Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-05
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ana oon,bination of speed, en-
% 70 armament are expected to
and daily with the best YES
i sss sUTbsO Vessel, the Dolphin, is
eu,as.,sd Of similar material.
,asIr g y ~ serve MS q fleet dispatch
ysdeds .oumbIe.turreted monitors,
iee '"nhitrile and Terror, have
AZ ad on the Delaware river,
srsct has been made Tor , Inc
thelr machinery. A similar
U.S. Moadmere, has been
'ne california. The ma
!" and the secre-
'slu ,nend the completion
i,nrs and the construction
psn"'.'h,ats, and also of three
s,sel vessels like the
sa.s,on and Dolphin, as an
p .,,sas,,re of material defense.
' ls, u,s urges also the imp,ediate
sf'a', an interior coast line Of
y :. across the peninsula of
Wy ,onv the coast from Florida
Y , Roads, between Chesa-
ispVs and Delaware river, and
" l.ne Cod. ] feel bound to
q .apt the attention of congress
n W. H. Of continued progress in
49, ,c,ion of the navy. The
of the public treasury. AS
's,Irady minated, makes the
s '" a,lspicious time for putting
y ~ Of the service in "A state of
n' ills no part of our policy
=, Ind maintain a navy able to
M hat Of the other great pow
, W. world. We have no thirst
V eonauests, and the peace
shaye long enjoyed is in no
isnrer of Interruption. But
7, strength should he made AIDE
L,,ee defense of our harbors,
.s.sion of our commercial in
"A the maintenance of our
]. amor is u proposition from
no patriotic citizen VIII
ssMhls assent. Tue report Oh the
R1MAsTEs-GENE fAh
and prospects of the inter
l.,lsurh OF the public service in
IN Itappears that on June ~
h.shole NUMBER OF pos'oiiices
rA,d when / ooz were estao-
y thDg the previous iiscal year.
.unbsr Of Offices operating under
l,s.n other lree delivery was lof.
~, htter Offices the postage on
sr,ter amounted to u 100, 800,
a assding by 81 ,o2l,sol.ol the
nMdthe carrier service OF the
81 The rate OF postage
~ letters passing through
= Chs Is now fixed by law at
4 css Fr half ounce or fraction
Ia. Mufices where the carrier
Nv hE not been established, the
nskxykias large. 1t will be
prrAsaAt in 1868, when free
laml vrtS established by law,
lkTuh1 slle rate upon local let
mmRsi, and so it remained
nih, Via In those cities where
h az gstem was established it
strain order to defray the
nrfNch service. IL seems
fsAe old rate may now with
Fkrestored, and that too even
fsd diminishing for n time
Kas receipts from postage on
KS. / can see no reason
Y particular class of mail
held accountable for the en-
~ not onlyits own collection
zvery, but the collection and
.dall other classes, and / am
f@hat after full consideration
subject the reduction of rate
'e followed by such a growing
s'n Oh business TO occasion but
ma temporary loss to the reve-
VINE postoflice. The postmaster
loevotes much of his report to
IN its various aspects
hiallons of the government To
Srapn. Such reflection as /
ga aole TO give the subject since
~ annual me sage has not
ue 10 change the view which
expressed in dissenting from
of the postmaster
llhat the government assume
lle control over the telegraph
l!nas always exercised over the
admitting that its authority in
sllllses Is us ample as has been
ior IL, 1t would not in my
NJ De wise use of that author
purchase or assume control of
!elegraph lines, or to construct
WIN a view of entering into
competition with private en-
) Iae objections which may
Y urged against any system
you'd require an enormous in
u the civil service do not.
I appear in some OF
'sns which have lately
y public comment and discus
mas Veen claimed, for exam
might wisely author
Iloslmaster-general to contract
le private persons or corpora
~ Ie transmission of messages
'port. Various schemes OF
y et ,t nature put ~iueiS