New-York tribune., 1879-11-10

OCEAN MAILS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-General nomas j.
Brady, Second Assistant Genera, has
peed his annual report covering the entire field Of in
land mail transportation. 1t shows that during the
fiscal year which ended last June. mail service In
operation in the United States upon O59 railroad
routes, aggregatng 99l miles a OF 50 567 $780,
and upon 1l2 steamboat routes, OF total length OF
212i0 miles, at a cost OF 1854 3ss and 1925 star
routes, agEregang the total OF 215 isO miles
nj cost OF S640l $50. The Increase compared
with the preceding year. 479 routes 14.745 miles
and S6s9,7s7.
General Brady is Of opinion that the postal require
monts OF the country VIII increase in greater
ratio during the next fiscal year. He recommends np
propriations Of $4,000 600 railroad transportation
and S7375 600 for service which estimates are,
respectively IL per cent and 2J per cent greater than
the amounts appropriated by Congress for the current
year
General Brady states that for several years heavy
British mail, destined for Australia, has been included
with the United States carried from NewYork
the continent to san Francisco by the carry
ing cf which the cost of transportation To this Depart
has Increased the rate OF about 100000
per Through the competent repre- senatOn Of
the interests OF this country at the International Postal
Congresses the exceptional character Of The service rem
dered by this Government in carrying the Australian
mails herein expressed. has been recognized The
British Government has already paid into the United
Treasury the actual cost OF doing the work.
which 10 this time amounts 10 something over quarter
OF million dollars and which does appear
credit the item OF railroad transportation II such
In fact. General Brady then saysi
II is frequently regions comparatively
that s not required al the Time of advertising
frequently than once or twice week, ana after
the contract Is entered INTO and the service Is put IN
operation population centres along the line or the route
and more frequent service becomes necessity unuer
sucn circumstances II clear that the rate that was
reasonable for once or twice week service through
fN.A uE.tIll
OASIS upon Wlch 70 increase me selFl Mne lno VIZ
under which II is 60 be performed are en-
ton 1890 be amended by adding after the secoon io
lowing tee word dcparimeni the worls ana tne Iost-
advertising proposals for thirty days IN the newsp-
pers ermiu of the route there he none pub
shed those points tnen in others IN circulation IN the
region 10 be suppicd with the mails The service 10 DC
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. as usual
The report that the greater portion OF the locks
required Tor the OCOO or 100000 mail bags etc.
in use are becoming from their long sutjecton
to the peculiarly hard usage OF the mail service They
were procured under contracts made 1870, ard Will
have fulfilled their allotted term OF useful
ness, namely, service OF ten years, winch
experence has hitherto shown, being the
limit Of duration for mail locks General
Brady considers tnat the substitution OF new
locks AID he eys OF entirely Inherent nom
those now In use l. necessity or e service 10 oe pro-
vrd for without delay beyond the ensuing session
OF Congress ana he submits estimate ~ SlopOOO as
the amount when Will be required lot 'ne pui ipose,
In concluding his report the second si'iahi Post
b en- growing demand especlaiiy IN cohinereia CIR
cl for fast mail service 10 Havana VIA CEDAR KEYS
ton with Mcxicon aud south American por.s aud
last year earnest effort was made io put tlo scr
vice into operation TO Havana. The chOr iah,d. bow
Snv @ M v, tor tne ,osed srfy,Se under rxistng
terenera 70 for service between such ports OF
taeS tae or re adTanee The interests of the eope Of the
United States. al sufficient rate OF pay per mile per
annuu, VIII enable me department TO put the desired
service into operation"