Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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WASHINGTON, D. O., May 20, 1885,
The people of Memphis and the south
west generally are indebted to Mr..
Money, representative from the third
Mississippi district in congress, for a
measure of unusual Importance to
their commercial interests. Recently
the house committee on appropria-
lions failed to make provisions for fast
mail service, though the postmaster
general asked for $400,000 for this
branch of the service. When the
bill came to the house, through the
efforts Of Mr.. Money, an amendment
was inserted giving the sum of $780,
600 for this purpose. This lisa matter
Of great Importance to the people
everywhere, but more to those Of the
south. 1t will place New York and
New Orleans fourteen hours nearer
each other as regards postal facilities.
Mr.. Money, as chairman of the house
committee on the post Office and post
routes, has developed an ability equal
to the intelligent comprehension and
adequatet to the grave responsibilities Of
the great system in which the nation
is concerned. He isa clear thinker, a
man Of discrete action and honest
conviction. Throughout his entire
official duties, which are u%nquestion-
ably sincere and exacting, requiring
as they do, ineesssnt toll, tedious in
vestigatiOn and a vast amount of sta
t%istical knowledge, he has not made a
single blunder nor fallen into an error.
A record like this is not only honor
able to Mr.. Money as a faithful and
conscientious representative of his
people and state, but a mighty tribute
to the intellect and methodical brain
work Of his practical profession, jour
nalism, Of which he Is a most worthy
member and gifted genius. The third
district Of Mississippi, in the person
Of Mr.. Money, is unequalled in repre-
sentation by any district
in congress. In presenting the
amendment Mr.. Money made the fol.
lowing remarks, which are Of practi-
cal interest, as they embody useful
information and convey sound opin-
ions:
As l was saving, l was very much
disappointed in the report ofthe com
mittee on appropriations as EN-
braced in this bill. There i.
nothing that is to-day so much
needed by the business interests Of
this country as fast mail service.
The Importance Of these fast mails
cannot be appreciated unless the mat
teri brought directly TO the notice Of
gentlemen by the evidence Of business
men in different portions Of the coun.
try. am perfectly astonished that
any mar from the south or west
should vote against an appropriation
to give us fast mail facilities. The
superintendent of the railway mai
service had just about completed ar.
rangements for a mail from New York
to New Orleans that would shorter
the time fourteen hours. Richmond
Danville, Atlanta, Montgomery, Mo
bile and New Orleans wer,
particularly to be benefit
ed by the arrangement. HI
had also made arrangements for SINH
lar facilities for the far west on line
leading to st. Louis and Chicago. |
this bill passes in the form reporte,
by the committee, the special trail
now leaving New York city (the 0rea
postal center Of this union, and,
may say, Of the whole world) at fy
o'clock in the morning aud half pas
six o'clock in the evening, will be Gu
of. The consequence will be tina
New England, from Hartford north
ward, will receive mails from Ney
York twenty-five hours later. If tn
amendment Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts, be adopted without tn
amendment | propose, New Englan.
will retain her fast mails, while onl
those proposed for the south and ives
will be cut off. | desire to read fror
the report of the special commits
sioner, Mr.. Hubbard, submitted t
congress in 1873. Speaking of tn
fast mails at that time in operation
and since reduced by reason Of lac
Of appropriations, Mr.. Hubbard sale
The time saved by these mails i
the transmission Of correspondence
between the southwestern, western
and noaihwestern states and the east
ern cities was over twenty-four hour
making the difference of one days in
terest on all eastern remittances. In