The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-06
THE TEXAS MAIL.
TT rs DELAYED BETWEEN MORGAN
CITY AND GALVESTON.
The Rennnn why.

The Texas mail having been delayed for sev.
eral days. to the great inconvenience of our
merchants, the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
and the Chamber Of Commerce. through their
officers. wrote to Postmaster Key as follows:
Hon. ID. N. Kew, Postmaster General. Washing
ton. D. G..
The undersigned beg respectfully to call your
attention to the fact that this city has been with
out postal communication with tho Texas ports
since the thir ieth utimO, 10 the serious detri-
mont OF Its commercial Interests. Also. that the
new contractor has not made, nor In hs likely 10
make any suitable provision for pc form ing the
service. The law requires 1t TO be performed
with suitable sea Steamers Ths oOntrao or ia
now preparing TO undertake the service be-
tween Morgan City. Galveston and IndianOa q
distance of over three hundred and fifty miles
by sea, with two small steam yachts only fit for
inland navigation. Immediate relief at your
hands is earnestly prayed for.
By order Of the Board of Directors Of the New
' '' PERRY NUGENT, President
CYRUS BUJSEY,
President New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
The causes of the delsy are these; The con
tract for carrying the malls, from New 0rl ans
to Texas. which was awarded to the Morgan
Railroad and its line Of steamers. expired at
for the same, aud the contract for transporta-
ton Of the mails oVt the gulf was awarded to
Mr.. Hall, who underbid Mr.. Whltneys offer.
It must be- understood tba tho government
opens separate bids for railroad aud steamer
routes; for, though Mr. Whlney's bid for car.
rYinR the mall ny rnllrOH1 10 morgan OltY WIS
acespted, yet his offer for the same by steamer
being separate one. WIS defeated by Mr..
Halls bid of s44 900. The latter. however
having no apparent means Of Transporting the
mails, Immediately secured two steam yachts
for the said service, which are, 1t Is said, too
email and not At for the rough transit between
A few days ago the mail WIS sent from New
Orleans to Morgan City. TO DO ca ried over to
Galveston BY ,he new p v, contract route. However
pearance. and the mail accumulated ct that
point
Miller, postmaster at Morgan City, requeet lug
the latter official to send the mail back to New
Orleans. thence to DO forwarded by way of the
sion to Texas On the third instant, ct O'Clock
Mr. Parker received ~ die patch from Postmaster
Miller. SAYING that :" he mil boaat had left Gal
weston at 2:45 .. m. on that day"
Mr. o. A: Whitney the same, night received a
telegram from his agent, stating that the same
mG % boat ba Ha y@R b ma lett s p m H my
q resi- lent Of Wa hiugtvn Oity. The acc ptance
OF his bid by the government appears, fromelll
that has happened until this day. to threaten
great Inconvenience to our trade, as II Is stated
that he has no vessels II any str ngth power
or capacity for either freight or passenger a"'
Communications, bis only means OF carriage be-
ing two small yachts. which can be used only
for mail transportation.
Postmaster Parker stated to DEMOCRAT re-
porter that the Morgan steamers have always
carried the tri-wnekly mail. as per contract and
the agents have even gone SO far rs to carry the
thus going beyond their contract. II is to be
seen how the new service will turn out.
Postmaster Parker says that If he contractor
does not fufill his bargain. he will be- Obliged
to send the mail by the Jackson route, via Nam
phis Tenn. as this is n cont act route aud ii Is
the quickest and best way Of eennnting the mail.
remedy to the evil that our Postmaster can use
because he can send the mail by. NJ other, than
o contract route: the b dance of the work de.
wolves upon the Uuited States gnvornme IT
which awards the contract. and which is the
sole Judge In such matters.