Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-08
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Ia I'D iition 10 tic Injury caused 10 GU! imme.
date interests by the susplp5iou of c double
daily mai! service over the railroads which cen.
ire here, il tie irjustico doGc to the railroads,
ptess and peori: betseca Washington aud New
Orleans and Memphis.
There ATE lcaTIy lout ipi0rJ ofp:oplo Tho,
with .brac Thousand f9et0fi,eI, caH be better
served vi b msil mater by thu railroads com.
pasiag shat Is known IS "Ilo Great Sou.hcrn
Mail R5u;c," lhau by Gns other lint; Indeed
the lsrscr pcr.on Of these people aud Offices
oaulUt To- otherwise supplied. The impOrtaprrr
of this fact, aud tbs great superiority VI this
routc over aaY 0tncr for this speedy aud safe
conveyance Of the Southern Iahls, caused the
PosioEics Department Ia 1861 TO suggest TO tho
several comp.Gia5 composing il 10 pfoVldo
themselves giih p0sta! ca;s, tJr double da'ly
mail service. Ih:sc Car5 vera tI!t IN scc3!a-
apce With picus !ufalSEe8 By that Department.,
at the cost pf ihe c)c3paul"s, aad u an;lc'ta
ton OF la:aa ilc,easc 10 TIC n"ip:i'Y OF mali
10 be carried, a. well IS da:irD to perform the
service as Iidy aui sally ~ 1t could possibly
DC done, !;uLh7ctis Of thtrsirds 6! cellars were
expeoded 10 the purchase 81 n"w rails and other
material to put ihslt Respective rGal~ays 10 list
class orGel; 50 that the rCute 20 day DOT eZcecd
if io,lsr! ,uua|Iej. 81 a1} 10 the Sou!h. Nith
bur slight loterTuntiOps ibis double daily service
has beou performed, NATL gate !tcsbtly, lor
about sig ycars, 10 tie 5s!!shc'lon Gt ali c1n.
earned. ex.sut perhaps tie railroad companies.
a. frat she coz: cnsa!laa, though hot remuGe.
rsnvs, va. 20: :hSJ'u@!y Inadequate, bus the
companies &c p!cG !. ~ the Interests and Tor
the accjmnoi sIoa 81 10 people whom they
specially ss.vrd AfieC ashliu ulsl uHatter for
;.t, ! ,Eo
vest were diverted ir0Dl t.;s llar-hy what in
HueDcaa wc will got undertake t. suSsest-and
carried OVER ncat cifcuitous routes through
Pepusylvanis atd Ohio and iadiaca 90 their
gay to the South, sad theu this compensation
per cent. less when tie double daiiy service vas
discontinued ,han 10 1872 when the pos
| tai cars we're pat 90. List year, we are
informed, the Atisntr, MiGsissippi snd Ohio
Cumuany received for the use snd malnten snce
and transportation q two posta! cars and hall OF
| TWO baggage Cars per Cay, between Lynchburs
and Bristol, 201 milca, less In N twenty-five dol
lars per csr-a sum simply ridiculous compsr-
| ed to the service performed, and less than it's
| tariff rates on pig iron loaded on fat csrs and
| nsued by ireig ht trainsl
In these hsrd and dull times Tie railroad com.
panies cannot BIO expected to run :aeir trains al
= positive loss; and. Us consequence, the press,
| merchants auO business men Bsnt!aly WHO are
supplied with oil facilities by this route are dc.
p1ived Of oveJy particle of tie advantage nat
| urslly pertaining 10 their location ard upon
which they hsys right TO rel7,-This ought not
to be. Congress, ia it, dcsirs to enforce como
nv, should be just TO tho people aud furnish
them with the facilitie, which they SO much re-.
quire.-We trust ttst The pres. and people
| along the line of the 'Greht Southern Mail
| Rou:e' will urge upon theirRspressnts.ives and
Senstors-ss We do upon those from Virginia.
the great portance Of sn early restorstion ofcur
| double daily mali service. AN appropriation
| fairly liberal 10 tho railroads should hs made
coupled with the proyiso tina. tIe Pos!offi:e De-
parime1t De required to send Southern mss By
The most direct rOuts if Necessary, putting in q
| sufficient force TO aeeurs It's Distribution We
have right to demand this siulls act OF Justice
and should exercise that rish vigorously till the
desired facilities ere secuIet to US aga n-Lyneh-
burg Tirginian.