The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-11
WlslmlKFa's SCHEME.
A plan for Operating Postal Tele-
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SIR. WanamAker beiicvss there is
lsrg. ciass Of commercial ana social
messages nov going at both day and
uieht rates ih.i could - handled quite
a ehectivel, ~ tire carriers 81 by the
telegraph messenger boys. Within
few moments after receipt Of mes
sage the telegraph company could de-
poSit il In tue nearest postal station,
stamped Nith 2-cent stamp, IN re oe
liyered on the next rip OF the carrier
covering that district. In many cases
the carrier delivery would De SLOWER
than the messenger delivery, IN many
Others IL would be likely to ne more
expeditions. The postmaster general
think. Il useless expense 10 'end
both Irttar-carTirr and messenger
boy over, the same route. for
iustance. 4: message J. - bs sent To ii
person living on North state street,
Chicago. shortly AFTER It's reception
the company starts "A boy 10 the NORTH
side. a a rule this i, not done I'M
nlediately; for 10 employ messenger
boys econqm caiiy IL Is found neces-
sary to arrabge routes for them 50
that tltevl may deliver n number oil
messages On each trip. Messages are
often held r few minutes for this Tea-
son. WilEin few minutes after the
departure nf the messs niger boy for The
North sids. "A carrier l. leaving the
North Chicago postal station ior his
ronte out State street. Ia all proba-
biliiy tie xill leave mail at the very
house I'll which the telegram
had bepls sent, and which the
messengers boy bad Travelled perhaps Il
nile to r4scn, within ten or fifteen
minutes after the visit OF the uiesSerI-
ger. Mr.. Wauamsker's theory Is that
the letter carrier can do the nessen-
gers work without aiding much %
his own. II IA pablo can have mes
sage Transmitted over the wires for
liirce-iourths oi a cent or "A cent per
word dHiing the day md perhaps for
hat ceui per sord st night, and can
then have the messages delivered by
Uncle sam 5 letter carries at a cost OF
. cents eAch, il vii get something
very c.o~sly approximating postal
telegraph
II il obvious that this pl.E would
Apply very well IL light dispatches. a
class Of messages very largely used
both in soci,l aud commercial cores
rondence. The telegraph companies
take night messages at half rates,
agreeing to deliver them next morn
iug. II during the night the telegraph
company were In deposit such me-
ssses in the Iesiotii e at the receiving
point the same result aouid be 80
carel. Iuasmuch a. the kilograms
would be de.ive red on the first round>
of the letter carriers. The only *.
peuse To the telegraph company would
bs ia the transmission of the mess sge
ana the porcha,e ~ , cent stamp foI
delivery In towns which have no
free delivery service the plan
would not work 80 well. for there
trir. ans would have To- b.
deposited in the postptiice tn be- taken
out only when the ai,!ressreS call or
send for their mail 1t Is Mr.. Wanna
maker'> idrs that congress sto0id
give the rus;oflicr department author
ity - FURNISH the Re e:rspI compaiie,
q special envelope t. he eSea esCiu
sivciy fot telegraph messages. The
,petisi delivery service of the post
o.itce d.rlTt,aent cos!d al~o be c.aiie'i
info use. iii many eases ten wore
mes, axe Ihus specially delivered cost
ing the sendpF little less than lht
rates nov charged for regular DAY
messages
It's not expected by the postm IS
ter general that this postal telegraph
service would afford facilities IA
Ia ding hoard of trade, stock ex
change, speculative. important an
"r Sh messages. but he does thIni
a very large saving DIsy he etlec;e,
: FOR the people IN the delivery of per
haps - per cent Of the telegraph bus
mess. lie also believes that will
+ CD, aier raieS telegraph bushes
Wonli De "a tiv Increased. with CORE
+ sy-on,.i,ig addition so the revenues q
the companies acid the ls1>tolhte tie
pa'tusnt-