Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-12
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The Post OMce . Pays-
hCr bfady-P aE Instifutien
1peoited. In -ow Routes We're
S6i,Asry. ,.rieu. Parts Of the



for the fiscal year ending June Both, 1880;
Total expenditures. ....... s36, $40, S03. 90
Total receipts. .....-.......... 1886, 479.34
Excess Of expenses. ........ %, 227, 324. "a
This shows what the dead loss for the
year was. The estimates for the follow
ing year (the year not yet ended) We're
submitted in the same report, as follows !:
Expenditures. $42, 475, 932. 90
Deficiency. ...............s $3.50, 1880
More than one-half of the money ex-
pended in the year ending June 30th,
1850, was paid in Brady department, for
inland transportation, the total cost of
which in that year was s1s, 7o7, FOG. This
was distributed as follows
Railroad rontes Lib. ........... 80, 49s, 1856
Steamboat routes, 49,. ,....... 81, 221
"Star" routes. 9, 1868. ............. 1921, 499
In 1878 the .'star" routes had cost only
S., ,943, and in 1879 they had cost
81, 49l, 100. In 1880 the cost, given
above, was 1921 ,499, which far ex-
ceeded the appropriation. Brady's esti-
mate of the cost for the year ending June
Both, 1881, was 1881, 200, and for the
year ending June 30th, 1882, it was no
less than Ss, 26o, 900. The evidence
which the department officers are now
collecting shows what has become of
some of this %, 500, 900 increase over the
cost of the "star" routes in 1878.
After the above general statement and
q definition of the term Star route, already
familiar to the readers of EVERY EVENING,
the Times proceeds to give minute details
of the management Of Star routes in
various parts of the country. Route No.
80, lt2, between Shreveport and Red River
Landing, 26l miles and back, I'll rec times
u week, each trip of 26l miles to be per-
formed in not more than 60 hours, was
awarded to one Is. II. Peterson at 81, zoo
per annum. July LIST, 1878, A. l..
Mc3innis took the route as a sub-con-
tractor at So, 600 per annum and at this
time the following order WAS issued by
General Brady with reference to thi,
route:
Service Increased. Increase number Of
trips from three per week to six per week
giving the contractor s11, 700, or doubling hit
pay, and the sub-contrsctor $4,000, or doub-
ling his pay.
Schedule Expedited. Running time re-
duced from 60 hours to 4S hours for one triJ
of 26l miles, giving the contractor s28, 5Gl
additional, pro rata.
The method by which this sum was de-
termined will he explained below. Il
was ordered also that the sub-contractor
shonld have for this expedition only
81 80, being pro rata amount for him
| BY a few strokes of the pen the pay o
| Peterson, on this one contract, had beeI
raised by these orders from 700 t.
| sol ,96l. On the original arrangement h,
| had been making So, 700 per year out o
his contract by letting it to another mar
Tor $1,000 After the orders had beel
| made, his profits above the sum whicl
must he paid to McGinnis were 81 1891.
| But Peterson was not satisfied with thi.
| profit on one of his many routes
He produced supplementary agree
inent' with his sub-contractor, McGinnis
| which provided that the latter should ge
only $6,2G4 for doubling the number o
trips, instead of 50 900, and should &c
| hut SIS, G30.56 for the reduction of tim.
to As hours, instead Of $21, $40. Let III
see what Peterson's profits were unde
this agreement, which was produced a
the proper time for the guidance OF til,
| department ...
| Whole annual sum received by Peter
| son after the increase and erpeditionS5l, sc
Whole annual sum received by Nc
| Ginnis after the increase and expedi-
ton. Observation-Disclosures. 80, ~
| Fetersona protits SIS, OG
The servic. on this route was afterwar,
| reduced because Ineffective, but the con
tractor i'll two years and 10 months go
| .sDt - Al.
Route No. 49, ll6-Fourt Bascom to Trim
dad, New Mexico. Eight intermedist
stations.
Length--lsj miles
Service Once a week,
Time schedule 120 hours or u miles pe
hour.
The contract ON this route was awarde
to William w. Giddings at 100 pc
annnm. The pay raised to Sl5, $40 pc
year, at one time, and up to the presen
date, something less than three years
the contractor has taken about SIS, 90
out of it. This was done by system
"expediting." A gentleman who is az
quainted with the country where thi
route lies says that the service was yer
convenient for ranch owned by Sen;
tor Dorsey, bnt that there was only on
real post office between the termini, an
that there We're no settlements along tn
route. The only place Of any account o
the line had daily mail by anotht
route. One trip per week was amply su
! iicient for this route, and the costly il
crease and expedition were not needed.
other routes are shown mp in the san
manner, realizing system of rascalit
r that will entitle the star routes to a pla
: among great historical sells.
The eXpediting was generally done /
! means Of petitions from the people liyii
along the routes, and one such petite
bears the following note from Brady:
Senator Jones and Representative Ella
: personally present this petition and requt
Z the expedition Of time on route to AS houl
! and that it bemade6t. ". early as practicab
BRADY.