, 1876-09-26
TAST-MA1L SERVICE.
moa+inp of the Special cons11is-
sion of Inquiry.
r~om,nation of Gen. MoArthur, George
8. Bangs, and Others.
n,. Author OF tho System Explains It's
Workings In Detail.
wb.t Chicago Has Lost by tho With
d,awal Of the Service.

n,.ni 1'actnc lotcl. IHo NolnHisslou 10 so'N
no,ea Of Messts. Gardiner q. Hubbard, Of mas.
sathuse'ss: nonn,r,vonic Mr.. George A. Fas-
u, For, Of lsnns n " tie accrct,rv of TIN
Ets, Of Watc1to"i, n; ! :, ,o. .ns Ss.s'A'' ~ WIZ
Commission, was also IN attenuanec'
a.,, ,,cforo The Commission, au.l, In re-
sss the piss ~, Tox .s,1 he wa. satjane lint tho
spouse to Sr. fo1. say ..e st,s nrs,.,,,
establishment ot sne ,as. ula'is 'e','ieu 1,i s'eas
ths pTesPi'y sP;aUa vi ea the s sst ~ mali a been to
cause grea: as'uy ~ c,,,carn VIVA aircct,l. so VIVA
lion Of drafts. ~ eA..s Initial, H. I,st1 tn,rnS
she surrounding e:ncc,aI,v M thoso @ ,ea1in
mperishao0. ., 1as. r,,,rh voIaahio timn in ret
nail they l'Au s,,tnr, .oss oracr, Whcn the 9axt
,ng out thelf 'no'.anb ola.s. . -. ~. oc,ss s
mall was running lucy Wv "ts ,,or ~ orors .I an s.nt
.a' n.y ,hs roods roo on tlo carly trains. o eonsla-
put u,o hvv NJ no.tnl.cars spcctelly crowded
tFel tue sys,sa' s ~ ps.ont,al ,rhs i,i.trlb,tIon
Ior this service a. ths i,, rhtion IN thc
N the cars diminished tAe ulaltiput'oA ;" WV
po,t.O01ec. They wero now doing the work
to,s ~. ,tn .omn number Of men, hut they had
k'la ,a'o '@' Tin rc.cstah1tsh1ncns Of tho fast
more time: -. a,o d,,rintah tI,n ernersn of the
nllcc' ,.n .. urar.nn
Superintendent ot Carriers, was asked s.1a} a9oaE
ihe running ol s oGpatt'1aSS ~ snf tra,, voa ~
malls. and tHe uG.at w stG 1vovne Rno.1 tc milk n
she mail came In Gy tho second ia morning a: LINN:
due at the office about = oclock: " nonuaY
there waa only one naii. ouring tae !ass "eukt
The greatest delay aa ooen 9 Gng INV g fnutos ,nv ps
fortyl7e minutes tfo pEsc:ealng @ Week} anu oms
hour The week before; Ihls *as !, tne New ~, aotM M
mall. On the New Engiahu .na.. Inc n.y. Ge'4y ius
1re weeks bad been mush Efeaaer s.o =, dne oa ueMy
waa probably oecasonea " taafo ~ II
husus small ps5t q ts Eastern It.. @ ,a.4 !; ",
delivered bY tue curly cnrrlors; M tue most most OF IL
vent out a. o'clock aa,ascn ag1S WIS ~" uoa ,mc Hc
hours dlcfcnee pesMeen ~ ~ os,ao lilly
ind TIE t!o they left te aeposs t., Meaenan1s t
complained that ther icttere IT, eao ~ iuo au rase
Ii the morning, anu lelt too early ~ w tfe ts.
tng, 30 that tney naa "os lil4i' " ".'"'' '"'''
soTrespondcllcct ,-.,-, ,u.,, H. :p,,r,.,
In response 70 nqraes !1t Mr s, sIs,
Mr. Hubbard sola tno pressn. ~ 10 maae5
The lctterB come 70 ousihess.men, On tne nHn5a ai
ot Trade, mcrenants, any panhens, " ~. Snss sa
busiest time SONG o. Ine oahhs "ou'o noe IT.
ecyc letters aiteI " R o'ciock. eti ,.,,.,o, .h..
Mr. Fox elected tue lulther lniorMatioh 1nas ~
there had always been more or !css de!ay 10 the
asE'sal et tsalne from lhe EasL, Hno LIN shat tne
Centennial was probabiy caafgeanle WIN some-
sS soes ts q qes2 @ mater M Was ieeeyed daily
Nj. Hubbard stated1 10 a. answer Yer TO INQUIRIES @ a!es
going out Of vogue very rapidly, until now tho
Eop'0 as Teao sns v NV Int ~, horcs nn mt
.sts. @ aaeS m ,r",n ccnnicI III ad ih7 car
Mess .aa!a H. H. tso1 WIZ MI ,ii1nit rnnsl7or that
sls uaaer .as oh,,ri' ctsyl' ~ thor. ors a rsrs
n'ti rsr. H. inTcossd amo,int Of business would
,a.s s thsn the n.aka nv m th cxnens incurred
tnglo ~ sns,.ar sHs,. ~ H. Pnimnr fhc Trnf1nmon
s,n1otnnI ~ I1"'t ,ho " d{fcronca between tfc de-
E4lHluCA tuo NA44Ea GANN 1-S"L ""+~
~ ,ssaor rItv tncrn was lcss ter.
s.sx, .ns lAtse' oy o, 1Iv,o nuer Tn Nae Ynrl,
ihes bad IN "srr|srs and i.ooo strcct,I,o ii
rhjyssga no' shoSe s 4TS h.4cs: in Nav York there
VT. W.T. ~ ~. osasa s a I n ~ ayinrv G corrcrs
ao!A si,cy so tt1a a1 ioseo ~ .n r:r ny n
tho 1an ra1u}ar forcs "a yarnncics ncc,,rred. In
Shicase Chi tcro were wcre s1 x daily colsctfons IN Now
io5k' u: an increase o. 70 men r. T. nn@ Ynr
sno H. " ~ nnt .eysNnnortina
tau ousiIIea @ - ~ t1a,r dcnrt
I n, i sayr pspnS HIM. u an 9no ca1 ~ troub,.
between carriers and ri tt,c niibifc.
lcctfnr, n,oii. ~ TX i.sn,.r ~ ..aa etnrto,
.e scars aaa's nan W @ .G Sea d.oI,s W. i,t
bo hSn 3,s4't1n,. qnu o1.a 14.nr III M nn
Inc Of but thnt Ina ws aroot,pueS ms afe
liz Will, ~ ir IT, mas ~ Gnsao 1steessa ~
as tac. "nu1a aIsoeatc Inc Fe.estaolsahment o.
sarsan. y. nguss ,s'th ~. 70 9u ana ~ mam y
boxes on tc Ilte ~ % consac;ca an bot
,soit. int.asspe'haple 10 raplu TRANSMISSION
o'"l'a'
III. 0EoR0H .. nANos,
the originator Of the fastmnil system, was mex
caan. eaamsiigG ne Ga4o somewhat OF personal at
H. ~ I.s hestiecs IN Inc railway mai-sGtSlce
IL ,a aa star!eu the tu9t n,a1! seRt; To- ls5o an
ni,"nss Ea. n,. ".sluea July ~, lSto' lnoss laa
aMa H. occM c9t1cst between t!o DepaflmcI
is~tr ~ - ta,roaas Ite iatteE nad always u