Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-03
GIVES OUR DAILY MAIL.
Why We Haven't IL and why We
ought 60 Have It.

The SENTINEL recently, at some length,
explained why we are without Q daily mail.
Briefly stated again, it is this: The E. &
p. Railroad, on which we have been de-
pending for daily mail service ever since
its construction, finds, now, that it's BUSH
ness can be done by q round trip between
Eureka and Palisade every other day.
Under its contract with the Postoffice De-
psrtment it is not required to transport
mail matter oftener Than Is consistent with
its business and consequent time schedule.
So much for this. The railroad cannot
afford to make extra trips with the mail at
present rates. What are we going to do
about it? 1t is q queer case in the history
OF mailing. We are here, some 6 1000 souls
on Ruby Hill and in Eureka, and nearly
all OF Southeastern Nevada depending
| upon the mail from Palisade through this
place. Some Of the outlying precincts
dotted down at random as being thus de-
pendent on the mail service through Eu-
reka are Diamond, Mineral Hill, Alpha,
Morey, Typo, Hot Greek, Reveille, Cur
rant Greek, Duckwater, Hamilton, Ward,
Phoebe, Bristol, Taylor, Osceola, Spring
Valley and Gold Greek. A dozen other
| places could be mentioned il such mention
we're necessary to show the import
ance Of the matter. There is no use going
into details to point our need or to
show how, if this every-other-day business
is kept up, there will be an actual discrim-
nation at Washington against q consider
able portion of the entire area of the State.
The Inconvenience to, say $1,000 or II, 900
people, Is very great, and industries of
very great importance to ourselves are
hampered by the restriction. We are glad
to find that the Department is willing to
act in the matter, and calls for suggestions
from our people as to what shall be done.
On the 10Th Of last month, r. Sadler,
always active and ready to take the
initiative in public affairs, and who has
large interests concerned, sent, with others,
a dispatch covering the case to our Sem
ators and Representative in Congress. Mr..
Cassidy's telegram in reply has been pub
lished. On Thursday, Mr.. Sadler got the
| following letter, explaining itself, and con-
tanning the s%ubjoined letter from the De-
| partment:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U. g.,
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 20, 1884.
r. Sadler and others, Eureka, New
Gentlemen: Your telegram, in which you
were Joined by many other business men,
relative TO the mail service between Pali-
SADIE and Eureka. came duly to hand. l
went with it over to the Department and
had q full talk about the situation. The
inclosed official answer explains the mat
ter.
1t Is q very knotty question. The De-
partment expresses q willingness to help
us if we can point out the way. Under
the law the mail must be carried by a rail
road as frequently as it makes trips and
no more. There is no authority in the
Department to contract with a railroad for
extra trips. The pay of the railroad will
be reduced in proportion to the reduced
number of trips.
The Department suggested to me as the
only solution Of the matter, q new star
route Of seven trips q week to be carried
by some other mode OF c~onveyance-as
by stage or buckboad. This mode would
require say Is hours each trip, as against
5 hours by rail every second day. There
would be some difference in favor Of
stages. This difficulty also suggests itself:
After Q new route had been stocked the
railroad might resume daily trips when the
Department would feel called upon to order
the mail back to the railroad as the more
expeditions, thus causing loss to the stage
contract.
The Department has written q letter to
the Superintendent Of the e. q p. railroad,
making inquiry as to the intention of
his company with reference to the resump-
ton Of daily service. The failure Of the
railroad to carry the mail daily disarranges
all Of the schedules south OF Eureka. /
shall telegraph you to-day about this mat
ter and beg TO assure the people of Eu-
reka that / shall do all in my power to
have their daily mail restored. Any sug-
gestions from your end of the line, by
telegraph or otherwise, will receive prompt
attention. Sincerely yours,
GEO. W. CASSIDY.
PosroFFIcE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE I'd Asst POSTMASTER GEN'L,
Railway Adjustment Division,
WASHINGTON, d. O., April %, 1884.
SIR: The telegram of business men of
Eureka, New, dated the 10Th instant, ask
ing that the Departm emit provide daily
mail service in both directions over the
Eureka & Palisade Railroad, route 45,002,
from Palisade to Eureka, and presented
by you to this Office, has been duly con-
sidered.
In reply / have TO explain that the De-
partment has no authority to compel a
railroad company to run trains with any
prescribed frequency; and there is no ap-
preparation out of which compensation
could be paid for running a train for pos
tai purposes only. Deductions will of
course be made from the pay of the COM
pany for the incomplete service.
1t would be possible to establish service
between Eureka and Palisade by other
means OF conveyance than railroad, but it
is not clear that this would be any i'm
provemet
This Office will be pleased to receive any
practical suggestions with regard to this
subject thai the people interested may
wish TO make. Very Respectfully,
h. ID. LYMAN,
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
Hon. Gro. W. CASSIDY, House Of Rep
resentatives.
This ID. the whole story, and shows just
how we stand. What are we going to do
about it2 The Department asks for ad-
vice in the premises. 1t would be in order,
it occurs to us, for our citizens to consult
and offer such suggestions as may be
deemed proper and ~expedient.