The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-23
TINE POSTAL SERVICE.
Tho Fast Mail Trains-The Arrsngem ents
with the Railroads.

WARRINGTON, July 2.-Mr. Vail the Gu
perintendent OF the Railway Mail Service, has
addressed a letter 10 the Post ONCE Depart
ment, dated New York. July n, In which he de-
scrioes the situation OF the mail service as fol-
lows:
The agreement between Messrs. Scott and
Vanderbilt after the withdrawal OF the fast mail
facilities was, first, that all postal service on
special or fast trains should be Withdrawn;
second. that any service now upon the roads In
abolition to that should remain for the present.
How long period the present Is to cover has
not been ascertained. so far ss the Pennsy-
vanla Railroad and its connections are con-
cerned. 1t does not cripple the department rs
much az is generally supposed. II leaves the
postal service on that road through to St. Louis
on the best postal train--the sos 7. y. from New
YORK to the Middle States and the Southwest.
THIS was the train on which the department
tired 50 hard to Get them To shorten the time
aud put cars on at the time OF starting the
Limited Mall" over the road. instead OF = art
ing in the morning rs they insisted upon doing.
Ihel" Limited Mall" or 40 a NJ. tram from
New York on the Peuns ,vania X droad never
has been " any great adv ntage TO the depart
ment. excepting that 1t was an outlet for malls
which could not be dssDatohed after the night
train, and the local advant ige gained by early
@upply on the line Of the Penn ylyania Railroad
mail line and the DESPATCH from the Northe So
aud North for Washington. The Withdrawal OF
the limited MAJ trains viii, therefore, be COM
sylvauia Railroad. ny DENYING the dep irtnent
mail facilities uppn the day express and fat
line leaving Pittsburgh at s45 4, VI. and $40
!. NJ. respectively. even Ter mail In bulk. will
practically place an embargo upon all mail from
the Sonthwes' for the Last, executing such az
IAN be forwarded via Toledo aud Cleveland. So
AS local service IL concerned. the department
has about the same on tie pennsvvania Rail.
road As It had previous to the establishment OF
toe - fast mail " trans on the New York Central
ana Lake Shore.
However, the department Is more seriously
CrlUnled. The speed OF the - fast mail N
abl, II to concentrate most ~ the service upon
that train between New York and Buffalo;
therefore II mad out one additional service leav-
ing New York at A. NJ, connecting with the
postal car leaving Boston at 5 A. NJ at Albany,
giving very comllete local service. Previous
II the fast train there was 10 cal service leaving
Alien Ut A; NJ. taking the New England
mall. leaving Boston the nigbt previous, and
the New York mail leaving at II p. NJ which
was Of course metssd into the fast mail train.
This will not be restored. anu its. absence Will
tie most severely fc.t throughout New York aud
New England. On the |, ke Snpre there are
very ample facilities left for local service. and
III lent car space and cars In which to handle
all the New Engl md mails for the West. but
M, sufficient To handle any part Of the through
mails from New York TO the West, which
are very heavy. These companies also Will
carry such "a ALA as can be put In tho baggage
car on all trains upon which they now carry
them; but these facilities are not sufficient for
a tithe Of the mails.
The Erie has double daily line OF postal cars
through to Hornellsville, and a single line from
there to Dunkirk where thew connect with the
Lake Shore. Tho department eau put q force OF
clerks IN tne-t cars. IL IL htd previous 10 the
fast trains. aud WORK the IN iils Tor Mchig n and
ONO and Indiana. or such parts ~ tho two last
named state, as will be forwarded via Lake
shore. TINS will prevent too great delay to the
mails for these states, and viii give the depart
ment an outlet tor mats that by no possible
means could be forwarded via the New York
Central. owing to the refusal OF facilities. The
Department will be forced to divide the great
mats for the West between tue three roads for
warding by each to the extent Of the facilities
granted.
Sir. Vail has called for n force OF clerks 10 he
nut in the New York ON -, Sho will WORK up
nlstis FOR the West - fast as they are deposited,
OespttCuing the same by every train. To this
eni he has requested Mr.. James u motif the
puoltc that, owing - the change. II will be
HeCv ,sary to dep 1sit their IN ~ a. frequently
possible. reg rdles. ~ the time 4 closing, that
there may te a hance to distribute aud de-
rDat Ia %. Thereby avoiding del as. ohio and The
southwest " 10 scar Nv notice the change In the
service, except NeN e. gland mails Tor TIE West
ald fr Ea,t-b 'und mail-. Indiana will feel the
effects, hul tho serious trouble will be In all
iil- for y or. htrn Indiana, HIN Is, MICHIGAN.
and the West. Al - New York dependent on
lanf al 4H vi ~ lx f..a4