New-York tribune., 1876-07-24
THE RETURN TO SLOW NAILS.

SUPERINTENDENT Walls VIEWS.
A sERrors ISCoNyENIFNCR TO THE MERCHANTS AND
PEOPLE or SEw-ENGLASD EEw-YoRK, AND THE
wEsr-rHE SORT OF ARRANGEMENr MADE FOR
FUTURE SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Nlr. Vail, Superin-
tenden OF the Railway mal Service. has addressed
letter To- the PostOGce Department, datecat NewNork
I'm which be gives the situation Of the mails as follows
The agreement between Mcssrs scott aud Wand Tbilt
which cuIuinlted IN the Withdrawal OF the last man
facilities frst that al postal service on special or
fast trains should be withdrawn; second, that any
service upon the roads IN addition 10 mat shoud
remain Tor me present now long pefoo tle present Is
10 cover, has not necn 3sc' rtaincf
80 lar Ho PcnnsyiyanIa Railroad and lts conncc-
tnus are concerned n does not cripple Le Department
n much is generally supposed u leaves the postal
service thai road through % IT. Louis on the pest Dos
;uI traju-tle 300 ~ N. from New-lok 90 the Middle
states and the -0utuW,1t THIS was me traln on winch
tiue and put cars at the time of starting the Linn
icd u over the road, instead oi starting In the morn
or $50 a. M train rom Ncw-York on The Pennsylvania
Railroad has been OF any great advantage to the
which could not be dispatched after the night train, and
the loc, advantages gained ~ early supply On tac line
frofu tae No.tAElst and North Tor Washington. IAe
withdrawal ~ tie limited mail train viii therefore be
vsni Railroad by denying the Department mal cil-
t.r upon the dy cNpes, aud tle Last me leaving I5-
bJh 40 $40 aud $40 y. respectively, even lor
NM , 49,, 80 ,i, s,n b.,-t ~ tuc Eqst rxreptipe such
lo,a, service - concerned the department. nave
about the same OF the Icu-I htha kaiiuad
"r,ot Mart train. ON the Sew-Iork Central
aud Lake shore however tAe Ds9.tt.,riI.t, =, y =,
enabling 10 t1 concentrate most Of the So vice upon ,a1t
tra.u between NtN-Y1rk aud Buffalo Therefore II Lad
only one dtouIl service leaving Ncw-totk 40 e. n,
connecting with the postacar leaving Boston "t a. NJ
- Albany, giving very complete local service IRE
Albany 90 a. u. tltn- the Nc"-i.usaHd mail lgt
Bu .to the night previous aud The newborn naN l.N-
mail t-.n Ius win not DE restored ana the absence
NIiI br upst seyer,Iy icli throughout Newlork and
facilities icit for local service" dAd sul'.rht car sla(o
and cars which to handle all tie NcU-lnEduu mails
through malls nom Ncw-Yo.k tU the West, which are
yr.y heavy. These Companies J-O viii carr! such maits
a. ca be- put tc baggage car on AL Trains upon Mhltn
try now carry them, bat these facilities axe not SUI
nc,tut .1r o. tIthc Of the mails.
The Ere has double daily line OF postal ears through
20 dcrcl,'lc aud single Line nom there ,o phhAlIA'
zhcrc they connect with the Lake shore Tie Depart
uut force OF clerks ~ these ears ~ nati
previous 10 sac tst ans ana wofA ~" mans of h,-
gu and ONO and Indiana or suc part, of The two last
named state, VIII De forwarded Va the Lake shore
This wu p.rycHt too great delay u" thc mans I't tyse
St-s and will give tAc Department an outlet Tor mails,
that los possible means could hc iorWa.Ged VIA iLe
S,WlJ Jrk Central OWING % thc refusal Oi iAtllt' ILc
Department VIII De- forced 10 divide the ~,cdt mails Tor
the west between d." three roads forwarding ny edch
20 the cItont oi the facilities granted.
Mr. Vail has called Tor force Of clerks 10 be put IN the
EewYor Office who VIII work up mails for the West as
fast as they are dep ted dspatcng the same by every
train 10 this end hc Aas requested Mr. JaUcs 70 notify
the public that owing 10 the change t viii be necessary
deposit their ma us frequently as possible regardless
OF the tine o closing. that there may ne chance 10
distribute and spatch IT, thereby avoiding delay. ono
and the Southwest wall scarcely notice the change ln tue
service except NowEugland mails for the West and for
castbound mails Indiana will feel the effects but the
serious trouble win IN all mails FOR Northern Indiana
Irnls. Nllrh..au. and the West, All 90 NcE.l orG de-
pendent the Central Road will most seriously ieeI