New-York tribune., 1873-04-09

foot, including platforms During the last month the
average weight of mail carried out OF New io,s tsa
public should learn that they can send thougnt sIIt
the pOstOftce at two cents pounu, tue ,eirllar
oTprs wGq 0 eomps1y I'VE do not ask or expect said &9
ITO obtain from the Government eYOrbant ,ansatton
t1pk We arc entitled far ana JutJ harIv
II tho Government is not able TO pay lhat III, ~ tbe rail
worth while require the service ay ana 70 The postal
road corporations into position OF los az niles per
ears are run at high rate of speed about or ~ and 20
hour The time 70 hewaDsm ~ would pay half fare
for their employees would prefer to carry '"' '""''
the Old plan, for nothing
FROM BOSTON TO ALBASY.
Mr. Chon,u of the Boston and Albany road stated that
,t rco,s ner mile DER postal car under the present
rates wore 70 cents The rate under the new law ne
copld no; give IL mad stated TO be IL $40 CENTS
but ne thought il could hardly be more thah 10 eeu's
The uackago express OF the American Express using
about three-Q of car, pays US ne sud ABOUT
q cents We find that since the first OF January the
rate per month which would be paid for the post
office agents az regular passenger fares wond De 90 per
cent OF what receive !or carrying the mails Our e&
penses increased much oil late years Our road ~
more expensive, probably because we carry l"ige ~
amount OF freight The average running expenses are
batwecn s. IS and 40 Per mile We are improving our
property all the time III the Government Will gave 10
the actual cost shall be satisfied Orr route requires
erhaps more postal than many Others We offered,
ii could be allowed to carry the mails IN the ordinary
baggage cars 20 DO IL for nothing The cost of postal
our road Is about $500 The material is as good
that IN passenger car, and some OF them are quite
az long
FROM HEw-YoRK TO BUFFALO.
". y. Worcester, representing the New-York
Central and Hudson River Railroad, introduced by
Mr. Hmckley. He stated that during his with
the road 20 years. the subject of compensation for
carrying the mails had been under discussion. The
amount they now received was than II was 20
years ago They did not desire than the cost OF
the service; did wish TO make il source OF profit
There are several embarrassments which have
served to raise the feeling which is attributed to
the companies "Wo are fined dollar for miss
Dg mail" said he, "oyen when 1t may not be
our fault Al intermediate points the railroad com
panes required TO receive and deliver the mails at
the offices, If within eight rods OF the station TINS IS
ANNOYING railroad company; u Is not IN tue Inc or
their business For pay, receive orders on other
pOsOices on our line or on ADJOINING INES lete are
blank orders for what the offices may owe, making
collectors Tor the department. All these things
OF 5000 pounds OF mail matter over the entire length or
YORK To Buffalo and two the other way; also two from
Rochester Suspension Bridge. That makes 500 miles
i6 cents per per 42foot car On onr roads,
the smallest stations take and receive their mails
is about so miles per hour iucudng stops. 70 preserve
a certain speed and safety, we can only carry
we have leave express matter which would
pay US better We think the fogncation for
every PoSScSI o % dcad t For ayorv ION OF freight
a ton of carried. For every three tons OF
mail matter, have carry + n tons OF car Tue law
for 1873 has an arrangement for payment by weight
which would be willing 70 accept on our man lue
except for postal cars winch should prefer 10 have
paid for space The cost OF transportation per ton per
mile for all kinds of freight last year. about one cent
The cost OF running pa euGcr tdn IS alout " 81 l"f
mile. The average leucth OF tram Is called ave cars
II a sixth added u might perhaps double tne
expense or II might not II many cars were added II
certainly would Increase the expense very much we
get about per per mile on the through route
We allow them a maximum of eight tons per car Tie
reason always urged by each POstnastcT-Geu-
,ral whv we should not be pad for TINS
postal car service has that hc wished TO make In
department selfsustauIuC even while admitting thaC
the service sAOuld DC dN ioi Inc rodus W'h'h loIh
than selt-sustanlug mail route are OOIlgeu 70
make up OchCvhcCs Oi DthcIs We want 10 Sce the
service efficiently performed and we wish e. do oar
share IN making II Our working expenses were itt
AIAt ANuM {. INI NNut.