The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-23
MAIL SERVICE OUT OF JOINT.
The Need for Its Overhaulipg and
Improvement.

puDHiulhg tne letCer from CnleI Cierk Ia
Wis Of the railway mail service, regarding
mall failures. The article in Thursdays
MoRSING NEWS. TO which he refers, spoke
Ter itself. The mail failures were proven
BY competent witnesses. TIE first move "a
10 find out where the fault lies, and the nexs
is 10 correct it. There should be q thorough
investigation Of the railway mail service.
II the trouble is owing to inefficient post
Office officials, they should re gotten rid Of
at cnce. IL the blame rests with the rail-
roads, then they should be made TO carry
out their contracts.
For years past this part OF the country
has had worry poor maj! service, and there
appears to be no one WHO has
sufficient influence at Washington,
or with the railroads to, rem
edy the troubles. Everything is given to a
fast mail service to benefit New York and
nothing to the local service. 1t is very GER
tain that so long as the entire mail service
south of Savannah is made subservient 10
the fast mail train on the Atlantic Coas,
Line, these irregularities will continue.
The railroads, very properly, looking at it
from business point of view, say that
they are not paid for the service
which will be required TO remedy the difii
culties. 1t is bad outlook for a city when
the people in the territory doing business
with its merchants cannot get its newspa-
pers before those that are published $50
miles further away. The MORNING NEWS
is a sufferer by these continued mail failures
but the city is also seriously injured by it.
Those who do business with Savannah
think that the people here have hut little
influence, or take but little interest in her
welfare, when they do not have these mail
irregularities corrected.
To show TO the people of Southern Georgia
and also those in Florida, who take the
MORNING NEWS, it publishes not only Chief
Clerk Davis letter, but also the correspond
ence between tue MORNING NEWS and Supt
Fleming Of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. There IS a difference of
opinion between all concerned as to
where the fault lies and what is
ne remedy. There is one question
nat is beyond doubt, and that is the
mail service in this part of the world lis
out of joint What is wanted is a remedy.
Is there anybody in Washington big
enough to undertake the job of reconstruct
ing the mail aud postal facilities in this
sectionl
The following is the correspondence re.
ferred to:
DECEMBER 10, 1893
Capt. Z. 9. Fleming. Superintendent S., F.
and ". RI. Savannah. Ga:
DEAR SrR-ihc mails by train No. q for points
west Of Naycross missed connection at that
point on sunday and Monday, which resulted
in tue people of ThomaSviile oIltmau, Faldosta
and other towns and cities in southern Georgia |
not getting the MORNING News until the next |
day. II the mails can be sent out by train No |
partment will put on mail Clerl: If the railroad
company will furnish q mail car, and | write TO |
request that that be done. YoI viii doubtless |
remember tie continued com piailCs last win |
ter OF the mails. owing TO delays Of trains north /
Of this city The Inauguration 0 the local mail /
service on train % Will remedy such troubles as
far as this city is concerned. ASKING your
favorable consideration of this request, am,
yours truly, J. II. EsTILL.
DECEMBER %. 1888.
Capt r. g. Fleming. Superintendent y, F. |
and W. R'y:
DEAR SIRgReferring to the subject of the |
nail service on your road, about which wrote |
you yesterday. beg leave to state that am in |
formed that tire department will place a mail |
clerk on train 81 leaving this city at 5:20 NJ,
provided the railway will furnish a mailcaT. viii |
you allow me TO suggest that if you bring the |
car which runs on trains Nos. and between |
Waycross and Chattahooches. t. aud from Sa |
vannah on trains Ncs. 7S and %, that il will give
the facilities that are nov lacking.
hoDe you will give this matter your usual
careful consideration and devise a remedy for
present and also prospective troubles attend
ing the mail service from Savannah to the south
ward. Yours truly. j. ii. EsTTLL-
SAvANNAH, GA, Dec %, 1885
Col. J. II. EstiH, Savannah, Ga:
Dean SIR-Relative 20 mail car on train No.
g. Replying 70 your letter of even date in regard
Inent does not pay us anything for pulling car
on this train. do not see how you can expect
us 10 perform The service
In regard 70 the failure to deliver the papers
as contained in your liter OF Yesterday. will
state that thilk that there must be some mir
take, as train q has not missed connection with
No. but once. and that YVES on last Monday,
and at that time there was %; the first section
OF "a was on time II was the last section of q
that was so much delayed. Yours very truly,
r q. FLEMING, Superintendent.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Dec. 20. 1885.
Col J. ~. Esti, SdUInndh, Ga:
DEAR SIR-Tne enclosed extract was taken
from today's issue Of the MORNING News.
Allow me TO correct the erroneous statements
made therein, 50 far as the railway mail service
IL concerned. On Sunday. the 10th inst, the
fast mail train No. "a, leaving Savannah at 700
a. m failed TO make connection with train No.
z, that leaves Waycross Ca, at 10 a. M, and
again On the 18th inst, train No. 2 failed TO
connect at Waycross, Ga. with train No z. On
the 18th inst there was no connection made by
No q at Waycross, Ca, with No. z These
failures 10 connect at Noycross, made by s., +.
aud w. train No. "a with train No. z. was the
cause OF the delay of your paper 70 reach your
patrons ON dates Of issue, and not through any
fault Of the mail service. 3, + and w train
No. e. on dates herein mentioned, also failed 70
connect at Waycross with train No. ] Bruns-
wick and Western railroad. which latter train
connects at ALT ny, Ca. with train No. s, thus
causing a days delay each time connection was
missed TO the patrons Of .ur paper along the
lire OF railroad between Waycross and Albany
and between Albany and Thomasviile VIII
you do me the favor to accept the above expla-
nation. Tbs data given is taken from the OIL
cial daily records furnished by clerks In the
mail service. ! have been q reader or your
paper for twenty years and am as glad TO get
ie promptly as any OF your patrons, and deplore
its delas as mucb. There have been some vex.
aiiOus delays to your paper. but Ia most OF
tbsfn u has been owing 10 the failure OF rail-
Rsys TO make connections. ! would BE- glad "
you would give this Communication place IN
your valuable journal. Very respectfully,
NJ NJ DAVIS. Chief Clerk X ". 5.
TnoxAsviLLE. Ga. Dec. q, 1853.
Editor Savannah Neirs Savannah. "a:
DEAR siR-I notice 10 your issue OF be 2Otn
inst complaint from Mr.. G. Meigs az Pelham in
reference to the delivery Of bis paper. The
cause Of said rreZulAfity Is no fault Of tie
Railway Mail Service. out IL alone Attributable
70 TIC fact that the connection OF The bruins WICK
and Wee ern train from Waycross - rarely ever
made With Tbomasviils train ~ Aibany. Coz
neciion vas missed again yesterday. There u
never any cause fer compihirt when regular
connection. are made Respectfully.
J. s. nosTSoEEgY. r. p. G.
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