The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-26
OUR MAILS.
A Short Interview with MIR. J. T., Lindsey,
Chief Clerk Of the Nraiiway Mail Service.
Touching An Imperfect Mail Service.

Great complaint has been heard lately on
all sides with reference to the latencss of the
time after their preparation at which our
mails leave the city and an effort was made
by the HERALD Yesterday 10 find il the post.
Office department could not do something
to correct this great inconvenience and Sc
rious drawback Mr.. Lindsey the chief
clerk OF the railway mail service, was found
aud he was asked the following questions
with reference to the subject:
us there any action the postal depart.
mcnt can take to get All early morning mail
west from Dallas and to the lines intcrsect.
ing the Texas Il Pacific at Fort WORTH"
81 do not know Of any, Mr.. Lindsay ro.
piled. "lf there were an early morning
train over the Texas n Pacific road, reach
ing Fort Worth IN time to afford transfer to
outgoing trains OF the roads centering there
mails could then be dispatched from Dallas
Dut the mail tram does not now pass Dallas
going west until In the evening, conse.
qucntly mail matter originating at Dallas
alter 40 p, m, on any day for the west
cannot be dispatched until the evening Of
the next day. Dallas Is an important point
OF trade Tor large territory in north Texas,
and think that II ought to have quicker
translt Tor the mails IN some directions.
''''' h'' n'' AiUil0 VI tbNnATN tributary 10
Dallas that would undoubtedly Increase
their trade with her if schedules of mail
trains afforded direct connection, say at
Fort Worth, Cleburne Alvarado and other
points, for direct transit OF mails. The post
oiilce dcnartment provides every possible
dispatch for quick transit of mails but in
DONG 50, Is governed, of course, hy the
schedules of trains. The moro trains and
better schedules the better mail facilities
afforded"
What is the extent Of the mail matter
handled and the facilities for quick transit
rs compared with the other large towns of
the staie2'
Perhaps fully as much mail.matter origi
mates III the Dallas post'0iliCo as in any in
the state with the single exception of Calves.
ton, whore the matter may be some larger
IN amount. At any rate, Dallas is very
important point and is entitled to rs good
facilities as any OF the other towns. With
reference 10 the comparative facilities If
the various towns for quick transit of the
mails originating in the office, must saw
Dallas is behind. business and other let
tiers written at night, the time indeed when
most Of them are written, and your news.
papers published in the early morning, can
got out of Galveston, Houston, San Antonio
Austin, Waco, and Fort Worth early the
next morning for the letters and in the
same day of publication for the papers,
While no mail matter from Dallas can get
west until the next evening after its pre-.
S %Sch GALVESTON asia"'' omo 91'SF
morning will get to Weather
FORD, my or sixty miles from here, on the
the same train which takes tomorrow
mornings mail from Dallas. This cannot
OF course, but be injurious to Dallas | do
not know, of course, any other way Of cor.
rectlng, or removing the present nconven.
| fence, but by having the business men
| OF the city, who are interested in this mat.
ter call the attention OF the railway compa.
MES TO the Inconvenience of the present
schedule and earnestly urge them to so
change II that the early morning trains
from Dallas can connect with the trains
leaving Fort Worth in the mornings"