The New York herald., 1875-09-16
The HeraId'S Rapid Transit Plan as
Adopted by the Government.
THE NEW SYSTEM OF NAIL COMMUNICATION.
Interesting Details Concerning the Trains
and the Matter Despatched.
THE OPENING OF NEW ERA.


statement concerning the fast mail ns:-The
ONCE Department proposes despatch To- morrow
morning tthe 16thl by all the early trains which
have been lately put on the line the New York
Central Railroad, which is fully equipped starting at
little after four O'Clock taking the mails from New
York city and the New England States which should
80 over the Northern line The Pennsylvania Central
line train which leaves Jersey City half past four A
NJ, will connect at Harrisburg with the train and mail
which will leave this city O'Clock for Pttsburg and
the West To organize many mail trains and postal
has been work Of very great labor The Northern
route, however, will be the best equipped, because
II heretofore had large mail, and catchers for
lhe purpose Of catching mails at stations where
The not stop already up the New York
Central Railroad and its connections West The Penn
Eylvania Central Railroad has, vet OF these
mail catchers though they will be put up as
possible all along the line Of the roads
modate this fast train 1t appears that long ago
last November the Postmaster General put himself
IN communication with of the leading railroad
men and urged more rapid transit OF mails He had
personal interview with Commodore and W. II. Van
1erblt in New York in which he urged them put on
train TO make the trip from New York Chicago in
twenty four hours. Although he could guarantee no
extra pay for IL he thought 1t would be object for
the railroad to train for concentrating mails
which would relieve other trains OF the road
and enable the road do the business of the de-
partment prohtably to themselves and
Rdvantageously the public than when scattered
many trains. was then being done. The Pennsylva-
mia Railroad authorities previously spoken
in regard to the matter Two three months
ago the New York Central road offered to fast
train and it accepted by the department septem-
Der 6 designated the day when should be put
Within few weeks the Pennsylvania Central Rail-
road offered to do the thing, and their offer
so accepted 1t has been found very difficult under
!akng organize the Pennsylvania Railroad route
do the business properly at this time, but the Post
oiHce authorities will be hand take the
mails destined for Pttsburg the southern portion of
the Eastern Middle States the they can
with them Since it decided to put this train
the 10th schemes for distribution have had made
and post offices and postal notified to make up for
that train More than 600 have had be
written and within a week. as
THE RAMPIcArIoSs OF A TRAIN
Ike this spreading out from the termIn OF the
like fan, very extensive.
The Post Office Department is confident that It will
deliver mails the less than twenty six
hours in Chicago and Cincinnati and less than thirty
four hours st. Louis, from New York. The Penn
Kylvana Railroad with its usual enterprise putting
Dn fast trains to connect South and West, with this
rain, that the entire South and Southwest Will re-
eive the advantage OF this by than twelve
hours. Oneeighth of the entire mail matter OF the
country originates in New York city and than
that-perhaps acknowledgements in New Eng
and. Some estimate still higher, SO the northern
Route taking all this New England mail, together with
that originating in New York, OF necessity have
very large preponderance in the of mail
transported over it.
Tho New York Post Office dispatches per week Of
mail originating there 22e sacks Wisconsin, 30 for
he State of New York, 200 for Michigan, 200 for Chi
sago $50 for Iowa 60 for Nebraska 250 California
200 for Union Pacific distribution, 200 Minnesota
And estimating one-haf Of Illinois, 100 sacks half
Ohio 175 and onehalf of Indiana 12O sacks to go
the Northern route leaving than 4 600 sacks
30 be despatched from New York alone for the North
line. 1t is estimated that New England will fur
nsh equal amount, which should mainly go over
Ihe Northern road New York city dispatches OF
mails, which go the Southern route about
100 sacks per week for Missouri about 200 for ST
Louis and Arkansas about 100 Kansas and Colorado
and lZ5 for Texas making little less than 900 sacks
per week for that route including half Of Indiana
Ohio and Illinois 1t probable that New England
States will furnish from 500 to 600 sacks 20 this
direction. 1t is contemplated put postal SER
vice as fast needed the trunk lines and up
where is not needed the lateral and small lines
ROADS.
The roads OF Pittsburg are offering postal car
hciles as fast as the department them. They
VII be put If needed from Pittsburg the Missouri
sver At present, however it is anticipated that all
nail this can distributed and as
orted by the time trains reach Pittsburg which case
will go in closed pouches for points of destination
arriving just quickly il they in postal cars
the mail should increase that cannot be properly
made up by the time reaches Pittsburg postal cars
will be to Columbus further until sufficient time
gained in the postal make up all this mail
natter to its destination The department hopes that
he railroads will hnd 1t to their interest despatch
more mails at time instead Of having postal cars on
30 many trains on the road
The rates now paid TO railroads under the law which
annot be increased or lessened by tho Post De
artment, are large enough, 1t is believed TO pay tho
alroads well Tor doing this business Amer the Post
master Generals visit Chicago and the West last
pring and observing the immense amount or mail mat
Ter going between the Atlantic and Pacific not only for
own department but for the British Post Olce he
investigated the cost OF transportation and found, under
he law the department paid the railroads every ton
Of mail matter between New York and San Francisco
by whatever route S575, more than twenty eight
cents pound exclusive OF the handling Of the trains
and OF ransshipmen at terminal points Of the line,
hat Tor every pound Of newspapers transported
mis- entire distance the department loses more than
wenty i've cents pound and every pound Of
;handse it loses than ten cents a pound. or
course but small proportion Of the mail passes from
ocean TO ocean, the deficiency would be greater
than $1,000 900, which is about the estimate for it,
WASHINGTON
Postmaster General Jewell to-day telcgraphed 20
New YORK that there was why the mail from
Ihat CITY for Baltimore and Washington should not
have tAe advantage Of the mail line which
begin tomorrow morning, and ordered that mail
or both cities should be delivered the same train at
Philadelphia now carrying the packages or HERALD
for Baltimore and Washington newsdcalers This will
give both cities their New York mail three hours earlier
and subscribers to ths HERALD nearly same advan-
tage how had by The exclusive delivery OF only news
paper packages In Baltimore it will give the mer-
chants their New York mail during business hours
but this Is only the beginning Of better system Of