New-York tribune., 1874-08-04
THE RAILWAY MAIL TROUBLES.

MORE DIPLOMATIC CoRREsPoNDENCE-EACH PARTY
TRYING TO PUT THE OTHER IN THE WRONG
BEFORE THE PUBIC-PRESIDENT HINCKLEYs
PRESENT PIANs-ARGUMENTs IN SUPPORT OF THE
CLAIM FOR INCREASED COMPENSATION.
lYRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3.-The present att-
tude of the postal car trouble that the Postmaster
General is trying crowd President Hinckley into the
overt act Of throwing of the mails and the latter re-
fuses to 70 80 far and proceeding with great c1rcum
spection as put himself IN the wrong before the
pu0hc. Those Who have followed the history OF the
trouble Will remember that Mr.. Hinckey teiegraphed
the Department Saturday that il the mails were put
into hIs Monday he should consider that his
terms had been accepted This morning the mails were
put IN aud the hauled usual. The Department
nselaiwed any intention. however. of coming to Mr.
lhckley's terms, in the following dispatch:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 1874
TO ISAAC HNcKLEY: Your telegram is received in
which you cay YOU viii not refuse the mails If sent to
sour sta II receive them it must be
can VIII tie department directly or impledy under
take OF assume 10 pay greater compensation than the
formed j. W. MARSHALL, Postmaster eneral
To this the Railroad President promptly replied as
follows:
]. W. MARSHALL, POSTMASTER. General Wasdington,
d. c. II your agents put the malls into at Wash
act order 90 carry the mails road at the
rates winch We have gwen You II you cannot pay
any OF our and then plead ignorance Of the Obga-
fiOns the Post ONCE Department under cOnse-
Quence snail not refuse carry the at present.
ISAAC u HlNCkLEY, PIest. p, W. aud Il. X. r. Co.
Mr HInckley uses the following illustration 10 make
the present attitude OF the clear: man comes 10
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore depot in
philadelphia 70 10 Baltimore and says SO IS too
much for a ticket; 1 won't pay It," "very well" saws
The Companys Off la "then dont get IN the car If you
ride you must pay price" NO" replies the man.
' shall get IN the and ride uDess you stand in the
door and push OF the steps" g shall 10 that
the official says ait would be discomteous; but If you
get aud rde shall make you pay the regular fare"
The Pos once Department refuse 10 pay the Company s
rates but insist sending the mails. unless the Com
psny throw them off Mr. Hinckley's present intention
s to send bill 70 the Department for the service at his
proposed increased rate very soon. II payment is
refused he Will let his postal to a fast freight
tractor condition that the Government shall have
Company. Having postal cars 20 run, the Company
vii then be of the controversy, and the affair VIII
be wholly between the Department and the contractor
In support OF the justice Of his claim for additional
compensation Mr.. Hinekley says that the
would earn the Company three times much money
Der day carrying peaches milk as they now earn
transporting the mails He cites the fact that the
Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad in which
the r., ". and u. has controlling interest was to-day
paid &c 10 mills per mile for the same amount OF car
service which the T., W. and IL. paid Ouly5 mills per
pnie for.
The PQstmasterGens IN q letter " wln, L. Hunt