The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-10
exhibited and many bcttermen,s Of The

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port gives abundant evidence that tho
supervision and direction OF tho postal
system have been characterized Nv an
Intelligent and conscientious desire to
improve the service. Tho revenues OF
the department show an increase Of
over five millions Of dollars, with Il def.
cheney for tho year OF lS09 Of less than
Jour millions OF dollars; while tho est.
mate for the year 1893 shows q surplus
OF receipts over expenditures.
Ocean mail postoiliccs have been es.
tnblishcd upon the steamers OF the North
German Lloyd and Hamburg limos, say.
Ing by the distribution on shipbourd,
from two TO fourteen hours time in tho
delivery OF mail at tho port OF entry and
often much more than this in tho do.
livery ut interior places. SO thoroughly
has this system, initiated by Germany
and the United States, widcned its uso.
lulncss that it cannot be long before it
IL installed upon all tho great ocean
mail carrying steamships.
Eight thousand miles, Of new postal
service has been established unon rail.
roads, tho car distribution TO sub.sl0.
tons in the great cities has been in.
creased about - per cent, while tho
percentage OF errors in distribution has,
during The past year, been reduced
oyer onc'hnlf, An appropriation was
given by tho last Congress for Tic pur-
pose OF making some experiments in
lrcc delivery in tho smaller cities and
towns. Tho results OF these experiments
have been so satisfactory that the post.
master general recommends, and | con.
cur in the Recommendation, that tho
free delivery system DO ut once extend.
cd 10 towns OF 5000 population. Ills
discussion OF the inadequate facilities
uMsei"'u u!iuv. Jul present system 10
wiz n Wow, ~ ',;,,o | ,has n,s s"sSust,Gns
a fuller participatiou in benefits If lin
postal service are worthy OF your careful
consideration. ~ IS not Just that the
,atihet' VINO receives MS mail NJ aneigli-
uour,''S to"n, s"oulu not only DC conf
Pc!'cu 10 Schd 10 lhc postoiilco lor IT.,
u 10 pay considerable rent Tor Il box,
III "'i'cli 10 page IL or 10 wait ms turn
wv seieT"l "c''VGry WindoW, while the
CITY resident mas ms mail brought tohis
uoor; ~ Is stated That over 5l,OOO
no~ls'Ipoftioous 're' 0huer inc present
system, Receiving mail at postoiliccs
where money orders ana postal are not
I,sucNH. me extension OF inns system 10
,,esc communities Is especially deslra-
pse us Inc patrons OF such Offices are
not possessed OF the other facilities
ollete' IN more. p!opulous communities
ioftue TRANSMISSION OIL small sums Of
money: 1 nave, III Il message 10 ne
preceding congress, expressed my
views Us 70 Il lloliilcu use OF the tclc-
Erapll III connection with the postal SER
vice.
OCEAN MAIL sERvlcE-AMEmcAy SHIPS.
In pursuance of the ocean maillow of
N,r,h . ice, onloio.a ms -,
,'' '!' "'Ie. n'os1 Careful
study OF the whole subject Il frequent
conferences with ship owners, boards Of
trade and others, advertisements were
issued bv the postmaster general for
fiity-thrce lines OF ocean mai! service
ten to Great Britain and the continent,
twcnty-seven to South4 America, three
to China and Japan, iour:to Australia
and the Pacific islands, seven TO the
West Indies and two to Mexico. 1t was
not, OF course, expected that bids Tor MI
these lines would be received or that
service upon them all would be con-
tractcd Tor. 1t was intended in further
ailcc OF the act to secure as many new
lines as possible, while including in the
list most or all OF the foreign lines now
occupied by American ships. 1t was
hoped that Il line to England and per
haps one to the continent would be So
cured; but the outlay required to equip
| such lines wholly with new ships OF the
frs. class and the difficulty OF cs.ab.
fishing new lines in competition with
| those already established deferred bid.
ders whose interest had been enlisted.
1t is hoped that a way NAV vet bn
found Of overcoming these difficulties.
The Brazil steamship company, by
reason OF Il m~iscalculation as TO the:
| speed OF its vessels, were not able to bid
under the terms OF the advertisement.
| The policy {" the department was to Sc
cure from the established lines nm i'm
proved service as q condition OF giving
10 them the benefits OF tho law. This
in all instances has been attained, The
| postmaster general estimates that an
expenditure in American ship-yards OF
| about $40, 600, 1000 will be able to enable
the bidders to construct the ships
called for by the service whicl! they
nnnc accep'c T.. uo .oI link there IS
INV tnrn;no h,cI, from tha nnI;n,. ~
this lcrislntion Indeed ;, nooI hc.in.
nine hos hccn made and nc Tho snb;crt
is'iIrther considered nnd nndnrs,ood Nv
cnnitalists and SHINING nconIc nov
lines viii be ready 10 meet intt,ro nro.
nosals' and wo may dotc irom thn noss.
400 Of this inv the rrvivoi ri Amnric,n
SHINING interests md tho recovery oi