New-York tribune., 1874-08-03
TIE POSTAL CAR CONTROVERSY.
S,IrdtOyd springs. July 81.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH COL. THOS A. sCOTT-PosSIBI-
LILY THAT PRESIDENT HINCKLEYs ROAD WILL
CARRY THE MAILS FOR PRESIDENT SCOrI-oFFI-
GAL BLUNDERING.
lFRoN TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. leo. ;. Bangs, Su-
peruteuicut of Railway Mail service for the POstOfce
Department, IL this city seeking TO make arrange
meus with Col rnos 4 Scott for the transportation OF
the Washington and Sew-York mails via York and
Columbia over branches OF thr Pennsylvania Railroad
Th., nue ~ miles loHssr than nat by way OF the
P4Iladelpaa, wilmington and BIltmOre Railroad, aud
the iLc between the two terminal cities would be IN
creased at least two hours, and probably nearly three
II contract is cOIcIIet with C). scott 1t VII, no
doubt se tor fully a. large the increased price
deinAu byPrestident huchey ladeedso c0Ludentl Is
The latter gentleman thar thl. VIII the iac that he
today proposed to perform the services on Ills
own read. as a sulecon'ractor; just as II Is
now performed and pay the Pennsylvania Company
lrse bonus Il the scott contract is made. In such
cse the Department would oitidly suppose tue mails
70 DO going the roundabout way. and would pay Tue
Pennsylvania COMPANY for the service WDlie tLat COh
pauy would pay Ar iuckcy all he now asks frcn the
Department for carrying the mails the Old direct way
and would pocket hald.ome surplus the "hole aniir
strIklugly illustrating Official stuobornness and stu
p.dity Mr. Huck.ey to-day expresses his determine
ton 70 stand firmly by the position be has taken but
say, he is willing 10 grant further delay after Monday
# the Department requests It, What he seeks II justice
for ms Company with the smallest possible chAhce ol
Inconvenience To the plblc. lie insists that all he asks
is rate per ear per mill hauled as high a. Is piii 10
ceourths Of the railroads IN the country ana says
that he has again and again Indicated how the increase
he asks can be paid without violating the Ia" IS Ae
DEPARTMENT c1n.truss IT, that II delays IA the trans
mission of the mail follow the result OF the cOltiO-
versy il must be charged the postal otcalS ana not
to him. Ia reply letter from the Acting Postmaster
General, President HincAey today sent the ioio"nG
"Iu repv can only refer you 70 my letters OF me
23th and 3Oin uiUmJ, and a-du notHy you that TINS
COMPANY Will not allow the Department 10 use our cars
except on terms ami conditions set fOfth therein IL
Won AK us 10 continue the service teN days 10 enable
Won 10 contract with other parties. shall checrfuy
90 The question of interruption OF tle mai set'ye
ress With the POst-Ocr Department IbeIe Il not tHe
s ghtest necessity OF any interruption ScNcraI COR
tractors are ready make pJsds 10 Transport 1hc
mails each between Pnad'lp lphld anu btll4uoic d.
the same speed aud in exactly ihe same manner ~
which and IN which they are now rau'porteu. un,lel
stand that they will some 1T least, propose 10
perform the service at p,ce per car per mile than
You are now paying three-iOurhs OF the railroad con-
panes in the Uuted States Tue course dhth oy SouI
predecessor In Office, employing contractors VINO oi
more than years past nave ldllululJ duspolVu
tho NewYOrk aud Southern aud Western mails Is saIe
precedent for YOu Contractors stand EtadY 70 pcrIom
mail service between PhIia eipha anu Baltimore Tor
about ouenalt the price per niit when 4ou pay
be conacfor ON the Junction Railroad for carrying tue
NaU-York Washington ami Southwestern man. Com
rnent = unnecessary II there be any interruption O
mail service Philadelphia a.d Baltimore II VIII
be because the Department 80 VILE