The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-03-10
(Advestiscneut)
ABOUT MAIL SERVICE.
How TIE GOVERNMENT IS swINDLED AND
THE PEOPLE OF MONTANA TkRRIToRy
IMPOSED UPON NJ MAIL Contractors.

To tie People Of Montana:
Prominent Citizens Of the Territory, III.
Guiding the Governor there of, pesitioned
the Postollicc Depart ment to establish q tri.
weekly mail route between Ryan's and
Deer Lodge City, for the purpose of giving
to the West Side of the Territory that
which justly belongs to thcm-a proper
tionatc amount of mail facilities. that had
heretofore been extended to other portions
of the Territory. The route was establish
lishcd ut the suggestion and let TO Mcssrs.
Gilmcr s. salisbury at $l3,O 900 per annum,
after number Of legitimate and response
blc bids were bought up and smothercd, that
proposed to carry the service for less than
one fourth Of the amount now being paid.
Messrs. Gilmcr & Salisbury, the contract.
ors, now consume two days in transpc ring
the mail from Ryan's to Deer Lodge, there
by doing away, virtually, with the very OBJ.
jcct for which the route was created and cs-
tablishcd, viz, to give Deer Lodge, Nilsson.
Ia and surrounding towns the advantage of
direct communication with the Railroad in.
stead of going many miles. around cia He.
lena, the most circuitOus route to Deer
Lodge The total subvcrsion of the mail
contract from Ryan's to Deer Lodge, to the
private interest and convenience Of the
Contractors, makes 1t entirely supcrtluous
and unnecessary costing 81. 900 pcrannum
and used by Gilmcr & salisbury for the
transportation Of various other Contracts.
They carry over the said Deer Lodge and
Ryan route, portion Of the Virginia and
DannAck mails. . separate contract, for
which they receive $500 per annum.
They also carry the Bannack and Virginia
mail over the Corinnc and Helena contract.
<j.>,.1~loN .. rI:Ctnvcn re- fnrex s,,Sl0o TGov
also carry the Virginia and BcartOwn mail,
for which they receive over $l6. 900 per N
mum. over the Ryan and Deer Lodge route
(doublc) from Silver Bow to Deer Lodge, Z
distance Of thirty-ivc miles. They also
carry the German and French Gulch mails
over the Ryan and Deer Lodge route (doublc)
q distance Of thirty miles. They also get
pay for three seperaie contracts from Vir-
einia to Moriers-about thirty miles. They
also carry the Virginia and Bcart0wn mail
from Deer Lodge 10 the mouth of Bear, forty
miles (doublc) over the Helena and Missoula
contract, for which they receive q, 900 per
ahnum for tri-weckly service. and are now
pctitioning for Daily service between Hele-
n and Niseoula, which will increase the pay
= ta6, 900 per amman.
The mail that should 30 from Emmetts-
burg to Beartown direct, : distance Of .
NSIc more imam JWe0vy miles 10y Virginia
and BcaTtown contTact), has been sub-les
By Hessrs. 9. 3 8. 70 Mr.. r. B. Clark, and
now letter or other mail matter to 70 from
Emmettsburg to Bsartown, which should
70 in one day and return tho next-thrce
lines weeks required to take one day
70 reach Csble City, in IN opposite direc-
ton from BcartowD, lay over at Gable one
night, then ono day to Deer Lodge from
Cable. lay over u Deer Lodge ono night.
and be transported over Helena and Mis-
soula contract 70 Bcart0wn next day. All
this may Be very profitable to mail contract
on and express carriers, bat y nothing
more nor lese than downright swindle
perpetraied upon tho government and the
people, and has been already tolerated long
enough, and been connsved and winksd 4
~ high o6lciala Lis high time that . stop
shoaa - put 70 such out1aq0 O = govern
meut and ! people Who are overloaded and
oupeessed with 0xa&ion. This brief noticc
d only preliminary introduction % the
people Of Montana of . matter Of vital i'm
portance 70 them, which shall b thoroughly
ventilated not only hero but q he Poat Of
flce Department q Washington City.
Respectfully,
w 81. TAIIon
Der Lodse, March Q, 1o5l.