Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1890-09-20

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seen 1T to parcbs.s aa,i operate te!.
iegrAph HBes. The following articIc
should be 1f interest in this councc.
lion
The Hoa. J. HenH,ker Hea.oa, VI
/ I. the great Enggish postal reform
er, had an exiesied interview with
Postmaster Ge#eral Wanamaker in
| the interest Of a reduction OF postal
rates between Great Britain and ire.
land aud the United States. During
the interview Mr.. Heaten was ques,
toned as to he government postal
telegraph system nov 10 operation
in England. Mr.. Hea;on said -
II am very hsppy 10 say that
though during the eariy years,
through nuF having psja4, Il think ink !,
Es,000,060, or s40800, 600. more
than the telegrapirs were worth to
The company. We have at least, in
the language of tie postmastcf=g gem
eral OF RhgIanJ. turned the Garner
and last year we showed q slight
profit thlnk on goo 900. ineiadlng
The interest on The or5gisai purchase
10 whichsI have referred. We have
gone further than that.
"Esst year We purchased The sab
marine cables connecting England
with the European continent, the
time of thelf monopoly having ex
pred. Tue most gratifying results
have eDsued. We not Only reduced
the rates, but, notwithstanding the
rcAaetma Of % per cent. ia the
charges, We have an lnercase Of q.
05J639 6igssages-fp one year in
foreign lciegrams. : Turning back
aE5ETn 10 our Inland Telegraph, II
should neHtion ihis pratii -en the
telegraph has been established, not
wiIkstanding the .art ~ibat We have
rrliaved the Price of kilograms To
halt ieaHy 8 SoTd. or less thaa one
eeal a word. bat no message 10 lie
seet tpgfrss than twelve seats, q
Elk >psnse, aHl ~c are nos about 10
send the s>aTireSa, anf sigaal1re lrea.
Ia this cgHulFy, | understand, you
c;Bsot send a telesrAm for less than
iwent gsfiye cents tor ten words"
"Woald the people 90 back again
10 = private tetegra ph!' asked Mr.
Wanamaker.
sNo, replied NJ. Heaion. There
would be . riot if such thing were
attempted. The people are 50 well
sahssed with fhA- EAy-Ihe- -xaEis IA
done, and have 80 much confidence
in il, which ttsey wouid not have in
private hands, Then very nauch
saving is objected By the use, 10 I
many places, Of only table in one
corner Of Tho room. and the poGt- /
master often combines both duties, |
without any dstrinsni to either. but I
he also has IN increase Of salary, /
ard often the assistance Of d boy. |
We have also introduced al nay in
stance; after some fighting, that 4
splendid eFssen known ~ Telegraph.
ic money orders, whereby any per
son can 60 70 q telegraph Office aud |
sead'any sum mp to -El0 or $50 10 4
any part sot lhe county. Say bic |
wite Is in tronbis or one Of b Is ser.
wants; banks may be closed, OF he
may not bave bank account"
eWas not your failure to mako
profit owing TO the large amoanls
you we're obliged to spend in putting
the lines in good shapes---,he better.
menls Of the equipnents!" Qaeried
the postmaster general.
~ NO ttE9 iInHA are IN talriy good
condition, but the large increase Of
business OF course 1na1s Il necessary
for the government 10 provide more
facilities. The eheHFenrng OF tbs
rates and the greater confidence il.
the government telegraph largely in.
creased the numher Of messages sent.
There are many raen who viii not
send a telegram because they bare
no cUHn15ucR IN Prisats partlcs or
EumpAhies. f7hs companies Were
paid toQ much FOR The Hsses, -
How did you come 70 pay so much
moro than the lines wege WORTH"
was asked,
Mr.. ueaton replied that this had
been 3 subject OF much parliAmen-
teFy discussion and the officials now !
admit that they made = Mistake in
adyisi ng the purchase OF The lines al |
the price paid. The story Of that Is
worth getting.
aHayc you any idca Of reducing
che rates fartheF,' asked the post. |
master general.
"Aot further than 10 send address
and signature free. am now max |
ing au effort and have published
pamphlet on tho subject 10 reduce
the rate 10 penny ) AeEd % France.
1t is now 4 cents, aud waa formerly
nndof tho compahys S cents VOID.
/ am the agent Of the Chamber Of
Commerce Of Paris, in London, in
that effort. Il will take year 20
accomplish il, but the Increase .oE
buSinesa will justify il. Il might
have bsen brought about lhis year,
bat the cables bad 10 be removed, SO
that orr government thought Tt BEST
10 put off fseoinmendlGg it-gatii