, 1875-03-01
MERCHANDISE IN THE MAILS.
TIE REtonr OF OEOn0E 8. DASus, BupKntNTENp.


ENT or RAILWAY PosTAL SERVICE.
SPECIAL Dispa.cI u 7hs Chicago Tribune.
WAslllNoIoN, D. G., Feb. 28.-Th1 following Ia
tho to1t Of tho letter of Georga8. Bangs, Super
intendent Of Hallway Postal Service, rolatire to
merchandise ln tho nails, aud which doubtless
contributed much to the defeat Of the expresa
companies in tho Senate:
s,n In .pswsr . to your inquiry = 70 Tho a1noant
known ~ samples Ut merchandise in tho nails would
reapccttu!ly submit tho following:
~ your direction. and tn oaaer that reliable inform
alton OF tho relative amount Of different c)naaea OF
mall matter might be obtained this ntcs issued cirru-
lar letters to ntty Of Tho 'nrRest Offices In tue United
argeat quantity OF !hs elass rcio.sed 10, requiring
tae;a t. Keep record Ct III ms, matter oslEt'a.ug
iecte a., during tho iater rsrt of Gst @ moaG tSo
mails vuld 10 mont likely uscd to great extent in
the forwarding OF hoday-aoo<ls.
hy referring l0 the dstAie statement horeunko
ne1cst, tho following Fasnlts will ls seen:
For the four weets Of December commencing with
Of c!,ssss of mall 3ss5a pounds or II pse F ee,
VISA nr.t tlasb ?,t0i7t pounds, or 6l.& per cent,
III ss,s q Sa:
PER cen ot she toal OF III classics. obraced aap9ss
days. might 10 own, tie Eetara4 of the asss week.
Dec 70 = lus!se, weEs sabulated. hhoxiuG tho FOL-
Tots weight OF mali matter Of all casses, 11ag oo1
poAuda lUu,050 pounds. or IA per cent Of iirbt
cass ~. 0o3 pounds, Or e9.s per cent Of second
OF tue thtr1 class $50 pounaa, per cent Of Tho
total Of all ctasscs embraced SAMPLES OF merchandise.
II WILL 10 noticed that the relative amount Of letter
mali, or tho hrat class, was constant for tho four
weeks t1st OF the zecondcaea per Iesa for
TSs. s.. ss r. @ s iSs
fsst week to 3o3 per CENT for tho four weeks ill.,
crcass Of Per cent.
samples Of ncrchandise, which tucreasod from ia per
cent for tho rst week to 2s per cent for Tho four
fur ts rat weak 10 is Pet csut for thu four weeks
largely usod during tho holdsys ior forwarding tha
class.
Tho facts established ars that samples Of .ner-
ehandtae occupy less OF tho nail facilities than booka
latter cias, e.auot h, sd il aot fors:rdo 10 my
s]rsat ] ssst 81, t. during tho winter comparison with It
A 10 tao probable iarre.ss In this elssa Of mall
cult 10 decide. Whether tho conditions under which
To 10 readily e1Anlued without iuMrins tbs wrap
pers the tFeatucnt receives. being thrown IN To-
to sop tho quanlty within tue present limits not.
Tsmsiu, to eli " .ssn Il 70; probable aowsfes. that
tfcuar vsne or delicate textnse KFeat dstAuces
eept,ns between place. whsso. 1t stheF ths ONCE OF
Ths d.nsss i .bu.s ss 10 @,
the nas for tho forwarding Ut articles Of merchandise
sn sss III
warrant the riak. ...
Al examination Of the present Law governing ail.
sbls tuatior will SHOW ihat, After o1tMptug those
artseca specifically lnenttonsd and those articles
Of valup and uslfra.e texturo thai sre AaaIl-
able, there remain comparatively fsw srt!cles That
would be likely t0 10 forwarded In Tie Malls, unless
there other tneans lut. the fact eatul-
slea that It would not ba uaed 10 any Break s4snt In
the forwarding Of this elasa, i Nou4 nut Ia ny orin.
iuu. follow that It could bo aspcnsed with. II ssesns
tAat thu many advantages &ecruuK to Tho public from
thi4 provision would warrant III rateutlon. Among
then may 10 mentioned the reduction of rates by
press companies giving sac!ltlss 10 thoa who REe
aettiing thu remote sections Of tho country r1tepl
lug tbs certainty md dispatch OF the nah In cases
where tins IL important.
II IL ndsiaabs, however, that lhero bs one uniform
End wo4ht for alt articles VI tie thisd class. Tuis
Las tecn Iconstraet stlca the present Law weis Into
operat!uu 1t does away With The innumcEshls cAses
Of CONFLICTING opinion that continually taking tito
tstns and sltsl!tion Of onetts Of tAs Dspartment-
conflicting opinions ~ To whether fests!u article
Gould could not 10 At certain rats, and OF ces-
ts!u we!xht. TheFs distinctions wcFs souEco Ut
trouble to tho pup4rfRrnt, OF embarrassment to Post
Aaattfss anu Of great snnosAnce AND sometimes loas,
10 tho pube,-aEcle4 censifnes beluY admitted lnto
tho malls by one postmaster, sud held by another
II suy change Mrse ruAde In ths pse4sut law, why
would it nut " we'll to nAks4 ln tho ratt,-thatls in
Crsasiux the rate-sxiug Tie Ekse, however,, Coats
for s4ch puncs fractional part terso thua iuelu
ing eyeEylthg tsom uuseatea circular to 4.pound
from ho rayt aud frou iAe best dsta thts otos h4s
Ut s dsr osa Il would aks littie II any difference In
the stnount Of thtEd-cass luattes forwarded ii Ills
rata donLed: w1llo tho dlnsEeuco IN ss1snuo to
tho Department would be apprectable.
An iNcxeAsA would. In certain dtZftA. b nkaV1ps