, 1875-09-18

cr,t afntx n tte snn. as."r y" ''1' ""N '"'
In Nil cases rcre ,ouc, sre missed, from care
esanesa On tn nrt o. to estf Or nrnt Gn ~ .t.n'
Py.tnns,era witt PROMPTLY rerot tbe crcutnstsccs of
the eaas to tho orlcc.
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| THEORY Of 7HE TRAM
| WHAT TT is To AccoApt.sHu.
1t Albany eeyersl important railroad officials
ca1ne IN board tho train, md tho first serious
tnlk aIout t1o ,u,rno.oa of fin train 1raa hod
| tr, s rr 49,. =, u.u,
"o ta""hy ioa.n. 1'S. "Aa 1''a.'enoa ~
tho iufpoac OF facilitating dsphtciI OF mail be-
tTocn largo SECTIONS OF country. and not between
| tic larger cities nlone. Tho latter purposc Ia
| ,tN ,... N,a,s ,r, ~
"tt"oe'' oNe.aso ,.,,.,I ' 49,, sna s"' p'n'" eA'
proper Is hnt apso'u1e'; ''eeaea lo' Hnch inter-
change. 1naeod, on many OF tho long ]nea of
trunk railroad, tho through pouches to dis.an:
c,,io. ara converotf in fsnicht carH ,rl,,c1, .ra
a"a. .,eaa1 ~ ,,;.tr,,,,,o, ovnna, :,
no7et opc"'u . -, usns'.o'.,! rsaao =, s1ceps a.
the terminal poin'' 1heso through pouches
generally aso Intlor tho supervision Of tho
railway postal clerks, but sometimes tl,;s
tlron",, ttanatch so1yjco ia no iyorcrd finn, In.
no,tai roilwar service that the tl,rough novc,,es
losenl iat".5 ne' 'AA. '.'' 'u'uf" '''actasf
arc intr'ls'eu onaselS 70 tho employees Of tho
railroads..
| Tbeao through bass are generally forwarded
! 30 f-a,rsrtl,, .u train. will narr,,t NIL =. ~,
,s,ta e -. ~, .s ,ns.". 49,. d. 1n r,'o
"e.ola'''a'ioi4 ~ sn""-n1"''ef WI "a.fAo'' lug
railway post-ottlces ato established Oh trunk
lines leading t.om one grand division ot the
| country to tho other oyur which commercial li,e
| ~ Ia. l.ror,a nocc...rv ,nat H.. tn,,l, ,},,,,
'' ,,,,a ~ tsss;. ','".-n,,,..' "t' .us''
pass. "n'.e III sfahe''' olH'r1p"ao" o. ~ 'uaae'
md The mail forwarded directly TO ltb destlna-
ton. This local distribution while OF route
keeps The local matter from tlle distributing
Offices, wbero it would necessarily be DELAYED al
ieaas from one ttasn to auotuer aud would MISS
| imnortant connections.
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and tic demands Of commerce haSo established
cortnn grand tr!uk Iiues Of railroad. which
hardly change With tho chauging yeass. To
for eluilar REASONS, conform. Tho causes ~h,cb
bnrc mainly led to tj,a establishment Of railway
| post. Offices on any limo Of road hayo boon i
consideration Of tho 8oc.ous thereby connected,
would ue wiling to e1teud ia tha Govcraneut
; Tie Department has generally adopted the
policy Of selecting for t,o postal cars tho great
iines OF travel. Such policy has permitted
tho Department to use to their maximum capacity
facilities for which IL paya The postal clerks,
also, by reason OF the nassing Of tho great mails
gu cortain through sinen eau povfortn their ardu-
aud with greater economy Of time. Tho system
Of cenirszntion, Of maAniug OF tho malls. has
beon found t. be absolutely essential to the &C.
curacy Of mail distribution. Tho postal corks
ed distribution Of mails for every railroad route
important Offices, and all stage rousea contorlng
| At all points OH tho lluc OF tho road But tho
: experience OF tho postal railway service las
shown thbt 1t ia impossible for any one clerk to
: Gnastor tho whole country.
The geioct1ou Ut ons particular route Of travel,
aud the tnasan9 of large amounts OF mail upon
it. enables tue Department TO
! Neutrality-suspicious..
> in the following ways:
Frst-Tac railroads arc compensated for mall
upon tho basis Of tho Wight carried. This COM
ha st c.e5 9T e5fp bx Tos ,as
erea.eB. The moro mail concentrated npon any
y ono road, tho loss tho cost 10 the dorornmont
per Ton. -, .u.
t tho railway postal.earn m to tic atnoss poss.blt
= o1tont. and decreases tho cost Of poBtas-care Il
zach ton carried. Greater and moro otilconl
!, service eau DO obtained from tho railway postal
y clerks by ouabling them to perform their wora
= within limited area. This ulAkGB tho dis tfihu
: tion Of oach ton cost less. 1t sometimes hap
i pens th9t, owing 70 this eyateui, along troni
nos %s se .ss 4a e o s sn a day0 ds1usn
pays according 70 tho wo!elt carried Pc
milo, tho cost Of such mails would b
u1oro.faThe Department eonsldofs, that It II
j. route, II by 10 doing 1t can make Tho Same tim
Sssss Sc H. H. ssssst,s
Q. at distributing Offices. Dy divernng shoao sualle
,r r,ni!s, tho expense OF 40 slditional i.awa
'y Post-Otlco Ii saved, WLiIo .ho community 70
n cciyeg lta mails with olual diHpatcll, and til
-. General Government ID tho aggregate aaFc
|" largo Hu1ns OF money.
q, THE FrnaT TON
H. Of nail carried on u tnitfoad coats tho nophrt
(. u1ent $3.50 per milo per annu1n tho next 1.5l
NJ pounds costa s25 per milo por aunum additional
"a =. Tile exponse to tho Government Of tho railway
ck nostai serrfca per abnun Is from a25 to $50 Pc
10 mile 1t will thus DO seen that BIZ diyestiug
ton OF mail, 4au carrying 1t Q00 lnlleH futtlei
it wiIl coHt ~, 600, while 1t may tho estau
llshmeat Of railway Post-Olico. With its fu
T. | complement Of from eight to sixteen Clerk
H. with IN as0rage salhry OF el.2U0. over ront
ut 900 mllcs In length. Thn aggregate saving t
Ia, tho Department from this diversion OF malls
- yasy largo, wh[lo tho local communities recciv