New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-11
POSTAL JNkROIENEAI'S.
THE FAST NAIL TRAINS WEST.


FURTHER DETAILS CoXCER>ING TIE ENlERrRisk-
EXTRA Labor INVOLVED ADVANTAGES 20 NEW
ESGLAyp-rARIY MAILS WEST OF CHI AGo-sr.
LOUIS To HAVE 4 SWIFT TRAIN FROM NEw-YOkK
DAILY.
u has been decided that the first fast mail
train for Chicago shall rayc NewYock ON the morning
OF srpt. rs. In conversation with George T. Bangs,
Superintcl icnt of the Railway Nail Service. reporter
Of THE TRIDU>E has obtained the following add
tona points rega.I o the work 10 be accomplished 10y
this train:
The train will leave TcwYork at i:l5 q. m Albany al
a. M Bnlo, D. m CLEVELAND, 1880 p. M, Toledo, III
H. H. and arrive 1T Chicago at $50 tho next morning
DURING whole trip the taia will not make more than
II stops and between this city and Toledo tho average
rate II speed ncudin. stops. viii be about 4"i2 miles
per hour. A. other important connections are Ia ne
made between Toledo and Chicago, and IA the latter
ldnc can IN reached In ample time for the west
ward bound morning trains without keeping up
snch "A high rate Of speed, the train viii run
somewhat more slowly between Toledo and Chicago.
II will be made up ordinarily " three cars the hrst OF
wfrh will he voted exclusively 10 letters received ana
10 he given along the way. The ear IL supplied Win
boxes for o73 post0iccs and roHcs The second ear
viii used for distributing newspapers In like manner
and n" Third, when necessary tho third ana fourth
ears. will contain made-up through mails.
Ninety sewn clerks have been detailed for the work OF
handing the mail tbs city and Cleveland all Of
whom experts. These nfo divided INTO iouf com
D.nes two of which will be on duy ut the Same time
some partial na OF tho amount OF work To I've done by
these Ien rRy be gwen by tie statement tina: there are
81 900 potc;ces in tAis country and the malls contain
matter every dag ADDRESSED to more tLan looOoo places
The great number of addresses arises from seVcra'
eaur.le amons which are tic following: Throughout
the country, but especially In the South and West
"a great many persons have acquired the habit
OF giving special names TO their residences when
are entirely different from chose OF the towns or post
Offices which they reside; an ~ they senefsy
give other address than TINS speelai hiihc'
the au,we, OF course are returned to the address
and most invaiab, without the name OF tho county
Affixed Them while thcrc arc no two poStoilces OF the
same name any state it h not UNUSUAL for several
towns IN tie same state 10 have the name. rs an
Illustration the State Of Illinois has u towns by tho
name OF Franklin. and yet only one postOlie OF that
NAME As IL is common thing 10 omit the name OF inc
county the Depar is compelled 10 resort TO State and
civ directories; after time tho ditrlbun; as0nt may
learn to know in which OF the u Franhns in the
state a certain person lives The changes maze BY the
Post once Department IN the names OF tho smaller
o0c,s AVERAGE between 5000 and 900 Annually, while
several years pass before the change is recognized 10y al
the correspondents Of The residents of one place IL
Is ,nrt OF the business Of the distributing agcnta of
these mall cars 10 KnO" solcthnS, al P"Scplc' 'po"1 '
OF &c rour cars that have been built especially for this
Go ,ect. AMI the two ofhcrs A. feet zach Hey ore
coupled closely together by Miller plaforms while on
the sides and top Of the SPACES between me ears ~ com
pete covering OF heavy canvas, ALLOWING comfortable
and sa:c pas age between tho cars during all Sins VI
Nv the northern route which has been selected tho
mails from all parts OF NeTEnslsnh weh e,cn bor,oi
d.rui'n. points FOR that part Of IN" country In Time
NJ albany IN ample time for tle fast tram which leaves
tie latter place at q r. M letter lsayng tan,eDoro,
,.s viii arrive AT Chicago IN little less than forty
eat hours A. nearly ~ me mails are dis,rouuod
mediate transfer to the fast train at whatever point
may make connecin The mails Tor all Of tho north
Albany and schenectady by route agents arri,n5 no
previous evening or by pouches forwarded on the ~ ;hs
trims At Buffalo the fast train will take up al the
mails that have been gathered between Now OK ana
that city 10y the Erie nn which VIII have ieit New.
this CITY IN lie morning for difeLaat parts oi is stte
win be delivered me sanS day c en- o6rv w r De
lag deiiv ~ Ia all important points beyond hu ely IN
Guiding kcncky Tennes'e ana 'op Gp"d baTe
agreed to Tod their nsAt train at Toledo until fhe
arrival OF the fast train a , ,6a tme s spo o' Ts
will enable tl' epatnent 70 make delivery ,hr"Irn
RE roads Of Chicago have ag,ecd to increase the
ced OF their last natl trains 80 as to keep up the early
t points in Minnesoia iowa AMI Missouri with mail
only q little than two lays from New-fork The
r"~nmr from New-York N time for the ny through
l,-n r the TERRITORIES and the Facidc coast IT. Louis
viii receive tae New York early moiling mail az $50 D.
M flir II. yt day, by way OF the Wabash Railroad.
Al thec arm lfenente IT Is stated have been made b
the r.road officials without the promise OF any add
tiunal OInpensat,On for the service.
QUICK MAILS OVER THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Tie Pennsy lvania Railroad Company on Thurday ncrt
will be2in running 2ar daily i.st mail trin 10 Pitts
burgh " IL stated that some months ago the Company
Informed the PvsiOce Department OF it's readiness 20
run fact postal train not only ~ CHICAGO hut to 81.
IS,fs and Cincinnati thus aJrdlng the postal acl
cs 10 the South West "a to Chcsgo and q Northwest
II was only on the 2yth VI August that the Department
res olded this offer. and then II m ersood that
noe tr.,n the Sew-York Central road would bcgin
running on the 18Th II September. This gave
tbs Penney wanna Railroad Company only ~ work
iny :,ars 10 hul1 three postal and alter the
lin table Of its various lines from Ncw-York to
Chl..agu Cincinnati, aud st. LOUIS but the Company
.un,ceded in building ears and will have them com
eted and Jersey city ready for running the train on
Monday ILose cars are large and commodIos and Ct