Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-02-13
The Early Eastern Mail Again.

The Stsunton Chamber of Commerce and oul
Postmaster, Er. William A. Burke. 1t seems
have accomplished something at last by the
movement made for an early mail from the
East by the Chesapeake and Ohio route. When
the Stanton proposition was made In Decem'
Der and submitted with the CO operation OF the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the Rail
road management could not see thu way clear
to comply with the request.
The following extract from an Interview be-
tween Mr. Ingalls,, President OF the road. and a
Dispatch reporter on the 9th instant will In
form our people that the improved mall SER
vice is now practicable.
BETTER POSTAL FACILITIES.
| ave expect" continued Mr.. Ingalls, "soon to
put on a new postal car; that Is. to have postal
| cars on the through trains from richmond TO
| Cincinnati. 1 have been laoorlns 10 this END
| for long time and think have at lest sue
| ceeded. Under the present postal arrangement
| l can send q letter from Kansas City TO New
| York In O much shorter time than from Rich
mond to Cincinnati. By the new schedule the
mail will leave.Cincnnati at night and will! be
| ir Richmond the next day at z. III. Besides.
| Richmond will be distr buting point for mail
matter that is now distributed in Washington.
Trade always follows commercial correspond.
ence. and. of course. II Richmond has quick
mail service to the West her trade must be
benefited.
AN EARLY MORNING MAIL.
"Under this arrangement we will be able to
| have an early morning mail from Richmond
| to the West, leaving here say about half past
O'Clock every morning. We have long desired
| to meet the wishes of your business men. as
expressed through the Chamber OF Commerce.
| in regard to this matter. and we shall De most
happy to enable you to have the Dispatch de
liverej to your subscr bers along our line early
| on the day of publication. We have la5ored
earnestly in this behalf. and l C IN now about
| see my way clear TO give you the much-desired
early mail" ..t
Under the arrangement made in Washinston
l.ot ,nft ant
and Postmaster-Geperal Dickinson for
postal car route TO be run on the vestibule
| Iimi;ed express of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway between Cincinnati. Ohio. and Rich
| moud postal-csrs have been ordered. and this
| i'm pOrtant addition to the mail facilities OF the
country will be tnsugurated early in May. pei-
haps May lat By this arrangement the mail
| facilities between the Ohio Valley and me
northwest ana soufhsa.t and Atlantic coast
points will be- greatly increased
1t is not only In respect TO an early morning
mail from the North and Fast which will be
| secured IS STATED above, but already the change
| Of schedule which went into effect on the 10th
instant provides for the res'o alton ofthe train
No. / from the East heretofore omitted on Sun
days 1t will arrive at staunt~n Sunday as on
other days at 5.4oP NJ. The Schedule also re-
places No. from the West on Sundays, arriv-
ing at Stanton at 8 Is A. NJ.
Train No. 8. which heretofore arrived at
staunton at 1903 A. NJ. will now be later. and
will arrive NJ 200 A. NJ. The departure of train
No 8 from Richmond will be $50 P. NJ, and
Its Washington connection at the same hour
$40 P. NJ. from that city instead of $50 III. as
heretofore. This practically gives Staunton
one mail each day from the North and the
East which 1t did not have heretofore. The
mail which will now arrive at $50 A. M. did
not, before the change of Schedule on the 10TH
arrive here till $40 P. NJ. same day.
The early mail TO be placed on the route In
the Spring secures corresponding one from
the West, and with the changes already noted.
which went into effect on the 10th, Stanton
and the line generally along the Chesapeake
aud Ohio route will have excellent mail
facilities.
When commencing the movement which, in
due time, will result as desired, we quoted
twice from the New York Journal OF Commerce
an article which made valuable recommends
lions to the Post Office department generally
for securing to the interior country within
three and four hundred miles of large cities an
early morning mail regardless of expenses, of
course limited to reasonable extent. The ad
ministration of Postmaster.General Dickin-
son, has been conducted on that policy. He
has made number of new contracts to meet
necessities such as he has provided for on the
Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad with It's new
connecting lines in the West. one of which is
an entirely new road.