New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-28


their unpopular undertaking.
VIEWS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT or THE TRANS
PORTATION OF THE MAILS.
Mr Baugs superintendent Of the Transportation OF
Mails has been in city for three days past for the
pr,ose Of comforting with railway officials concerning
no-ta cars and If possible Of compromising the difficult
ties now existing between the railroad companies and
the PostOfce Department with reference 70 compen-
sation TRIBUNE reporter last night talked with him
ON the subject and obtained from him the following
facts
The controversy is with the trunk lines With the
Pennsylvania Central the leader The increase OF
nav for carving postal cars would involve additional
evpeuse 10 the Department OF S7.OO0OOO year.
The new bill which goes into operation on July l.,
es Them 70 per advance over the oid rates, ana
tine Department neither has the power nor the will 10 20
hevond It's PROVISIONS Mr.. Bangs sald that the With
,l If the postal cars would throw the service into
iuexrrcabe confusion but he had no fear Of the result
To he successful. the railroad combination would have
20 ne cor,plrte and he felt confident that some mem
hers would fail 70 remain 70 the rest meeting OF
fhe railroad officials was hed yesterday
in Philadelphia and they had PROMISED
q, give him an answer to-day; but he did not expect
Them 10 do So another meeting was to De held IN TINS
=. -, saturday next when their final decision would
probably be reached. He had received private assn
RANGES from one company that they would lot withdraw
,reir ears and tins broke the combination. When he
heard this he went TO his hotel and TOOK nap feeling
yerv comfortable about the situation.
Mr. Bapgs said that the purpose OF the Post
General 10 make the postal service OF the coun
r ,be hest in the world, and he was directing all hls
energies and making all his plans 70 TINS ehh' Dnt the
80, ears were essential 10 the accomplishment Of NE
r,o.e II they should be Withdrawn mails wond be
DELAYED in the large cities three or four days ana news
- ,r,o,,ld he a week old before they reached theI
,,,saders beyond the MISSISSIPPI ~, Oil ,-,d, a,
Vel III increased pay that MI CresWel provided ln
- htli ~ nav the railroad COMPANIES theN intended
III tc,neUd improyed facilities. Postal care we're nor
20 N,s--ied fo the fastest trains, auo the uaA IRE
no@ tiv Nv missing one connection were DELAYED DAY
q ~, rs.cbing remote points All TINS WOMB nave ~
Is-csd and letters ia the fulnre NouIu ~ 10 any
oc ~ the country quickly ar a uANelei
par o,nross could II the threats OF the r4ll
~ APo,t,,auies should DE carried OUT. ul'
wa, ~ retarded for a time. but not long. az me ds
WOlln ~ e Postal service wOnd be so great as :.
tuI torm of popular indignation I" men they NSuiu
oi.a ~ i1ng 10 sustain All the roads eAuept thos'
ilol,3 ,t of Sey-YOrk. wcre he said peii.etg sa
oa4t"s III the proposed arrangements auh lneio Ni
lsnuu ,'1-,,,sr of railroad men IN the cry ubns
! laIEo A, an the part OF the others. .
paugs detailed at some lengih the llPiv'
MIi "a CresWel proposed introducing n'o lne Pysta
VIII tnong other things promising luAt Dololv vi
80 ioci deVerY vi tins cD 5A0uId Oo a. 004'AiA ~"