The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-10

some twelve hours earlier than by the pres
ent facilities, with corresponding gain In
time at other points.
The route selected is over the Hudson
river, New York Central and Lake Shore
railroads, aud thence, westward, over
roads not yet designated. The selection OF
this northern over a southern route is based
upon the amount of mail matter now tran
spoited TO and from different sections Of
the country, and these amounts, we appre-
bend, will strike our readers with some de-
gree of surprise. Major Bangs, the special
railway mail agent of the postofiice de-
partment, who is now engaged in making
the arrangements for the running of thi,
train. has been interviewed by reporters of
several of the New York journals, and
from his several statements we CLEAN the
following facts. 1t is hoped to cave at
least twenty-four hours, If not more, in the
time between New York and San Franscis-
co, and as all average of five million of dol
lars, per day, is RENTED between there
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day alone in the matter of interest will
be effected by this increased speed. In addi-
ton to this, large amounts of money are
daily RENTED to and from New York and
Boston, and Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee
and other points west, upon which the
saving of interest WILL also, be consider
able but this aside. the increased prompt
ness and dispatch with which business can
he transacted, and remit,anccs made and
received, will mark this as one of the most
important and beneficial enterprises of the
Cay.
But to return 10 the reason of the selec-
ton Of northern route, in the first in
stance, over southern. The amount of
mail matter daily sent from New England
and New York to other parts of the north
and to the west exceeds all the other daily
mail matter Of the country, and the same
is true of that received in return. Exclud-
| ing the two cities of New York and Phil
adelpha, the state of New York transmits
aud receives, daily, five times as much mail
matter as Pennsylvania. Of course, the
city of New York, iu postal business,
largely exceeds Philadelphia, and Chicago,
although it has less than half the popula-
ton of Philadelphia, comes next to New
York and, also, largely exceeds Philadel-
| phla in the amount of daily business trans
acted through the mails. Eleven of the
northern counties Of Ohio do business
| larger in amount and in importance than
| the other seventy-eight counties including
Cincinnati, the eighth city In population in
the United States aud even Kansas, COM
paratively one of the most recently settled
states of the Union. receives and sends
more mail matter than the very much older
state of Missouri.
The comparison might be continued by
contrasting Michigan and Wisconsin with
the more northern of the southern states,
and the northern portions of Indiana and
Illinois with the southern portions thereof,
but enough has been said to indicate why,
| in the first instance, the northern route
was selected. The mails will be received
from and left at stations without stopping
the trains, by means of "catchers," which
are now used to some extent throughout
the county. Mr. Bangs states that the
concentration of the present scattered mail
matter over one route will go reduce the
cost of transportation as to make up the
extra expense of fast trains and increased
facilities, leaving the actual expense no
greater than at present. If the experiment
meets with the success anticipated, it is
proposed, not only to establish similar
trains through different sections of the
south as well as the north, but, also, to
place an additional train, starting some
twelve hours later, over the first route. In
this way, as well as in many others 10
which we have, from time to time, alluded,
is Postmaster General Jewell endeavoring
to meet the wants of the country and, at
the same time, providing for the safe,
speedy and honest management of the
whole postal service.