, 1876-02-07

{t0at valuD to lie Vubhc ht6t oeHsfo uht'
nbic to contribute thereto. bv reaAon OF my 20.
aiton I'll Superintendent am largely indebted
10 lilo GENEROUS manor in which haso Eoh-
orally been sustained by tho copgress by the
uaing tue 1natla and also by tho intelligence aud
wltL Which hare been supported by
my assistants and tho employees under the sl-
psrriA,on OF this otllco. mood Bay nothing
inore, therefore, upon the general subject Of tho
EOBta1-cAr service.
Thero is one 1nattor. however, With which |
hhyo bonn tntmstoly connected, upon wbtcl, !
wish to say aomo fey vorls. ! refer to ths
In relation thoreto lave not becn fully published
in any oilicia forn,. aud not correctly under.
stood by many rersons "The fAat mall tEa,n
nas been called "a mere ne"snaper Train nm, nna a
monsion. TheHo things have brought shout no
little n,ianpp1ehonHon III 10 the actual fnota,
which rcgurd il as my duty 90 correct. Iho
best way to do this Is by . plain statement OF
nuci, por TIM per milo por year (nauoly, s25 Ecr
ton for all above 6.U0U pouDds}, tho eloment Of |
Weights docs not cnter into tho cost OF carriage
whether tho nnfs 20 10, 23. or 90 mtlca an hour.
Thc only ite.ns Of increase arc tn the railway |
poHtal-cnr Rorvico, for wlt!c! tue Government
paya at tho following ratos per milo PR nnnum
IS or Cofoo: car, SO 4 milo por nnnum.
5a.foot car. ~ mtlo 1er Elli.,'tn.
45-foot car, SIN milo ptr ntinum.
&o.foot car, Sl6 4 mile rcr aunnt.
And In tho additional clerical force necessary by
the Increase Of Halls concentrated Oh tho INST
limo. The following figures viii Bhow tho in.
crease IN Zach Of these partlcnlnrs:
new YonK AND CHlcAuo.
This limo is wa hoM York Central, I1udeon
Rtrer, aud Lnke Shore 4 Michigan aouthern
Railroads:
Cost of rostal-car nesrlco tetwsen New York -...
a,la nufIao prior to scrt. III, l,15.:..S II s46e.o
For Bano fcryire betwech Buffalo and Chi.
cage PRIOR to Sept. IS, 1B75......"..... f76'o.9o
'"''9o
IAFsEsT rosTAL-UAn HEAyIcE.
Fast un!l-ttuIu between New furk anl CHI
caEu ..,............ 5iAoste.oo
Local TRAINS.
Istv'eeis ] buGaa @ M and Chicago aalis.oo
To..l;:;;; ~; = x:::... ........'lsssse.'SsS - s,s q
Increase In cGHt OF car At14icS. ee,o'olu
FAyr MAIL CLERICAL roRCE.
Tho incrnaBo in tue clorical forco Ut tho :nss
mail train Auce ita inauguration, Sept. lG, 1875,
IL shown by tho following:
Two heal cicrks. At 81 oo......,.......s2 2tooM
rwensy-cns i've ; ss,,s;an! cisri:, Il -. aooo
Total. so, 10000
whlsh, added IL lin increass account Of
rossai-car aesyi:e inakea t"1l ineEeasS o-c N
hut great deal OF this inaveaRo ia apparent
rather tian real. Tho establishment, OF the
"fAst mail " Iuaao it practicable TO rcdnce tho
number Of postal cars. cIerkB, etc., on othor
lInCD, hh0 klH lnlQun[ oI EcuHCLOu IN. kuolciO1os
Justly to bo taken from tue oxpenho OF tho - fast
mai'.",
Tho decrease in postal-car service and clerical
lorco RlfoAdy inhdo, or Intended ut M carly day.
