New-York tribune., 1874-08-01
MIR. HINCKLEY FIRM.

THE PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON, AND BALTIMORE
RAILROAD COMPANY INSIST on THEIR TERMS-A
DELAY OF TWELVE HOURS BETWEEN NEw-YoRK
AND WASHINGTON THREATENED.
frRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-T The postal car
controversy is still unsettled. President Hnckey main
tatns firmly the position he has taken in his correspond
ence with the Department, and Acting Postmaster
General Marshall has shown no disposition to yield
further than TO request through the Postmaster In this
city, that Hnckey VIII consider Monday the lst OF the
month instead Of Saturday and not act upon his ulti
matum until then Mr.. Hinckley stated to-day that not
the least delay in the transmission OF
the mails need If the Department is disposed to
prevent it. II the law forbids the allowance OF in
creased compensation TO the Philadelphia Wilmington
and baltimore road as the Acting POstmasterGeneral
claims there nothing he said to prevent the making
OF contract with an outside party to carry the mails
over that road at any rate that may be agreed upon
Proposals have already gone forward from several
persons who offer 10 perform the service for less com
pensaton than is now paid to other roads An agent OF
Adams Express Company offered today to carry the mail
between Baltimore and Philadelphia In postal cars,
acty as 1t is now carried for less price proporonaely
than is paid the Pennsylvania Railroad for its
mail service. Another proposition has been made
by the contractor on the Junction road, line OF
road miles long connecting the Philadelphia, Will
mingtou and Baltimore Railroad with the road from
here to New-York. President Hinckley dwels upon
the fact that this contractor now stands between rail-
road company and the Post Ofice Department in
actly the attitude which he proposes shall be occupied
by contractor for the mail service his road
settlement OF the existing difficulty In 1867 the
Junction Company refused TO carry the mail
on the terms fixed by the Department, whereupon
the Department made a contract with an outside
party at three times high paid the Phla
dephia Wilmington and Baltimore Company, and this
contractor made his own bargain with the Junction
Company. Extreme measures, rather the EXTREMIST
measure, will not be resOred to by Mr. Hinckey force
the Department TO deal justly by him. He says he will
not take the postal cars OF the road IL the Depart
ment continue to send mali ana messengers upon
them after Sunday night he will hold that his
terms have been accepted In the course Of
two or three days thereafter ne will ask
the Acting Postmaster General whether he feels
bounds nay the increased compensation. If he says
yes all will be right If no, then Mr. Hnckeys course
will he to do his duty under the strict letter OF the law
construed by the Department but 10 grant favors
TO the Government long ii refuses to deal fairly
by his.Company. He win continue TO the postal
cars belonging to his Company, but Will not permit
them TO be a rod further than his road extends.
They will be stopped at the ermini In Philadelphia and
Baltimore, and the mails will have 10 be transferred to
other the connoCtinR roads which Will cause q
delay OF at least twelve hours between Washington and
New-York. Furthermore, he Will allow postal cars
belonging the Pennsylvania Company or the roads
connecting with his line at Baltimore. TO pass his
road unless the companies owning them will his
prices which OF they will not the Department
would reimburse them. The delays that will
In conseq quence, Mr. Hinckey insists will be wholly the
fault OF the Government He Offers transport the
postal without delay at rates less than paid other
roads The Post Once Department says II Is debarrcd
parties 10 whom the Department does not pretend II
cannot pay what II peases come IN and offer the
terms IL the authorities refuse TO accept either offer
Mr. Hnekey thinks the pubic will know where 10 place
the blame