New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16
THE QUANTITY OF THE MAILS AND OBJECT
OF FAST TRAINS.

MR. JEWELL TIE INVENTOR OF THE NEW IDFA-To
CHICAGO IN TwENTY-sIx HoURs-THE IMMENSE
MAILS LEAVING NEw-YoRK CITY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-POstmaster-G General
Jewell says concerning the fast mail trains which leave
NewYork City Thursday morning by the New-fork Cen
trail and PeDnsy Central Roads to the west that 10
organize so many mail trains has been WORK OF
very great labor The Northern route, however,
Will he the best equipped, because IT has hereto
fore had large mail and catchers, lor the
purpose OF catching mails at stations "hefe
the trains do not stop, are already up The Pennsy-
vania Central Railroad has as yet none OF these mali
catches though they will be put up possible
al along the line of the road TO accommodate tins
fast appears that so long ago as last November
the Postmaster General put himself in communication
with some of the leading railroad men, and urged more
rapid transit of mails. He had apersonal interview
with Commodore and W. III. Vanderbilt in New-fork in
which he urged them to put train to make the trip
from New-York to Chicago in twenty-four hours Al
though he could guarantee extra pay for it, he thought
81 would be object for the railroads to run tram Tor
concentrating mails upOn which would reileve other
of the road and enable the road to do the business
of the Department proaby to themselves and more
advantageously the public. The Pennsylvania Rail
road authorities had been previously spoken TO in regard
10 the same matter The New-YOrk Central Road offered
10 run fast train and II accepted by the Depart
Incnt. Sept. Is designated as the day when IL
should be put Within few weeks the pennsylvania
Railroad offered TO DO the same tIng IHcIr
offer was also accepted 1t has been found very diff
cult undertaking organize the Penns lyania Railroad
route do the business properly, but the Post-Ohce
authorities will do the best they Since 1t was
decided to put this train the 10TH schemes for dis
trbution have had he made, and pOst-oiices and
posta cars notified 70 make up for that train More than
600 notices have had to be written aAd sent Wltln
week.
The Ncv-York Post Office dispatches per week, Of mail
originating there, 225 sacks for Wisconsin; 20 for
tue state of NJ Wy 200 for Michigan; zoo Tor
Chicago: $50 for Iowa; 90 for Nebraska 2JO for CaOr
MIA 200 Union Pacific distribution; 200 for Mime
Nrv-Y0rk alone the Northern line IL is estimated
that New gland will furnish equal amount, wllcn
should 90 manly the Northern roads, New ork
CITY dispatches which must over tIe SOUTH
er route about per week for Missouri about
200 for 81 Louis and Arkansas about 100 Ior Kansas
Colorado and l2j for Texas, making little less IMAM
1000 sacks per week for that route incuulns
half OF Indiana. ONO and Illinois. Ii Is prob
able that the New England States will furnish 500
TO 1000 sacks 10 90 i'll this direction. III
contemplated put postal service As last as Is
needed the trunk lines, and take up where IT Is not
needed lateral and small lines. The roads west
of Pittsburgh Offering postal facilities fast as
the Department them. They Will DC put on II
needed from Pittsburgh the Missouri River At pres
ent, however II is anticipated that all mail matter over
this route can distributed and assorted by the time
trains reach Pittsburgh in which case II VIII 80 III
closed pouches for points OF destination Thus lar no
additional has been required by the Department 10
handle this OF mail matter as men nave Dee TAKEN
of from other nes sufficient TO handle II. The Depart
ncnt believes IL will he economical to thus handle III IN
bulk detail 1t also hopes that the railroads
will dispatch mails AT
time instead Of having postal cars on so many trains on
fbe same road The paid TO railroads under
the law which cannot be increased or cssened by the
Post Office Department large enough, IL IL DeeVeu
To pay the railroads well for doing this business