New-York tribune., 1875-11-16
THE INLAND MAILS.
S,776 MILES MORE SERVICE LAST YEAR AT $4,000
LFss CosT-MR. TYNERs REPORT TO GENERAL
LEY TELEGRAPH TO rHE 1RInryE.l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The Postmaster
General completed his annual report He read to
the President to-day from proof slips. The report is
shorter than usual Mr.. Tyner Second Assistant Post
master General has prepared letter containing the
leading facts relative TO the transportation OF the mails
TO which the Postmaster General refers In his report
The following a synopsis of the letter:
The transportation of domestic mails is denominated
inland mail transportation IL consists OF three kinds
Of service. First: Such az is performed by railroads
whose compensation ia determined by weights of mails
and space. and the railway poso ears provided
The law authorizes contracts with railway companies
without advertising therefor second: Steamboat ser
vice. which may he contracted f0rwith or without adyer
tising az the public interest shall require. THIRD All
other service than that performed by railways and
service" The requires that contracts for carrying
the mails star routes shall be made with the lowest
bidder in each case who sa perform the service Iu nc
cordance with previous advertisement therefor. .
Daring the he wear ended 'une So, ~ 20 Ihe COS, eos,
of inland mail transportation was as follows: on lsi
railroad routes ageregating 1o,os3 miles IN tngtn @
miles in length, S6s4l3o on i.3Z3 oher s r0n'Fs
designated star" routes aggregatng 1900 miles In
1888 3C9 which was increase of S776 miles in the
length Of routes over the preceding year, and decrease
cover the expenditure for inland transportation during
The present fiscal year is 900 and the same sum
is estimated for the next year. such an Appropriation
for next year will De sufficient .
The law Of March g. 1873, fixing the compensation OF
railroads for carrying the mails requires that their pay
shall De readusied the basis Of actual weights % the
mails carried thereon once in every period Of not more
carried : railroads. whose pay had not been deter
mined under the law for the reason that no weights had
been taken OF the mails they carried. Delay III most OF
these originated in the careesness and failure Of
the cOmpanies To take said weights Hence it becomes
necessary recognize their service Professionally At the
of pay under the previous law subject 10 reaUus
ment weights yet t. bo taken. hlch readlustment
will anieddte 10 July /, 1873 the date at which tho
existing law took effect The annual cost OF service ON
such lines and which il recognized for payment quar-
tery, S762 iS9 10. Daring the last fiscal year. rail-
way post-oilicc used on 62 lines OF riroad
and 3Ol postal clerks employed thereon at an an
uua cost Of ~ l226iO The Increase in the aggregate sal
aries Of postal Last year over the preceding one was
g. 90 per cent while the Appropriation FOR the current
wear II 257l4l ll9s per cent more than the cost
Of last year Since The close of the last fiscal year. orders
have been issued for extending this class o. service, be-
tween Pittsburgh and ST. Louis and between Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati and for increasing ii by the addition Of
another daily line OF postal ears between NewyOrk and
Pittsburgh, which Will bc likely 10 result In increasing
the aggregate salaries of postal clerks greater per
than the before. II l. believed however, that
the present appropriation will be ample to meet The III
creased expense: but n is safe 10 calculate that fur
tel will he required Or the next fiscal year
Mr. Tyner recommends that appropriation of Fl,399
Az - be ased which Will bc an increase OF only 4l6
per the appropriation for the current year The
appropriations ashe for next year exceed thOse pro-
vided for this year IN the sum OF only @11,4lL