Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-10

express companies we're willing to pay much
IN ore for the accommodation furnished than
the department would allow. On the other
hand, representatives of the leading express
companies have contended that the act which
took effect July /, 1874, permitting the trans
portation by mail of packages of merchandise
twsighing nos over four l,ounds ut the rate of
lone eem Tor each two ounces, Is taking awav
Ith mo pfo6table part Of their business, and
IWli soon iender them unable to meet the
IhAW @Ws demanded by theroads Thus
IS pp&Jnttd 4 curious anomaly, the roads
claimirt that the Government does not paw
as mug = the express companies are ready
Ito pe9 md the EXPRESS companies CLAIMING
ron the other hand that the law is effectine
such.a diminution of their revenue that thew
are unable to aceede to the demands of the
roads. find no disposition on the part of
any railroad or transportation company to
deal otherwise With the department than in
spirit OF fairness and justice. / trust that
congress will adopt some equitable plan of
adjustment whchwl not be burdensome TO
tpe govemmcut, and which will be satisfac
tory to the companies. The act of March 3.
1913, readjusting the pay of railroads on a
basis of the weight of mails carried. added
niucn more largely than was anticipated to the |
expenses of the department. The supro- |
prisuon Tor that purpose having become |
exhausted, have declined to make further |
payments, l would suggest that the time |
49, OoA1c Wuou I6SOluto euOAs enOulQ be |
made to determine how far the Postofice
department can properly 60 on in it's efforts
10 accommodate the public without trespass-
ing unwarrantably upon the sphere Of private
enterprise. There must be limit to govern
mental inferferance, and. happily. 1t ::better
suits the genius Of the American people to
help themselves than to depend on the State.
go II deem it suitable to say here that /
propose to guard with strict vigilance the ex-
penditures OF the department. sanctionng no
onfl4y which can be avoided without detri-
nent OF the service, and go to conduct its
an ans generally that the interests OF the pub
nc shall be paramount to those Of any indus
trial corporation party.
THE PosrALrCAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BANGS REPoRP.
!. George .. Bangs, Superintendent Of the
ealway Postal Service, in his report, states
nat ~ the close Of the fiscal year ending
;une ~, 1913, there we're in operation Sc I
ines OF railway postoffice cars extending !
'ver "A W n1iies of railroad, on which was
'eIformed "a, 925 miles of service daily. and ,
z,i4I,625 miles OF service annually, by 752 .
aAway postoffice clerks. These clerks are !,
iassified as follows: 2s3 head clerks. 379 :
Jerks, and 30 assistant clerks. By the eetab- :
aai,;. OF ny lines OF railroad, the postal
Achilles have-oeen greatly increased Dur n
ng the threatened refusal of the railroads to =
srE the mails, an offer of the Baltimore and =
mp WIS accepted by the department. This q
ave 4aily service between Cincinnati Ohio =
nd CncaGo, Ill, 3l0 miles. This completes
tHouB line between Washington and Chi =;
Aey. and forms connection between the y
PADS centering at Cincinnati, Indianapolis e
nd Chicago.
The propriety of establishing a fast and !.
Sciusive mail tram between New York and n
hieago has been discussed for soms time. :;
% mere appears to be growing necessity Il
'r the same, this tain to be under -
re control of the department so far as If n
necessary for the purposes designed. and -
run the distance in about twenty-four -
ours 1t is conceded by railroad officials q,
lat this can be done. The importance of a
ne like this cannot be oyerestimated. 1t
Guild reduce the actual time of the mail be-
Neen the East and West from twelve TO R
ty-four hours. as it would necessarily be
tapllshed upon one or more of the trunk
he's having an extended system of connec-
pms Its benefits would be in no wise con-
led but extended to all parts of the country m
Ike Afn 81 stf-tft t'E'1 = th
With reference to the complaints of some N
llroads that the compensation is Inadequate. ec
r. Bangs recommends legislation placing the le
mpensatlon to railroads on another basis. In
at Of weight alone. tb
Mr.. Bangs reviews the subject of the cost q.
the railway postal service, about which er- be
neous opinions obtain. He says: "The ~
dltional compensation given to the railroads pe
I furnishing and Transporting railway post at
ice cars is, as nearly as can be estimated. n
10000 annually. The compensation of ar
srks peri )rming this service is 81 ,O5S. 200 n,
nrally; the cost of the superintendent for br
ltry and per diem rs a34, 42O; total cost of tb
s~~ $500 - 1850 ns