The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-05

line q ths rAilroAd and tsisafaph. The cotns
panies wsre. NOR sovsf. required TO operate sud
use thB roads ana telsaraphs for all purposes
VI Communications. Without Discrimination Ut
any Mind. and Il WAS expressly snast6d not TO
b. lawful for the proprisaors OF any line OF tsls-
aranh authorized by that aat 10 refuse or fall 10
convey messages and nsws for Ill persons 10.
auirina such Transmission. Thsss provisions.
II IL claimed. show that Congress plaesd
the telegraph line. In respect to lts com
atruntlon. malntsntnse aud uas by the Pacific
eompaniss, upon precisely the sams foot
Ing ~ the line Of railroads. mud tbs
officers OF tho American Union. tharsfore.
claim that In assuming tt,at under thslr ahnrtsr.
the Kansas Pacific and Uaion Pacific Railroad
companies originally constructed, AMI thereby
bssHtne proptlstyrs of lnas Ut telegraph. It. Ia
the duty 81 their successor. tbs present Union
Pacific Hallway Company. to maintain and use
them |. atld that II cannot refuse IN receive and
transmit messages from and to tho American
Union Telegraph Company. or any other com
pany Dr persons Without violating its duty hnd
mourning civil and criminal penalties. The
naxt important movement on thu part nj the
American Union YVES dsvsloped IN the twenty
ninth. when the Baltimore and Ohio Hsjlroad
Company withdrew the control Ut tts telegraph
ass from the Western Uaion ana Atlantic and
Pacific Teesraph Com panies, and placed the
sans In the hands Of the American Uai6n
,npany. with whom contract has been made
whsrsty ali photographic work and business 81
tbs railroad shall ba managed Ia connection
with the American Upjon. instead of by the
Western Union and Atlantic and Pacific com
panies as heretofors. At present II would seem
that the American Union Il Ia possession of
some important advantages. but the legal points
0f the contest aro yet To bs detarminsd.
ApuHrEaATtoH or roop.
In consequences Vt the rapid aud alarming In.
crsaas la the iise OF dsstefious compounds In
the authorization of fond. and particularly the
employment Ut poisonous substances III the
uolotinR 0f e1ffsee petitions praying for iseis.
iation 10 SUPPRESS Interstate traffic In the same
are beginning to be- sent 10 Congress- from al /
parts Of the Union. Legislation should have
been had In this matter years ago. for II hiss
bsen notorious fact that tho Introduction Ut
around aud r0astsd eofYees Into marker has
been the signal for fraudulent. y raotiess on the
part of anprlnelplsd dealers In fact. the Hvs-
tom ri ainstation has been carried on 10 stieb
MI extent that e0usuh,sfs can rarely depend
,,bon resolving pnfs article for their money.
Tue tens that are sod ~ pure IRE often com.
posed Ut common weeds. e0l6rsd and scented
30 as 10 resemble the genuine product Of tho
auires the utmost caution nowadays 10 secure
good. wholesome butter. IN London. whsre
ths i VIZ against selling aduterated food and
prohibiting falss weights and measures are
rlgidly enforced. numerous prosecutions
arc constantly occurring. showing tho necessity
for strong legal protection IN this matter. In
days that are nnst and gone our Ingenious
brsthren ~ In Connecticut immortalizsd them
SELVES by placing upon tho markst what were
subsequently, known NJ wooden nHmsgs."
but history does not record that any person
WINS iDjured In health by eating tbsm. Neither
has II been dsmonHtra 81 that cigars made of
cabbage savaH." such as n Nsw York manu-
faetnrer declares ars made BY tho Chinese In
California. ase delstefious To the health Of tho
consumer. But whsn the evil practices are OK
tended 10 the articles OF daily food which ars
spread upon our tables and partaken Of by old
and young allk'. II bseomss a more serious
matter and deserves the prom pt notice Of those
Invested with the law making and law enforcing
power.
THE SOUTH AND rHE srAH MAIL SERVICE.
IL In an undesirable fact that the Bouth has not
been accorded full Justice since the close of he
war In tho matter OF star route mall service
Until tho Inst mail letting tho Inv requiring
service to every county sent was never com
Piled with In no Bouthsrn Htatss, although 1t
was ono In which the psope of this section nrs
peculiarly Interested. Comparatively deprived
VI ratlrond sys ON. the BDuth hna boon inrgs-
" deps dant upon the star systsm for It's mail
facilities md yst. hs above stated. until quito
Il recent date our section has besn dis3riml-
nhtsd against md In favor of the Territories Of
the Far West where tho star routes have boon
constantly aud enormously Increased. Az nm
evidence Of this may be citsd table from the
report OF the Postmaster General. showing tho
comparative expenditure and frequency Of ssr-
viee In Southern States and Western atatss and
Territories. Tho table referred to shows that
10 tho Btatos Of West Virginia North Carolina,
Virginia, South Caroltns, Georgia. Florida,
Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana. Texas. Ar
kansas. Missouri. Tennessee and Ksntueky,
during the fiscal year ending June 80. 1873. over
routes a9grsgating ss.ats miles, there was IN
average Of 2s2 trips per week nj total cost Of
n .s7s. 800. while In tho Btatos Of Nevada. Cali
fornia Oregon and Colorado and tho Terrific.
rios Of Washington. Idaho. M ontana. Dakotah,
Wyoming. Utah. Indian. New Mexico and
Arizona. over routes ag1re0ating 1921
miles. there was nm average OF ssi
trips per week, while the total cost
for the servlee amounted to u. 4s4. 900. In the
Pacific States and Territories. not including
Arizona and Utah. ana In Dakota and the In
dian Territory tho additional cost for add.
tional trips and Increased speed on star routes
for the year above specified was d 1854 GIG &c. or.
including Utah and Arizona. u. sa4 7os 49,. Dur
Ing the same time the increased cost for star
service In tho Southern btatos WAS only $685.
sss 52 Excluding Arkansas. Louisiana and
Texas. the total Increase was only s7sAs7 70. A
more startling exhibit. however. OF the manner
In which tho public money Is sduandered on
ring contractors. while the South suffers for
adequate star mail service. Ia shown In state
ment furnished the subcommittee OF the Com
miltee on Appropriations. setting forth tho cost
az originally lot and the present pay per an
mum on twelve OF the largest routes. From this
statement 1t appears that the Twelve route. re-
ferred to cost originally s249 2gg ~; that they
wore Increased to t9sl.9 %. and the present
cost Is 81 1874, $50 "a. And now because the House
Of Representatives desires to know how 1t hap
kI.aAA n