, 1881-06-25
)NE Of BRADY'S CONTRACTS.
Great Profits on a Mississippi
River Route.
lcontrtslors lay Increased from $al, ,dho 10 $9',.
s10-,losI of The Ser'tte rtrfarsatd for
The Contractor Tor $50, 900.

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l,sG"n''1u:'t on a,4s e..', ., "u'o ',,. ~ u.a
nrn reaching Washington for ii fong
tur. u1l1 Postlnastcr.tlul,ural .Ju.l,us.
,,,en In hrean Ia ,ucurt1 tho ylllniuy
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mute service, determined 10 ilisestfaatc tho
management Of tue river serytco oil t'io N!s'
;t.sjppg at tho suue time, correctly snr1uistng
l...t thls was not crtireIy trcc from tho "cx.
se'ltne system "nicl, t" 'tos.a ,.., 81 '"u nWt,
,btc to contractors oh tlle star rdlltes. WIN
his end in view liz appointed Ii l'ostnl co!ll-
ns isso y, Consisting sas g %ol' lesseteI H. N Sd!
;e''S' VI tae sew agfM ose-ne1i s ,,;' ,,nt,s, ~ ~
JACKSON suncFlntchaert 81 LUZ na,lway
Mall serr1ev IN tho Now York otlce; ainl
'Tsnn9 ros',oil'ee: @ !. ,,,o,,u,, >,a tr,,,,,
t"ell 'aSh w. mas n'oss '''''tu'. vn.u i.o"'
nf thu postal officers Mt NfetnpllIs antl VirEs-
h,,r.r mi I'm nno,,ts M rho rvcrs ,,,,d ti,on
nn,, n,ta, a .ri,ncssns @ a Vim M m nro5rssc,l @ tn k
something Of tho subject were uxnna'ue'l:
Tho testimony uf forty-twU pursolls I'll nil
,xns 1uSr,, II, writing. nnA t,ur,,,u ths i've
weeks Of tho Investigation twenty-five rc-
ports were torwnraed 10 fostnastei.neAefa!
Jn,ncs In this city. Tile first result of nil
this labor Inns bccl, tho t1scollt1nunncr Of tho
routes betwErn .S,I Memphis anu Vlcksbafs ut
lIefOru Mai, Adams secured tho cutrnct
for tilo river service :hutweun Memphis n.ltl
VicEsburE. 1t was, performed under wlIat
was Knowfl as tho Nortull contriici. Illruo
trips n week were ,1l,tlr IT nit uli1i,lul cost 10
tic Government Ut SJl, ,5W. Mini. Albums
bccure,l thp contraet lit january, 1s'1,, ai,d
6sean ne seryi;e 9n tlls lst f that n9,t', .',
week. md one trln between Victsburg nnt
t;rernyiile, nj mi annual cutnl,e;,sntft,l uf
s3l,dO0, or the salle ,lnulllt III lid pruvlnus-
s3sc Y sa pa ISn tSf Mes rfH q VaksGap 5tPy i. us
its M ges sa '8 cr ta Nopon eotst s -
srrytca OF tllreo trlny liutl Gust thu t;overl,-
ro,,tract. The services uf about twt, mid
llalf trips wis performed ut
cost, ii S:a.7l per 1niie. Nu ntlver-
ssnsat essIf5s a fSS S!as On ; 81; sS
t% sor Hs atii1 , Of staa1cr, @'ic ris b.
tween st. Louis a,I!l New Orleans. to tcr-
ipr @ theM u i"p ior to o serylcs Ss @ % yesr thils
learnlE so ii'lse!i Sli.yv igr tln LILY fon!e
1t ~ t!;lles Pc hetMeg, Grgens'!G " ~ a' v1sKs ,
pnie: onse ello n.Gi,tnS ~ tio ,. e"It.!, i.:.,
l4ade n tho tnnte @ ngtWfeal Ely siGkSnrx ~ ~; Mi
AlGnpts' na M!n ot,gat eGst Y wv .sn " +.
oee ~ , ~ ~.
adyerlis""cSts M M S for Bids % wero % prlntsd aud
AGhis Slsnpls nTnvlaG!. " le.GtuGtl 70 n.'
s,ue, alt'ola', ssrvtee. iui MtltGn ~ lei
GslsGt sleii in!tlt1ohai l'AS as, III Iae osea ol
n. iirsi c1,Ias,Eo Was nlatle Fey; ~. isig.
When w isuaItloaa! LIP netWeeli uTGhlsiii9 n
tnhl t1cKsnirE WIZ ofaefEu. aitl s4.oOs Aaf!ett
s"rxc s eo%s;s'q, % e., ,aSs ; III ,s SoS, ", u ry iS
Su,s1So Sovt .f,t, Hi, III ot%u1 ~,