for tho reaaon that its continuance III Ecidcrod
unnecessary by tho superior nccomuodatloua
Hupl,liod by tho "tast mnil," IL Al folluWa:
placonsinuanoe Of eight lines Of postal cars N. .,
Sc.ne 1of scf1,ee =, s :,:. an
tiehs lines tu c1cesa of those nercssaty for
local aosf1ca'.: .s......'........'..'.' soso'A"
Total decrease. ST., ,a.7.'i
tho i" fHtl mai! fEom tho !1cF1a4e for tho
"fust train" tsl6,o7G.l0l, as above .et
| forth, and VIC have net tncreaac of expense
incurred hy tbs establishment Of the t tast
luR1. ot ....,. l,sst-C
AMOUNT OF sEAv1CH ON THE FAST MAIL.
Tho amount ot acryice performed Oh tito "fast
mail train haA boon all tho whtIe very great.
During tho months Ut November ard Ducon,ber
last tho clerks Gu this train distributed mal ~
folowBl
Rncks OF paper ms! distributed. t0.7,o
lactsgcs of lottSr mall. SE3, iad
suniLts Of t'ts.s .! psper mail, allowing 10 oo
Nnetr II @ poees It iser nail .oxna s1
y pieces t2 Zach package. ,1eo
sae a.y =. gasgs asss aa
Nunber of ,meoos Of le,tss mali eaoh day. o,.,a.
rosi ssaass aasbes y sses ii mail distributed
......................... .,.".... 6os,6
But This is mol Ill Of tho servlce performed by
th!s ts4 mail tta,n.. l .a1t;on to- ssKs,att
guantitscu OF what 'nay call "olIlcihl nattore.,
hero refer to stamps, stamped envelopes, hnt
postal cards--tle curraney Of tue podsal Aeryion
Yeso sttps are sas III N9s
postal cards at Springfield. Mass. Avery Erca
portion Of ail lssod IN tho Unstad 6tatos passe.
ovor tlln - fast mail train.H For tina suall actua
auoye, o.er tho os.peuho ot tho SLOW tsalps 0
former tinlca, no lavu M exclusively Govern
1neI,t poatal trahl travelling 07D mlsos daii,
caah way, absolutely controlled by tho Depsrt:
n,eut, ran at Nh extremely high ratio Of speed
reaching By its sounoc1!ons ana ramstieasons an
directly benetttns $4,000, 900 poorle, IT,
whom ii reduces tho limo for The recctnt aud din
patch OF tAoir mail from al1 to tweusJ-four hours
rerylco to tho business p,,d the intelligence o
ti,s country az iuostnabto. think 1t would b
uhoap If 1t coat much more than It does. 1t
beueAts nro bcins moro aud moro acknowledge
| every day. Tho1n who would dispute thela, I'm
. da.utanding tho facts. would dispute against tn
SUI; and with them have no argument.
cannot Hpsak In too high praise Of the n,anMc
! III which tho .'dovc!nneut fast mai! train ha
/ from the beginning baen managed. 1nore is U
r tnall-tskn ID tho world comparable 10 1t. TA
locomotive aud cars, manufactured ut great 81
pcnsa by the railway oonp9n!ee. ase used 9.
s aud tho tldslsty and sniclenoy viii wioh thu
! a1o conducted "a magnificent contribution
: tl.s public service. rhcr. regularity IN ttma
!, | nntwii ihatAlitiinR ttHit high E1to at Epoel,
: something wonderful: In all tho trips thus II
O made thels haA bseu but ouo train behlnd tim
' nnu that ouly eioyon 1niuutea, 10 much 10 III
|. suieniiil traln regarded III exclusively mud,
L Goycrn,nc,t control, that no officer Ut tho ral
a roads, not evsn Mr. Vanderbilt himself. ia 20
n United 10 ri.le II without tie proper author
Il iron. thu Possibilities department..
% Such aro The particular mud gono1al facta col
10 uectod With tho .....,
y GOVERNMENT FAST NAIL rHAM.
rcepec.lully submit that they A1s csedltab1e