Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-07

is z.3 per cent. cheaper.
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kept In the Office for the postal tele-
graph service. The stations or
pOstofIices not having postal tele-
graph service and telegraph lines
can utilize the postal telegraph by
simply mailing the postal telegrams
to the nearest Office having postal
/ telegraph service. The postmaster
will at that place open the messages
aud fDding the proper stamps en-
closed file the message for transmits
sion by telegraph. At the receiving
point the operator simply encloses
the message In an envelope and de
posits II at the postofiice or any street
box and the mailcarriers are utilized
for the delivery Of messages. It is
held by Mr.. Wanamaker that one
third OF the cost Of handling tele-
graph matter Is in carrying the mes
sages 20 and from the office. All Of
this expense will be saved to the
government and patrons by the util-
lzatlon Of the regular mail carriers.
In any case the payment of 10
cents extra would provide for an
immediate special delivery, IN the
same manner as letter Is now de-
llvered when special delivery
stamp II affixed IN addition to the
regular postage. No matter how re-
mote pOstofllCes may he frOnl,postal
telegraph stations, they could al
ways have the advantage of the tele-
graph service forward and backward; /;
for postal telegrams could always be
sent by mail to the nearest telegraph
| station for transmission thence by
wire TO their destination, or they
could be received 10y mail from the
telegraph stations similarly, The
postmaster general eluboratcs his
plan as follows:
at will be observed that postal
telcgrnAns would be collected AMI de-
llversd 10y means of the postofilce
service aud transmitted by wire
from point Of origin TO destination
through the medium of the con.
tracing telegraph company. This
company would stand In exactly the
same relation 10 the postoflice de-
partment that u railway or steam.
ship company Of II stage line or local
express company holds, which has
contract for transporting mall matter
from one city Or town TO another, or
between branch postoilices In large
cities"
In many cases postal telegram
would be collected, transmitted and
delivered with no more delay than
now occurs in the business of exist
ing telegraph companies; aud In
most cases the time consumed In the
collection aud delivery, especially In
respect to postal kilograms passing
between distant cities or towns,
would not affect the value of the
communication. Indeed, IL il be.
loved vast amount of correspon-
deuce now committed Ia the mails
would seek the more speedy postal
telegraph channel. In each case the
n'stofiice department would earn It's
p"s,age, while the people would be
ietter served, The telegraph com.
lany would be able to do the bust.
hess at the greatly reduced rates, be.
'ause Il could be relieved not only of
al the accounting, bat of two other
Important items of expense tn il,
the collection aud delivery
II kilograms which would I've rcmov-
Il from them entirely, aud that, too,
Without any appreciahle additional
.Npcnse a. the department, Mr.
says ON this point u
"lu eases where the amount of
business To be done would not lusti,
y the telegraph oompany Ia the
maintenance OF a separate telegraph
iair the postmaster rnot an opera.
or himself, would employ AN opera.
or, his extra compensation from the
rlegraph service enabling him to
'rocuro such help In many csses
he poslmasger's assistant or Que of
~ clerks would he selected with a
lew 10 hts ability 60 telegraph.
he result would be that Ia such
ases the telegraph work couh l,e
one 10y the postmaster or his assls.
ant, aud their compensation there
y he incn'asssi; aud where the rcgu, !
~ postotilce duties are 80 heavy as !
. preclude such joint labor- without
hear undue Interference with each /,