The New York herald., 1876-07-23
sUpERINTENDENT Walls EXPLANATION.


wAsnISGrox July % 1919
Mr. Vail, superintendent Of the Railway Mall Scr
vice has addressed letter tho Post Once Depart
mcnt dated New York, July Il, in which no gives the
situation OF the mails as iolows:-
The agreement between Mcssrs Scott and Wander
bit winch eliminated IN the withdrawal OF the fast
First That all postal service on special or fast trains
should be withdrawn.
.,econd-Tnat any service upon the roads in ad.
djton that should remain for tho present
How long period the present is to cover has not
been asceriaucd. SO FAR as the pennsylvania Railroad
and it's are concerned II does not cripple
the department as much as Is generally supposed.
II leaves the postal service on that road through to
st. Louis on the sos T. n. train from New York
10 tho Middle States and the southwest This
was the train which the department tried
hard get them to shor.cn tho time and put
ut the time OF starting the "lmited mailh the
road instead OF starting tho morning they insisted
upou doing. The "hmiied mail" or $3.50 A. NJ. train
from New York on the Pcnnsyvnna Railroad never
has OF any great advantage TO the department
ceptng that II was outlet tor mails which could not
after the night tran and the local advan
ta2es gained by early supply on the line Of the Penn
syvania Railroad mat Inc and the despatch IRON the
Northeast and North or Washington. The withdrawal
Of the limited mail tram VIII therefore be compare
lively little ict eastward, though the Pennsylvania
Railroad by denying the department. mail facilities
upon day express and the fast limo leaving Pitts
burg at s:54 A. NJ. ard $40 p. NJ, respectively,
even for mail in bulk, Will practically place
an embargo upon ali mail from tho South
west Ior The East, excepting sucn as can bc
service is concerned the department have about the
same the Pennsylvania Railroad had previous to
the establishment of tho fast mai trains the New
York Central and Lake shore However the department
Is moro seriously crippled. The speed OF the ''fast
ma enabled TO concentrate most of the service upon
thar tram between New York aud Bulalo therefore 1t
had but additional service leaving New York ut
eight VI. connecting with the postal car leaving Bos
ton at Ave A. N. at Albany giving very complete
local service Previous the fast train there
local having Albany at seven NJ, taxing the
New England mail leaving Boston the night previous
and the New York natl leaving at eleven 7. NJ, which
was of course merged into tho fast mail train This
will not be restored, and It's absence Will he most
verey felt throughout New York ard New England.
on the Lake shore there are very ample facilities lett
for local service and sufficient car space md in
which TO handle ali the New England mails for the
West but not sufficient 10 handle any part OF the
through mails from New York TO the West, which are
very heavy. These companies also Will carry such
mails as be put in the baggage car on all trains
upon which they carry them, out these IA
ciitics arc not sufficient Tor tihe oil the
mails Tho Erie has a double daily line OF
postal through TO Hornclsvllc and =
single line from there 10 Dunkrk, where they connect
with the Lake shore The department can put force
of clerks cars, II had previous to the fast
trains aud work the mails for Michigan and OHIO and
Indiana, parts OF the two last named States as
VIII be forwarded wa the lake shore THIS VIII pre-.
vent too great delay the mails TOR these States, and
will give the department outlet Tor mails that by no
possible means could be forwarded via The New York
Central 80
owing 20 the refusal Of facilities the department will
be forced TO divide the great malls for the West be-
tween three roads, forwarding by each 10 the ex
tent OF the facilities granted hr. Vail has called Tor
force OF clerks to be put IN the New York Office who
Will work up mails tor The West fast they are de-
posted. patching the same by every train TO th's
end he has requested Mr.. james notify tho public
that owing to the change will be necessary 10 de-
post their mail frequently as possible. regardless OF
the time OF closing that there may be chance to DIS
tribute and despatch IT, thereby avoiding delay. ONO
and tho southwest will scarcely notice tho change In
the service, cxccA New England mails Tor the west
and tor East bound malta irdiana VIII feel The