The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-01
THE NEW ORLEANS MAIL.
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mess suggestion to make to the pos
tai authorities, and ask DR.. B. H.
Peterson, the contractor, at Wash
ighton, to at once take it in hand and
put it into execution. From Red
River Landing to Shreveport we now
have a most excellent, we'll regula-
ted and perfectly stocked stage and
hack line, arriving and departing
six times week. But from New
Orleans to Red River Landing it is
only carried regularly three times a
week, by the Vicksburg Packets,
R. E. Lee, J. M. White and Natchez,
leaving that city on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday of each week, con-
Meeting at the Mouth of the river
punctually--these three mails reach
Alexandria inside of AZ hours, and
their mail matter for Shreveport and
way offices, remains here less than
thirty minutes, is off with the great
est dispatch and punctuality. So
far, so good, and for tri-weekly SER
vice is unsurpassed on any route in
the land.
Now this service is now six times
week and has been so increased for
several months, and the stage land
contractors are performing the in
creased service as perfectly aid with
the same dispatch as we have said
of them on the tri-weekly part of the
service, but by boats from New Or
leans there is no proper connection
with it, and it had better be discon-
tinued than 60 on as it has been.
Here is the way we receive our odd
days mail matter leaving New Or.
leans by boats on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday; it is given to the
Bayou Sara and Coast Packets, E. j..
Gay and j. W. Cannon-they convey
it to their peint of destination, Ba-
you Sara, and thence it is turned
over to little tug-boat, that takes
tin big hurry to the Mouth of the
River. And here is where the fault
of all this comes in, and here is
where we want our suggestion to be
taken up and come in, and our word
for it, our six. times a week service
will then be perfect, and everybody
pleased and the Government save
money. The Bayou Sara packets
can't, with the Coast and way bust
ness they have to attend to, ever
reach that point inside of "a hours,
therefore, their mail reaching on due
time is lost, and lays over at the
Mouth to leave with the one which
leaves New Orleans "a hours later.
The tug boat can't reach the Mouth
with the late start given it at Bayou
Sara, therefore, this whole part of
the service is perfectly useless, fool
ishly cxtravagant, and had better re.
main in New Orleans and take the
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
boats there, and go with the hacks
connecting at the Mouth on the reg
ular days.
This foolish arrangement is the
part of it with the Bayou Sara pack
ets-should be rescinded and con-
tract entered in at once with the
Pargoud and Ed. Richardson, be-
longing to the same line as the r.
E. Lee, j. N. White and Natchez,
which are now leaving New Orleans
every Monday and Friday, then by
one and the same great and puuctual
line of Packets, five of our six mails
a week will reach here punctually,
safely and with celebrity, saving
money to the Government. For our
sixth mail contract could be easily
arranged with the regular weekly
packet, Lucy E. Gastrell, leaving
every Wednesday, or with the Ouach-
ita Weekly U. S. Mail Packet, John
Wilson, leaving also on Wednesday.
We hope our suggestion will not
be futile one, but that it will be
properly and successfully consid.
cred, and as it is made in the true
interests of all, that the order for
the change will be issued at once.
And at the same time, above all,
change the rest day as at present
horribly fixed, and place it where il
should be. Again we most earnest
ly ask DR.. Peterson to spread him.
self in this matter and let us heal
from him about this; we believe him
to be live man, an. accommodating
official, and now expect this right
change made at once. Let US have
it.