of the Second Assistant
neral, giving interesting details rcia'e
70 the transmission Of through mails nom Washington.
New.York Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago. and st. Lous'o
Am francisco and back; from Washington 10 New
ORLEANS and back; from New.York to New Orrans anu
back by different routes sand frOu New'fork 70 Menr
phLs and hack by different rOut1 I'm the rouc 70 TN
ancisco and back We Fssyins rss%Iss, no Ma
malls carried through duSsne the year snaec MN W.
month or September 1871, 70 sen frsncssco tr9 ~ =.
YOrk On were conveyed IN schedule time. en OnX -
khind time. against on IN time and is s.nns -
Nsw:YSrk nom Gan EfAaoisee ga were convsys 20 \,
schedule time and only = beAn1 de ssAT net sysr
tiue ana n behind time tho precedng yoer Inc W.
sRs time eoug west, III hosirs or aAyN
near hours lees than he average tne psOv ,,Inv,rs
The average tme so eaat Wa ise sosrs = snn,s E
tAan Us average he IN -edin year Inc ssrs
soins west WHs 10 hSurs, sotnS eese ~ nOus ain
"a hours, % minutes going vSSt, and ~ so~S" :" ~
utes, going east. tho plecsdin1 -. an. mail dag
:, stiii Ssa, In eacS rcetoa the sosfn- wsss
route, VIA Wsahintoa. LyuoAeuf4 KS &csscrn
nUCxs and Grand Junction. and one over s.o Gs~na
vostS. va CpelpaaG Low4Yuls Hupps'''' "A~