New-York tribune., 1877-07-26
SOUTHERN POSTAL FACILITIES.
ORGANIZATION OF TIE SOUTHERN POSTAL cONVEN
TIoN-LETTERs PROM PRESIDENT HAYES AM
PJsTMAsTER-GENERAL KEY.

ORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN POSTAL CONvEN-
TION-LETTERs FROM PRESIDENT HAYES AND
PJsTMAsTER-GENERAL KEY.
FOaTRE.s Monroe, Va, July 25-The Postal
Cony nt.On ASSEMBLED al Hyesa Hotel al IL O'CLOCK
10 Is CONFUSED OF delrgates from NewOrlcans, Mobile,
Montgomery, Columbus, Macon, Augusta, savannah,
Charleston Columbia, Wilmington. Richmond Peters
burg, Norfolk, Memphis ClAttanooga Atlanta. Knox
vile and Lynchburg The Convention represeDs the
banking commercial, manufacturing cotton and
railroad interests ~ the cities named. General Logan
o. tue Redmond Postal Co nnit, 81 called the Conven
ton to order, and stated the ohject 10 be 10 secure
better and expeditions mail service for the South
A. d. Hazen Third Assistant Postmaster General,
j. W. Marshall Superintendent Of KIilwiy Mail Service
for the south j. L. French ssstlnt TO tue Second
Assistant Pos master General are in attendance.
The Com nitce refentias reported 300 delegates
present frol nine States. The Committee on Perma-
uent Organ ion reported the following named officers
OF the Convection:
uresiden. Gen. Cyrus Bussey. Louisiana. -.
Vice ITesidcHs-r :. FiOurnOy, virginia; d. NJ Carter
NOtta Carolina II nrv &. semple, Alabama.
Sss,.,tgf s.epetr,esI v H. Allen Georgia. J. H
Wo,th Vrgi ID Cnns j. Martin Tennessee aud j. G l.
HlT-s. North Carolina.
Committee Business, consisting OF one from each
delegation appointed 70 prepare business for the
Convention. Inc following telegrams ana letters were
read: ,.. ~. ~
70 Postal
ia. President desires me 10 express hs great regret
tbaC his public viii etn Inn at hc s,ai Oi bof
ernmenl, ana deprive nn Ot the plrasuIe OI his cN-
put" istsned.J " r. ROGERS. Secretary
WASHINGTON. July -
The Hon. GARDINER g. HCDBARD, Chdlrmaa Postal
COH5eHf4Ja.
DEAR SIR: exceedingly regret that the disturbance
o. railway communications nis 80 cngaffaasol tl''
+X.cuipn Pust Service. and demands OF thls D-
pareut such immediate unrenlittlug attention. tna
I must furrgD thc pleasure ~ Attending Tue
Postal Convention Old Point Comfort You
may say 10 Convention tor me thIt am prOIouhdJ
the OrierlY aud antaDle CONDITION ot "utt7
in tue south under exclieen 50 general over many
Sf4tes OF tue Upio avn not l,onlsded al te ptcrih
condition of south. ana should be surprlsed II ~ were
mission and ~ the Convention viii be prOductyeoi graf
spoi Believe when say tlat tno members OF our
Commission have my best wishes. - =, -
Yours tfuy, -. II, " 81
GARDINER g. HUBBARD, Chairman.
SIR: We regret that Official duties lmperatNeH
demand our presence here ami prevent us fom DeiHs
with vUu We trust that the deliberations Ol the Con
service only IN the sOGtA.3Gt tAroGsh me mon
Gen Supt. Railway Mail Service.
Thomas H. James POstmaa,cr 81 NewIOrk then invited
G1dner g. Hubbard tO address the Convention. M.
Hubbard said the g neral intended 70 do al
in bis power 10 secure "a. maii-trains FOR the
south. L. was the purpose OF the department to
rive every facility to the South, but Congress would
have 10 make appropriations before this could be done
He vas in favor Of f Justice the >Ou:h. and the time
had come when the South was entitled 10 adyan-
t,e md assistance from the General Government. He
urneyed tne present services between No" lOIh ahu
could De facilitated so a. O give tue business
community gain Of one day by running iast MAIL 'rais