, 1876-12-16

TIE FAST NAIL.

| TIE FAST MAIL.
] TOM scorr's NEw sCtEME-yAApFHn1Lr our-
wirTEn AND CuicAuo DIscAtM1AATEp
II having bccn reported IN railway circles TINT
Tom Scott had resumed the running Of the
faet-mail train from New York to Chicago ani1
Ut. Louis, thereby outwitttng Vanderbilt, and
III measure discriminating against the postal
tEecrests Of Chicago, Tribune reporter called
on CAPT. James Il. White, tho Western supcrln-
tcnlent Of tho HALLWAY rostal Union, for per-
feet understanding Of tho schemc. After the
exchange Of weather courttsfcs, tho news-gath-
crcr said:
"Capt. White, learn IN tho stree. TINT Tom
Scott i,ns put on d fast-nail train, whic., lls.
s5mluatsf IT, IL tayo, q 81. Louis .* against CHI
"flle 1act fe, Mr.. Scult has restored wlat was
.scr Thy pennsylvat'ia Cotnpany's. ruadn wlon
Vanderbilt was r!.nntgg the speetnl tast,lnail
siore Roat1s. Scott had arFamgcd With Wander
Bit that when the latter withdrew the fast.
mali train llc would piIloE the u limited mail"
ri!e appropriation e. thc fast matt having been
likewise with hts limited mail scheme"
~. thc renewal Of thu lImitea mall revival
"Sot at all, Mr; Scott simply runs q last
Whst arc the pos{ai facilities aforIcd l,y
thls scheme Of Mr.. Scottl"
" received 81, order day or two ago from,
snrcrLntenicnt Jarkson, stating that OIL md
FORK s pittsburE Railway Pot.. 0ilcc, goi6g
west, will leave Philadelphia nt II aU Il. ill.,, arlti
going EAST will ba attached to the .lay express
leaving rtttaburH at S:45 d. HI. lie also says
the Cincinnati express at at0 r. NJ, and going
east !eaplnug rltisbarg at s 10 Il: MI"
New yDrIsl''
and arrives al IttsburE ut II 20 p. 1.; Cil,eitl-
1atL ut 1855 Il. N. The serond daY; St. LDus at
S:45 p. NJ. tho same .lny and Chicago At 7:a0 p.
m.>likewlsci Kansas City yia q. Louis at 19:t5
4 H. the third day, aud v!a Chlrago nj 1910 p.
York. at d :55 p. M, alld arrives at Pittsburg at
$3.50 D. m. tue ,cxt day; Cincinnati Mt $3.50 D. IN.
san,c day; st. Louis at 100 IL nj. tle third day,
md Chicago at 7: 20 Il. N. the sumo day; liansas
City yin "; Lo,iis at l9:lo p. III: the third day,
and via Chicago at 10:05 Il. m. the fourth day,
thus milking tic timu between Npw York nntl
Kansas City, yin 81. tonis, fprty-nlnc hours mud
@ ior,y minutes, and Vi" Chicago sfxty-one hours
"llow does this new scheme operate CONCERN
Ut Kunsas CityW
''As bnt one train each day Is ru,, On tho
lines lending west Of Kansas City, aud th1s
leaves Immediately on tho nrriyal Of tic inor,l-
ing train fron vt. Loufs, passengers an n,ai!s
for the immense territory suppl1rtl By there
lines would be detained twcnty-iour hours II
sent By Chicayo."
allow do tic distances compare!
'sBy way of tho PENNSYLVANIA Railway and tts
immediate connections, Cilcago Is i'll mlca
nearer New York than IT, Luuis is, anil in run.
Ming time tucrc ia .llfrcronve OF ono l,our UNI,
ton minutes III favor Of Chicago, hut Us tbs train
su,l1ling into st. Louis makes Immediate rpuc.-
ti0n with al outgoing trains, to tho wpst, there
is n difference Of twelve lo,,rs III favor Of 81,
Lo,tIs.''
ssAs to The distance bctwccn New York md
Kansas CITY, what Is the difference between The
routes via Chicago anl st. Loutsi''
'.Thnt by way Of st. Louis IL Iifty-Hye ulIca
shurtcr, brlt tic difference In time ID twcIyu
hours iii favor Ut tbat town.
What contributes to nuke tl,Is small dif{cr.
.ncc III 1nileuge md grent disparity as regard.
tt,ncf'
"Tha fatt, is Mr. srott Inns cantrol Of a can
ttnu0,ls l[no brtwcc,, New York nt,tl At. Lonis.
nnl hp Inns ct]1,pirtelv nniwjtteIl Vnntlrrfjit'