, 1876-07-24
TIE RAILWAYS.
DIsCONT1NUANCE .OF rAsT.NfA1L
TRAINS.

The last number Of the Rattsdy Age haa the
following editorial comments on the discontin-
uanee Of the fast-matl tralns. Az the Age Is
edited BY Mr.. u. 8. Bangs, formerly General
Superintendent Of the United States Railway
Service, and who WIS the protector antl originator
Of the fast,naI1 traina the article which Is I'm.
doubtclly from his pen, or inspired by bun, is
Of more than usual Importance:
After ten ,nonths Of successful operation 4 ID
one who would eouten,plats with complacsncy iii
possibility q its atss;ontinnancs g; fss men who
n 5 s 81 s The
hayc deliberately accomplished this tncomprchcn-
mali earslcd over 70 co., 900 of iesess, sna g. g.
'asSas!ass, ssd song :oo' oo9 lsgi.'eIsd ssa.s!e
I'll Of NV Ensisna, MY Yo'k. Peans5lvaRnia, Wv Ri
nss:se, md Stses ssuth 70 tse auii, and 10 Ill.
souri,. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa, Kansaa, Nc.
hIa.Sa, aud the Tsrrtosles ana States went e The
million; Of people hsl direct Interest n thif
! 7:a. syrassss = 10 ). MITE r.. Snselo NSIoA as
e1sSs 9s.ss r. pnnkfs At GertsSd r, st sa
9n @'s s55;fa q sasf Il assnt as
N. Eyery town and hamlet in Ohio. Indian. iii.
nots, Michigan, and tho better portions Of Ken.
~. ,'.n' anu msconen @ Wsso served
Of New England {ha ne Il day nfter tbefr cnsrtnrr
Mnls leaving New York At L. 10 q. IN. wcfo in st.
Louis tho nc1t da1 1t r. m:c Green Day and L..
iington, Keosnk, Rock rsland, Davenport Gin
ION, and Dubuque before shutdown: All. this
e sS IT. s.etn Ct He1 es fa,k all e,as S u
and docs not includo The admIrabia md
valuable seryicc pcrgofmcd by the limited mall" ~
liz penn,yivania Rasd from Sew Yorf to st. . Louis
and the South and West. This her.Ico ALDO Is
stricken out Ut existence by the idiots In amt ont
Of Congress, Under the false claim OF economy md
At 1e fS , Ind % q t ssns
uemt Of ssnulo fact Viii ,nswer ~ oue,tion
e. o nssy 70 ~?
III ay ii g psps a e 'h1n nsfs,ted 'a In n
e1oIn,o..; 1'hs;s t.ain, would b sheap 1t =
nd sDds 10Y h. a s sot t .e sssT
s',.!, ~; a'' ~ '".' s' ~ ''' ~ ''''' .. 'aA'
tho rosttnster @ i. aid hat thoI w,i1 II
nIto decline to carry iho ordinary postai-car UPON
my train. md only tras sport the mall. in bIlk:
e 'Ron sioF trains ana for local .erTce and not
fGr the Grsat taf31Sh mas between the East and
ana EqsSs IN
uatrh Th[s viii clsn an ddilftlnna1 Ioss ~ many
millions of dollars annually to tho business Of ina
country, and the vexation md tIeranycD,ent 10
business and aceial affairs can scarcely b. cajcu.
Intcd.
1t cannot he aad that the r8tlfoad managers l,nra
taken This 4,ep without inst proyocatIon, Tho
compensation ral by the Government before tic
recent reduction by Congress fell far shoyt OF what
was fn!r and equitable considering the extent ana
yelnc Ut tho service prrftrn,eL II was not m mn.
reasonable hope or expcctatlo1, on tho part OF tic
5allroad managers thit Congress would incrrnsc
y. fnat
md czrenslve postal.c,f .set'y1ee. In magnsni.
~. ,ns'o areaI eo!rolasloaa
th., bore aud c.pectation Tint it wSd 10 acsovl. T.
cdsh md appreciated By Congress- mad the people.
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lAE GLAND Ilsu Nh AND GREAT
,r',., ~ 1s, 1A-''
rpSl3S tired Gt competitions. have tried To mr.
.,,,,r, ,,ora i,r,,or,ouo nj ooo..,,,t,,, -.
'9- - ~~~'s',N'~-~A "~s'>-
luEa, nllA C0N3MlGrlulE correspondence has PASS
ri Ict ,v.cn thc two roais A1tt,o,rb ,,,thi,o.
- -, =, - =, A"h
pn!ctlcAl has resuAtcu lFofh tne correspondence
yct, nu nmrablc arrangement, which lead Ia
aettlc,ncnt IF tl,r dIlfercnSca rcsneet,,g r,too
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lFoH polHL5 WHeI0 Lllc llllEa cOIHo lnL0 COnlpG-