, 1881-11-23

Claims come under Il different character.
1to tlrspaErs Of sucls ,nnttcr becoming rt.~
nlunurAttyu.
Tho i'ustiitnster~t}euern tlors not propose
MI lilcrcnso uf tho rates If postage with
Wow Of muklng It ,noro rc,nut.ernttye, but
Ills rumnrlss nil lend to the tllsconttnuance Of
tho transportation Of merchandise altogether.
Its just this TINT tho Public will not con.
sent to. Tho transportation Of snlnlf pack.
ages Is great public necessity, Nut for which
tllere Is ,n Otller accommodation thnn Tint
furnished by tho MHils. TlIc immense hrst-
ness ttuna by the express companies Is evl-
dercc Ut tho Immense demand for means OF
scnalng md receiving packages wiicl, arU
utsl,lte,l to tin ordinary freight tl,msporta-
ton OH lho railways. Thcsu express COLI
pnnigs nre unlimited In tl.cir rites.
There Is no competition III tho tx-
press business tho companies npportion-
ing annulig themselves the :wl.oIu terri
tory traycrscl by Tho railways, md turm
strong combination fur tl,or own sc-
fuslsc. Outsi,la ut tho malls tho express
monopoly would cxact n feH for TIL. tFa,.spor.
tatlu,t ut thu clnss Of E.ntls which now i,ass
tlrnngli Tic 1naits which would III tito aggrc-
gatc esltlnt tho value Of tho wllola ,licrclla-
ttIsr. On most OF tho routes, wcre tllerc no
Mnlt transportation III sllcll packages, tlse cx
press charges would cunltsCatH tho majority
Of the Euo,ls In every rilil ut @o0 niles. Tho
plstnl delivery Ut merchandise Is tlsu only
protection the pcoplo have agatnst excessive
express charges. nlltt. rs tllG puSt-tlltce9 cx-
ccctl tho express stations, M II tlle mnfEs bu
closed 10 such matter. t!!eli moro tl'ati Iiasf
tho people wo1ilt! be cat or from botl' mall
asld express railway transportation.
II the cost of 'ln1AlltnE. receiving, and de-
livery Ut thru a'At fourth class al'ntsef on
cce'l 50 greatly the revenue COLLECTED there
from, It IL possible tile rates OF transporta-
tloh 'llsKIlt bc 'tlotslc SO as 10 III some part
eq'allzo t1ie receipts anl expenditures FOR
lEls sesslce' oht tlso country VIII pretty eefl-
etalis pppose anu fesIst tae "uolltlol4 u till't
service. IL hhs oecolae a great puzzle lcces-
SHY; iof ote-haIt thn people there ls no pos'
s'ole SUBSTITUTE loF INC service, anu tlle ohly
suDstltatc Which Is. hssl'lttole 10 tIlo otl1er
Hill IL u ln1h1 Iao BUSINESS over 10 ule eA
press company WHO VIII 'leh1eia tho lAll
Fn'ete ot the property fofwarttesl ny the'''
antl oven TINT VIII not satisfy ticlf tarift.
lhc fost'hasier-de'lefhl takes more Ia
voraole we" OF the possabl'lt'es ol fedae-
lion VI letter postnge tliah perhaps IS 1ust1'
flnoic' nc thinks tliat reduction OF !etter
postage from tlsfee u TWO cents peF lcttef'
may oe "cco'hplishcl "ltHlh lhlee years.
Ill !o4, postage WIS fcuuced 10 lFo cents
por isa'l'ouhco letler iof INSTANCES Tess 'lah
''ooo n''leS' III 1s11 postneo WIS rcotlceo ~
AZ first thero WIS loss ut revenue, but tic
service sooli became rcn1ncrat1'c' Ihe
lostaaster-oel'cral, spenktng OF tic present
proposed reduction, says:
~. a. reeaet!on ' Of Letter postaga from three 'q
bUiicyu t,s IL rcIurtm so,tii MD b, ' ncooi'niishsd
without thc nroportlouato .il,nInution nf receipts
,stnea i 1ssi rh', *" ,,a,ntt ouo ~ ,e sGnir
nt1,,rcclntjnn t,f rtttt ttnsruun Thn IufrfuitJn.